I’m back from a few days of barely touching my computer, which always comes as a nice break when that happens! It was a great weekend, although I failed at taking adequate pictures. So I’ll recap as best I can, and save my weekly training recap for tomorrow since this will be a long post as it is!
On Thursday afternoon my friend Karen drove down from New York, picked me up in Baltimore, and we drove to Northern Virginia to stay with our other friend, Jaclyn. (We all grew up together on Long Island.) We left Baltimore at 4:45 and the traffic was awful. It was after 7 by the time we finally made it. We got a tour of Jaclyn’s new house and the grabbed dinner while catching up on life. Karen is engaged, and Jaclyn is expecting her first baby in September, so there was lots to talk about!
On Friday morning I woke up super early (no surprise there) and headed out for a run around the neighborhood. Jaclyn has this awesome sunroom off the back of her house and I laid out there for a while after my run until we were all ready to head back to Baltimore.
Before we left, Karen gave Jaclyn and I gifts to open- which turned out to be a card asking us to be her bridesmaids along with a cute mug and nail polish! We were so excited and honored!
After some more traffic, we made it back, and headed to my community pool. We hung out there for a few hours, and headed back to my place to get ready for dinner.
Karen wanted to have some crabs while in Maryland, so we did some research and decided to go to Bluestone. (We wanted to go to the inter harbor, but didn’t want to risk the possibly of more traffic). We had a great dinner and Karen got to enjoy some crab cakes! After dinner we had another drink at home and called it a night.
On Saturday morning Rob and I headed out for runs and my friends woke up as we were getting back. We hung out a little more before they hit the road. Then we got some errands done before it was time for part 2 of the weekend- Billy Joel!
My sister and I met our parents down in the city and were planning to grab dinner before the concert, but there was a lot going on that day and we couldn’t find anywhere to eat without a wait. So after almost an hour of walking around, we ended up eating at the stadium. There were alot of logistical frustrations, but by 8pm we were in our seats with a beer in hand ready for the show.
We didn’t know who was opening, but it ended up being Leann Rimes and she was pretty good. Billy Joel came on at 9, and did an amazing job. This was the third time (at least?) I have seen him and I am always amazed how I can know so many songs by one artist. We had field seats and everyone down there stood for the entire show. My feet were killing me by the end of the night!
And here’s a video of part of “We Didn’t Start the Fire” if you are interested!
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So now it’s Sunday night, and I’m pretty exhausted from such a busy but fun weekend!
How was your weekend?
How often do you go to concerts?
Are you still in touch with your friends from childhood?
Your seats looks awesome! Congrats to both your friends and to you for being a bridesmaid, that will be so much fun 🙂
Thanks! I’m definitely excited.
Billy is my all time favorite! (Shocker lol). I feel like we all have to love him because he’s a local hero but he really is the best!! We didn’t start the fire is one of my faves, I used to sing it to my son as a newborn when he was up all night crying because concentrating on the words kept me sane. Uptown Girl is my other all time fave but you are right, he has so many hits it’s amazing how we know all of the songs. Glad you had an awesome time!
Hearing his songs definitely brings back so many memories! And he is great to see in concert- he said this was his 50th year performing, which is really amazing!
congrats bridesmaid! That is always fun! I do like going to concerts every once in awhile. Sometimes the parking and stuff is such a hassle I am wore out before the concert starts! Looks like you had a great time!
We were exhausted before the concert even started, but luckily it was a great show so it was worth it!
Wow! Sound like a super fun weekend full of friends and family. Congratulations on becoming a bridesmaid too. 🙂 Love the mug!!
Thanks! Isn’t it so cute? I love fun mugs like that.
Congrats on being a bridesmaid! I love weddings and love being a part of them. Unless they withhold food, then grrrrrr
Thanks! And yes of course there must be food involved with all wedding festivities!
I am envious of your weekend! So much fun!
We rarely go to concerts (my husband doesn’t like crowds), but we did see the Boss last year.
My high school friends actually live in MD . . . I moved there before them, then got married & am on my third state. Every once in a while (like, years), I get to see them.
Its fun to see friends you have known for a long time- too bad you don’t get to see them more often! I try to get together with my friends a few times a year if our schedules work out.
Looks like such a fun weekend! Congrats to all your friends on their pregnancies and weddings! Many of my elementary/high school friends were in my wedding party, and they all livr in STL so I don’t see them often now.
That’s too bad that you don’t see them more often..but at least you can all get together for weddings and such!
I am still in touch with my friends from growing up, however I am closest with my friends from high school. Billy Joel sounds like an incredible concert and I would love to go some day! So glad you had a great weekend with friends an family. Hope you have a fabulous Monday!
