In Stitches...

Dinner eaten, sweatshirts on, tickets in hand, we made our way up to campus this weekend for David Bazan's final-night-on-tour performance. We arrived pleasantly late so as to miss a little of the waiting and intro band's show, only to find out that the tickets, which specifically said doors opened at 7pm, were an hour and a half early on the show time. So we took a few minutes to walk campus instead, noting once again how beautiful it is up there. I can't believe it's been four years already since we graduated - does that make us old?? With still another hour to kill, we headed back home for a snack, a trusty Colbert Report, then made our way back to the show - again, pleasantly late. Unfortunately, not late enough though, as we ended up waiting a good 45 minutes before the opener even came out. But we chatted with some friends, and then enjoyed just being with each other while we waited. The opener was good, and Bazan was fantastic. I will admit, though, I think I'm used to Dana Little-esqe concerts where it feels like you're family and she fills the space between every song with personal thoughts and stories. Not so with Bazan, which Isaac knew having seen him perform before, but I hadn't had the pleasure of experiencing yet. He came on, barely said two words before starting into his first song, then rolled right into the second, third, and fourth songs without any breaks. He came up for air twice, I think, during his entire set, where he asked his standard, "Does anyone have any questions?" After a few half-sentence long answers, it was back to the songs, and then away he went before we even realized it was over. But that's Bazan for you. You don't see him for his charm, you see him for his realness, his heart, his music, and his lyrics that are so full of life and struggle that they're swimming around in your head for days to come. Months, if you're in our house because he's often the voice streaming through our speakers.

In short, it was good. Very good.

I just realized I never posted about our Vashon weekend, either - sorry, Han. A few weeks ago, Isaac and I spent a weekend away with Hannah and Mike and had a FANTASTIC time! Lots of windows, trees, geoducks, hot tubs, and exploring. Want to see the pictures? There are way too many to post, but go here if you want the full view.