London is getting closer!

(that's depressing...)

 

So there's 70 days until I see Taylor' Red Tour again; this time in London, UK! So that means... 67 days until we actually leave for LONDON! I have just about finished my signs for the concert (I wish I could share, but I want them to be a secret!) and I have complete finished out costumes that we're wearing (: -just finished them yesterday, actually!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm glad I'm getting a lot of the concert details done super early, because there's A LOT that goes along with a big trip like this. This is my first time out of the country, so it's kinda scary! (:

 

One of the main concerns we have is being able to bring the signs with us on the trip. Since there's battery powered lights on them, we're worried they won't let them on the plane... but we're hoping for the best- my opinion it that it shouldn't be THAT big of a deal once they see what they are??

 

^^^^ SO that picture up there of the confiscated Taylor Swift posters is kinda depressing! I really hope they let in posters and lights! We checked on the O2 website and it said posters are being permitted, they just have to be smaller than an A2... which mine are. Also, some of my Swiftie friends have rang and emailed the O2 as well, and they said the same thing. Just a size retraction and also that glowsticks are allowed too (: I love glowsticks! Ha.

 

So, yeah. That's pretty much all that's going on right now! Finished my costumes and waiting for something to come in the mail for me to put the finishing touches on my signs!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3

 

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87 Days!

 

 

There's roughly 87 days until we leave for London! I am so excited! Not only is it going to be amazing to see Taylor again, but I'm going to be in LONDON! LONDONNNN... wut. It's unbelievable!  

 

I've been getting a little bit of hate on some social networks, instagram and facebook. When I posted on instagram that I was surprised with the tickets to go see Taylor again, a lot of people commented some pretty rude things.

 

 Like that I was "spoiled" or that they can't believe I'm going again and that I was wasting a lot of money, and that I was "rich" (not a compliment.)

 

I guess some are also afraid that I might get into Club Red again. I mentioned that I was making another sign for the concert, and they reacted pretty harshly...

 

But I'm traveling the 3,500 miles to go see her, I love making signs, and I love Taylor Swift. So I will do what makes me happy!

 

Another questions I get are along the lines of, "What if you get Club Red again... ? Would you accept?"

 

There's no right answer for that question. On one side I have to admit that if I was noticed and chosen again out of what... thousands of other fans, in another country... how can I turn it down? BUT Club Red was meant for Swifties who have never have the chance to meet Taylor. So that's a tough question. I guess it just depends!

 

I know a lot of people who have gotten invited more than once and they went both times. I think they realize that these people have been chosen before, but maybe they think they deserve it again? IDK... I'll cross that road if I get there! (;

 

 

 

IncREDible News!

 

Hey guys! It's been forever since I've blogged! I have been paying special attention to my YouTube account! I have finally uploaded the final part to my "Club Red/Red Tour Experience" videos. So they're all up and I would LOVE if you went and checked them out!-->

 

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Most of you already know the inREDible news,

from following me on instagram! (@jessisfearless) So I wanted to post it on here as well! So you to guys who have kept up with this blog, thank you so much! Here's the BIG news!

 

 

We will be traveling the 3,500 miles from where we live to London, UK to see Taylor Swift's The Red Tour! For right now we're planning on just going the 10th of February 2014, but we're considering adding another date. WE LOVE TAYLOR!

 

We have started our travel plans, bought the tickets and we're getting really excited!

 

That being said... I can't resist...

Being a true Swiftie, I don't care what country I am in, I am making Red Tour PLANS! (:

 

We are sitting in block (lower level) 110, row Q! That's near the B stage, and pretty close! So we're really excited! We've decided that we are going to make a sign to bring with us. I love making signs to support Taylor!

 

We're not sure what we're going to wear, but I don't think its going to be as crazy as what I wore when I got into Club Red. I was thinking of maybe making a home made tshirt and wearing that over a dress, with tights and my black boots (similar to the boots Taylor wore in the Fearless Era)

 

It's going to be freezing, and this is our first time in London, so I want to be comfortable and not have too much stress on me. (:

 

Believe it or not... you'll probably believe it... I have already finished our signs.

 

I want to keep them a secret until closer to the concert date... sorry! But it says a short phrase from one of Taylor's songs and it is split into 2 signs: one for my boyfriend to hold, and one for me.

