A Texas Sized Concert!

Last time was the first time ever (with the exception of her first few nights in the NICU) that I did not put Lily down at bedtime!! It was a pretty big deal for both of us, but it's been nearly 2 and a half years, so it was time! :) My Mom watched Lily yesterday while Chip, Eric, Kristi and I went to the inaugural concert at the brand new billion dollar Dallas Cowboys Stadium. George Strait was headlining, with Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton and Leanne Womack (it was supposed to be Julianne Hough, but she got sick). Eric is a huge George Strait fan -- the came to visit us really just to go to the concert! Anyone who know me knows that I don't really listen to country (with the exception of Willie Nelson and the one Keith Urban concert Mindy dragged me to). In fact I did not know a single George Strait song before last month when Chip started playing them for me. It is surprising actually since Strait is the 3rd biggest selling act of all time, after The Beatles and Elvis!! So it is a pretty big deal -- especially in Texas!!!! It was also a big deal to be at the new stadium on opening night. They were literally still working on the stadium up until the very last minutes and there was still a lot that was not quite finished. In a lot of ways we were the guinea pigs last night as they apparently had some major issues with food service, traffic and souvenir lines (non of which really affected us too much). But even though I only knew one song by each artist (literally, each one sang one song I knew) I had a great time!! I love concerts and love music and it was so much fun getting out with friends. Eric is a member of the George Strait fan club, so he got us pretty good seats on the floor. The venue is SO huge, that without good seats, it is not that great of a place to see a concert. But they do have the largest TV screens in the world, so you can always see the show there! :)

Chip and I outside the stadium -- it is the largest dome structure in the world.

It is just massive.

This one of the ginormous screens.

Leanne Womack

Blake Shelton

Reba! I was kinda excited to see Reba.

Me & Kristi

George Strait.

Apparently they call him "King George" since he is the King of Country Music.

The coolest part was that George started the crowd chanting "Jerry, open the roof" to Jerry Jones, the owner of the Cowboys and this massive stadium.

It was the first time the roof opened, ever!

Eric and Kristi

There were 60,188 people at the show!

I guess after that, I am officially a Texan now! :)