My weekend

My daughter Joan has mentioned for a few years that she would like to start scrapbooking, but it just didn't happen. She has always been a very artistic person, and has shared my love for taking pictures. A week ago she came out and we organized some of her pictures, and put together some page kits, so she could scrapbook with my scrapbooking group.

So Friday, we went to the club house, me at noon, and Joan at 1 or so. We were joined a little later by a couple others and eventually there were 13 of us. We had such a fun time. Daughter Joan fit in very well, and did some wonderful pages.

Saturday I went to meet Karla, at her daughter's softball game. Karla and I took off and headed for Des Moines. We were heading to see Jason Aldean at the Val Air Ballroom. We drove by to see how big a crowd there was and if we needed to stop and jump in line. The line was pretty short so we went to Valley Junction. We shopped at Heirlooms by Design for a bit, then went and had supper. It was then time to go stand in line. We happened to meet our friend Amy, who was second in line, so she saved us spots, belly up to the stage. It was wonderful. Jason put on a really good show, and has a wonderful, fun to watch band. BTW, he is much younger looking in person, than in his videos. Either way, very handsome guy.

We ended up with some very funny stories again, but as they say, "What happens in............." The younger generation is so different than it used to be. Dang. Anyway, we had a blast, and it sure felt good to cut loose, again. It has been way too long.

We then headed to the Motel 6, to spend the night. We had a little adventure finding it, but alas, they did "keep the light on", and we found it. We slept, showered and on the road again, we were. Well, first a stop at McDonalds, Archiver's, and Old Navy.

We arrived in Council Bluffs, walked all the way thru the Casino, only to find out the venue was outside, just across the street from where we were parked. Oh, well, there was a strong need for a ladie's room. We spent the next few hours in line, meeting some pretty nice people. A woman Karla used to work with was third in line, so we did end up going in with her, and WOO HOO, belly up to the stage, again.

Cross Canadian Ragweed opened for Gary, BLECH!!!!! But, who cares, we were getting to see "Our Gary". We would have stood thru anyone for Gary. And nope, he didn't disappoint. It was truly amazing. He just gets better and better.
And after all these years, I do know what my favorite, favorite, favorite Gary song is. Gary's version of Tom Petty's "BREAKDOWN" is beyond freaking amazing.
By the way, who doesn't love a man in a skirt? I do.

We had a blast, and again, lots of stories, and a ton of hysterical laughter. Got home at 2:00 a.m. this morning. Didn't get to sleep until 5, up at 9, and going to hopefully, crash tonight. Fantastic weekend, thank you Karla. Ready to do it again, anytime soon. Next time we may have to invest in some depends.