on the rocks please.

yesterday i got the joy of supporting my boy play the drums with his cover band, On the Rocks!

they played at the night club/bar, Time Out Tavern, in aliso viejo.  i honestly didn't even realize there was such a place in our quiet little city until recently!  it seemed like a pretty nice venue.  i even ordered my water on the rocks ;)  thought i'd get in the spirit.

the band played two sets of songs and both sets were great!  On the Rocks plays a nice variety of music, ranging from some older hits to songs that have been recently popular, like Billionaire.  definitely pleasing to a wide age range.  anthony asked me what my favorite song was after the show was over, but i honestly couldn't pick because they were all so good!

sean, cooper, and evan (members of P.S. Denied, antp's other band), as well as christine and some of anthony's other friends, came to watch him play.  i thought it was super sweet that so many people came out to support him <3

i love him <3

the wolfpack.

i feel like almost every day this summer has been a reminder of how the aliso niguel high school marching band, drumline and color guard program creates lasting and supportive friendships.  and tonight was no exception.

we (me, christine, nili, ina, evan, jeff, samantha, and jessica) got together to support our good friends (jason, matt, cameron, dan, and zach) play a game in their basketball league at the Y.

they call their team the wolfpack, which totally works for them because they act like "brothers" and play really well together.  and tonight was definitely their best game so far.  it was very fast paced and aggressive and it was obvious that they were trying really hard, which made it super entertaining!  it actually held my interest the whole time (and that's saying something because sports generally don't hold my interest all that well).

these are our game watching faces:

unfortunately, we lost the game, but that's perfectly fine because it's really not all about winning.  participating in this kind of a league is more about having fun playing a sport that you love than what the scoreboard says.  plus it's a great excuse to spend time with friends :)  regardless of the score, tonight was a victory in my eyes because the wolfpack put up a great fight and played hard.

after the game, we had a little post-game munch sesh at in-n-out, where we spent the next couple of hours hanging out.  yet another great night :)