I have a good friend that got me hooked on Keith Urban a few years back. She and I took a trip to South Padre Island, Texas, and she brought his very first CD along. I still remember us listening to 'Where the Blacktop Ends' over and over in our little rental car as we cruised down the coast with the windows down. From that moment, I was hooked.
Just when his song 'Somebody Like You' was becoming a big hit, we went to a small town outdoor venue to see him.
And then last year when he came to town, we seen him again.
Thursday night I got to see him for the third time. And he was just as amazing as ever! I would upload the videos I took, but they are extremely poor quality (sound) and they just don't do him any justice. My pictures aren't the greatest either (I don't have a super awesome camera like Amy does!) but I still feel the need to post a few of them:
He was just as amazing this year as he has been in the past. He is a great entertainer and can sing and play the guitar like no other! And I love that he never wears a cowboy hat. He sang all of his hits, including my favorite song by him, You'll Think of Me. He closed (before his encore) with Somebody Like You, which I believe is the best 'sing-along' song ever. If you're in a bad mood, listen to this song and you will feel uplifted just like that. Go on. I dare ya!
Ended the day with ice cream. 
A nice 'vintage' chocolate brown chair. It was in really good shape too. So I brought it home.
I tried a few different arrangements with my current love seat and the 'new' chair and my other small pieces of furniture, but what I really wanted was a nice and cozy reading corner. So that's what I made!
I read ALL the time and all of my 'to be read' books were all over the place, so I pulled the metal bookshelf from my bedroom and filled it up.
The bottom two shelves are 'to be read' and the books on the top shelf are what I'm currently reading. Yes, there's six of them. I never know what I'll be in the mood for, so I always have more than one going.
I also wanted a place for 'to be read' magazines, so I put them on the bottom shelf of my sofa table:
Along with my Paris box and my Costa Rica box (that holds bookmarks!).
I wanted to somehow fit my personal study materials over there too, but I just ran out of room. So I used the empty shelf on the bookshelf by my desk and put them on there. Which makes sense since I do all my personal study at my desk.
Eventually I want to get a new sofa and chair, a different pillow for the chair, a rug, etc., but until then, this will work just fine!
