Up Close & Personal with Taylor Swift

 

 

Two weekends ago Mia and I saw Taylor Swift in concert.
Mia’s first convert EVER. 
She’s going to have very high expectations for her next concert with the VIP treatment we had, all thanks to my sister Haley’s husband Jimmy.

 

Remember this card from Mia’s birthday?
Two tickets to a sold out Taylor Swift concert!!!

 

So off we went in our cute Taylor Swift tees my friend Mark from Taylortelli (also a big Taylor Swift fan) made for us.

Mia held my phone the entire drive into the city so she could snap some shots of the arch.
Here is her favorite one.

 

Mia ready to rock and roll, posing in front of the arch, with her fabulous Taylor Swift earrings and necklace that we made last year for her Taylor Swift themed birthday party!

She loved all of the huge trucks!

 

We were so excited to meet up with her friend Mia when we got to the concert arena!
Their family ended up buying tickets THAT DAY just a few rows in front of us.  CRAZINESS!!!

Adorable.

Mia and her mom, my friend Kelly,  posed with my Mia and I in front of the signature Taylor Swift “heart.”

Taylor time!
We were so super close!!!

Just a stone’s throw to the front stage.

  

Two very excited girls!

“Why you gotta be so mean?”

Self photo time to catch Mia’s huge happy grin.

“Back to December” snow.

 

One of my favorite pictures from the night. 
Love the lighting on her and how she’s rocking her guitar.
I want to be her when I grown up.

“Dear John.”
One of our faves.

 

Note Mia’s blonde head above Kelly’s video filming arm. 
She was staring in amazement as Taylor came down the aisle next to us!

Also note Kelly’s stellar Taylor Swift wrist band.  Her sweet husband bought Mia and I one as well, and we were fist pumping in those all night!

There she goes!

Loving every minute!

“Love Story” was the finale!

 

After she flew all around above the crowd, she came back to the stage and confetti fell.

Taking a bow.

Thank you Uncle Jimmy for helping to create so many amazing memories for Mia!
Pretty much the best night ever as it it will always make me want to sing to Mia “I had the best day, with you, today.” 

Insta-Friday: Summer Recap Version

 

A little peek into our life, and the past few weeks of summer fun, via my Instagram phone pictures…

Our everyday life here at Haus of Girls.

Mia’s final summer softball game. 

 

Checking off several items of on our 2011 Summer Bucket List.

Dance parties.

Block Parties.

Halloween costume selecting.

Sight seeing.

Antiquing.

 

 

  

Balloon chasing.

 

Cousin reading.

Faux movie theater experiences in the basement.

Baby legs.

 

     

Doing my own wedding hair….

and then, of course, taking it down later in the night.

Celebrating Papa Great’s birthday….

surrounded by these views!

 

 

Jumping.

 

 

Early morning running.

 

My birthday gift from my hubby.

 

Mean mom boot camp mandatory daily walks.

Our “healthy chart” where each girl can “check” off their daily mandatory walk.

      

Family fun!

Sophie, the dog whisperer.

Mia has her first pen pal, Megan, from California!  Happy Birthday, Megan!

American Girl Doll car rides.

Evening walks.

Popsicles at the ballpark…. and no wet wipes!

Big girls get to crack their own peanut shells open. 

Cool moms put pink stripes in their kids’ hair.  Just sayin’.

 

Follow me on Pinterest for fun hair ideas like this….. my very first Pinterest copy.

Helping my sister Maggie run a select softball team tryout. 
I caught in for the outfielders and realized just how old thirty-two is.

 

Quiet coffee mornings as I welcome my eight daycare clients before my three girls wake up.

Another bug catcher convention on my deck.

And finally, guess where Mia and I will be tomorrow night?
Yes, that’s right! Seven rows back from our favorite singer, Taylor Swift!
Thanks to my sister Haley’s husband Jimmy, we will be having the time of our life and singing the words to Mine, Sparks Fly, Mean, Back to December, Story of Us, Never Grow Up and my fave, Enchanted!!!!
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!

Hope you are all having a fabulous summer!

Now come join in the fun and link up your beautiful every day moments at Life Rearranged.