Come and gone

Lets see if I still know how to do this. I haven't blogged for quite some time. I apologize to all three of my readers.

So here is what has been going on. Obviously you all know I promoted a show. I brought in one of my favorite bands Ingram Hill from Memphis Tennessee. It was extremely time consuming, but I loved it. I could definitely see myself doing event planning of some sort. The hard part was dealing with work and sports for my children. Baseball is an every day event. It's practices, games, practices, batting cages, games.... yada. Soccer for my daughter is games, practices, keeper training, games.... yada. Luckily I had an amazing friend come on board to help me out with a lot of it. He was relentless in getting companies to donate for the foundation we had at the show. I would have been lost without his help.

We picked up the guys at the airport and hung out with them for awhile. Lead singer Justin Moore is a very cordial, kind and funny guy. He can carry on a conversation with anyone and you feel like you had been friends forever. Phil Bogard (lead guitar) is a little bit more laid back at first. But the more you get to know him, he is a hilarious!

The hardest part of the night for me was having to get up on stage and talk about why I did the show. I wanted someone from the foundation there so I would't have to. Unfortunately there were other things that arose and I had to take the reins. I felt like the priest in Spaceballs. I gave them the condensed version compared to my youtube video. So basically it was "Do you? Do you? You're married!"

The show went off without a hitch... and without the crowd. Don't get me wrong, I was grateful for the people that did show. Unbelievably grateful! The people that did come said they loved both bands and we did a great job. We raised over $2000 for the foundation. Which was the main reason for the show. To make a difference. But for some reason.... For some unexplained reason, I cannot get over the fact that I just didn't get the support from my family and friends that I thought I would get. Just for the cause alone. Maybe because it's me? Sometimes I think I am more liked than I actually am? In any case, with this event being the first benefit for the foundation, I would think I could get more support from the company. Maybe some more of the higher ups would be there? Maybe my friends thought I was in it for the money? I wasn't. I never intended on making an extra penny. It was going to be donated. I don't want anyone to think I am mad at anyone. I know people can't make it for such and such reason. I am more just disappointed in the lack of support from everyone. Not one individual. I have had a hard time getting over that. I talked to one of my VP's that did show up and she was kind. She told me that I raised a lot of money for the foundation and you did all you could. It was comforting to hear that. But someone tell me why I still feel this way?

On the plus side, I was able to stand next to a beautiful, smart, talented woman for most of the show. Multiple times I was asked if she was my date for the night? The answer was "YES...Yes she is." Kidding. I said "No... I wish." But for a night, it was fun to dream. So now it's back to reality. Work, kids, clean, sleep, repeat. I do want to say, that I truly and deeply appreciate all that supported me for the show. It was something I will never ever forget.

Talk to y'all on the flip

C-Dub