I’d been looking forward to the other night for years. 10 years to be exact. I proudly admit that I called in every time Ryan Seacreast and Brian Dunkelman (yeah, remember that guy?) told me to.
Source: amazon.com via Lilia on Pinterest
And that hair, I totally rocked it. Please, be gentle….it was Freshman year of college….going to the “White Trash Bash”…..I know….
Needless to say, I was beyond excited when my dear friend told me she could get tickets and asked if I wanted to come. DUH!!
I was expecting a fun night out with my girl, dinner without the kids, and a blast at the concert. What I wasn’t expecting was a lesson in humility.
Kelly’s a superstar, has a 10 year career to back her up, and could totally get away with being a diva if she wanted to. What I found was someone truly honored to have the support, thankful for her fans, success, and those who support her. Someone who took time out of her show and the attention being on her to highlight a cause she cares about and highlighting those less fortunate. An artist who will never remember my name or face, but made 1 minute of my life 1 minute I will never forget with a smile, a hug, and genuine gratitude that I would come to see her show.
Kelly’s ability to make it so clear to everyone in the theater that night that she is so thankful for all of this really struck me.
Am I thankful enough?
Do I tell people thank you enough? Am I grateful enough for where I am? Am I teaching LJ to be humble?
cell phone pic…whatcha gonna do?
I am so blessed in this life, but sometimes it’s so easy to loose sight of that. To get lost in the disappointments, the struggles, the things that don’t go my way.
Thanks Kelly for showing me how humility is supposed to look.
And the show was AH.MAZ.ING, so thanks for that too 
Oh fun! I totally rocked her hair too for a while! LOL How cool that you got to meet her! And wonderful to know that she is humble and thankful! Its good to know the people we adore from afar really are actually nice and humble…
you look SO amazing in your outfit! love the white pants….and SO glad you finally go to see and meet her! xoxo
Can I say I totally love your hair back then?
That was nice, I’ve gotten into her after I found my Hubs CD (he totally loves her) and her latest CD is awesome.
I STILL love that haircut.. Especially the color. And would do it again in a heartbeat..
Yours looked good on you too…
is it wrong that I still had my hair done like that several times over the last 8 years? The cut has changed… but my color has been like that more then a few times! Love Kelly- she has an amazing voice! jealous that you go to go!!! She and Carrie Underwood are my favorite American Idol winners by far!
AHHHH! SO SO jealous you met her!! I bet it was a fun night!!
i follow Kelly on Twitter and she comes across as a real nice, down to earth girl. She sounds even lovelier now. And can i just say how super hot you look rockin’ the animal print and white jeans!
Uh-maz-ing outfit on you!! x
Shut up. You met Kelly?? I am SO jealous. I love her with a deep and abiding voting with one phone in each hand kind of love. Also, I rocked that same hairstyle for a little while too (Though, I think you pulled it off better). Seriously. So cool.
I love her too!
I love your haircut back then! It looks so fresh!
So jealous! She’s pretty popular in our house…. I love her music and she’s the hubs celeb crush! haha.
Awesome to hear that she’s so humble and grateful where most are cocky and rude!!
I love this post….I love that you met Kelly (I got to see a show…she totally rocks) and I loved your hair!
I even tried that look she had….didn’t look quite as good on me somehow! 
HUGS
How amazing! So fun you got to go to her concert and meet her in person! I’ve been a big fan of hers forever. It’s nice to know she is just as sweet in person as she is on talk shows!
the outfit is rad. Love the white pants/print top/green purse combo. super cute.