B-B-Buffalo!

w00t w00t!!

That was a seriously craic filled weekend I just had. For seir. So, lets get the re-cap a rollin!

Saturday morning in Buffalo was the most insanely boring thing in the history of the universe. I'm sorry Buffalo, and Buffalo residents who love their home. I couldn't staaaaaand it. XD So little to do. Thankfully, Meaghann came early and we spent the early afternoon until pub night making cards and laughing. Good times fun stuff.
Then we drive off into the sunset, not really, towards the pub, which is across from the theater... and the buses. We waved to them. :)
And then there was omgs and hugs and more omgs and hugs and yeah. It was beautiful. Like Toronto, but BETTER because by this point I was closer to everyone. So it held more meaning to me. We ate little, because our stomachs were doing summersaults and later breakdancing, and eating just could not be done in that time.
Then we get to go get 400 glowstix and CARRY them to the theater. XD Then we pass them out to peeps. After a calendar was bought.
God, that calendar = epic. freaking. win.
Moving on, the show begins.

HEARTLAND - first introduction to Keith Harkin's James Dean haircut. And I'm like praising God I saw a close up of it, because from my balcony seats it looked like a comb-over. It wasn't. It was gorgeous. I approve. There were no shiny raincoats in this Heartland also, but you know what, I lived. It was stunning - possibly the best version I've heard. :)
BUACHAILL ON EIRNE - Damo, in all his beauty. So, I hear that it's gonna be all Gaelic. I have it IN MY HEAD when the song starts. All the same, we get to "Come by the hills..." and it's NOT... well, not ENGLISH and I flip. In a good way. His voice is just... ysrlkhslkjhsrky. for lack of better words. I love.
THE DUTCHMAN - James Dean!Keith with his scarf of beauty and a good ol' Mcpherson guitar on a prop rock.
Oh, stage = like... you can tell it's gonna be the IE stage eventually. But I like it. There is a rock on the left and there is fake grass, and fake grass atop the eventual IE stage. The sides of it look like the stone sides of some ancient Irish druid circle thang, and the steps were wooden-looking. Yeah. Approved.
Back to James Dean!Keith rocking out, singin' about this guy... this dutchman and his girl, MARGARET. And so Keith sang me name. A ton. so. <3.
JUST A SONG AT TWILIGHT - Damo and Paul. You think 'oh it's the two goofy ones, it'll be so much craic!' NO. it was SO serious. And Paul's mic was too soft, but when Paul and Damo sang together. TOGETHER. I melted into my seat. For sier. It's this WHY DIDN'T THEY DO THIS SOONER!? sorta thaaaaang. I cannot wait to hear that again.
BLACK IS THE COLOR - Much more rogue-ish than what the original sounds like. I loved it. He was being so very badass here. And there is Nicole who is his black haired love. YAY Nicole. I'm not jealous at alllllllll.........
Oh and he did this fist pump thing that changed the lights. Like God. XD
HOME FROM THE SEA - 2nd of the Storm+Boat songs! The whole crew sittin' on the rock, and Damo was like having his personal space invaded and is pushin' Keith and Paul away and they're givin' each other looks. It was great. Song it's self was one of my favorites in this half. It was very stunning, and oh so very Irish/Celtic sounding in all the best ways. It was knocked outa the park.
GOLD AND SILVER DAYS - Ryan and George. Sing about missing their childhood, and innocence. Sounds nice and sweet and lovely and well sung and stunning. And it was.
And I sobbed, like a small child.
..........
NORI - did not help the waterworks. Neil looking like a wounded puppy singing about his lost lady love and how it gets HARDER EVERY DAY. The poor baby, he needed a hug. And I gave him one. ;) So it's good. I'm jealous of this Nori though, cause she sounds pre-tty special. LOL
OVER THE SEA - 3rd storm+boat song. George, and it's grand. And I love it. And I remember nothing of it. But I know I loved it. And it was a really really good song. Like not sad, just epical. I wish I remembered more.
WHISKY IN THE JAR - STUNNING. sejtkshksjtrikjg like seriously. It was totally slower than you're used to. But omgsh freaking EPIC. I adored it. And the guitars! And James Dean!Keith!!! And it was just beautiful. Though I really need lyrics to that, because the ones I caught... they made NO. SENSE. At. All.
RED RED ROSE - Paul. Being romantic. I forgot this song as soon as it was done. I'm sorry, Paul. I really truly am.
PLACE IN THE CHOIR - So they all stand on a different tier of the steps, kinda like Take Me Home (IE version) and then when the chorus is repeated they do a circle... like... Idk how to explain it. But I knew right then. This song WILL kill me.
And it did.
Highlights; Freaking LINE DANCING! Like country hoedown line-dancing. For sier. And then the feet dancing too, and Ryan grinning this really boyish 5 year old doing something cute on stage for his parents kinda smile when he sang the last verse with everyone. IDK if anyone else caught it, but I did. XD Damo's *low* voice and the lads' over dramatic shock. Paul rolled up the stairs.
Really, everything. XD

So that's Heritage. :) Hope you enjoyed this part of the REcap.

In the swing of things.

So school is school-like. But it's going smoothly enough. :) I am getting back into kind of enjoying it, and getting a high B in an honors class is certainly helping that. A friend and I are getting much closer this year than years prior, and that's always a fun thing. Makes things more bearable.

Dance started yesterday and I nearly fainted. Not so fun. I was hoping I was getting over that. My legs are insanely sore currently, but you know, that's okay. I'll get over it. Maybe gain weight in the form of muscle mass - THERE'S an idea! I did miss it, I'll admit. Got my DVD too - great to watch the craic that was this summer's recital. Feels like yesterday.

CT fall tour is starting soon. I love tour season so gosh darn much - especially with new stuff. I get the CT christmas CD a week from today and I truly cannot wait. Celtic Thunder + Christmas. Can anyone say 'dream come true'?LOL Thought so.

So, there was another uneventful look into my life. lol

Maggie-Tangy