39 week date!

Nick and I are huge fans of comedian, Brian Regan. He has a hilarious way of making jokes about mundane things without swearing or being crass...Which, to us, is the sign of real talent! We had seen his specials on Comedy Central (and own his DVDs and CDs) , but we'd never seen his stand-up act in person. We have talked over the years about traveling to see one of his shows because he has never been anywhere near us, but it has never happened. About a month ago, we decided to go on a fun date before Emmy gets here. For some reason, Nick looked up Brian's tour schedule and what-do-you-know he was to be in Paducah, Kentucky!! Only 90 miles from us! (You gets used to driving long distances in search of fun when you live in a small town :-P).

So after Nick jetted home from work last night, we got on the road for Paducah! It was our intention to grab a quick dinner once we got there...Well, little did we know, we'd roll into town about half an hour before the show was set to begin. We stopped off at this little pizza parlor near the theater, hoping that we could grab some food on the run. Something you should know about the south, and particularly small towns in the south, is that people just don't seem to ever be in a rush. About 15 minutes after we had ordered (and fifteen minutes before we needed to be in our seats at the show) they were starting to prepare our order. We were the only two patrons in the place, but the three employees had spent all that time trying to figure out directions to the house of their one delivery order. So, Nick, who was thoroughly annoyed and hungry, canceled our order and we settled for a snack pack of Chips Ahoy cookies from the "concession stand" at the theater. I found the chain of events to be very amusing (Nick, not so much).

Despite our unfortunate dinner plans, Brian did not disappoint! We were rolling around laughing (I think Emmy was laughing, too, she was kicking around like a maniac!) Fortunately, the show was very appropriate even for her innocent ears! After the fantastic show, we hit up Hardees (one of the only places open in podunk Paducah at 9:30 at night). As we drove home, we were marveling over the fact that we were able to finally see Brian Regan, without traveling too far, just a week before our baby girl arrives...It was clearly meant to be!