Bruno Mars...Damn

Damn, indeed. That's all a man needs to say to a woman to let her know he's feeling her...according to Bruno Mars. But it's totally true.

His concert was f-ing amazing. AMAZING. 

Caroline and I on our bestie date!

Ellie Goulding opened up for him, she was a little meh-ish. Reminded me a little of Ke$ha without the craziness. I was left a little underwhelmed with her performance. I couldn't recall any of her songs, but at the end of her set, I realized I knew 3! That was probably my highlight of her performance. Didn't get any pictures or video worth sharing...you're welcome.

selfie sesh during intermission.
you only get the good one. no outtakes.

After like an hour of intermission, it was time for Bruno to take the stage. I have a sucky camera, but it gets the job done. Sort of. Be prepared to be jealous, check out what you missed...

So I have learned how to not sing crazy loud when I'm recording, but unfortunately I've mastered a shaking technique that makes you feel like you're in an earthquake. Either way, I'm glad I have these videos to look back on. He's so amazingly brilliant <3

Marry You 

Runaway Baby

When I Was Your Man

Locked Out Of Heaven

Saving the best for last...

Pony

It was such a great show. He was an amazing dancer and even better singer. I also loved how his band was able to keep up with playing the instruments and be his backup dancers with such quick paced numbers. Another great show in the books! I can't wait to see him again :]

Bruno Mars

BRUNO MARS IS TONIGHT! 

Half day at work before I head to dinner and the show with Caroline tonight. 

A few months ago, we were on a ticket buying spree and after discussing baseball tix, and country concerts, Bruno Mars was next on the list. It was kind of a screw it moment because we both love him and really want to see him <3 Tickets were purchased...at a high price. Oh well.

The concert is tonight though and I can't wait! In the mean time...I thought I'd throw all of my favorite songs of his in 1 post :] I did find out that videos don't show up on mobile devices, so I've added links...

Without further ado...

Runaway Baby. This is my favorite Bruno Mars song. It's so upbeat and just makes you want to dance. Unfortunately the lyrics are kind of lame and is pretty much saying that he's just looking to bang out girls and hopefully they don't get attached, but if they do it'd their own problem because he warned them from the start...runaway baby.

The opening line always makes me lol too because this is what I picture when he says "ahh yes":

Marry You. This song, as with many of Bruno's, are about love. Mostly the man showing affection and devotion to his woman. This one is so sweet, and I'm sure it's inspired many proposals, and is the first dance song for many people. This is one of my favorite flash mob proposals ever. It makes me so happy. Check it. 

Locked Out Of Heaven. Aw yeah yeah. Aw yeah yeah yeah. I have no idea what the lyrics to this song are, but I love it. I always want to dance when it comes on the radio/pandora. But your sex takes me to paradise.

Grenade. It's the song that got Kai on The Ellen Show. I feel like this was Bruno's 1st big song, right? Other than Billionaire or Nothin' on You...I think those were first, and they were with Travie McCoy and B.o.B. so they don't count. Anyways...back to Kai, how awesome is he?!! Open open. Hahaha.

When I was your man. You can never have to much of Kai. He is seriously the cutest, most polite kid ever. He came back to tell the story of how he met Bruno Mars on the plane back home from the last taping and he said hit it Kai and he knew what that meant. HOW COOL IS THAT?!! Oh, and to sing again. How cute is it that he knew what the song was about? So sweet that he grabs Ellen's hand each time. 

I'm super excited for Bruno Mars tonight! Hope the show is amazing! It's at the same arena Alicia Keys was and my last memory of the place was great, so I hope he lives up to the hype...and ticket price. 

Tax Return Wish List

Fridayyy is finally here! Yay. Kind of a little bittersweet because all of my friends are headed to big bear for snowboarding and drunken shenanigans this weekend and I’m stuck at home :[ Which is kind of okay because I am drowning in school work. Hopefully I catch up on all of it over the weekend!

I checked my bank account this morning…and good news, my federal tax return has been deposited! Now to wait on the state return.

First things first….I immediately called Target and paid off my credit card! Which is a HUGE deal. When I was a wee lass of 18 years young, I went a little credit card crazy and at one time had up to like 9 or 10 cards. Slowly but surely I’ve been paying them off and the Target one was my last one to take care of, but has been lingering around like the black plague for like a year. I'M FINALLY CREDIT CARD FREE!

 My wish list for the rest of my tax return money:

Country Mega Ticket. Tim McGraw, Brantley Gilbert, Love & Theft. Luke Bryan, Thompson Square, Florida Georgia Line. Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry. Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch. Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Thomas Rhett. O.M.G. Pretty sure I’m gonna purchase it by the end of the day! [*update...as of 5:01 pm 2/22/13, this was purchased.]

And now for my baseball obsession…

Padres vs. Yankees tickets. This is the first year that the Yankees will be visiting the Padres at Petco Park. The Yankees don’t visit the West coast often, so when they do, stadiums sell out ASAP. It’s nearly impossible to get tickets at face value. This year the Yankees visit the Padres in San Diego, Dodgers in Los Angeles, and Angels in Anaheim. I’ve seen them in Anaheim. I’ve seen them in LA. My first priority is to get tickets to San Diego. Thankfully I have an advantage to making sure I get tickets because I have season tickets! They go on sale the first week of March, AND I CAN’T WAIT! Once those are attained, Dodgers/Yankees and Angels/Yankees tickets will follow.

NY Invasion. Wayyyy back in the Myspace days I joined a group called “Yankees Empire.” 9-ish years later and a lot of us are still friends. I’ve actually met up with a few of them that live out here on the West coast at Angels/Yankees games. A majority of them however, live out on the East coast and do “Invasions” at Yankee stadium. There’s one happening on July 27^th, so I’m hoping some of my return funds that trip since I’ve never been to one.

World Baseball Classic & Spring Training. The US and Mexico will be playing against each other in the World Baseball Classic on weekend of my dad’s birthday. They play out in Arizona, about a 5 hour drive. I really want to take my dad to the game for his birthday. If we’re out in Arizona alreadyyy…might as well spend the weekend out there and catch some Padres spring training games. Although, I don’t know how much training they’re actually getting since all the Padres players instagram is them playing golf.

Hawaii Trip. One of my good friends has lived out there since Sophomore year, [2003! 10 years now!] and I've been a sucky friend and not visited her. Seriously, how have I not taken advantage of this opportunity sooner and visited Tara out in paradise? This needs to happen this summer somehow.

Bruno Mars Tickets. I have'nt decided if I just liiike this guy, or if I'm completely obsessed. He's very good at what he does. Gotta give him that. My friend Caroline just loves him, so we decided going to his show out in San Diego is a MUST.

[*edit] Justin Timberlake Tickets. I just found out Justin Timberlake has announced his tour. Closest show to me is in LA at the Rose Bowl. I love this guy. I don't think I can miss it. Which means that New York invasion trip might have to take a back seat. ughhhh.

You're probably thinking I got like $5,000 back, right? Yeah...no. lol. More like $1,200 which isn't bad...but not enough to fund everything on this list. Time to start pinching those pennies for everything else!