Happy Friday!!

Since I mentioned yesterday about having season premieres marked down in my day planner (yes, I realize I'm pathetic), I thought for Boob Tube Babble today I would post my weekly line up of TV shows that I plan to watch this season. This is brought to you today by the letters D V and R and the number 4 (meaning I can record up to four things at once on my DVR). If it wasn't for a DVR, there is NO way I could watch all of these. There are some shows I get about a month behind on watching because I don't have time. I guess that's a good thing- it shows I have somewhat of a life. It also means that sometimes TV shows take a backseat to sports. And so far I don't plan on checking out any of the new shows. I have too many to keep up with right now. Anyways, I'm rambling. So, here is my lineup!! **All times are CST**

Sunday: 

Sunday football. Starts this Sunday at noon.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (for when I need a good cry). Season premiere Sept. 25 at 6pm on ABC.

 CSI: Miami (I read a spoiler regarding Delko and Caleigh for this season- I'm excited!) ;) Season premiere Sept. 25 at 9pm on CBS.

Monday:

It looks like Mondays this year will be my "catch up" day (unless the Monday Night Football game is one I care about). I don't have any shows on Monday nights this season! 

Tuesday:

NCIS. Season premiere Sept. 20 at 7pm on CBS.

NCIS: Los Angeles. Season premiere Sept. 20 at 8pm on CBS.

 

Wednesday

Criminal Minds (JJ is back this season!) Season premiere Sept. 21 at 8pm.

CSI has moved to WEDNESDAY! (Side note: Ted Danson is taking over for Laurence Fishburne, who has left the show). Season premiere Sept. 21 at 9pm on CBS.

Psych (so thankful I can record more than one show at once. Psych is on at the same time as CSI this year.) Season premiere Oct. 12 at 9pm on USA.

Thursday:

The Big Bang Theory (I can't wait to see what they do with this whole Raj/Penny situation from the finale last season!) :) Season premiere Sept. 22 at 7pm on CBS.

The Mentalist. Season premiere Sept. 22 at 9pm on CBS.

Friday:

CSI: NY. (I'm so glad this one is returning. I really like Gary Sinise!)

Saturday:

Another off day for me TV show wise. :)

Hope everyone has a great weekend. I promise a full review of The Sunshine Boys with Dick Van Dyke and his brother Jerry sometime next week!!

Have a great weekend!

XOXO!

Brad Paisley Concert Recap and 30 DBC- Day 11

I know, it's been almost two weeks and I still haven't done my Brad Paisley concert recap. Never fear, your wait is over!!

On July 30 my friend Leaneth and I went to Frisco for the Brad Paisley concert at Pizza Hut Park. It was a toasty 103 when we got there a little before 5pm. We decided to eat across the street at a sandwich shop (it was cheaper than eating inside the park). When we finally got to our seats about 6ish, we were delighted to see we were on the shaded side of the stadium. 

A view of the stage behind us

Taking pictures at our nice, shady seats!

Did I mention it was a little on the warm side? I refused to pay $4 for water (which by the way, they poured from the bottle into a plastic cup, you couldn't even keep the bottle), so I stood in line at the concession stand (for, no joke- 30 minutes) to ask for a cup of ice. Author's note: I will vent another day how I feel that outdoor venues should either provide free water or let people bring in their own water when it's over 100 degrees. At first the lady was going to charge me $2 for the cup, but after seeing the look on my face (I guess she didn't want to risk seeing my wrath), she gave me a free cup of ice. And it was a 32 oz cup, so it was a pretty good size. It lasted me the rest of the concert.

A view from our seats.

It's going to sound awful, but I don't remember who the first act was (he performed while I was waiting in the line). Jerrod Niemann, I think. I was able to catch up with my friend Neely before Blake Shelton took the stage. 

Aren't we adorable? :)

I had seen Blake Shelton once before, but I have to say I think this performance was a lot better than the last one. He did a great job! He did joke about the heat (but honestly, he should know better. An outside concert in Texas in July- did he really think it would be cool?) So, I was going to list each song he sang, but I found a copy of it online, so I'll just post that instead (I'm too lazy to retype it!) :)

Set list courtesy of this website here.

 

It was really funny when he started singing "Play That Funky Music White Boy"

 

During "Ol' Red". I always think of my nephew's dog Copper when I hear this song!

When Brad Paisley finally took the stage he appeared center stage (no fancy intro, just all of a sudden the spotlight came on and he was there.) He sang a chorus of "Mud on the Tires" and then the lights went out again. All of a sudden he was a few sections over from me on the front row. I think the stage bit was some sort of fancy hologram special effects thing (he did something similar last year at his concert when it looked like Alison Krauss came on stage to sing "Whiskey Lullaby".) 

Doesn't it look like he's there?

This was my third Brad Paisley concert and I swear, I think they get better each year! One of my favorite parts was when Blake joined Brad on stage for a song. After the song Blake said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Brad Paisley." After that Brad said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Miranda Lambert!" (For those not familiar with country music, Blake's wife is country singer Miranda Lambert). I found Brad's set list online as well (I think I love THIS website now).

