KILLINGTON SKI WORLD CUP

Jun 7, 2020

KILLINGTON SKI WORLD CUP

The World Cup is a huge event in Vermont so when Twiddle got asked to play on the day of the Finals we were all SO EXCITED! We were just coming off of a 2-night run at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY so Ryan and I left immediately after the second show and drove through the night. Killington gave us a beautiful chalet in the Highridge village for the night so we checked in early and got some rest before the show. The chalet was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! You can head to my

WHERE TO EAT | MY GUIDE TO FRISCO, COLORADO

Feb 2, 2020

WHERE TO EAT | MY GUIDE TO FRISCO, COLORADO

You guys know I LOVE to travel (especially when it involves live music) and we definitely have seen our fair share of the USA while on tour with Twiddle. But, let me tell you, Frisco is legit one of the cutest little ski towns I have ever visited. The strip of Main Street that was our home base had some amazing restaurants (AND SHOPPING!) that I feel like I NEED to share with you guys! Plus, while you’re spending your day wandering you are SURROUNDED by mountains! It is absol

SOMEWHERE ON THE MOUNTAIN

SKIING AT COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO

Jan 25, 2020

SKIING AT COPPER MOUNTAIN, COLORADO

Time to pat myself on the back for a second …. I WENT SKIING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS! Can you believe it?! I don’t know if you guys remember last year when I went skiing for the first time ever, and now I am essentially a pro! HAHA! Not really, but I can actually make it down the mountain without dying! When Twiddle first started planning the Somewhere On The Mountain shows Ryan casually mentioned to me that we were going to ski every day that we were there. I actually LOLed,

TUMBLE DOWN 2019

Aug 25, 2019

TUMBLE DOWN 2019

Tumble Down is always one of my favorite weekends of the year. Since its very first year something special has gone down - the famous Page McConnell sit in during When It Rains It Pours, Phil Lesh jumping on stage to play a couple of tunes with the boys, Bernie Sanders speaking to thousands of Twiddle fans about how we can all work together to make a change. This year was also EXTRA SPECIAL considering that two of my other favorite bands were the bread on the Tumble Down Sand

WHAT I BUY AT THE GROCERY STORE

Mar 29, 2019

WHAT I BUY AT THE GROCERY STORE

I love snooping on other people's grocery carts, whether it is through a blog post, on Pinterest, or while I'm online in the grocery store! I always discover so many new options, ingredients to add to dishes I already love, and things to try that I never have. Ryan and I try to mix it up with our meals as much as we can, especially dinner, but we tend to buy the same staples on each trip. Luckily, we have the most delicious water where we live so each time I hit up the store

NORTHWEST TWIDDLE TOUR

Mar 27, 2019

NORTHWEST TWIDDLE TOUR

When I found out Twiddle was heading to the northwest I knew I had to figure out how to get there! Two of my cousins live in the Seattle area and I haven't seen them since our wedding! Ryan and I were given the opportunity to stay at the Jupiter NEXT Hotel in Portland for two nights and experience all that the city has to offer - which is A LOT! I took a super early flight into Portland and, unfortunately, our day started off pretty hectic. We were supposed to rent a car, but

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

Jan 8, 2019

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

I can't believe we have already been in 2019 for a WHOLE WEEK! I haven't even gotten a time to work on this year's resolutions so I decided to reflect on the past year and see which of my 2018 resolutions I actually kept! I linked the post about last years resolutions HERE so you can see in more detail what I was thinking back then. My first resolution was don't let time get away from me. This is definitely the hardest thing for me to do and I don't think I was very successfu

48 HOURS IN DC | GEORGETOWN

Nov 5, 2018

48 HOURS IN DC | GEORGETOWN

I haven't been to Washington DC in so long that I honestly barely remember ever being there - so when I saw that Twiddle was doing their two night Halloween weekend run at the 9:30 Club, I checked on my airline miles and booked some award travel! Gotta love when you can not only see your husband and his band play before a long month of them being away, but also when you can sightsee in a beautiful city! I got there SUPER early on Friday AM ... basically I arrived at the hotel

A PERFECT FALL DAY IN VERMONT

Oct 26, 2018

A PERFECT FALL DAY IN VERMONT

Ryan and I laugh all the time that we lived in Stowe for a whole year when we first started dating, but never actually explored Stowe! We ate at the same restaurants, went out to the same bars, swam at the same swimming holes and hiked the same hikes without really knowing much variety. Now that we are back we are finally getting to visit all of the special areas in our “new” hometown that we never have. One of the things I love most about this town is that there are so man

HIKING WITH THE HUBBY

Oct 22, 2018

HIKING WITH THE HUBBY

Squeezing in the little husband and wife moments before tours can sometimes seem so hard. Ryan just got back two weeks ago and he’s already heading out on the road again for another month. Unfortunately, his welcome home was overrun with doctors visits and X-rays because he had severely sprained his ankle. We spent the next week getting ready for our housewarming party and, once that was over, we finally had some time to spend together and enjoy our favorite season in Vermont

