Sun, Beach, Pools, Golf, and GARY ALLAN!

So, my title pretty much sums it up.  I was on vacation last week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  I have a very bad habit of not taking too many pictures.  I think I was having too much fun.

This was my family's vacation, so I got some pictures off my dad and my sister.

Here is the place we stayed at:



North Beach Towers

The pools were AMAZING.  There's more than what the picture below shows.  That picture is from our balcony.  There was a bar under the big roof in the pool and those are tables and benches in the water around it!

Here's a shot of my parents, myself, and my bf at dinner:

I went golfing for the first time while on vacation.  There were plenty of blunders and my dad kicked my ball into better position a couple times (I protested and he said that its my first time and have fun).

There is one thing that I was most excited for.  You see, each year when we go to Myrtle Beach, I search and see who's playing at the House of Blues while we are there and there's never anybody I like.  This year, I searched, and who's name came up? GARY ALLAN.  Now I say this with so much enthusiasm because he is my absolute favorite country singer.  His voice is just so soulful and his songs are amazing.  (I would post the video I took, but it was too big)  The House of Blues was an amazing venue.  It was amazingly small and intimate.  These pictures were all taken with my phone, so the quality isn't that good.

Seriously, look this guy up! 

Some of my favorites at the concert were:

Right Where I Need to Be

Watching Airplanes

No Regrets

Best I Ever Had

and most of all:

Live Ain't Always Beautiful

It was hard for me to narrow it down that far.

So that's where I was all week.  How was your week?  Do you like country?  Have you heard of Gary Allan?

-Sam :-)

Sudden Change of Plans

Yesterday, I was supposed to have my final summer soccer game and possibly squeeze a bit of crocheting after.  Then there was a change of plans!  Soccer game canceled, phone calls from/to sister, aunt, uncle, bf, and suddenly bf and I have U2 tickets for last night's concert. It was their last stop in the US!

This is what the stage looked like before U2 came on.  My sister was down on the floor in that crowd of people.  For a bit we tried to play "Where's Waldo?", but it was just never going to happen.  We were too far up to pick out individuals.

I didn't take too many pictures during the concert because I was too busy enjoying it and I forgot. :-D  They sang all of their big hits.  It was just an amazing concert.  I think Sunday Bloody Sunday was my favorite, or Mysterious Ways, or maybe Beautiful Day!  They played Hallelujah as part of the encore and that was great too!

My sister's favorite is Elevation.  She sang it in my ear over the phone all day yesterday because she was excited for the concert.  Can you imagine answering your phone at work and just hearing that "ooooooooooooooooh"?  hahahaha

Sam