I was lucky enough to see this glorious being on my birthday with my fave peeps in a ridiculous location on a gorgeous night. HAPPIEST I've ever been.
Lawn on D is a new venue in the middle of South Boston - complete with neon tire swings, food trucks,
beers, string lights, and pure joy.
clearly, Alex & I are locking eyes at this moment.
The first time we saw Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes was at the Orpheum about 3 years ago - it was the second happiest I've ever been.
Jade was in the band then - what a heartbreaking love story with one of the greatest love songs ever written to come out of it.
Jade & Alex used to be in love and now she's not in the band. {womp}
I was concerned that they would attempt to replace Jade, and there is no way anyone could stand up to her voice of 10,00 angels, but my boy Alex did not replace Jade. When it was time for Jade's iconic part of "Home"- real people from the audience were invited on stage to share their brief stories of inspiration. genius.
a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.
After spending most of Monday in the fetal position listening to the Cure and Edie Brickell, I'm ready to give a brief overview of Canterbury's Centennial weekend.
I was under the weather last week so missed the Friday night festivities but came in hot Saturday AM with Bloody Mary fixin's for my impromptu Beautycounter party on Sheehan Terrace.
Then roamed around campus for dayzzzzzz.
Toured our old rooms and found etchings on doors and desks made by our teenage hands over 20 years ago. . .
Some of my fellow'94 classmates took the time to admire a very special brick on the centennial path and to toast an old friend who sadly passed away last year -
We miss him . . .
so so much.
other bricks that made me smile . . .
and then we drank some more and prepared for "the party of the century" -
lucky me had the best chaperone ever. CBC's little sister is a fellow alum (class of '08) who took her big brother's text 'to keep an eye on Sarah' rather seriously. She hardly had any fun at all while hanging with the big kids ('94 and above) until 4 am . . .
we danced the night away in the ridiculous tent/city. . .
Captured a very blurry pic with my advisor and headmaster of four years
{which perhaps aged him 14-40 years} . . .
He never gave up on me and has continued to make Canterbury the success it is today.
Bravo, Tom!
we saw old friends, made new ones . . .
{too busy for pics}
we sang happy birthday . . .
we sipped champagne beneath the fireworks . . .
we laughed, we cried --
and most of all, we acted like complete donkeys into the wee hours of the morning.
{not posting those pics}
we surveyed the damage . . .
we prayed . . .
for someone to clean up and they did. {thank you older alumni dude}
and then we said goodbye . . . reluctantly.
{I may or may not have left out a few hundred details but you get the gist}
My birthday is tomorrow and I could not feel more blessed to live the life I lead.
My family, my work, my friends . . . but I realized {somewhere along my torturous 3.5 hour drive home} this is where it all began.
Thank you fellow Canterbury Saints across the board for never ever being boring -
especially the Class of '94, you maniacs.
Thank you ERL for remaining my best friend . . .
Thank you Mom & Pop for sacrificing for me to attend Canterbury.
Thank you Canterbury for dealing with my sh*t {you must admit, I was/am sort of hilarious} and for providing me with the foundation for my real life education - the things that mean most to me.
Because of you, I truly value relationships, history, tradition, friendship, family & roots . . . and can drink for twenty hours straight without passing out
1. CBC loves his moscow mules, and Pop doesn't mind them either. I gifted these copper mugs to CBC on his birthday from Mark & Graham. Complimentary monogramming & gift wrapping - which happens to be on fleek.
24. Oh, Bonobos. CBC cannot get enough of these gems and their fancy pockets.
25. Island Creek Oysters delivers {for free!}! How amazing is that? The ultimate gift would be the summer farm share. But I'm sure the true oyster lovers in your life would be thrilled with the 50 count box or just about anything from this fine institution.
followed by my wonderful sissy in law's b-day. . .
and then the Canterbury Centennial, also being billed as "The Party of the Century"
OH, BOY.
Our treasured matriarchs-
Mimi & Gammy both have June Birthdays
{PS Gammy is almost the same age as Canterbury and is as radiant as ever!}
yours truly has a June birthday - not "the big one" but close enough.
sidebar: need to locate this sweet sign -
"I'M GEMINI - I'M FICKLE"
oh, and George hits double digits . . . we CANNOT even
And as if the birthdays aren't enough to fill up our dance card, we are going to toss in a visit to our happy place, Kindergarten graduation, a very special bridal shower, an Edward Sharpe concert, a jaunt to NYC, begin construction on our Master Bedroom renovation, honor Dad's day . . .
and last but not least,
we plan on celebrating 10 years since a couple of crazy kids began this wild ride . . .
Not sure what I should do first. Online shop or take a nap?! HAPPY JUNE!
