I’m not a photographer by any means, but I do love my camera! I simply felt like sharing some things that make my life what it is…and a couple of random selfies.
Just playing around with makeup and hair extensions. 🙂
The latest in my collection of Almost Kings merchandise.
Did you know you can make an egg stand on its rounded end during the equinox???
Easter
Ivy ❤
Swinging with Ivy
Marceline
Mother’s Day ❤
Walking around Sparkman Park
New outfit and new hair
So yeah, this is a bit random, but I totally just had a moment when I checked my email. I posted the pictures of me with Mark Tremonti and Eric Friedman to Twitter…and both men replied to my tweets!!!!!
I know Mark is actually responsible for his own account, and I figure Eric is too, which makes this even better, of course.
Just wanted to share my happiness with y’all. 🙂 I hope if you’re reading this that you are having an equally wonderful day!
Let me start off with this.
I love Jacob. So much. And these five…
I love the way Ryan Yunker [closest to the camera in the photo above] always likes my statuses on Facebook.
And the way we can talk about Avenged Sevenfold constantly.
I love the way Kevin Compton [third from the front in the same photo] told me I was one of his favorite people.
Speaking of the band, I love Almost Kings. That’s them with the broken down van. Ha!
I love this goofball.
I love Lynam. And Within Reason. And The Velcro Pygmies. And Rearview Ghost. And Shallow Side. And Super bob. And Avenged Sevenfold. And Alter Bridge. And Pink Floyd.
I love music, okay?
I love this girl.
And the fact that she sent me a text telling me to be careful and that she loved me one of the last times tornadoes came through Alabama.
I love riding in a car with her, windows down and music up!
I love Harry Potter.
I love books!
I love watching movies with my dad.
And cooking with my mom and my brother.
And hanging out with my best friend Tiffany and her husband and her adorable daughter.
And how cute my cat is when she cleans between her toes.
And dancing onstage.
And singing…
And Alabama football.
I love vegging out with my girls, eating junk food and mocking lame horror movies.
I love video games.
I could go on and on, but I’m going to stop here. Sometimes, I think it’s good to sit down and list the things you love and are thankful for, just to make sure they still outnumber the negatives in your life. Right now, I’d say I have a lot of reasons to be here. =)
Music has always been a big thing in my family. Ever since I can remember, we’ve been going to shows together. I know for a fact that my parents took me to shows while I was still in a stroller, and I can clearly remember seeing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for the first time…when I was six.
For years, my brother and I tagged along with Mom and Dad, watching classic rock acts of which they were fans. Now, however, we are much older and we have begun carrying our parents to shows. Well, our mom, at any rate. Dad isn’t very sociable anymore.
I am a huge fan of local acts, as everyone who follows this blog has surely realized. I hang out at shows so much that I’m recognized by bands, staff at the venues, etc. I made it my mission to introduce my mom to that world (she didn’t frequent the local scene when she was younger). I was most insistent that she attend a Lynam show with me, for they are the band that I am closest to. She has now seen them four or five times, and she adores vocalist/guitarist Jacob Bunton almost as much as I do.
Anyway, a little over a week ago, she and I hit a Lynam show. My brother joined us after work. I had the best time with two of my family members there. Jacob even gave my mom a shout-out from the stage.
And now, pictures!
Mom, Jacob, and me
David Lynam and me
Framing the Red
Okay, it may not look like much to you, but to us in Alabama, six to eight inches is like the Snowpocalypse. It started around 1:30 p.m. and didn’t stop until after midnight. What made it really fun was the fact that the next day, the temperature rose to 41 degrees and everything started melting…then the temperature dropped into the 20s and all that crap froze.
But wait!
By the end of the weekend, the high will possibly be in the upper 50s, maybe even 60. Gotta love Alabama weather.
Taken around 8:45 p.m.
Our porch steps at 9:30 p.m.
This past Friday, Jesse and I went to see Almost Kings in Birmingham. It was a truly epic evening. I had not seen the band or my friends that were there in five months, and believe me when I say it was quite a reunion! 🙂 I had missed all of those sweet faces so much! ❤
Almost Kings opened their set with a new song…which is cool, except now I’m dying for the new album…and from the word “Go,” all four of them gave 110%. In case I haven’t mentioned it lately, Almost Kings are some of the best performers out there. It’s not possible to be bored during their shows–or afterward, when hanging out with them. I can’t wait to do it again in March.
In closing, I have to add that it made my night being able to play part of Mark Tremonti’s solo album All I Was for Ryan. Is that lame? Maybe. I don’t care, though. Sharing music with someone is the best.
And, of course, here are some pictures from the evening:
Me, Jesse, Kendra, and Alicia
Jesse ❤
Kevin, Me, and Jesse
Jude and Ryan
Ryan
Ryan again…
Jude
Danny, Kevin, and Ryan
Jude
Danny
Boze
This was our “serious” pose
“Awkward prom dance”
Kevin
Yeah…that’s Jacob Lynam. I realized I hadn’t previously mentioned this show, which happened back in October. I don’t think there’s much to say about it, though, because this picture explains without words how the night went.
Oh, wait, and then there’s this one:
That totally earns another heart.
I guess I created this post for no other reason than to make up for not blogging last week.
~xoxo~
Happy New Year!
As the title says, I’m a week late with this, but I just didn’t have the time to blog over the holidays. There was a lot going on.
I have the most amazing little niece (related by friendship, not blood). Her name is Ivy and I just love her to pieces. Look at this face.
Isn’t she sweet?
I spent Christmas Eve with her and the rest of my extended family. My Christmas was amazing! My brother added to my vinyl collection, buying me copies of both Avenged Sevenfold’s Waking the Fallen: Resurrected and Slash’s self-titled record.
Between Christmas and the new year, all I did was work. In fact, I worked on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. However, I did get to ring in 2015 with some friends, so I’m not complaining.
I have Almost Kings and Lynam shows to look forward to in February and March. Other than that, I’m just sailing along and enjoying life! 🙂
I hope this post finds all of you well. ❤
The last few days have really ignited my Christmas spirit. I’ve had a lot of fun shopping for my friends and family, and a lot of fun trying to figure out what they got for me. 🙂
On Saturday, I went to a Lynam show with my brother Rick. It had been a while since we’d seen that particular band together. We had a fantastic time…even if David did take a shot at me for wearing my Alabama shirt. Ha! I even got an early Christmas present from the band: David let me hear some of the new stuff they’ve been recording. It was definitely different than what I’m used to from them, but in a good way. I love the idea of them exploring the extremes of their creativity. ❤
L to R: Mark, Jacob, and David
In other news, Almost Kings has finished the writing/preproduction stage for their new album and will begin recording in January. I AM SO EXCITED!
I hope that all of my followers have a very Merry Christmas. I’ll be back in the new year!
Me with Jacob Bunton
Me with David Lynam (far right)
Both of these pictures were taken the first night I ever met Lynam–October 16, 2008. I continue to be thankful to my friend Heather for urging me to come to the show, because this was the start of a (mostly) wonderful friendship. For six years now, these guys have been a huge part of my life. I hope that never changes. ❤
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