Fireworks in the Rain

The celebration of Midvale City "Harvest Days" concluded with a concert in the park, the artist being Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band. My soon-to-be roommate Dana came with me and we shared a picnic dinner of brie cheese and french bread, fruit salad and chocolate covered rice krispie treats. Dana doesn't know yet that I tend to have a rice krispie obsession.....

Later we were joined by others in our singles ward and we all enjoyed the concert together. This was my first time hearing Ryan Shupe's and I look forward to hearing his music again. The only down side was the threatening rain.... pause for dramatic effect... yikes!!! It rained sporadically throughout the night, but Nate Long lent me and Dana his smiley face umbrella so it wasn't so bad...

The real rain though, held off until the end of fireworks. Towards the end of Neil Diamond's "Coming to America" (classic song- I even know all the words from 4th grade) it started to pour, big, fat drops! We were soaked within minutes- but you know what? No one really cared! When else can you watch fireworks and get soaked at the same time?! I think it improved the quality of the fireworks, actually...

However, the rain would make you care if you were my friend Crystal, who had just bought a scooter the day before, driven it to the park that night. Without any rain gear, she faced a several minute drive home in the rain! Not ideal, but I called her later that night and she made it home OK, she just didn't make it home dry....