Over the years, Steve and I have enjoyed seeing all of our favorite country singers in concert, but Steve doesn't really care for the hip-hop/pop music that I like, so I always need to make alternate plans if I want to see someone special. When Justin Timberlake started touring, I knew I wanted to see him. I have always enjoyed his music, he's an awesome dancer, funny and easy on the eyes.When I started asking around, few people wanted to pay for one of his concert tickets, especially decent seats. Thankfully Steve was able to find a partner in crime for me, Courtney Passarella. Last June for my birthday, Steve surprised me with a hotel reservation in Atlanta and a ticket to go see JT with Courtney and another mutual friend of ours, Susan. However, Susan ended up backing out last minute due to a surgery that she needed, so Courtney asked a friend of hers from Atlanta to join us.
We drove over after we took all of our children to school, and arrived in time to grab a good lunch and do a little shopping. We then checked into our hotel and freshened up before heading back out for our dinner. After a nice leisurely dinner, we headed to the arena to see the concert. We missed the majority of the opening act, so we grabbed a cocktail and headed for our seats.
The stage that Justin used was very large and zig zagged through the floor. Fortunately for us, JT spent the majority of the time on our end of the arena, and our seats were low and terrific for viewing. He had about 8-10 dancers, and watching them all do their thing was so much fun! After a 3 hour set, he quit and we hurried to our uber. Courtney was thinking fast, and immediately ordered a pizza to be delivered to our room. Eating the pizza in our pjs in our bed was the perfect ending to our night!
The next day we slept in and then packed up our stuff and went to a nearby restaurant with good reviews for a quick lunch before heading back to Birmingham. It was a quick day and a half, but the perfect break!