my so-called life

every once in awhile my old

calendar comes back and i actually have

a social life.

not that i don't see people.

it's just normally i have reid on one hip

while trying to make sure brette is playing nicely.

and most play dates involve at least five other kids.

those are fun too, but

a couple nights without the kiddos is surely appreciated.

we bought tickets LAST NOVEMBER

for a dixie chicks concert in august.

then in april, lindsay and i bought tickets

to a vintage market with guest speaker ree drummond.

hello pioneer woman.

i. am. in.

and finally last month i received an invite

to a bridal shower.

once i wrote everything down,

it ended up that these things were all within

four days of each other.

nothing like over-booking yourself.

so friday, i took off work and headed

downtown kansas city to the west bottoms.

this part of town is known for their antiques.

they have taken all the old warehouses and

turned them into huge shops.

it's amazing.

this event, called the vintage whites market,

 actually brought in shops and vendors who

set up booths for a lot of compact shopping.

plus, you were able to venture out to the warehouses as well.

and the best part, they had ree come in as their guest speaker.

linds and i bought the tickets that included the meet and greet,

so ree is now my new best friend.

that's why i call her ree and not the pioneer woman.

best friends do that.

you longtime readers know how 

obsessed i am with her show and her recipes.

it was a fun day and ronnie was able to spend 

some quality time with the girls after work.

sunday afternoon while the girls were napping,

i made my exit once again to go to 

adrienne's bridal shower.

i really wanted to go because we don't work

together anymore and i don't get to see her very often.

she's getting married in florida so we obviously

aren't going to the wedding, so i was happy to 

spend the afternoon with my old work buddies and catch up.

they also had the best "lemonade" ever.

for real, try this recipe.

and then two days later... DIXIE CHICKS!

anyone that knows me, knows i freak out 

over garth brooks and the dixie chicks.

they are my jam.

i was obviously crushed when DCX broke up

and i had never gotten to see them live. 

my college roomie, marge, is just like me.

we. heart. the chicks.

so last november her and i were going crazy,

buying tickets right when they went on sale. 

i've been, for real, counting down the months.

we had the most fun group of girls that all went.

of course, being a sorority girl, we don't do

anything without getting t-shirts made.

i came up with this little number,

and i think it's pretty great.

know the quote?

a little pre-party at dana's and then an uber ride later,

i had my singing voice ready.

i also managed to buy a beer in 

record time during a prince cover that

impressed even me.

i literally ran to the concessions, no line, 

and ran back within a minute.

i didn't want to miss a thing.

i was hoarse, but totally happy by the end of the night.

so the girls have had a few evenings with daddy.

but sometimes, my social life comes a calling and

i just have to answer.