Train Love...

Last night my mom and I headed to Vienna, VA to see Train in concert. I have loved this band for such a long time and when we heard they were coming to VA we bought tickets right away. The show was at Wolftrap and it was so amazing! Pat Monahan has an incredible voice and I love the way he dances around on stage. They played all of my favorites: Drops of Jupiter, Hey, Soul Sister, Superman, Meet Virginia, and Calling All Angels. It was such a great show and I had so much fun with my mama. In the 45 minutes it took us to get home we heard 4 Train songs on the radio. The next time Train comes to town I will definately be there. It was THAT good.

Here is a video I took from last night of them singing on of my favorites, Superman. The quality of the video looks really bad because I had to upload it from youtube which sucks because the original is actually really clear and crisp. Oh well...

Peace and Love,

Em

Love Is Like A Broken 45...

So last Wenesday my mom, Heather, Alyssa, Jenna, and I went out to Vienna, VA to see Todd celebrate his 40th birthday by playing a show. We had so much fun! The music was fantastic. Todd played all 40 of his new songs! We didn't get home until near 1 am but mom and I grabbed a chocloate frosty for the long drive home. We all had such a great time and can't wait to see Todd play again soon.

Scott Simons. Todd's writing partner and opening act. We all had a crush on him by the end of the night.

The Todder himself.

*All photos courtesy of Alyssa Bouma

Peace and Love,

Em

No Rest in Reston...

This Saturday we headed out to good ol' VA to have lunch with some family.

Our first stop was at the Pear Tree Cottage in Vienna (right across from Jammin Java). The shop was run by a very chic girl and boy was it cool! It was a small space but every single inch of it was stuffed with treasure. I got another cook book and picked up some super cute tea towels while I was there.

(I picked up the Martha Stewart book at Williams and Sonoma) It was the cutest shop and I will definitely be going back. If you are ever in the area you must check it out.

Then we headed over to the Reston Town Center to have dinner at Clyde's.
Dinner was yummy! I had mussels and clams :) Then we did some walking around and shopping!

It was a good Saturday with family and the retail therapy did me good. Now if I can only make it through the week...


Love,
Em