Motivational Monday

It's always your favorite sins

that do you in

~ You and Tequila by Kenny Chesney and Grace Potter

This is one of my favorite song lyrics because it is so true. No matter what your sin is - drugs, alcohol, food, work, exercise, etc. - it will kick you in the butt unless you consciously recognize it. 

I know what my sins are. One of my biggest one is sweets. I eat them like they are going out of style. Seriously. If there is something with sugar in it, I'm generally all over it. Though I admit that overly chocolate desserts/candies/pastries are beyond me. That's why I have my husband. Those are right up his alley! LOL!

I love sugary desserts, snacks, just about anything. I know it. I always have. My dad was the cook in my family growing up, but my mom and grandmom were the bakers. Everything was made from scratch. At family parties we had a whole table full of desserts - multiple pies, cake, cookies, brownies, and sometimes candies and/or pastries. I come from a large extended family. Currently there are 51of us if we all get together. There weren't this many when I was a child, maybe 30, but that's a lot of people at a family party for just grandparents, aunts/uncles, and cousins so we always had to have a big dessert table to cater to everyone's tastes.

Growing up, food/sweets were the reward for a job well done, for consolation for a bad situation, or just an after dinner dessert. The problem is, I never got past this. I eat way too many sweets overall. Occasionally for Lent I'll give up sweets. I do very well during Lent. The first week is tough because I'm so used to grabbing something sweet after dinner that it's hard to find something, but then I adjust and it's fine. Of course, come Easter Sunday I'm all over whatever dessert there is at the table. Sigh. The Lenten Resolution never lasts past Lent.

I tend to think it's hard to change when you don't know what you need to change. I know sweets are one of my big Achilles heels. I need to address this to take charge of my health and feel better about myself. So, I plan on cutting back on my sweets. There's no reason I eat as many as I do except out of (bad) habit. It's not going to be easy, but I know it will be worth it.

What is your "favorite sin that does you in?" Is it food related or other?  

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Happy Anniversary to me!

Way back in the December of 2011, when this was going on

Brian and I exchanged anniversary gifts.  Brian enjoyed opening his present of tickets to the Baltimore Orioles.  My present were tickets to this

 

Before we go any further - Brian, if you're reading this, you may just want to stop.  I'm just warning you now.  

Ok. Back to the concert.  I've been a Tim McGaw fan forever.  The first time I saw Tim, it was in 1995 at the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia with Little Texas and Blackhawk (neither of whom are still together).  Since then, hubby and I have figured out I have seen him approximately 7 more times.  LOL!  Saying he is my favorite musician would be an understatement.  He is one of the sexiest men I've ever seen (see Brian, I told you to stop reading...).  I generally get to one concert a year.  His.

So, yesterday we headed to see Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney at the Brothers of the Sun tour.  We got to town a tad early, so we stopped at Xfinity Live for a drink and to watch the end of the Phils game.  Should not have bothered...

About 4:30 p.m., we walked over to Lincoln Financial Field for the concert, even though it started at 4:30 p.m.  I thought the first opening act would be Grace and the Nocturnals, then Jake Owen.  I was wrong.  After being told to throw out my aerosol sun block (which I will be emailing them about), we started the long walk to our seats.  LOL!  A big ole 63,000 seat stadium takes a bit to get around.  And in all that walking, we missed Jake Owen.  :-(  We made the last song and all the bowing.

Then it was Grace and the Nocturnals.  I thought they would be on first.  I mean, it is a country concert.  Ugh.  She was a powerhouse of energy and has a good voice.  I knew nothing she sang, so it wasn't the best part of the concert for me.  I said to Brian I wasn't impressed enough though to get any music from her.  

Honestly, the whole reason I wanted to go to this concert was to see, as my friend Erika says, hot Tim.  :-)  And he did not disappoint.  He opened the show with "Felt Good On My Lips" which got the place rockin'!  Oh my heavens.  One of his best recent hits.  So fun!  Great start to the night.  Want to see some pics?

Mmmmmm.....

 Still hot

 For some reason, I like this photo

 Not a bad view

 Tim McGraw is Tug McGraw's son and as a kid was a HUGE Tug McGraw fan before he even knew Tug was his father.  Eventually they became friends and spent Tug's last days together.  Since Tug helped the Phillies win the 1980 World Series, Tim wears the ring to his Philly concerts.  After singing "Live Like You Were Dying," he showed his ring off.  How 'bout that standing O?

Tim's set was shorter than I would have liked, but he wasn't the headliner.  In between sets, we took a self portrait.

Then it was time for Kenny Chesney.  He came up in the middle of the floor seating.  It's been done before, but still fun to see.

What is the impressive part of his opening was how he went from that circular area on the floor and the stage.  He flew.  Yup.  Flew.

Brian believes he used the over the field camera they use during football games to ride to the stage.  It was kinda neat.  Give him credit for originality and courage!  His show was good.  Like Tim, he did a mostly upbeat show with just a couple slow ones mixed in.  But, Kenny is kinda an upbeat guy.  Though I'll be honest, the levels were awful.  Multiple times during the concert it was hard to hear what he was singing.  Then again, there were many times he just started laughing and couldn't sing.

Of course, the encore was the Tim and Kenny song "Rock Star."  The place went kinda crazy again.  :-)  Love a Tim concert in Philly.

It was an amazing concert!  Tim is just as sexy as he's always been and sounded great!  It was a fun night out.  Though Brian should not be reading anymore, thank you sweetie for a fabulous anniversary night!