little blessings

So I know I didn't post for a long time and now twice in one week, but I had to tell this story. A couple of weeks ago, I got a card in the mail from Adam and Karlie for my birthday. There was a check and a note that they hoped it could go to my bike fund.


I am ashamed to say that somehow the card fell out of my car, so I was a little sad that I lost it, but I hadn't really thought about it lately.

So today I got my mail and I found this envelope with a strange non-existent return address.



I opened the envelope, and there, envelope and all, was my card from Karlie and the check intact.


But that wasn't all. There was this adorable little note and $3 cash.


Seriously. I can't believe people like Pat still exist. She didn't even give me her address so I could send her a thank you. I told Rebekah about it tonight and she said that Pat probably thought I was a little kid since most adults don't have bike funds for their birthday. Well, whatever she thought, she did a good deed. Amazing. If any of the seven people who read my blog know Pat from Tooele, tell her I said thanks for making my day and helping me buy a ten-speed. :)

summer concerts

So one thing that I'd really rather not live without is live music. I definitely don't get enough of it in my life, but I did get to go to two great concerts this summer. The first, I am NOT ashamed to admit, was the American Idol concert. If you didn't watch the show this year, you missed out on some incredible talent. This year's concert featured each of the top ten singers doing at least 3 songs. They were all terrific, with the exception of Ramiele, who wasn't that great, but they were all also really adorable. David Archuleta was the fan favorite here in SLC since he's from here, so it was a little ridiculous how everyone reacted to him, but he really is incredible. Chikeze started off the show with a shoutout to all us folks in Salt Lake, or as they like to call it, "Archietown," which got a great reaction, but the moment of the night went to Michael Johns, the awesome Aussie who seriously rocked Queen, who after his first number said he was hot and took off his jacket to reveal an "I voted for David Archuleta" t-shirt. Classic. Personally, my favorite idol was David Cook, who beat Archuleta in the final, but the teenaged girl I went with is a major Archie fan, so we showed our colors and had a blast!


The second concert was Martina McBride, which I went to see with Melanie. Martina is seriously one of the best voices I have ever heard in real life. She is incredible. She sang all of my favorite songs, and we had a fabulous time, singing along, consuming extremely overpriced concessions, and watching the middle-aged couple across the lawn grope each other.



Anyway, good times this summer! I'm watching for the next great concert. If anyone needs someone to go with, let me know!