On Our Way To Crazy

A quick rundown of cool stuff we did last week:

Went to a birthday party at a new place in Nashville called Flyte. It is pretty much awesome. They serve drinks in “flytes” of three – instead of ordering one big glass of wine, you choose a flyte of three small glasses that complement each other. They do the same for beers. It’s a very cool way to try something new without committing to a whole glass of something you might not like. They also have a little antipasto menu that you fill out with the number of servings you want of things like roasted tomatoes, marinated olives, prosciutto, crusty bread and six different kinds of cheese. It was like heaven on a platter. We followed that up with dessert at Sunset Grill, a not-so-fancy fancy place that stays open late and has great food. The apple crisp and chocolate sushi were fantastic.

Successfully recruited four volunteers for our new fourth and fifth grade program on Sunday at our care group meeting. That was very exciting.

Went to Mercy Lounge Monday night to see Cortney Tidwell and Andrew Bird. And y’all. Andrew Bird. He is crazy talented. The guy will switch back and forth between the guitar and violin in the same bar, while simultaneously whistling and playing the marimba. He begins most songs on the violin, layering melodies on top of each other on a loop until you could swear there’s a full orchestra backing him up. Then the percussion comes in, followed by guitar and bass and vocals, all building on top of each other and creating crazy sounds that are filtered through some kind of spinning double gramophone thing and it all gets loud and swirly… and then he starts the whistling. And it is amazing.

But the biggest day was Tuesday. Because Tuesday? Was Brandi Carlile. Y’all know how much I love that girl. And she did not disappoint. Have you ever found yourself in a moment that is so full of greatness that you can’t imagine what could possibly make it better? I was in that moment Tuesday night around 10:30 at the Belcourt. I was standing in the very center of the theater with a perfect view of the stage. Brandi Carlile was directly in front of me, alone with an acoustic, belting out Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah”. I’ve got Aaron next to me and we’ve just seen the best show of the year, easily. Life is good.