Luke Bryan
Tailgates and Tanlines Tour
OK, so here is how this all transpired. Ally tells me late one Friday night, that she just saw on Twitter that Luke Bryan had opened up a last minute concert in Corinth, MS. The tickets would go on sale the next Saturday morning at 10:00am. She says, "Mom, that's close to Pickwick. Can we get tickets and go"? I said, "Sure Ally. Set your alarm and we will try to get online and buy them in the morning". Knowing Ally like I do, and the fact that she NEVER sets an alarm for ANYTHING, I figured that was the end of that. Boy was I wrong!
She comes into the den the next morning ready to get on the computer. We all three, Me, Ally & Abby, log onto different computers and try to get the best seats possible. Ally wanted seats in the "GA Pit" (general admission pit) but there weren't any left. We all three bought 8 tickets each on the floor. Then we got Judson to log on,too. He was able to grab another 8 in our section. We got on the phone real quick and The Sanfords and Regis's said they wanted to go. We kept trying to "refresh" our computer and get pit seats but none were available. Just as I was getting ready to put it to bed, I got 8 GA Pit seats in my cart. Then Ally, Abby and Judson...the rest is history!
We ended up with 60 Luke Bryan Concert Tickets!!! Judson said what the H#LL are you going to do with 60 tickets? I said, hmmm, lets rent a bus, invite friends to Pickwick and make a weekend of it! And that we did! WOW...hands down...the absolute BEST concert I have EVER been to...and I've seen some performers! Luke Bryan sure knows how to SHAKE IT!
The girls and I had to get pedis and manis before the concert! I remember the days when I used to have to MAKE Ally go with me and Abby! Boy, things have changed!
Our big bus! We had the nicest driver, Phil. We weren't sure he had a very strong pulse and thought he might fall out dead before the end of the night, but he made it! Seriously, I think he was about 90 years old. We just wanted to set a good example for our kids because we knew we would be drinking and didn't want to drive. After the concert, we were stuck in traffic for an hour because of a sobriety checkpoint! WOW....we knew we were doing the right thing! You just hope those things stick in your kids heads for life!
I LOVE this...saw it on Pinterest after the concert! Boy did Luke shake it that night! He makes my speakers go boom boom!
WOW! He definitely knows how to work the crowd!!!
Judson trying to play the part of Luke!
The "kids" on the bus. Good looking group!
Up close and personal! He could possibly be my second husband!
After we sat in traffic for what seemed like FOREVER, we were all STARVING! We all came back to our house and look who was our personal chef...none other than James Hightower! We had the best omelets ever! Thanks James for feeding us all!
This was a scary site...Ally and AJ driving their parents cars all around Pickwick! They actually are pretty good drivers...maybe better than their Mommas.
Mary Leslie and Oney at the concert.
Lexie, Mary Leslie,Oney and Ryan having a good time.
The "Little" brother and sisters...hanging out on the boat at the waterfall.
Scary site to a Momma and Daddy's eyes! WOW...where is my "Sumo wrestler baby"? Seriously, these are two beautiful, sweet, smart, talented young women.
D and Gena taking a cruise on the Sea Doo.
Hanging out on Slippin' Away
The Dads...talking about building a bonfire. It was unseasonably cool all weekend. We actually wore sweatshirts most of the day on the Lake!
D serving lunch to the masses! Boy these kids can EAT some food!
Oney and Joze tubing with the Regis boat.
These two are now known as "partners in crime".
Just a swinging at the waterfall! Good times just hanging together.
The "big" kids hanging out.
I have a billion more pictures I could post! When I get caught up on blogging, I will try to come back and add a few more to this post. It was a perfect weekend with friends not to mention the performance by Luke Bryan!
We did it, Ally!
