I love getting film back.  Three rolls later, I have all the photos I took over the past year, including more entertaining photos from the mini-tour. Most of them aren't very good. 

My cousin is back with the band in Europe for the next month.  He asked me to come to Italy, but I don't think that's going to happen.

& No more No Doubt this summer :(  Five shows in the past two months, and now it's done... I'm holding out for one more, but it's so not happening.  Apparently the band's been staying at a hotel right by work, and I have yet to run into them.  LOVE being locked in an office all day.  LOVE IT.  At least my old job had windows.

Big news from my favorite job?

KAREN WORE THE HEADDRESS AT GLASTO.

I'm so mad I missed the assembly of it, but the hands were fun to work on, and the glove was my favorite haha.  I want to make my own fringe glove but I know I'll play with it too much.  We worked on a gothic/religion/shredded/amazing dress last week, and I finally get to go in again tomorrow.  New stuff to work on!

And finally, THE APARTMENT HAS BEEN FOUND!  Brooklyn!  We want everyone to come visit!  Facebook event coming soon! haha

i'm not liking this whole being home thing.

it's not nearly as exciting as being in sweden.

i went on a bike ride today.

tomorrow begins the apartment search.

Get on the ball....

So I managed to neglect writing for the last half of my trip!

Sunday:

- last show in Sweden

- best show in Sweden

- stuttered through a conversation with Bruce upon arriving back at the hotel

(he was wearing sunglasses inside.  not my fault.  i couldn't tell if he was talking to me or not)

- after four hours of fighting over it, booked a flight to Bergen, Norway

Monday:

- didn't come home

Tuesday:

- flew to Norway

- Bergen is the coolest town

- walked around by myself until everyone else got there

- stayed in Soozie's dressing room for the show, and got to see over the whole crowd

Wednesday:

- adventure in Bergen with Kaitlynn and Soozie

- went to the top of Ulrikan via cable car named Bruse (lol)

- had lunch at the top of the mountain

- went back, booked a flight to Jersey just incase I couldn't get on the charter plane with everyone later that night.

THEN

- actual last show of my trip

- Kaitlynn and I made signs for "Rosalita" and "Code of Silence"

- Cindy, Soozie, and Roy knew we had them before they went on  stage,

Nils and Clarence saw from the stage,

before the show was over,

"Rosalita" got played.  

I don't know how it happened but it did and it was awesome.

- i had to run and get my bags from the hotel

- 30 minutes later I was sitting in the car on my way to the airport!

so, long story short, I flew on Bruce's private plane home from Norway, might make Cindy some clothes, got a big hug from my "cuz" bruce springsteen haha, landed in New Jersey at 3am, dad picked me up in the morning and took me to Philly, made it to the No Doubt show in Camden, ended up second row dead center, it wasn't a perfect show but it was pretty awesome regardless.  Then, i got home Friday, got ready, went to leia's awesome photo show opening at music hall of williamsburg (GO SEE IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, HERS ARE UPSTAIRS BY THE ELEVATOR!!), worked saturday and NOW, i finally have a day off because of the puerto rican day parade and the store being closed.  

PHEW.  done.

Day Four

Today was our off day...

I ended up staying up so late last night, that I didn't wake up till 1pm.

But then we got ready and walked all the way to the viking museum, but couldn't find the boats, so we left, and ended up getting stuck walking way farther than planned because of the Sweden day parade or whatever it was.  Old Town was really cute though.  It would be so much cuter without all the touristy stores in there though.

Then when we came back, we had to go to a dinner/party/thing by the concert sponsors, at the hotel.  The food was awesome but i'm not totally sure what half of it was.  & Everyday there has been a write-up about the show in the newspaper... Len and I spotted a not-so-good photo of Stevie Van Zandt out after a show, in the paper the other day, so Bruce and Steven wanted to see it at the party.  Too funny.

I think i'm going to run out shopping tomorrow morning, then last show tomorrow night!  Then home!  Then the mummies!  Then no doubt!!!

ps: longest entry yet?!

Day Three

The show was much better tonight... it got SO COLD, but it was sunny!

& i went out into the crowd which is always more fun that standing around.

Of course, i got stuck next to this CRAZY SUPERFAN from new york who i KNOW i have stood near before, who tells everyone he meets about how he "grew up" with bruce, and went to a bar with him one night.  Congrats.  You and 3/4 of New Jersey.

PS:  this is what happens every night and every day coming to and from the hotel...

LINK HERE

(i missed being in that video by like two seconds... i hope i never find the pictures the paparazzi have snapped near me... guaranteed not very photogenic.  weird)

Day Two

First show day!

It was raining and freezing all day.  I need to go buy a jacket tomorrow morning.

It's June, like 50 degrees out all the time, and the SUN ROSE AT LIKE 3:30AM TODAY.

We stayed up (accidentally) to see it haha (where is my jet lag? seriously)

Tomorrow, weather will hopefully be better, so we can go explore and be able to stand still and not freeze at the show.

FOOD TIME FINALLY... it's 1am here.  i'm so thrown off.

Day One

- Slept my whole flight over.  

(When i went to get off the plane, the woman next to me said "You slept, A LOT, didn't you?!"   .... yes?)

- Arrived at my hotel to see a group of kids stalking outside haha

- Met Nils Lofgren.

- Waiting here now for my cousin to get back from the doctor :)

Update #1-

I can't figure out how to turn the lights on.

this will not last.

Freshman year = done.

New job.

Soon, new apartment.

Now, packing/cleaning/trying to make a new dress.

Because... 

Tomorrow, leaving for Sweden for some serious cousin time, & to hang out with Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band.  No big deal.