Chico and the Redwoods

Before we left for Chico on Sunday, we ate Thai food at one of Scott’s favorite Thai restaurants in Sacramento. It was delicious and we ordered way too much food. One of the dishes was so garlicky that we opted to send it back and the restaurant owner was not happy. He had his wife come out and scold Scott… it was super funny. Bad Scott! Bad! :) We played an incredibly energetic house concert/dinner party on Saturday night. It was, by far, one of the funnest house concert experiences I’ve ever had. The people were so nice, so fun, and the energy was unlike anything else. At one point, Scott was playing “Sweet Child Of Mine” and the entire crowd was dancing and singing along. Afterward we sat around while one of the house guests played guitar and had a massive sing-a-long. So much fun. I had no idea that the temperatures in this area could get so hot!! Thankful for being in an air conditioned car for this leg of the journey. The Chico concert was really great. We played on an old Hamburg Steinway that sounded great in the big church chapel. The people loved the concert and we were met with smiling faces and a standing ovation at the end of the show. Our house hosts were so incredibly gracious as well and we had a really nice time hanging out with them. Their daughter is a huge fan of my music and is learning to play several of my pieces. I played a couple of songs for her on their piano when we got back to the house and it made me think… how cool would it have been, when I was 14 years old, if my favorite pianist had come to my home, stayed the night at my house, and played piano just for me on my piano. I can only imagine, but the feeling it gives me as the musician in this scenario is so incredibly grateful for the blessings I have in my life. This is one of the reasons I love being a musician and sharing my music with the world. Since Scott doesn’t ever take any pictures of me, I have to resort to taking them of myself :) While driving through Redding we saw this cool “Sundial Bridge” and stopped to take some pictures… We ate lunch at the grossest Denny’s in the history of mankind. We felt like we needed to shower afterward. It was the only option on the road and sometimes you have to settle for what you can get. We found a cute little motel in Crescent City on our way to see the Redwood National Forest. This is the view just up the road… Apparently this hotel has a pool that fits inside a door. I had no idea that was even possible… must be a pretty big door. And what is a Jacuzzie? I’ve never seen one of those before. I wonder if it’s like a Jacuzzi only more fun? Today we explore the Redwood Forest and then head up into Oregon along the coastline. Stay tuned… :)