- the Foo Fighters concert was most excellent. if you ever have the opportunity to see them perform do it. you won't be disappointed. they put on an amazing show.
- it was like getting 2 concerts in one--there was the loud rockin' grunge portion you'd expect and then they lowered another stage at the other end of the runway where they performed an acoustic portion...both equally fabulous
- our seats were so close that with my binoculars i could tell you what color boxers Mr. Grohl was wearing that evening...when he lifted his guitar up in the air at one point they were peaking out from his pants
- Dave Grohl has got to be one of the most likable people in rock & roll. how can you not like Dave Grohl?
- that being said I was a little worried about the young children (11-14 years old) attending the concert with their parents. i hoped their parents had seen Dave perform and knew beforehand that he likes to use a lot of what we like to call in our home 'grown up words'...if not they were in for a big surprise.
- that little Chris Shifflet has got to be one of the cutest things I've ever seen...he was sportin' the scruffy look...I liked it.
- Pat Smear was there performing with them and that was an exciting treat
- performing before the Foo Fighters were both Against Me (never heard of them before that night) and Jimmy Eat World
- i'm about to seriously date myself with this next comment--i thought against me had a very 80's hair band sound (Ratt, Cinderella, Poison, the Scorpions)...i half expected them bust into Round and Round at any moment
- T knows a guy who used to play with Jimmy Eat World before they became famous
- the B-Dog didn't like the Foo Fighter wrist band i bought him at the concert...damn it...i told him he could just give it back then but he won't
- we meet up with some co-workers of T's from the Dallas branch for happy hour before the concert...i was dreading it but it turned out to be a lot of fun
- i heart IKEA...this was my first trip to an IKEA and I fell in love immediately
- i heart Forever 21...man, what excellent prices
- i bought 2 hats at Forever 21...one of them is a fedora...not sure when and with what I'm going to wear it but it was calling to me
- P.F. Chang's rocks...and their Great Wall of Chocolate cake is to die for
- my mom and I went to our first dinner/movie theater...how cool is it to go to a theater with a full menu...including a bar...and sit there watching the movie while eating your meal...does life get any better than that
- i saw both Juno and Michael Clayton while in Dallas
- i heart Juno
- Anthropologie had both it's highs and it's lows: highs--adorable clothes that i fell in love with, so many cute skirts that i wish i could have purchased, a few shirts that i really, really wanted too, wonderful service from women who knew their stuff. lows--good god those prices, YIKES, i can't wear their dresses, i had to go up 1-2 sizes in their dresses to accommodate the fact that i actually have boobs, going up that many sizes meant the bottom portion of the dress looked like a tent that swallowed me right up...it just didn't work, i can't wear their pants...i'm WAY to short, i noticed a petite line at the web site but not at the store
- we found a bakery in the Highland Park area that I swear makes the best cookies I've tasted in a long, long time
- we also found a flower shop i fell in love with...but whose prices were just as bad as anthropologie's
- i heart World Market and can't wait until the one they're currently building here is complete
- P.F. Chang's is even better as left overs...and how can you not love the cute little take home containers they put your food in
- the Traders Village was a let down...not the kind of flea market I was hoping for
- but while there I collected a zip lock baggie full of smashed bottle caps (see last Monday's random post)...and i could have found more had i had time to scour the rest of the massive parking lot
- shopping in Granbury was probably my favorite portion of the trip...other than the concert of course...and maybe P.F. Chang's
- i think i may have gained 10 pounds while i was gone...i ate entirely too much
- i didn't write a single poem while i was away...but i did take tons of pics
- and finally, i did come home with a new member of the family...check in tomorrow...
Girl this trip is so totally awsome and rad. Man I wish I had been there with you.
Love you
Posted by: Thea | February 01, 2008 at 05:21 AM
I heart Juno too, and congrats on your newest family member - what a beauty :)
Posted by: Angela | January 30, 2008 at 11:54 AM
i love, love this post! so much fun to read this stream of thought in this list. sounds like a pretty fantastic time!
Posted by: liz elayne | January 29, 2008 at 11:05 PM
I agree with you regarding Anthropologie and their clothes....I don't even look...I just go straight for all the home goods stuff !!
We eat at PF changs almost every Sunday night...it's a sickness we have !!
World Market has the best TEA ever !! I highly suggest trying the almond vanilla or is it vanilla almond ? anyhow, it's the bomb !!! Especially when you add a splash of no-fat french vanilla creamer !!!
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Posted by: Beth | January 29, 2008 at 07:56 PM
this is a fantastic list!
what a great trip,
i am so envious!
and so curious...new member of the family???
:0)
Posted by: gkgirl | January 29, 2008 at 11:13 AM
dig pf changs, ditto on anthropology prices, but to buy a dish towel makes me happy. i love dave grohl. why would anyone take kids to a concert like that.
and...did you get a puppy?????
glad you had a fabulous time.
Posted by: kelly | January 29, 2008 at 08:09 AM
I love and good list and you never disappoint! I'm insanely jealous that you saw the Foo's - the concert was sold out in minutes here and I lament everytime I see their concert in print and then those italic words...sold out. pfft.
Anthro is an amazing store and their prices, pfft. I wait for sales and sometimes, I really score. The sizing is weird, that's all I'll say.
It sounds like a fantastic trip this weekend honey, I'm glad you had so much fun. xo
Posted by: kristen | January 29, 2008 at 04:18 AM
i'm so glad you had a wonderful trip. i like the list format. it reminds me to think about all the lovely details that make up an adventure. looking forward to meeting the new family member!
Posted by: amy | January 29, 2008 at 12:11 AM
So glad you had a fabulous time. My dream of dreams has come true and I think I'm going to see my beloved Over the Rhine next week - oh, let us pray to the gods of concerts that all will work out. Your weekend sounds just chock full of GOODNESS and WONDERFULNESS and I can think of NO ONE who deserves it more.
As for the member of the family...dang it! Tomorrow I shall be beating down your blog door...
Posted by: Sam | January 28, 2008 at 08:20 PM