The 14 year wait is over!

The weekend is over and it's already Monday.

If you're like me, you don't have this day off.

But if you are really like me you're home sick. Blah!

I had a good weekend full of friends.

We all hung out Saturday night at Grand Canal.

Cocktails with friends are always nice.

I also saw Katie there!

We are serious babes.

Needless to say, it was a fun night and I was happy to get home and sleep.

Sunday was a lazy day full of rest before seeing Hanson!

I needed to get myself together to go meet Jillian. This included coffee and food.

I finally went to Rosie's. It smelt like heaven in there.

I had a pumpkin spice iced coffee and had to sample their brownies on the counter.

They were super delicious. I usually don't order sweet things but maybe I'd consider on my next trip in there.

There will be another.

I made it to Jillian and more importantly, we made it to Hanson at the House of Blues.

I'm a firm believe that good things come to those wait. I waited 14 years to see them in concert.

It was well worth my years of wait.

I was a serious super fan and my entire room was decked out in Hanson. I had my mother buy every single Tiger Beat magazine with them on the cover. I had books, movies and even their Christmas CD. It's still one of my favorite holiday albums.

It was so fun and a great location. The bad news was that I was super sick.

I had to stay in the back for the most part because I was getting sick every few minutes.

It was awful. I didn't want to vomit on any one's feet in the crowd so I stayed away until I felt better.

I got a second wind when they started to sing MmmBop. Yep, they sang it.

While they don't sound like 13 year old pubescent boys anymore, they are actually really awesome and chill guys.

After the show, we waited around and guess what happened to me?

Zach Hanson came out to meet people. I looked like hell and probably smelt of vomit. But- it was worth the wait. He was super nice and met with all the fans. Honestly- I didn't really say much. I had the picture snapped and it was time to retire home.

Kids- dreams do come true. After years and years I finally made it to a show. Honestly- I'd probably go to another one. They were really great and their newer music is really good stuff.

Today- I'm home sick. I am pretty much the worst sick person because:

1- I can't sit still and I do things all day long in the apt.

2- I don't sleep as much as I should.

3- I feel guilty.This is the big one for me. I could be on my death bed and I still think I should go to work. No matter what.

Goods News and Bad News

Bad News: The weekend is over.

Good News: Monday is over.

I had a great weekend. I finished the weekend off with a Ray.

Ray LaMontagne that is! We checked into Life is Good. And Life was still good.

I got moves.

I had another sandwich from the Clover Food Truck.

This time it was an Egg and Eggplant. It was divine!

It was a hard boiled egg, sliced eggplant, some veggies and some sort of dressing. It was tasty goodness in a pita. Then it was time to grab and beer and get to the stage! We wanted a good seat for Ray!

Close enough? We watched the Levon Helm Band first.

I think my parents probably like them. Levon is a legendary man. I had more fun watching than I thought I would. It was a good idea to get there early because Ray came out early!

I think Ray is a handsome man. He actually reminds me of my brother. A man of few words but clearly so intelligent and has great taste in music. He has real talent and just loves music... not the money or the fame it comes with.

He came back out to perform on his own and it was incredible. Totally different from the night before where I jumped so much that I lost 3lbs (these lbs were replaced by ice cream later).

Ray really rocked it. When he played "Let it be me", goosebumps covered my arms and I almost cried. Literally- that is how excited I was.

He wore that classy hat. Sorry the pic is a bit blurry.. he likes to move a lot. He bends at the knees to dig deep for the raspy notes. It was a fantastic show. Life was so good all weekend.

I even scored a ton of Lara Bars. I love love love Lara Bars. I am a big fan because I can read the ingredients. They have from 2 to 8 ingredients a bar. Cherry Pie is my current fav. Look at the loot I picked up!

Plenty of bars for my gym visits!

Today was a busy Monday at work. Prepping for meetings.

I squeezed in a delicious lunch.

Giant salad. This is pretty much what I had for dinner as well.

It is a short week for me. This weekend is Kayla and Jason's wedding! Wahoo!

My parents also acquired a new dog this weekend. His name is Bruno. This is their idea of helping us cope with the loss of Winnie. Thing is- Winnie is still alive. So it's more like a distraction while Winnie passes away. Other thing is- I'm not distracted. Now I'm just worried about our new dog being just as depressed as my other 2 dogs when it does happen.

Life is good.

This weekend is good. Full of fun times.

I headed to Life is Good fest yesterday afternoon. It was a blast.

There were so many freebies. We had our fill of food and freebies. I also had some delicious beers. I found out that Magic Hat #9 is my new favorite (ok not my favorite because Guinness holds that place in my heart.)

We had some fun before the music happened. Lots of funny photos.

I had a chickpea fritter sandwich from the Clover food truck. Finally! I've been talking about this silly truck forever now and I found it!

It was a really awesome day. A festival full of good vibes... this is right up my alley. Plus the whole festival is about doing good for people and the planet. I love that!

We also watched some music. I'm super hooked on the Avett Brothers. They were the whole reason I wanted to attend this festival. They were incredible! I was screaming, dancing and jumping like a crazy person.

I love a good Banjo.

We had the best time. We finished up by screaming and yelling the whole car ride home. It was a serious positive vibe experience.

This morning I woke up still feeling positive. I went for a run. It was terrible. Honestly. I learned the following lessons:

1- Don't eat a big breakfast and run 30 mins after.

2- Drink plenty of water before. I cup of coffee and a swig of water won't work.

But at least I got out there and did it. I packed money for a coffee stop on my way home. I stopped at 1369 of course. Delightful per usual.

I'm getting ready now to head out to day 2 of Life is Good. Life really is good.  Check out what I got in the mail.

I received a free sample of mascara and lip stain from InStyle Magazine. Awesome!

I had a little baby lunch today so I could save room for beer and Lara Bar and Chobani samples!

Are you feeling good today?