Long time no talk. I'm sorry for neglecting you all. We have just been so busy with life and work that we haven't had time to sit down and give you all an update.
Well...buckle up.
Get a drink...ya know like a beer or whiskey.
Get a snack...or 3.
And let's get on this.
Since we last spoke, Christi an I have definitely had our lives slow down a bit, but we still have ALOT going on.
Our Labor Day weekend was pretty low key...for us. The only outing we really had was we drove down to LBI that Saturday to see a band play. We didn't end up getting home until...well the sun was coming up. We pulled in to Christi's driveway...and the sun was coming up. Now..mind you...I had to go in to work at SEVEN AM. Let's just say...I didn't sleep. At all.
I got out of work around 11, and wanted to try and take a nap...but that didn't work out.
Christi decided she wanted to attempt to do a power hour. I was all for it...although I was convinced we were going to die.
Well..we didn't die. We didn't even make it through about 20 minutes. We were both so tired that it just wasn't happening. (I would like to try again tomorrow.)
We, then, attempted some onesie slip and sliding...nothing out of the norm. Always entertaining.
No serious injuries to report this time around. Christi did hit her face again...but this time it was in to a soft pool and not straight into the ground.
The weekend after Labor Day we spent apart for the most part. What? Apart? Holy shit.
Yep...we each had some of our stuff going on...so we didn't see each other much.
I ended up out in Connecticut for "An Evening With Annabelle" which was actually pretty awesome. Highly recommend going to one of those if you ever get the chance, and you have any interest in the paranormal...or Ed and Lorraine Warren.
So back to adventures that involved Amy AND Christi.
We went to Rock Allegiance Sept 17&18.
This was my first ever 2 day music festival...and I think it was Christi's too.
In case you don't know what Rock Allegiance is (don't worry I didn't either until we decided to go)...it's a 2 day Rock festival just outside Philadelphia. There were 30+ bands that played over the 2 days. Some of the bigger bands were Alice in Chains, Volbeat Breaking Benjamin, The Offspring, Ghost, Chevelle Avenged Sevenfold, Buckcheery, Motionless In White...and the one EVERYONE wanted to see...Slayer.
To say it was an epic weekend is an understatement.We decided we were going to go Saturday to Monday. We left early Saturday morning to head down there so we could (hopefully) check in to the hotel a little early. We ended up being able to...so we checked in and changed and headed to the parking lot we had bought a ticket for. It ended up the parking lot was literally about a half a mile away from our hotel. It was still a pretty far distance from the stadium. We parked, got conned out of an extra $1...and got on the bus.
I literally do not remember what happened on what days. And, no, it's not because I was intoxicated. There was just so much that went on that it all blurred together.
What I do know is that on Sunday, we decided we would save $20 by just walking to the parking lot to get the shuttle. That may not have been the best of ideas. We had to cross a highway...twice. There was no sidewalk in parts. It was hot. It was just bad. We made it, though. And ended up taking a $4 Uber ride back.
Some of the bands played inside on 2 stages that set up on the field...and some bands played outside on the stage they had set up on the lawn. All around the stage outside, there were vendors selling stuff. They had food. And then they had a few music booths...and some places where you could go for signings.
Christi ended up meeting a few bands..and we both met Ghost.
Now...I had no idea who Ghost was a few months ago. One of my friends started talking about them...and I checked them out...and they're pretty awesome. When I got the chance to meet them...I was like fuck yeah. My friends will love this if I can get them CDs. I ended up being in the front of the line, and Christi was towards the middle. I met them..they were odd, but nice. No pictures of video was allowed. I got my CD signed and walked back to find Christi. She tells me that the guy in front of her is going to propose to his GF in front of Ghost..and that I need to try and get a video. Well...I did. It was adorable...and epic. All I know that is if I ever end up getting married (let's be honest...Christi and I are the presidents of the "Forever Alone" club) my man needs to do something super awesome. Just sayin'.