A YEAR LATER: OUR CABO MINIMOON

Oct 9, 2018

A YEAR LATER: OUR CABO MINIMOON

It’s been a whole year since Ryan and I went on our “minimoon” and I just realized I never even told you all about it! Originally, we really wanted to go to Bali - and hopefully one day we will - but the Twiddle tour schedule didn’t really leave us enough time to travel across the world and back. My parents have our Aruba timeshare with RCI so we decided to check out their website and use some of their RCI points to head on a nice post-wedding vacation. Luckily, we found an A

SNORKELING ADVENTURE WITH SAILAWAY TOUR

Sep 13, 2018

SNORKELING ADVENTURE WITH SAILAWAY TOUR

Ryan and I absolutely love to go snorkeling and try to get a trip in whenever we are in an area that is known for their coral reefs, shipwrecks, or tropical fish. Aruba has ALL THREE so we definitely could not pass up the chance to partner with Sailaway Tour on their four hour morning snorkeling trip. We arrived at MooMba Beach at the base of Hadicurari Pier around 9AM for our 9:30AM tour and were immediately greeted by one of the tour guides who took us to the tender that wo

THE FIRST YEAR OF FOREVERS

Sep 9, 2018

THE FIRST YEAR OF FOREVERS

I can’t believe it has already been ONE YEAR of being Mrs. Ryan Dempsey. The time has really flown by, but when I look back on the past year I can’t believe how much we have both accomplished, individually and together. Ryan and the band have played with Phil Lesh on a number of shows, they’ve had another successful year at their Tumble Down festival, and they’ve donated tens of thousands (maybe even hundreds of thousands?) of dollars to charities through the White Light Foun

UNBROKEN TRAIN

Jul 25, 2018

UNBROKEN TRAIN

I had such an incredible time this weekend which culminated in us officially moving into our new house! Even though I was super stressed and rushed with packing, I couldn’t turn down Peach Festival and the Unbroken Train shows at CMAC and Levon Helm’s barn in Woodstock. And let me tell you it was so worth it! Both days spent at Peach Festival were incredible. We got to see Twiddle (obviously), Kitchen Dwellers, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, moe., Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Famil

Jul 20, 2018

A BUCKET FULL OF THOUGHTS

I just want to say a quick thing as we drive down the road to the Peach Festival (which will be followed by shows with Phil Lesh and more frends of ours at CMAC and Levon Helm’s barn - SO EXCITING!) ... I can tell you the first time I ever heard the name Phish. I was visiting a friend on Lake George and a local at the ice cream store told us how he had just come back from their festival. My level of caring was not high AT ALL. Little did I know that the festival he was spea

WEEKEND SHENANIGANS!

Jul 4, 2018

WEEKEND SHENANIGANS!

This weekend was absolutely insane for us! We got back from Canada late on Wednesday night and were supposed to head straight to Frendly Thursday. Unfortunately, we never made it because we both had the craziest day ever! The weekend of Frendly is always one of our favorites but this year it was extra special because Ryan’s little sister, Meghann, got married and Ryan played all of the music for the ceremony! We had to rehearse for the wedding all day Friday before heading to

TWIDDLE AT RED ROCKS

May 10, 2018

TWIDDLE AT RED ROCKS

Photo: Adam Straughn It’s so hard to put into words how incredible this weekend was - but I’m gonna try!!! As you saw in my last post, we checked into that beautiful AirBNB super late Thursday night and tried to get a good night sleep before the big day Friday. I had been to Red Rocks before, the first time Twiddle played, opening for The String Cheese Incident back in 2015 when Ryan and I first started dating. Since our family had never been we decided to go to Red Rocks ear

WELCOME TO DENVER!

May 4, 2018

WELCOME TO DENVER!

WE'VE FINALLY ARRIVED IN DENVER!!!! Well, I mean we got here earlier today around midnight, but I feel like I have been waiting 2 years for this day - my husband and his bandmates are headlining Red Rocks! AHHHHH! We have known about it for so long and it was so hard to keep the secret before it was announced! I remember the first time Twiddle played at Red Rocks opening for The String Cheese Incident and it is BEYOND cool to see how far the boys have come. If you look back o

A CRAZY TWEEKEND!

Apr 24, 2018

A CRAZY TWEEKEND!

WOW, YOU GUYS! Life has been so insane over the past few weeks. From traveling abroad and back to having to unpack and wash all of our stuff and then having to repack for Ryan to leave for tour - I feel like I've had no time to update you guys (even though nothing really exciting has been going on). It was nice to get some off time for Ryan so we could all hang out, but we were basically busy house hunting (still no luck) and getting ready for him to leave again. This weekend

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Alexandra Dempsey, I am 32 years old and live in Stowe, Vermont.

I recently decided to start this blog to give you all a look into the life of a tour wife - the highs, the lows, and EVERYTHING in between!

My rock star husband, Ryan Dempsey

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