Set list courtesy of this website here.

The real Brad in the crowd during the first song!

Even if you don't like country music, I think Brad is one of the best guitar players out there!

Blake and Brad singing

During "Waiting on A Woman", they showed the music video on the big screen. The video stars Andy Griffith.

They also showed the video during "Old Alabama". I was kind of hoping that Alabama would make a special guest appearance and sing their part, but they didn't.

The finale!

It was a great concert, I can't wait for the next one!! :)

Now it's time for the 30 Day Blog Challenge update!

Day 11: Favorite TV shows

I've been over before how I have an unhealthy obsession with crime shows, so yes, most of these are crime related. :)

CSI

CSI: Miami

CSI: NY

NCIS

NCIS: Los Angeles

Criminal Minds

The Mentalist

Psych

The Big Bang Theory (Wahoo! A non-crime show! I **heart** Jim Parsons!)

Rizzoli and Isles (I just started watching this show a few weeks ago, I like it so far. It comes on TNT.)

So, yeah, I watch entirely too many shows. Thank goodness for a DVR, it's the only way I can watch this many.

I hope everyone has a great day! It's the 7th inning stretch of the work week, the weekend is almost here!!

XOXO!!

Thursday Thirteen

Here is my weekly Thursday Thirteen! I hope you enjoy!!

13 Random Things About My Week (in no particular order)

1. At 5pm last night they finally fixed the AC in my apartment (despite telling me it was done at 9am yesterday morning. I'm letting it slide, this time. Next time I will unleash the wrath of Rachel!) It took a few hours for it to finally feel comfortable. I went to Subway for almost 2 hours and read while it was cooling down. It was 90 degrees in there when I got home. This morning it was finally about 75.

 Sorry so blurry. The left is when I got home yesterday. The right is when I left this morning.

2. The past few weeks (okay, maybe a month or two) I've been having that feeling of, "Are you there God? It's me, Rachel?" again. I got this email from my sister yesterday. It was one of those, "Oh good gosh, I so needed to read that!" And yes, I just said "good gosh"! ;) Why do I ever doubt God? Why do I ever question His ways? One of these days I'll learn.

3. I'm very excited that Michael Young of the Texas Rangers got his 1,748th hit last night. He passed Pudge Rodriguez's record of 1,747 hits as a Texas Ranger. Young is now the All Time Hit Leader for the Rangers. And the best part about the hit is that it scored two runs, helping the Rangers with a 6-3 win over the Marlins. That is four wins in a row (on the road) for the Rangers.

Michael Young's at bat (photo courtesy of the AP)

Michael Young in a post game interview (courtesy of Fox 4 Dallas)

4. My sweet friends Steve and Linda gave me my birthday present this past week. It was a "Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock" shirt.

The game has been around for a while, but we learned about it on the CBS show, The Big Bang Theory.

5. I started re-reading Eclipse this week (that's the third book in the Twilight series). It's been well over a year and a half since I read it, and with the movie coming out June 30, I want it to be fresh in my mind. I know, I'm a nerd. I can already tell by some of the previews that that they have changed it up a bit.

6. I just realized I haven't been to Chick Fil A in almost 2 weeks. I think that is a new record. I might have to go there today. I'm starting to go through withdrawals! I can feel my eye twitching as I type this!!

Chick Fil-A milkshake: Manna from heaven

7. I got my dad a really cool Father's Day gift. Since he sometimes reads my blog, I won't post about it until after Sunday. I'm excited about going to my folks tomorrow and seeing my family. It will be the last time I get to go "home" for a while. July and August are pretty busy months for me at work and I can't get away.

8. I won tickets for my company's suite at The Ballpark. The suite is nice. There is all you can eat hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn and soda. There is an inside section that is air conditioned and there is an outside section too. 

9. I started watching Season 1 of Chuck this week on DVD. So far I like it (I have a newly found love admiration nerd crush on Zachary Levi). He is absolutely adorable, especially in interviews. And he has that goofy, dorky quality that I seem to like in guys! ;)

10. As I've posted before, I played soccer in high school. Now, I haven't been watching every single game for the FIFA World Cup 2010, but I am looking forward to the final match-up. I'll be honest, the soccer playoff system confuses the snot out of me. The point system, the groups, etc, I don't understand it. But, I found this really cute picture I wanted to share it! Everyone has World Cup fever!

11. I just saw on my uncle's Facebook page that Blue Bell ice cream is on sale at Kroger. Pints are $1 each!! That just made my week a little bit better! 

12. I finally drove by where Texas Stadium used to be (I know, it's been gone a while, but I haven't had any reason to go over there until this past week).  

Yes, I took this out my truck window. But I was watching the road and just aiming my phone (one reason it's kinda off centered).

13. After a four month hiatus, I finally started working out again. I didn't go to my office gym,  but I worked out in the "mini" gym we have at my complex. I was very frustrated about my AC situation when I got home yesterday, so I used that energy to work out (probably not the smartest move to get even hotter when my AC was broken). But after a 45 minute workout, I went to Subway, had a turkey sandwich and read Eclipse for almost two hours. Not a bad way to spend my evening.