Britney Cont...THE CONCERT EVENT

We had finally arrived in Des Moines and after a good lunch and some chillaxing, the rest of the group arrived and we started getting ready for the best night ever. Laura and I were already ready so we went down to the lounge for some free cocktails as the other girls got ready. When it was time to go, we took the shuttle over to the Arena. Our excitement was welling up!
We got some drinks and took some pictures. And then...it was finally time for the concert to start. Kristina DeBarge and Jordin Sparks opened and it was apparent this was going to be a good concert. And we were so close to the stage!
Since this was Britney's Circus tour, the show started with circus acts including a girl with no legs on a trampoline, little people, and acrobats. Whatever Britney wants, I guess she gets!
OMG and then she appeared. We were so excited, jumping up and down and screaming. Of course, my voice is still not fully recovered from my bout with laryngitis this summer so my scream was more manly than most. We danced the night away and Britney put on a great show. I even mustered up the courage to ask this old guy in front of us to dance with me, but to no avail. We were so funny and crazy and it was weird to us because not a lot of people were dancing near us. Come on people, this is Britney Spears!
After the concert began a night of incredible drunkenness, dancing fun, and other illicit doings. It was pretty much the best night of my life and I had such a great time with my work girlfriends!

Britney Cont...The Road Trip

After much confusion of changing plans, figuring out rides, getting snacks for the trip, and last minute packing, we were finally on our way. I love road trips but I get incredibly antsy! I rode out with Aimee and Jessica and although Des Moines is only a few hours away, I started getting a little childlike and anxious. I kept playing with Aimee's seat belt and squirming around. It could also be that I was SO EXCITED to get there! When we got within city limits we starting using Aimee's GPS system on her phone that talks to you and tells you where to go. We stayed at the Embassy Suites on the river which is within a few blocks of the Wells Fargo Arena and the downtown area. It was incredibly easy to find with the tracker but absolutely ridiculously hilarious. The hotel was located on Locust Street but for some reason, unknown to humans, the GPS pronounced Locust as "Asparagus". And not only did the female voice pronounce it "asparagus", she practically screamed it. This happened twice and I still giggle when I think about it. We cracked up about it for like ten minutes. Aimee could barely keep driving. I knew then that this was going to be a GREAT trip!

It's Britney, B*tch

So this weekend was the long awaited Britney Spears concert in Des Moines. My girlfriends from work and I had been planning to go for about 3 months and it finally came. I can't even begin to write about all the things that happened so I'm going to take little breaks in my retelling of that fateful night.
Okay, go!
First of all, a little background. When we were trying to figure out tickets there were a couple seats that we were looking at but none that were too great. And then we luckily stumbled upon our THIRD rows seats! They were a lot more expensive, granted, but totally worth it. Britney is doing her Circus tour but for some reason, isn't coming to Omaha so we planned a road trip to Des Moines.
I had never been to a concert before this one. How is this possible? I don't know and now that I've gone to one, I have the concert bug. I want to go to more.