Dave Matthews Take Two

The weekend always goes by so fast. Sunday is seriously the worst day of the week because you spend the whole day thinking, "tomorrow is Monday". I always find myself asking what did I do this weekend, and how did it go by so fast?!

So I spent all last week listening to my best Dave Matthews mixed CD's to get pumped for the concert this past Saturday. I saw them live for the first time 3 summers ago (almost exactly to the date!) and could never forget the experience, so when I found out they would be making a stop in VA on their summer tour I new I had to go! Farida and I packed up the car for our 3 hour ride (which was well worth it!) and jammed the whole time while also reading up on astrology/birth signs....which has become my new obsession but I'll save that for another post.

This show was like none of I have ever been to, and that’s saying a lot considering I have been to so many shows I can't even count. It was 100% different from the first time I saw him live and I loved every bit of it. I have never had the chance to sit on the lawn at Nissan Pavilion before, and now that I have I will be do it again 100 times over! It was amazing to see the seas of people all around, and it's nothing like sitting under the Pavilion in a seat. We got there right before he went on, and he played and two and a half hour set.

By far the highlights of my night were the following songs:
-You Might Die Trying
-The Space Between
-Everyday
-Ants Marching

He closed the show with Thank You, and by the end you couldn’t even hear him because the crowed was singing so damn loud....amazing.

Best lines of the night:
Farida: "Do you know what the best part of this whole show is?"
Sarah: "What"?
Farida: "There will be no fighting on the way home"!!

And then we gave the middle finger in remembrance of our last Dave Matthews experience hahaha. I'm so happy to have a friend like her who is down for any show at anytime.

I'm already looking forward to the next time he's on tour, I have a feeling seeing him live wont get old for a long time to come.

Next stop on my summer of concerts: John Mayer, July 13th...good times.

A New Kind Of Life

Anyone who knows me well enough knows that my life has changed dramatically in the last two months. I have not updated this since February (as I knew I would be so so bad at that), and if you would have told me at that point I would be where I am today I would have called you crazy.

A New Kind of Life is exactly what I'm working on. I have learned more about myself in the last 60 days then I have in the last 4 years of my life. I'm amazed by the strength I never thought I had, and for the first time in a very long time I am only concerned about my own happiness. It feels so good to be selfish and do everything I want to do with no questions asked and nothing to worry about.

I feel so lucky and blessed to have amazing friends and family. I will never take this for granted so long as I live because without them I don't know where I would be or how I would survive such trying times.

So my "New Kind of Life" entails many changes/things I am looking forward to in the next 12months. My mind is all over the place and each day I find myself adding to my year long "to do list". I am pleased at how in just two short months I have started to come up with a plan to some how make each thing on my list happen:

In no particular order:

-Travel: I will be spending a week at the beach with my family. A week at the beach with my girl friends, and traveling to Egypt in December (which may be a permanent move for a while, but I'm still working on that)

-Pay off my credit cards: So ya this one is not coming along so well, my new found freedom has me spending more then I probably should. But your only young once, so I'm going to take advantage of this time and buy cloths when I want to, eat out at amazing places, travel because I can, and just have fun.


-Save money: See Above lol

-Read more books: I have at least three-four summer books lined up. I am currently reading Eat, Pray, Love (Thank you Rudy) and I can't say enough good things about it. Perfect book for the perfect time.


-Lose 15-20 pounds and start working out by taking classes/going to the gym/personal trainer: This was actually on the very top of my list and I am quite pleased on how it's going thus far. I have lost 10 pounds, am meeting with a personal trainer twice a week, taking a belly dancing class once a week, and just doing my best to stay active and really get in shape.

-Eat healthy: This kind of goes hand and hand with the above. It really is a life style change, you naturally want to eat better when you are working so hard to get in shape. All of a sudden that extra slice of chocolate cake doesn't seem so worth it.


-Take piano lessons: I have always wanted to do this, but thought I was "to old" to learn. I know, to old?! I'm only 23, which in my book still counts as super young...so I have found a place and am working on picking a teacher. It won't be anything crazy, just once a week for 30min..but I'm excited.

-Sky Dive: I'm still trying to find the right people to do this with. No way in hell can I going on my own and it's def. something I want to share with someone else...anyone down for this get in touch with me!


-Change my room/get new furniture: Soha is home for the summer, but once she leaves I will be moving into her room and changing everything. (Again this is tentative depending on where my travel plans will take me in the coming months)

-New Ear Piercing: This will for sure be done by the end of the summer, but god knows I don't really need anymore lol.


-Avon Breast Cancer Walk: I have been talking about this for the past 3 years. I hope I get the chance to take part in it this year or next.

-Apply to be on deal or no deal (haha this is reaching I know): The application is almost done, and now I need to make a 5min tape. You may think I'm crazy...but it's the best plan I could come up with to get a good amount of money fast haha.

I'm truly looking forward to what the coming year has in store for me. I can't lie and say I'm this positive all the time...some days are harder then others. For the most part I'm just really proud of myself and have realized if I can make through such a painful experience I can make it through a lot.

I think I should add to my list that I need to update this once a week. I wont pick a certain day...but I will make a vow that once a week I will get to it. I think it might actually be kinda therapeutic and God knows I need that!

So here's to a New Kind of Life, and a year full of adventures, truths, and self-discovery