Tim McGraw up close & personal....

I had the privilege of attending a private Tim McGraw concert (only open to those attending a conference here in Orlando) and I was in the VIP section.  It had been years since I had seen Tim in concert so I was looking forward to it.  Tim definitely did not disappoint.  Even though this wasn't one of his "normal" concerts, he still put on an amazing show.  I must stay I was quite impressed at how brave he was to venture out into the crowd several times.  His security had to be flipping out lol! I was lucky enough to encounter one of these ventures out into the crowd and get super close to him. Yes I did get to touch him in case you were wondering lol!  Snapped the picture below as he was making his way towards where I was and getting swarmed in the process. Needless to say he didn't make it far into the crowd.  Such a great night with great friends and tons of new memories made.

Jennifer Nettles in NYC....

I've been slacking on my posts here lately so here's a quick one from when I saw Jennifer Nettles in NYC back in March.  I was pretty upset I was missing ALL of JNett's Florida dates because I was going to be out of town for work when all of a sudden a date popped up in NYC when I was going to be there.  The timing couldn't have been more perfect....it's like she could sense how pissed I was so she added an NYC date lol!!  Anyway since I was there for work, I was going at it alone for this concert.  This didn't bother me one bit and since I was going alone I knew I had to go the VIP route.  I scored big time and ended up front row for this show at the beautiful Beacon Theatre.  What an amazing concert it was. I made new friends and had a blast belting out the songs from the front row. Nettles and I had a few moments during the show especially during Something More lol!  At the end of this show as she was waving her goodbye to everyone she stayed back on the stage rather than signing autographs and giving high fives like she did in Atlanta.  I of course did not let this deter me from trying to get an autograph. As she came to my side of the stage I made eye contact with her and held up my sharpie and ticket.  She saw me, smiled, walked over an signed it for me. Some other girl shoved herself in right by me to get an autograph as well but other than the 2 of us she didn't sign anything else for people even though they were trying their hardest.  Must say that made me feel pretty special :)  Some pics below of the amazing night!

Jennifer Nettles in Atlanta....

Made the looooooooong road trip trek from Orlando to Atlanta to see JNett perform at the Fox Theatre on her first solo tour.....the That Girl Tour.  I knew it would be well worth the 7 hour drive and I was not disappointed.  She really is AMAZING!! I know I have said it over and over again to people but it's the truth.  She is such a genuine person that can sing her ass off.  Had so much fun on this trip even if it was a short one.  Tammy, my Nettles/Sugarland BFF, and I always come back with some entertaining stories when we venture to see JNett lol!  Must say I was pretty excited Jennifer used the picture that I tweeted & instagramed her in her post (pic below mine is the bottom left).  

JNett tweeted out and instagramed my pic :)

larger version of my pic she used

Kid Rock pimping it out at Bands, Brew.....

pic I snapped of Kid Rock

Alan Jackson performing at Bands, Brew & BBQ ...

Tackling Winter Storm Janus....

Being a true Floridian, my experience with snow has been very limited.  A couple trips here and there where there was snow already on the ground and only twice where it was actually falling albeit brief.  Well that all changed this past January when I went to Pennsylvania for work and Winter Storm Janus decided to hit. I checked the weather everyday leading up to the trip and at some points there was no chance of snow then there was a chance for a flurry to back to being no chance.  Then Janus decided to happen.  All of a sudden we went from no snow chance to a 1-3 inch change to a 3-6 inch change to a "oh wait you are going to get a foot of snow" chance. Sure enough it started snowing that Tuesday morning and didn't stop until early on Wednesday morning.  Now of course we had clients to visit so a little bit of snow wasn't going to stop us....oh was I ever so wrong lol!  We made it to one stop and then had to turn back because it was snowing so hard that I could not keep the windshield on the rental defrosted enough to see out to drive.  This FL girl did a great job driving in the snow for the first time ever I must say :)  It was definitely an experience I will never forget. Luckily I only slid a couple of times and that was no fault of mine. It was quite the adventure and one I'm glad I got to do as I can now say I have successfully driven in the snow.  Now driving in it can be quite stressful but playing in the snow is sooooo much fun.  I don't know why people aren't out there in it all the time!  We ended up getting that full foot of snow. Here are a couple pics from my 2014 snow adventure :) 

Happy New Year.....here's to a great 2014!

Happy New Year everyone!! Can't believe it's 2014 already!!  

Here's to making 2014 your best year yet :)