Monday, August 10, 2015

Bucket List Weekend

A weekend for the books, here in Charleston!

Friday - blogger bucket list: It's always on my list to meet fellow bloggers.  Feeling like I already "know" someone makes it so much fun to hang out with them in person.  Well, Biana, Pamela, and Amanda were vacationing in Charleston this weekend, so some of the other Charleston bloggers and I got together with them for some bar hopping.  It was so nice to meet these ladies, and they are even more amazing in person!

Saturday - life bucket list: Every year, Hootie and the Blowfish (Darius, Mark, Dean, and Soni) come back to Charleston to host a school supply drive for kids in the city, "Hootie Homegrown."  My organization is lucky enough to be one of the vendors, and in return for volunteering my time, the organizers gave me two tickets to the concert: general admission right in front of the stage.  They played all the favorites and even some covers: "It's the End of the World as We Know It" and "Champagne Supernova."  Honestly, though, the best best best part of the night was when they played my FAVORITE song "What Do You Want From Me Now."  Darius prefaced it saying it's a little known song but his favorite.  Then, he was walking around the stage singing, he spotted me as almost the only person singing along and came over and sang to me.  It was magic and I was in heaven.  So yeah, definitely checking this one off my life bucket list of favorite childhood bands I've seen in concert.  Elton John, Billy Joel, No Doubt, Goo Goo Dolls, Maroon 5, and The Beach Boys have already been checked off, and still a few to go like Matchbox 20 and Third Eye Blind.

Sunday - summer bucket list: When Mike's cousins stayed with us over Easter, they bought us a parasailing trip for two as a thank you - awesome gift, right?  Well, we finally took advantage and spent the morning 800 feet in the air!  The views of Isle of Palms and the whole city of Charleston were amazing!

Linking up for: Weekend Recap, Weekending, and Monday Madness!

19 comments:

BLovedBoston said...

You had a pretty epic weekend girl!! We saw your snaps from the concert and you were so CLOSE!!! It was so great to meet you!! Hope you come to Boston soon! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

Jen said...

You had such an amazing weekend! Parasailing is one of the funnest things we have ever done! :) So glad you had a great time.

Jacquelyn @ Due South said...

You really take advantage of living here.. I need to start doing the same! I always feel like there's never enough time but you make it work so why can't I?! You won't find me anywhere near the water anytime soon though with that tiger shark being caught haha

Carly Messmer said...

Parasailing looks like so much fun! I'm so happy I got to meet you this weekend - let's hang soon!

Kate at Green Fashionista said...

YAY for parasailing - one of my favorite activities ever! Looks like you had a pretty epic weekend, you really can't beat blates, concerts, and parasailing <3

birdie to be said...

Looks like you had the best weekend! SO many fun things!

Rebecca Jo said...

I guess Charleston was the PLACE TO BE this weekend!!! :)

Pamela {Sequins and Sea Breezes} said...

SO excited I got to meet you this weekend! Thank you for coming out with us! :) And jealous of your parasailing, that looks like so much fun!


<3, Pamela
Sequins & Sea Breezes

Julie said...

Oh jealous, I'd love to go parasailing - that's on my to do list for the next ocean we're at :)

Nichole @ casadecrews.com said...

What a great weekend! I love Darius Rucker, and my husband loved Hootie - how awesome is that?!

Unknown said...

So glad you had a great weekend - I don't know if I'm brave enough to go parasailing but it looks amazing!! - Svetlana @Life with a Side of Wine

Emily @ Martinis | Bikinis said...

What a fun blogger meetup and parasailing sounds fun too! Awesome gift!

Kerry @ Till Then Smile Often said...

So many fun bucket list items! Getting to meet all the girls must have been a blast!

Megan @ Chicago Girl said...

That is awesome! Sounds like a perfect weekend!

Kelsey @ The Peacock Roost said...

Looks like such a fun weekend! So jealous of the Hootie concert!
Kelsey
www.thepeacockroost.com

Zelle B. said...

I went to see Darius in Charleston last year and it was so much fun! Loved it! And blogger meetups are always so fun!
xo Southern Style

Kate @ Daffodils said...

What a great weekend!

And thank you so much for the congrats on #4- we are so very excited!

Macy V said...

You seriously had an amazing weekend. I love that our bands are so similar, The Goo Goo Dolls are my moms favorite so I have seen them over 20 times. 2 Years ago when they toured with Matchbox was amazing, easily one of the best concerts I have ever been to. Third Eye Blind is also amazing!

Ashley @ A Cute Angle said...

So glad you had an awesome trip! Charleston looks like a great city. I love Darius Rucker!!! So cool you got to see him - and looks like you had awesome seats! Thanks for linking up this weekend.

~Ashley @ A Cute Angle
acutelifestyle.blogspot.com

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