Okay well, I am so excited! I just realised...I have readers!!! Ha...had no idea! I guess I got a coment weeks ago that I just now saw...so coolness realy!
Alright, on with the focus of tha blog... Gabby... Yesterday, I felt bad because even tho the main reason for not letting Gab wear said outfit was that it was dirty, I also didnt want her wearing it cause I was concerned with her being teased. So in essence, I am not letting her do something because Im worried about what other kids will think of her...WTF!? How will that teach her to be herself? Of course it wont... so I washed her clothes right away and WAS going to go to school to have lunch with her, bringing a rose and her outfit.... but instead I thought I would get her some seats to a sold out Taylor swift concert!!! Yea, i know...its a jump... but, this was also her Birthday presant... she will be 11 in 9 days! Wow! Im only 26, how in the world is she growing up so fast?!
I wanted to get her tickets to this concert a long time ago as a b-day gift, but it sold out before I got the money... then I went to farmaid and got broke again. But I just happened to check the venue (I recently learned that they hold seats for most concerts that they release the day of) and they had some seats available...GOOD seats!!!
I realy must thank all who made this night possible! A big thank you to my sister whos credit card made this possible! A big thank you to my mom, my mother in-law and father in law who each pledged $25.00 to the ticket cost leaving me with a managable remaining balance!!! To my husband who did not get upset that he was left with 3 little ones on 1 hours notice!(ilove you Josh and am so grateful that you have been letting me stretch my concert wings of late). And to Gabby who did not complain about a single thing all night!!! how awesome!
We were side of stage 2 rows up from the floor section... see the singer?(kellie pickler) see the hand?(gabbys). Right after this pic Kellie reach down and grabed Gabbys hand... she did it again later!
There was a girl in a banana costume in the front row...I love how shes the only thing in the light here...
This guy got some of the best of my pics...the camera must have liked him a lot...maybe it was feeling the flirty vibe he was sending to the groupies behind us...(honestly, he had security get them and take them backstage after the show...)
I couldnt decide if I was at a concert, a broadway play or a fashion show!... there was music, drama(lots of drama) and lotsa awesome clothes!
la-oving this dress!
aaaannnndddddd.... this one!
im feelin the 'love connection' theme goin on here...
this is how awesome our seats were...I only have a 3X zoom on my camera...and this isnt all of the zoom! How awesome!?
At the end of the night(I guess its become a tradition or something, I realy feel like ill go crazy if I dont do it now) Gabby and I grabbed a few handfulls of trash from around us and I found a guitar pick that they had thrown! each time I have done it I have gotten some kind of physical reward.. Jason Mraz(by far the best) personaly acknowleaged me, gave me his show shirt and wrote a blog about me! OMG! Still excites me to think about it!!! At farmaid I at least got to recycle what I cleaned up, and also found a 'farmers kick ass' button that I kept as a souvenier and then taylor swift we found a guitar pick...Gabby is ssoooo excited!!!Ok, so on the drive there I let Gabby know that I was sorry for trying to keep her from expressing herself how she wants to. I told her I was concerned with her feeling like she doesnt fit in at school, and asked her if not fitting in would cause her a lot of emotional pain. She told me she would rather be unliked and be herself than to be liked and not be herself...I hope she realy feels that way because that would already put her so many steps ahead of me at that age. I let her know that there will be times that I dont let her do things she wants to do, but it will be because I am concerned about decency, safety and moral integrity, not just because its something I disagree with. I told her that just like her and everyone else, I am bound to get things wrong and screw things up. I asked her to forgive me and to try to be understanding of my position as a mother wanting whats best for her and not always knowing what is best...
I have more I WANT to write today, but they go in a different post as this one is alread sooo long, but I promised lilly we would have 'watch tv and read and do nothing else morning' 2day. She has not had much mommy time in over a week with farmaid and all and we are coming up on a 3 day weekend so its now or neva!
Later lovers:)
wow, wow, wow!! gabby must have been the happiest 10-year old on earth that night! and while reading about the conversation you had with her afterwards, i got chills. how i would have loved to have a conversation like that with my mom growing up. you're an amazing mom just for your willingness to think about why you do what you do, and then openly talk to your child about it. go you!
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