my finished cape!

So, I went with the heart fabric instead of the leopard print. I think it makes the cape look a little bit more fun...or...less intimidating than the leopard print would've made it.(not the best pics, but you get the idea)
 

While I'm at it, This is the nerdy shirt I wore under it...

Sunday & it's Raining!

It's cold, the wind is whirling things around, the rain's coming down & I love it...
Right now, it is the perfect background to my sitting on the sofa surrounded by blankets and fabrics as I go through my pictures from Vegas and decide whether or not to use this heart fabric to replace the hood lining in my new cape...I think YES!

day on the Oregon coast...

Our day exploring parts of the Oregon coast may have to be blamed on our insomnia and  this article on Yahoo! (top 10 coolest small towns). Well, since Astoria, OR was #2 and it's only a little more than an hour away from us, we decided to just make a day of it. We would see all those "tourist" spots we tried so hard to avoid. Since our journey started at around 5:30 am, we planned our route around exploring the small town of Astoria, the beaches, aquarium, arcade, and shopping of Seaside, the Tillamook cheese (and ice cream!!) factory of Tillamook, and the Oregon State Fair.  5:30am to about 10pm + traveling = longest day ever, but with great views!

Astoria mural along the river.

 New JCP merchandise with a classic facade.

  One of the many cute store fronts.

 Astoria riverfront.

The Astoria column. By far the most touristy of our stops but the view from the top is amazing.

 One hundred and sixty-some step, spiral staircase to the top.

A couple rest stops along the way.

 The famed Victor at the Seaside Aquarium. Who suffered a fatal blow as a result of being dropped to the ground while a thief attempted to run away with him.

 Some more aquarium friends.

 Some views and stops along the way to Tillamook!

 Tillamook! (obviously) The place was actually quite interesting. Cheese sampling and a good time watching a factory line machine malfunction while enjoying ice cream cones. Although we did manage to make it to the State Fair around 7pm, we were both tired and a little cranky for photo ops.

in the moment you can't think of camera adjustments or quality...

Oh Thursday, I don't believe anyone could explain it. Words just couldn't cover it. Really, Wild Nothing??! REALLY?!?! I wish you could have seen how much we really enjoyed & appreciated it. Flying from Portland, paying for a hotel room and walking a mile in more than 90 degree Utah heat to see Wild Nothing...I would have sailed the 7 seas to hear that voice. (I've written about them before, we know how I feel about their music, so I'll stop myself there) Well, one more comment: I could never compare the two but Wild Nothing gives me the same feeling I got when I first heard Jarvis Cocker so long ago...
Bright Eyes. I should have taken more/better photos, but between the singing/dancing/love sharing, it slipped.
Sad and fun...lovely and exciting....
everyone went through so many different emotions in those hours and towards the end it just got a little crazy! the first time they left the stage, some of the crowd started leaving, but Conor and the rest of the band came back for a couple more and they left again as did more of the crowd. When they came back for the third time, a large amount of the crowd had gone and things started getting, well....bras were being thrown and hung from mic stands, Conor going all O.G. while introducing the band...him jumping into the crowd...they showed up for sure. Till the last second...most def, Conor, most def.

 

bad quality but it's a memory none the less. 

I was dancing a bit, at least you can't hear me singing...

I've got to say, for some reason it was taken to a different level when Conor took his sunglasses and button-up shirt off. Like he was more comfortable or at ease and we all felt it.   
This is one of the many that are already on youtube. It's just way better than mine with everyone singing way too loudly in the the background.

thursday & friday...

 

 -taking off from the Portland airport; one of my favorite airports

-checking in at hotel in Downtown SLC; hotels are the best part of going anywhere

-thursday night's Twilight Concert; wild nothing & bright eyes

-map of Salt Lake City Downtown; where we'll spend all of Friday