Hey y'all! If you are reading this we survived the Carolina Country Music Festival 2015. It was the first one to be held in Myrtle Beach, SC. Rascal Flatts, Eric Church, Hunter Hayes, and Lady Antebellum were just a few of the amazing acts that came to have a little fun in the sun! There was a selection of great food, some cold drinks (both alcoholic & non), and of course lots of great memories to be made.

Anyone who knows me, knows concerts in general are sort of my thing. There's something about seeing my favorite musicians sing my favorite lyrics that gives me a high. So with that being said I'm pretty experienced in the festival category and I have to just say this, it was a great time, of course with it being the first year there are hiccups that need to be worked out for next year, but of course even with being the new festival in town, I'm here to give a review. :) (5 stars being the most 1 star being the least)

Wristbands (Going Cashless)

I'll be honest I was a bit hesitant about this concept, but it ended up being pretty nifty. You could pay cash/card of course for the musician merchandise, but a majority of it was you had to pay with the money that was on your wristband. Now for future reference: The wristband IS waterproof. (at least these were) It just goes to show how far technology has come. 5 stars for awesome wristbands.

Parking

Lets be honest, I still think 50 dollars per person for a shuttle when there was limited parking from the beginning is still an unfair price to charge. I'm speaking for people like us who have budgeted for this trip. Just because you can afford them, doesn't necessarily mean you can afford everything else when it starts to add up through all 3/4 days you decide to be there. It gets pricy to say the least. 1 star for parking :(

Security/Safety

We honestly had no problems, the cops did a wonderful job containing it for the most part, of course you have your rowdy crowd especially when Eric Church is in the building lol. Although, on the last day we got there before the gates opened and for some odd reason they made my husband go to the back of the line to get scanned in. My advice: don't get separated! If they insist like they did with my husband then tell them your party is the person next to you. 5 stars for security & feeling safe!

Food/Drink

Food was fair in price, of course if you're staying all 4 (or 3 days like we did) then you better find out cheaper prices close to the event so you can come/go when you want to eat. :) Drinks were definitely fair in price too, they mostly had easy picks like coors and redd's apple ale. 4 stars for food/drinks!

Music

Let's be honest...IT WAS AWESOME!!!! Of course the last night was amazing because we all know I'm a tad bit obsessed with Hunter Hayes and Lady Antebellum. :) Overall everyone did amazing. I even got to meet Mo Pitney! 100000 stars for amazing music! (can you blame me lol)

Foodie Friday's: Easy Oven Fried Chicken Recipe

One of mine and my husband's thing to do is to cook with each other, so today marks the start of "Foodie Friday's," these are some of my favorite recipes. Every time I find something new I like, I will cook and then tell. ;)

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Now, to the recipe! This Easy Oven Fried Chicken is something my husband and I have made about 4 or 5 times now so we got the hang of it. It's quicker than most dinners and doesn't make a huge mess for clean up right after.

Easy Oven Fried Chicken

Prep time: 10-20 Minutes at Most

Cook time: 30 Minutes At Most

Ingredients

• 3 Chicken Breasts
• 3-4 Tablespoons Butter
• 1 Cup Flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
• 2 Teaspoon Paprika
• 1 Tablespoon Seasoning Salt

Steps:

1.) Cut up the chicken breasts into strips.

2.) Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit.

3.) Put 3-4 Tablespoons of butter on a large baking pan.

4.) While waiting for the oven to heat up, in a large ziplock bag put in the flour, salt, pepper, paprika, and seasoning salt.

5.) Make sure to zip up the bag and shake it so it mixes well together.

6.) Once this is done you can start throwing the chicken strips in the ziplock bag, one by one to coat them. Shake well to coat evenly.

7.) You may have to take a break and put the banking pan in the oven once done preheating, you want the butter all the way melted on the pan.

8.) Once the butter is all the way melted take the pan out of the oven and move the butter around to make sure all of the pan has been coated with butter.

9.) If you are done coating the chicken strips, you may now begin placing them on the baking pan evenly. (Make sure they are not too close to each other and not close to the edges of the pan)

10.) Once chicken is placed on the pan, put in oven for at least 12 minutes on one side, then turn over and bake on the other side for another 12 minutes, or until fully cooked in a light golden brown color.

11.) Serve and enjoy! ;)

Disclaimer: I didn't originally make the recipe up, but unfortunately I can't credit as I didn't save it after making it the first time. :(