In the days and weeks leading up to Coachella, I made no secret about the fact that I was positively bursting with excitement over the prospect of returning to my favorite music festival. I listened to my Coachella playlists on repeat; I planned my looks for each day of the festival prior to ever leaving Los Angeles; I had even mapped a good portion of how I wanted this Coachella 2018 vlog to look in advance. I was PREPARED! What is that saying about the best laid plans? Oh yes, they will go awry and, friends, awry they went.
I ultimately ended up attending 35% of the music festival before my right hip decided it had enough and gave out. This happened shortly over an hour before Beyoncé took the stage on the second night of the festival. You know, Beyoncé, one of the acts I was most looking forward to seeing! In addition to dealing with a great deal of pain I was, understandably, disappointed on a massive scale. You see, not only had I desperately wanted to see Beyoncé’s epic performance live I had, more than anything, wanted to spend the three-day festival having incredible experiences with some of my closest friends prior to our upcoming move out of state.
I was CRUSHED. If I am being completely honest, I genuinely considered not releasing this vlog because I thought it would be too painful to relive the memories and try to fill in the gaps that I missed. But, as my husband and I began sifting through footage, an incredible thing happened. Those very friends I was so disappointed to not spend time with began sending their Coachella footage, and lots of it. I got Beyoncé’s performance guys, and I got ALL of it! Following Beyoncé, Chromeo was sent to us, then Odesza, then Eminem and, little by little, this vlog began to take shape. Our Coachella 2018 vlog may not have ended up quite as planned but, with a little help from my friends, it turned out to be even more meaningful than anticipated.