a letter to my BFF

Dear Taylor Swift, 

I'll admit it. I fell off your train for a while. See, I really liked you when you first came out. Enough to pre-order your first CD...you know, when you were still small enough to do a pre-order that came with a free autographed copy of the CD. (Don't hate me, but I think I could sell it to some crazed fan and make a lot of money.)

I even went to see Rascal Flatts with friends just so I could see you...the opener to the opener. 

I was the only one in the group who knew more than "Tim McGraw." I was kindaaaa a fan girl. You know, before it was the cool thing to be one. 

But then it started to be the cool thing to like you, and I was way older than 12, and well, you kinda got a little crazy there for a little while. And I know it's not your fault, but they played your stuff SO MUCH on the radio that I just got tired of it. 

So I left you on your own for a few years, and things were going fine. And then...I went to your recent concert. And the love affair started again. Sure, there were way more teenyboppers than people there my age, but you rocked it. 

But I still didn't want to be your BFF. Why do I want to be your BFF now? All thanks to a video I stumbled upon because a girl I know (A would call her my friend, but let's face it...we met twice and now we are FB friends.) is in the background. Someone posted it on her wall (oh, did I mention that she was in the background because she was Hunter Hayes's date? Don;t worry, they're just BFFs.) saying "aren't you glad you didn't look like this?"

UHHH NO. Maybe the reason I fell in BFF love is because that is EXACTLY how I would look like. I may have danced for 15 years of my life...but ballet doesn't give you rhythm. So please, enjoy my new favorite video, but don't try and steal my BFF. 

Oh, and Taylor? Sorry I ever doubted you. Love you, mean it. 

she's like, so deep

In case you missed it yesterday, I got all my money back from the asshole landlord. I'm still celebrating if you can't tell.

I also said yesterday that I would be back today with a college story. I lied. What had happened was...

I went to the t.swizzle concert last night. Annnnnd it was amazing. All you Taylor haters can just leave now, because you'll likely be annoyed. But not really, because the people watching/listening was amazing and I'll get into that later.

We started the concert like any normal 25 year old would - with drinks. I'm the complete weirdo who has an absolute obsession with bloody mary's right now, so that's what I got. It was delicious. (We were in the club level so the bar was amaaaazing.)

Y'all - she puts on such an amazing show. Every single song is performed like a movie. So theatrical! They put in SO much thought on each and every one. The only odd parts were when she would just start talking. She's awkward, we all know that. But there wasn't that much talking, so it was all good in my book. 

And so many outfit changes! As in more than Carrie Underwood - and that's A LOT. But I loved them all. And speaking of Carrie - I thought I wanted her legs, but now I know that I want Taylor's. I should also add in that I want to grow a foot, too. She probably doesn't even work out - if I was running and dancing around a stage for 2 hours each night, I know I wouldn't need to!

Annnnd of course, the people watching. I don't know what was better - that or the people listening. Or eaves dropping, whatever you want to call it. I made a list. 

Things overheard at a Taylor Swift concert:

1. Who is this song about? The girls behind us asked this about every single song. It makes me laugh because every single song is about someone. "Joe!" "NO, this one is about Jake!" "Ugh, you are so dumb, it's about John!" (FYI Tay, stay away from the J's.)
2. She is like, so deep. Again, the girls behind us. They couldn't believe that she could sit down and write a song. But this was said about one of her little talking sessions and I had to keep from laughing out loud.
3. Wait! We didn't take a picture of our tickets! Do you think someone is going to not believe you were there?
4. OMG! It's her mom!! Before the show started, Tay's mom walked through the floor to her spot in the back. The teenyboppers went INSANE. They ran over each other (literally) to take a picture with her mother. Her mom is really nice, though, and did take pictures with people along the way. But still...it's her mom.
5. MOM! The t-shirts are sold out! This little girl's life was pretty much over. How will she survive without a $40 shirt that will fall apart the first time it's washed?!
6. I need another beer. Every dad/boyfriend/husband/fiance in the arena. 

All in all, I had a blast. I would go again - and probably will go to her next tour. She puts on a great show and you can tell that she really cares about what she's doing. 

Weekend plans: Dave Matthews band tonight! And then we will be spending all day Saturday looking at appliances and furniture. Oh the joys of growing up. 

I WIN!

Guess who got her full deposit back from Mr. Asshole of the Year? THIS GIRL DID!

 

 

Apparently the "damage" only totaled $40 dollars - y'all. He sent me photos of the "damage" and it was a scuff mark on the wall from the cot/bed thing. AKA - grab a freaking Mr. Clean eraser and wipe it off. But whatever - I paid via e-check and there was a $40 reimbursement from that so he just used that. I was so ready to fight him on this, too.

 

In other happy news, I'm heading to the T.Swizzle concert tonight with this pretty. I knowwww, I know, Taylor is a bit crazy. But they had an extra ticket and I couldn't pass up such a good people watching opp.

 

 

Then Friday night we are heading to the Dave Matthews concert with the same pretty above and her husband. Annnnd the amazing and beautiful Meg and her BF just so happen to be going, too! That leads me into our perfect and amazing and so much fun blate we had last night.

 

We met up at 6:30 and left the restaurant at 9:30. And we were done eating around 7:30...and only had one drink each. That's how much we like each other. It's a lot in case you were wondering. Somehow we have the most random friends in common and it still blows my mind. Also, my bestie face Alexa and her BF are from the same town and they have so many friends in common, too. MEANT TO BE FRIENDS, duh.

 

And in super-de-DUPER exciting news, my sister-in-law and brother are having a little baby Lindsey! He/she is making his/her appearance in November. They told us over Easter weekend and I have been bursting at the seams to let the news out. I had lunch with her on Tuesday and brought the little nugget a KU jersey. (Tiffany went to KU and my brother went to FSU. So of course my sister went shopping for an FSU jersey that night!) How cute is this little jersey?! I told her that if the baby is a girl, they can just put a bow on it. HAAA I'm hilarious.

 

 

I'll be back tomorrow with a funny college story. I remembered one last night and now I have to tell it.