random blog dump: my week + latest reads!

TGIF people. this is the first weekend in months that i have zero plans. i am so pumped to do a whole lot of nothing besides watch football, run, and hangout with my bully girl.

tuesday night i had dinner with my family at 131 main in dilworth. my parents are creepy groupies at the one in blakeney, so it's rare we get them up to our side of town for dinner. half price bottles of wine & filet mignon - yes please!

wednesday night i headed back up to verizon to see kelly clarkson & maroon 5! i am starting to feel like i should pay rent at verizon. after an HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTE drive, we met up with two of rachel's friends from home and made our way into the sea of screaming women. as if there was any doubt in my mind, adam levine may just be the sexiest man on planet earth. well, other than ryan gosling. it was an awesome night with new friends and some of my favorite songs. live music keeps me trucking.

i finished up a few books the past couple of weeks. first being girls in white dresses by jennifer close.

 

total easy reading/chick book. it's basically a bunch of stories of a group of friends that are in their mid-twenties going through the never ending engagement parties, bridal showers, weddings, and baby showers that consume your twenties. while it is really relate able to me, i had a hard time keeping all the friends straight. there were A LOT of characters and about half way through i gave up trying to remember who they all were and just finished the book. i would recommend it for some easy reading on the beach or something, but it didn't change my life. 

 

next up i totally shifted gears & read within arm's length by dan emmett. dan was a officer in the marine corps before joining the secret service and eventually ended up on the personal protection of president clinton & president (w) bush. i am obsessed with all things government & presidential, so i absolutely loved this book. while dan takes you through the steps of his career, you get a true sense of what life is like for someone whose job it is to keep the most powerful man in the world alive. we are so lucky to have so many men & women serving our country who are willing to sacrifice everything to save not only the president, but the rest of our country too.

 

 

 

and last but not least, i have been obsessed with anna sun by walk the moon for a few weeks now. it's awesome & makes me dance in my car.

 

have a great weekend!

two nights: two concerts.

last week my pals, my momma and i headed up to verizon to see backstreet boys! after stopping for dinner, we made it to the concert to hear the last of jesse mccartney. once bsb started, some nice dude that worked at verizon came up to us and asked if we would like to move from the lawn into actual seats, so we ended up getting awesome seats for no extra charge! it was a great night dancing around to music that was the end all be all at the age of 9. and i have to admit, backstreet boys have still got it!

 

{momma // k-roll}

 

{so full from dinner!}

{my babes}

{backstreet boys!}

 

the next afternoon i logged on facebook and saw my friend nicole had an extra ticket to see green river ordinance for that night! so of course i texted her and asked her to pick me. i brought derrick & chigger along, picked up nicole, and headed to the chop shop in noda for the show. i loved the venue - it was my first time there. green river ordinance was absolutely amazing - their music moves me. i am always so thankful for spontaneous plans - especially when it's a night with friends listening to one of your favorite bands.



{green river ordinance}

next up: john mayer on september 4th!

boyz II men, 98 degress & NKOTB.

yep, i did it. i went to their concert on wednesday night at time warner cable arena. my momma bought tickets awhile back and we have been looking forward to it ever since. every woman in attendance looked like they hadn't been out of the house in 5 years, wearing clothes that haven't been cool in 5 years. it was epic. my tweets from the evening pretty much sum it up.

we started the evening at blackfinn for a drink. mom insisted we have cosmos.

then it was off to the arena for the show!

{boyz II men}

{98 degrees}

{NKOTB}

{court & i}

{thanks for a great night, momma!}

going out with my boots on.

 

{source}

 

tonight i'm off to tim mcgraw here in charlotte. tomorrow morning i'm heading to columbia with my college pals to see zac brown band & kenny chesney. looking forward to a fun filled country bumpkin weekend!