Just a Little Chicken Fried and Cold Margarita on a Thursday night....

 Thursday evening Sarah and traded our bedtime for the Zac Brown Band Concert.

It didn't matter how tired we were because it was such a great show. It was really fun to see the songs come alive with so many different instruments in the hands of some awesome musicians.

Gotta Love some Chicken Fried!

Outdoor Fun

Although it's HOT, summer means drinking lots of water with outdoor activities on the side in Memphis. The  2nd annual Lonnaroo was held on the Georgian Woods lawn. Per tradition, the dress code is "Sexy Casual" which I translated to "No sleeves." We didn't have quite 100% participation, but many attendees showed up without sleeves:

Also a summertime favorite: Concerts at the Levitt Shell

The last show of the season brought out friends from many parts of my life: Arkansas, MTR, and Neighborhood Church. 

STJ & STL

After living with a native for a year, I had to go see St. Joseph, Michigan myself. Mike and I were not prepared for the cool weather, so we borrowed sweatshirts that just happened to be identical for the weekend. We put MTR's mark on Lake Michigan.

We piled up the mini-van and road-tripped from St. Joe to Holland, home of Hope College. Holland is a very picturesque town and Mike found a few reminders of home at the Peanut Shop.

Campus is beautiful and it was really fun to connect stories with places.

Sunset on the Beach:

I broke the long drive up by spending the night in St. Louis with Mike both ways. Mike took me to see the Cathedral Basilica Saint Louis, which made me feel like I was in Europe again. 

Fall Concerts

This fall I have made it to a couple of concerts with my roommate:

First up: Kris Allen, gotta represent Arkansas. One of my favorite parts was that he covered so many songs. Yes, Kris you can play Michael Jackson for me anytime. Recently Frase blogged about 6 degrees of Arkansas. Not only does she connect me to Kris Allen, but also her husband grew up with Cade Mills, a good lookin' member of Kris' band.

Next Up: Darius Rucker and Brad Paisley (thanks Sean for choosing Harry Potter so I could go:)
Much to our pleasure Darius performed 3 Hootie songs. The teenagers next to us had no idea who Hootie is. Please tell me that is as shocking to you as it is to me.

Brad recently won Entertainer of the Year and certainly didn't leave us expecting more. Sarah and I are both big fans of covers, and I was SUPER excited to experience another cover of Single Ladies this fall. Here is Brad's version:

I Love

that my fabulous roommate stays up too late doing homework just like I do...