Showing posts with label Concert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Concert. Show all posts

June 20, 2011

Posted by Rie On 1:58 PM
I'm back. It's been a really long time since I really wrote anything here but I'm back now. My life has been slightly chaotic and busy so I haven't had much time nor energy to use here but hopefully that'll change.

RIP Mormor. My grandmother passed away June 11, 2011. She was 84 years old and was a super cool lady. And I already miss her like crazy. I really don't know what to write because no words can describe how I'm feeling right now and I know the rest of the family is having a hard time with this loss. It hurts and it's going to hurt for a long time. But I'm trying to focus on the happy memories and keep her close to my heart. It was her time to go and I understand that - but it doesn't make it any easier saying goodbye.

  
I love you Mormor.
 Summer vacation is coming up. I have 3 weeks left at work and then I have a 5 week vacation. Not too bad, eh? We're taking a group of kids next week to Germany for a 5 day camping trip which was a huge success last year. Keep your fingers crossed for sunshine and well-behaved children! The first couple of weeks of my vacation will be spent here in DK where I will just relax and enjoy some quiet time. But then I'm off to Canada for a few weeks - and I can't wait! I was supposed to visit my grandparents but things changed when Mormor died so now I will be going directly to the island where my parents live. It'll be nice seeing them all again - It's been almost 2 years since I last saw them or any of my Canadian friends.

Another big news from here.... I have officially quit smoking. It's still very new so I'm still in the beginning phase of being a non-smoker but so far so good. And I'm doing better this time than any other attempt in the past. I'm doing it for me - tired of being chained to the addiction. Tired of smelling sour and gross. Tired of spending money on it. Just tired of being a smoker. And I'm doing it for my Mormor. I told her a few days before she died that I will quit smoking and I am sticking to it. So now, I'm officially a non-smoker. I made it through an outdoor rock concert last night where everyone around me were smoking.... but NOT ME! Not even a single puff or drag. It's over for me.

Rock concert last night - Jon Bon Jovi with a good friend of mine, Heidi. Her and I have been to several concerts together, including Metallica and +Live+ so it was only natural that we'd go to Bon Jovi. So that is exactly what we did. Dinner at her place, lots of girl-talk and baby-talk (she's pregnant!!) and just a really good time. The concert was okay - the sound wasn't good and that ruined several of his kickass old-school songs. A real shame because I think Bon Jovi performed very well and he does have an amazing voice. But it was nice spending some time with Heidi and we did get to see Jon Bon Jovi live.

There is so much going on here but I'm not going to bother writing about it. A lot of ups and downs and it's been hard keeping the energy level up. I can fake it at work - that's easy enough, but when I get home and I'm alone.... I'm just drained. I'm trying to exercise more but that's proving to be difficult. I don't have much time and I don't have much energy. Bad combination. I've been giving yoga a chance and I think I actually like it.

Okay, I'm starting to babble. And I'm starting to crave a smoke (I always smoked while blogging) so I'm going to end this post now and do.... something. I just need to get away from this computer and keep my hands and mind busy.

January 17, 2011

Posted by Rie On 11:28 AM
I have decided to do a number of posts of things that have happened last year. This post is dedicated to Lise and Limp....

The last weekend of September, Lise and I went over to Copenhagen. It was a short trip but lots of fun. We stayed at her aunt's place - who was super sweet and very generous for letting us crash there. Lise made me drive on the highway for the first time since I got my license and that was scary for me. I did fine, but racing along at 130 km/h was new for me.

Driving on the highway for the first time since I got my license. Very concentrated!!

The reason we went to CPH there was because we got tickets to a Limp Bizkit concert, at one of my favourite venues - Vega. I was at Vega for the +Live+ concert with Heidi a few years back and I just love the place. Small and intimate. Great sound and easy to find. So when Lise said "Hey, Limp is playing and I have tickets. Wanna go?", I said "Sure, sounds good to me.". So after dinner at her aunt's place, we head off to a great concert.

I can never describe a concert properly in writing. It's the entire atmosphere that all adds up to a great concert - the people, the energy, the sound, the smells.... But trust me, it was good. Better than I had actually expected. We were right up in front of the scene and could see everything without being trampled. Fred and the rest of the Limp gang did a great job - connected with the audience and took their time to have some fun. It seemed like they had a great time being there - took time between sets to talk and look around. I'm not the biggest Limp fan but they definitely gained my respect.

He was really good! We stood pretty much right in front of him.

Rocking it out in CPH!

Greeting all the fans.



So, afterwards, we walked around CPH, got some food and just took in the energy. It's a great city - lots of life and diversity. The next morning, we did some shopping and poked around all the little stores and saw some really neat stuff. I didn't get any pictures of our shopping trip but trust me, we had fun!

Lise and me taking a break while checking out CPH.







Grafitti at CPH train station. It says "Art or vandalism?"

It's hard being at a concert and then exploring the city afterwards!

June 8, 2010

Posted by Rie On 9:59 AM
I just enjoyed a 5 day weekend! And it was wonderful! Thursday, Rasmus and I went to Skive Festival and listened to some music and enjoyed the sunshine. Rammstein! That was an awesome concert!! German heavy metal rock with fire!! It was a non-drinking day for us so we could drive back to Vejle after the concert but it was seriously a great day.

Canadian Burgers!! (Don't ask me why they were called that, I really don't know.)

Rasmus enjoying the sunshine!



Rammstein!!

Friday - I helped Dorte host a bday party for her son at our work. 25 kids all enjoyed themselves and we were also able to talk and have fun too. Then I had a shift at the bar in the coat check - lots of fun. Now that the sun is shining and the weather is warmer, I'm not that busy so I'm able to hang out with my friends.



Rie and Lise.

I slept in Saturday and just did my own thing here at home until Lise and I went for a drive before I again had to work. AC/DC was playing up in Horsens so we drove up there to see if anything was going on outside the concert. (We didn't have tickets - boo hoo) but we could hear the music very clearly outside the gate. Then it was back to the pub for me where I again was working the coat check. But I was able to get off work early and spend some time with some friends. I went home, slept in Sunday and then went over to Rasmus for a BBQ with Lise and Nico. Good food and good friends.

Rie and Dorte - she dropped by to say hi while I was at work.


Lise and Rie peaking through the fence in Horsens, trying to see AC/DC.


Relaxing at Rasmus' place.

Yesterday, I again slept in after reading all Sunday night and did stuff here at home - cleaning mainly. I started going to the gym for different classes and yesterday we went to a Thai-bo class and a yoga class. I liked the Thai-bo but yoga felt like a joke for me. But now I tried it and now I know. Today, after work is boxing and then latinmix dance. It's going to hurt tomorrow!! I'm going to start riding my bike to work when it's good weather and hopefully get into shape again. And quit smoking soon. One thing at a time!

Now I better get my act together and get ready for work today. It's a short day for me so I can't complain. Here are a few more pictures from the past little while - just enjoying life! I hope you all have a great day!

At work on a slow night - so we became a little goofy!


Sabine and Rie - she also works at the pub and is just a weird as me!


Lise and Rie