Most of my friends went to Kindergarten through 12th grade together! So I’ve known them for quite some time:)
I’m that way with Jimmy Buffett concerts. I’ve been to 7 and I know so many of his songs. I would love to go to a Billy Joel concert though. I realized I need to move more of his songs on my new iPhone because the 6 doesn’t sync up with my whole library.
Its so much going to a concert when you know most of the songs!
What a fun weekend! I feel like I’m at that age where all of my friends are getting married and having babies, so it’s always a great excuse to get everyone together for showers and celebrations. One of my high school friends is expecting and another is engaged, so we will have plenty of parties coming up!
Its so much to see friends for stuff like that!
So jealous of Billy Joel! This weekend was also basically computer-less for me which I like. I decided to treat the bar exam like a marathon…and “taper” the few days beforehand, finishing up studies Friday and enjoying my birthday weekend with low-key treats 🙂
That sounds like a smart plan! Hope you had a great bday weekend:)
You had a pretty epic weekend! It seems like there were so many concerts in the past couple days but I guess it is summertime… I’m glad you got to enjoy time with your friends- too bad the traffic was so bad. I was really happy I got out of work early Friday so I could beat most of the traffic heading to DC/NoVA. I’m so impatient when it comes to driving ha
Yea the drive was rough. We were planning to get on the road closer to 3 but it didn’t happen, so we knew we were in trouble. Always worth it though!
My best friend and I have been friends from high school and we are still very close. But my younger sister and her best friend have been friends from kindergarden and I’ve always been amazed by that 🙂
My weekend went by fast (too fast). The weather necessitated changes to my LR days so I ran on Sunday instead of Saturday and only did 10 miles (instead of the 13-14 that I wanted to do).
This weather seems to be getting in the way of lots of people’s long runs lately! Glad you still got most of your run in!
Sounds like a fun wkend. It’s always nice to see old friends. I bet that concert was just awesome!
It was definitely a good time!
Love the weekend recap! Miss you already 😉
Next time we need to take pictures!!
I would love to see Billy Joel in concert one day! He seems like he would be great live. Leann Rimes is an interesting choice as an opening act 🙂
I was definitely surprised to see her there…I haven’t heard much from her in awhile!
What a fun weekend! I had totally forgotten about Leanne Rymes but as soon as I saw her name in your blog post “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” popped into my head and now I can’t stop singing it … even though I really only remember the chorus! haha
I had forgotten about her too until she came on stage- and it took us a minute to figure out who she was!
Cute will you be my bridesmaid gift. I had no idea Billy Joel was in town (I am not good keeping up with tours) – love his music! I remember burning Billy Joel’s greatest hits from someone at Guilford freshman year haha.
Ha! I definitely listened to alot of Billy in college. I remember driving home to NY freshman year to see him in concert, and of course we hit hours of traffic on a Friday night.
So great that you still keep in touch with friends you’ve known for so long, and congrats on being a bridesmaid! I’m still friends with my best friend from junior high and we both live in our home towns so we see each other relatively regularly. What is it about standing on your feet for hours!? My feet are more sore after that than after any race or long run! Worth it though, especially for a good concert!:)
Honestly my feet were killing me at the end of the night more than after a long run! I was dying for my compression socks!
What a fun weekend!! Love Billy Joel! He and Elton John were here I think last year and I missed it. Bummer.
Looks like you had so much fun!!!
It was alot of fun! Hopefully you can get another chance to see him- he puts on a great show!
Jealous! I wanted to see Billy Joel at Wrigley Field this summer! He’s been on my bucket list for a while, but with our honeymoon in January and my job change we weren’t able to swing it.
I only see a couple of friends I grew up with. So many have moved away!
Hopefully you can see Billy Joel another time0- He puts on such a great show!
Whoa! What a fun weekend, Lisa! I’m so glad you were able to spend time with your girlfriends; I really do wish I’d kept in touch with some of my HS girlfriends, over the years. We tried, for awhile, but we’re just all over the place. I can’t even imagine seeing Billy Joel in concert; you’re so right – so many fantastic songs, and we know all the words! 😉 I hope your week is off to a great start!
It was such a great concert! And its always good to see my friends who I have known for so long:)
What a wonderful weekend! A Billy Joel summer concert sounds perfect. I’m still best friends with women I’ve known just over 10 years. It’s definitely a special thing to have 🙂
Isn’t it great to stay close with friends you have known since childhood? Billy Joel was an amazing concert!
Sounds like a fun weekend! I have always wanted to see Billy Joel. I had tickets about 10 years ago and my car broke down on the way, I was so bummed and I still have yet to see him live!! Love the necklace you are wearing in the pic at the concert!!
Oh no! Thats so sad!! One time I went to see him in NY when I was at college in MD, and we hit so much traffic on the way there that we were really really late. Very disappointing.