10 years ago today I was 27 and traveling the Eastern US selling Christian music. Oh the fun of my youth! Did I just admit my age? Yes! Today I am 37. Only 3 short years from the big "4-0"! Being in the
Christian music industry was filled with many live concerts and meeting artist. Good times! I haven't attended a live concert in a few years.
I was thrilled to recieve an early birthday gift from my little sisters, Renee and Kaitlyn. Tickets to see
Jason Mraz. I love his acoustic driven tunes.
We started our celebration off by going to an early dinner at The Macaroni Grill in downtown Portland, Oregon. The
Macaroni Grill (MG) is an up scale version of The Olive Garden. The MG had great ambiance and yummy food. The waiter, who we thoroughly embarrassed by asking for a photo with Renee, sang happy birthday to me in Italian. Just the dinner alone was an event; fun and full of laughter.
I love the City of Portland. It has unique amenities and fun modes of transportation. Kate wanted to park by Lloyd center and take the
Max to save on parking. It was a short 3 minute ride to The Rose Garden. We arrived an hour early to get settled and do a little people watching. We were thrilled with our seats which were located directly behind the floor seating and just ten rows up from the ground. We thought it was odd that all the rows in front of us were empty. Little did we know of the special birthday gift Jason had planned: )
He sang many old and new favorites. But the real excitement came at intermission when Jason Mraz disappeared. He was escorted through the lower tunnels of the
Rose Quarter to a small makeshift stage smack in front of us!!! Kate began pulling my arm, while Nae shoved me from behind! I grabbed my purse and down we went. Nothing between Mraz and us but a security guard! He did a 3 song set that
swooned Renee to tears! It was fun to be up close and personal.
Anyway, it was a fun evening and I was honored Renee and Kaitlyn thought so highly of me to give me such a wonderful birthday gift.
Thanks sisters!
Angela
It was a beautiful sunny day when Mr. and Mrs. S tied the knot! What a joyous occasion. One highlight of their wedding was the inclusion of their Chihuahua "Toby". It was so cute to see the pup in his tux.
