Pumpkin Spice Latte

Is anyone else ridiculously excited for Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte??

I honestly think that this might be my favorite thing about fall. I also enjoy the Gingerbread Latte. I just love anything with coffee in it.

I have been trying to drink more tea though...just because coffee stains your teeth. Plus, green tea is supposed to boost your metabolism!...so says Fitness Magazine.

BB King, Al Green, and Buddy Guy

On Tuesday evening, I went to see BB King, Al Green, and Buddy Guy play at Deer Valley. This was my first blues concert and it was amazing! I bought the tickets for my mom for her birthday (which was yesterday).

The evening started out with Buddy Guy, who is hilarious and an amazing guitar player.

We had a pretty awesome seats, too!

To start out, the crowd was mostly sitting down. If you're from PC, you know that the crowd just needs to get a little boozed up before they can really go all out. Buddy got everyone excited by walking through the crowd.

This is probably one of the best pictures of the night. Buddy Guy in the sea of white. Only in Utah.

By the time Buddy got back to stage everyone was on their feet!

Next up: The Reverand Al Green!

Al's performance was amazing. He had backup singers and dancers. He played most of his famous songs, and what a great performer! He had everyone on their feet dancing!

Finally, at the end of the night, BB King!

BB is 84 years old and still touring around the world. He was wheeled up on the stage to a standing ovation and loud cheering. He sat down in his chair and strapped Lucille around his shoulders.

BB did a lot of talking and not a whole lot of singing, but when he played Lucille it sent chills down my spine. At 84 years old, BB King still has it!

Back to Work

It's my first week back to the office and things are starting to pick up in preparation for the 2010-11 season. I'm working on my clinic schedule, to be released on September 1, so I'm glad to be busy.

Over my break I went up to Boise to visit my good friends, Amy and Emily. We had such a great time! We went out to the Basque Festival. Every four years, the Basques hold a special festival called Jaialdi. The streets are filled with people having a great time with food, drinks, and dancing.

We also went tubing down the Boise River. Amy and I were in a 4-man raft with two other girls. We almost made it all the way down the river without flipping it over, but nope! We flipped it. Amy was nervouse because several people die each year on that river. All I could think was "Save the shoes!" We made it safely back into the raft and down the river.

After that, we went to a diner that was featured on Man vs. Food called Rockie's Diner. Amy and Emily's husbands, Bob and Michael, were going to do the challenge, but decided that they wanted to work up to it. They basically did half the challenge, which is basically a couple of pounds of hamburger meat, chili, hotdogs, and everything that goes on a burger. The challenge is double that meal, plus chili cheese fries, plus a milk shake.

Watch the Man vs. Wild episode here to see what this Rockies Diner challenge looks like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siA1hVOVn0w&feature=related

We sat at the same table that Adam Richman sat at. I don't know how. Maybe it was because we had a baby that needed a high chair?

On Sunday, Amy, Bob, and I went to see Eclipse...no big deal. These films are getting so much better. Twilight was horrible. New Moon was slighly boring. Eclipse is finally exciting, and not awkward acting, which is a huge step up from Twilight. That evening I was able to be a part of Sunday Night Dinner at the Alvord household. I felt so special! I always know I'm going to eat well when I'm with the Alvords!

Monday was a day of relaxing while everyone was at work. I flew home that evening.

And then I had two weeks off of work. Guess what I did? NOTHING! I had a movie marathon and watched 20+ movies. I slept in every day and took mid-afternoon naps. It was exactly what I needed.

So, back at work and still haven't uploaded my pictures from Boise. That will be on my to do list for this weekend. Check back for pics!