my rainbow umbrella on a dreary day
It’s a grey and rainy day in Omaha. I spent half of the night sleeping on my living room floor because J had some minor surgery yesterday and at 4 AM decided he needed to relocate to the couch in order to be more comfortable. I wanted to stay near him in case he needed more painkillers or water or anything, so I camped out between the coffee table and the TV. I only had my cell phone alarm to wake me up at 6:30 AM and it was way too easy to hit snooze repeatedly for an hour — giving me just 30 minutes to shower, dress and get to work.
On my short drive I heard Matchbox Twenty’s “3 AM” – the live from the Omaha Qwest Center version (I know this because Rob Thomas opened the song with “how you doin’ Omaha?”) – and it was just the perfect song at the perfect time. Watching them perform this song at the concert was a highlight of that night, and as I drove to work I couldn’t help but smile because of it. I had never heard this live version of “3 AM” on the radio, and it made me remembered how much fun J and I had at the Matchbox Twenty concert and how excited I was when they performed that song. Hearing it again this morning felt like an omen that my day is going to be OK despite the dreary weather and my utter exhaustion.
Has anything like this ever happened to you? Are there songs that have the ability to lift your spirits?
