Kenny #4

 I've now since Kenny Chesney 4 times, but only 2 of those times have been in Houston since it's like he tries to make his Houston stops when we aren't around! 

Last Thursday Kenny was in Houston, and JR just so happened to be taking his last final on Thursday. But thankfully Kenny was playing in Dallas on Saturday night.  So JR and I left Saturday about noon, bought tickets on the way, and had ourselves in our seats for Uncle Kraker who went on stage at 5:00. 

Megan Moroney opened for him and I found out she was a KD at Georgia.  JR noticed the girls in the audience holding up the KD hand sign, and then JR had to correct me and show me how to do it since I was doing it wrong (we didn't do that back in the olden days.) 

Zac Brown band also played (and they were great) and then we were ready for Kenny!

JR and I were like, didn't he wear a blue tank top the last time we saw him?  I went back and looked, and yes, he was wearing the exact same thing last year.  So either Kenny really loves that blue tank top, or he has a thousand of them.

As a Texans fan, JR was already upset about being in Cowboys stadium, but he handled himself better than you think he would have when Kenny brought out Dak and the offensive line.  

(I was really hoping for Troy Aikman)

JR and I got back to the hotel about midnight, and left Dallas at 6:00 to be at brunch by 11:00 on Mother's Day. 

It was a fast and furious trip, but we did it! 

Mother's Day 2024

 The days leading up to Mother's Day were so crazy busy for us that I'll have to get to all those things later. 

Jason, Kyle and the grandparents went to church Sunday morning, while JR and I were speedily making our way home from Dallas.  Reed was in Chicago, so this was the group picture before brunch for 2024.

And the family picture minus Reed (and of course, my daughter Chloe).

The boys (which means Jason) got me a new door mat as my old one was completely worn out! 

And Kyle got me this pin, so he's sitting in the favorite child position.  

I put it on my jean jacket, and I think it looks perfect! 

Guess Who's Back

 It's going to be a long summer. 

Our Boots and Our Bling

 Jason and I had a boots and bling event to attend last night, and oh small detail, we were chairing it. 

I wore my bling on my boots, and Jason wore his bling on his belt by wearing Kyle's FFA showmanship buckle, although I don't think you can see it in this picture.

We took lots of pictures, but none of them seemed to be on my phone, so all I have are these.

The ladies at our table.

And waiting for valet after the evening was over.

Jason had to give a speech while I stood next to him and smiled.  He did amazing, as he always does.

We also got to show off our two-stepping skills to a George Strait impersonator who had a few people fooled into thinking he was the real George Strait.

 Believe me, I'd be posting pictures of George and me instead of Jason and me if it had been the real George. 

NYC- Wrap Up

 So here are the rest of "all the things" we saw.

We saw the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park.

And the Empire State Building (that's it in the middle behind us)

We went to Central Park

And got a hotdog and a pretzel. The pretzel was terrible.

We went to Chinatown and Little Italy and ate both Chinese food and cannolis.

We got ourselves an official "New York slice". Which is what Jason and I both called it reciting the line from The Office when Michael Scott goes to Sbarro in Times Square.  And in true family fashion, JR asked if we "went to Sbarro in Times Square".

We ate a New York bagel. 

And we had a great view of the Brooklyn Bridge from the restaurant where I saw Jon Bon Jovi.

NYC- Pop Culture

 As you can imagine, being on a tour of NYC with me is answering a lot of questions about TV and movies.  Where did Seinfeld live? Where do the Real Housewives live? 

So our tour guide figured out really fast what I actually wanted to see on our tour. 

The Friends apartment building. 

Was there ever any doubt I would want to see this? 

The Plaza 

And because my husband is literally perfect he said, "I was thinking The Plaza in June" as we were getting our picture made...of course referencing the romcom masterpiece, Sweet Home Alabama.  

And guess what just happens to be down the street from The Plaza? 

You guessed it! 

We rode up and down the escalator like we were announcing we were running for president, and the only things we even bought in NYC were from the gift shop!

Then we saw Rockefeller Center.  No giant Christmas tree or ice skating, but I got to see it, and the outside of the Today Show. 

And we went to see the Broadway version of one of my all-time favorite movies, Back to the Future.  I absolutely love Back to the Future (so much so that I hate Back to the Future 2 and 3) so I was worried my expectations might be too high. But I really, really enjoyed it.  They changed 1 or 2 things from the movie, but it is so, so good and made me really happy.  The guy playing Marty was doing it like Michael J. Fox, and he was excellent. 

And for the best Pop Culture sighting of all....I walked down the stairs behind Jon Bon Jovi.  I noticed his hair before anything else, and literally thought to myself, "Huh, that guy's hair looks like Jon Bon Jovi's".  Then when his security guard almost knocked down one of the girls in our party, we realized oh, that's because it is Jon Bon Jovi!