I've been slacking on
my blog posts again. I do well for
awhile and then I stop again. I have
enough thoughts, recipes, and things going on in my life to blog daily but then
I don't take the time. Not having a
laptop and Internet access at my apartment is a big part as well.
Matt and I went to
Louisville (again) this weekend. We
spend a lot of time there; he has lots of friends from college that are still
living there. On Friday night we
attended the John Legend and Sade concert at the KFC Yum Center. It was our first time in the new YUM center
and it was very nice. Our seats were
really good and the arena didn’t seem too big for a concert. Even though John seemed like an ant from my
view, I was still in the same room with him and could hear his voice in real
time. I didn’t really listen to John
Legend much before Matt and I started dating.
I had heard some of his more popular songs on the radio and on MTV or
VH1. Matt is very passionate about his
music. I have begun to really love some
artists that I never thought I would because of him and John Legend is one of
them. Maxwell and Robin Thicke are two
others. Matt’s friend had bought twelve
tickets so we practically had the whole row to ourselves except for these two
older women. One was in Matt’s
seat. He politely told them it was his
and she politely told him it was hers.
This went on for a few minutes until Matt just sat in another seat. But when the other 10 people came along it
created a problem. These women were not
in their correct seat and they continued to argue. This lasted through about 3 of John’s
songs. I was so irritated. The others in the group were arguing and
asking to see her ticket. Finally an
usher came along and settled the debate.
She was in the wrong section.
Shew. John put on a good show but
before I knew it, his set was done and it was time for a break to get ready for
Sade.
Sade was so
beautiful. If you think her voice sounds
good on a CD, OMG it is incredible in person.
It was cool to hear her talk as well. She has a thick British accent
that’s low and sexy. Her words just
rolls off her tongue. She looks good too
considering how long she’s been in the business. I think it’s been 10 years since she’s toured
and she still has it! Her set was
amazing; she sang everything I wanted to hear.
I haven’t been to an indoor concert in awhile so I was mesmerized by the
lights, videos, props, and changes that occurred during the 2 hours of her
singing. She finished the night with “By
Your Side”. I told Matt towards the end
when I knew she would just about to be finished. “I hope she sings my
song” And by-golly then she broke it
out. I got a little teary-eyed. The rest of our party left before the song
was over but Matt and I stayed and then dipped out the back to our car. We
don’t have any photos because neither of us took our cameras. Oops.
On Saturday night, we
attended a wedding celebration. The
Muslim couple were already officially married so this was a celebration for
their friends. I guess it was more like
a reception but they called it different.
The groom Jihaad, was a college friend of Matt’s. He was his RA when Matt started college and
they were both in the same fraternity.
When we arrived at the event location we already knew that we would be
separated during most of the celebration because the invitation had already
noted that but we still weren’t sure what to expect. The 1st part of the evening, both
male and females were in the same room.
Jihaad’s father first read a passage from the Quran. It was reminiscent of my days in Fiji when
I would hear the prayer call from the Muslim temple over the loud speakers in
town.
A Persian tradition was first conducted. The groom and bride
each dipped their pinkie in honey and fed it to one another. Then they sat in a chair facing away from
each other and four females who were happily married draped a silk garment over
their heads while the mom’s of the bride and groom shook sugar cones over their
heads. The sugar being rubbed together is a symbolic act to sweeten the couple's life together. After that, the men were asked to leave. The bride is a very strict conservative
Muslim and wanted to remove her headscarf so that she could be
comfortable. No one other than her
husband can see her hair. The men left
and I was left alone at my table, so I scooted over to some people that Matt
knew. One of the girls and I hit it off
really good. She had lots of questions
about Matt and I, so it was fun to divulge.
There was a nice mix of different cultures at our table and yet we still
seemed to focus mainly on outlet shopping.
The bride made her way around to each table for hugs. She was wearing a wedding dress by the
way. It had red stitching and accents
which matched her head scarf. I thought
it was going to be awkward hugging because she had no idea who I was but as
soon as she came my way she asked if I was Matt’s girlfriend. We then went up to eat. The food was so good. It was catered by a restaurant in Lexington called
King Tut. There were pickles, olives,
salad, hummus, pita and then curried chicken, rice and beef. Some mashed potatoes and green beans topped it
off. I ate my heart out. I could have eaten the hummus with a spoon. After that were cupcakes from Whole Foods,
baklava, and date cookies which were delicious as well. Soon after I received notice from the bride’s
mom that Matt was ready to leave. I went
to find him in the men’s room which women could go into but not vice-versa. He grabbed the departing gift from the happy couple; a box of Jordan almonds which symbolizes fertility and we left for Lexington. I don’t have any photos from this event
because cameras were not allowed due to the photographer’s request. Another event to store in my memory.
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