Had I Only Known That It Was My Lucky Day

A particular Monday back in July started out like the many Monday's before it. I got up, went to work, and returned home prepared for our normal family night (FHE). On my way home Kristy called me and informed me that Skip Porter from a local Jazz radio station had called the house and congratulated her on me winning a grand prize giveaway for an upcoming concert here in Dayton. The concert is a summer series sponsored by Smooth Jazz 106.5 called "Smooth Jazz on the Greene". The prize included two free tickets to the concert, a tent, two lawn chairs, a picnic pack, and dinner. The band was the Todd Mullins Group. I was taken back in amazement but I had no idea that my lucky day was only beginning.

For our family night we had already planned on attending a local minor league baseball game. The Dayton Dragons stadium is only about ten minutes from our house and we have wanted to attend a game for a few years. It was this particular day (my lucky day) that we finally set out to finally do so. When we arrived at the stadium we went to the line to purchase our tickets when a young man walked up to us and asked if there was only four of us in our group. We answered yes and he handed us four tickets and said that his Grandfather had purchased season tickets but would not need these four tickets for this particular day. We gratefully thanked him and proceeded to the gate when we were told that our tickets were in the special area of the stadium called the "Dragons Lair" and everyone sitting there receives a free hat.

Grandprizes, free baseball seats, and a hat...... my lucky day went very well. I wonder how I might have spent the day differently had I only known that it was going to be my lucky day.