 

I also tied them on a ribbon just incase signs are not being permitted, we will wear them around our necks like I did before (: We don't want to block anyone's view!

 

Of course I used lights, and I painted them really pretty. I can't wait for ya'll to see the finished product! (: <3

 

**** SO I will keep you guys updated on our trip and our concert madness!!****

 

I said, "remember this moment..." Meeting Taylor 9/13

I Said Remember This Moment…

About 5 minutes past when Taylor finally arrived. The whole room yelled and clapped for her as she walked through the entrance. She said “well, hey guys!” and I immediately started crying again.

I looked around at everyone’s reactions to her. I have to remember every detail. I remember thinking how bizarre it was seeing her this close. She was three feet away from me and I could not believe it. It’s so weird knowing her so well, knowing exactly every feature of her face from seeing her so much in concert, on TV, and in pictures. But seeing her in person is unreal.

She was wearing a black dress with ¼ length sleeves. The dress ended just above her knees and she was wearing brown lace up Oxfords. I remember her hair being perfect. It was the most beautiful color of blond and there wasn’t a single strand out of place. As she made her way around the room talking to all of the groups, my eyes followed her.

I wanted to remember every moment of this.

We made small talk with others until she got to our groups. When she got to the group before me I started to panic. Stephanie told me to get out what I wanted Taylor to sign and to get out my camera. I leaned down to get my things from my bag that I had earlier put on the ground next to the costume cases. Then it happened.

TAYLOR!

Taylor came up to me. The first thing I noticed was her eyes. They were so pretty. She was wearing winged eye liner and gold eye makeup. She came up to me and pulled me into a hug and I couldn’t believe it.

She was wearing Taylor by Taylor Swift. I knew because I got some samples before the concert at the wonderstruck booth.

I started tearing up. She said, “Hey, I’m Taylor!” and I started to cry.

She said, “Awe, you’re so cute!” I panicked so I just started saying whatever came to my mind...

 “OMG Taylor you are so beautiful and perfect, I can’t believe this!”

She gave me a cute look and said, “Oh, you… stop!” In a funny way, like she always does.

We laughed together and she asked where I was from. I told her Charleston, South Carolina and mentioned that I was also at her show the night before in Greensboro. She said, “OMG, you drove all this way just for me?”

And I said, “Of course! I love you so much! I have been to all of your tours they are all so perfect. I love your set lists and your dancers and you do such an amazing job. They’re so perfect!”

Taylor said, “Thank you so much, you are the sweetest! Can I have a picture I with you?”

I jokingly said, “I guesssss.” And she laughed and we took a serious picture with all smiles.

Taylor then threw her arms around me and almost knocked me over. I didn’t know what pose to do, I was in complete shock that Taylor Swift was hugging me and posing for a picture with me!

After we took our two pictures, she turned back to me and continued making small talk with me.

She noticed my arms and said, “OMG you have stickers all over your arms! That is amazing!”

I said, “YES because they’re sparkly!”

She went on to tell me how great that was and that if I had trouble getting them off tonight I should try using hairspray because that works really well.

Taylor grabbed my left arm and was looking at my arm lyrics. They said, ‘I’d like to be my old self again, but I’m still trying to find it.’

I said, “I had to get my boyfriend to write that for me because I’m left handed and I wanted them on the same arm that you used to do!”

She said, “Ohhh, you have a boyfriend, do you?” and winked at me.

I said yes and she said, “And how long have you had him?”

I said about 3 years and she said that’s amazing.

I said “Yes, and he totally supports my crazy Swiftie-ness so that was the #1 rule.”

She laughed and said my costume was so great. She said, “Do you have anything you want me to sign?” I pulled out mine and my dad’s CD covers and showed them to her.

She signed the first one, ‘I love Jessica! <3 Taylor’ and I told her about how much my dad adores her and how he’s such a big fan.

She said, “That is so awesome! Is this his?” as she grabbed for the second album cover in my hand.

I said yes and she asked, “And what’s his name?”

So I told her and she signed it, ‘I love Charles! <3 Taylor’

I said “OMG I know you’re not supposed to do that so thank you so much! My dad is going to flip out! This is not real right now.”

Taylor was like, “wait what?”

and I was like, “This, right now. Meeting you. This is a dream come true. Thank you so much, Taylor!”

