The Britney Spears concert was the first Fri in April! Steph, Bridge, Anna, Chelsie, & Jessica all met up at my house at 1:30 & then we were off to Minneapolis! I drove us up there in dad's minivan. Now, I am not use to driving in big cities at all. We almost got squished a couple of times. Once by a semi & then by some buses...those damn buses! Downtown Minneapolis is like downtown Waterloo but 10 times worse! There are tons of one ways & we ended up having to drive around in a circle to get to our hotel! We made it up there alive though...THANK GOD! It took me a good 20 minutes to calm down once we parked!
(I LOVE this pic!)
(Look! Fat statues dancing!! Ha! Ha!)
(We saw Britney's BUS!!)
(I have a thing for cool buildings...)
We stayed at the Hilton which is a few blocks from the Target Center where the concert was being held. We got there early enough so that we would have enough time to get ready & grab a bite to eat. The plan was to find someplace cheap to have dinner but we decided to eat at the hotel restaurant, SkyWater. Yup, it was a little too expensive for our tastes! A burger & chips combo was $15.00! We ended up splitting our meals. Chelsie & Anna split a burger & accidently ordered it medium rare! It was funny! Then, Jessica & I split a meal & Steph & Bridge split an appetizer. I got a Bud Light draw too...a $6.00 Bud Light draw that is...crazy!
(Inside the Hilton.)
(We HEART Bud Light!)
(Besties!)
(Hot girls!)
(Bridge wanted to say HELLO to Minneapolis!)
So, like I said, the hotel was just a few blocks from the concert. It was kinda chilly & most of us were in heals but we decided to walk instead of drive...driving=NO FUN! There were a TON of people walking to the concert besides us so it was easy to find. We just followed the crowd! Bridge stayed back at the hotel while the rest of us went to see Britney. She never actually got a ticket but she came along for the ride.
We were soon inside the Target Center & at our seats! The place was flippin packed! You could just feel the excitement in the air! The Pussycat Dolls opened & it was amazing! They are super hot! Great start to the show!
(Waiting...)
(...OH the suspense!!)
(PUSSYCAT DOLLS!!)
(Nicole beltin it!)
There was an intermission after the Dolls so we wandered around & got some drinks & souvenirs. Since the theme of Ms. Spear's concerts is circus there were circus performers who entertained everyone before Britney actually came out! They were AWESOME! There was this dude who spinned a chain link fence & this huge square box & this chick who balanced on two small pedestals & jugglers & martial artist & a hula hoop girl & clowns! My favorite act was this lady w/ these two guys. She would balance on their shoulders & then jump off & flip & land back on them!! Then, they got this long flimsy board thingy. Each guy took an end & then she would stand in the middle of it & jump up & do more flips & land back on the board thingy! I know my description is
pretty great...just look at the pictures!! ;)
(Chain link fence guy! He's twirling it on his back!)
(The huge square box thing!)
(Balancing on two pedestals!)
(Jugglers!..There were midgets!!)
(Everybody was kung fu fighting!!)
(Hula Hoop Girl!)
(My favortie!)
(CRAZY!)
It was finally time for the main event!! There was this HUGE round screen enclosing the stage. The show started w/ a clip of Perez Hilton dressed up like a women. He was at a circus w/ all these circus freaks. It was creepy! He had a walking stick w/ a baby doll head on the top of it & he was biting it...weird. He also said something about Fucktastic Bitches! Anways, he introduced Britney & at the end of the clip she shot him w/ an arrow!! Crazy stuff! After the clip, the big screen lifted & there was Britney descending from the ceiling on a ring! Awesomeness!! :D
(Creepy huh?!?)
(*IT'S BRITNEY BITCH!!*)
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Circus!)
(You wanna
Piece of Me!?!)
(
Radar!)
(More Kung Fu!)
(
Ooh Ooh Baby!)
(They cut her in half!)
(She went into the box...)
(...and DISAPPEARED!)
(THEN, she appeared at the end of the stage!)
(
Hot As Ice!)
(
Boys!)
(
If You Seek Amy!)
(
Me Against The Music! Bollywood style!)
(
Everytime!)
(
Freakshow!)
(
Get Naked!)
(
Breathe On Me/Touch Of My Hand!)
(She sat on these two people who were hanging from the ceiling & they went up & spinned around a few times!)
(
Do Something!)
(
Slave!)
(
Hot As Ice!)
(Dancers!)
(
Toxic!)
(
Baby One More Time!)
(
Womanizer!)
The show was flippin amazing...even if she didn't actually sing! ;) There were so many props & special effects & dancers! They even had magic! She "sang" some old stuff along w/ her new songs...she couldn't skip on Baby One More Time!! The tickets may have been a little on the on the pricey side but it was well worth it!!
After the show, we walked back to the hotel & got into our comfy clothes! We were all STARVING! We had some trouble finding a place to deliver food at 1:00 in the morning but we managed to find one. After scarffing out food we all went to bed. Bridge & Steph we nice enough to sleep on blow up mattress while the other four of us shared the beds...well, five of us...I had my Edward blanket! ;)
(Some dude outside the Target Center!)
(Prince's bar!)
(HO...tel, I'm SO mature!)
(Pretty...for some reason I just like this pic!)
(The side of a building!)
(Sweet! Chelsie has an Evening Special tonight! Event Rate of $10.00!!)
(Some statues inside of The Hilton.)
(I got a FREE mask so Chelsie tried it on...cute huh!?!)
(Anna & Jessica were gettin freaky in the window!)
(FOOD!!!!)
One of Steph's aunts live in Minneapolis so she went to spend some time with her the next morning while the rest of us went to Mall of America to get some lunch & wander around. We ate at The Rainforest Cafe. Anna had a headache so she wasn't much feelin the jungle noises & thunder that they have playing. Poor Anna. After lunch we walked around for a bit & then grabbed some ice cream & chilled until Steph came & met up w/ us. It was then time to head home. :(
(Very nice!)
(Anna thought that she was getting a full sized bottle of water for $1.25...this is what popped out.)
(The view from our window in the hotel.)
That night was the last Black Hawks game before the playoffs. We played Cedar Rapids...we lost. Stupid Rough Riders!!
(Last hockey pic of the season!)
(Zombie Tommy Hawk!)
(Two radio DJs did some sumo wrestling!)
(Tommy Hawk was rocking out w/ his little toy piano!)
(Tommy Hawk & the Famous Daves pig beat up a Rough Riders doll...to bad the Rough Riders beat us!!)
We had a blast of a weekend...except for the Black Hawks loss...& the fact that I had a bad cold all day Sunday! All in all though...great weekend!! :D
(Easter Basket!!)
(Easter egg hunt #1!)
(That is A LOT of eggs!)
(Counting them up!)
(Are you ready for some football!?!)
(Future quarterback??)
(Easter egg hunt #2!)
(Getting some help from G-pa Will!)
(All the spectators! Look @ that belly!!)
