Utah in less than 24 hours!

Okay, so I'm a little crazy and I planned a trip a while back to Utah and this Tuesday and Wednesday I took that trip! The trip came about when I realized that Damien Rice was going to be performing at UVSC. I got super excited, called my friend Emily and we bought our tickets. I wasn't even in Utah for a full 24 hours but it was sooooo worth it!

I rented a car and when the guy found out that I was in Utah for a concert he said, "Well, if you're going to a concert you're going to need a Hot car huh?" I agreed and he replied, " How does a Mustang sound?" I think they could see the excitement on my face without me even having to say anything because the girl next to him was like, "Maybe you should purchase that extra insurance...don't have too much fun!" So, I was off and driving in style!

My first stop was to have lunch with my friend Whitney. I hadn't seen her since I lived in Utah so it was super fun to catch up!

This is me with my fun car! Don't we look good together!

Emily and I super excited before the concert!

Okay, so the concert was amazing! I loved every minute of it and Damien really didn't swear all that much, besides...when he did say the "F" word it came out with more of a "feck" sound then the actual word; he's Irish. (sorry if I just made everyone hear the "F" word in their heads).

Anyway he was really funny and it was almost like I was watching story tellers from VH1 because he would say what the song was about before he sang it and it made you love the song so much more. He had the greatest voice and sounded so amazing! I love the hardcore emotion of his songs and let me tell you, he doesn't hold back! He even did an acoustic of Blowers Daughter which was amazing! He unplugged everything and sang it without the microphone!

We had great seats and even better ones when he came back out for the encore and told everyone to come a little closer. As soon as he said that, Emily and I bounded over the barricade and ran straight to the front!

My one regret is that I didn't bring my camera into the concert. The good thing is that almost half the people there DID so I was able to find a few pictures on the web from the show. The video in the next post I found on You tube so you all could see just how great it was!

Vivian the cello player

Damien Rocking out with his band!

Emily and I were super hungry after the concert so we were definitely thinking Arby's!

Emily had the coolest glasses! I loved them and really wished I wore glasses just so I could buy some awesome green ones! I just had to show you guys!
All in all, a great trip to Utah filled with great music, hot cars and great friends!

A look inside the concert!

The First video isn't very close but the sound is reall good. It's Damien singing Delicate.

The Second video is of Vivian, the cello player in the band. The song is super cute/funny and I loved it!

The third video is Damien singing Cannonball. Emily and I were a lot closer than the person who took the video but it is still great! If you look really close you can sort of see Emily and I when the camera moves to the right to allow you to see the base player. Gosh it's great to be tall!

Love, Love, Love It !

Okay, as I have said before I am not a big reader but MY GOSH I LOVE THESE BOOKS!!! I started reading these about 3 weeks ago and I have finished the first one and am in the middle of the second one. I can't put them down. If you haven't picked the books up you really need to. Believe me, you wont regret it. If you are anything like me you might be a little tired...I can't help but stay up until the early hours of the morning reading. Consider yourselves warned! Now, go out and get these books!

Party Like A Rock Star

Just a little forewarning...The following pictures are not happy pictures, you may feel free to laugh as hard as you want (I sure did) but while taking the pictures I just couldn't bring myself to smile and ruin the mood of the person I had become!



So, here is the story...I was suppose to go out with an old friend from High school the other night. We were suppose to go get diner, so at 5:30 p.m. when I still hadn't heard from him I decided to make the best of my night alone. Now don't be too sad for me, while I was looking forward to seeing my old friend I ended up having a blast by myself! I made myself the greatest diner ever! Cafe Rio style salad (I even had the recipe for their dressing) and corn on the cob. I sat down, enjoyed my dinner and started to watch a little MTV. This show came on called sweet 16, it's normally about spoiled brat children who have these unreal 16th birthday parties. This particular episode was a girl who had cancer who had won a sweet 16 birthday. The theme of her party was "Party Like a Rock Star" so, I watched. At the end of her party one of my favorite bands, My Chemical Romance, came out and sang a few songs. I then remembered that I had promised Shelly that I would Mohawk my hair for her and take pictures and this seamed like the perfect time to do it. My thought process was, "If I am going to Mohawk my hair then I am going to do it right and really get into it!" So, I did a little taping, painting and these are the results!

I could be the next band member of My Chemical Romance with this look! Now watch the progression.

First Mohawk the Hair..............Check!

I was seriously surprised by how easy it was to do. I mean I used a lot of hairspray and some sumo tech but that's it! Like I said, I had to look tough.



Okay, maybe not completely tough!





Next, Taping! I learned this from watching an interview with My Chemical Romance and it worked really well. You tape the top and bottom of your face and then paint in between. I don't think you are suppose to use blue duck tape though...It hurt really bad taking it off. I was laughing and crying all at the same time!

Ta Da! All finished!
Now, It's time to ROCK!!!

I've got the look, I've got the attitude...I just need the talent and the Fans! (Ha,ha,ha) Maybe in another life! Until then I'm having a blast pretending! I bet my friend was sad he missed out on this night of fun.....Or maybe grateful! (ha,ha,ha)