O.A.R.- Vail

 I will forever be grateful that we were introduced to O.A.R. All the way back in 2013 by Sean and Sarah. I think these were our 10 and 11th shows? Fun to see Gavin Degraw up close during one of his songs. Jen got a photo (maybe fourth coming?) and a high-five of Robert Irvine who was there supporting the band. The brothers said hi to and got a photo with the keyboardist from the band. Seemed to be a lot going on in the seats! Dancing, celebrating, and quite the gut-punch with “Miss You All the Time” and “Hey Girl” played back to back. The tears were rolling! Couldn’t snag the setlist for Sean, but got a picture. 

O.A.R.- Vail Pregame

 Enjoyed a restful day in Vail, starting with coffee and sweet treats at the cafe. People watched for a bit until making our way over to a food court to watch the start of the Team USA World Cup game. Back to the condo for a bit so Jen could work on her Masters class, before making our way over to the Ford Amphitheater for Night 1 of O.A.R. 

Vail- Thursday

 Since we haven’t had much fun lately and we missed our friends dearly, we jumped in the cars and caravanned to Vail for O.A.R. weekend. We stayed in the same condo, and ate tacos and drank a tower of margaritas at the same place. We did mix it up a bit and tried a gin and vodka bar…I loved my Negroni and the guys hated whatever it was the bartender made for them. Closed out the evening by the fire pit at the brewery. 

OGG—>SJC—>DEN

 Travel day! We knew it was going to be a long one traveling across time zones, but we weren’t quite prepared for the curveball that DEN sent. Instead of a 2 hour layover in San Jose and landing in Denver at midnight, we had a 3 1/2 delay and landed in Denver at 150am on Monday. God Bless Andrew and Ari for picking us up and getting us home safely and in bed by 330. Few last pictures of our room at the resort, my favorite coffee shop 30 feet from our room that I’d snag an iced caramel cappuccino before my morning walks, and some photos of the long day of travel. Worst breakfast on the trip was at Tommy Hagar’s place at the Maui airport. Grateful for an empty seat in the middle from San Jose to Denver. And for just a few minutes, Sara(Beth) and I had a foot in the Pacific Ocean, her at Cannon Beach and me in Maui. Aloha Hawaii. Hope to return to your beauty someday.