Hollywood Bowl & Rose for No Reason

I was in charge of our June date, so I decided we should go to the Hollywood Bowl to see the opening concert. It was a 10th Anniversary Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame Concert, with two new inductees: Kiri Te Kanawa (!!!) and Josh Groban. I had never seen either of them perform in concert, and they were both amazing.

We went with a group of friends from church and had a wonderful time. We brought plenty of snacks to pass around and share, and enjoyed a beautiful night under the stars. The finale with John Williams conducting Star Wars and coordinated fireworks was pretty spectacular as well. My photo of the stage didn't turn out too well, since we were sitting WAAAAAY up high, but you get the idea.


Here we are after the show finished (look at the clock! 11:30pm!) waiting for our bus to take us back to our car, which was parked at the zoo. And it WAS a zoo in that parking lot! I'm glad we didn't park at the Bowl.


PJ was going to get me a flower for the date, but couldn't find a perfect one. So the next day, he and Avery went shopping and came home with THIS! So gorgeous. The picture doesn't do it justice. I am one lucky lady.