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Progress on the granny square. Random colors, but somehow they all represent me. I think of it more as an art piece than a blanket. A visualization of my brain on anxiety these last few weeks. #crochet #grannysquare #injuredrunner

Almost forgot I had these. Cleaning out my purse on lunch. I have a setlist at home too, even though it's not the one I was supposed to get. My butt was parked directly in front of the speaker, just shy of center towards stage right. Saw the monitor guy put it right in front of me, and was told "wait till after the concert is over to steal it". Halfway thru the show, we were able to maneuver our new friend Lais up front. She's an au pair from Brazil, and she was beside herself with excitement because it was her first @gavindegraw concert (Gavin - you have fans in Brazil!). The lady (let's call her Lady 1) who had been to my left up till then, moved over slightly to let our friend in. We'd all spent 4 hrs in line together, and were friendly with each other. Encore starts, Lady 1 wanted me to help hold up a Gavin flag - I didn't want to, mostly because everyone in the first few rows was short. I didn't want to block anyone's view. Halfway thru the LAST song, Lady 1 rips the set list off the speaker, looked at me to say "FUCK YOU", and ran off. I had been hoping to give Lais the set list, b/c as much as I wanted it...it would've been the right thing to do. Show ends, and a crew guy finds me and hands me another copy. I hang out with my remaining new friends the Heathers and Robin after, and as I'm walking back to my car, crew guy comes up and hands me a small handful of @billy_norris picks. Sorry for the long post, but moral of the story is karma is a bitch, and if you emit kind vibes, good things will come. Also, it was hands down the best #gavindegraw concert I've been to. (at The Vic Theatre)

Finally getting around to sorting through my pics from last Sunday. Everyone leaving after the show had this look of awe on their faces. Kind of like "What did we just witness? That was one of the best concerts ever!" There was that special *something* that you couldn't quite put your fingers on, you couldn't quite name. Maybe a concert-gasm? #gavindegraw #gavindegrawband #degRAWtour #victheatre #lakeviewlove (at The Vic Theatre)

Post-plica excision. I'm super bored already. But if that's the worst part, I'll take boredom. #injuredrunner #runsquad2017 #RunGum #dickpondracing

The lights. Were incredible! Kudos to @jarrettgoldman (at The Vic Theatre)

Was I close enough? ;) #gavindegraw #gavindegrawband #degRAWtour #victheatre #lakeviewlove (at The Vic Theatre)

Woot woot! #gavindegraw #gavindegrawband #victheatre #lakeviewlove (at The Vic Theatre)

I *may* have just bought a a bunch of blue makeup to cheer on the @cubs tomorrow night. It would be bad luck if I didn't wear blue! #cubs #CubsTalk #gocubsgo #FLYTHEW #nlcs2017 #WrigleyField #thatscub (at Ulta Beauty)

Just a Monday night at the Paoletti Palace. (at Paoletti Palace)

Whenever I get bummed about not hitting a daily mileage goal due to my knee (still made it 10 out of 15 miles though), I look at pictures like this. Left, me at #billyjoel last year. Right, me at Billy this year. Life has not turned out the way I thought it would this year. But if I hadn't gotten injured in January, I wouldn't have been forced to take a look at my life. It was the push I needed to be more accountable with how I live my life. #sundaythoughts #running #addictedtorunning #injuredrunner #rungum #runsquad #dickpondracing

"Who's this @gavindegraw that you speak of?" #tbt to some of the biggest smiles I've had on my face in the last year and a half! #gavindegraw #gavindegrawband

#mcm goes out to @gavindegraw! I can't believe it's been a week since Interlochen...I can't wait for Madison and Chicago! Here is one of my favorite shots from that night. Gavin wailing way on the piano under a simple yet raw stage/lighting setup. It truly is the #rawtour! (It really is no filter...I just underexposed my lens since there was backlighting) #gavindegraw #gavindegrawband #nofilter (at Kresge Auditorium)

Spent 6 hours in the car, so I walked around the Interlochen campus to stretch my legs (my legs were still achy after my 15 mile long run yesterday). Ran into this guy. I look like a hot mess after the drive, but he offered to take a selfie. I didn't even ask! Trying not to #fangirl too hard right now!!! Not a terrible way to spend the last day of my 20s! #gavindegraw #gavindegrawband #dirty30 #winning #flythew (at Interlochen Center for the Arts)

I'll upload more in the morning, but for now, I'll leave this here. #nofilter #nocaptionneeded #billyjoel #billyjoelband #pianoman #WrigleyField (at Wrigley Field)

#gymselfie after 10 treadmill miles that felt really really really great! I took an extra day off from running, and my body (especially my knee) was extremely grateful. Gotta look good for @billyjoel and @gavindegraw in the next week! Also, I had to buy this shirt at Walmart last night because it's the truth. #pizzaislife #running #runnershigh #addictedtorunning #nuunlife #rungum #RunSquad17 #runsquad #dickpondracing #pianoman #gavindegraw #gavindegrawband

#tbt to the 2nd or 3rd time I saw @LyleLovett live. July 2005 at Ravinia. I first saw him in Aug 2002, and he's amazing. I'll be 30 in a few weeks, which means I've been a fan of his for HALF MY LIFE! SUPER PUMPED to see him at the Chicago Theatre with my dad on Saturday night! #concertjunkie

Thank you @benzobrist18! (at Wrigley Field)