American Idols at Last

Purchasing the tickets to the American Idols Concert in Memphis was the turning point to planning our road trip. Before this "investment," we didn't have anything vested in the idea of spending the summer driving cross-country.

The concert was entertaining, and I don't think we've been to a nicer venue. Well, the venue itself was ordinary, but the staff who worked the concert were SOOOOO nice. One of our four seats happened to be behind the camera set up for the concert, so the staff relocated us onto the floor, about 15 rows from the stage, all the while trying to find us aisle seats so the kids can see, and then apologized for the inconvenience!!

The concert was average, taking the form of a countdown, starting with the 10th final contestant and working its way down to THE American Idol. Of course, Adam and all his posing stole the show; however, Danny Gokey, Allison Iraheta & Matt Giraud were very very fun to watch. The beginning of the concert was mellow; in fact, we looked down about 10 minutes into the concert and saw this (see picture to left):

Luckily, my Sleeping Beauty woke up just in time to gobble up his brother's popcorn and take in the piano-poundin' Matt Giraud.

Now that the show has come and gone, we are heading West more intently than ever. We are excited to visit with our friends, the Mays, in Lake Catherine Arkansas. After this visit, we will be dropping Johnny off in Albuquerque and then the boys and I will head back home, AT LAST!