Following my beautiful sister's lead, we have decided to start a blog. It will mostly be a tool to keep everyone up to date on our lives, as well as an opportunity to share how awesome (or not) things are going. I think an account of our weekend would be a good way to start things off.We attended a wedding of my good friend Jackie on Friday. There was a little bit of a time crunch, due the ceremony starting at 6:30, but we got there with plenty of time to spare. She looked gorgeous in a champagne-colored dress and I, of course, got a little teary. This friend has been waiting to get married all of her life, so I was so happy that she found someone so perfect for her.
The next day we headed to the Gilroy Garlic Festival. Three hour drive, half of that in traffic, and we finally arrive in the belly of the beast. It was so hot we spent most of the day just looking for shade and the rain tents. Although Yahoo Weather on my iPhone told me it was only 76 degrees, when we got out of the car at two, T's in-car thermometer said 104. Unbearable.
After two sweaty hours, we are headed to see John Mayer! I surprised T with awesome seats for his birthday through an online reseller. They are a reputable site, but I was still a little worried that something would go wrong since they weren't coming directly from the venue (all the seats were sold out, which is I didn't go that route). We got to the Shoreline right on time, with T springing for VIP parking, and head towards the gate. Our tickets are being scanned, we are almost through, and are told that we need to get our tickets reprinted. Apparently, Ticketmaster was alerted that the tickets were never recieved and were waiting at will-call. After getting this info from Customer Service, we learn that will-call doesn't have any tickets under my name. Argh!! This takes about 30 minutes. I pick up the phone to the "reputable reseller" as we now realize the original ticket seller has sent us invalid tickets and in fact had or was picking up his tickets at will-call. Sneaky bastard.
After being hold with the "reputable reseller", we are told that they cannot provide us with any seated tickets through their site because they are no longer available, due to the concert being on the same day. Argh x 2! The only option we have is to get lawn seats because everything else is sold out. At this point, I'm in tears. This was supposed an awesome show for T with great seats and now we have to sit on the lawn. So again, we head to customer service. She sees the tears in my eyes after we explain the situation and takes pity on me. Tickets in a comparable section just became available! Score! We purchase the tickets ("reputable reseller" to reimburse us later) and head to the gate.
I am so excited. The last 45 mins have been annoying and frustrating, but we get to see John Mayer, finally! As our tickets are scanned and we head through the gate, we are informed that they are for the wrong day! Our understanding friend at Custom
er Service sold us tickets to TOBY KEITH!
er Service sold us tickets to TOBY KEITH! So, first we are seeing John Mayer, then we arent, then we are sitting and on the lawn and now we get to see Toby Keith! Another trip to Customer Service, tickets are refunded and the heavens opened upon us. They had floor section seats available, 9 rows from the stage! These are the tickets usually reserved for friends and family of the band. In fact, we were sitting next to a couple from Seattle that knew the drummer. Despite being put through the emotional wringer, it was a great show and I am so lucky that I got to share it with T! "Gravity!"
