last Saturday my friend Erin and I made the trek from Cleveland to Columbus for the Blue Jackets vs Flyers hockey game. (it's about a 2.5-3hr drive).
on the way down we jammed out to the usual, Backstreet Boys, Nsync, country, lion king music, etc. and we only got slightly lost when my gps told me to get off at an exit and as I'm on the off ramp it rerouted and decided it was a different exit that I should take.
once in Columbus we were going to grab a bite before the game, we attempted to eat at Thurman's which was featured on Diners Drive-ins and Dives, but that was a 40min wait. after that we decided to just park by the arena and walk to a place nearby. we didn't have too much time tho, so we tried Steak Escape, which was a Subway type place but better in my opinion. I got the rajun cajun wrap with chicken. topped with tomatoes and lettuce, some grilled onions, and finished off with hot sauce. it was pretty good.
then we headed into the game. I was rocking my Flyers jersey. (it was the first time I ever rooted for the non-home team.) I got a few high-fives from other fellow Flyers fans. and did a few "woos" when we scored. the Flyers lost 6-3, but it was such a fun time! I even got to see my boy Schenner get in a fight!
Brayden Schenn, or as I call him, Schenner.
to start the game we went up to our actual seats, which were just in the nose-bleeds, but for the 3rd period we went down to better seats and were 20 rows back from the ice. it was awesome. I love the energy at hockey games, the fans are so intense, it's fantastic.
I saw this on Heather's blog, thought it was quite festive, and seeing as it's Christmas Eve...
eggnog or hot chocolate?
I like both. does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
wraps, and labels "from: Santa." the handwriting is very similar to my moms.
colored lights on tree/house or white?
colored. for sure. we do Red, White, and Blue on my house. MERICA! do you hang mistletoe?
nope. I think one year we put one up though. when do you hang your decorations?
typically the weekend following Thanksgiving. and get our tree either that weekend or the next, depending on how busy we are. (this year my parents decided to get a fake tree without preparing me for it, and I'm pissed about it. I hate fake trees, I think they're stupid.) favorite holiday dish?
Christmas breakfast. my momma makes a huge breakfast after we're done with presents and what not. eggs, bacon, sausage, waffles, hashbrowns, the whole shebang. I love it. favorite holiday memory as a child?
going to my papa's on Christmas Eve and my gram's on Christmas. my cousins, brothers, and I would spend Christmas Eve searching for Santa on one of those websites, and playing games we made up. what is on your Christmas wish list?
headphones, a new Browns shirt and Tribe shirt, Are You There Vodka It's Me Chelsea, new hair straightener. and then stubhub giftcard, livenation giftcard, kohls/jcpenney giftcard.
do you open gifts on Christmas Eve?
nope. well, kinda I guess.. we go to my cousin's and exchange gifts with them. snow, love it or dread it?
love it on Christmas and Christmas Eve.. otherwise, it's just eh. real tree or fake tree?
REAL. no question about it. do you remember your favorite gift?
I've gotten so many fantastic gifts, I don't know what would be my fav. whats the most important thing about Christmas for you?
spending time with the fam. whats your favorite holiday desert?
idk, Christmas cookies...? whats your favorite holiday tradition?
going to my cousins on Christmas Eve and my grams on Christmas day. do you prefer giving or receiving?
receiving. lets be honest. I like both actually.. I enjoy the look on their face when they open your gift and see something they wanted or something they like but didn't expect. whats your favorite Christmas song?
thats a tough one. I love all Christmas music, I guess I'd say...
candy canes, yuck or yum?
yum!!
favorite Christmas movie?
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (which also happens to be Luke Bryan's fav too) but I also really love Elf. and Home Alone. and Rudolph. and Prep & Landing.. which isn't technically a movie, but whatever.
what do you leave for Santa?
we used to leave cookies and milk, with a few carrots for the reindeer.
do you prefer to shop online or at the mall?
online I think. this year I basically ordered everything.. but I do love Black Friday shopping.
Christmas letter or card?
we used to send cards out, now we don't send anything. but I like getting cards sent to us.
(Luke Bryan is my real husband, but I haven't met him yet..)
Kip Moore came to the House of Blue Cleveland for the last stop of his tour this year on Saturday. it was the second time I've seen him in concert. Erin and I got down to CLE early, drank a few margs, and headed over to wait in line.
(side story:: while drinking margs, a group of adults were ordering drinks next to us at the bar and they brought light-up ice cubes. they were so cool, I asked where they had gotten them, they told me Amazon, and then the one guy threw one in my glass and said "Merry Christmas" I was so pumped. free light-up ice cube! thank you random man. it will get used often.)
when we got into HoB, we headed straight for the stage and got a pretty prime spot. dead center and pretty close too. Kip did awesome. he sang a bunch of his songs, some that he said he hadn't played in a while, and may have messed up his own lyrics once or four times. he said it was the Jack's fault. it was hilarious, and his dance moves were priceless. it was a great time.
those arms.
that backwards hat.
his voice.
when Kip came back out for his encore, he said since it was the last night of his tour he'd be at the merchandise table and sign anything we wanted. Erin and I bee-lined for the merch table, and were third in line. I thought I was going to pass out, I was so excited. he signed the inside brim of my Mossy Oak hat (the hat I wear to basically every country concert), and I shook his hand. I was freaking out.
it was one of the coolest nights of my life. I got to meet Kip Moore!!
Lynch and Jennings did well, and Dawson killed it. all around everyone put up decent numbers, Cooper the only one on the low end. I'm happy with this weeks performance.
