Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

You read that right.  Taylor Swift.  The Eras Tour.  

The minute Taylor announced that she was going to be touring, I had this desire to get myself and Quinn to the show.  Not only because we both love her music and she is a great role model for young girls but because I knew in my heart that it would be something that Quinn and I could experience together and never forget.  Unfortunately, tickets were sold out almost immediately and I kinda gave up for a few months.  Flash forward to June.  We knew she was heading to Cincinnati so I had it in my head that we would watch for the prices to drop as the date got closer.  Eric and I were randomly watching the prices at a Minneapolis concert go down hours before a Friday night show and he encouraged me to take a leap of faith and make the trip to ensure we didn't get shut out in the even that Cincinnati prices never dropped.  So that's what we did.  We booked flights and a hotel room that night (Friday), packed our bags and headed to Minneapolis in the morning with the hopes that we could get out hands on tickets before the show on Saturday night.

To say this is out of my comfort zone is an understatement so it was good for me to have an adventure and it showed Quinn that it's okay to take risks and live life to the fullest.  We had the best time together and those 36 hours will be some of my favorite spent with her.

We're coming for you, Taylor! 

                         

We landed in Minneapolis around 12:45, got our bag, and jumped in an Uber to head to the hotel.  We checked out our room, unloaded our things and then were off to explore the city for a couple of hours.  We stopped at a Whole Foods to grab a snack, had a little picnic at a park and then walked over to the stadium to check out the scene.

The Vikings stadium is pretty cool looking and the lines of people already waiting to get into the concert three hours before the show were insane.  I wanted to check out the concert merch truck but those lines were even crazier.  Hundreds of people deep so we opted for a white, light up cowboy hat and promoted to buy merch online after the show.

After we checked out the stadium, we headed back to our room to get ready before an early dinner at the hotel.  Quinn loved doing her hair and make up and getting dressed.  The only downside to leaving on a whim is that we were unprepared in the outfit department but we scrounged together something sparkly and a handful of people handed her friendship bracelets once inside the stadium.

Off to dinner.  We grabbed dinner early and played some UNO while constantly refreshing the resale ticket websites.  The prices did not drop as drastically as the night prior but we had come that way and knew we needed to get out hands on some.  Around 6:00 (show started at 6:30) they started to drop and we grabbed some up.  At that point the excitement was intense.  We paid our bill, ran up to the room for one last pit stop and headed out.

                         

                         

The atmosphere outside of the concert was so incredibly positive.  People were happy to be there, offering to take pictures for one another, sharing friendship bracelets, and smiling from ear to ear.  It only got better on the inside.

                       

Once inside, we did a bathroom stop, grabbed some waters and then found our way to our seats.  We missed the opening act (which was fine) and only had ten minutes or so before Taylor began.  It was great timing and our last minute seats ended up being amazing!  We were so close but raised up so Quinn could see well.  It was perfect.

One minute til showtime!!!  The excitement in the stadium was palpable.  Once it started, we sang, danced and had the best time for the next three hours straight.  Taylor did not disappoint and neither did all the fans.  Everyone sang along to each song and cheered their hearts out.

                       

                         

                        

Core memories were made, I loved spending time one on one with Quinn, and she got to experience something that most 10 year old girls only dream of.  I am so happy we were able to pull this off and these memories will forever be near and dear to my heart.