2 weeks ago. (july 11-13)
friday i went to crosby, stills and nash concert through work. yes, i know...they are still around and alive? i wondered that too. got comp tickets through a vendor and i like my co-workers, so thought it would be fun.
it was! went for drinks and apps before the show at some fancy pants place and then went to the show. for being about 100 years old, they still were pretty decent! we were about the only people in the audience that didn't have an oxygen tank or walker, but hey...live music is still good.
saturday we hung out, then that night, we headed over to gregg and dawns to celebrate jakes birthday. we gave him his present
then after grilling out, we went to the park for some live music.
trailer trash was playing at an outdoor ampitheater. trailer trash played at our wedding 5 years ago.
it was great fun to see them. they put on a great show. friends dina and lyle were also there, along with lyle's sister and her family.
griffin enjoyed it..
and griffin, jake and sammy wanted to go up front to dance and watch them up close.
jake was totally cute. he told the lead singer that 5 years ago, he danced with his aunt on her wedding day. indeed he did.
sunday i went for a run with dina, and then followed that up with heading to friends beth and jasons to see their new baby, george. a real cutie!
a great weekend, full of live music. what is better than that?
this past weekend (july 18-20):,
i ended up booking a last minute flight to boise. it was my cousin chris' wedding. i didn't think i could make it, due to us having to afford a new roof and flights being so expensive, but i found a last minute deal, and a visit from the insurance adjuster, who told us we were getting a new roof due to some storm damage, allowed me to feel ok paying for the trip.
i left thursday late, after we went to a saints game with dan's work.
had a lovely time. pictures to come (i didn't bring my camera, so have to rely on my brother to upload some for me).
spent friday with my parents and gregg, bumming around bodo (thats boise downtown...not to be mistaken with hobo..which is historic boise). we had a good time exploring around. there are about a million places to eat downtown and not much for shops, but it was fun nonetheless.
we picked up my aunt susan, who is in a memory care unit in boise to take her out for her birthday. met up with my grandma and other uncle david for dinner.
a great evening spending time with my family. my grandma seems to be doing well. she has some leg pain, but she looks great and seems to be in good spirits.
saturday we headed over to my grandmas retirement center for lunch. (options at the home were either turkey divan or veal bird.) WTF is veal bird we all asked! (apparently it's a rolled up piece of veal with stuffing.) i went with the turkey, clearly.
after spending some time talking and catching up, we headed out to a few wineries. had a great time taste testing!
got ready for the evening wedding.
the wedding itself was in a rose garden. it was hotter than hell. but it was nice. the reception was in the hotel that gregg and my parents were staying in.
we had a good time people watching and catching up with our family. great to see my 2 cousins and other aunt/uncle as well.
drank free budweiser and enjoyed watching all the dancing going on. the guy that married chris was his buddy, and was ordained online.
we referred to him as the "hip hop minister". after the ceremony was over...he turned his baseball cap sideways, put his chain on his wallet and the fun began. my goal was to get my picture taken with HHM...and by the end of the night, i succeeded (as well as about 10 cameos when i would go behind him, while he was in the middle of an awesome dance move, or spanking a girls booty while grinding with her). apparently this guys name was "cappy". not sure his real name, but who cares. he ruled.
the other crowd favorite of the evening was "hippy". again, not sure his real name, but this guy was awesome. you weren't entirely sure if it was a girl or guy from a distance, what with his crazy long dreadlocks and funky eyes. but it was a dude and he was sweet to watch. kept us all entertained for the evening.
flew home yesterday getting in around noon. dan and griffin had a great "guys weekend". they took a long bike ride to choo choo bobs, had lunch out, shopped at target and watched movies.
griffin seemed annoyed that i was home. immediately upon picking me up at the airport, he turned super crabby and started crying and saying "stop it momma, stop it"
we went to friend adams daughters birthday party. aelish turned 2 and they had a party at a park. had some pizza and cake, then went home to put mr. crabby pants to bed.
after he woke up, he seemed to like me better.
we rounded out the evening by meeting friends, beth, jason, jimmy and new baby george at the new park by minneahaha falls. quite a lovely evening. they have a splash pad over there that griffin liked. we finished the night with a little dq.
can't get better than that.
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