Celebrate with Me....Daughtry and Drinks

Once the snow went from menacing to melted on the roads, we were good to go.  A whirlwind Saturday awaited me beginning with cousin Kyle and Kari's baby shower, a 40X40 meet up at O'Call's, the Daughtry show, and a late night round out 40X40 return at O'Calls.   Yes, it was that busy and that much fun!

Here's a re-cap via pictures...

We left off the last post with this beautiful Saturday morning after snow

First, I was off to the Wegmans Neighborhood Bar and Grill for Kyle and Kari's "Baby Quinn Quinn" Shower

 

Awww....aren't they so cute???  They're going to make the best, coolest parents!





                                                        Next it was off to the first O'Call's Celebratory meet up. 

Then to Balcony Center at the Main Street Armory for my 9th Daughtry show....good no matter how many times I see him live!

By far, one of the greatest highlights happened as the night came to an end back at O'Call's! 

Time with two of my favorite women!!

Mom and Jodie celebrating "Happy" style.  So glad they could join me for the journey:)

....and to round out the weekend we had a couple of February birthdays to celebrate

The birthday girls donning the 40X40 Birthday Hat (all the cool kids are doing it)!

Me and my Momma

Next stop is the big reveal on some of the items you all selected to be part of the 40X40.  Plus, it's a big month coming up; the very first Bucket List activity is on it's way.  Keep on reading to find out what's next!

Yes, it's long overdue....February Celebratory Events!!

This is harder than I thought.  Now I know why good bloggers quit their jobs and make a living from this- it really requires you to be in a space and place that allows for you to get it all out in a way that makes a good read for everyone.  I just don't have time....err ok.... maybe I just have not made the time.  But, alas, the 40X40 has gone on and I have lots I need to update you on.  First, we've got to take it all the way back to February's Celebratory Event.  This was a great weeked long celebration that involved lots of wine, snow, great friends, great music, and time with family!

For those of you that have known me for any amount of time, you know that I have done the drive from PA to Rochester probably at least 200 times since I first started living in Pennsylvania almost 20 years ago.  My best time has been around 4 hours and 15 minutes (which I did on the night my niece was born) and came with a speeding ticket; only 1 of 2 I have ever received in all of these drives.  But, the 40X40 drive was different....the snowstorm of the century was coming and I needed to beat it so that I could get there in time to take said niece Olivia to her doctors appointment for my sister Amanda.  I hauled ass and made it in 4 hours without a drop of snow until the Hylan Drive exit just south of the City.  And then this is what I saw....

and it got progressively worse....with accidents everywhere

and for those who wonder what a real snow day looks like on the roads....

I did eventually get to the house to pick up Olivia, get her across town to the doctor and back...eventually arriving all the way back across town to "Shamrock Farm" for an evening of hanging out with Tommy a nd Katie...chicken pot pie, and multiple bottles of wine!

Katie and I sure can put that wine journal to work!!!  BTW...both of these are excellent selections if you are ever looking for a good white:)

But the real reason for the weekend had finally arrived.....It's Daughtry Concert Day, Baby Shower Day and the 40X40 February Celebratory Event at O'Calls!

But first, this was the beautiful aftermath of the snowstorm