Concrete Jungle Where Dreams Are Made Of....

And the journey begins....

Yesterday I was approved for an apartment share in Washington Heights!!!!!!  I'll be moving to the city at the end of July.  This is what I've been saving up for for almost a year....and I'm excited and happy and nervous and terrified.  Time to go make my dreams come true.

Of course Patty will be coming out of retirement to document my first 3 months in the city.  (My apartment share is up in October, when I will decide if I'm staying in New York and will then find a new apartment share, or if I'm going to leave and move back to the Mid West...)

Last night I had a dream I gave birth, literally went through labor and delivery...Dream interpretation says this is about moving on to a new era in your life. I guess my subconscious is ready for this change.  :)

20 days til NYC!!!

Kris Allen and Green River Ordinance at The Intersection

Well, guess who was lucky enough to get to see Kris Allen perform this week? Why ME!!!!

The Intersection and Jive didn't publicize this concert at all!  Which is sad because both Kris and his opening act, Green River Ordinance were amazing.  I ended up going with my mom and aunt (both in their 50s) because we found out about the show just last week.  I have to say, they were about the average age of people there.  

Before the show, we went to dinner at a bar down the street from the Intersection.  As we were eating, Ryland, Kris' drummer, came in a sat by himself at a table next to us.  I think he could tell I recognized him, because he kept looking at me.  I didn't end up going over to say anything, because my aunt I was with has a daughter that is a musician for a major label artist, and she said that my cousin wouldn't want to be bothered at dinner.  

Green River Ordinance was a fantastic opening act for Kris.  Even though I saw David Cook twice last summer, I never saw a show they opened.  After Kris' set, they came out to sell CDs, and sign autographs.  They were some of the sweetest boys in a band I've met.  Not a hint of ego.

Kris has improved so much since last summer.  He's so comfortable on stage and you can tell he and the boys he plays with are just having the time of their lives.  When Kris was on Idol, he was always seen as the musician.  It was hard to compare him vocally to Adam, Matt, and Allison.  But I noticed last night, the kid can really sing. 

It was amazing to me how the crowd came absolutely alive during Live Like We're Dying.  Kris is pretty lucky he was handed that song, cuz it's great.  We got a few new songs he'd never performed before, like a Radiohead cover and fan-favorite plea to God, I Need To Know. During his encore of Come Together he even jumped down into the crowd...it was pretty awesome!

I got a bunch of pics and a few videos...my dumb little camera does pretty well, I have to say. :)