My most uplifting moment

Two summers ago, I'd just moved back home after finishing university. I knew Neath was not my town.

One night, there was a comedy night at the local drudge rock pub called 'The Duke'. I was with my mum, step dad (though not married at the time) and step sis- I barely knew her then. It was a awkward relationship, similar to that feeling you get in a toilet room and being afraid of the sound of your own piss. Yes, we even had that moment when I lead her to the toilet in the interval.

The main act of the night was Pete Johansson. I think I had to drive mum home early because she just wasn't quite in the mood-  I think she was trying to adjust to Neath as well.

Most of the night, I can't it remember anymore. What stood out to me, were Pete's jokes, based around perspective and experiences he had had out in the desert. Presenting comedy to those fighting the war, one guy walked up to him afterwards and they went to shake hands. Though, the hand the audience member put forward didn't have a hand- he was still getting used to living with only one! I haven't told this story very well, but the perspective Pete shared was that even though these guys had fought through crap, they still laughed about it all!

The typical 'oh i'm so uplifted' title of this blog post is definitely not the most original sentence we have all heard- usually it's the kind for us all to roll our eyes at. You could say it was a memory of mine that cropped up in a moment when I wasn't feeling so great. Either way, I ended that night coming home, happy and with my family- as we crowded around a plate of white toast, butter and laughter.