He came. He went. He was wonderful.
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My sister took the above photos. She had a better view than I did. Here’s my view:
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Well that was my view if I looked straight ahead, but if I looked down I could see a big screen and tiny little cowboy singing my favorite songs. Next to me were four 20/30 something guys that had way too much to drink. I really wanted to sit them down and have a ‘mom’ talk with them. I wanted to explain that the reason they were at a country music concert without any cowgirls by their sides was because they were acting ridiculous. No cowgirl would put up with that. If they had been sober enough to listen I could have helped them. I really could have.
I could have stayed all night singing along. That is saying a lot. I am not a big fan of large social gatherings or a big fan of staying up late. I avoided all social functions after 8pm in college because I thought they were overrated. Brad Paisley….totally worth staying up late. It was his last concert of the year and it WAS SO GOOD! I didn’t want it to end. Most of the concert Chris just looked over at me with a ‘my wife is cute, but crazy’ grin. Our seats were horrible. We were on the very top row…as in no one behind us. It didn’t matter. In fact it was kind of nice I could sing along and the only ones that could hear me were either drunk or married to me.
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My mom watched my four kids and my sister’s baby so we could all go. Those are ages 0, 1, 2, 4, 6 (well 0 is 4 months). She is a rockstar Nana. I sent her a text before Brad came on stage and she already had all 5 in bed asleep. Today is my mom’s birthday…she’s pretty awesome.
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Shannon Phillips - Loren and I were straight across from you also on the very top row! I got a little queasy at times being that high up. 😉 I am so glad you and Chris got a night out on the town. I bet it is really hard to have someone else put all your sweet kiddos to bed. I hope you have an amazing Thanksgiving sweet friend!
Jane - Glad to hear you had such a great time, despite being in the “nosebleed” section (do you call bad seats this too, or is it just a Canadian thing?)and the drunk goofs. And yes, Nana is totally awesome for watching all those little people!
Shannon - Sounds like a fun time regardless of the seats! Your mom was very sweet for taking them all! My Grandma always takes the kids(yes, her Great-grandchildren!) so sometimes she has my 3 and then my cousins 2. I don’t know how she does it.
Kimberlee J. - I love Brad Paisley, too! I haven’t seen him in about five years, though, so I am living through you this morning. Thanks!
Anna Marie - Big Brad fan here as well! I think him and Kim are just so cute! And do you know the story of their wedding? So fun and also cute!
Happy birthday Ashley’s Mom!!!
Ruth - Lucky you for having such a great mom! Glad you had fun.
RachelC - Yeah Brad!
Stacey - Awesome.. I had similar seats for Taylor Swift at the start of 2010 and my friend Melissa and I were probably the only 20somethings there. We still had an awesome time. Live music just moves you. Looks like you had a good time! 🙂
Anna - Yay for Brad Paisley! I heart him…esp. all his older songs. love!
Your mom is a rockstar!!! 5 kiddos in bed?! That is amazing! Happy birthday to her!
PS, it’s Gavin’s 2nd birthday today too! Yay for November 24!
Lindsey Jo - i love brad paisley! when we saw him, we had similar seats to yours, but at concerts all that matters is that you can hear them, right??
mandi - haha! i hear you on not liking big crowds or being out past 8! I was at a baby shower the other night and I kept getting blinded by all of the headlights. It was then that I realized that I rarely leave the house after dark. Nerd!
Michelle - Oh how I love Brad Paisley!! I totally agree, I could’ve stayed at his concert all night! It was so awesome!!
Christy Patton - Ashley you are so awesome! I am very thankful this year to have Corbett in my class and I just want you to know I feel blessed to have been given a chance to get to know your family. Thank you for being you! God Bless!P.S. I love the cuff you made, it was way better than a new shirt!
Tricia - What fun, and Happy Birthday to Rockstar Nana!!
xo*tricia
Krista Lund - what a lucky girl! you deserved a night out!
Katy - Brad, Brad, Brad. 🙂 LOVE him! We saw his concert when he was in Tampa a couple months back.. He is awesome! Glad you and Chris got to have a night out!
Erin - I really like this post, everything about it is just endearing…you wanting to give a mom talk to drunk cowboys, you singing at the top of your lungs no matter what the location, and of course Brad P.
Brooke Whitis - I’m so glad you got to go!! I love Brad! I know that look, from my hubby 🙂 I also do not like social gatherings….even though I sort of do…they are usually just too much for me in big doses. Happy Thanksgiving, friend!
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Kristin S - What a fun date!
I last saw BP in concert about 9 years ago at a small Strawberry Festival in Plant City, FL. The crowd was tiny and he was amazing. We sat on bleachers belting out all the songs. He sat on the stage on a stool.
Hm, there’s a theme. My first Amy Grant concert was in 1980ish and she was on the stage on a stool and an acoustic guitar too!
I love a good guitar player and could listen to Brad play for hours on end.
Please tell me you have his Christmas album. LOVE it!
shelby - I love Brad Paisley and I would sit anywhere to listen to him!