My first concert

So last night Mark and I went to Omaha to see Rascal Flatts. This was my first concert ever!!! When Mark and I first met I was not a big country fan at all. He ended up leaving a CD in my car and soon enough I knew the words to every song... and yes it was a Rascal Flats CD. Crazy! Now all I listen to is country music. Call me a prude but the hip-hop I previously enjoyed is just too inappropriate/vulgar for my young family. :) Mark had bought these tickets for me as a surprise in early December. He called me at work to tell me what he had done because he knew I would see the $$ transaction when I balanced the check book. He is the sweetest guy ever by the way; always doing thoughtful things for me. The show started at 7:30pm with Chris Young and Luke Bryan opening the show. We arrived at about 8pm and it was not because we were trying to be fashionably late. We drove through a snow storm to get to Omaha... not fun. We both were tense the entire way. Neither of us have ever been to the Qwest Center either so we were not sure where to go for parking, and by this time it was a madhouse in that area. We parked quite a ways away and then quickly walked through the blowing snow and 12 degree weather to the facility. Our seats were not on the main floor but not in the nose bleed area either; we got a good view of the stage and the big screens. We missed Chris Young completely but enjoyed Luke Bryan and then Rascal Flatts. It was so fun! Mark and I held hands, swayed, danced a bit, and sang out loud. :) The smell of the alcohol around us was enough to give you a buzz... :) We bought a couple of ball caps as souvenirs. The run from the building to the truck was even worse I think... The wind was picking up the snow already on the ground and smacking us in the face. It was also about 5 degrees cooler and I am sure with the windchill even worse. We thought we'd never get out of the immediate area but with patience we were on our way back to Lincoln. Mark's knuckles were white for the track back home. I think it was about am when we got back home. Lincoln got more snow then we saw in Omaha, the roads and our driveway with another 3 inches easy... I thought about my boys while we were out, and texted the sitters a couple of times just to check on things. Thank you Kristi and Jordan for coming over and watching them! I am glad they listened and behaved well. We owe you!

Thank you to my romantic husband who always thinks of me!