Snow and My Rock and Roll Lifestyle...

So it finally snowed here! It looks so pretty but the roads are pretty bad. Even the garbage truck was slipping and sliding on our street. We are all safe and snuggled in here at home. Jim is working from home this morning which is so nice. Natalie didn't have school anyway today, so she is still in her jammies reading a book.

It started to snow when Kim and I were on our way home from the concert we went to last night. She called me about 6:30ish last night and asked me if I wanted to go to a Howard Jones concert, and if I could pick her up at 7:15! Who the heck is Howard Jones?? I had no clue, but it sounded like a fun and spontaneous thing to do with my friend. Natalie, the techie that she is, immediately looked up Howard Jones on itunes... and I recognized a few songs from the 80's! What do you know. So I was off... with no make up, frizzed out hair and leaving the dinner dishes for my family to clean up. I called Kim to bring along a hat for me ;) I called Shauna to tell her what a crazy girl I was being. She got a big kick out little old me being so spontaneous!

The concert was at the Aladdin Theatre in SE Portland. What a cool little place. We got there early enough to have pretty good seats... it was general admission. We were surrounded by 40 somethings that looked just like us... remembering the 80s and its music fondly. And the good news is that Howard Jones got old just like us! Woo Hoo! 

He was a great performer... really a crack up too. Kim and I sat there and laughed and laughed. It was great. At one point he had the audience singing three different songs to the same tune... it was so fun and crazy! I think I recognized about 3 or 4 of his songs, but the others were pretty darn good too.

Kim... thank you for thinking of me and inviting me. I won't forget that night for quite some time. It was a blast, and it was awesome to spend time with you. You are a great friend. Long live rock and roll!!!