Long Overdue

Let me start by apologizing (I may be talking to myself here more so than you) for not blogging frequently over the past few months. I never try to PUSH blogs because my forced writing just doesn't read as nicely. Anyway, I definitely have to blog about my Carrie Underwood experience that took place way back on July 25th.

In the earlier part of June, Madison found out that Carrie was scheduled to perform at the Opry on July 25 and he immediately began to search for backstage passes. He knows how much I love her! So he gets the passes and makes the plans to go. Keep in mind that Carrie was on my must-list (or don't they call it a "bucket-list"?) so the idea of meeting her seemed way to good to be true. It actually didn't really sink in until we began walking from the Opry Mills parking lot over the the Opry. She's so new and so popular that she actually had a dressing room in the private wings backstage. (Backstage is already considered private, right? So imagine the private wings of backstage. No one but her and her band allowed, which was completely understandable). It came time for her first show and then she walked past- from her wing to the stage. Let me add- she had some KILLER shoes on! Wish I had a picture of those to share with you, but unfortunately I don't. When she came off stage the WHOLE backstage of the Opry was FULL of fans waiting to meet her. I mean the walls were lined and she could only walk about 2 inches at a time when making her way back to her dressing room. She was so considerate of her fans though, and made sure everyone's pictures turned out good. Luckily after that show, the crowd cleared. In fact, 90 % of the crowd left. Madison and I stayed behind to watch her last set and were able to talk to her a few minutes afterwards. We took a picture with her and the guy taking it said that it wasn't showing up on my screen. Anyway, she offered to wait for us and take another if it didn't work. She is SO nice, so cheery, and actually shorter than I expected. Beside the point...

That was an experience I will never forget and that was the short story of it. Now I just need for this to happen with Celine and Martina. =)

Side note: Happy 9/9/9. Did you know that over 10,000 couples in China rushed to get married today because they believe that the number 9 means "life"? Ponder this too- anything mutilplied by 9 results in numbers that can be added to = 9. Example, 9 x 8=72 and 7+2=9.