Garth Brooks Concert!

Ever since I was a kid I wanted to go see Garth Brooks in concert. I remember my mom trying to get tickets over the phone back when they had those curly cords. I think tickets were only $10 back then and it sold out very quickly. I had Garth Brooks tapes back in those days that I listened to a lot. So when Garth Brooks announced he was going on tour this year, I was super excited. When he announced he was going to be at the Greensboro Coliseum, I was ecstatic! That's only two hours away! Now Brandon doesn't really prefer concerts, but he agreed to go with me and we had a blast!

So first of all, we found a sitter to watch the boys overnight. I love the boys, but I wasn't taking them with me to Greensboro. Luckily one of the young ladies that usually sits for us was able to watch them overnight. The only bad thing that happened was I woke up sick that morning. I'm pretty sure the only thing I had to eat that day was a banana, applesauce and a slice of pizza at the concert. After the concert I was finally starving and had a burger. When we got to the concert they wanted $20 cash to park and I didn't have $20 cash and didn't anticipate needing $20 cash so we made a u-turn and parked in the neighborhoods nearby for free. It was a little bit of longer walk, but totally worth not paying $20. I mean that's highway robbery!

We got in the Coliseum in enough time to listen to one of Garth's backup singers. And then when he came out, he was full of energy, totally in love with the crowd and he put on a fabulous show! He sang pretty much everything I'd want him to sing - The Thunder Rolls, Friends in Low Places, The Dance, That Summer, The River, Two Pina Coladas, The Fever, Ain't Going Down 'Til the Sun Comes Up, Much Two Young, Callin' Baton Rouge, Unanswered Prayers, his new song People Loving People and he sang In Another's Eyes with Trisha Yearwood. Then Trisha sang some of her old songs and one new one. The only song he didn't sing is To Make You Feel My Love, which kind of disappointed me, but he did sing for like two hours :-)

All in all I'm really glad we went. We stayed at an awesome Embassy Suites that had a fabulous breakfast. If you're looking for a place to stay in Greensboro, I highly recommend it. And if you have a chance to see Garth Brooks anytime soon - GET THE TICKETS!! He's one of the more reasonably priced tickets out there! (BTW: This picture was not taken from where we were sitting - we were much further back - but this is him on the night we went)