Jewel

I'm sure everyone else who went will be blogging on this too, but last night we went back to San Jose (Saratoga) to go see Jewel in concert. All the sisters and sister-in-laws on Dave's side went. There were 7 of us. It was a quick little trip. We managed to have just enough time to eat dinner before the concert and headed back to Sacramento first thing the next morning to relieve our babysitters. The concert was really good (I'm being totally honest when I say that, Lisa)! It was at an outdoor amphitheater on a hillside at the base of the Santa Cruz mountains. The scenery was beautiful.The amphitheater was much smaller than I imagined. It almost felt like we were just at some little no name performance because the place was so small that almost anywhere you sat you had great seats. We were only 8 rows back, so our seats were really good. I guess she prefers to do shows at smaller places. She did an amazing job singing, of course, (that girl can hold a note for longer than anyone I've ever seen!)  but I think my favorite part was her humor. She is hysterical! It was very entertaining. The dress in this picture reminded me of what she was wearing last night (she totally copied my idea of big gold earings and a flowy summer dress; I'm sure I put mine on before she did that day). 
As we were getting ready to leave they started playing "Can't Touch This" which I found a little odd considering Jewel sings folk/country type music. Then Lisa pointed out that MC Hammer was sitting in the row right in front of us. We managed to get him to take a picture with all the girls before he ran off to meet Jewel. I didn't bring my camera though, so I'll have to post that picture after someone gets me a copy.
On our way back we drove right past the townhouse in Campbell that Dave's parents lived in while we were living there. It brings back fond memories of going to Dave's parents house every Friday and Sunday evening. I miss being close enough to drive over and visit whenever we wanted. It was fun to drive past all the places we used to see everyday. It was a great trip. When do we get to do it again???