Saturday morning, I drove down to Tulsa to meet Chet Lee, Karli Marie, and Jeffrey Edward to see Hamilton — yay!! (We missed Kelly Marie, who was at home taking care of precious newborn Henry Edward and his older sister, Ellie Faye). This was my third time seeing the play, and the first time for everyone else!
First, we met for a WW-friendly lunch at Taziki's on Cherry Street! We had a good talk, and I had JEM get a photo of our table. =) The guys had some kind words about my JMM blog, and some questions about the timeline of that portion of my life story. That got us talking about other long-lost friends, when we all met, past trips, possible future trips, etc. The guys were entertaining and fun, and our talk made me think about God's timing and goodness! ...Later that night, I found myself thinking about how we all know our own stories inside and out, but others only know certain pieces really well, and how I'd like to write more of mine down and weave the story together in a way that glorifies God and gives others hope... (while being vulnerable and genuine about the hard, messy stuff and striving not to share anything that would be hurtful to the people I love.) A worthy future goal, and one that may require a bit of God-honoring relational work in the meantime!
I always love these talks with close friends! And the added element of sharing things that once would’ve sent me into a shame spiral, but now I feel secure and valued and free to talk about it all - that meant something to me too. It makes me happy to think how we all still have a lot to learn about each other... and thanks to John Eldredge, I think often how I'm so glad we get all of eternity to keep these conversations going. The ongoing, vital, joyful sense of truth-and-love community and support is one of the things I most look forward to in the coming Kingdom. We get glimpses and previews of it here on earth, and it always delights my soul! ❤
Anyway, now back to Hamilton! lol Chet Lee drove my car (Ginny the Genesis), and we all rode together to the Tulsa PAC. Chet bought our lunch and Jeffrey paid for parking and got all our drinks before the show... I’m so grateful for their kindness and chivalry, and really glad we all got to do this together!
"Raise a glass to the four of us. Tomorrow, there'll be more of us..." ❤
"The room where it happens" ...you just can't go to Hamilton and not take a photo with this caption! lol
Karli and I rented binoculars just for fun... we turned them in at Intermission because our seats were close enough that the binoculars were unnecessary and felt too zoomed in. (Yay for that!) It was fun seeing the details on some of the costumes, though! I noticed the quote on the back of my program later that night, and it made me smile. =)
In spite of the audio being slightly muffled and the volume a bit too low, our cast was really great! And the story is just powerful and epic. We talked about our favorite songs and actors/actresses, and it was fun hearing everyone's thoughts!
My first time seeing Hamilton was in 2019 with Laura Allison and Susie (her mom) at the OKC Civic Center!
And the second was with Steve and Sarah Elizabeth in Arkansas! All fun!
I'm actually writing this from Mom's ER room around 3am, trying to use this sleepless night wisely. lol And that’s all I have for you today!
“Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now!” ❤️
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