A few weeks ago, the whole fam packed up the truck and headed to beautiful Lake Arrowhead for a couple days of camping. Dallas saw us packing up, and wanted to make certain that we didn't leave her behind:
Rolland was able to get three days off during the week to go. It worked out perfectly since by avoiding the weekend rush, the normally full-to-capacity campsite was relatively empty.
The next day we headed out to Lake Gregory for the day.
Bo especially enjoyed the lake:
We also made a GREAT camping menu... but that's another blog post I'll save for "Camping Trip To Lake Arrowhead, Part Two"!
Father's Day is the special day in which the entire nations says to its fathers, "Thank you for all the important contributions you are making." Thanks to all the wonderful Dads in our lives! Check out some of our favorite posts from the Inspiration Page on some pretty remarkable fathers, you won't regret taking the time:
Rolland and I LOVE when Stagecoach, a country music festival held just a couple blocks from our house at the Empire Polo Field, rolls into town. Stagecoach rolls through town right after Coachella Fest with a killer line-up of country super stars, and we always have a great time. This year we went on Sunday, thanks once again to the backstage passes we got from Chris and Janelle (thanks guys!).
We tailgated in the back of the Chevy during Heidi Newfield:
...then headed in for Jason Aldean. As we were walking in, he played one of our FAVORITE songs, Big Green Tracker.
I have been loving the song's lyrics because of late Rolland and I have been cutting out the fancy vacations and pricey dinners in an attempt to keep it simpler. I love the lyric, "as long as I'm with you, it really don't matter." (Love my husband if you can't tell.) I love She's Country too.
We spent some time backstage...
I was so excited about getting to see country icons Brooks & Dunn, who are retiring this year.
If you are a country fan, make sure to tune into CBS for their "Last Rodeo" tribute concert tonight. Towards the end of the night we made our way into the crowd to see from the front...
The night ended with Toby Keith. We love country and we LOVE STAGECOACH!!
Coachella Fest is a music festival held at the Empire Polo Club only a couple miles from our house with attendance of upwards of 75,000 a day.
I know when it's coming each year without looking at a calendar because our small town traffic instantly turns to a bothersome standstill and the person in front of you is driving a car with "COACHELLA OR BUST" written on the windows...
plus Jay-Z is making the windows of our house vibrate, which is keeping me up:
This is the one thing that I have never been able to get tickets for, as it's just too popular. Rolland has never wanted to go, saying it's just too "out there" for him. I don't know what he means???
So this year, thanks to Janelle (who is soley responsible for all the good tickets I've been getting of late), I finally got my chance!
Janelle had VIP backstage passes, and I have never seen so many celebrities in my life. It was very exciting. We saw around 15 in total, included Kate Hudson, Ann Hathaway, Abbie Cornish (the girl that plays Christie Roberts, the blonde American, in one of our favorite movies A Good Year), Kate Bosworth:
Plus the very cute Desperate Housewives actor Jesse Metcalf:
Rolland was able to get three days off during the week to go. It worked out perfectly since by avoiding the weekend rush, the normally full-to-capacity campsite was relatively empty.
