Like I'm 22

Joe and I decided when we were in Vegas that we've lived the safe and responsible way for too long and it is time that we get back to having some fun. So when the opportunity came up to see my favorite new band in concert, I jumped at the chance. I found out on Thursday that Flyleaf would be playing at a festival in St. Augustine the following day. Normally I would've said, "darn that would've been fun if we'd had more time to plan for it", and we wouldn't have gone. Not this time. Even though the concert was an hour and a half drive and on a Friday night, meaning I'd have to take off early from work, I just felt like I had to do it. So we did, and we had the BEST time.

We got to St. Augustine a little after 6pm. Flyleaf went on at 5:50 so we only missed a little bit. We picked up our tickets from will call and grabbed a beer on the way to the stage. Flyleaf were so good!! The lead singer has the most amazing voice. It's hard to believe that such a huge voice comes out of such a tiny person. They did all the songs that I knew from their CD, which has been on repeat in my car for the last couple of weeks, and also some new songs. It was so fun to see them play live. I did learn something I didn't know about the band. I had no idea they were a Christian band. Like I said in my previous blog, when you have something going on inside you, you can make almost any song lyric fit your situation. Little did I know that most of their songs are about Jesus. Oh well, they still have the same meanings for me.

After Flyleaf was done some other guy named "G-Love" came on. He was kind of a second rate Jason Mraz. We weren't really in to him so we walked around and got some food during his set. Joe and I each got a big ass corn dog and some fries and watched the sunset while we ate. We also did some people watching. That was hilarious. There was mostly college kids there but also some really weird people. We saw some drunk girls running around in bikini tops and cut off jean shorts, a mom and her probably 10 year old daughter dressed up like prostitutes, some girls that looked like they were straight off an episode of Candy Girls, and many more interesting sights. I guess it takes all kinds.

In addition to Flyleaf, we also got to see.... wait for it.... SNOOP DOGG!!!! I knew he would be there but I wasn't really that excited to see him. Well, that all changed as the night wore on. I'm not going to blame it completely on the two beers and margarita that I drank but I think it helped. By the time the sun was down and the stage lights came on, I was super pumped to see Snoop. I've always been a fan but have never had the urge to see him live. Now, I am so glad that we did. He was SO good. He played all the classics and some new stuff. I had my hands in the air and I was dancing and singing along to all the songs. It was a blast!

We didn't get home until midnight and pretty much passed out right away. We're trying to be wild and crazy but it's going to take a little time to get used to the new hours. Saturday morning was rough. It definitely took a little bit longer to get going. Joe convinced me somehow to help him wash the cars. I haven't washed cars in quite a while and I guess I'm not used to the exertion it takes because I am very sore today. My arm and back muscles are pretty much killing me. After the several hours it took us to wash both the car and the truck, we were hot and exhausted. So we headed to the pool to relax and cool down. Now that is what summer's all about! God I love my pool in the summer time! After pool time we met some friends for a pretty gross Mexican dinner and then went to The Wal-Mart for some grocery shopping. Hey- one crazy night a weekend is enough!

Today we had Mother's Day breakfast at my mom's house then came back here for some cleaning and more pool time. Today my mom and Becky brought Pierce over. We hung out, read some magazines, and grilled out some hot dogs. It was the best. Having a pool in the winter sucks but when summer comes around, there is really nothing better! Now we're just relaxing and getting ready for the new work week. This Friday is Girls' Movie Night but I don't have anything else planned yet. I'll keep you posted if anything exciting pops up. Have a good week!