Remember that time I went to Bonnaroo? Twice? [image heavy]

Well. I did. WE did! And the time is drawing nearer for the tickets to go on sale, and for us to spend ridiculous amounts of money on them. This year is the 10th anniversary, and I am really excited to see what the lineup is going to be like. HOWEVER. Dilemma: I graduate in March, but since there will still probably be snow on the ground, the commencement is not until June. Bonnaroo and the graduation ceremony are on the same weekend. Why is this a dilemma? Because Nick and I have made a pact to go five consecutive years, and on the fifth year, we will have earned the privilege (and probably the $$) to rent an RV instead of baring the hot, hot sun. [If you were wondering, last year I got sun poisoning. I spent the entire last day shaking and chugging water. When we got home? I was covered in HUGE blisters and had to get a cortizone shot to take away the swelling in my face..] ANYWAYS. What would you do? To go or not to go?

Here are some pictures from the last two years...

on the drive there...

drying our sleeping bags after the torrential downpour

my feet/legs were CONSTANTLY this muddy

amazing tagging everywhere you looked

pretty Bonnaroo fountain painted a different color every year

Ted Leo + the Pharmacists 

roo bracelets

ted leo

Nick's sunburn!

pretty artwork that hundreds of people collaborated on. including us!  

mine, of course

nick's!

andrew bird

again

again...

closer..

really close

which stage (there is also what stage, that tent and this tent! this is very confusing)

band of horses

band of horses again..

again

again... 

again

again......

and again.. 

again... 

love this picture. 

the fountain in 2010! 

regina! 

again

again...!

I didn't take many pictures the second time around. I'm not sure why. But I won't let that happen this year if we go! Seriously, these were some of the best times of my life. I strongly suggest that you experience this if you can. ;)

xoxo S

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Music Thursday (do do na na na)

I know most bloggers do a Music Monday, but I think I am going to do a Music Thursday. Probably not every week, but when the mood strikes me. ;)

So, I know I have been a little obsessive about She & Him, but I can't help it, really. I realized a few weeks ago that after talking them up so much, (remember that time?) I never posted the freakin' photos my brother-in-law took of them at Forcastle this year!! I was seriously thisclose to the stage. AMAZINGLY pretty, that girl is.

ALSO! I know I haven't spoken about her much on this blog, but I do have a slight obsession with Regina Spektor, as well. Here are some AMAZING photos and videos I took of her at Bonnaroo this past summer. If you must know, I waited through sun poisoning + heat exhaustion to see her. That's right. I had to sit down periodically during her set, I was shaking, blistering, and chugging water. It was miserable, but when the woman began her show? I sobbed. Like a big baby.

image via google search! 

Please excuse the quality of the video (I did have sun poisoning, you know...) ;)

Better - Regina Spektor Bonnaroo 2010 from stephanie mazzella on Vimeo.

And a picture from the same day... 

You really should check out her albums. I have these three:

Song to listen to from Soviet Kitsch: "Us"

click the song titles to see the YouTube version ;)

Song to listen to from Begin to Hope: "That Time"

Song to listen to from Far: "Eet"

I hope you guys can check her out! She is amazing. And gorgeous. So here is my shout out to

inspirational female musician/vocalists :) 

xoxo

Stephanie

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