Then she said, “Ohh, I was like wait, what’s not real?” And she laughed.

She thanked me for being so supportive and she hugged me again. As she went to the next group she waved and said she loved me! I told her that I would see her next tour and she said “You bet!”

It’s taken me a few days to remember all that. I was in complete shock at everything that just happened. This has been my dream for so long and now everything was happening perfectly.

As if this wasn’t amazing enough…

Taylor went on to the next group and I was still in complete shock. I turned to the girls beside me and we were freaking out together. Now that I already had the pictures with Taylor taken, I could cry.

I noticed that Mama Swift was talking to some girls so I watched and listened. She realized who I was and looked at me,

“Come here, Jessica, sweetheart!” she had her arms out again for another hug.

I was like, Mama Swift just remembered MY named and asked for ME to come stand by her! What is air?!

I immediately started to cry again. I couldn’t help it. It was all so amazing.

Mama Swift is SO sweet and she treated me like I was her own child. She made sure I was taken care of and that I had the perfect club red experience. She asked me where I was from and made small talk. Somewhere between me thanking her every few words, and telling her how flawless her daughter was, I got to tell her that it was my 22^nd birthday.

She said, “No way! That is so ironic!” Some girls then came up to talk to her but she still kept me by her side in a hug. (Is this real life?)

The girls asked for a picture with her and asked if I could take it. I agreed and then asked if I could please get them to take one of me and Mama Swift.

So she pulled me in close and we took a picture. It was literally the cutest picture ever.

I will cherish it forever.

After we took the picture she turned to me and told me happy birthday. I asked her if I could please sign something for me. Of course she said yes.

I gave her my album cover and she flipped through it. She turned it to the “22” lyric page and signed “Mama Swift loves you!”

How perfect is that? The “22” page on my 22^nd birthday… what.

She handed it back to me and I said thank you like I had a million times by now. I didn’t know what else to say. It all felt like a dream.

You could just feel how loving and supportive Mama Swift was. She was a beautiful person, inside and out, and you could definitely feel that!

Papa Swift!...

We continued to talk when Scott Swift walked up and asked, “You’re Jessica, right? The crazy girl from the floor?”

(He didn’t mean it in a rude way, but in a “crazy fan” type of way.)

 I laughed and said, “Yes sir, that was me! I couldn’t help it. You’re daughter is so perfect in every way. I love her so much.”

He said, “Thank you so much. Yeah, I had my eye on you the entire night. I went to Andrea and said ‘there’s this girl over here that you HAVE to pick’ so we decided to come get you together!”

I couldn’t believe it… Scott Swift was the one who picked me. I’m pretty sure that like never happens…

Scott went on to tell me more about how amazing my support for Taylor was during the concert and that he had never seen some one so into the performance and Taylor’s singing. He noticed that I never took my eyes off of Tay and that I was completely into and knew every word to every song.

He went on to say, “while everyone was bothering us about club red, and we were right behind you, I noticed you didn’t even turn around! That is so awesome!”

I said, “OMG thank you so much! You don’t know how much that means to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

He asked if he had given me guitar picks because he said he wanted to make sure he had. He told me about how he starts the night off with hundreds of them filling both pockets, and by the middle of the night they’re all gone.

“I don’t know where they all go. It’s like they just disappear!” He was so nice and so goofy.

It was amazing how he was carrying on a conversation with me about any and everything. He asked me again where I was from and we went on to talk about Charleston, South Carolina and how amazing the shopping is there.

Scott said, “That’s one of Taylor’s favorite towns to stop and shop.”

What… like what. MY town? Where I live? OMG.

Oh, Taylor!...

After that conversation with Scott, it was time for Taylor to get going. But before she left, Stephanie asked us all to gather in a group. We thought it was to take a picture, but she went on to explain that they were filming footage for the Red Tour DVD and that we were going to be in it!

Everyone was super excited. Mama Swift organized us in a group and told us exactly what to do.

She told us, “on the count of 3 I want you all to yell, ‘WE MADE IT TO CLUB RED!’ 1, 2….3!”

Taylor being her usual self was off playing with photo booth. When we yelled it, we startled her! So she jumped up and turned around and was like,

“wait, what!! We’re filming something?!” and she jumped into the camera shot. Totally photo bombed. It was so perfect!

