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.
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