I really am quite the slacker...

...when it comes to updating this blog. I don't know what it is but I feel like I always need to have pictures in here and then I don't feel like uploading them and blah, blah blah.

So anyway, just a few updates for now:

- Family drama: not going to get into any details, but for a good week my stomach was in knots and I was totally stressed out.

- Cheeto is still peeing on the floor (although nothing last night). We've taken him to another vet and they did xrays and didn't find any kidney/bladder stones or anything so that was good. I guess since he does have some spinal issues, the vet is thinking that maybe he's having some loss of control in the bladder so we're trying a medicine that is supposed to tighten those muscles up.

- Work has been keeping me busy so that's good. Although since I switched teams I feel like I'm back at square one and I'll never be able to catch up and become a "subject matter expert" in my field. I know it all takes time, but I tend to stress myself out about that kind of crap. I don't bring it home with me but at work there's always a million things running through my head.

- Tonight we're going to the Kid Rock concert with some friends and I'm pumped! Love a good Kid Rock show! He was here last night too and it's a like a little block party down in the D. There's a second stage, chili contest, classic cars and a bunch of other stuff. And it's all free! Except for the actual show, but we've had our tickets for months.

Uncommon Goods

Jill brought in a catalog today and I'm totally loving some of the stuff from this website.

Bananagrams Game



Forget Me Not Ring



Tree Globes



Ticket Stub Diary



Recycled Candy Wrapper Clutch

Mighty Metallica

Metallica rocked the house at Joe Louis Arena last night and I was lucky enough to be there! Well me along with Jim, my brother and another friend of ours, Moose. Our other friends Rachel and Fred were also there, but they were in a different section. We did meet up in the concourse before Metallica came on though.

Me and Rachel

Oh yeah...these are all camera phone pics since none of us thought we could bring a camera in. So that explains the crappiness of them all.

The stage was set up in the center as opposed to one end, so the entire place was filled.

They started the show with an awesome laser display...

The crowd was rockin' and lovin' it. They played like 5 or 6 songs from their new album, Death Magnetic, but there was also a few of the older songs like Master of Puppets, One, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. I was just excited that they played our wedding song. That's right, our wedding song. Our first dance was to Nothing Else Matters and it was fantastic!

MuDvAyNe rocks my face off!

Mudvayne. Ever heard of them? More than likely, probably not. They're a pretty heavy band but I just love them! There's just something about their music that speaks to me. I've been to my fair share of hard rock / metal shows, but I just love a good Mudvayne show.

We also "won" the chance for a "meet and greet" with the band too. I was hoping to actually get some pictures WITH them, but no such luck...just pictures of them. The concert was last Friday and we had to have the confirmation email for the meet and greet, our ticket and our photo ID in order to get the wrist band for the meet and greet. We HAD to be there by 5:30 sharp according to the email, otherwise we'd be outta luck. So we JUST make it to the box office by 5:30, without our coats since we figured we'd be going in shortly, and get our wrist band. We get in line, and we wait...and wait...and wait. Now, it's 20 degrees outside so we're obviously freezing our asses off! In the mean time, another guy comes around with different wrist bands if you wanted to drink. He comes up to us and asks us where our coats are. I tell him I didn't think we'd STILL be waiting outside and I didn't know they had a coat check. So he highly recommends we go get our coats. Which to me meant that he knew we'd be standing out there for quite awhile still. So my brother goes back to the car and gets our coats. Ok, good. So we FINALLY make it inside...

...to find out that it's basically just a line walking past a table and you can only take pictures of the band. Whatever, still cool.

I got my shirt signed :o)

Me and my bro...

And me and my boy...

So we see the two opening bands and now it's time for the main event! Jim is already gone...I figure I won't see him the rest of the night. Before that though, Jim had bought my brother, John, another beer. So my brother felt sort of obligated to drink it even though he didn't really want it. I know, who cares, but whatever. So John and I are walking down to the main floor and he tells me that when Mudvayne starts he's probably going to hand me his beer. I tell him to just throw it out since I'm not going to drink it and I don't want to hold it. Well all of a sudden, the lights go down and out comes Mudvayne. John gives me his beer and he's gone. There's this swell in the crowd as the mosh pit forms and I sort of get pinned up against a railing. I step up onto the railing as to not spill the beer, and wait for the crowd to subside. Finally there's a spot for me to stand, so I start rockin' out. All of a sudden, the 6'5" dude in front of me is thrown back and the ENTIRE cup of beer is spilled all over me. I'm talking, hair dripping wet, in my eyes and my SHIRT! With all the signatures on it! Thankfully they're safe, but the shirt kind of stinks. So I go into the bathroom to sop up the mess and head back out to the show. There was no way I was going to be angry all night about it. I found a spot in the crowd and took in the show. All in all, I'd say it was a good night.

Bullet for My Valentine

Went to the concert last night...it was a good show. We were able to catch a few songs from Bleeding Through which were better than I thought they were going to be. Of course Jim and my brother were sort of making fun of the show since it's wasn't their typical Cannibal Corpse/The Black Dahlia Murder/36 CrazyFists show. They said they had a good time though. My sister had a good time too which is nice since it's been awhile since she had been to a concert. Good times were had by all.