We said our final goodbyes to Taylor as she walked out. I was super sad that it was over. But I was so excited that it all happened. I took another good look at the club red room and took a deep breath. It smelt like Taylor by Taylor! It was time for us to go so we gathered our things and started on our way out.

Dream Impossible Things…

It has taken me literally almost a week to gather my thoughts. This was a dream come true for me. I spent months and months planning and brainstorming ideas. I remember dreaming about getting picked for club red and how amazing it would be to meet Taylor; and then it finally happened.

And everything was perfect. Everything happened perfectly and I wouldn’t change a single thing about that night. (Except maybe Mama Swift adopts me and I finish the tour with Taylor! To Nashville!) Hey, a girl can dream. And that’s what I did.

I dreamt.

I had a dream and I wasn’t going to give up on it. I got a lot of rude comments during my Red Tour preparations.

“Ew, Taylor Swift?”

“You’re never going to meet her.”

“You are crazy!”

“That’s so immature. You’re almost 22 and you’re spending all this time on this…”

Things like that almost got to me. But I didn’t let it. I knew it meant the world to me to meet Taylor Swift again. I wanted it and I worked for it.

I pray these memories never leave me. This day was the most amazing experience of my entire life. Taylor Swift will forever be my role model and I will be a Swiftie until the day I die.

I’ll be 87 and she’ll be 89 and I’ll still look at her like the stars that shine. (; -Mary’s song reference! But seriously.

She is so perfect and I will forever be behind her and support her 100%!

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Club Red Time!... 9/13

Took a Deep Breath in the Mirror…

When I made it to the bathroom, I felt like I was dreaming. Everyone was giving me weird looks and laughing at how much I was crying. I didn’t care; they weren’t the ones with the red wristband. I was about to meet the most amazingly perfect person in the whole entire world: Taylor Alison Swift!

I took the first full breath of the entire night and looked at myself in the mirror. I had red face paint smeared all over the place! As I reached in my bag for my hairbrush and tissues, red and white confetti was falling out everywhere! I let out a little laugh and continued to clean my face and try to do something with the rats nest on top of my head! I washed and dried my face and darted for section 101; this was where the Club Red paper said to meet!

124... or 101?

When I got there, I met up with this little girl and her dad. We hugged each other. Even though we were complete strangers, it didn’t matter. We were both Swifties, and we both knew how much the other was freaking out! We ended up sticking together as we went to sit in section 101. The security guards were a little confused and kept telling us that we were supposed to be in section 124; I knew he was wrong. Usually security knows little to nothing about Club Red. But we didn’t want to take the chance.

We asked if we could please cut through the floor to get to section 124, but they said no. So we had to run! It was all the way on the opposite side of the arena. We darted through thousands of people staring at us like we were insane. I pulled out my camera and started to record; this was too great to miss. I needed to document every detail! Of course, when we got all the way to section 124, they said no come back to 101. So we ran all the way back! I didn’t care though.

Nothing could take this amazing feeling away!

101 it is!...

             When we got to the correct section, the guard asked to see our paper and wristbands. I was recording as I started down the stairs to the bottom, where the Club Red group was anxiously awaiting. My legs were shaking. When we got to the bottom we took a seat. I looked around at everyone who had been chosen and was so excited for each and every one of them.

The Rules…

Stephanie went through the rules with us. The usual;

“You can take as many photos as you would like of Club Red. Please absolutely NO video. As soon as Taylor walks into the room please put all cameras and phones away into your bag. If I catch you videoing or taking pics while Taylor is in the room, you will be asked to leave. There’s going to be ONE photo allowed with Taylor per group. No exceptions. ONE autograph per person. Please have the item you would like Taylor to sign out and ready.”

Stephanie then asked us to hold up out red wristbands one more time so she could count them. It tried to hear how many. The last number I hear was 27- That sounds about right!

Stephanie then asked us to all get up and line up single fashioned. I got my camera out and started recording. They had security lead us back through double doors, down a hall way, and then through another door.

This is it….

As soon as we walked through the door, to my right about 7 feet away was the Club Red entrance! I quickly switched my camera and took a shot of the red entrance that said “Club Red” in white. I was freaking out.

