winterjam in birmingham...

nate and i had been planning on going to winterjam for a while. before we knew it, the concert was here! we had also had planned on having VIP passes. come to find out, when there's 15,000+ people in line at the BJCC, it's kinda hard to find the VIP line. so we actually told everyone we were not getting to the front of the general admission line, but that we had VIP passes. ummmmm. or not. once we got to the front of the line, there were no VIP signs anywhere, and they had already opened the doors (early) for general admission. nate and i ended up paying our money and going in. we tried to find VIP, ends up our names were not on the list. so we were wandering around trying to find 2 good seats, and we lucked up! we found some that were right behind the folks from WDJC. so even though lines got crossed and we didn't get our VIP, we still got great seats. and we had a fun night away from the boys, alone. well, alone as you can be with all those thousands of people around you! HA! :o) we splurged and bought dinner there: cheeseburgers, fries, and a drink. then we had dippin' dots towards the end! (i say splurged b/c nate and i normally try and keep our dates nites cheap. ha. not so much this date. tix weren't too bad, but by time you add $ for parking, dinner, and a babysitter. well you know....) but we had a great time.

the music was great. all the bands were incredible, and even though i didn't think i knew all of them, there was at least 1 song that i knew from each one! we saw revive, sidewalk prophets, fireflight, (nate loved them!) 10th avenue north, and of course the bigger bands- newsong, newsboys, and third day. michael tate from newsboys ROCKED the house! he was incredible. such the entertainer. i loved SHINE, and JESUS FREAKS! they brought back some old school stuff! i really enjoyed their performance! and 10th avenue north sang my fav song "by your side." when lucas was itty bitty and would cry during the nite, i'd always rock him and i'd end up singing that song. the chorus says "and i'll be by your side, wherever you fall, in the dead of night, whenever you call, and please don't fight, these hands that are holding you, my hands are holding you." awwwwwww. brings back memories! anyways. and last but not least... was THIRD DAY! they will always hold a special place in our hearts for several reasons. the first being that nate re-dedicated his life at their concert way back when we first started dating! that's a nite we'll never forget! and the second reason is b/c we got ENGAGED at another one of their concerts, and nate got to get onstage and SING with THIRD DAY! it was awesome! :) this time we just sat in the crowd and enjoyed the show. but it was still great. always is! wow. sorry this turned out to be so long. didn't know i could write so much when it didn't even involve the kids. ha! below are a few picture collages... it was pretty dark, and smoky. so they aren't great. but oh well! MICHAEL TATE with NEWSBOYS!
10th Avenue North

and.... THIRD DAY!

MAC was ROCKIN'!

love them!

so did anyone else get to enjoy the winterjam tour? it's always worth the money, that's for sure!!