Backstreet Boys The Axis Las Vegas
Katie A couple weeks ago I made the trip out to Las Vegas to check out the Backstreet Boys residency. (Which has since been extended for a few more months throughout 2018 if you’re interested) We opted to also stay at Planet Hollywood which was really nice – easy to take a nap and then get ready before the show and then just head downstairs to the venue. A nap was definitely needed as the show started at midnight EST.
While BSB aren’t my favorite and they didn’t play my favorite song (I wasn’t really expecting them to) the show was pretty much all up beat hit after hit and was a TON of fun!! Our seats turned out to be really great as well – minus the amazon husband who of course was right in front of us. But the boys made great use of the catwalk and AJ even came down the aisle of our section during the show!
For Shape of My Heart they usually bring a fan up on stage – this night was a special one because Brian’s family was in the audience and they ended up bringing his Mom up on stage for the song which was really special 🙂
Throughout the show they played a lot of old videos of the guys from when they were little and as well as touring as the Backstreet Boys which was a lot of fun to watch. We also ended the night getting a $10 glass of water/soda in a BSB branded cup.
A lot of the merch sizes were sold out because it was supposed to be the tail end of the residency – but it had just gotten the extension announcement a couple of days before. The shirt I bought was completely gone from the merch store the next day! It’s cool and has a BSB poker chip on the front – appropriate for a trip to Vegas AND since I developed a poker chip magnet obsession while shopping for souvenirs.
You can’t seem to go anywhere anymore without seeing something related to Chip and Joanna Gaines. I’ve watched their show Fixer Upper (quite) a few times and found Chip to be pretty funny, so I needed to give his book a read. He starts out by saying how he struggled with reading and writing so I am not sure how much of this he actually wrote – but the stories are certainly his because I am not sure anyone else would do some of the crazy things he does.
My Mom has recently gotten me hooked on “Homicide Hunter” with Joe Kenda so when I saw he read a book I had to check it out. Of course my Mom says she will already know everything in the book because she has seen all the episodes, but as a more casual watcher I really liked to get the background on Joe and his family life and how trouble just seems to find him no matter where he goes. I found the book to be very interesting and really enjoyed learning more about Joe and finding out how some of these crime scenes and murders he solved has affected his life.
This book is absolutely adorable and shows super girl in parallel with a little super hero fan. The book goes through when it’s time to sleep, that you should be brave each day and courageous at night. Tomorrow a hero will be needed to soar. It is a really nice story to tell little girls that they need to sleep so that the next day they can kick ass. Share Stories. Say Goodnight. Snuggle Up. Breathe Easy. Stay Brave. Dream Big.