Saturday, October 27, 2012

Weekend in Savannah


Satu and I took a trip down to Savannah two weekends ago to get away from the naughty animals and see Bonnie Raitt in concert at the civic center. Bonnie owned that stage and put on a fantastic rock show with her band. She just has an enormous presence, a great voice and total mastery of her craft. My dad, who has always loved the blues, bought us tickets and we joined him, my sister and my mom for the show. Everybody got thoroughly rocked.
I am so happy that Satu fits in well with my family. Mom and dad were always nervous about meeting girls I dated before, though in some cases they had reason to be wary. Satu just made it seem easy to win them over. I know it was probably really difficult for her to meet them initially, but she does have a hell of a poker face and a surprising amount of courage. When we met my parents for the first time over lunch at Tubby's Tank House, she won them over instantly. In fact, not twenty minutes after that first meeting,  my mom called to let me know that she and my father had discussed it and Satu was welcome in their home at any time. This was totally new territory for them, so at the age of 36, Satu was the first girlfriend that I ever took home, and I hope that she will spend many future holidays with us weirdos.

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