Train/Maroon 5 Concert

Concert: Train & Maroon 5
Date: September 13th, 2011
Location: White River Amphitheater
Time: 7:00pm
Pictures via Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150373431544179.406914.624049178&l=2388357dfd&type=1

I was super lucky and my parents got me tickets to go see Maroon 5 and Train in concert. The albums by these bands have been on my most played list for months and when I heard they were coming in concert, TOGETHER, I HAD to go!

I end up driving down with Rita, my friend from Math last quarter at EVCC. We have never hung out, but I can tell she could be a great friend. It takes us over 2 hours to go about 55 miles. Talk about traffic, but we had some good conversations and got to know each other’s histories. Fun times talking about horrific first dates.

Well, I thought the concert was AWESOME!!

Maroon 5 was pretty typical and I knew all but one of the songs. Adam Levine really knows how to sing and I loved it when he free-styled a few times.

Now Train, being my favorite, were amazing! It was so much fun at the beginning when their entrance started with a approaching train choo-choo sound and it finally blew it's horn seconds before Train appeared. They opened with Parachute, which I didn't get to hear at their last concert, and it was a perfect opener. Pat really got the crowd involved with songs and singing along. I think I knew the words to every song, again. Great times!

And something to NOT remember is that at the end of the concert, it took us about an hour to go 0.6 miles out of the parking area. UGH! IT WAS WORTH IT!

VIDEOS FROM THIS CONCERT ARE BELOW.

TRAIN:
Hey Soul Sister: GOOD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R20ijQ9KLm8
Parachute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emqIiMVPQdQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuAACzSpSeA&t=42s
Meet Virginia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJVWQxZkt9M
Save me San Francisco:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-gyJr20bUY
Marry Me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXipT9I-5qc
Drops of Jupiter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAwikcN-On8
Calling All Angels:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtG6FPlrHvU

MAROON 5:
Wake up call:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJax92_UBkk
Misery:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiDJKjz4EuM
Harder to Breathe/Sunday Morning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qifhGEKPhc
She will be loved:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD0pC1HpW0Q

Doubt

I’ve been feeling pretty discouraged lately. I keep questioning my intentions and motivations and evaluating all my past mistakes. I know I should look towards the future and learn from my mistakes, but it just all feels hard right now. I keep wondering if it’s the weather getting to me, or the missing sun part, but it’s just been depressing up here. I wonder why I keep moving from place to place and lose friends only to gain new ones eventually. I miss all my old friends. Like Julie said one day, I have good friends, I don’t want new ones. That is how I feel, but I force myself to get out there and try to enjoy my free time, if I ever get some!

I feel completely discouraged about my path in life right now, but trying to keep telling myself it will end great! BUT, what if I don’t get into that college? What if I don’t make good friends to support my life up here? What if the sun doesn’t come back? Ha-Kidding about that last one.

My biggest fear right now is whether or not I can get into the University of Washington. Do I have the right grades, or will my lack of extracurricular activities keep me in the deny pile, will my personal letter be good enough. The best thing to come out of this is to have a father figure in my life again. He keeps remind me that my experience with life experience, happiness, sorrows and life experience that they should be begging me to attend. I don’t know if he is just trying to instill confidence in me or convince me that I am good enough. But I guess I am second guessing myself and don’t give myself enough credit. Well, that is a no brainer.

There are other personal things going on in life, but I don’t feel comfortable writing about them on my blog as they are too personal.

I just feel like I am not connected with any friends anymore and I often wonder, “If I stopped texting, or calling, would they even contact me?”

Roller coaster of a ride

I've been meaning to write a blog for a while now, but life has been so emotional with it's ups and downs lately, I didn't know what to write. It would have been: “I'm so happy! I miss my friends. I hate my family. I am depressed. I am now THRILLED! I would like to run my car into a tree. I can't wait for this and that. Now, I'm sad.” Yeah, ups and downs for sure.

It's now February and after much discussion I will most likely be applying to University of Washington to attend in Winter 2012. I am 1 math class short of being accepted so I decided to get it done along with my last language credit and then head to the University. That being said, I have time to increase my GPA even more! Maybe I should start volunteering so I can add that to my application. LOL- I must admit I have not been one to ever volunteer. I'm lazy. I just need to find one that I could really love like in an Animal Shelter.

Over the past few months I learned two of my favorite friends, Julie and Leslie are PREGNANT!! BOTH are due in May 2011 so this is really exciting. I found out that Leslie was pregnant on the weekend we were taking a trip to Stinson Beach. She walked into the kitchen where I was packing the cooler and said in a serious tone, “there is something we have to tell you, because you might wonder why I am not drinking.” I jumped up and down and was like “Your Pregnant!!!!” I was so excited! I've been secretly creating a very person gift for Julie so she HAS to keep me updated on her fun pregnancy stories and keep posting pictures. Yea! I can't wait. It only took me a few weeks to go out and buy both baby girls little outfits and cute little things that their moms will like!

I keep thinking that I was married 9 years ago and it could have been me. Not that I would have been ready to have kids by now, but I guess it's now the time! However, I do often think that if I would have stayed married I most likely would not have moved to Arizona, then I would have not followed my mom to Florida and would not have met Julie. Then I would have actually loved Florida and stayed there, but I didn't so I moved to California and met Leslie!! Now I have two wonderful friends and I am so happy to be sharing this special time with them in their lives.

My life now consists of school, homework, library, and a few days of the week I work at Kohl's. It's such brainless work that it's perfect. I can concentrate on my school work, and then go in a few hours a week and make some money. The strangest part is being able to support myself for over 10 years and then BAM, Nicole is now dependent on a parent again to be able to eat! It's pretty demotivating, but I try to keep reminding myself that this is all for the best. Sacrifices must be made for happiness down the road. “Nothing worth having in this life comes easy.”

Nicole just likes to do things backwards in her life, except for the kids part. I get married at 20, divorced by 23, move across the country not once, but twice. (One time its from the Northern most Western state to the Southern most Eastern state. How many people can say they have done that? NOW, it's time for me to meet the guy who loves me for me and wants to be in my life, because as I said during my divorce “I don't want to be in your life, if you don’t want me in yours.”

No joining dating sites, it's just time to get out there and be confident and meet that perfect guy. I will meet him when he walkes into my life.

Here is a toast to a fabulous new year!

Julie and Leslie

Dedicated to two wonderful people...

I can't believe it's already been 3 years!! I remember, just like it was yesterday, when Julie called me and said "He is not home, but there are gorgeous flowers here and a dress hanging on the chair, and Jason is not home!" Later she found the note and called me back "Jason told me to meet him at a restaurant (you two would remember the name) and wear the dress. What is going on Nicole? I can't find the right shoes, what is this?"

Nicole responding "I think he is just being a really nice boyfriend and want's to do something special for you." SECRETLY knowing that I was with you BOTH the weekend before when Jason picked out the PERFECT ring... And he was SO excited that he couldn't wait, even though it had a beautiful blue stone inside. (Diamond to be added later) Eh, it didn't matter, as long as Julie said yes and you could live together happily ever after....

I love you guys and wish you many more years of happiness.