Friday was an excitingly short day at work. I left just after noon to race home and grab Mari as we had tickets to attend the Oddball Festival at the White River Amphitheater in Auburn Washington. Somehow as the stars align in this universe, that morning I also stumbled upon a Craigslist ad for a used Britax B-Agile combination stroller and baby seat for $175 in Covington WA. Which as luck would turn out, just happened to be on our way to Auburn. Everything looked good and we purchased the set.
We have started the slow accumulation of baby stuff in preparation of our December due date. The stroller combo now joins forces with the changing table we bought a few weekends back. Both of these items were strongly suggested as essentials, and from here forward we will pick up additional supplemental items knowing we have the strong foundation already in place.
I am writing this on the beautiful sunny afternoon of Sunday Sept. 7th. Today, Mari is 6 1/2 months pregnant. We are into our third trimester and the excitement is building. At the Oddball festival on Friday, the weight of the pregnancy was growing on Mari so we had to take an early seat on a wooden planter to rest her back and relax for a bit out of the heat of the sun. We spent the early part of the festival watching the crowds and listening to the local comedians on the side stage while waiting for the main show to begin.
The line-up for the show was amazing, yet even still, I was regretting the fact that Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan, and Chris D'Elia were not on the bill as they were in some other cities. We took solace in the fact that we saw Bill Burr just last year, and Chris D'Elia is coming soon. Gaffigan is still on the to-do list. That said, I was really disappointed about the set times. The first half of the main stage acts only got a measly 15 minutes each. In actuality it turned out to still be amazing, and they all killed, but I was hoping for 30 minutes sets.
We originally had lawn seats, but because the show was not sold out we were able to upgrade to closer, covered seats for an additional $10 per ticket. This was a great choice, not to say that the lawn seats were bad. They were great, but I was worried about Mari's pregnant and aching back sitting on the lawn for too many hours.
Overall, the show was entirely amazing. We laughed our asses off. High-lites for me were Jeff Ross, Demitri Martin, Hannibal Burress, and of course, the legendary brilliant and creative force known as Louis CK. He killed it. Just like we knew he would. He is continuing to forge a new path in modern comedy.
It was a gorgeous day at the amphitheater. With Mount Rainier keeping an eye on things from a distance.
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