My mom made a comment one day while watching a TV commercial about "Riverdance". She said "oh, I saw that down in El Centro & it was really good". Ok, I'm sure it was ok, but I can't imagine it was "The Tour".
So I set my plan in motion. I got on-line to see if there were still tickets available with only 2 days till opening night. I had to see if Kingsbury Hall had stairs/steps and/or handicap seats. My mom can do stairs, but they can't be steep or a lot of them. She worries about steps & is afraid of falling.
When I finally decide to buy the tickets & take my chances, the ticket buying web site was down....ALL DAY.
I finally was able to purchase the tickets & drove over to the college when I got off work. I drove around to see if my mom would be able to walk from the parking lot. NOPE. Now what?? I then went inside to pick up my tickets & the girl at the window told me about how they block off parking in front for handicap parking. Thank goodness. One less thing to worry about.
I called my mom friday night & told her to be up & ready by noon. I was taking her on a surprise trip. She said ok. 30 mins later she calls & said I hope your not taking me somewhere with stairs. I told her I already thought of everything, just be ready.
I went to pick her up on Saturday. I drove down streets she has never been on in Lehi. She was so lost. She thought I was going to take her to Provo. Then she saw we were getting on the fwy to go north. She thought maybe Thanksgiving Point. Then I started towards Park City. She was worried that her coat wasn't heavy enough. LOL.
Then I exited onto Foothill & she was so lost. She said she knows we have to be going towards town as she could see the "big buildings". Then she saw the UofU stadium. I told her we were going to a football game & she had to climb to the top of the bleachers. We finally parked & walked up to the theater. She still had no clue. Finally walking into the theater, she saw the little poster on the door. She said, "oh, I would like to see that. Are we seeing this"? I said yes & she got so excited she gave me a hug.
My mom was so happy & surprised. Mission accomplished.
