2019 Shine Tour Archives - Champagne Sunday

Day 46: A Joyous Anniversary Celebration and our final trek home!

Saying goodbye to Bonnie and Phil was so bittersweet. We love them, Wenatchee, and our time there dearly. . . but we were very close to home and we needed to rally for the next 8 or so hours. Tonight, we would sleep in our own beds and it would be GLORIOUS! But we had...

Day 45: My turn!!!

5 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

Well, now I want to bike ride! So, Jared took me out to the 10-mile loop!! Oh!!! It was glorious. We went early enough in the morning to beat the afternoon heat, and it was a good thing, too. Another 95°+ scorcher predicted (just barely escaping next week’s 100° and 102° predictions). The bike path...

Day 44: Bavarian Bistro

5 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

Jared has been really missing his gym time and bike rides, so today he hit himself with a double dose. First, Phil, an outdoor extreme sports and activity enthusiast (to say the least) took Jared on the 10-mile bike loop around Wenatchee. He regaled Jared with adventure stories of his and shared tidbits about the...

Day 43: So Close, Yet so far Away.

5 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

So bittersweet waking up in the truck for the last time this morning. My momma-heart already aches for these sweet moments to continue, even though they are still as fresh as just minutes ago. . . Our stop for the next two and a half days is Bonnie and Phil’s in Wenatchee. It’s where we...

Day 42: Saying Goodbye

5 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

The kids had to be up for a dentist appt. pretty early, which, KUDOS to Brooke for rallying her three boys after two days of hard play. We got ready quickly so we could sip some coffee and enjoy every last second together. The two youngest, Rudy and J, took turns telling Alexa to play...

Day 41: If You Don’t Have Gigs…Get Them.

5 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

In one day, we found that a gig never confirmed with us, had, indeed booked us. Some fans had showed up to see us and were wondering where we were. We went back through our correspondence and found the booker had never responded to our last email (or several). Immediately upon hearing this, the booker...

Day 40: Imagination Brewery

5 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen 1 comment

Last night, we were so very tired, and even though Missoula was only 2 hours away, we knew we had better sleep instead of pushing the drive. So when Jared felt like he had found a pull-off on the highway that was far enough away from the road, he took it. Rudy was HARD asleep...

Day 39: Back at Mighty Mo Brewing

6 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

The Montana State fair began last night and we thought it may be fun to go for a bit, however, when we saw that it was going to be 96°, these fair-skinned Washingtonians gave it a hard pass. We opted for a Starbucks instead. Free WiFi, AC, friendly staff and, surprisingly for as busy as...

Day 38: Return to the Celtic Cowboy and the Errant Nudist

6 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

Back at the Celtic Cowboy. So excited to be back in Great Falls! Since we had a day to kill, we opted to get our gear set up early in the afternoon. We had to swing by the Cowboy anyway, because we had to pick up some merch we had to re-order and have mailed...

Day 37: There’s Bears in Them Thar Hills!!!

6 years ago3 years ago

Jessi Fredeen

FINALLY!!! Today was all about them bears, them bears, no kidding, all about them bears, them bears, no kidding…ok. I could do this all day, but SERIOUSLY!! Bears. First, we needed to see the Badlands in South Dakota. We meant to drive through them last year, as well as this year on our way out,...