 When we walked in, I walked to my right. It was a little smaller than I expected, but still amazing! I talked with a few other Swifties and checked out the photo booth. I decided I didn’t want to do the photo booth because I was alone, and taking pics of the room was more important to me at the time since as soon as Taylor got there, we wouldn’t have any more time to take our own pictures.

Behind the Lense…

                    I made my way around the room and others asked me to take pictures of them and they offered to do the same for me since I was alone. Everyone was so sweet! I took two pictures with my Club Red pass in front of all the candy and the Red Album over.

                          I then took two pictures in front of the picture column that is always in the T-Party room. I decided I wanted to take a picture with the picture of Meredith that was on the column, so I did. It turned out super cute!- I adore cats!

                             I continued around the room, admired the red and white drapery, took a close look at the costume cases and grabbed a bottled water from the counter in front of the TV that was playing nonstop Taylor footage. On top of the TV were decorative letters that spelled out “Red”, of course. I then noticed that there were three pizzas lined up right next to the water bucket. I remember thinking to myself, that’s probably not a good idea! I’m about to meet Taylor Swift, there’s no way I could remember how to eat right now!  

Flashbacks and Echoes…

So I went on to admire more of her costumes from the past tours. As I looked at each piece a flood of memories filled my mind.

The sparks fly dress- gold. I remember seeing this tour. It was 11/18/2011 and I was with my best friend! We dressed up with a light up “1” and “3” on out shirts. That night was flawless.

Next, was the short purple dress from Speak Now Tour. This has always been my absolute favorite dress of Taylor’s. Our taste in clothing is very similar so I am in love with this dress and it was so perfect on her.

The last costume on this wall was the band outfit from her Fearless Tour. This really brought back the memories. I actually got chills. It was 2009 and my dad took me to the Fearless tour. It was the last time she played in North Charleston. I remember exactly what I was wearing. And I can play back the opening number for that tour like it was just yesterday. Taylor opened up with You Belong with Me and she wore that band costume!

Of course I took a selfie with the purple dress and someone saw me struggle and offered to take a picture of me in front of them. I told them “Thank you so much!”

By this time, Stephanie told us to please spread out in our groups because Taylor would be there soon. I was trying not to start crying!  The same little girl and her dad that I met in section 101 earlier ended up right next to me. She was about to cry too! We gave each other another hug and were totally fangirling.

Is this real life?...

By the time my brain started working again, Taylor was back on the main stage singing "I Knew You Were Trouble" and I remember thinking how silly I must have just looked and that the current look on my face must have been priceless. My eyes were so wide and my mouth was wide open in complete shock. I kept saying out loud, "Is this real life?!?!!" And doing a double, triple... And quadruple take at the new red wrist band that said, "Club Red 9/13" on my left wrist and like lime green paper in my right, that I clung to for dear life.

Throughout "I knew you were trouble" and " all too well" dozens of people came up to hug, congratulate and to take pictures with me; while others came to ask what had just happened and if I was going to be okay. When Wonderstruck guy congratulated me I started freaking out even more. I thanked him over and over for everything; being so nice to me, answering all of my million questions  and for giving up his PIT PASS to sit next to me and encourage me. He kept saying, " I didn't do anything! That was all you!" 

I continued to bawl my eyes out...

Take a deep breath...

I stopped and thanked God for what he had just made happen. He knew the desires of my heart, He knew how much this mean to me and He made it happen. My God is so good to me! I recorded and took screenshots on my phone of the middle and end of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" but I knew I needed to run to the restroom and freshen up. I could only imagine how horrid I must have looked!

I was crying so hard my. "13" on my right hand hadn't made it. I grabbed my Taylor Swift vinyl tote and darted for the stairs  I kept glancing back over my shoulder and stopping to watch the cast take their final bows. 

I knew I needed to take in every last detail; this was the last time I would see The Red Tour...

Mama and Papa Swift... 9/13

I turned around and was in complete SHOCK to see BOTH Scott Swift and Mama Swift leaning over the railing with arms wide open; motioning for me to come in for a group hug. Mama Swift said: "Come here, sweetie." And I tried to get my brain to tell my feet to work! 

When I made my way into their arms, I said "OMG, you're Mama Swift! I can't believe this! Is this real life?!" She said, "Awe, you are SO sweet!" I continued to cry and looked over at Scott as he gave me a thumbs up. I couldn't believe that both Taylor's mom and dad took the time to give me their undivided attention and listen to me babble on and on about how star struck I was. 

