it has come to my attention that by "memories" i obviously meant "trips" because we are quite mobile as a couple. we both have a strong desire to travel and are trying our hardest to take as many fun trips and weekend getaways as we can afford (and some we can't quite afford...) also, most of those trips involve concerts because it's an easy way to make a plan and not try to put the trip off when it comes around. making time for each other is important!
okay, this really will be a short post this time.
a few weeks after we returned from wakarusa, we took a trip to dallas to see coldplay. earlier that year, when the tickets went on sale, my dear friend kelley invited me to see coldplay with her. we decided that we would just get the most expensive tickets available (we were newly employed graduates) and see where that got us. we also decided that we would bring jett since he was my new husband and whatnot. so, when the day arrived that the tickets went on sale, we scrambled online and ended up with mediocre seats, but hey! seats nonetheless!
kelley, jett, and i drove to dallas on one saturday morning, so excited to see such a large production. i had seen coldplay once before but it was a bit of a drab experience, so i was ready to see them in all their glory. it was quite the stark difference from dancing in a field with a bunch of hippies just a few weeks before. poor jett followed kelley and i around urban outfitters that afternoon before we settled into our hotel room and got all ready to go. (disclaimer: photos are crappy because i took them with my iphone. sorry not sorry.)
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| isn't he seriously the cutest? |
we took a taxi to the american airlines center, watched robyn open the show (WHICH WAS AMAZING), and patiently waited for coldplay to come on stage.
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| good ol' robyn just dancin' on her own |
for those of you that didn't get a chance to see coldplay on this tour, they handed out these wristbands when you walked in the door and didn't tell you anything about them. they had a twitter hashtag on them so i just assumed it was some promo deal.
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| see? wristbands. |
right as the lights when down, letting us know the time was nigh, they instructed us to make sure our wristbands were on. then, as coldplay took to the stage and started playing, everyone's wristband lit up in different colors all the way around the stadium and flashed to the beat of the music. it was the coolest. thing. i. have. ever. seen. needless to say, there was a lot of screaming and subsequent dancing involved. this video is really nauseating because i can't ever stop dancing long enough to get a decent video, but here's a little idea of how the wristbands worked if you're interested.
if you have never been to a big concert before, i seriously encourage you to save up and find a band that's worth it for you. the production value of these concerts is just unparalleled and there is no way you can get a taste of it without being in the middle of it. here is another video (i know this is boring) of "lovers in japan" and the fun effects that went along with that one.
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| post-concert sweatiness |
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| worn out, y'all |
sorry for the boring post. if you don't like it, quit reading my blog!
another one tomorrow, of course.
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