After our wonderful and delicious brunch, we went over to The Grove since I knew it was going to be crazy crowded for the Tree Lighting Ceremony. I expected it to be crowded but seriously not THIS crowded. The crowd got super rowdy at the end so we didn't end up waiting for the actual show to start and went to eat at The Cheesecake Factory instead where Nam and Matthew saw one of the chicks from Basketball Wives lol.
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| the grove in la |
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| view from the top of the parking structure of the grove. you can see the hollywood sign in the distance (the white line on the mountain lol) |
As soon as we got to The Grove, Gavin Degraw was doing his soundcheck and of course we had to stay. He sang "Not Over You" [YouTube]. Such a catchy song!
So side note: One of those weird/quirky things I love to is reading the comments on YouTube videos and this was the top comment when I went to watch the video.
Totally cracked me up.
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| photo credit goes to judy |
Anyways, Gavin Degraw has always been one of my favorite artists. He's just so fricken talented. I love watching him play the piano. ("play it once, Sam.. for old times sake..." oh Ziggy... the impact you've made on the lives of so many with your Humanities class lol)
Anywhos! After Gavin, Colbie Caillat hit the stage and sang "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Brighter Than the Sun" [YouTube]. Unfortunately, my real camera battery died before I could record the second song. That Brighter Than the Sun song is so fricken catchy too! Makes we want to bust out my tamborine (that I don't have) and go crazy lol.
After Colbie Caillat, we were forced to move out of the area that was right in front of the stage because that was the area for photographers and the camera crew. But not before Colbie Caillat was able to catch a photo of us in the crowd! I'll post a "where's waldo?" picture lol
Can you find us?!
this is going to be legend...
wait for it...
wait for it...
wait for it...
gives you diarrhea if you're lactose intolerant... dairy!
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| yes i'm a nerd and i drew arrows to where we were lol. so sue me! |
So after they moved us, we were right by the big Grove sign which is where I was able to take that pretty picture of The Grove sign. Here's a picture that Judy took from where we were standing later on... before the rowdy crowd was too much and it was just time to grub lol.
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| the grove la - robin thicke on-stage photo credit goes to judy again :) |
After this, we went to The Cheesecake Factory, which is one of my favorite restaurants, for grub!
It was seriously pandemonium when we left. We left as Colbie Caillat was singing and it was a good thing we left when we did. It was so crowded and people were having difficulty breathing in the crowd. It was a little scary because the fire marshal was threatening to close the shindig down.
Love ya'lls for one of the most wonderful birthdays ever!!
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