Next, Mama Swift pulled me in to listen and said, "Do you want to come to Club Red?" I swear my knees were about to give out! I screamed out, "YES! OMG, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!? She then asked, " Who are you with tonight?" And I somehow managed to answer, "I'm alone. I'm completely alone!"

She nodded to Stephanie and said "one."

She grabbed my left hand, which was shaking uncontrollably, and placed it into Stephanie's. She pulled me into her arms again and told me how sweet I was and how she admired that I came here all alone to support Taylor. Once the wristband was on, Mama Swift handed me the Club Red paper. I was in complete shock. I couldn't think straight, so I rambled on and on to Scott and Andrea about how thankful I was for Taylor and everything they have done. I managed to remember the gift for Taylor that I had brought and given to the security for them to give to her. I said, "I brought Taylor a gift and a letter for you; they took it at the door!" And she said, "We will get it, Sweetie. She gets all of the gifts the next night! I promise!"

I thanked her and hugged her again and Scott came in for another hug. He said I was "so awesome" and handed me two guitar picks.

Raleigh 9/13 Part 2!

That “Mama Swift” Experience…

When I got to my seat I had another freak out… I was 2 FEET AWAY from the sound booth where Mama Swift would be sitting. I was also 5 FEET AWAY from B Stage. Another amazing thing was, I was seat #4, and in my row there was no seat #1-3… So I had an aisle seat and an amazing amount of freaking out and spastic dancing space. How does that even happen? Miracles. Miracles were starting to happen. A few minutes later, yet another request for a group picture. Loved it.

Woooooonderstruck!...

After my freak out and mini photo session, I ran into Wonderstruck guy! I saw him the day before and he recognized me. He stood with me and talked with me for a few minutes and I told him how much I was freaking out right now. We talked about Club Red and he said I had an amazing view of B Stage and Mama Swift. I told him I was scared she wasn’t going to have a club red because she had one the night before in Greensboro and she had to be in Virginia the next night. We talked and talked and he said he wished he could stay back there with me. He asked me if I thought the lady behind me wanted a pit pass. I was like, “UH yeah probably! If someone offered me a pit pass I would flip!” Wonderstruck guy ended up trading his PIT PASS with the lady behind me so that he could hang out with me because he said I was awesome! So cool.

American Woman…

It was fan cam time and I was having a blast dancing around like a crazy person. I had some pretty bizarre dance moves, I have to admit. “I crashed my car into a bridge. I DON’T CAREEE, I LOVE ITTTT.” Like what the heck is that song? I didn’t know any words to that song until these concerts. Now I have it down packed. I tried to make the final decisions on what lights I was going to have on and blinking, and how I was going to wear my littler heart sign. I wanted to wear it but it was super bright, and I loved how my homemade t-shirt looked with the lights under it, so I didn’t want to cover that up! I asked Wonderstruck guy what his opinion was and he said I should go all out and wear it. So we came up with the idea to wear it around my waist. So I untied the ribbon and retied it around my waist so the it hung in front of me. So smart.

“American Woman” came on and yet again…. Freaking out time. I saw Mama Swift walking to her seat but I was too busy freaking out because Taylor Alison Swift was about to be on stage!

I couldn’t breatheee when the song ended. I started jumping up and down and freaking out and screaming. I was so excited. The opening for State of Grace started just as if had the night before. Again, I got chills! The Taylor silhouette… OMG. What is air?

Captivated by you baby, like a fireworks show!...

When the red curtain lifted I screamed so loudly. I cried even harder than I did the first night. Too much perfection in one week. I can’t. Taylor was flawless as usual. I kept my eyes glued to her the entire concert. Song after song I took in every single detail. This was my last night of the red tour, ever. I had to remember it perfectly.

I Don’t Know About You…

When Taylor made her way to the B-stage during 22, it felt unreal. She was walking up the stairs and it was like I could almost reach out and touch her; less than 10 feet away! It was so amazing. I was bawling my eyes out and screaming “OMG” and “I love you, Taylor!” every chance that I could. I sang my heart out exactly as I had the entire night and even the night before. I still couldn’t believe how close I was to B-stage. Having my full attention on Tay and her performance, I wasn’t paying much attention to who was watching me, making fun of me, laughing, or whose toes I was stepping on!

