Leigh's Birthday Bonanza

A few weeks ago

this girl:

turned 26!!!

Soo of course we had to celebrate with

a ladies weekend!!!

I drove down to Tampa early Saturday morning.

Let me tell you, driving to Tampa at 6AM is the 

way to do it. 

There is, like, no one on the road!

I got to Leigh's in an hour and 15, when it

normally takes me a little over 2 hours.

When I arrived, I was welcomed with a 

workout lol.

Those of you who don't know Leigh, 

you should know she takes her workouts

VERY seriously. She's basically

a personal trainer...

Soooo, she kicked my ass early Saturday

morning with a Welcome Workout :D

After the workout and a shower

we went birthday shopping all day long.

That evening we had reservations at Ulele.

The service, drinks, and atmosphere were phenomenal!

Leigh and I had salads, which were just meh, but 

that was probably our fault.

You don't go to a seafood restaurant to get salads.

Here we are having too much fun

with Boomerang.

After dinner we headed home for a quiet evening - for we had

day drinking in the morning.

But it is never a quiet evening when you get us together...

The next morning we awoke feeling refreshed and

ready to party!

But first...

BIRTHDAY PHOTO SHOOT

Birthday Cake that Deb made!

After the photo shoot we headed to brunch at 

Timpanos.

This place was amazing.

All the girls got the

Unlimited mimosa bar...

Let the pictures begin...

After brunch, we headed to South Howard for 

some more day drinking and more friends!!

It was a great Sunday Funday Birthday!

Cheers to another year Lee Lee!

XOXO

Slay Trick, Or Your Get Eliminated

Queen B came to Tampa

last weekend for the

second show of her

Formation Tour.

Before I say anything else,

I will say

"OMG AMAZING".

I had desperately wanted to 

see this show but sh*tty

tickets were around $200 a piece

and I just couldn't bring myself to

pay that for crappy seats.

So I never bought tickets.

One week before Beyonce came to

Tampa, I got a text from

my lovely Leigh!

OMGGGGG.

Let it be written - I am Leigh's friend FOE-EVAAAA

Not only did we have tickets to see

Beyonce,

We had good tickets!

*We fly high, no lie - you know this*

Ballinnnnnn

All week long I obsessed on what to wear to 

a Beyonce concert.

Because, really - what do you wear to a Beyonce concert?

Especially one in April in Tampa Florida.

(For all you northerners still dealing with freezing weather in

April - we Floridians are being slowly fried to death by the sun)

I couldn't decide if I wanted to go gangsta (but gangsta is 

less breathable) - 

or if I wanted to go cute and girly with a breathable dress.

But do I want to be cute and girly at a Beyonce concert?
These are serious questions you have to ask yourself before
going to a Beyonce concert...

Because of the weather - cute and girly won out.

The Friday of the concert, I left work at 

1 to get to Leigh's with plenty of time

to glam and eat!

The tickets said the concert started at 6.

So naturally, we got there at 7:30

 had some fun parking

and walked on in to the club level.

After grabbing some food and a few
drinks, we headed down to our seats!

Did I mention its like 7:45... Still no opener...
Still no Queen B.

Thankfully there were plenty of drinks because
Miss Thangggg did not grace us
with her presence until 9pm.

And there was no opener...(Did I mention that?)
 Which really
should not have surprised me... This is
the singer/songer writer of Diva.

Hard to see, but we were sitting to the left of where we were
standing in the previous pic. 

When 9pm hit, B walked out with

her dancers to the sound of 

FORMATION!

I have to tell you, if you haven't seen

Beyonce in concert - you are missing out.

Even if you aren't crazy about her music,

she puts on a fantastic show and she truly

is all about her fans.

Let me know if you have been, or are going to

see her for her Formation Tour!

Billy Currington, a Bar, and a Game

A few weeks ago, Billy Currington

played at the Ritz in

Ybor City. 

Originally, I was under the impression

that he was playing at the Ritz Carlton...

Mannnnn I was mistaken.

Not the Ritz Carlton...

A few friends, my mom, and my hubby and I 

drove to Tampa for the day to see Billy play!

We arrived early saturday afternoon and decided

to give Ricky's uncle's bar a visit.

Ricky's uncle co-founded

Angry Chair Brewing

This bar has some of the best beers around

and I'm not just saying that because 

he is my uncle in law!

(Mom's first time in a bar... She loved it!)

I'm totally saying it because they have

an AMAZING coffee beer called

The Awakening.

OMGOODNESS this combines two of my favorite

things!!
Coffee and beer.

It is, maybe, the best stout beer I have ever tasted.

After grabbing a few drinks and some merchandise we headed

to the concert :D

Deb and I, boots were a must.

Paul, Deb, Me, and Ricky

Mom's first crazy concert in years!

Billy was amazing!
And he was quite the crowd pleaser :D

That ended up being one of the most

crowded concerts I had ever been to.

I guess that's what you get when

you only pay $29 a ticket!

After the concert we started the long treck home,

which really didn't take that long at 1am.

The next morning I awoke, with plans of doing

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING...

My lovely brother in law had different plans lol.

#crazyweekend

#needsleep