nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

When Jason and I were at the thrift store today we got there as they were putting out around fifty Beatles records. Apparently someone had just donated their whole collection and we were lucky enough to be there to get pick of the lot. There were a lot of duplicates so we got to pick the best of each one. We had some other people eying our stash as we were going through them and they were quick to grab ones we put back. We didn't get any really rare albums (we got Yesterday and Today but of course it's not the butcher version) but we were excited to get a whole collection at one fell swoop. And you can't go wrong at 50 cents each!  

like crazy

after all of the action movies we've seen this summer I could really go for a good chick flick. this one looks way better than most.

summer playlist

with some old and new favorites.

There is a city by the sea, a gentle company...

Over the fourth of July we spent the week at a house by the beach with my family in Oceanside, California. It was a great trip with most of our time spent at the ocean, playing games, or hanging out with family. Some of my favorite moments of the trip were strawberry picking, swimming with sea lions, and watching dolphins in the ocean from our balcony. We had such a great week spent by the ocean with family.

Wide-eyed walker do not wander through the dawn...

In May Jason and I took a weekend getaway to the romantic destination of... Tucson.  I had won a two night stay and a game of golf at the Omni Hotel in Tucson at my dad's office party back in October, and when we found out Fleet Foxes were coming in May it was deemed a perfect time to go. The golf pass had actually expired last year but they were nice enough to extend it for another year. We didn't use it so we'll be going back to golf for the first time.

We spent the day of the concert driving around to thrift and vintage clothing stores. There is not a whole lot to do in Tucson and that is something we enjoy and it quickly passed the time.  The concert was at The Rialto which is a historic theatre in Tucson. It was standing room only and pretty small but we were lucky enough to get close to the front. The Fleet Foxes came on and they did not disappoint. They are one of the few bands I've seen that are actually better live then on their CD. Harmonizing is their strongest point and while they do it on all of their songs, on a few songs the music would stop and it would just be their voices. It was so powerful and beautiful it actually brought tears to my eyes. I felt a little embarrassed but I looked at the guy next to me and he was wiping away tears as well. It was just that good.

Here is a video I found on youtube of them live. It gives a glimpse of their greatness.