A Dream So Real

I had a dream a short time ago and I figured it was worth mentioning in this well read publication. It was the best dream I’ve ever had in my life, and I know what you’re thinking so get your mind out of the gutter. You know how sometimes you have dreams that seem so real, but when you try and tell someone about it, the details escape you? This dream was nothing like that. I still remember every moment as if it really happened.

It was early morning, I had just woken up from a glorious slumber, and I found myself feeling excited. I found myself so excited I could hardly sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it was the excitement only a baseball fan can feel. Why was I excited? Maybe it was because it was a Monday and I wasn’t going to work. Maybe it was because I wasn’t waking up alone on this particular morning (Addy was sharing the bed). Maybe it was because I was extremely psyched for the Diet Mtn Dew breakfast I was about to have. All those things probably played a minor part in my excitement, but the real reason was something that I’d been counting down to since August 30, 2007. After 957 days, the time had finally arrived. Did I mention I was excited?

As the bus whisked my boy Addy and me away towards our destination, our smiles grew so wide that nothing, not even a little rain, could wipe them from our faces. We arrived at the greatest place in the world shortly after 8 AM. We were a liiiiiitle e-a-r-l-y for the day’s event, but we didn’t mind, there were plenty of activities to keep us busy for the next four hours.

As the time approached Addy and I decided to talk to the media about this joyous occasion. We did an interview with the local newspaper and even got some TV time. We did our best to take it all in from start to finish. There were multiple videos shot and hundreds of pictures taken even before the event began. Looking back, I only wish there would have been more time. Although there seemed to be plenty of time, it all flew by so quickly.

When the doors opened, the first of many climactic moments brought on a feeling of pure elation set in, and my passion bucket began to overflow. Addy and I were now joined by Ant, and as we walked around the glorious structure, it was a real dream like feeling. Now I know that this is already a dream I am describing, so yes, I am saying that in my dream it was so surreal, I was in a dream-like state. Ya dig? The sights, the sounds, the aromas I saw, heard, and smelled that day will forever be etched in my memory.

As the event wore on for another three hours or so, I kept waiting to wake up from this dream, but I never did. I'm still waiting to wake up. I'm not sure what I experienced was reality, and yet all signs are still indicating it was reality. A dream-like reality that I don't ever want to wake up from. I guess that means, I lived the dream. Chances to live your dreams don't come around but once in a lifetime. I took advantage of my chance, and if you have 13 and 1/2 minutes of your life to spare, let me share a little part of the dream I lived. Enjoy. (No you don't have to sign up for anything, just press play until it does, and close any pop-up windows because they are worthless)