What a week...

Rhea, Ryan & Kiersten setting on our couch. No Ryan the couch doesn't recline. Sorry!

Rhea & I on my awesome chair. She was obviously quite taken with it as most people are myself included. :)

The lovely ducky cake @ Shana's shower. He was quite tasty. Yum!

Scott & Shana opening gifts.

Jesse's show on Saturday.

Recovering from Jesse's show on Sunday.

The boys (Dave & Chad) left on Monday. Jesse took the day off and we just lounged after they left.

Tuesday was my parent's 30th Wedding Anniversary & Jesse's Grandpa Orlin's birthday. We sent a card to Grandpa and we took an add out in the Stuart Herald congratulating my parents with a picture from their wedding. I actually have yet to see the add as Dave forgot to bring me a copy & my grandma was my co-conspirator in setting this up. Thanks Grandma! There were several other people celebrating things on Tuesday like my 2 uncle's birthdays. May 19th is a busy day. I happened to forget that I had signed myself up to work late for a rental @ the museum, so I ended up working from 8-8 that night.

Wednesday I went to Thorton with Bonnie (the museum's office manager). Her son in the star football player & the star of the choir. He's 16 and he got the lead in the school musical. The did Les Miserable. Cold did a fabulous job & so did the rest of the cast. Several other co-workers came too and I hitched a ride home with them, so Jesse didn't have to come get me. He's been too obsessed with basketball to leave the house much lately.

Thursday was Miss Shana's babyshower. I left the bulk of the planning on this one up to another co-worker. It was nice to take a break from the stressing and decicion making. I prefer enjoying the party rather than planning... although planning can be fun.

Friday Rhea & her crew came down from the mountains to see us. Unfortunately they couldn't stay long and the timing was off for Jesse, so they really only saw me. Although they did buy us both dinner. Jesse thanks you guys! I gave them the quick tour of the museum and talked them out of Casa Bonita for dinner. It's a cool place, but the food is not so cool. We ended up heading to a great diner for dinner. The weather was beautiful, so we ate outside and just as we were leaving a storm blew in. Crazy winds, rain and the temperature dropped all with in minutes of us leaving the restaurant. We finished in the nick of time. We came back to my place for a photo op and then they headed out for the long drive home.

Tomorrow (Saturday) is Never Never day @ the museum. The Colorado ballet are bringing performers and volunteers to help us run an entire day of Peter Pan themed activities. It should be a blast. I'll try to remeber to take pictures and post them tomorrow. Moe should be in town tomorrow too, so hopefully we will get to see her and Ben.

Sunday & Monday... We are finally going to get 2 days in a row off together. We're planning on doing a whole lot of nothing. Except our friend is having a bbq on Monday that we will probably attend.

Have a nice Memorial Day Weekend Everyone!

Our short hair...

I promised a picture of Jesse with his new hair cut, plus I dyed mine again... so I figured I would get a picture of us both up here. I also didn't want the only picture of the two of us that I've put up in a long time to be the sweaty one from the night of the show. This picture was taken by David on Monday morning when we went out to a fabulous breakfast before sending the boys back to Iowa. We're a little squinty from the sun, but I still like it.

After the show...

Jesse and I after the show. Notice how it looks like I'm hugging him tight, but I'm actually avoiding the sweatiness.

Dave and I in front of the merchandise table.

My friends Amanda & Tana were both able to come down with their husbands and check out the show.

The show was a pretty big success. Lots of new fans came to support the Fathers and unfortunately some of the old ones couldn't make it, but all and all it was the biggest crowd @ an Ideal Father's show that I've ever seen. Jesse had his sappy moment between songs where he thanked everyone for coming. He did his best to make the rounds before and after the show talking to each person. The other bands all put on good performances and Accordion Crimes gave out free EP's at the table with the Ideal Father's merchandise. I mainly stuck to running the table. A few of my co-workers old and new stopped by which was a nice surprise. The 2 original members of Ideal Father's that had to quit for various reasons both showed up and they really seemed to enjoy themselves. It was a long day & night for us all. The drummer Mike P said he was having an after party at his house to celebrate, but by the time we got out of the bar it was after 2am and we were all exhausted. We stopped at a drive through to feed the hungry Iowa boys and headed home to get some rest. Jesse was too excited to wait, so we counted up the cash and figured out they made $300. Not 1/2 bad considering a regular gig usually only pays around $30. I think everyone really enjoyed themselves at the show. I know Jesse sure did... it's was pretty evident in the grin on his face while he was singing. I took a couple short videos with my camera, sorry no sound, and I hope to be posting them soon. Thanks to all of you for your support... buying EP's , sending your congratulations, voting for them on Westword, and becoming their friends on Facebook or Myspace. It really means alot to all the guys, especially Jesse.

*Special Thanks to Dave & Chad for putting up with the chaos on their vacation. They were a huge help with set up for the show. We couldn't have done it with out them.

We call this the Ideal Father's work out or the progression of Jesse's sweat...

Larimer Lounge...

Local Comedian Chuck Roy (a friend of the bands) announced the guys & promoted their EP before they went on stage.

EP release poster that won flier of the week. Totally sweet!

Dave & Jesse enjoying a drink before the show started.

Chad & Dave hanging out by the bar.

The lovely display trunk that the boys and I worked diligently on for 2 days. Honestly I did most of the work. You can't really tell in this picture, but there are light all around the display lid and t-shirts inside the trunk.

*don't forget to click on the Chuck Roy link at the top of this blog.

What's going on...

The boys enjoying their free drinks on the brew tour.

Ideal Fathers are taking over our living room walls.

My new new hair do. :)

Monday I went in for a trim on my new do and ended up coming out with much shorter hair and some crazy color. I think I like it though.

Thursday Dave & Chad arrived in the late afternoon. I made my classic homemade spaghetti and we settled in for the night. Until... Jesse got a call from one of the local music critics wanting to do a little Q&A interview with him about the band. The article was posted online today in promotion of their big show tomorrow. I recommend checking it out.

Today was a long day for both Jesse and I. We woke up early and I drove him to work, so the boys and I could have the car. I took the boys to Golden for the Coors Brew Tour (their only requested stop while here) and then we did a little shopping. We bought somethings to help the band create a nice display for their merchandise. I've been working diligently to make it looks nice. I'll take photos as soon as I'm done.

Tomorrow Jesse has work again, a hair appointment, practice, and then the BIG show. The boys and I will most likely sleep in, then we thought we'd hit up the indoor glow-in-the dark mini-golf before we have to head to Jesse's show.

Hot off the presses...

Or maybe I should say web page. The latest Ideal Father's review is in and it's a good one. Jesse and the guys are thrilled. The reviewer is a very well known local writer and music critic. To win him over means you must be doing something right. Follow the link to read the review. This EP release is going to be an amazing show. I wouldn't miss it for the world.


P.S. I am doing much better now, but work is super stressful for both of us. We're both ready for a break. I can't wait for Dave to come visit.