ACM 50th Awards-Nice to Get to Go

I never thought I would get to go see the Country Awards. But I did get the chance. I also didn't know it would be so hard to find parking. By the time I got tickets there were no good seats left. Mine was way up high as you can get. There was also no parking.

My son Allen was checking to see if some restaurants shuttle you to the stadium. They were all full up. We just thought we would drive by the stadium and see if anything was around. Oh, yes. All down that street any business that had a parking lot was selling spaces for $20. I ask them if it was too far They said , "Oh , no. Just half a mile. "I thought I could handle that. My son Allen text me and said, "That is quite a ways for you to walk at your age. "That wasn't the hard part ,come to find out.

When we got close to the stadium we just followed the crowd in. It was like in the parking garages where it is uphill all the way. And it was a little ways. As we walked it kept going around and around until I thought we would never get there. Finally we did and then they had all the concession stands and where our seats were it was all the way across the top floor. Finally we came to where ours was. You had to go 24 big steps up and it was at the very top. Did I mention I was in boot heels ? I started up them like the good sport I am. Got about half way and decided no I cannot make it the rest of the way. I went back down . Seen empty seats and just sat down. If they were someone's they would tell us.

Got lucky there I guess. It was great seeing all the stars. A chance of a lifetime. I was still up high and  looking down made me dizzy. But there was a giant TV so you could see them.

After it was over we left and found an elevator to go down. We did not know this. That was a lot easier. It was cold though and that half a mile was hard. My ears were hurting from the cold when I got to the car.

Next morning  Allen text me to ask how it went. I told him a little hard for me. I have to admit I was older and the walking was hard. He said " Nothing worth doing is ever done without a little pain. And that makes it worth doing." Smart man.





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