Happy Anniversary to me!

Way back in the December of 2011, when this was going on

Brian and I exchanged anniversary gifts.  Brian enjoyed opening his present of tickets to the Baltimore Orioles.  My present were tickets to this

 

Before we go any further - Brian, if you're reading this, you may just want to stop.  I'm just warning you now.  

Ok. Back to the concert.  I've been a Tim McGaw fan forever.  The first time I saw Tim, it was in 1995 at the Mann Music Center in Philadelphia with Little Texas and Blackhawk (neither of whom are still together).  Since then, hubby and I have figured out I have seen him approximately 7 more times.  LOL!  Saying he is my favorite musician would be an understatement.  He is one of the sexiest men I've ever seen (see Brian, I told you to stop reading...).  I generally get to one concert a year.  His.

So, yesterday we headed to see Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney at the Brothers of the Sun tour.  We got to town a tad early, so we stopped at Xfinity Live for a drink and to watch the end of the Phils game.  Should not have bothered...

About 4:30 p.m., we walked over to Lincoln Financial Field for the concert, even though it started at 4:30 p.m.  I thought the first opening act would be Grace and the Nocturnals, then Jake Owen.  I was wrong.  After being told to throw out my aerosol sun block (which I will be emailing them about), we started the long walk to our seats.  LOL!  A big ole 63,000 seat stadium takes a bit to get around.  And in all that walking, we missed Jake Owen.  :-(  We made the last song and all the bowing.

Then it was Grace and the Nocturnals.  I thought they would be on first.  I mean, it is a country concert.  Ugh.  She was a powerhouse of energy and has a good voice.  I knew nothing she sang, so it wasn't the best part of the concert for me.  I said to Brian I wasn't impressed enough though to get any music from her.  

Honestly, the whole reason I wanted to go to this concert was to see, as my friend Erika says, hot Tim.  :-)  And he did not disappoint.  He opened the show with "Felt Good On My Lips" which got the place rockin'!  Oh my heavens.  One of his best recent hits.  So fun!  Great start to the night.  Want to see some pics?

Mmmmmm.....

 Still hot

 For some reason, I like this photo

 Not a bad view

 Tim McGraw is Tug McGraw's son and as a kid was a HUGE Tug McGraw fan before he even knew Tug was his father.  Eventually they became friends and spent Tug's last days together.  Since Tug helped the Phillies win the 1980 World Series, Tim wears the ring to his Philly concerts.  After singing "Live Like You Were Dying," he showed his ring off.  How 'bout that standing O?

Tim's set was shorter than I would have liked, but he wasn't the headliner.  In between sets, we took a self portrait.

Then it was time for Kenny Chesney.  He came up in the middle of the floor seating.  It's been done before, but still fun to see.

What is the impressive part of his opening was how he went from that circular area on the floor and the stage.  He flew.  Yup.  Flew.

Brian believes he used the over the field camera they use during football games to ride to the stage.  It was kinda neat.  Give him credit for originality and courage!  His show was good.  Like Tim, he did a mostly upbeat show with just a couple slow ones mixed in.  But, Kenny is kinda an upbeat guy.  Though I'll be honest, the levels were awful.  Multiple times during the concert it was hard to hear what he was singing.  Then again, there were many times he just started laughing and couldn't sing.

Of course, the encore was the Tim and Kenny song "Rock Star."  The place went kinda crazy again.  :-)  Love a Tim concert in Philly.

It was an amazing concert!  Tim is just as sexy as he's always been and sounded great!  It was a fun night out.  Though Brian should not be reading anymore, thank you sweetie for a fabulous anniversary night!

Ugh

Friday, we had plans to head to Camden to see Love and Theft, Lady Antebellum, and Tim McGraw in concert.  I was really looking forward to the whole thing.  I was a bit bummed by the car situation, but we had plans to leave early, park the car in Camden, then take the River Ferry to Philly for dinner, then come back for the concert.  Uhhh...that didn't happen.  We hit horrible traffic on I-76, which put us about two hours behind schedule.  So, no Philly dinner for us.  We ended up at Pizzeria Uno, which was good.  There aren't any near us, so when we get the chance, we tend to go there for dinner.  We had an hour before the concert, which is 20-25 minutes away.  We left at 6:00 p.m. and got to the concert at 7:15 p.m.  Yes, it took us an hour and fifteen minutes to get to the concert.  We missed the opening act and the first song of Lady Antebellum, but we made it.  Both Lady Antebellum and Tim McGraw put on an incredible show!  Tim even sang my favorite song - Just to see you smile - which he never sings.  :-)  Check out some photos from the show here.

Saturday, the call came in from the dealership about the car.  We had AAA tow it to the dealership on Saturday morning and when the call came in, it wasn't good.  I don't understand all of it, just that the transmission is shot.  It would cost $1k to confirm the transmission is shot and if we want to replace it, another $3k.  Ummm...my car is 9 years old and probably not worth the $4k investment.  So, we are searching for an affordable yellow car.  I want yellow.  I know this sounds stupid, but I want a yellow car.  I love my current one and have no desire to trade it in, but the situation is out on my control, so new car it is.  Hoping to hear within a day or two of a yellow car in our price range.  Right now though, we are a one car family.  It seems odd. 

Details to come about my photo exhibit from Sunday.  It went well and my framed photograph is now hanging (and for sale) at the Middletown Area Arts Collective.  More to come!