Anyone who knows Rowland knows that he delights in surprising me. He’s always very creative in his surprises, too. It’s definitely one of the reasons I fell in love with him. He can put it on thick! My goal has always been to try to keep up with him, which I really don’t do very well. This week, though, I was able to pull one off! I told him that we were going to have a date on July 31st and gave him no information except what time and to wear jeans.

The Surprise? It started off with dinner at Brooklyn’s next to the Pepsi Center in Denver. Then, we walked over to the Pepsi Center where I had bought tickets, great seats, to the Tim McGraw / Faith Hill Soul to Soul II concert. The stage was in the round which was a little different, and they spared no expense on lighting, etc. It was a great concert. I guess if I were giving a true review, though, I’d say that while Faith was definitely working her buns off, she seemed a little too “coached” and maybe even a little “uncomfortable.” It was almost like she was outside of her comfort zone with the actual performance part of the concert. She did give it her all, though, and as I said before, the girl can sing. She looked amazing as well. The sound was great, and we loved her act overall.

Once Tim McGraw hit the stage at 10:15, we were beginning to be a little tired. (I guess we’re getting old!) The sound completely changed and was bass heavy to the point that we couldn’t understand Tim. After about 20 minutes of the booming, I developed a headache, and we were both ready to go. Moral of that story? Tim needs to use Faith’s sound guy! Faith was definitely our favorite part of the show!

One of the reasons I picked a country concert is that one of our first dates was down at the Arkansas River watching several country acts while cuddling up on a blanket. It was such a romantic night, one of those special not-to-be-forgotten dates. The goal of the Surprise was a romantic, cuddly time watching a couple of good country acts. Was it successful? Oh, yeah! Another special memory in a long line, and the best part…..I’m off the hook for a while until he comes up with the next surprise!!