Christi also ended up doing some crowd surfing. Once was during Buckcherry outside. I had left her alone in the crowd in front of the stage because it was super hot, and there were so many people that I started to get panicky. So I went and watched from the side. I saw her go up...go a few feet...and then she was gone. She got dropped. I laugh about it now...but in the moment I was like shit. She survived...all is good.
On the second day...I ended up being the best friend that ever existed and got Christi a wristband that got her on the field in the stadium. Now..you may be asking yourself why this makes me awesome. Well...we didn't have field tickets. We just had stadium tickets. That means we were in the seats around the field when we wanted to watch bands inside. I was okay with this. I LOVE general admission shows..you know this. I usually hate being confined to a seat...but when you're at a show for 12+ hours...you welcome a seat in the shade. But..the day that I got a field pass got her on the field for SLAYER. She was over the moon excited.
We planned our day out...did everything we wanted...and got back inside 2 bands before Slayer. We found seats that were good...and set up shop.
When the band before Slayer was about halfway through their set...Christi made her way down on to the field. I watched her walk in to the crowd...then lost her. She was on her own now.
Fast forward to about 1 song left in the Slayer set and she comes barreling up to the seat...sweaty and exhausted. I am going to go ahead and assume that it was epic. She, again, crowd surfed...and hit the barrier. She had dudes around her asking her repeatedly that she knew she was in the pit for Slayer. She's a badass...she knew exactly what she was getting herself in to. And she loved every second of it.
I'm sure there is so much more to share about Rock Allegiance, but like I said...everything is all just jumbled together in my memory. I know that we had an epic time..that's really all that matters.
I took very few pictures that weekend....but we did take a Jack Daniels picture each day.
I'm not sure which one is better. They're both pretty hysterical.
We stayed in the hotel Sunday night after the concert, and took Monday off from work. We figured we weren't going to want to drive the 2 hours home after being at the show ALL day.
We woke up Sunday, and headed into Philly. We went to the Mutter Museum..which was pretty awesome. I would definitely recommend a visit there.
Then...we were in Philly. What else did we need to do? We needed to get cheese steaks. And we did. We made sure we wasted enough time at the museum that we would walk out after 11.
And...rag on me if you would like...but it wasn't anything to write home about. It was good..yes. But I wouldn't drive 2 hours JUST for a cheese steak.
When we were making our way back to the highway to head home...I spotted this really cool looking Halloween store. Upon me even mentioning what I was seeing...Christi was already cutting across 3 lanes of traffic in an intersection to get into the parking lot. You cannot mention anything Halloween around Christi without her getting excited. The store was pretty epic, though. Worth the near death experience.
The week after that...we helped my aunt out with a carnival in a town near us. You know us. We can't just do something without having fun. We decided that we were going to wear onesies. We found Ghostbuster and StayPuft onesies at Walmart..so we showed up in those.
We ended up working the games both nights. It was a blast as always.
We went to the bar for karaoke after the second night...and we went in the onesies. Surprisingly enough this is not the first time we have gone to the bar in onesies. Actually...that's not surprising. It would be more surprising if I said we didn't go in onesies.
After Rock Allegiance...we had really hit the end of our (planned) big adventures. We still have a few things planned the rest of the year, but nothing to that extent.
We have gone to a few Devils games. (Preseason for now)
We played Bean Boozled...which made for a HILARIOUS video.
(It gets hysterical after the 3 minute mark.)
We went to the Renaissance Faire. We went just the 2 of this year...which made for a stress free time.
It was rainy, but still a blast.
We also decided that we wanted to be pirates for a few minutes while at the Faire.
Who knew we could have THAT much cleavage?
We have a night at the Hinsdale House on our schedule.
My Birthday is this month.
We will be going to see a live Impractical Jokers event in November...which I am VERY excited for.
I'm sure we will have some other big adventure in there...before the end of the year.
Every time I think our lives are quieting down...we end up with 50 (exciting and fun) things to do.
Thanks for hanging out!
Just because we are coming to the end of the scheduled epic events...that doesn't mean there wont be epic events!
Let the good times roll.
-Amy
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