Mountain Girl Silver - Hand-Stamped Customized Silver Jewelry - Portland, Oregon

Well, here we are, approaching December already. Had a fabulous Thanksgiving afternoon with good food, good friends, and good spirits, despite the fatigue that is heavily, HEAVILY setting in on me. I can’t remember the last time I was as physically and mentally and after these last two days, emotionally exhausted. Heather and I headed off to Phoenix, AZ on Tuesday night. Our flight was delayed by four hours, so our arrival to our hotel was less than desirable. Going to bed at 3:30 am is just not something I like to do in my thirties. My twenties,, yah,, could get away with such an endeavor, but not anymore. So we got a good 3 or 4 hours of sleep on Tuesday night (or Wed am rather), got up, headed off to Mesa, AZ to visit a retailer that carries my jewelry (Room 4 Baby). OH… but wait,,, FIRST, first we hit IN N’ OUT burger. I feel like a kid on Christmas as I walk thru those doors. And like look around at all the locals in the joint with envy, if they only knew how damn good they have it. Having a single with onions and yummy fries at their expense whenever they want. Geesh. Naturally, I pick up my cell phone, right at that moment before that first bite is about to be taken, and take pictures of it, so that I can send text messages to all the peeps that aren’t as lucky as I am at that very moment.  But I could talk about In n’ Out allll night…. even as full of turkey and stuffing and yummy potato cassie I am..  

So after we hit Room 4 Baby, we headed back to the hotel because we just knew that if we didn’t take it easy, we wouldn’t be in good spirits for the show later on. Watched a coupla movies, ate some popcorn and got all gussied up for the show.  All I have to say at this point, is that Mapquest is hands down the WORST service to use when you really have to get somewhere. We got SO lost…. I mean,,,, so so so so lost. But still got to the show with time to spare. Grabbed some coconut shrimp, fish tacos and a beer at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville there at the arena. Met some pretty cool people at our shared table in the shape of a teak boat deck. A couple from Encinitas, California, and two gals from the area by way of Seattle, Washington. 

Into the arena we went. Immediately found the souvenir tables, dropped some bucks there, felt like 14 year olds with our giddy-ness, and found our seats. Our UNBELIEVABLE seats. We kept making our way down the stairs to the first set of risers, facing the stage, we were to the right. Took our seats, introduced ourselves to our respective neighbors (who were quite pleasant, even tho’ the chick sitting next to Heather had on thee worst perfume ever made, and I think (according to Heather) she bathed in it. Yuck. We had missed the opening band, and so after they were done, a kid got up on stage, like a mixing, dj type. Long story short.. huge screen with video images of birds turning into sharks, women faces turning into snakes, and the bass he was blasting was enough to make me want to actually leave my seat and wait outside until Coldplay started. I’m sure tho’ that all the folks in the place tripping on either acid, shrooms, ecstacy or whatever else were having a grand old time. So 9pm rolls around, and the curtain goes down, VIVA in big bold lettering was lit up on the back wall, my adrenaline started rushing, my fists were white knuckled, and it took all of my strength to not act all crazy like chicks did when Elvis came out on stage long ago……

They came out with a bang, played several songs from their older albums (which I was hoping for), but then they played most of their new album. But every song there was some sort of just jaw dropping entertainment. They even picked up and hiked way up to the rafters in the back of the arena to play “The Scientist” right next to some seriously LUCKY people. They played literally 5 yards from me and Heather on one of the protruding fingers of the stage. If the video I shot of “The Hardest Part” wasn’t like 7 mins long, I’d put it on here. PHEE-NOM-IN-AL show…..  The best concert I’ve ever been to. I saw them three years ago in Oakland, Ca, and said the very same thing after that one, but again, they have trumped themselves. I must sound like a total wierdo, groupie type or something, but there’s just something about the way Chris Martin sings and plays the piano that really tugs at me. His lyrics are so beautiful and real. Truly an inspiration in so many ways. All four of them are so talented…..    Ol Gwyneth Paltrow is one lucky woman ;c)  

So after it was all over, and we were totally shocked and awwwed, we found our car, sat in traffic for 30 mins getting out of the parking lot, made it back to the hotel and managed to get into bed by 1, only to get our wake up call at 5am so that we could make our 8 am flight.  Touched down here in Portland at 10am, jetted home, started cooking the feast, and then ate our hearts out, and literally I am keeping my eyelids open with toothpicks. Chances are some of this blog will make no sense…. But I’m not even going to edit it, just hit “publish”……… In closing, I just want to say that I am SO very thankful for SO many things. But I’m most thankful at this very moment that the kids are in bed, the kitchen is cleaned and my bed is callin’ my name!! Goodnight and Happy Thanksgiving!!I I wonder if Neen will put up her Christmas tree tomorrow…?? ha ha

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