Jax Jazz Fest

So, as many of you know, Adam is a devout fan of music- any and all types, as long as it is good music. A couple of weeks ago, we took Ava to my parents house on Saturday afternoon and said our goodbyes, as we would not be seeing her again until the following night- Let it be known that the longest I have ever left her was 12 hours, this was going to be at least 24.....ahhhh! However, Adam and I both really needed a night without having to get up in the middle of it and without having to hit the ground running at 6:00 the next morning. We stayed downtown and didn't have any set plans (except for the Chris Botti concert on Sunday). We decided after we had gotten settled in our rooms that we wanted to have a nice dinner, so I called Ruth's Chris and made us reservations, Adam hadn't ever eaten here so I wanted take him. He throughouly enjoyed himself, saying he has eaten at several nice steakhouses, but this was the best meal he had ever had (not to sure if not having to entertain/feed/watch a baby the entire meal had anything to do with that or not) :)

Sunday morning, we had breakfast in bed and then proceeded to plan out the rest of our day. The jazz fest was starting at 11:00 and I wanted to get the best seats possible for Chris Botti, who was set to play at 4:30. Nothing was going to stand in the way of that!!! We decided to take a stroll down the boardwalk and take our time before we headed over to the festival. Once we arrived at the stage Chris would be on (notice I am on a first name basis with him), we set up our chairs and had great seats, 8 rows from the front, and the first 6 were reserved! There were 2 other performers before Chris, and we were interested to hear both of them, Mindi Abair and The New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Weather had been a factor the previous day, so we were hoping it would hold off for us, and it did, for the most part. It only drizzled once, but you know us, we were fully prepared, frogg toggs, canopy chairs, you name it, we had it, I don't think a single drop touched us!

Mindi Abair on the Sax

Mindi's bass player

The New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band

The concerts were great, and the highlight of my weekend was seeing Chris Botti play and meeting him spending time with my hubby! We had a really great time and have said countless times that we wish we could relive it again. Here's looking to next year!

Ava did very well overnight, even though Adam and I woke up at  6:00 Sunday morning, we were grateful to be able to just lay there and not worry about getting her taken care of, but I did miss her like crazy and was so excited to see her when we got back later that night. 

The One and Only- Chris Botti

Sy Smith with Chris Botti

Sidenote: So, I asked Adam what he would do if Chris asked me to marry him :) His reply- typical for a male- I don't care, just give me some money! HaHa! I know you can't see it- but in this picture (above) he actually has his arm around me and we are touching heads! I told Adam that he was close to proposing- I just know he was!