A heart full of song
First, I want all the ladies on my buddy list and all the gents who have a lady to buy things for to go check out my friend Kirsti's jewelry shop.
She sells adorable beaded necklaces and earrings, and some bead mixes she selects herself so you can make your own necklaces. The cherry earrings are my favorite.
It has been a few days since I updated, and a few notable things have come to pass. Last Thursday, my family (including the two out of town cousins) all went to the Village Theater in Issaquah to see Les Miserables. It was a production by their summer Kidstage program, which puts on a show with 6th-12th graders. Because it was a kids' production, we didn't expect much...but I was blown away. I cannot believe there are that many talented kids in Washington. Les Mis has a lot of lead roles, and every one of them was incredibly talented. The sets were wonderful as well. Les Mis is no small undertaking, with the variety of different sets, several of which have to be able to rotate. I was completely delighted with the performance and the show itself. Despite my love of musicals and fauxperas, I had never seen the show or heard the soundtrack, but now I adore it. When I told Ryan about the show, he, as a huge Les Mis fan, decided to go and...well, what the hell, I went with him to see it again. I have now secured the soundtrack and am memorizing it quickly, as is my nature.
Friday was Nickel Creek day! Aaron and I saw them at Marymoor Park, and it was awesome. Aside from fat lazy Americans with their picnic blankets getting mad at us for dancing, we had a marvelous time. Sarah covered "Short People" again, which is just too adorable. Their onstage banter was, as usual, witty and cute. Aaron and I waltzed during "Jealous of the Moon" (I knew that dragging him around the kitchen in 3/4 time when we were kids would pay off someday). They played a medley of "The Fox" and "The Weight" and one other song I can't remember now as their finale. Then the encore...oh, yes. Their encores are always awesome. Chris came out and played a Bach piece on his mandolin, which was amazing. Then Sean played a song from his solo album, Sarah covered that Linda Ronstadt song "Different Drum," and their touring bassist, Mark Schatz, came out from behind his upright to play a song from his solo album on banjo, accompanied by the band. Then they all played a song from Chris' upcoming solo album, which has me slavvering for it more than ever. Mark your calendars, folks! Chris Thile's How to Grow a Woman From the Ground is out September 12!
Last night after work I went to the old homestead and had dinner with my sister and my grandfather. I try to see him often, but it's very hard...half the time, it seems like he doesn't even try to listen to what we're saying. We went up to his apartment afterwards to visit, but his hearing aid went on the fritz and he couldn't hear a word we were saying, so after about a half hour we went home. I stayed late and watched part of the A&E version of Pride & Prejudice with my mom and sister. I have never read the book or seen any of the adaptations, but so far I adore it! It is one of Esti's favorite books, so I'll have to borrow it from her when we finish the video. Afterwards, Esti and I spoke in haughty British accents and used words like "quite" a lot. We used to do the same thing when we were kids watching the BCC Chronicles of Narnia videos. Good times.
sarah: Just so you know, I added you and Pat to the "Seattle" section of my buddy list, so now you guys have to move back here
sageknives: we will
sageknives: or paris
sarah: Pfft, Paris is overrated
sageknives: sure sure
sageknives: been there, have you?
sarah: Oh yes, I often summer on the continent
sarah: Paris is so gauche these days
sageknives: whatever
She sells adorable beaded necklaces and earrings, and some bead mixes she selects herself so you can make your own necklaces. The cherry earrings are my favorite.
It has been a few days since I updated, and a few notable things have come to pass. Last Thursday, my family (including the two out of town cousins) all went to the Village Theater in Issaquah to see Les Miserables. It was a production by their summer Kidstage program, which puts on a show with 6th-12th graders. Because it was a kids' production, we didn't expect much...but I was blown away. I cannot believe there are that many talented kids in Washington. Les Mis has a lot of lead roles, and every one of them was incredibly talented. The sets were wonderful as well. Les Mis is no small undertaking, with the variety of different sets, several of which have to be able to rotate. I was completely delighted with the performance and the show itself. Despite my love of musicals and fauxperas, I had never seen the show or heard the soundtrack, but now I adore it. When I told Ryan about the show, he, as a huge Les Mis fan, decided to go and...well, what the hell, I went with him to see it again. I have now secured the soundtrack and am memorizing it quickly, as is my nature.
Friday was Nickel Creek day! Aaron and I saw them at Marymoor Park, and it was awesome. Aside from fat lazy Americans with their picnic blankets getting mad at us for dancing, we had a marvelous time. Sarah covered "Short People" again, which is just too adorable. Their onstage banter was, as usual, witty and cute. Aaron and I waltzed during "Jealous of the Moon" (I knew that dragging him around the kitchen in 3/4 time when we were kids would pay off someday). They played a medley of "The Fox" and "The Weight" and one other song I can't remember now as their finale. Then the encore...oh, yes. Their encores are always awesome. Chris came out and played a Bach piece on his mandolin, which was amazing. Then Sean played a song from his solo album, Sarah covered that Linda Ronstadt song "Different Drum," and their touring bassist, Mark Schatz, came out from behind his upright to play a song from his solo album on banjo, accompanied by the band. Then they all played a song from Chris' upcoming solo album, which has me slavvering for it more than ever. Mark your calendars, folks! Chris Thile's How to Grow a Woman From the Ground is out September 12!
Last night after work I went to the old homestead and had dinner with my sister and my grandfather. I try to see him often, but it's very hard...half the time, it seems like he doesn't even try to listen to what we're saying. We went up to his apartment afterwards to visit, but his hearing aid went on the fritz and he couldn't hear a word we were saying, so after about a half hour we went home. I stayed late and watched part of the A&E version of Pride & Prejudice with my mom and sister. I have never read the book or seen any of the adaptations, but so far I adore it! It is one of Esti's favorite books, so I'll have to borrow it from her when we finish the video. Afterwards, Esti and I spoke in haughty British accents and used words like "quite" a lot. We used to do the same thing when we were kids watching the BCC Chronicles of Narnia videos. Good times.
sarah: Just so you know, I added you and Pat to the "Seattle" section of my buddy list, so now you guys have to move back here
sageknives: we will
sageknives: or paris
sarah: Pfft, Paris is overrated
sageknives: sure sure
sageknives: been there, have you?
sarah: Oh yes, I often summer on the continent
sarah: Paris is so gauche these days
sageknives: whatever