WMZQFest and Jiffy Lube Live

I'll never go back. Let me start off by saying that this is the only concert I am going to this year and I have been looking forward to seeing Jason Aldean and Eric Church since they announced it. But honestly, the no tailgating rule at Jiffy Lube Live is ridiculous and almost ruined my day. I understand cracking down on the amount of drinking and shenanigans in the parking lot but seriously, within 5 minutes of our bus parking 2 cops on horses and 2 on bicycles converged on the bus. They told us to get off and stood there while one by one we left the bus making sure that no one had any alcohol. Then told us that it was time to head into the venue. Seriously? The driver just turned the bus off.  Not only that but this concert was the most on road drinking I have seen. Every car we passed on the road had people drinking.

The music was great though. Eric Church was incredible - absolutely loved him! And of course Jason Aldean was amazing too. I think he played 14 songs or something ridiculous like that and every song that I loved which made all the BS with the venue worth it. I definitely fell asleep on the way home which, according to Dan, cemented my status as "old lady" :)

2nd Couponing Trip

What all started as "We need trash bags" has turned into a couponing trip to Walgreens! I don't mind the excuse and feel pretty good about my purchase. They had run out of Gillette body wash which completely screwed up my plan so having to swap the bodywash I wanted with the Old Spice (which I didn't have a coupon for) it cost me a few dollars to revamp my plan. *sigh*  I'm hoping once I get a little more experience I'll get better at thinking on the fly. Here is what I bought:





I had to break this trip into 3 transactions in order to maximize the Register Rewards which is why the body wash screwed me up so much! It was my first transaction and everything else relied on the $3 Reward that they gave me.

Transaction #1
(3) Scotch Tape
(2) Gillette Bodywash
(1) Old Spice Bodywash

oop: $3.94
RR: $3.00

Transaction #2
(1) Snickers
(2) Colgate Iso Action Toothpaste
Used $3 RR from Transaction #1

oop: $1.78
RR: $4.00

Transaction #3
(1) Snickers
(3) Scotch Tape
(1) Glad Force Flex Trash Bags
Used $4 RR from Transaction #2

oop: $1.94

Total Before Coupons: $50.24
Total OOP: $7.66

Total savings was $42.58 or 85%.

Woohoo!

This weekend we are headed to WMZQ Fest!!! I'm so excited to go and hang out with Dan for the entire day. It is down in Virginia at Nissan Pavilion or whatever they call it now a days which is forever away. Chase suggested taking the "party" bus and for $33 per person you really can't beat it. One you don't have to drive, two you don't have to pay for gas, and three we can drink or sleep or do whatever we want to and from the concert.
Anyway, I'm mostly excited to see Jason Alden because well...he's awesome. But the rest of the lineup is great too so it will be a really fun and exciting day.
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My little family has been sick this week and as I'm typing this Dan is in a NyQuil induced coma lol. It all started with David Monday night. He woke up at 10 pm and was talking to himself for a good 15 minutes before I went in to check on him. The poor boy was burning up. Took him to the doctor the next morning and was told it was a virus and an obviously nasty one. Even after tylenol his temperature had only dropped to 102.1 and that was an armpit temp. He bounced back in 48 hours but those couple of days were tough on him.  Dan has been trying to fight it off all week but is definitely feeling the effects. I'm praying he feels better by Saturday so he can enjoy the concert.
I am planning a couponing trip to Walgreens tmw so if I make it I will update with how I did. Otherwise, have a great weekend!!!