Garth Brooks in Birmingham Alabama

Ben and I took a little road trip to Birmingham Alabama to see Garth Brooks in concert. We had a silly drive down to Alabama...we prank called people and laughed really hard telling silly jokes and hearing the confusion of our friends on the other line. We stayed in downtown Birmingham at the Courtyard. We took a taxi to the concert. The concert was amazing. I have always wanted to see Garth in concert. I almost bought tickets several times when he did 7 sold out shows in KC...but I never bought the tickets...always regretted that decision. Trisha Yearwood also sang a few songs, but Garth did most of the performing and he works hard and sounded great! I sang along to all the songs and danced and just smiled the entire time.

We walked home from the concert...it was a nice night, but my boots were not very happy about the walk home...I was very glad to finally make it to the hotel. 

The next day we slept in, went to brunch at Sweet Tea and then we did a few tourist activities in Birmingham. We went to Vulcan...a giant iron statue that stands above Birmingham and there is a park and a small museum...where we learned about the history of Birmingham...an industrial city and about the giant iron man Vulcan.

We also went to the Sloss Furnaces. This place was really cool (actually really hot) and free. We walked around, jumped on a tour and learned about the furnaces that made iron. There were a lot of great photo opportunities and they hold weddings there, which I wouldn't suggest in June in Alabama! (Hot and humid)

We drove home Saturday afternoon...Lydia had a fever and was not feeling well and Kathryn and I went out to dinner. Kathryn came into town to watch the girls and the dogs while we went on our weekend trip. It was great to have her here and the girls had so much fun!