BRUUUUUUUCE

And the earth-shaking, booty-quaking, Viagra-taking, love-making, Le-gen-dary E - Street - Band were in full effect last night at the Garden and they were nothing less than amazing. Here is the set list:

Badlands

Candy's Room

Outlaw Pete

She's the One

Working on a Dream

Seeds

Johnny 99

Youngstown

Raise Your Hand

I Wanna Be Sedated

Spirit in the Night

For You

Waitin' on a Sunny Day

The Promised Land

Jungleland

Kingdom of Days

Radio Nowhere (w/ Jay Weinberg)

Lonesome Day (w/ Jay Weinberg)

The Rising (w/ Jay Weinberg)

Born to Run (w/ Jay Weinberg)

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Hard Times

Thunder Road

Land of Hope and Dreams

So Young and in Love (w/ Dropkick Murphys' Tim Brennan)

American Land (w/ Dropkick Murphys, Jay Weinberg)

Glory Days (w/ Dropkick Murphys, Jay Weinberg)

Seven Nights to Rock

The highlights for me were (in no particular order): For You, She's the One, Radio Nowhere, guitarist Tim Brennan from the Dropkick Murphys proposing to his girlfriend on stage, and Bruce's tight jeans. What can I say, the man is dead sexy. If you were at the show, you'd have to agree that Max's son, Jay, truly kicked it up a notch when he took the place of his old man behind the drums. Seriously, he's 18? I wish I had that much talent.

It was a special night for me, not only sharing the experience with N (our first Springsteen show as a couple), but my mom, uncle, sister and nana were in the house. Yes, my 77 year-old nana was rockin' out to Glory Days close to midnight.

To the BOSS and the boys,

Thank you for making last night as magical as ever. You stroke the fire in my belly too.

xoxo,

Bean

Layoffs

This time I wasn't on the receiving end, but it doesn't make it any easier. My closest friend at work got laid off and I'm pretty miserable right about now. My heart is breaking for the people that were let go because I know what they're going through. Been there and it's just plain AWFUL.

Drinks and chocolate always help. Atleast it's a long weekend.

Today Is Just One Of Those Days...

And I'm counting down the minutes until I'm on a cruise with N to the Bahamas and Key West. 18,720 minutes to be exact.

I've heard it's pretty warm outside today in Boston, but I haven't moved from my cube, so I wouldn't know (insert extremely crabby attitude). Hence why my scheduled vacation days can't come soon enough.

I won't hate spending a few days in tropical paradise

I Love You More Than...

My friend over at PR Moonlighting recently blogged about her two year anniversary with her boyfriend (congrats!) and how she used the site I Love You More Than Blank to let him know just how much she loves him. I did this for N a couple weeks back. Here is the heart I made for him:

Now I will explain why. Freddie is not real. Freddie is the miniature bulldog N and I plan to get at some point down the road. I have my heart set on a dog sooner than later, so I talk about him like he already lives with me. "Freddie would love going for a walk here..." - you get the picture. I talk about this imaginary dog so much that N feels like he will be kicked to the curb once he's really mine. I assured him he will always be #1, but Freddie comes a close second.

I've Given In To The Hype

Like most pubescent 15 year old girls, I've become obsessed with the book series, Twilight. Yes, I'm 25. I'm only half way through the first book and I'm undoubtedly in love with Edward Cullen - who just so happens to be a vampire. You would assume it is sci-fi, which is definitely not my cup-of-tea, but it really is a captivating love story. I can't wait to finish the book and watch the movie.

Has anyone else read the series/watched the movie?

Amish Friendship Bread

Has anyone ever tried Amish Friendship Bread? Ah-ma-zing. But honestly the weirdest concept ever.

Last week, in preparation for my trip to Florida, I went over my parents' house to pick up a suitcase. On the kitchen counter was a giant Ziploc bag of mush. It looked like a cross between baby cereal and vanilla yogurt - same color, same consistency. I was rushing around to get back to my apartment and pack, so I forgot to ask my Mom what sort of science project she was concocting. Not to mention this bag stuck out like a sore thumb in my uber-clean house.

Fast forward to this week. I came back from Florida on Monday and I went to visit my family for dinner to fill them in on my fabulous vacation. After dinner, Mom has some sort of bread on the table for dessert. Not a bread I'm familiar with. Mom's specialties are: blueberry, pumpkin, even zucchini, but this bread was foreign. I was skeptical, but I am never one to pass up any kind of dessert. It was UNBELIEVABLE and it was made from the bag of mush. I tried describing it to N last night and I decided it is like pound cake/coffee cake. Here's the kicker, it takes 10 days to make - in a bag.

It is somewhat like a chain letter. You make the bread, then you give a "starter" bag of batter to 3 friends, so they can make their own. Mom gave me a bag and I'm on day 3. I don't have many friends that bake, so I'll most likely give a bag to N's mom, my married friend (who is a superb baker - pumpkin chocolate chip bread) and freeze the last bag for a later date (or let me know if you want it).

Has anyone ever heard of this/made one?

Music

A few months back I shared the songs that typically put me in a great mood - some have been top picks forever, some just the flavor of the day. Now I'm in a rut and I can't seem to find any new artists/songs that I really like. If you know me, you know I'm a big Springsteen fan. Well, I was pretty excited for the January 27 release of his new album, Working on a Dream. Needless to say, "Queen of the Supermarket" didn't rock my socks off.

Does anyone have new music to share? All genres are welcome.