Hello readers and friends!!! We survived another week! I hope that you all are enjoying your weekend.
I was going through old pictures and reminiscing, and I realized just how many concerts this guy I was dating/boyfriend/fiance/husband/soul mate and I have attended. I've come to learn that despite our differences, our love of music is something that connects us. Here's a little bit of our love story(and my hair story) in concert pictures.
These two pictures were both taken at the Brooklyn hip hop festival. The one on the left was taken in 2011, right after our engagement in San Francisco. The other was taken in 2012, about a month after the wedding. We've been going with friends for the last two years, and we're keeping our fingers crossed for a good lineup this year!
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If you don't know who Gregory Porter is, get to know him. He is a super talented jazz musician. This picture was taken on a date night sometime in the fall of 2012. It was our first time going to the Howard Theater, a supper club that was renovated and reopened about a year or so ago. We had great food and met some really nice people. Hubs got to meet and take some pics with Dick Gregrory. He was there because his daughter opened the show. We also decided Greg Porter's Real Good Hands was going to be one of our songs. Hubs felt the lyrics in his soul. Take a listen, and you'll see why. |
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I've shared this pic before. This was taken at the kickoff of our 2013 Inauguration weekend. Hubs bought me tickets to see Lalah Hathaway for my birthday. I was recovering from having my wisdom teeth pulled during my birthday in December, so he bought the tickets knowing that I'd be fully recovered and able to enjoy the following month.
So this wasn't exactly a concert, but it was an important pic to share. Hubs and I went to a comedy show last month and stayed for the set DJ Prince Paul did after the show. He was grooving. I was smiling and dancing through the pain that night, y'all. I had just gotten some bad news about something that I thought was going to happen for me. Hubs took me to the Hamilton and showed me a good time
This is our most recent concert picture. We took this last week after the Gretchen Parlato show. Once again, she didn't disappoint. She and the band were awesome. If you haven't checked out her music, do so, like, immediately. Also check out her band mate Alan Hampton.
I love this picture of us. It's one of my favorites. We've changed so much since our first concert picture. We're married. We're certain about how we feel about each other. We want to share our lives with some little ones. We're still figuring each other out, but I think that's an ongoing process in a marriage. Our love and respect bind us to each other, but music is our "thing." It's another form of communication for us. When we're upset with each other, we use music to heal. A link to a great piece of music is a peace offering in our house. Some couples go back and forth about decor and budget during a wedding. For us, it was the music list. We wanted to create a particular mood at our wedding for our guests, so we handpicked all of the music. Yes, each and every track.
I'm looking forward to seeing what the next set of concert pictures will look like. We are trying to work out our summer concert schedule right now. Here's to the next set of concert pictures and the unfolding love stories that they will bring. What's your "thing" with your partner? Is it music? Fitness? Movies? I'd love to hear.
Until next time . . . have an awesome weekend!
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