Concert pictures!

Friday night my sister took me out on the town (and yes, I was an expensive date because parking was $15!!!) to the Lady A concert at the Sprint Center.  It was crazy because we kept talking about when we went to the Taylor Swift concert together 2 years ago this same weekend and our wedding was just only a week away.  And how I talked about getting married the whole time.  Well, guess what?  Not much has changed 2 years later...except my new topic of conversation was "OMG- can you believe I'm pregnant and having a baby?!"  Haha.  So thanks for always putting up with my going on and on Lyndsay!!

Before the concert!

Now for some concert pictures.  We got to our seats and literally one minute later the lights went down and Thompson Square came on (perfect timing).  And by the way, I previously posted it the was the Band Perry - welp, it wasn't.  But Thompson Square was pretty freaking awesome - they just won ACM country music duo of the year and were super cute because they are married.

Thompson Square

And then Darius Rucker came on.  And can I tell you how obsessed I was/am???  I mean I loved him before, but seeing him live this time was awesome.  I actually wish he would have just played all night long.  His songs are all so amazing.  Even the Hootie and the Blowfish ones.  I love him.  And so did lots of other people.  Loved how long he played even though he was just an opening act!

Wearing jeans, Bob Marley t-shirt and Nike baseball hat.  Love it.  And the red microphone!

Then there was quite a bit of a break in between him and Lady A.  My sister and I got to watch these girls next to us stand in the aisle and drink a lot of beer.  And talk.  And point down to my sister's friend and her bf and talk.  We were ready for them to come on.

And when they did, it was good.  I like them, but am not in love.  There are a few of their songs I really like and one of them is American Honey and it was SO sweet because before that song they were trying to get this 8 year old girl named Natalie to come up on stage....she was too shy to get up there...but they dedicated the song to her.  And I really like that song!!!

Cool stage with the "inner circle" of fans!

 And then....probably the best part....was they brought out all the opening acts and all sang together.  It was amazing and they all did a great job!!  And then they made Darius stay and sing another song.  Yep, that was a fabulous idea because he's just so good (how many times can I say that in this post).

Everyone singing together!!!

Then they came back after their encore and played one more song and then were done!  Overall, it was a great concert!!!  And the $4 water I got at the end was totally worth it because I was so thirsty!!!  Then my sister's friend, Sarah, wanted us to go out with her to P&L, but we decided to head home.  After an hour sitting in the parking garage (we decided we weren't very strategic about parking at all and my sister was low on gas), she dropped me off for another successful concert evening with my sister!!!  Love it and thank you for the wonderful Christmas present, Lyndsay!!

Love me some country music

I am a big country music fan and this is fitting as my sister and I will be heading to the Lady Antebellum concert tonight at the Sprint Center...so country music is on my brain!!!  Very excited for this concert because in addition to Lady A, Darrius Rucker and The Band Perry will be there too.  Wahoo - thanks for the sweet Christmas present, Lyndsay!!

Ok so to the point.  Have you heard this new(er) song by Lee Brice called "A Woman Like You"?  Um if you haven't, listen to it here.  If you are married or dating someone, this song is just amazing if you imagine your significant other singing it to you.  And if you aren't - well I can just imagine myself years ago pre-Jimmy hearing this song and just dreaming of the man that would feel this way about me.  Because everyone woman deserves to hear words like this come from the man they love!!

Check out his song HERE (it's so good).

Here are the lyrics in case you cannot listen to it (they are just as good to read). 


A Woman Like You: by Lee Brice
Last night, outta the blue
Driftin' off to the evening news
You said "Honey, what would you do
If you'd never met me"
I just laughed, said "I don't know,
But I could take a couple guesses though"
And then tried to dig real deep,
Said, "Darling honestly...

I'd do a lot more offshore fishin'
I'd probably eat more drive-thru chicken
Take a few strokes off my golf game
If I'd have never known your name
I'd still be driving that old green 'Nova
I probably never would have heard of yoga
Be a better football fan
But if I was a single man
Alone and out there on the loose
Well I'd be looking for a woman like you."

I could tell that got her attention
So I said, "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention,
I wouldn't trade a single day
For a hundred years the other way."
She just smiled and rolled her eyes,
Cause she's heard all of my lines
Courtesy of lyricshall.com
I said, "C'mon on girl, seriously
If I hadn't been so lucky

I'd be shootin' pool in my bachelor pad
Playing bass in my cover band
Restocking up cold Bud Light
For poker every Tuesday night, yeah
I'd have a dirtbike in the shed
And not one throw pillow on the bed
I'd keep my cash in a coffee can
But if I was a single man
Alone and out there on the loose
Well I'd be looking for a woman like you."

She knows what a mess I'd be if I didn't have her here
But to be sure, I whispered in her ear
"You know I get sick deep-sea fishin'
And you make the best fried chicken
I got a hopeless golf game
I love the sound of your name
I might miss that old green 'Nova
But I love watchin' you do yoga
I'd take a gold band on my hand
Over being a single man
Cause honestly I don't know what I'd do
If I'd never met a woman like you."

Um, amazing song, right?  Me and country music lyrics have this thing.  Like a huge love thing for certain songs and words.  Especially pretty much every Brad Paisley song.  In addition to our wedding song that I will always always always love and can relate to our lives forever (Then) but also newly in love with an older Brad Paisley song but very applicable to our lives right now as we wait to welcome a sweet little boy into our world...especially because his dad was quite the pistol growing up....Anything Like Me, which is all about Brad finding out that he's having a little boy. 

Ahhhhh - bring on more country music.  Any kind of particular music or artist that will always make your day???