Concerts!

As of recently, we've made it a "thing" to try to hit up a few concerts each summer. We're super lucky that we have a performing arts center close to our house. (It takes about 15 minutes to get there with no traffic).

We have a larger venue about an hour away, but that venue...is gross. I mean, it's big, so I get it. But the last concert I went to there (Luke Bryan) was the summer of 2014. I was pregnant (so I was sober), and it rained. A lot. The entire night.

We had lawn seats. If anyone has been to Darien Lake Amphitheater, you'll know that the lawn there...is questionable at best.

The first time I got lawn seats was when I was 13 years old and it was a Dave Matthews concert. That was an interesting night. Let's just say a lot changed since I was 13.

Anyway, being on the lawn at Darien, in the rain, while pregnant, was the last straw. Too many DRUNK AS FUCK girls (wearing NOTHING - pouring rain here girls!) vomiting all over the place, falling down drunk.

It was not fun.

At all.

Some drunk girl was totally flirting with Steve and then looked at me.

Me: hi, I'm his pregnant wife

Drunk girl: he's cute, BYYYYYYYEEEEE

Me:.....

I spent the night sloshing through muddy vomit, having people fall around me left and right. People visibly puking their brains out right next to me.

I was lucky that one of Steve's friends offered me his poncho. Of course I took it.

We left before the concert was even over.

Steve's friend went out of the gates for something, wasn't allowed back in and had to spend pretty much the entire concert in the bed of his own truck. Alone.

Anyway, it was after that that I decided I wouldn't go to another concert unless we had seats. Or unless it was at CMAC (near our house). That lawn is actually NICE. People actually put blankets down and sit to watch the concert.

2015:
Kenny Chesney (Jake Owen and Chase Rice opened)

2016:
Kenny Chesney (Old Dominion opened)
Keith Urban (Little Big Town opened)

2017:
Keith Urban (Brett Eldredge opened) Steve actually slapped them both up when they walked past him.
Luke Bryan (Maren Morris opened, I think)

2018:
Keith Urban (Kelsea Ballerini opened) I touched him. Twice. NBD.
Alan Jackson - I didn't think this would be a crazy concerts, but man, definitely one of my favorites! He's amazing live!

What's coming up this year:
Jerry Seinfeld (Steve's favorite TV show of all time)
Jason Aldean (Kane Brown opening)

I can't wait!