The General Specific

I can't really pinpoint one specific thing that made my 27th birthday, the BEST birthday I've EVER had... So how about 27 things?

For starters, due to the major time difference between my two "homes" I got to be 26 for an extra day, and in turn, got to celebrate for 2 days in a row. Which somehow turned into 3 days...

Waking up to 99 new Facebook notifications made me feel very special!

Peter Alexander goodness sent all the way from OZ, thanks MUMMA!

Casa Bonita. Cartman was right. "Casa Bonita is my favorite place in the whole world..."

Alice In Wonderland in Imax 3D. Tim Burton. I adore you.

Good morning Starbucks, hello dark cherry mocha, where have you been the past 27 years?

Um. Hello. Best concert tickets ever. Guess who gets to go to Red Rocks to see STING and FOREIGNER? Uh. That would be me. Eeeeek. Thanks guys!!!

Janelephant celebrating in my honour. She totally made the coolest cake I've ever seen! Just wish I was close enough to bite it...

Summer Heights High: The Board Game. Ahhh. Danners. You may just be the greatest person alive.

Carls Jr. Really. The best $1.75 you could ever spend. Ever.

Sangria Swirl. Enough said.

Two of the best birthday cards ever. Nice work Elisha. So many pretty boys, so little time.

Deluxe Mani Pedi. Yes. I almost fell asleep, it was just that good.

Arriving home from said Mani Pedi, to discover two giant boxes at my door. The most amazing Sixteen Candles Party Kit you could possibly imagine. All from my future traveling buddy David... Paris planning is underway. Thanks for letting me eat Tootsie Rolls for breakfast.

Did I mention the Casa Bonita Cliff diver?? What a fitty.

Sun! No snow! Just the most amazingly wonderful day filled with sunshine and smiles!

My green shamrock hat. Sure. I may have broke it before managing to figure out how to turn the flashing lights on, but it was still the life of the party.

Dancing to Billy Jean, if only for a split second. It was a good split second.

Finding a pub in this fair city that actually sells cider. FINALLY.

Denver Diner. You are pretty great.

Hersheys. I don't know why you cover pretzels in chocolate. But I like it. 10 points.

Attempting to Riverdance to an Irish cover band singing The Proclaimers. Gold.

Skyping with Janelephant... til her stupid computer cut out. It was a nice 3 minutes and 27 seconds.

Andy Candy pulling out the South Park moves on the dance floor... fagggggggggggggggggggggggggggs!

Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough... Good.

All the Pings, Texts, Tweets, Emails etc etc etc... Thanks team, you made it impossible for me to forget how OLD I am...

And of course, Band of Horses. Sold out show. No tickets. Just a "can do' attitude. Needles to say. We got in. And it was insane.


All in all, yes, I wish I was still 16. But. If you HAVE to get older, this certainly was the way to do it.

"I hardly believed it at all..." BAND OF HORSES

Call N' Return

Yay!

I finally made a decision!! My work Visa for the USA runs out in August, and instead of trying to get ANOTHER work visa for ANOTHER year, I'm gonna get my travel on and head home...

Hecks yes Australia, I just miss you too much! Life is good, but life without the GG Crew and The Ace Gang just ain't quite cutting it. Did I mention I might actually go crazy loco if I don't get to have Aunty cuddles for another year and a half?? No thank you.

Wouldn't trade this experience for anything though. Learnt (and am still learning) so much, had the most insane opportunities, been to some killer cities and some killer shows, witnessed the greatest candy aisles in the universe, petroned my way through many an awkward situation, became a big fan of the cherry bomb, met people that will be in my life forever... and more than anything, got some perspective, figured out what's important, and began to move on. Wait. I take that back... and more than anything, I MET JARED LETO.

So the next 5 months will be superb, we're heading to Mexico soon, got some brilliant shows lined up, amped for Summer (aka Dan & Dustin take over Waterworld), going to Washington State in August and Elisha's moving 5 minutes away so we can watch Glee all day while the kiddies are at school and hit Boulder for major shopping and coffeeeeeeeee. Cool beans!

And then I've got travel timeeeeeeeeeee. Hello LA roadtrippin', 2 weeks in NYC and home via EUROPE. Yes. I finish work in August. But Australia, don't count on seeing me til October. Eeeeeeek. Fun!

In other news, HelloGoodbye (yes Dave and AP, I give in) were a lovely treat last night. A little dancing was done, pre Saves The Day and New Found Glory. Gothic Theatre reminded me so much of Jive. Which made me even more sure, it's gonna be good to be home! Been exploring Denver by daylight, and Boulder by moonlight. Art Galleries, Brunswick-type bars, and outdoor malls in the sunshine. This really is a cool place to live. For now. Insert smiley face with winking action here.

"If only you were here, things would be more magical. If I was there, right now would be more radical... Miles of air and road and land that separate me from all my plans. Were havin' havin' havin' havin' fun, but something something tells me I miss someone." HELLOGOODBYE