Basket case!!

Finally, finally, finally……..after way too many attempts I finally got to see Green Day live! Previous attempts were thwarted by stupid cancer and stupid covid pandemic. The closer the date came, the more superstitious I found myself getting…… maybe it just wasn’t meant to be?? In the run up to it I was struck down by yet more sinus problems. Those of you lucky enough to have well behaved sinuses may not be aware that covid symptoms largely mirror sinus problem symptoms, so I was more than a little concerned when I developed the sneezing, thick snotty nose blowing and sore throat that always heralds a change in the weather! Yet again, grey clouds overhead became grey clouds inside my head!!  Being a human barometer is no fun at all.

Our plans were big ones due to gig reschedules…… we were going to Belfast, getting a coach to and from Dublin for the Green Day/ Fall Out Boy/Weezer gig, staying in a hotel in Belfast that night and the next night, before catching an early flight to Manchester to stay with my sister and brother-in-law and seeing Crowded House live. Two rescheduled gigs, complex planning and time booked off work to accommodate a fun time!! 

What if I didn’t have sinus issues?? What if I had covid?? I was almost scared to test because I knew a positive result would mean everything would have to be cancelled. Had that been the case, I was worried I’d see it as a bad omen…….a fear compounded by the fact that I haven’t yet received my most recent scan results.

Despite my fears I knew I had to be responsible, just like I’d expect from others. I did a test. Negative. Phew! The next day I did another one. Negative. Phew again!! 

Both gigs were incredible! Green Day we’re definitely worth the wait…… as they played their final song of the night, Good Riddance (the time of your life), I began to cry. I was completely overwhelmed by the song and the fact I was finally getting to see them perform it live. As the final notes were played, flames started soaring up from the stage and fireworks went off, I was a complete mess, but absolutely delighted!! Like an overstimulated child, I cried and laughed and whooped!! Awesome!

Crowded House was a different gig….. a bit quieter, but still emotional.  It’s not too often my sister and I agree on music, so it was fantastic for us and our husbands to attend a gig together, and even better to dance and sing along in the blazing afternoon and evening sunshine in Manchester!

On our return home, I covid tested again. Negative. Hurrah! There are some big things happening in our house, but I’ll save that for when it’s all finished……don’t want to skud it!!  For now, I’ll just keep trying to sort out these damned sinuses, get on with all the stuff that needs doing and hope against hope for speedy and positive scan results.

Thanks Billy Joe and Neil…….you made a wee princess very happy indeed!! Living with…..