King of Country

Nick and I may be George Strait's BIGGEST FANS EVER!!! :) I have ALWAYS wanted to see George in concert and knew that living in Vegas would HAVE TO present the opportunity to us!! When Nick and I were engaged, and he was here and I was still in Wyoming, George was in Vegas and we tried to make it work so that I could come visit at the same time... But of course that didn't work. I told Nick then that he couldn't go without me! :) :) Nick waited for me and said that George would come back to town another time and we could go together... that's how I knew Nick was a keeper! :)

Well, George came back to town on February 6, and we promised each other that no matter what, the next time he came to town, we WERE going!! So, we got tickets in advance and on Saturday night, we went to MGM to see George in concert. And we lucked out too, because Reba is on tour with him right now. Two of the best country artists in one night... you can't beat that!! Leeann Womack opened for them too, which was also great!! Either of us had EVER seen either of these artists in concert before.

Everyone must have been just as excited as us, because getting there was a NIGHTMARE!! Traffic and lines into the arena were just ridiculous. The place was packed tight full of random people too. :) Between Reba and George we went out to take a break and walk around, but we ended up standing along a wall and watching all sorts of different people walk around. 'People watching' is one of our favorite things to do. :) :) I kept telling Nick, "my dad would be getting a HUGE kick out of this", and for two reasons; one being that he also loves to 'people watch' and the second, seeing all the city-folk dressed up in their "cowboy gear". Nothing is funnier than seeing a bunch of brand new, never-worn-before cowboy hats, boots, and jeans... you know what I mean. However, we did see some people representing Wyoming via shirts, hats, etc. We wanted to get pics of them but they disappeared too fast. :)

ANYWAYS... back to concert, that was just one of the highlights of our night!! :)

During Reba's performance, they did the funniest thing... Are you familiar with the TV show, "Reba"? It's on lifetime and is a pretty cute show. Melissa Peterman plays 'Barbra Jean' on the show and is a very funny character. Reba and Barbra Jean have a love-hate relationship and right before Reba sang the theme song for the show, "I'm a Survivor", Barbra Jean runs onto the stage.... here is a clip of it...

(please ignore the annoying girls screaming in the background) :)

George Strait did an AMAZING job!! You know they are the real deal when they sound even better live then on the radio/cd. Since George doesn't have even ONE bad song, they were all amazing and it was so fun to actually get to see him. They did a close-up shot of him on the big screen and Nick and I looked at each other with surprising faces... the poor guy is getting old :)... hes been the "king" for years and years, but I guess I didn't realize how long it actually has been. We looked it up later and he's 58 years old! :(... but still one good looking guy who has the best voice and BEST music!! :) If any of you are country music fans, it is a concert you DO NOT want to miss!! Now I can cross a number off my 'bucket list'!! :)