a weekend to remember

When theedorks make plans, it’s kind of a given that it’s going to be lots of fun, definitely interesting and somewhat crazy. But then throw in a birthday and some long driving .. and well, it’s all that times two.

On Friday, we had plans to see No Doubt and Paramore at the PNC Bank Arts Center. But first we started off the day with driving down to Noodle Gourmet for lunch and bubble tea, which has become a tradition with us. We also did a little shopping at the Jersey Shore outlets. And then, we drove to the venue and sat in my car eating pizza as rain and hail poured down all around us for a good 20 minutes or so. Naturally we had lawn seats but luckily we were able to upgrade to actual seats (for only $10!). So we were already fans of No Doubt and Paramore but seriously, listening to the cds does not even begin to compare to seeing them both live. They were both AMAZING and so completely on that night. The energy was great and we were all rocking out to the music the entire night. I can’t even explain.. just such a great energy. Plus I think we’ve all got girl crushes on Gwen Stefani now. I hope I look that good after having 2 kids.

The next day, after only getting 3 hours of sleep, Carina Loren and I went into the city early (at least we thought it was early) to get on line for tickets to see Shakespeare in the Park. We get there and the line is HUGE. But we’re optimistic, we keep walking hoping to see the end of it and we’re passing people with chairs, blankets, food, books and sleeping on the ground. Then (a hot!) security guy comes out and announces that it’s a record line that day at 3000 people. The people first in line got there at 4:30am and anyone trying to get online at 8:15am (like us) should just go home. Needless to say, we had to change up the plan. So we walked all around Central Park, visited the Zoo, got lunch downtown, visited Cupcake Stop and then decided to go home. Except when we walked back to my car, it was gone. Yes, gone. We freaked out, went to the nearest police department (two words come to mind – unhelpful and tools. Yeah I’m looking at you 20th precinct!), found out it had been towed, we quickly taxi’ed our way to the impound and freed my tiny Honda Fit. Then… we drove home and promptly passed out from sheer tiredness (and fun).

And you probably thought I was exaggerating when I said our hang outs tend to equal adventure. It was a weekend to remember =) Then I had an impromptu birthday lunch after church with my family and saw Transformers 2 with Jay. All in all, exactly how I wanted to spend the weekend before my birthday.

But now here it is! Happy Birthday to moi. Goodbye 25, hello 26!

To view pictures from the concert, go here.
To view pictures from Central Park, go here.