Not an NF Night, How I met Plini

One Friday back in April my friend Juli sent me a text inviting me to a concert for an artist named Plini.  Honestly, I had no idea who he was nor had I heard of any of the other artist that were to perform that night.  Nonetheless, I said yes to her for two reasons: one, Juli is one of my favorite humans and two, I needed to get out of my comfort zone.
And so, I left work, meet up with Juli at my house, put on some make-up and off we went to Ybor City. Unbeknownst to me, April 19th would become a night for the books! As we waited in line to get our wrist bands, I told Juli that between the brief intermissions I would need to step out to get fresh air and to keep my anxiety in check.
Despite having never heard of any of the artists or having any clue of the genre of the music that was playing that night, I had a blast, after all, I was spending a Friday night with my little sister, ( our birthday's our almost ten years to the day).
During Plini's performance, he created a chant as he stroke some cords, We chanted 'Juan' as he played notes on his guitar.  As it turned out, Juan was the merch-guy. Juli and I had spoken to him before the concert started and in fact, Juli had bought a t-shirt.
After the concert,  I dragged Juli to the merchandise, and in Spanish asked Juan, " what do we need to have Plini sign a CD?" Unfortunately, Juan responded in English that he had lost his Spanish and only understood very little of it.  I was disappointed because I knew that if anyone else heard my question, then the chances of Juli leaving the concert with a signed CD were slim.  Still, I asked him. We bought a CD and waited off to the side until he finished with all the customers.  Juan then walked to us, grabbed the CD and told us to wait for a few as he went to speak to Plini.
As Juli and I waited and laughed at the fact that I had been bold in my actions, a rather tall guy approached us that worked at the venue. " What are you two up too? It looks like you are getting yourselves into trouble.' He jokingly said, we both laughed and explained what was going on.  Just then, Juan came back with a signed CD. Juli was so happy to have signed CD. I was bumped because I thought that Juan would have led us to meet Plini.

Juli and Plini

Dan, ( the rather tall guy) said without missing a beat,"...you want to meet him? I can get you to meet him... " - And so, my little sister met Plini!
April 19, 2019, is a night I will never forget. I went out of my comfort zone 100%. I checked in with myself multiple times throughout the night, and my anxiety was almost nonexistent. I was not concerned with glares, nor was I worried about what others thought of me when they saw me.  I was comfortable in my skin the whole evening, I even flirted some.
I am not always the Angela of the evening on April 19th, but she does come out a lot more often than she used too, and for that, I am proud.
Love ya, Juli! Thanks for an awesome night