So we could celebrate our 11th (holy smokes!!) anniversary, my parents took the girls overnight yesterday. We hadn't made any plans but we decided, on the spur of the moment, to go to

Bumbershoot and to spend the night in Seattle. After finding an amazing deal on parking (only $10 for the day), we got in around 1:30 and sat by the fountain to figure out what we wanted to do/see/hear. The band that was playing while we were planning was called Whalebone and they were just OK…a good...

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...in a hospitality suite at GM Place watching Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Oh yeah! The Boss! What a great birthday. A bunch of old guys ROCKIN' and I mean rockin' for 2 and a half hours without stopping. Did I mention my ticket was free? Thanks Sherry! I had a great time. sigh...well, I guess I've rubbed it in enough.

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On the weekend I went to see my favourite band, Dave Matthews Band, in my favourite venue, the Gorge, with Doug. If you haven't been to the Gorge for a concert, I highly, highly recommend going. It is an outdoor venue overlooking the Columbia river, the sun sets right behind the stage just before the concert starts and just love the way the music wafts over your head.

Doug and I headed out Saturday morning, with our first stop at Tulalip Casino for a poker tournament. Had we made the...

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I almost forgot to wish everyone a bitchin' St. Patrick's Day! I hope everyone is in green and enjoying themselves!

Tonight we are going to see the Irish Descendants at the Commodore!! Woo hoo! To start the evening we are hoping to go the Atlantic Trap & Gill with our Newfie friend Kenny. Or we may try to shoe-horn ourselves into the [Irish Heather][170].

Sigh...so much [Guinness][171], so little time....

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