Anything But Gray

The last 3 days have been so busy, my head is spinning!!!

Saturday night around 5:30ish…..

Zak was heading to go grab a pizza for us for dinner, from Costco. They have such a kick ass deal on pizza. I try to keep our meals in the $10 range. When I grocery shop and budget and all that, that is the goal…$10. These pizzas are only $12…so it's a nice splurge but still within reason. So he's going to get it. Mom and I were sitting in the  yard and just chatting and as Zak is pulling away, he pulls up, rolls down the window and asks me "Hey…you want to go see Elton John and Billy Joel" and before he's even done with the words, I'm nodding frantically…"Hell yeah!" I say. So he pulls away, on the phone. I figure he's trying to win tickets from a radio station. I say to Mom.."he's so gonna get the tickets, we are so going…." I just knew it. Knew it, knew it, knew it.

Now,  the concert is in Foxboro, at GILLETTE STADIUM!!!! Very, VERY cool!!  The downside….it's already 5:30, passed 5:30 and pushing 6pm, actually….Foxboro is an hour away..concert is gonna start at 7:30pm. But I'm thinking we can do this and we won't miss much of the show because there will be an opening act. And mom is cool with watching the kids. I can get dressed real quick and we can be out the door.

Zak calls back and he explains the situation a little more. Turns out he's not trying to win them, a client is giving them to him!  (So my gut "I know we are going feeling" was so right!! LOL ) The people that had the tickets were sick, so they couldn't go and asked Zak's client if she knew someone that would like to go and she thought of me and Zak. NICE! Now the problem is, so we think, that the tickets are all the way in Sandown…which is an hour away….an hour away in the opposite direction of Foxboro….so now we're debating..are we going to be able to see enough of the concert to make it worth the drive….the gas. We hang up, still not certain what we're gonna do and Zak gets home. Turns out the tickets are actually in a town that is only about 20 minutes out of the way….WE ARE SO GOING!!

So I get dressed and we go. And I get to GO IN GILLETTE STADIUM….which made me cry. Because, as we've talked about before, I am a total wussbag. Anyway..the show was amazing, the seats were good and it was such a good time!  And I got to call FOUR people from the show….

My brother, when they played "Daniel"….
Shelly, when they played "We Didn't Start the Fire"…
James, when they played "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues".
…"just stare into space/picture my face in your hands…."
And Ceci….just because I was so freakin' excited, I HAD to tell her!!!

And we got a little video of it…..it was too big for my blog, so I made a you tube account (like the name? Joeyish22…ha!! ) Here's the link.

We didn't start the fire….

Such an amazing gift! So thankful for this whole experience…..it's not something we would have been able to do and it's something I love doing so much!!!

AND..it was IMPULSIVE…how 'bout THAT! SEE! I can be impulsive! <wink>

Then Sunday…..we went and cleaned a client's house. It was construction type messy….the contractor just tore this house apart. It's ubelievable how they left this house..I'm amazed at the utter lack of consideration these guys displayed. Crazy. So we spent Sunday doing that, while the kids played in the yard and caught tadpoles and frogs and grasshoppers. A friend of the client was there and he spent a lot of time playing with the kids, which really, really helped us get a lot done. Very cool! AND I'm getting paid for this…..do you have any clue how cool it feels to earn my own money?? LOL

And then MONDAY…..My Auntie, my mom, me and the kids went and picked up my cousin Freddy, from jail. He was in there a very, very long time and it was so awesome to get to see him!!!! So happy he is out of there and it's all I have right now to not get in my car and go rush down to Boston to see him!!!!! LOL But he is getting settled and stuff, so I have to wait. Which sucks. But I am thankful that I at least got to be there when he got out. Poor Billiejo couldn't go beacuse she has her daycare……and with him  getting out….yet another member of the family is "home".
We're all getting back home…..one by one. 🙂

AND….today is Danielle's due date!!! I am so thinking of her and sending her quick and easy delivery vibes!! LOL
I'll update when I know more….I think I am going to try to call Kim today. I wanted to call her this weekend, but it go too crazy…it's been about a month since we talked and that's just too long….I've been missing her. Plus, I want to see if she's knows Danielle's status. LOL I want to call Danielle, but I imagine her phone is going to be ringing endlessly, so I just emailed her to let her know we're thinking of her and I maybe MIGHT text her later…..we'll see!!!

Whew!!!!
And I didn't even talk about everything I wanted to !!!! 

But I gotta get the kids ready to go to Shelly's for the afternoon and I need to call Tina back. 🙂