I'll be loving you forever, NKOTB!

Oh my word.  Last night Wes and I went to Erie, Pennsylvania to see New Kids On The Block in concert.  It was soooooo good and we (or at least I) had a blast!!  It was my sweet husband's suggestion that we go when he heard they were going to be having a show close to us.  How great is he?!  So I've been anticipating this for a couple of months and it definitely lived up to my expectations.

Here I am ready to go to the concert.  This is the actual t-shirt I bought at my first NKOTB concert in 1990 when I was 10 years old!  And if you don't know, that's Joey Joe, my boy on there.

We got there plenty early so we could eat before, so we got to stroll around downtown Erie for a little bit.  

We had originally planned - and were super excited about it - to eat at Chick-fil-A since we don't have one in Buffalo and the closest one to us is in Erie.  Sadly, we forgot that Chick-fil-A is closed on Sundays! :(  We were crushed.  So we ended up eating at Happy Garden chinese restaurant.  It was good, but there is no comparison.

Here we are waiting for the show to begin.

The concert opened up with a dance crew called Jabbawockeez and they are amazing.  We had seen them on MTV and Ellen before, so that was really cool.

And then it was finally time.  I couldn't believe that 19 years later I was standing there about to see another New Kids concert.  The crowd was awesome - mostly full of women in their late 20s and early 30s like me which was hilarious.  After a video that built up the anticipation, they emerged from the stage and I was screaming like a 10 year old.

Contrary to what a lot of people like to joke about them, they are definitely not old and fat!  They looked great and still had all the classic dance moves down as you can see.

In the middle of the show, they moved to a small round stage at the back of the arena, so of course we ran down there to get closer and man were we close!  We were about ten feet from them!  You can tell I'm a little bit excited.

Look at this amazing shot my hubby got for me of my boy:

The arena was really kind of small, so our seats were much better than I expected since we got the cheapest ones.

At the end, we went down from our seats to stand on the floor.

They blew confetti at the end.  It was so much fun.

This is my favorite - us, the confetti, and the Kids in the background on stage.  Perfect.

It was a great night and one I will remember always.  I just wish all my old NKOTB friends could have been with me!

Wes and I are heading out for our mission trip this Wednesday.  Due to safety concerns at the border, we are not going to be able to go into Mexico as originally planned so we will be staying in Texas for the mission trip.  It's kind of crazy, but we know God had this planned all along, so I know He has something wonderful in store for us and the people there.  If you're reading this, please be in prayer for us and our group this week!  Thank you!