Tales from the Road Archives - Champagne Sunday

Day 53: Was the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

(Jared here: I feel like this song provides a fitting soundtrack while you read this post: Rachel Portman – much loved. Take a second to cue it up, then dive in.) I have been writing and re-writing this last tour blog for almost two full weeks now. The rush of returning has been replaced with...

Day 52: Final Show of the Tour

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

I snapped this picture to commemorate setting up the merchandise for the very last time on the road. We most definitely have all this stuff still available, this was just the last time setting it all up on the road. 14 Tupperware totes, 3 stacked rolling containers, 2 floating boxes, 2 tables, 1 banner and...

Day 51: A Little Farm Time

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Our Friday night gig had us back up at the Klippenes Farm, a super-welcoming, sweet little homestead, with animals, a small lake, a cozy guest house, and some of the best humans you’ll ever meet. Rudy always has some amazing animal experiences there. This baby bunny was rescued from their dog’s mouth (I think). The...

Day 50: Where Your Feet Are

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

The day began with the always dreaded, but widely anticipated “jump” photo that I’ve been making (I mean “asking”) the boys to take since we met them. It’s fun because it measures the passage of time visually, and I am pretty certain they all secretly love it. After we said our goodbyes to the family,...

Day 48 – 49: Ah, Missoula

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

So, we made it to Missoula and were warmly greeted by the sons of our friends, Brooke and Joe. Rudy wasn’t with us the past couple times we rolled through Missoula, so he really was looking forward to seeing the “Montana Brothers”, as he’s affectionately called them since he was little. He chose to stay...

Day 47: Leaving for the Last Leg

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

The next day was our scheduled day to leave, but Rudy was feeling a bit better, so we decided to hang around town for a little longer and take our time. We had breakfast at Durango Bagel and did some shopping. Obviously, Mom made Rudy stop for every photo-worthy opportunity! I remember the absolute CHORE...

Day 45 – 46: Reassembling

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

What we didn’t know about the week before we got him was that Rudy had been battling a cold. He never mentioned it and seemed great during the whole reuniting of the Fredeen family the day before. But apparently, around 5:00 AM the morning of Rudy’s release, Rudes had gotten super sick in his top...

Day 44: The Longest Month

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

They say that the time away at camp is always harder on the parents than it is on the kids… this year, I’m going to 100% agree with that. Especially with the way the month played out. Although Jared and I are able to navigate through tour a little easier without Rudy, it is never...

Day 41-43: Las Cruces for the Win

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

Jared and I had a few days off and had a bunch to get done to catch up on our blog. We needed some place cheap and somewhere near White Sands, New Mexico. I went there in college and just couldn’t believe we were within a few hours of the park, so I asked Jared...

Day 40: Bisbee Finale

2 months ago2 months ago

Jessi Fredeen

(Jared here: Before we get to our last day, I‘d like to share with you a little experience that we had on our final night in Bisbee. We were walking back to Trish’s place (where she had given up her room for us), with a good buzz and a casual mosey, taking in as much...