a green girl in the emerald city: Speaking of Idols...

Wednesday evening we had the exciting opportunity to see the American Idol Concert Tour. The concert was held at the Key Arena (former home to the Sonics basketball team, don’t bring it up though…it’s a sore spot!). We arrived early and walked the arena before heading to our seats. All the workers kept emphasizing to text a specific number to win 2 front row seat tickets- so Josh and I did. Unfortunately we did not win- but 2 young ladies sitting a few people down in our row did! It was cute to see their excitement! Another super cute part of the evening was the row in front of us were five little squirmies between 7 and 10 years old. The best part was it was the three dads who brought them. One of the dads handed out glow sticks on a star patterned shoelace to wear as a necklace while one of the other dads went around and cracked them so they would glow (it bet it was one of the mom’s idea!). After the short intermission they all came back with their 8x10 glossy’s of their favorite idol- seriously so adorable.

The concert was entertaining and fun. Each idol got to sing at least one song on their own and there were duets and group songs sprinkled throughout. It was such a different concert to be at because you felt kind of like you knew them from watching the TV show and also like a proud parent. Even though I am not that much older I told Josh, “they’re still just babies!” I think the whole premise of that they are just “ordinary people” is super fun because it has the same feel as the Olympics- were all at peace just cheering on each other to do what he or she strives at best. Joshua Ledet did his amazing, “This is a Man’s World” and got a long standing O. We were starting to get concerned because Phillip did not make his appearance until part way through the second half- but he did a nice job…he confirmed that he deserved to win.

The Key Arena is situated right in the middle of the city center. So when we came out the Space Needle looked beautiful with an orange glow in front of a soft purple sky. So many people stopped to take pictures- it made us realize it’s not just a tourist thing to be taken a back by the view of the needle.

It was our first big night out since moving here and we enjoyed every minute of it. Our prayer in all of this is that all the idol singers will not let fame overtake them but that their hearts would find the Lord. I know it may sound silly- but you got a favorite singer, actor, or sports player??? Pray for them too because they have a soul that needs Jesus just as much as anyone else.