For years, Tyler and I have somehow skipped riding the Ferris Wheel.  This year would be different: it would be our first stop.  Weeks earlier, part of my Coachella prep included a special trip to Cartier in Beverly Hills for a particular engagement ring.  My BFFs, Ben and Max, helped me pull things off -- a regular Nero Wolfe and Sherlock Holmes snuck the ring into the festival and sat adorably in the passenger pod next to ours (mainly for the air conditioning), cameras in hand -- and my dear friend Ashlyn was at the exit to snap our first picture.  Bring on that cycle of life and evolution symbolism! (Btw, he said yes!)

The VIP Rose Garden is basically heaven minus the parts about religion, gods, angels, death and location -- traditionally depicted as being above the sky.  Instead, think Tier 1 prep school on a sunny day with fresh cut grass, a menu curated by the Food Network's Bobby Flay, fashion freedom, and -- the best perk -- being Sahara Tent adjacent. This is where our home base is and essentially where we fueled up before…

What can I say?  Mother Monster Lady Gaga dropped a monster 19-song set for her headlining performance on Saturday night.  Renewed classics, acoustic versions of recent hits, a David Bowie cover, and the live debut of her brand new single "The Cure" all graced the Main Stage.  Left at home were Gaga's outlandish costumes and shock values, replaced with a more subtle variety of denim and leather ensembles with her blonde locks worn down -- still, paired with her stage presence, she definitely shocked and awed the appreciative crowd that stretched out for miles. 

Oh, and “The Cure” - This is where we first heard what’s now ‘our song.’