Brandee, Evan, Bob, and I went on a double date to the Tom Petty concert in Hartford on Wednesday and it was an absolute blast. When I pitched the idea to my sister back in March when we bought the tickets, (my 3rd anniversary present to Bob) I told her that it would be fun--we'd have a "Trainer girl" sing-a-long. And we did! The only thing that would have made it better would be if mom, dad, and Brent had come, but it was a really fun sisters-and-husbands trip just the same.
Standing there among a group of college-aged girls who kept jumping up and down and shrieking "Tom Petty--AAAHHH!!!" every time he started to play, I suddenly felt very grown up. I've been feeling that way for a while now--a little disconnected from my friends who I used to party with. The whole concert experience, (getting a babysitter, worrying about Madelyn getting to sleep, hanging with my sister and our husbands on a field full of drunk, stoned, gamed-out concert riff raff, driving back in the middle of the night... ) reminded me that the past three years of motherhood really have changed me.
I guess I'm not any better or worse, just different. These days, I care about and prioritize much different things than I did before. Fun things are totally different. And I think that different is a wonderful thing. Don't get me wrong, I loved the Tom Petty concert...but I would have probably been just as happy to go see the Toe Jam Puppet Band at the beach with the kids.
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