Fathers day part two...

Funny, since I haven't yet blogged part one of Father's Day! Later...I suppose.

Part of Jay's gift included two sets of concert tickets. The first tickets were to the Brothers of the Sun Tour in Charlotte, featuring Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Jake Owen and Grace Potter. These you couldn't get e-tickets for, so I checked the mail like a madman for three days before realizing I could track them online! They showed up via FedEx two days before Father's Day (!) and I was really excited to give them to Jay. So it's shaping up to be a summer of concerts!

We met up with some old friends from high school before the concert and had a good time despite the heat. As we were walking into Bank of America stadium, it rained just a little bit. I was hoping it was just enough to cool it off, but really it was just enough to make it humid. Ick.

We didn't have great seats (hey, this gift was one of four, okay?) but we enjoyed our first trip to the Panthers stadium and can't wait to go to a game. It rained during Jake Owen's performance so we missed that but were okay with it. The rain stopped for Grace Potter, but we weren't really pumped about her.

But then Tim McGraw came out, and got the party started. He sang a lot of his old songs, which kept the crowd on its feet for most of the show. He played two hours, including two encores, and when he came out to sing "I like it, I love it", he brought a surprise guest...Scotty McCreery, last year's American Idol winner!

The concert started at 4:30, and Kenny Chesney didn't start playing until after 8. Being the old, workin' folks that we are, we had to leave early but I was glad to not to have to fight traffic with 49,000+ other people trying to get home on a Sunday night! We had a blast, and are ready for our next concert in July!

Fathers Day: Part one

We decided to surprise Jay with a few gifts this Fathers Day. I ordered two sets of concert tickets that I came across, since we had so much fun at the Dierks Bentley concert. One is in June, right around the corner, and the other is in late July. But they're both at different venues, so I'm excited to travel a little for some mommy-daddy time!

His big present was the grill. We LOVE to grill. In the summertime, I can eat just about anything off of the grill. And I love charcoal. But sometimes it's a pain to fire up the charcoal grill for just a few chicken breasts or hamburgers. Solution? A duo grill! Half propane, half charcoal, with a burner on the side and room on the other side for a smoker box. Win-win!

This is the "before" picture. I tried so hard to keep everything a secret, but I knew I wouldn't be able to keep it up through the weekend. So I arranged to pick it up at Lowes on Friday before Father's Day on Sunday. Picked it up, got it home, and was confused as to why the cover didn't fit. Then I realized...when they assembled it, they put the wrong lids on the wrong sides! Ugh. I called Lowes, and spoke to the least helpful person possible who suggested I just fix it myself. Sure, I'll do that. Except, I just paid a lot of money and am not satisfied with what I received. I made a quick trip to Lowes, and sure enough a manager was glad to assist me. He had two workers at my house early Saturday morning with a new grill, this time put together the right way!

We celebrated Father's Day with a little bourbon salmon, some shrimp and our new favorite, grilled bruschetta! I also found this sweet little sign, perfect for Jay's first father's day as a dad to two.