Taylor had just been unhooked as she made her way to the main stage. I heard someone say behind me, “Is this the one?” But my wide eyes were still fixed on Taylor. Not even a few seconds later, I was startled by a tap on my right shoulder...

Are You REaDy?... 

Red Tour Raleigh! 9/13

HELLO, RALEIGH!...

We got to the hotel and it took everything in me not to pass out face first into the nice comfy bed. We still needed to eat lunch though so we got up and searched for something good to eat. We ended up eating at a steak house and it was so amazing. We never ate dinner the night before; I was too excited to eat. After we ate I realized something… I needed new shoes to wear that night to the concert. The shoes I wore the night before KILLED my feet, so I wanted to buy some cheap shoes that would be better on my feet and better for dancing and jumping.

We finished eating and headed to find a Wal-Mart. Sounds simple, right? Wal-Mart’s are everwhere. It took us 45 minutes to find a Wal-Mart! Our hotel was close to the PNC arena, but far away from any other civilization. We were in a hurry so we ran in to Wal-Mart like a couple of crazies. We darted for the shoe section and decided on plain white Keds type shoes. I got the great idea to buy sharpies and decorate them with lyrics and other Taylor things. I decorated the shoes on the way back to the hotel- they turned out really cute!

REaDy for Raleigh!...

We got back to the room and I started to get ready. I wasn’t as excited this time, but again, that was only because I felt like I could fall over and sleep for weeks. I got dressed, wrote my arm lyrics (I decided on “I’d like to be my old self again, but I’m still trying to find it”), and my 13 on my hand.

I grabbed my Taylor bag, my gift for Taylor and also the gift that the little girl’s mother had given me the night before, and we headed for the PNC arena.

We literally didn’t arrive to the venue until almost 6. There wasn’t even a line to get in and there were a lot of people still in the parking lot tail gating.

What. You’re at a Taylor Swift concert. How are you functioning?

A Gift for Taylor…

So I walked right in and showed them my ticket. The security noticed the gift bags in my hand and said, “A gift for Taylor, I’m guessing?” I told her yes and she explained to me that they would take it here and put it in pile for Taylor to get tomorrow before her Charlottesville show. I was kind of hesitant about it but thought this was a better chance as any to get it to her. So I agreed and they took the gifts and the letters.

As I was walking through the double doors, all of the workers there said they loved my costume and that it was adorable. They said I must be a hard core Taylor fan and I said, “well, of course!”

If you’re lucky enough to be different, don’t ever change…

Once I got through the doors, I noticed something. No one was really dressed up. I literally saw no crazy outfits or costumes; just a lot of cute homemade t-shirts. I started to feel really self conscious but then I figured I would never see these people again so it didn’t matter. Instead of going straight to my seat like I had the previous night, I decided to walk a few times around the outside of the arena. I took a look at the Taylor and Ed merchandise but realized I didn’t really need anything else. I walked around some more and stopped to look at some of her outfits that they had on display for everyone to see. They had the PJ’s that Taylor wore in the We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together music video. I stopped and tried to take a selfie with it. Fail. So someone came up to me and offered to take one for me.

After I was finished there I passed the Wonderstruck booth. I picked up a few samples and a coupon for Ulta for $5 off a Taylor perfume. Pretty awesome. I continued walking through the crowd and made my way to the Keds booth. They had a back drop where you could get you picture taken and enter to win pit passes, but I was alone, so I didn’t want a picture taken. Awkwardddd. So instead I went straight to the line where you can spin the wheel and win awesome prizes. I ended up winning a free pair or Taylor Swift shoe laces. They were really cute!

Magic Water and Mini Heart Attacks…

It was getting to be really close to 7:00 so I decided to get a $4 water and chug it before I went to my seat. I made the mistake the night before of not eating or drinking the entire concert, so I ended up feeling really sick when I got out! I got my $4 water and hoped that it had some kind of magical powers, (For that much, it better) and headed to my seat. When I went to get my ticket out of my bag to hand to the lady to get in, I pulled out the wrong ticket. I had a mini heart attack and scrabbled through my bag, but then I was like, wait… I got in with the right ticket so it’s here. Duh. I couldn’t help but laugh at myself.