Food and Jazz

Today I said goodbye to Tiffany as she flies back to Vancouver (and as I later found out, she actually missed her flight and is having the worst luck traveling this summer!). After that, Brodie and I headed to the Taste of Polonia Festival.  Polish food is awesome!  *drools*

I had the Polish Plate, which included: potato pancakes (with apple sauce and sour cream), perogies, cabbage roll, polish sausage and sauerkraut.  It was delicious!

After filling our tummies, we decided to fill our soul with some good ol' jazz - the Chicago Jazz Festival at Grant Park (for free!). 

I've always liked jazz, but to be honest, sometimes the music bored me a little - I always wished for a little more from it.  I thought jazz was suppose to be full of emotion and swagger, but sometimes I felt it to be a little snobby.  That's how I felt tonight at the first show.  And THEN I heard Steve Cole at the contemporary jazz stage.  He was amazing!  His music is exactly what I thought and wanted jazz to be and more.  It had emotion, a story (even though there were no words), and humour.  I can dance, swoon, cry, and laugh to his music.  Some of his music is a little cheesy (I'm sure on purpose), which I LOVE because it makes me laugh out loud and feel good.  So there, is the moment I fell in love with jazz.  Steve Cole himself is also a very smooth and funny guy.  I totally have a crush on him!

Me and Steve Cole, my future husband.  haha.

I wish my little cousins were here to share these with me.  I know they would love jazz (and Steve Cole), too!  Holla' to Rebecca and Esther - I miss you guys!!