Happy Monday everyone! How was your weekend? Mine was jam packed and so much fun!! I’m excited to share it with you guys today. Don’t forget to link up to your weekend snapshots at the bottom of this post!
Bacchanalian Society of Omaha
Thursday night Josh and I went to the Bacchanalian Society of Omaha competitive wine tasting event. It was a blast. Everyone had to bring bottles of white wine blends to be judged by the group. While you’re drinking you mingle, listen to music, check out the art, and eat some appetizers. A few days before the competition Josh and I went to Trader Joes and asked the wine guy there to recommend the best white blend for us. Unfortunately for us our bottle came in dead last and got returned to us. Next time I’m picking a wine I know I like!
Here we are at the end of the night with our losing bottle. Oh well, at least it only cost us $4.99. 😉
Taylor Swift
I woke up the next morning not feeling my best after our wine-filled night. Thankfully by that evening I was feeling better and ready to see Taylor Swift perform! I was never the kind of person growing up who hung artist posters in my bedroom or got particularly starstruck by famous people. I have always loved Taylor Swift though and felt like we would be best friends if we met each other. I guess that’s why so many people love her. I couldn’t believe I was getting to see her in concert and that I’d be so close to the stage.
I made a special sign for the occasion.
I have never had floor tickets for a concert before and could not believe how close we were to her when she performed. This guy definitely spoiled me for my birthday.
Seeing Taylor perform was absolutely magical. I cried when she came onstage and for most of the concert. While I didn’t get to meet her I think she saw my sign and smirked. We were definitely close enough for her to read it. I saw in between a song when she accidentally bit her lip and had a tour manager check her teeth to make sure she wasn’t bleeding. While I never want to spend that much on tickets again I am so glad I got to see her perform like I did. I didn’t take out my camera much (although I love this snap I got) but just tried to take in the moment. It’s an experience I’ll never forget.
Junkstock
Saturday Josh and I spent the afternoon at Junkstock. This giant craft fair meets garage sale happens twice a year and is so much fun! There’s music, food, and a whole lot of junk. The weather was perfect and it felt like fall was really on the horizon!
Single Barrel
After Junkstock Josh and I headed up to Lincoln to catch the end of the Husker game and check out Single Barrel. They were just named one of the 75 best bourbon bars in the country. When they invited me to stop by and try out their food and drink for myself I was very excited. It’s pretty cool to have a bar win such a big award so close to home!
While we were there we met Tom Benes, the general manager, and Kait L’Archevesque, the head bartender. They were both so knowledgeable and helped make our experience a great one. You can tell they love what they do.
Single Barrel is a Nebraska chophouse by day and a whiskey bar by night. And on game days they are the place to go to watch the Huskers play. They’re also a great place to go to hear some talented musical acts. While we were there the Sidetrack Band was playing. They’re a Lincoln legend and had us laughing and singing along the whole night.
As awesome as the atmosphere is at Single Barrel, the food and drink are the real stars of the show. The staff knows their spirits and Chef Brandon Harpster is so good he teaches his cooking skills at local colleges. I had a mule made with Four Roses Bourbon that was incredible! And I cannot rave enough about my Party Fowl sandwich. I would drive the 50 minutes to Lincoln to eat that sandwich and maple black pepper grits again any day. Josh loved his veggie sandwich with eggplant chips and we both went to town on the black bean hummus. When I think of bar food I usually think of cheap, greasy food that you only really eat when your drunk. Single Barrel serves freaking delicious, high-quality food that I would want to eat anytime.
While our Huskers didn’t win that night, Josh and I won by getting to discover a Lincoln treasure. Single Barrel strives to show guests the best of what Nebraska is. From the local food, to the top-notch drinks, to the friendly hospitality they absolutely succeed. If you find yourself looking for a place to eat in Lincoln I 100% recommend Single Barrel. Josh and I will definitely be back.
Macaron Making
Sunday was a much more low-key day than the rest of the weekend. I met up with Jordan, Joanna, and Heidi for a fun afternoon of girl talk and making macarons.
This was for a fun little project with Inspired Living Omaha that I can’t wait to share with you guys. We ate a lot of delicious macarons and had a great time. It was the perfect end to a wonderful weekend.
Questions of the Day: Do you like bourbon? Have you ever cried seeing a singer perform? What was the highlight of your weekend?
I love wine tastings! Sounds like you had a great time over the weekend!
Nooooo, I love Green Fin! Granted, I’ve only had the red, so I can’t comment on the white. But that is my go-to wine at Trader Joe’s. I can’t believe how close youw ere for Taylor Swift. I bet that was such a fun night!
Sounds like a fun weekend! Every time I go to Lincoln, I walk by Single Barrel and wonder if it’s worth it. I might have to try it!
