Me, Julia and those crazy Chicks!!!

Im extremely excited to say that Julia and I are the proud owners of 2 tickets to the October 28th concert featuring the Dixie Chicks!!! First of all let me just say that I had trouble sleeping last night cause I was so worried about the purchase of the online tickets. My fear was not that I would get bad seats, but that I would not get seats at all!!!! So I lay awake my alarm set for 9:30am. The tickets went on sale at 10 am and my finger was posed for action at my computer. For those of you who have never bought online tickets allow me to explain the delicate situation to you: you put in what tickets you want (easiset is to say best available seats) then you click and wait. Once the screen shows you the two tickets available its like your standing in an old fashioned ticket line those tickets on the screen are reserved for 5 min and most likely are as good as it gets! Scalpers buy large blocks of tickets and sell them at high costs. Likely for me (and Julia) I have a fast finger and I got great seats we are on level 1 of the ACC in seats 3 and 4!!! Im soo excited!

The dixie chicks are a symbol of my youth there music has helped me along in many different situations from the fun party night at my favorite country bar, to studying for my nursing exams to teary moments playing some of their slower melodies. Anyway I love them and I have missed my opportunity to see them several times- but not this time I will be there front and center!! I remember a particular song that Im sure Julia and I can laugh about now... Julia used to have a boyfriend that was as we found out later less then the best out there. So when Julia and I were roomates I used to play "Earl has to die" whenever he came over. Sorry Jules, not very nice of me at the time, but I think we can see the humour in it now! Anyway fun times past, fun times to come!


I am getting used to and enjoying their new CD, each one has a different flavour, this one is very sentimental. There is one song that is of controversy regarding their comments about the actions of the American President.. anyway Im not very political so I wont even go there. I will say this the song is what I feel liberating we always feel we have to be "nice" and have everyone like us - or at least that is something that I struggle with. I used to not be able to bear if people were mad at me or I felt the need to apologize for everything. I find this soung speaks to the fact that sometimes its ok to take a stand on something and not be sorry for it. I can think of some instances in my life were I have taken a stand and to be quite honest am not regretful or apologetic about it. Its not to say that I dont believe in forgivness or the importance of fixing things cause I do hold those things dear.. its just that I also believe that there are times to not be sorry and not "make nice". Anyway I am posting the lyrics you can decide for yourself! Think of me October 28th- I will be one country lovin fool that day!

Forgive, sounds good.Forget: I'm not sure I could.They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting.I'm through with doubt:There's nothing left for me to figure out.
I've paid a price,An' I'll keep paying.

I'm not ready to make nice;I'm not ready to back down. I'm still mad as hell, An' I don't have time, To go round and round and round. It's too late to make it right; I prob'ly wouldn't if I could.'Cause I'm mad as hell:Can't bring myself, To do what it is you think I should.
I know you said:"Can't you just get over it?"It turned my whole world around,And I kind of like it.

I made my bed and I sleep like a baby, With no regrets, and I don't mind sayin':It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her, Daughter that she ought to hate a perfect stranger. And how in the world can the words that I said, Send somebody so over the edge, That they'd write me a letter sayin' that I better,Shut up an' sing or my life will be over?
I
'm not ready to make nice; I'm not ready to back down. I'm still mad as hell, An' I don't have time, To go round and round and round. It's too late to make it right;I prob'ly wouldn't if I could.'Cause I'm mad as hell:Can't bring myself,To do what it is you think I should.
(I'm not ready to make nice;)I'm not ready to back down. (Whoa, oh.)I'm still mad as hell,An' I don't have time,To go round and round and round.It's too late to make it right; (To make it right.)I prob'ly wouldn't if I could.'Cause I'm mad as hell:Can't bring myself,To do what it is you think I should.What it is you think I should.Oooh, ooh.
Forgive, sounds good.Forget: I'm not sure I could.They say time heals everything,But I'm still waiting.