♥ T. Swift & stuff.

This week has been spectacular.

Not only did I get an externship at the gastroenterology clinic in Provo, but I also won 2 tickets to the Taylor Swift concert.

On Wednesday evening Brooks and I were driving home from Salt Lake and were listening to the radio (which we hardly ever do), when one of the radio hosts mentioned that they'd be giving away tickets at 7:20 am for the Taylor Swift concert the next morning.  I immediately set my alarm for 7:15 (which is a big deal, since I'm not a morning person and can happily sleep in till 11 if I choose) the next day as a desperate chance to win.  My alarm went off the next morning, and thankfully it woke Brooks up because I naturally pressed snooze and continued my sleep, until he shook me awake.  I dialed the number and was all ready to press send as I waited for the go ahead from the talk show hosts.  At 7:23 they finally announced (It was a long three minutes...) that the 10th caller would win two tickets, and I immediately began calling.  Each time the line was busy, until the fifth time it went through and began dialing.  I immediately began hyperventilating and when they picked up I shouted "AM I THE TENTH CALLER?!?!!" and they said yes, but that I needed to win the "Battle of the Brains" first.  Now, as evidenced by my high school GPA, my brain does not work until about 10 am (the reason why I consistently got B's in all my morning classes).  The radio host explained that we (the second talk show host and myself) would go back and forth naming an instrument from an orchestra until one of us couldn't come up with one, and whoever said the last one would win.  Now not only have I never even seen an orchestra, but I was also SUPER tired and nervous.  I started out okay saying things like Violin and Harp, but started freezing up and I kept accidentally repeating instruments she had already named or saying things like Guitar or Banjo.  I believe I even said American Horn after she said French Horn (hey, you never know).  Well apparently they found my answers really funny and thought I was such a good sport, that they decided to give me the tickets anyways... even though I lost!! They even played it on the radio two minutes later and made it sound like I didn't win them!  I was SO happy and drove up to Salt Lake that afternoon to pick up my tickets and guarded them with my life.

Now those of you that know me, know that I adore Taylor.  I don't know the exact reason.  Maybe it's because I'm a hopeless romantic and she writes a lot of love songs.  Maybe it's because I felt like I could relate to her first single "Tim McGraw" when I was 14 years old, and have felt the same with every song since.  Maybe it's because I admire how pure and modest she is, and has always been.  Whatever the reasons, I know just about every word to every song, and will love her forever.  

I am constantly teased by my love for her by my family and brothers-in-law, and constantly defend her.  In fact, my friends and family associate myself with her so much, that when my parents were driving back to California after dropping me off at BYU, my mom started to cry when she heard one of her songs at a gas station....  It's kind of pathetic.

Well, Saturday night finally came, and as usual, her concert BLEW ME AWAY.  It's no wonder she constantly wins Entertainer of the Year.

(I know what you're thinking... but no, I didn't take these photos.  We were seated to the left of the stage so the stage lights kept blurring all my pictures and iPhone cameras aren't that good)

It was SUCH a great concert!  I didn't want it to end!! 

And for all of those out there who think I'm extremely lucky and always win, (I won tickets to see Taylor Swift at the Ellen DeGeneres show last year), you wouldn't think that way if you saw just how many contests I actually enter...  Well worth the effort if you ask me!

This week I am grateful for:

Spinach:  I have a new found obsession with Spinach lately.  Whether it's in breakfast smoothies, on SLAB pizza, or used in place of lettuce in all my salads/sandwiches, it's very healthy and just makes me feel better throughout the day.  Plus, I find it delicious.

A Sweet Husband: Let's get real.  There are a LOT of husbands out there who wouldn't be caught dead at a Taylor Swift concert surrounded by 14,000 screaming girls, but Brooks went with me because that's just the kind of guy he is.

Good Friends: I don't start my externship until tomorrow, so all week I have had lots of free time and we've been having way too much fun with a few of our favorite married friends.  Going back to reality tomorrow will not be easy...

Nursery:  Although it's extremely tiring sometimes, and we get lots of poopy diapers and bawling kids, it has been SO fun and helps us look forward to church and to having kids of our own someday.

Okay guys, just 10 more days until Natalie gets home!!!!!!!!!!! I hope to see a lot of you in Loomis when we visit for her homecoming! 

Xoxo.