Tom Petty Concert

For Stu's 25th birthday this year, his family gave him tickets to the Tom Petty concert at the Columbia River Gorge so this last weekend, Stu and I drove up for the show.  I ended up taking a bunch of pictures but am only going to post a few.  The weather was great so the drive was really nice and the show was AWESOME!

Driving on the 205...

Stu and I stopped at the 7-11 in Yakima (where his parents had gotten us a hotel room) because we wanted to get a 6 pack of beer to drink (tailgating of course) in the parking lot right before the show.  We drove up and this guy was passed out in the handicapped parking space.  I know that it is a sad picture but I couldn't help it.  I am a terrible person.

The valley that we drove into in Washington.  I'm pretty sure that the town's name is Ellensburg but I can't remember now.

We made it all the way to Washington without getting caught in traffic.  Then we get on the dirt road (what should have been about 10 minutes outside of the parking for the show) and we get stopped by traffic.  We were stuck pretty much in place for an hour and a half.  This half naked man stepped out of his house to check out what was going on.  I thought, since I wasn't doing anything else, that I would take advantage of the photo op!

The traffic was so slow that passengers were getting out of their cars and walking so that they could legally drink beer (there were police officers placed along the road).  They would walk until their drivers caught up and then grab another beer.  The guy in the mirror was too lazy so he just sat on the hood.  I don't know if you can make him out but it's kinda funny.

It took to long to get to the show to drink our beer in the parking lot so we just went in.  It took some shoving and backtracking but Stu and I found our seats before Tom Petty went on.  7th row!!  We were so close!

Man, he is looking pretty old.  But the show was great!  There was tons of energy and most of the people around us were crazy/drunk/high!  Even Tom was taking some hits off of something between the songs.  Haha.

I Have Pictures!

Today Stu and I spent the afternoon with Katrina, Kenton and Finn playing games and hanging out.  I was also able to get Katrina's key to the classroom so I could grab the cord to my camera!  Yeah!!  I have taken a ton of pictures this break and now I can share them!!  Woo hoo!  Here are just two pictures that I took at the fair this last week.  I already posted about the fun that we had at the fair so I won't repost but if you are interested, there are more fair pictures in my pictures link!

Summer break = lazy fun

So I am officially on my second part of Summer Break.  And I am definitely enjoying it.  I get to sleep in until almost 8 every morning and then I have all day to do what I want.  Mostly it has been to relax and read or watch movies, etc.  But sometimes I manage to get out of the house.

Yesterday, Stu and I went to the Lane County Fair with Noah.  It was sweet because we all got free tickets in!  I guess that the people who run the fair figured it was  little annoying to have all those extra people and extra cars parking in our neighborhood.  So if you could prove that you lived within 3 blocks of the fairgrounds with some official mail with your address and a form of ID, the fair was free!  It was a million degrees out and but we still managed to go on some rides and eat an elephant ear!  We even had this creepy carny give us a free ride, saying, "It's on me man...Being a carny, its a dirty job.  I just took a shower last night and I'm already dirty..." 

Anyway, we got some pretty awesome pictures but I ended up leaving the cord to my camera in the classroom last week so I don't have a way to get them onto my computer.  Tomorrow, Stu and I are driving up to the Gorge to see Tom Petty and I'll have more pictures so hopefully I'll get a chance to share them before September ;-)

That cat is almost as big as a Van!!

Finally!  I have something that I can blog about!  I am very excited.  Can't you tell?

Yesterday, Stu and I were invited by Carolyn and Jesse, who we have gotten to know through Kenton and Katrina, over for dinner.  They are housesitting/dog sitting for some people they know so we joined them and the Henry's for lasagna and Mike's Hard Lemonade (that could have possibly been 10 years old since we couldn't figure out the sell by date).  The best part about it was that one of the dogs they were watching was a little black pug puppy who wouldn't stay still for a picture.  Her name was Mya.  She was just too cute!  I couldn't resist!

Carolyn and Katrina trying to hold Mya still for the camera.  It was a team effort.

After dinner, we all went back to Kenton and Katrina's house to do cool friend stuff, you know, like eating ice cream and hanging out.  We also got to partake in all the good candy that Kenton's mom brought them back from Finland.  

Okay, I know that I haven't been very good about updating my blog lately but I really feel that I haven't had anything interesting happen to me in a while.  Since my break has been over, I have pretty much just been working all the time.  And when I am not working, I am thinking about work.  I am definitely not one of those people who can leave work totally at work.  It creeps in (especially when I am trying to fall asleep) and stresses me out.  And I don't feel like I have a particularly stressful job usually.  

This last weekend, Stu and I went up to Portland to celebrate his sister's 21st birthday.  She celebrated early because she has a horse show in California for two weeks.  It was fun.  Good dinner and we were able to go out in the boat for the first time.  It was really fun but I was too afraid to drive the new boat yet.  All I would need is to crash my boyfriend's parents' new boat!  

Other than the boating, pretty much nothing.  I am boring.  Oh, and Oliver has starting "teething" on our little green blanket...weird.

It is my brother's 21st birthday tomorrow.  I know!  21!  I can't believe it.  I mean, am I really old enough that my little brother is now going to be an adult?  I'm not saying that I am that old...because I know that I am not.  I'm just saying.  Jake has always been the crazy one in the family.  I'm the responsible one, Jeremey's the smart, quiet, youngest one who could never do anything wrong, and Jake is the one who doesn't really care so he just goes for it.  But now he is going to be old enough to legally go for it.

Anyway, I just realized this morning that my brother could now go to a strip club and it freaked me out.  And I have no illusions that he won't go to a strip club.  Haha.  Boobies and beer??  He's been waiting his whole life for this moment!  Anyway, I hope that the frozen ice shot glasses work out for you Jake. 

Jake's the one not being crazy and threatening you with a sword in this picture ;-)

A Whole Lot of Henry :-)

This weekend we were able to spend a lot of time with Kenton, Katrina, and Finn.  When we were on our vacation (and had the exact same vacation time), that we didn't get to hang out all that often but this weekend we definitely got in some Henry time!

On Friday, Katrina and Kenton went to watch their friend at his recital so we were trusted with Finn.  It was really fun!  And I think that Finn had a pretty good time.  Granted, he was only over at our house for two hours (not really enough time to get bored) but still!  Finn played with the ferrets, who are totally in love with him now.  Oliver followed him around everywhere and Cinder kept trying to give him kisses.  We also took Finn over to the little playground next to Noah's house and Stu flew this helicopter that we have.  Finn even let us put on his pjs.  I wanted to get him ready just in case he was going to fall asleep on the way home in the car (which he didn't, of course).  I asked him if he was ready to get his pjs on and he told me no.  Then I told him that Stu would help and he got all excited and stayed still the whole time!  Now I know that Stu's name is totally my leverage with him!

On Saturday, Stu and I went to the Oregon Country fair with Katrina, Kenton and Finn.  It was really really hot but a lot of fun!  I love going there because there is great food and lots of people watching to do.  I definitely got my fill of old man butt!  We stayed until about 3:30 and, while we were all having a good time, I was definitely ready to go home.  I was so tired!  

We stopped under this tent to get some rest towards the end and there was this band playing

Katrina and Finn...and half of Kenton.  Sorry I cut you out Kenton.  I didn't know!

There is a man there, I swear ;-)

Finally.  I mean, who could go without a nice thong/loin cloth picture?

Gypsies

One of my favorites.  The Gypsies dancing to a little girl playing the fiddle.

He was on a box in the middle of an "intersection."

I have more pictures but I think that I am going to have to make an album for them.