Friday Faves

It’s Friday! Finally, finally Friday. And I’m at DJ’s Dugout drinking a beer.

By myself.

That’s cool.

Actually, meeting two friends afterwhile but I was lucky enough to sneak out of work early.

Helloooo tall, semi-dark and handsome.

Friday Fave 1

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Another favorite on this fall Friday is Luke Bryan. I CANNOT get enough of his new album. I admit, when Luke first came on the scene, I had a hard time falling in love. Country Girl Shake it For Me just wasn’t cutting it. But, ladies and gents, I can officially say I love the fella now.

A few fave songs from album:

We Run This Town
Drink A Beer
Play it Again
I See You

Sigh………

Friday Fave 2:

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Subway. I’d wither away without my Subway. Well, probably not, but I’d be very sad without it.

The new garlic bread?? Yes, please!

Veggie for me. Lettuce, spinach, pickles, olives, onions and sweet onion sauce. Delicious.

Friday Fave 3:

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Short post today. My girls are here! I don’t look like a lonely creeper with no friends at the bar anymore! Score!

What are your favorite things on this beautiful Friday?

Airports, Delays and Florida

Here I sit, on a Monday night, in the Chicago airport, waiting for my connecting flight home. Of course it would happen that we’re 2 hours delayed… Such is life when at the mercy of the airlines.

My whirlwind weekend trip to Florida started Saturday afternoon with a 2:45 flight out. Goodbye 40 degree weather, hello 80’s and humidity!! Not complaining here!

My trip to Florida was for a national conference and my attendance turned out to be quite beneficial! I have many new ideas swarming around my little brain.

The conference was held at the
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa. Hello gorgeous!

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My room was a villa, an apartment really, if you ask me! I had to walk over that bridge you see above to get back and forth between the main center to my “apartment”. So fun!

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Oh, and this little beauty awaited all walkers at the end of the bridge.

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#floridaproblems

Sadly, no gators to be found.

Absolutely stunning resort. Top notch customer service and amenities. If you’re a golfer, this is a must stay for you. It was rated #1 for golf resorts in the Travel and Leisure Magazine. The resort is also less then 3 minutes from the ocean, an added bonus!

Sunday was full of keynote speakers and breakout sessions. No conference would be complete without a dose of Starbucks. Sometimes you just need a caffeinated pick-me-up to get you through those afternoon sessions.

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The real fun of Sunday started at 6 when one of my college girlfriends drove over to see me! She currently lives around 2 hours away from Jacksonville, so seeing each other while I was in “town” was a must!

We went to this bar and grill called Pusser’s. Not quite the name I’d choose, but hey, it works! I wonder if I’ll be questioned when I turn in that receipt for reimbursement. 😉

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We had some absolutely delicious crab dip and shared our entrees of crab cakes, salmon and coconut shrimp. De.lic.ious.

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Highly recommend, even though the name of the place resembles a sort of club that I don’t particularly frequent. =D

We spent a good three hours catching up and reminiscing until we parted ways. So happy it worked out to see her while in the beautiful state of Florida.

And now we are at Monday. A morning filled with speakers and sessions and now a full afternoon of flying and airports. I started AND finished The Fault in our Stars by John Green today. Such a great read! I’ll recap on that at a later date. I am part of a little movie/book club and this was our October read. 🙂

They just announced we will be boarding in 15 minutes. Woot woot! Homeward bound. My husband is just thrilled to be picking me up two hours late.

Cheers!

Brewery, Drunk Bus and Music

Moving right along with the 110th Anniversary of Harley Davidson road trip recap…

After a night of soggy sleep thanks to damp tents, we rolled out, ate some breakfast, stopped by a Harley Store for some shopping and then spent the remainder of our Saturday afternoon at the Delafield Brewhaus. This place is absolutely gorgeous!

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Photo courtesy of Delafield-Brewhaus.com

The Iowa Hawkeye’s were playing the Illinois Huskies and since the majority of our crew are die-hard IOWA fans, this seemed like the appropriate place to partake in some beer drinking and football watching. But not before we all took turns taking pictures in this ridiculous chair out front.

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If you are ever in the Delafield, WI area you MUST stop by the Brewhaus and order a flight of beers and the Cheese and Sausage Platter to start.   Ordering a flight at any brewery is a no-brainer.  You have to try them all, of course!   I was hesitant on ordering the cheese platter as I am incredibly picky when it comes to trying anything other then plain ol’ Colby Jack and Mozzarella, however, I am glad I overcame the hesitation.  Smokey, melt in your mouth, goodness.

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After we spent the better part of the afternoon drinking, gabbing and watching football, we hopped back on the bikes and headed back to camp.  It was time for the BUS!  Once again, the fine people at the Delafield Legion went above and beyond and reserved a bus for campers to ride into city for the final night of the 110th Celebration. We packed up a few beers for the road trip, loaded the bus, and off we went!

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Destination: Summerfest Grounds!  5 stages, multiple bands, tons of food, lots of drinks and some great people watching!  Once we made it downtown we rallied the troop for a group photo, knowing full well that this was our last opportunity before people started wondering off and doing their own thing.  The boys just love pictures.  My husband looks particularly thrilled, doesn’t he?  =/

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So, I mentioned the people watching.  Well, while we may think we are the only ones enjoying people watching, others are too, which makes us the source of their stares at times.  Apparently, we have celebrities amongst our group.  This guy wanted a picture of my hubby and John for his magazine.  Not sure the magazine, no idea who he is, but if you see this picture floating around the web somewhere, let me know!  Would love to see where their faces ended up.  ha

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On my #1 list of must-see’s?  BRANTLEY GILBERT.  Mind you, I’ve seen him a few times, but come on.  He’s just…. well… you know! Tyree joined me at his concert!  Thanks, Tyree!

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Oh, HEYYYY BG.  =D

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After Brantley, we hit up Katey Sagal.  NOT what I expected.  The music reminded me of Branson.  You keep doing your thing, Katey, but please keep acting high on the list, will ya?

Next up, ZZ Top and to close out the night, HALESTORM.  Gosh, I love Lzzy Hale.  She rocks out like none other and holy hell can she sing!!  If you have never attended one of their concerts, you must add it to your bucket list.  You will not be disappointed.  Pay attention to her brother on the drums as well.  He is out of this world awesome.

Seriously.  Go see them.  Now.

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Our group reunited at the end of the night for the bus ride back to camp.  Surprisingly, our night ended on a fairly low-key level.  I guess we were all anticipating the 500 mile ride home the next day!

Sunday morning we woke up to a gorgeous haze over the campground.  Gosh I love tent camping and biker rally’s.  Our vacation had come to a close.  Another group vacay in the books!  We are already planning our next trip.  Sturgis 2014, here we come!

Until next time….

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Question of the day.

Do you vacation with friends?  How often and where do you go?