Bemidji 2010 - Homeward Bound!
So my last full day consisted of packing, sweating, watching a run of DRACULA, and sweating some more. aerie_queen, Éowyn, Dad & Barb arrived in Bemidji around 6:30! We met for dinner at Brigid's, and there was much rejoicing. My beautiful wife & daughter once again filled my arms. When I went to get ready for call, the gang went to see Paul & Babe.
I got to finally hear laughter I recognized in the crowd that night, and it was a good performance to close on. I felt exactly as I hoped at the very end..."that was great fun, but now I'm done."
We drove back to the dorm immediately & loaded up the car. We hit the road around 10 & headed back to St. Paul with lots of rain! And thankfully, lots of lightning so we could see the road. Some folks who had already closed a gas station kindly let Éowyn in to go to the bathroom...would've been a rough time otherwise! I drove for the last hour or so, giving my intrepid Dad a much-deserved break. We finally got to sleep about 3 AM. It had been a long day for him since they left Detroit around 3:30 on Friday afternoon, swung thru St. Paul by 1 PM on Saturday, came up for the show, then basically turned around. Dad & Barb were able to stay til Monday, so we got to hang a bit in a more relaxed manner!
I got what I hoped out of this experience, but am reticent to do it again so long apart. Maybe if we work out a long visit in the middle, or play opposite each other? The latter'd be ideal!
I got to finally hear laughter I recognized in the crowd that night, and it was a good performance to close on. I felt exactly as I hoped at the very end..."that was great fun, but now I'm done."
We drove back to the dorm immediately & loaded up the car. We hit the road around 10 & headed back to St. Paul with lots of rain! And thankfully, lots of lightning so we could see the road. Some folks who had already closed a gas station kindly let Éowyn in to go to the bathroom...would've been a rough time otherwise! I drove for the last hour or so, giving my intrepid Dad a much-deserved break. We finally got to sleep about 3 AM. It had been a long day for him since they left Detroit around 3:30 on Friday afternoon, swung thru St. Paul by 1 PM on Saturday, came up for the show, then basically turned around. Dad & Barb were able to stay til Monday, so we got to hang a bit in a more relaxed manner!
I got what I hoped out of this experience, but am reticent to do it again so long apart. Maybe if we work out a long visit in the middle, or play opposite each other? The latter'd be ideal!