Finally, after an incredibly long and hot summer it was time for the T Swizzle concert I had been waiting MONTHS for. I can't believe it is over now!! Jay and I took Zoe with us, which I was a little concerned about. I didn't know how "normal" it was to take a 3 year old to a concert, but there were a TON of little girls her age there. I think the average age at the concert had to be something like 5 1/2 years!! haha. That is one of the reasons I love Taylor so much. What an incredible role model she is!!! So far... maybe it's because she didn't come from the Disney Machine a la Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus, or Xtina (remember those lovely chaps she used to wear??) Not that I myself don't enjoy those performers, but Zoe will definetely not be attending their concerts just yet;)
About to leave for the concert
Of course we had to dress a little how Taylor herself does. Fluffy skirts and cowgirl boots! Anytime Zoe saw someone at the concert NOT wearing cowboy boots, she would look at me and say, "why is that little girl not wearing her cowgirl boots???" haha
Our little rock star!
group shot before the concert
On our way...took forever to get there, because between the TS concert and the Ranger game, there were about 110,000 people within a one mile radius of eachother... traffic was lovely!
We had amazing floor seats at Cowboys stadium directly under the GINORMOUS jumbo tron. I have to say, the jumbo tron was a little distracting for me. I absolutely hate large things hovering over me (example: I can't be on the bottom bunk with the top bunk directly over me, just waiting to fall on my head). I kept looking up at it, seeing Taylor's giant face and thinking, "Oh my God, death by Taylor..." luckily the jumbo tron stayed in place and I was able to enjoy the concert.
This was my first time at Cowboys stadium, and I enjoyed it, but I like smaller venues for concerts better. Several young kids stood up on their chairs the whole time, making it hard to see... and you couldn't say anything to the poor things, b/c there is no way they could have seen the stage otherwise. Also, we were nearly trampled to death once since we had aisle seats, and at one point Taylor came through the aisles as part of her act... my life definitely flashed before my eyes (death by pre-tween stampede)...
view of the stage from our seats
Me and Zoe with our awesome glo stick necklaces
Sometimes the cheering crowd was just a little too loud for her...
Mesmorized by Taylor (Jay, that is...)
Cotton candy, pepsi, and glo stick high... we got pretty sleepy about half way through the concert... Taylor didn't even go on stage until nearly 9, and Zoe usually goes to sleep about 830!!! We didn't leave until nearly midnight! She was exhausted. I think we missed a couple of encores because Zoe just couldn't take anymore. Boo for me! :(
Taylor herself was awesome. I was worried because some of her televised performances were just a little so-so (to be kind)... but I always forgave her because 1. I just love her... and 2. She is an incredibly talented song writer, and she deserves to sing her own music, vocal talent be damned! BUT, she was great!!! Especially when it was just her and her guitar. She really does have a beautiful voice. Besides, it is really really hard to sing when you are shaking your hips and whipping your hair around! Just ask Britney Spears, that is why she never sings at her concerts... Let me tell you that Taylor has perfected hair whipping. It was great. That girl has some attitude. But who wouldn't?? She commanded an audience of 55,000 people last night, and she is what? 20 years old? Must be nice. She has also perfected a look of "innocent surprise," a kind of "really??? you are all here to see me??? I am so humbled!" Haha, you're not fooling anyone Taylor! You have been around for awhile now. You know how famous you are...
Taylor singing "Mine."
A lot of people have asked me who her "surprise" guest was... she has had a lot of other performers come onstage with her as a surprise at a lot of her concert venues. Last night she had B.O.B., and they sang "airplanes" together. They were great! B.O.B. is really talented as well! Taylor, you rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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