Garth

We took a quick selfie before heading out to the concert...

The doors opened at 6pm and because we were so excited we got there right at 6pm We were able to go through security really quickly and found our seats...

Getting the tickets online back in September was a stressful event... you get thrown into a large group and the computer randomly puts you in line.  The day we originally wanted to go was sold out in a matter of moments and we frantically had to try for a different day... we were really just glad we got any tickets!!

We were behind the stage and pretty high up but knew that Garth was a great entertainer and would get around to us in the back... plus we were there to listen and enjoy the atmosphere!  The concert was to start at 7:30 but the arena was less than a third full of the sold out concert at that time... people who did not come early got stuck in security and the line we were told wrapped around the block.  So after a long delay... Garth finally took the stage at 8:30.

The concert was even better than I could have imagined... simply amazing!!

He started the night with his new song... Man Against Machine... Bug's favorite and only song he knew all the words to so he was pretty thrilled...

Then from there he kicked it up with the good old stuff... singing 24 songs!!  Garth being Garth was everywhere... running around the stage... climbing on things and just being purely awesome... just as he was 17 years ago!

When "The River" started it was so beautiful... people singing... using phones (instead of lighters) to light up the arena... and I got all choked up and teary eyed... listening to the words... looking around at sharing this experience with my best friend and kiddos... truly a moment... one that I will remember forever!

The kiddos had a great time at their very first concert... even the 13 year old who was less than thrilled about missing school and District Honor Choir was singing along..

Us parents were dancing... singing fools... loving every moment and ultimately losing our voices by the end of the night... one of us still is quite hoarse 2 days later!

Thanks Garth for the wonderful night... 2 hours of AWESOME music... you made these fans proud!!