LuLu goes to see Justin Bieber 10/21/12

Last October LuLu and Lisa went to see Justin Bieber in concert at the BMO Harris Bradley Center here in Milwaukee. This was her second ever concert, the first being NKOTB back in 2008. 

 Here are the four texts Lisa sent me from the show: 

7:33 PM [Spent $] 25 on junk . . .finally seated . . . ppl in our seats sigh . . .

7:55 PM No signs allowed . . . all confiscated . . . was sad to see the mountain of ‘em lol . . 

[re]member a fight at a nks [New Kids on the Block] concert about a sign . . .listening to mj/munchin breadsticks while we wait

8:06 PM Show starting in 2 min

9:36 PM – Starting encores . . prob can leave [to get us] soon

The opening act was Carley Rae Jepsen

Lulu: "I only got to see one of her songs, Call Me Maybe, cuz before we went into the concert we waited in line for souvenirs, and then someone was in our seat so we had to get someone [to move them]. I did like it a lot."

The Setlist: Carly Rae Jepsen--10/21/12--BMO Harris Bradley Center

1. "Tonight I'm Getting Over You"
2. "Good Time"
3. "This Kiss"
4. "Your Heart is a Muscle"
5. "Call Me Maybe"

The Setlist: Justin Bieber--10/21/12--BMO Harris Bradley Center

1. "All Around The World"
2. "Take You"
3. "U Smile" & "That Should Be Me" (a capella snippets)
4. "Catching Feelings"
5. "One Time"/"Eenie Meenie"/"Somebody to Love" medley
6. "Love Me Like You Do"
7. "She Don't Like The Lights"
8. "Die In Your Arms"
9. "Beautiful" (duet with Carly Rae Jepsen)
10. "Out of Town Girl"
11. "Be Alright" (performed acoustic)
12. "Fall" (performed acoustic, including Bieber on guitar)
13. "Never Say Never"
14. "Beauty and a Beat" (included Bieber drum solo)
15. "One Less Lonely Girl"
16. "As Long As You Love Me"
17. "Believe"

Encore:

1. "Boyfriend"

2. "Baby"

She had a blast :)

Her favorite part of the concert? "Seeing 

him," Lulu said. 

LuLu should Have More Confidence!

 @ an award banquet for lu and she is very ill at ease. She txtd lis " Mom my team are all buds but not me I'm the weird girl in the corner" Told her to stop hiding behind phone and acting more like her Mom and less like me. Fingers crossed.

LuLu's Basketball Banquet

I just want to point out that if you take away the Brewers impressive 9 game winning streak, they are 6 and 18 on the year.

The (official) Dance Portraits of 2012-2013

Here's my YaYa in her Thriller costume; she also performed in Let's Twist Again. 

This is LuLu in her Something to Dance For costume; this was taken ONE day after her tonsillectomy. All props to the tough chick. 

Smiley danced in Locomotion

Young Junie danced to Lilo's and was gooooorrrrrgeous!

Finally, here's a group shot of Team Slap :)

LuLu!

We're packing up two of the kids to go over by Grandma's this weekend and Lisa says to make sure they're home by Sunday so she can spend Mother's Day with them. My response? "WHY? I sure don't want them here for Father's Day."

Watching Wipeout

 Watching #Wipeout with LuLu and Junie. Laughs and gasps galore. Great time!

Quote of the Day

I don't play role playing games, and I confess to a slight bias against the folks who do, but when I was reminded that the Wheel of Time, one of my favorite book series, had an RPG, I was intrigued.

I told Lisa I was thinking about buying it to play with some friends, and she stared at me quietly for a moment before delivering a classic zinger:

"You grow less attractive every year."

It reads kinda mean in print, but in person it was (literally) LOL.

A Memory of Light

 

I finished the 14th and final Wheel of Time book "A Memory of Light". My vote? Eh. Not a bad book, but one of the weaker efforts of the series*. The writing seemed rushed, the dialogue was sometimes flat and clichéd, and I thought the Rand portion of the final battle was dull dull dull. That last chapter nearly rescued it though, and an average WOT is still better than most books. Grade: B

Lulu

A Funny

Because no good deed goes unpunished, the man who rescued the three abducted women in Cleveland is being skewered on The Smoking Gun website after they dug up domestic violence issues from the '90's. What a pathetic use of the site. As one commenter said, "One of the greatest compliments a person can give you is to talk about what you USED to do". Kudos to him for his actions this week, and a big thumbs down to TSG.

Today, disaster: for the first time ever I took the kids out for ice cream cones and they finished them. Every. Single. Bite. What's the point of having kids unless there are leftovers to swipe for yourself? This is the reason I constantly made new ones, but now, with the supply of youngin's cut off, I'm going to have to start ordering my "own" food. LOL

Two sides of YaYa

Gary's Mom's Burgers

~30 years ago I had a grade school assignment that involved telling the class how to do something, step by step. My classmate Gary Michalski repeated his Mom's recipe for baking hamburgers in the oven, and as a kid I thought that was so unheard of that it's stuck with me to this day. Fast fwd to yesterday, when I was pressed for time and had six mouths to feed. When that anecdote popped into my head for the zillioneth time I said WTH and tossed a dozen burgers in the oven. Half an hour later, with no fuss, no muss, and very little cleanup we sat down for dinner. The lesson? Gary's Mom knew her s**t, and all props to them both.

Poor girl

she's been so incredibly tough.....shes got a golden heart and such a strong will. She willed herself through so much crap the week after surgery...truly inspiring to watch!! Now she's just milking it though LOL - Lisa

Congratulations on Your 1st Holy Communion Smiley!

Ahhhh, success!

Mission accomplished. Work, recitals, First Communion, dinner and festival IN THE BOOKS. We even took a walk across the old railroad bridge near my childhood home. Busy busy weekend - but a great one too. Now: booze, TV, and chillin' with my lady.

Happy First Communion Smiley!

Congratulations Smiley! Personally love this shot...but looks like he's posing for Bop magazine, not a First Communion picture!! lol. - Lisa

Whew. This'll be a weekend for the books

http://slapinions.blogspot.com/VERY busy weekend for #Team_Slap. Two birthday parties to attend, two 8 hr work shifts, three dance recitals, Smiley's 1st communion, a dinner out to celebrate, and a church festival. Zoinks!

Quote of the Day

Even the impression of weakness begets weakness

This Weekend

Play season over, dance recital x FOUR, two birthday parties, and Smiley's First Communion this weekend. whew!! 

Communion: Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish at 10:30 Sunday Mass.

Dance recital: Nathan Hale High School 11601 W. Lincoln Avenue Saturday, May 4th at 1:00pm and 7:00pm Sunday, May 5th at 2:00pm - The only performance we're attending because the only one all 4 will be performing in. Join us 🙂

- Lisa