The wine tasting event sounds fun and junkstock looks so cool! I love seeing fun events from bloggers – just wish it was easier to visit everywhere! Lol
Looks like you had an incredible weekend! TAYLOR SWIFT & MACAROONS!!! Love it. 🙂
Those macaroons are beautiful! I have always been really intimidated to make them.
My husband is a Huskers fan… It’s been a rough start to the season with these last-minute losses. 🙁
I am so sad that I did not get to go to Junkstock! 🙁 It sounds like a reason for me to go back to Omaha in the future though 😉
Junk stock looks like fun. I’m always up for flea markets and other such events 🙂
Can’t wait to hear more about those macaroons. They are absolutely perfect. And, junk stock looked like so much fun!!!
Love the handmade sign that you made for your special night at the Taylor Swift Concert! A bottle of wine for $4.99 is not a shabby way to have fun on a budget! Keep up the fabulous work!
Sincerely,
Gypsy Marie
Wow- those signs are awesome- it is actually wine o clock for me right at this exact moment, too 😉
I’ve been fortunate to enjoy live performances from great performers, mostly in Las Vegas. Isn’t it wonderful to be so close you can almost touch them?
Love the poster you made for the concert!
That’s so awesome that you got to see Taylor Swift!
Competitive wine tasting sound like a blast! And hello from a fellow Husker girl! 🙂 #GBR!
Nice photos! Looks you had a great weekend♥♥
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That is one sparkley outfit that Taylor is wearing. What a fun weekend!
It looks like you had an awesome weekend! So fun!
Sounds like you had a super busy, but fun weekend. Making macaroons sounds awesome.
Looks like a super cool weekend. Even us old folks like Taylor Swift.
How fun to see Taylor Swift in concert! I liked her back when she was country, but I still like her as a pop star too. Wine tasting sounds awesome and I LOVE macaroons!
Competitive wine tasting sounds so fun! I’d love to do that sometime! Also making macaroons sounds like a blast! I’m glad you enjoyed the concert, I’m not a huge T-Swift fan (I like her, but I’m a hip-hop gal) so I’ve never seen her but I hear she puts on a good show!
Laura
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I love Taylor Swift! She is very talented and down to earth!
Sounds like you had a great weekends. and i love wine tasting sounds like a cool event.
Wine tastings are the best. What a fun time.
Wow! Sounds like you had a jam packed weekend. I actually had a lot of similarities to you this past weekend as I spent Friday and Saturday at Wine Amplified which is a wine centric music festival here in Las Vegas. Then on Sunday I had plenty of girl talk catching up with friends at brunch. We didn’t make any macarons, but had plenty of mimosas! Haha
Wine tasting with friends look like this was fun. I would like to hear more about making macaroons so interesting.
Looks like you had an epic weekend starting with a Taylor Swift concert! How nice! Junkstock is awesome as well, I would love to go to something like that.
Looks like you had a pretty amazing and fun weekend 🙂
To answer your questions, I like bourbon, but I am more of a beer-drinking gal. I have not been to any major concert in a long time, but I did cry when I watched a favorite singer on tv sing a song that hit me right in the heart. The highlight of my weekend was getting my daughter a crib for her first child she’s expecting in December.
Competitive wine tasting? That sounds like my type of competition! Looks like another fun weekend, love the concert photos and making macarons looks delicious.
Yay, Taylor! What a fun show- and looks like the rest of of your weekend was stellar! 🙂
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
I’m not sure he’ll be able to beat this birthday! I would enjoy seeing Taylor Swift live.
You truly did have a crazy but fun weekend! I love all of these snaps and this little post, such a cute idea!
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looks like you had an amazing time and Taylor Time too. Did you read it is possible she broke up with her boyfriend yesterday? I saw that in my line of tweets! Have a great week
You seem to have such fantastic weekends and adding wine tasting to that? Spectacular!
A well spent weekend for sure! Looks like you guys had a fabulous times. Awesome photos!
Man I thought I had a lot going on this weekend! Definitely want to check out single barrel now and SO jealous of the Taylor Swift concert!
HOLY CRAP TAYLOR SWIFT! I would have died. I love her 1989 cd. amazing. What a fun night!
Making macarons sounds like a blast! Also, Taylor Swift? You are so lucky to have gone and to sit so close.
Well you sure had some fun…way to go!
What a fun weekend! I bet the Taylor Swift concert was amazing!
What a wonderful weekend you had. I love Taylor Swift and I would love to see her perform live.
Those signs look so good, looks like you had a lot of fun at the concert.
Very awesome to see a fellow Nebraskan! I am glad you had a great time at the Taylor Swift concert. That must have been super cool to be so close! I really like the picture you took of her as well. It’s a great shot!
I love that picture of you and Josh in your Nebraska shirts! What a lovely couple! 🙂
You are so lucky getting up close and personal with Tay Tay she is such a beautiful talented being. How much did the tickets cost?
Taylor Swift AND Macaroons?! Girl – you just described my dream weekend! So jealous!!