#MB20GoosTour!

Tuesday night Barrett and I saw The Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox 20 in concert. This was actually his birthday gift from me even though his birthday is still weeks away...ha ha. It was an extremely hot Texas summer night, but the performances were definitely worth it!!

Kate Earl opened the show

I couldn't really understand her so I can't say if she's good or not

Right before the Goo Goo Dolls came out someone in a bear costume came out and did a little dance for everyone

Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls...the sun finally went down!

my favorite instagram picture!

Matchbox 20

Well hello there Rob...

By this time the sun was completely gone so that means the spotlights came out and washed him out...so the best pics I have of him are when he's at the back of the stage.

Crazy eyes!

Piano

The concert was awesome! I didn't know many of the newer songs, but I sure did like them!! Of course the old stuff was still just as good!

Come one Come all toThe Greatest Show on Earth

This past weekend B and I decided to be kids again and went to the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus! This year's theme is dragons, which is not the reason I went and frankly could care less about...all I wanted to see were the elephants!!!! Without further ado, I present to you my slightly blurry photos from the circus!



Where everything, including a dragon, came out

First elephant sighting!!!! Makes me happy. And yes I might have been taking pics during the national anthem...my bad.

Everyone and everything out on the floor for the opening. I was trying to get a picture of the baby elephant (second to last) but either the rude people in front of me kept getting up or a stupid "dragon dancer" got in the way...grrr

Second favorite part of the show! This guy is crazy...I wouldn't be in a cage with that many lions and tigers!!

I think he was getting a kiss from the King of the Jungle.

The Ring Master

I tried so hard to clear this up and this is the best I could get.

I love the little guy sitting to the right...he he...really I love them all.

Seriously...I'm dying over their cuteness!

Ending number. That big cage in the middle was for the motorcycle riders...they fit 8 in there! Can you say crazy?!?!

So let's talk about a couple of things for a minute, shall we?

1. If you are planning on going to the circus, you can get there 90 mins before and go look at the animals. We, however, didn't get ready fast enough Sunday to do that...ha ha.

2. Going to the circus you expect a lot of kids. And we expected to encounter some little brats. But you know what? They weren't the problem...the parents were. The people sitting further down in our row and the people sitting in the row in front of us not only got there late, but got up several times during the show! I understand if you need to take your child to the restroom, but to go get popcorn and then a hot dog and then nachos...come on now! Wait until intermission!! Because I know your kid, who looks maybe 1, isn't eating all that.

We definitely enjoyed the show, but wished the elephant part was a little longer...ha ha. We love watching elephants! Also, clowns these days are wayyyy different than I remember. They kind of look like normal people now ha ha. One last thing, remember this is not cirque du solei...it's just a regular circus...ha ha. From what I could tell, all the kids around us really enjoyed the show. So if you have little ones of your own, it could be a fun family outing...and don't worry they do sell adult beverages if you are in need of that...ha ha.

Rick Trevino at The Old Trading Post

After finding out Friday we did not win the "lottery" to meet Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty at the Texas Crawfish Festival Saturday, we decided to make the shorter trip out to Booth, TX Saturday night to see Rick Trevino perform at the Old Trading Post. The performance took place outside on a small stage with wooden picnic tables spread out around the yard...I say yard because it really did feel like someones backyard. There was an open area towards the front of the stage where you could get your two steppin' on, but we did not participate in that...ha ha. Overall, we had a good time and would go back again.

I should also mention that this was the first time I've been out past 1 am in a very very long time...ha ha...I even had my very first Whataburger taquito on the way home...ha ha. Needless to say I slept until about 12:30 pm the next day...ha ha.

the "backyard"... I really liked the lights that they had...they were nice and colorful, but I like the pic in b&w the best

The Andrew Wade Band opened for Rick Trevino and were pretty good.

Rick Trevino

The stupid purple lighting made it hard to get a good picture...he was singing She Can't Say I Didn't Cry

By the end of the night it had become quite chilly and a jacket was definitely needed...

Larry the Cable Guy with Bill Engvall and Jeff Foxworthy

Yesterday Barrett, his brother and I drove all the way to Beaumont, TX to see Larry the Cable Guy perform. It was a long drive, but definitely worth the miles...ha ha. My cheeks hurt so bad from laughing for 2 hours straight! I've been a fan of the Blue Collar Comedy for a while now and a few years ago my Dad and I went to see Ron White aka Tater Salad perform, but this was my first time seeing Larry and the guys live. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

Kayla Conn opened. She is 15 and from Houston. They said she has opened for Scotty McCreery before and just cut her first album in Nashville that will be released Tuesday. Honestly, she was just ok for me. I might check out the iTunes version of her songs because one that she wrote, Memory for 2, sounded like it could be good. On another note...I thought her camo pants were really cute...ha ha.

Bill Engvall. He was my favorite of the night!!! His material was all new (or at least I hadn't heard it before) and had me laughing from the start. Most of it was about getting older, which kind of does sound like it's gonna suck...ha ha.

Jeff Foxworthy. (sorry for the blurry pic...he was too washed out to get a good one) His first joke was about a family wedding that was BYOLC...bring your own lawn chair. I had heard the story before, but it still had me laughing. Oh the things he claims his family does...ha ha.

Larry the Cable Guy...I believe this was when he was saying Git R Done...ha ha



Laughing at his own jokes. He had a mix of old and new material. His jokes come at you really fast which make them even funnier at times... ha ha.  

All the guys plus the announcer guy...can't remember his name...but he was pretty funny too!

Acting out

I believe this was part of the "I believe..." section

Just Another Wednesday Night at the Dosey Doe

Last night Barrett, his two friends and I drove an hour in the rain to the Dosey Doe Music Cafe to see country musician John Wolfe play an acoustic set. I was a little skeptical at first because A. I had never been to this place and B. I had never listened to one of his songs. However, the show was awesome!

John Wolfe is a great musician and his stories are funny and down to earth. The music cafe was bigger than I was expecting and you actually got to sit and enjoy the show! Oh and it was smoke free...bonus! He was able to play his entire album and then some. After the show, he was over to the side with his mom selling merchandise, signing autographs and taking pictures...you bet I got a picture with him especially since we were both wearing jean shirts! ha ha.

If you want to check him out for yourself, he will be at the Firehouse Saloon this Saturday night!

Rodeo 2013: Kenny Chesney

Ahhhh...Kenny Chesney. I was starting to think I wouldn't see him in concert this year, but wouldn't you know it the boyfriend bought us rodeo tickets for Kenny's performance! (that's right I'm on a first name basis ha ha) His shows are always good and I always feel like going to the beach afterwards...too bad there isn't a nice one close ha ha.

Did anyone else go to a rodeo this year? Who did you see??

Rodeo 2013 - Dierks Bentley

 

 

Barrett and I were lucky and received suite tickets last Wednesday to the rodeo to see Dierks. This was my first time being in a suite at Reliant. Not too shabby :) The suite had chipotle potato salad and that was pretty much my entire dinner. It was so good! Can't wait for another round of rodeo fun tonight!

P!NK The Truth About Love Tour

I received a surprise invitation from my Aunt last week to go with her to the P!NK concert. Of course I said yes!!! I guess I should also thank her boyfriend for not being able to go :) Here are some pictures...she moves around a lot (it was pretty much like a Cirque du Solei show) so over half the ones I took were blurry...hope you enjoy!