Our weekend in Houston with Beyoncé

We had an amazing weekend trip to Houston – and to be honest, we’re still recovering! The Bestie Chronicles live for weekends of music and great friend fun. This was another epic trip for the memory books! We want to share our trip with you and give you some ideas of things to do when you visit Houston!

We stayed right outside the Houston Galleria at Hotel Indigo. First, the hotel is gorge and we felt like we rolled up to a hotel in Cali. Second, convenient is an understatement. We were within walking distance to the Galleria and parking at the hotel was never overcrowded. Third, the beds were lush. It took forever to wake up from our little slice of bedded heaven. Hotel Indigo, you are the real MVP!

Hotel Indigo Houston at the Galleria

Once we checked in Friday afternoon, we met up with a college friend for Happy Hour at the Grand Lux Café! With Tahitian Pineapple cocktails, fried pickles, and Buffalo Chicken Rolls under our belts, we took on shopping for hours! A brief intermission in our hotel room after shopping was in order because let’s face it; we’re not as young as we used to be. We had a quick wardrobe change then headed to dinner. We wanted to hear some live music to get us ready for our Saturday night with Beyoncé. We came across The West End – A Public House Pub. An amazing patio, a live band playing, awesome atmosphere, and good food (quesadillas and chicken egg rolls); what wasn’t there to love?

The West End – a Public House

We ended the night at Spotlight Karaoke Bar, which was such a good time! The crowd had so much energy and showed so much love to the brave singers who did not come to play around. These people were singing for their lives and we loved every minute of it! We were singing along at the top of our lungs to some of the old hits like Babyface’s “Whip Appeal,” SWV’s “Weak,” and Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.”

Spotlight Karaoke

Saturday we hit the Galleria, and what a beautiful mall! Three floors of just life-providing goodness! Of course we had to make a stop at The Cheesecake Factory for lunch before the marathon shopping event could begin. We visited TOPSHOP to look at Bey’s new Ivy Park clothing line. As soon as we walked in the store, we could see that it was basically Bey-day! Every song played over the speakers was a Beyoncé song and we immediately understood that at that moment we were among family. The Ivy Park section was filled with cute shorts, sports bras, leggings, bodysuits, tanks, and jackets. We both got a pair of shorts, and will most likely be doing a little more damage in the very near future!

Then on to the main event: The Formation Tour! There is nothing like the energy that comes along with a Beyoncé concert. As soon as the car is parked, the fun begins on the walk towards the arena with swarms of loyal Bey fans. One of our favorite moments was a girl hanging out of a sun roof with her bat singing “I got hot sauce in my bag!” We believe she had more than ‘hot sauce’ in her bag but we don’t judge. People were decked out in their Ivy Park gear. There were groups of people with custom made shirts with different sayings from Beyoncé songs like “I slay” “I ain’t thinking ‘bout you” or simply “Lemonade!”

We’ve both seen Bey perform multiple times, and it just never gets old! She continues to change it up and tries new things to keep us entertained! This was different, though. This was her hometown and the love and support the fans gave her was beautiful. There were several times you could see Bey stop and take in the moment that THIS is where it began, THIS is her hometown, THIS is her life! What a reception to have! One thing we won’t be doing is spoiling the concert for you! So we will not go into details of what songs she sang, what she wore, or when to take a bathroom break but we will tell you we had our whole lives snatched and slaughtered only to be handed back to us renewed, refreshed and revived! Slay Bey!

Concert time! Hotel Indigo, in the car, NRG Stadium

On Sunday we finalized a few purchases and then choked on the reality that our weekend was ending. We did manage to ask some people to take our pic in front of a gorgeous mural in the Houston Galleria that says ‘Houston Is Inspired,’ and we are leaving Houston inspired. We may not get the Beyoncé reception in Memphis when we step off the plane but we are inspired by a little girl from Houston to work hard and to dream BIG!

Houston Galleria Mural

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