Dave Matthews Concert, a Date with J, and the Weekend

We had a full week this week… Memorial Day, a night out with my girlfriends, a date night with the hubs to see Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds in concert, a date day with Jacob, and we are almost beach bound!  Our house sitters have arrived so everything will be in good hands while we’re gone and we’re all stoked for some fun in the sun! 

I think it’s safe to say that we’re way off of our normal schedule, but I’m not hating it since it means lots of fun for our little family!

Wednesday night, B and I headed to Atlanta to see Dave and Tim.  In case you’re new around here, I’m completely obsessed with Dave Matthews Band and have been since 1994 when I was just twelve years old.  I’ve seen them 21 times in concert with no plans to stop until they do!  ;o)  As a matter of fact, this blog, Lindsay’s Sweet World, is named after their song One Sweet World.  That’s a hard core fan right there!  Hehe.

This summer the band decided to take a hiatus, so Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds (an honorary band member) decided to do an acoustic tour together.  We were in the front section in the 26^th row so our seats were great yet again and the weather was perfect – warm (but not hot) and breezy – so we had a very pleasant evening.  They ended up playing 33 songs which is crazy.  If you’re an avid concert-goer like myself then you probably know that most bands play less than 20 songs at a show, so 33 is just incredible.  I practically swooned all night watching Dave sing.  I just love him.

Had to post a second one because - Brian in a hat!

It was a great night until the drive home.  We were on the major highway that goes through ATL (I-85 – you may remember hearing on the news a couple of months ago that part of it collapsed), and all four southbound lanes came to a complete halt a little before midnight.  All four lanes literally sat there without moving an inch for 40 minutes.  40 minutes, people!  It was so bad, that people were turning off their cars so they wouldn’t run out of gas and some people were getting out of their cars and walking around.  At 12:30 in the morning on a random Wednesday night!  By the time the traffic started moving again, we saw no trace of a wreck or stall or road construction, so we still have no clue what caused the delay.  This was me the whole time…

Needless to say, we didn’t get in the bed until 2 AM so I was riding on the struggle bus aaaallll day on Thursday.  Fortunately for me, though, Jacob’s summer camp hasn’t started yet, so I had to take off to stay home with him anyway.  He and I spent the morning having breakfast at Panera, gathering my medical history at the hospital for my new specialist appointment at the end of June (the envelope is like WHOA thick – so sad considering my young age), and then we spent the rest of the morning at our favorite entertainment center. 

We played skee ball and a bunch of the other arcade games.  They have a virtual thrill ride there with moving seats, and air that blows on you, and a big TV screen that makes you feel like you’re really there.  I finally convinced Jacob to try one of the different options for the ride (he always wants to do the same one – LOL) and we both loved it.  I helped him motorcycle race for two rides… he’s so small his body weight can’t turn or make the motorcycle lean.  Lol.  He played a game where you had to throw ping pong balls in little cups, and he ended up ringing the hardest hole and scoring 250 tickets.  He was soooo excited!  All in all he ended up with 500 tickets – a new record – and we left with a light-up noise making mini light saber, two plastic jets, and a bouncy ball that I accidentally dropped in the parking lot and it rolled in the sewer.  EEK!  I felt so bad, but he handled it like a boss! 

We spent the rest of the day packing the essentials for our beach trip – sun hats, books, and cute beach bags for me, and Hot Wheels, stuffed animals, and books for him.  Lol. 

Friday was my last day of work for a week and I was crazy busy getting ready to be out.  It’s never fun preparing for a vacay, that’s for sure, but eating a donut for National Donut Day sure did make it a little easier!  ;o)

Friday evening I whipped up some pasta and brussel sprouts for dinner, and then we watched Finding Dory for family movie night.  The kids loved it, and I liked it because it didn’t have any “scary parts” for Olivia to freak out over.

Saturday was spent packing, packing, packing, and then we met B’s family for dinner at Longhorn to celebrate his sister’s birthday with his Dad.  We spent the rest of the evening hanging out at his Dad’s house, having cake, and opening presents.

I’ll be doing my beach recaps in separate posts, so that’s all I have for now.  Have a great week!

*Linking up with B Loved Boston for Weekending, My Glittery Heart for Hello Monday,  More Pieces of Me for Hello Monday Linkup, and HoHo Runs for Weekly Wrap.