Earth Day Concert

On Saturday, I attended the free Earth Day Concert on the National Mall.  The concert started at 11am, I wanted to get there by 10:30 to get a spot close to the stage.  I didn't get there until a little before 12pm.  Luckily, it wasn't that crowded when we arrived.

The only issue was on their site, they listed you could not bring in "structures" However, they did not list exactly what structures were.  Well once we got there we realized that folding chairs was considered a "structure" They were very strict about not letting people bring their chairs in. One of the guys who was searching bags told us that chairs would be thrown away by 5pm (this is supposed to be a celebration for EARTH  DAY yet they are throwing away chairs :\ ) I put my two chairs in the pile and said I would leave at 4pm to make sure I retrieved my chairs.

Once we got through security, we found a spot not too far from the stage.  Train came on to perform not long after.  It was a great performance!  Once Train finished, we decided to head out to the food trucks.  I am glad we left out when we did because they were collecting the large pile of chairs and tossing them.  I snatched up my two and asked the wonderful ladies at the free bike parking "lot" if I could leave them there.

Anyway, after standing in the long food lines we headed back in to watch the reminder of the performances.  Overall, it was a great day and all of the artist put on a great show. I like how they had the speeches on the environment & global poverty between each artist set instead of all in the beginning.

The artist line up was:
Train
Fall Out Boy (they rocked!)
Mary J. Blige
Usher
Common (I totally fangirled over him)
My Morning Jacket
No Doubt (LOVED, LOVED and LOVED their performance)

I didn't get a lot of pictures as I was too busy dancing and having fun.

First let me take a selfie

The one and only Gwen Stefani

Now lets take an usie

My oldest photobombing Tay

My allergies were starting to act up at this point of the day

Easter Weekend Activities

Easter weekend was busy!  I am glad I took time to rest up on Friday instead of hanging out.

On Saturday, one of my good girlfriends (old BFF) had her babyshower.  This is her first child and she is carrying her baby so well.  I wished I looked as good as her when I was pregnant :)  The baby shower was cute and fun.  I got to catch up with some folks I have not seen in forever.  I didn't get a lot of pics as I was actually enjoying the time with my friends.

Saturday night some more friends and I headed to the Fillmore for the 80s vs 90s dance party.  I loved that just about everyone participated in the theme.  I wore an all white Guess jean outfit, a pair of Reebok pumps and a pink crop top.  I of course had to rock a pair of bamboo earrings.

When we got to the venue, the house DJ was playing.  I thought he probably should have stuck to the theme of the night and played songs from the 80s and/or 90s instead of songs we hear everyday on the radio today.  Biz Markie came out to DJ not too long after our arrival.  He mostly played rock songs with a few rap songs sprinkled in. He played for about 30 minutes then a rock cover band came out.   Biz Markie came back out to close the show with hip hop, R&B and a couple of reggae/dancehall tunes.  I danced so hard Saturday night, I was sweating.  I may have even lost a pound or two LOL

Sunday was all about family.  My mother hosted her annual Easter Sunday dinner.  We had family from NC come up and 2 of my fab 5 came to celebrate with us.  The food was great, the drinks were strong and the company was even better.

My 1st cousin - our serious look

Overall, this was a great weekend.  As summer approaches, I look forward to more like it.

My outfit for the 80s vs 90s dance party deets: jacket and jeans from Guess.  Top from Forever 21 ($4.00!), bangles (already had), earrings from Ebay, rope chain and herringbone necklace from Frugal Finds NYC