So I bought 4 tickets to see Here Come The Mummies this Saturday evening in Grand Rapids. I probably jumped the gun a bit, but I thought, "Surely my daughter will be performing her flute solo at state solo and ensemble at an early hour, so we can make the drive from Manistee to GR no problem!
Of course my other daughter ended up having to work, so there's an extra ticket, no biggie.
But it turns out that my flute playing daughter has a later performance and there hasn't been any way of trading times so now SHE can't go to the concert, and of course that also means that my WIFE can't go either.
So you probably already determined my dilemna (that's they way I was taught to spell it, so sue me, English Professors!)
I have to choose between seeing a fabulous funk band that I've been wanting to see live for several years, or seeing my daughter perform at State Solo and Ensemble again (not to make it seem trivial, but she's gotten 1s almost every time she's performed and I highly doubt this will be her last state performance...)
I've already invited form friends from down that way to attend and there is even odds that they take me up on it. The only question is what to do with that 1 last ticket; Give it away, or use it myself.
Oh, I'm sure you are all mostly thinking, "You HAVE to go see your daughter perform!", but I don't doubt she'll do well and there's a good chance she will get to go to the Honor's Band, which is available to anyone who gets a 1 rating at State level. It's like the championship game for band geeks.
So this may not be the last chance this year to see her in her musical glory.
I intend to discuss it with her, but I"m curious what others may do in this position.
Of course my other daughter ended up having to work, so there's an extra ticket, no biggie.
But it turns out that my flute playing daughter has a later performance and there hasn't been any way of trading times so now SHE can't go to the concert, and of course that also means that my WIFE can't go either.
So you probably already determined my dilemna (that's they way I was taught to spell it, so sue me, English Professors!)
I have to choose between seeing a fabulous funk band that I've been wanting to see live for several years, or seeing my daughter perform at State Solo and Ensemble again (not to make it seem trivial, but she's gotten 1s almost every time she's performed and I highly doubt this will be her last state performance...)
I've already invited form friends from down that way to attend and there is even odds that they take me up on it. The only question is what to do with that 1 last ticket; Give it away, or use it myself.
Oh, I'm sure you are all mostly thinking, "You HAVE to go see your daughter perform!", but I don't doubt she'll do well and there's a good chance she will get to go to the Honor's Band, which is available to anyone who gets a 1 rating at State level. It's like the championship game for band geeks.
So this may not be the last chance this year to see her in her musical glory.
I intend to discuss it with her, but I"m curious what others may do in this position.