Girls Weekend!

When: February 28th
Where: Birmingham, Alabama

What: Shopping, shopping, more shopping, drinks, food, music

Yes, I had a much deserved (at least I think it was deserved) girls weekend a few weeks ago. It was so much fun to get away with my pals Leslie, Emily, and Lori for some shopping and fun. The trip was almost jeopardized as Isabelle came down with a stomach bug (I had no idea that it would go on to last 6 days) AND then on departure day we had tornado watches in our area. About 5 miles from our home a business was completely demolished. So, the trip got off to a rocky start but I was so thankful that I was able to make it. Picture to the right was our backyard flooding that morning.

I arrived in Birmingham and met the girls at The Tavern at the Summit for lunch. I went to the wrong Tavern at first but I found them. Then we spent 6 hours shopping! 6 hours! I have not been able to shop for 6 hours since I don't know when. My shopping trips have been limited to 30 minutes max since I have had Isabelle. It was so nice to be able to actually browse and take my time shopping without worrying about taking too long. It was so nice that we decided that we should do this every 6 months. Random thought alert - I am actually going to attempt to go shopping this weekend by myself for a few hours - wish me luck. So, we shopped from 12-6 (by 6 pm - I was waddling because my feet were so sore from the high heels I had on) and then we relaxed in the Wynfrey bar for a few drinks before we got ready for dinner. We had dinner at the Superior Grill where a great band was playing. Then we ventured out to a bar near our hotel where we listened to a southern country rock band. Yes, I am not a country music fan but hey it was entertainment. Oh - I almost forgot an important detail - on Sunday we were caught in a snow storm. Thankfully, we all made it home safe, it just took a little longer to get there. Well, I won't bore you with all of the details, here are some pictures from our fun weekend.

Leslie and Lori enjoying some yummy drinks at Superior Grill

Emily striking a pose

Leslie and I at the Redline Bar & Grill. The band gave everyone beads :-)

Here is a little video of the band that we watched at RedLine. Yes, they were southern country and yes we were yea hawing. Disclaimer - No, Leslie was not drinking two drinks- she was actually holding my beverage as I took the video. Leslie and the nice bouncer at RedLine. He made sure that we had a taxi cab on our way home and that we enjoyed ourselves. Who wouldn't just love that band :-)

A special thanks to Chad for hooking us up at the Wynfrey - we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.