December 31, 2014 – Concert Katie

Product Review: Liberty Belle Nightgown

Katie December 31, 2014 0 Comments

Since I was in middle school, I’ve had an American Girl doll. For a while I was convinced it was possessed and it’s therefore been in the attic for a while. With a lot of my friends having little girls I figured it might be time to take her back out and perhaps go to a tea party or two. Now that I have the Liberty Belle Nightgown, it might also be time for a slumber party. The nightgown is adorable, blue with bunnys on it. And a hair ribbon as well. (Although since I couldn’t find my doll’s brush I opted to leave her hair “as is” and used the ribbon to tie around her waist.)

Liberty Belle doll clothes are made from child safe material, while their high quality stitching and construction is guaranteed to keep up with hours of playtime as your little girl romps around with her favorite companion. We can provide the perfect American doll clothes solution for your little one!

• High Quality: Our doll clothes provide years of wear and play, without having to worry!
• Stain Proof: Our doll clothes are stain resistant and machine washable in an emergency!
• Child Safe Fabric: No worry about harsh chemicals or allergens!
• Beautiful Pattern: We guarantee your doll will look her best!

The nightgown is super soft (I kind of want my own in my size!) and very easy to get on and off the doll. And if I haven’t mentioned it already, it’s super cute!

I received a free product in return for this honest review. I was not otherwise compensated.

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Year In Review 2014

Katie December 31, 2014 0 Comments

Another year has come and gone… here is the break down of my year (concert wise) I did not go to nearly as many shows as I usually do, which can probably be blamed on the fact that Hanson did not tour (though I still saw them several times)

Most expensive show:

Every year this is a trick question. Overall – the trip to see Hanson in Jamaica was the most expensive, but it’s hard to break down how much of it is paid for the shows vs the resort, etc.
Most expensive was Justin Timberlake VIP.
And most expensive non-VIP was Justin Timberlake’s regular concert ticket in July that was $217.

Least (not free) expensive show:
For the second year in a row, Action Item at $22.50
Free shows:
The Sing Off, Hanson (x8), Summer Kick Off Concert, Jennifer Lopez, KC101 Summer Fling, O-Town

# artists seen: 62
# unique artists seen: 29
# shows seen in CT: 15
# of shows out of state: 16

Show farthest away: Hanson in Jamaica
Closest show: Kris Allen or Tyler Hilton at Fairfield Stage One
$$ spent on tickets: $3,224.61
Miles traveled: 13,894.3

Top 6 shows of the year?
Hanson’s B-Sides show in Jamaica
The Wanted’s final NYC show
Summer Kick Off Concert
Justin Timberlake (July)
My 100th Hanson show in Canada
O-Town

Total number of shows in 2014? 31

First show of the year?
Hanson

First show with actual tickets:
Kris Allen

Last show of the year?
Justin Timberlake

Most surprising show?
O-Town

Most disappointing?
Little Mix because they canceled!

Farthest traveled?
Jamaica

States attended shows in?
Jamaica, CT, NY, MA, OK, Canada, FL

Venue most visited?
Mohegan Sun or Oakdale

Worst injury?
none

Most expensive ticket?
Justin Timberlake

Band seen the most?
Hanson 12 times (considering they didn’t even tour that’s pretty impressive)

Best new discovery?
O-TOWN IS BACK! and it would have been Little Mix but then they canceled on me so…

Bands seen this year that also broke up this year?
…sigh… growing to hate this question. The Wanted 🙁

Friends made at shows?
Made friends with the girls in line at O-Town, they were a lot of fun!

Band members met?
Hanson (x2), Kris Allen (x2), The Wanted (x2), Action Item, Joey Fatone (NSYNC), O-Town

Best souvenir from a show?
My “Share a Coke with Hanson” can we got in Canada!

Longest time in line?
About 8 hours for O-Town from the time I got in line until they took the stage

Shows seen from the barricade [front row]–
Hanson, The Wanted, O-Town

Most shows in one month?
January – 5
February – 1 (and 1 cancellation)
March – 2
April 4
May – 3
June – 2
July – 1
August – 3
September – 5
October – 1 canceled
November – 1
December – 3

So it is a tie between January and September!

Most shows in one week?
Either the week in Jamaica in January or the weekend in Disney – 5 shows each!

Biggest crowd?
Justin Timberlake at the arena. All the other shows were smaller and even the other show at the arena did not belong there

Any drunk encounters?
Probably but theyve been blocked from memory

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Anti-Bucket List 2014

Katie December 31, 2014 0 Comments

Last year I debuted my Anti Bucket List after being introduced to the concept by Holly at TravelingFan She once again did her list for 2014 and I will too! I used to make these long, extravagant lists of “This is what I hope to do in the next year!” in the beginning of January. Then the end of December would come and I’d either scramble to get a few things more crossed off the list or I’d sit there and look at the list and how I only did 2 of the things on it and be disappointed. With the Anti-Bucket list there’s no disappointment because you just have to reminisce about all the cool things that you DID do that year. The only thing I may consider making a resolution for 2015 is to start writing down the cool things as they happen so I don’t have to go back and try and remember the past 12 months at the end of December.

But anyway… here’s the 2014 Anti-Bucket List.