...and then went back to my place to give her a dreamcatcher I'd gotten her in Mexico. (Say what you will about Tulum, but NO DREAMS are escaping from there).
...to load up all the cabin-warming presents that had been delivered from the list that Grant put together and sent around to all my friends. Thanks, Grant! <3
So many presents! Thanks again to Grant for organizing my surprise housewarming and thanks to all my friends who sent a gift. Totally overwhelmed with gratitude.
At the end of dinner, Grant serenaded Amanda with his own re-written lyrics to the song "Mandy" by Barry Manilow. It was so funny. "We shared a rock and roll dream and that Gold Street apartment because you didn't say no when I moved in without asking." Lol.
On Friday I went to the MiN perfume store and picked out a fragrance with the gift card that David had gotten me for my 40th birthday. Thanks, David I smell real good.
Afterwards, I went over to Richie Baxt's famous East Village apartment (Richie's Guitars!) and bought myself this gorgeous birthday present! My first acoustic guitar!
Later that afternoon, I took Brett to a music store and bought him a guitar for Christmas! He'd been wanting to learn for a while. Learning that first Amaj chord!
Christmas 1987 - my brother and I freaking out about getting the long-awaited PHANTASY STAR for the Sega Master System. This was the first RPG I ever got into and it exploded both of our brains!
Brett and Amy's apartment was full with all sorts of new baby gear, so they'd asked for no presents, but my mom still insisted on getting Brett "a little something"...
...a thing called a Thera Cane
that allows you to get at hard to reach muscle-knots on your back. (While I'll still occasionally use this and it's awesome, I know pretty much recommend buying a lacrosse ball and using it to roll against a wall. Much easier!)
that allows you to get at hard to reach muscle-knots on your back. (While I'll still occasionally use this and it's awesome, I know pretty much recommend buying a lacrosse ball and using it to roll against a wall. Much easier!)
