I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Sunday, August 7, 2011

[This title is dedicated to Carlee] You Raise Me Up (August 6)

  • Josh Groban concert! It was fantastic. More than I liked him singing (I can hear him do that on the albums) was watching his musicians. They are practically dancers, the way they move with their instruments, and it's amazing. I especially loved the string players and the percussionist. Also, Josh Groban is HILARIOUS. I love hearing him talk. Memorable quotes from the evening:
    • "You guys paid a lot of money to be here, the least I can do is sing my ass off for you. Well, a slice of it. I have to save some of it for the rest of the tour."
    • "May your Prince Charming ride in on a golden jabberwocky."
    • "May you drink milk for as long as possible. I never woke up on the floor naked from milk..."
  • Another great thing about the concert is that Carlee and Krystle and I actually were together and having an awesome celebration for Friendiversary! Lots of times Carlee is in Mali or we are at camp and can't really celebrate. It was fun to be at the concert because we didn't care what people thought of us, so we were talking about whatever and dressed in comfy clothes and talking to people around us. I don't know about them, but I don't often do that...it was nice to let go.
  • Downtown Grand Rapids is a really nice little city setting.
  • I think being a sound engineer or a lighting designer would be awesome. I don't know if I'd be good at either of those, but they are definitely on my list of very cool jobs.
  • This weekend has been a great celebration weekend - our Friendiversary, Phil and RJ's Friendiversary, Phil and Kristin's anniversary, Linus' birthday - and I love it :) (Now if only Carlee weren't en route to FL for an undisclosed amount of time :( )
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  1. CarleeAugust 12, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Just read this... JG was fun! So glad that we were able to go!

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