Sara Hickman show

The Sara Hickman show last night was so much more than I imagined.

Jon called me as I was on the way to the venue. I met him and a couple guys for dinner. Jon cut all his hair off and looks great. Plus, he had a pink "Be Mine" t-shirt on - how can you not just love a man who wears pink?! We only got to spend a few minutes alone catching up. But it was interesting hearing the stories Steve, the bassist/horn player, and Brad, the drummer, had to tell. And, of course, Jon and I got to tell the story of how we met. (Someday I'll put that story here, I really will.)

After dinner we headed off to the Lakewood Theater. It's a gorgeous place. They've really done a nice job restoring it - I hope to go back again. Before the show, Jon and I sat in the green room with the band. I was shocked at how friendly and open everyone was. Sara and her husband, Lance, were especially nice to include me in the conversation and ask questions about my life. Just before they went on, Sara told me a bit about her music, which I'd hadn't heard yet. She said it is "really positive." I had no idea how moving it would be.

Everything about the show was fabulous. Even though it was a Valentines day show and all the music was geared towards love, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Lance and I sat up in the balcony where we had a perfect view. I was so impressed with the band. There were so many musicians on stage and yet everything fit together so well. There was Jon playing guitar and sitar, Steve playing bass and a horn, Brad on drums, Tiffany singing backup, Sean playing cello, and Will playing piano, guitar, and violin. Lance, also sang with Sara for a few songs. It was very musically rich. But it didn't stop there because it was spiritually rich too. During one song, a home video that Sara and Lance had done with their children was projected behind the band. It was such a neat peak into their life. I think my favorite song was "Take me with you," which is about when a spouse dies and the other wants to join them. I was very shocked to find myself so moved by the music and by the end I was dabbing up tears. I feel very, very lucky to have seen such a wonderful woman with an incredible group of musicians. It was a great way to spend a Friday night.

It occurred to me last night how strange the relationship that Jon and I have is. We've known each other almost 3 years but we have had very little cross-over into each other's lives. We've always lived in different cities. We've always had different kinds of jobs. We have never spent any longer than a couple days together at any one time. I've never met any of his friends, and he's only met one or two of mine. Yet I consider us to be quite connected. There's something between Jon and I that the rest of the world doesn't really have to be a part of. We just connect. Of course, I wonder what we would be like and what our relationship would be like if there was more cross-over. But I really have a hard time imagining it. Somehow it has just happened that way for us so I'm content. And, who knows, maybe more cross-over would just screw it up.

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