Talk Talk Talk

Working at the Grand Ole Opry House, you meet a bunch of people from all over the world. Today, a lovely lady came in looking for a ticket to the show on Tuesday. I showed her the best available, and we agreed on a ticket. Meanwhile, she told me she was visiting from England on holiday, and would've stayed longer or come earlier if her dentist appointments had been changed. I asked her where in England she was from, and she told me Manchester, about two hours away from London.

I told her that I was going to London for the Olympics in August, and she was so excited to hear that! She asked me what events I had tickets to, and I told her football, basketball, and tennis. I told her our tennis was at Wimbeldon and she was happy to hear it was there, because she had been to the men's semifinal match this past time. I told her about Wembley Stadium and having tickets to football there. She told me about a show she went to with Reba at Wembley Arena, and she had paid £100 for a ticket, and it was ridiculously loud. It was a festival, so she said it was kind of worth it, but her hotel was full of footballers because there was a match at Wembley Stadium close by. She didn't like it because they were loud and vulgar, but I told her I probably would've liked it. ;) It was her birthday, so she wanted to have a nice dinner, but couldn't because of all of the chaos at her hotel.

Anyway, the conversation ended with her being happy that I was visiting her country, and then she took out $10 and slipped it to me and said, "Have a drink on me when you're in London. Enjoy your time!" I told her I couldn't accept it, but she insisted. I felt bad taking it, but she was adamant in me having this money. She told me that things were going to be too expensive, and I would be lucky to be able to buy one drink with the $10 she gave me. So, I accepted it, thanked her, and gave her my contact information. I told her if she was planning on being in London during the Olympics at all, to contact me and we could have a drink together. I hope she will! :)