Bug Sees Bugg

Carter loves music, especially British boy singers. She also likes to discover the new and under appreciated acts. A few years ago she mentioned to me a new favorite, Jake Bugg. It was easy for me to remember his name since our family nick name for Carter is Bug.

One day this spring while Carter was at school I get a text from her that Jake Bugg was going to be playing in Raleigh. “Aren’t you in class?” was my response. While I was making her sweat at school I was going online to buy tickets for her and her friend Campbell since it was almost Campbell’s birthday and she shared in Carter’s musical tastes.

It was incredibly lucky that Jake Bugg was playing on one of the few days Carter is home this summer so it was meant to be. Now Campbell and her mother Hannah are coming over for us all to drive to Raleigh. My friend Jan from Texas just flew in so she is coming with us.

When I bought the tickets I knew I would have to take the girls and find a way to while away a few hours while they were standing in a dark theatre listening to their musical love up close and personal. What I did not know was that Hannah and Jan would want to go with me. Now what was going to be torture for me has turned into a fun girls night out, with dinner at Poole’s dinner and a fun walk around downtown for the moms to pass the time since we are not going to the concert.

I’m not sure how long we will have to wait for a table since Poole’s just won the James Beard Award. It really doesn’t matter since we are willing to exercise while waiting and most certainly have many hours to kill because our girls want to get there when the doors open an hour before the show starts and no concert starts on time.

I just hope that I am getting lots of “mother credit” for yet another concert. At least I don’t have to sit in the back and needlepoint.