So this past weekend I went to a Jason Aldean concert. It was another great concert. I swear, though, they go by so fast!
The concert opened with the JaneDear Girls. They were fine, not too bad. One of the chicks liked to wiggle her bum a LOT!They weren't out there for very long! Next up was Eric Church. He did really great. I do wish he had played the stage a little bit. He seemed to stay in one spot the entire time and not move around a whole lot. He did, however, get really into his songs. He really showed some emotion in his songs. He felt what he was singing. It was cool.
Jason was great! As always! I love seeing him perform. He really gets into his performance. He plays the stage and gets the entire place going. Everyone gets into it. I had a great spot right by the stage. I do wish I had a better camera b/c my phone didn't really cut it. I did have my regular camera there, but the battery ran out so I didn't get that many pics with it. On my phone, the lights were so bright you couldn't really see faces in the pictures. A little frustrating, but I am not worried about it.
Next time I see Jason, I promised my son I would take him. I have seen Jason three times now and had great seats (well standing spots...lol) each time. I am greatful for that. My son, though, loves Jason Aldean and can sing pretty much every song of Jason's word for word. So I think if he comes back around here I will try and get some front row seats (actual chairs) for us to sit in so he can see him live. I think my son would absolutly love that. I do worry about his age and the noise and stuff, but I think if I take some ear plugs or something that will help if he has some issues.
On another note, I am super ready to get my vacation time....I don't get anymore vacation time until April :( frustrating. I am ready to figure out what I want to do with my vacation. It will probably be my last on for a while. If I get into the program that I need to get into it starts in August and that means that I will need to quit my job. :) While this is something I REALLY want, it does mean I will lose my benefits---this includes vacations. When I get a new job I will have to start that all over again. I have been with my company now almost 4yrs (ok, 4yrs in April) and I get 2 wks of vacation. I love vacation! Oh well, I can't stay somewhere I am not happy at just for the vacation. So I plan on living up my last two vacations once I know I am in the program. I will have from April to August to use two weeks. We will see what the future holds. Right now, I feel I am in an awesome place and know that my life is headed in the right direction!!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Distracted
As I sit at my computer I am surrounded by mounds of memories.
Today, as I was at work, my husband cleaned the house up for me. He even cleaned off our desk and got the laptop all set up. Since I have 2 online classes for the spring sememster, I need a place to do my work. I am very greatful for this.Now as I sit down to start the semester I am having one problem: My desk is surrounded by papers and books from the past.
I pulled out one of the books and in it was a weeks worth of daycare daily sheets. The week in question? My oldest son's first week at the daycare. It even had his little 2month old feet prints on one of the pages. It took me back to that very week. I felt a little sense of sadness, yet overwhelming happiness. My oldest child was a wonderful baby. He hardly ever cried, even when he had all his ear infections. He was my light...still is even though he will be 5 very soon! Anyway, I am sad because I miss the baby he was. I am happy because I get to see God's handiwork, a human life, grow and learn. He has learned so much in these past (almost 5) years. He is such a happy, out going, lively little boy...excuse me, big boy. He likes to show me new things he learned and he loves to learn new things all the time. He can be a lot to handle some days. But even on his worst days I know I wouldn't trade him for anything at all. He is my life and he keeps me going. Kids have a way of doing that. Its amazing to think of how he started out, and now look at him. I remember the fist ultrasound, nothing but a little peanut looking thing. I am overwhelmed with gratitude that he is such a strong and healthy boy.
As I look around I find my planner. My planner from back in the day. I unzip it, it has 2 college id's in it. My one from 2002, my first year in college. The other was when I transfered, for one semester, to another college, fall of 2005. Geez, crazy seeing those. I thought they were lost forever. I look through the calender and it has listed Eider's baptism date and my cousin's birthday. November 2006. What a busy month that was.
Next, I see my high school year book. Hmmmm, there are two of them. I open one up and realize it was my best friends. I do not recall how I ended up with it, but maybe I should message her and let her know I have it. She may want it back. Inside its filled with lots of memories and life lessons. I remember taking my senior picture, I remember the football field. Lots of memories were left behind in those halls and yet, when I open the yearbook they all come flooding back!
Its amazing how such a small, tight, confined space can hold so many memories. Memories I will forever treasure. I see art work from both my boys, employment stuff from when I first started my job, pictures, books, medical histories...so many things. They all take me back to different periods in time! Each one of these memories helped shape and mold me into who I am today. As I look around I realize just how truly blessed I am. I thank God for all these memories and can only hope He allows me to create many many more new memoires!
Today, as I was at work, my husband cleaned the house up for me. He even cleaned off our desk and got the laptop all set up. Since I have 2 online classes for the spring sememster, I need a place to do my work. I am very greatful for this.Now as I sit down to start the semester I am having one problem: My desk is surrounded by papers and books from the past.
I pulled out one of the books and in it was a weeks worth of daycare daily sheets. The week in question? My oldest son's first week at the daycare. It even had his little 2month old feet prints on one of the pages. It took me back to that very week. I felt a little sense of sadness, yet overwhelming happiness. My oldest child was a wonderful baby. He hardly ever cried, even when he had all his ear infections. He was my light...still is even though he will be 5 very soon! Anyway, I am sad because I miss the baby he was. I am happy because I get to see God's handiwork, a human life, grow and learn. He has learned so much in these past (almost 5) years. He is such a happy, out going, lively little boy...excuse me, big boy. He likes to show me new things he learned and he loves to learn new things all the time. He can be a lot to handle some days. But even on his worst days I know I wouldn't trade him for anything at all. He is my life and he keeps me going. Kids have a way of doing that. Its amazing to think of how he started out, and now look at him. I remember the fist ultrasound, nothing but a little peanut looking thing. I am overwhelmed with gratitude that he is such a strong and healthy boy.
As I look around I find my planner. My planner from back in the day. I unzip it, it has 2 college id's in it. My one from 2002, my first year in college. The other was when I transfered, for one semester, to another college, fall of 2005. Geez, crazy seeing those. I thought they were lost forever. I look through the calender and it has listed Eider's baptism date and my cousin's birthday. November 2006. What a busy month that was.
Next, I see my high school year book. Hmmmm, there are two of them. I open one up and realize it was my best friends. I do not recall how I ended up with it, but maybe I should message her and let her know I have it. She may want it back. Inside its filled with lots of memories and life lessons. I remember taking my senior picture, I remember the football field. Lots of memories were left behind in those halls and yet, when I open the yearbook they all come flooding back!
Its amazing how such a small, tight, confined space can hold so many memories. Memories I will forever treasure. I see art work from both my boys, employment stuff from when I first started my job, pictures, books, medical histories...so many things. They all take me back to different periods in time! Each one of these memories helped shape and mold me into who I am today. As I look around I realize just how truly blessed I am. I thank God for all these memories and can only hope He allows me to create many many more new memoires!
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