The Best Birthday Yet, Methinks
I said I would write a blog about my birthday, which was the best ever!
I woke up early so I could open my cards & presents before Dave left for work. Thank you everyone for your gifts & words, they each brought a smile to my face. :)
As I was hanging out around the house in the morning I noticed one of my favourite bands, who I was going to see that night, wished me a Happy Birthday on Twitter!
Happy birthday @carlyjchalmers, see ya tonight?
— Hey Rosetta! (@heyrosetta) November 6, 2012
How cool is that?!
In the afternoon I took myself out shopping on Oxford St with my birthday money. I got a new winter headband for £3 (yes!) from Forever 21 & a satchel bag from Primark for £9. So I didn't go crazy.
My absolute favourite cupcakes in the world are from Kooky Bakes which sell at various markets around London & Selfridges department store. I went in & got the last salted caramel before hopping on the Tube to meet Dave.
We had dinner at Wahaca, one of my favourite restaurants in London before heading to a pub nearby to meet newfound friends! When I first arrived in London, I had an orientation at BritBound for all new arrivals. A mix of German, Aussie, Kiwi, & of course Canadians were sat around a table when one of them mentioned he was going to see Hey Rosetta! next week. I told him how I was going too & by the end, almost everyone was on board to join us at the concert! It was great to see everyone again. We enjoyed a few pints before heading over to the venue.
Rich Aucoin was the opening act. If you've ever been to one of his shows you know how much fun they are. He is big into involving the audience, the best part being when he gets out one of those parachutes I remember from gym class in elementary school & everyone dances under it! I had seen him before & this show did not disappoint.
Hey Rosetta! hit the stage afterwards. This was the 4th time I had seen them live & this was honestly their best show yet. They played many of my favourite songs & a few news ones. The crowd was absolutely loving the show & all my friends who had never heard them before really enjoyed the show. As the band left the stage the crowd was going wild so they came back to play an encore. I don't think they were expecting to, as they seemed a bit lost on what to play! They said "we haven't felt love like this in a long time." In the end, they played New Goodbye. Tim, the lead singer, told a story about how this song is about taking the boat from Newfoundland & leaving home & starting a new journey (of course, it was more eloquent than that). It was quite a poignant song to hear, especially as so many of us had recently left home. I left loving Hey Rosetta! even more than before (if that's possible).
So there you have it, the best birthday yet, methinks. Something tells me 24 is going to be a great year. :)
