Lady A Concert @ The Crawford County Fair!

Last weekend Shaney and I went to the Crawford County Fair with his brother (Bry) and Bry's wife (Sommer)! I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to see my favorite band, Lady Antebellum.

Below, Stealing Angels, opened for them.

They were ok. Cute girls. Good voices. Nothing I'd write to home about.

 

 

They played some party songs after Stealing Angels, before Lady A to get people pumped, and this older lady was getting jiggy with it! We (entire row in front and behind us) were all snickering about her, but really . . . I hope I can still enjoy myself that much when I'm her age, because she was having a blast! You go girl!

Eeek!! There they are!

Such. An. AMAZZZZING. Concert.

I feel bad for the people in front of me because I was singing along to every song they played (being in chorus in grade school and high school did me no help)!

I was LOVING every single minute of this concert. I got so lost in their music and the performance!

I mean seriously . . . aren't they awesome?!

Here is where they wanted us to sing!

Have you heard of the song A Little Bit Stronger that Sara Evans sings? Did you know that Hillary Scott from Lady A wrote that song?!

She did! And here she is singing it! I just love how Charles Kelley is looking at her all proud! So cute! Makes me think this band will last a long time, which makes me super happy considering every song on their first 2 albums (only 2 so far) are amazing!!

Living it up!

You know the routine . . "Thanks for coming! We love you guys! See you later!" . . .

"Oh ok. I guess we'll do an encore since you stayed and cheered for us!" I mean. . do they really even have to pretend anymore?! But still. . . glad they came back out and performed one of their songs off their new album, Just A Kiss!

I can't wait until their new album comes out September 13th!!! Thanks for an amazing concert Lady A & the Crawford County Fair! It made the 45 minute wait just to get out of the parking lot worth it!! :)

One Day You Will . . .

I was listening to my Lady A CD today on my way to work. That's right. Work on July 4th. After 4 hours of work in the office I spent two more hours petting, brushing, and feeding my dying 22 year old cat with a syringe. So, it's been a great day. On my way home, I got to #11 on the CD. One Day You Will. It really sums up my feelings at this moment in time.



"No matter how vast the darkness, it can never extinguish the light".

Kenny Chesney Concert!

Long overdue, but here are some pics from the Kenny Chesney Sun City Carnival Tour we went to in June! This was us on our way. My hair is always so flat, so I decided to try hot rollers . . . wore them down the entire way. . . even when we stopped at stores . . people gawked and laughed. . that's ok. It was fun! It definitely helped with the volume, but I wish it would've been even more poofy!
The gang!! Shane's cousins Laurie & Jimmy, Shane, Sommer, and Bry.
We found a guy giving away free chips!! Had to get a pic with him! Oh an FYI . . found my hat at target for like 10 bucks! . . . So did everyone else at the concert . . . . I saw like 10 people with the same hat! Whatever, it was a good deal! Oh . . and the chips were good. Yum.
Lady Antebellum!! Bummed this was all we really saw of them. We got there late and were getting food and some other craziness stuff happened. They sounded good though from the 2 lines I heard.
Getting our drinkies! Umm . . the sign there said only max 2 drinks at a time, but we got 3! And I think that sign might've been for football games anways, but it was still funny, b/c Sommer bought 3! Those were the best margaritas EVER (not really . . . they were just $14 a piece, so you had to make them the best! . . just like my $3 water!)
Miranda Lambert singing it up!! People were still out and about tailgating . . that city (Pittsburgh) is craazzzy!! People were EVERYWHERE tailgating. . . and even brought porta-potties with them!!
Montgomery Gentry! Wasn't a HUGE fan of them going into the concert, but they definitely grew on me!!
Sugarland!! Awesome performers and awesome songs! Here they are crawling around in giant balls over the crowd!
Waiting for Kenny to come out! Where is he?!
Oh there he is!! He popped out of the tent RIGHT ABOVE US!!! We were freaking out. Seriously, if I were still in shape like I used to be, I could've totally jumped up and gave his cowboy boot a high 5!
Him looking back on his swing mobile!! Such an entertainer he is!
Overall the concert was awesome!! Lots of memories and lots of great songs!! Totally worth every penny!! And my husband (not an avid country fan, nor a fan of sitting/standing 7 hours being surrounded by a bunch of crazy drunk people (not us . . everyone else) . . . or being in the sun the entire time) was such a great sport and tried to enjoy it as much as he could, and that was one of the best things! Can't wait for the next concert! ;-)

First Country Concert!

So . . . this weekend I am going to my first "real" country concert. The only other country artists I saw were Martina McBride (but it was a Christmas concert), and Toby Keith (which was awesome, but was at the Crawford County Fair) . . . I actually have to drive an hour or two and not only will there be one awesome country artist, there will be 5!!!
I am going with my hubby, Shane's brother (Bry), and his wife (Sommer)! I have my cowgirl hat and everything, so I am ready to go! And the weather is supposed to be awesome! 80's and sunny! Concert doesn't start until 4pm though, so when the sun goes down, we'll be moving to keep warm (aka dancing . . . p.s. - did you catch the corny kenny chesney song reference?!)! Not sure the order of the artists, but the two fellows above like to call themselves Montgomery Gentry. Out of all the artists, I probably know the least of their songs, but I'm excited to hear them nonetheless! Hope they give me something to be proud of!
Besides Kenny, I am probably most excited to hear/see Lady A! I have their CD and love EVERY song on it!! It's such a feel good and fun CD, so def looking for a good time with them!
Miranda Lambert! Actually . . I'd probably say I know equal number of songs for her and Montgomery Gentry . . . but I'm getting ready to hear "Dry Town". It's so fun!
Sugarland! How cute are they!? I heard they are absolutely amazing in concert too, so I'm super psyched for something more! I know a lot of their songs, but my fav right now is "It Happens"! Because it's so true! Stuff goes wrong, and you just have to deal with it!
The headliner, Kenny Chesney! I already gave my cheesy "try to put a song lyric in my paragraph for that artist" bit for Kenny, so I will just say that with him getting the "Entertainer of the Year Award" a gazillion times, I have big hopes for him!! I hope he can live up to it! I will let you know!