The Circus!

I mention previously that I am a concert junkie. Ill go see anything and everything. This week was probably one of the most hyped up, most talked about concerts, next to the Spice Girls Reunion Tour, that I've been to. My friends and I packed up and headed North to see Britney Spears' Circus. It was so nice to get away, take a break from the stress of work and tests. It was a fun weekend all the way around. West Edmonton mall is always fun, did some shopping, saw the sea lion (cute!), and hit up the Galaxyland amusement park. We boarded most rides, except I sort of skipped the rollercoaster. I'm sort of glad I did because we did a simulated 'log' ride (we were logs being transported) with the 3d glasses and the chairs that move along to make you feel like you are actually there, and that didn't sit so well with me, so I can imagine what the big rollercoaster would be like. One day, one day. Driving in the big cities is always maddening! I've learned that you should never rely on the free map the hotel gives you in their brochures, and that GPS' are becoming a neccessity and it will not be long before I own one. The signs in Edmonton are nuts! The signs for the main roads that are upcoming, are right at the turning point, they give you no warning. And one ways-holy man! I think I got a few grey hairs from driving. But we came to expect this and gave ourselves lots of time so that it didn't make us run late getting anywhere. We also made sure that we were not going to drive to the Colissium, I love undergroud transit! It was all exciting though, met my cousins for dinner who I don't get to see often. The one is pregnant, and we were joking about how she wanted to go to the concert, but thought it was probably best if she didn't incase Mr Jaxson decided to make his early arrival. The next morning, day of the concert, she texted me...she was on her way to the hospital! Yay!
The concert, many people, everywhere! Not nearly as crazy as the Spice Girls though. Pussycat Dolls were pretty good, they seemed excited to be up there, interacted with the crowd, they didn't sound so lipsynched, which is good. Then there was Britney. Great show, the first 15-20 minutes was circus acts; hulahoops, unicycles, acrobattic ninjas. Britney decended from the rafters, the crowd went crazy. She was wheeled around in a cage and the stage circus rings were big targets, she floated from an umbrella, hung out in picture frames, did some Bollywood dancing-so overall it was pretty entertaining. However, she sounded very lipsynched. It basically sounded like I handed the sound man my cd and they put it in. So that part was kind of disappointing. And the setlist was not quite what I thought it was going to be either, I was thinking there would be more of her older songs, but there was only 4 or 5 I think. BUT it was still Britney Spears! So her being there was pretty incredible! She's been through a lot, and she's making a turn around, I do have a lot of respect for her.
The time went by so fast! I called my cousin the next morning, no baby yet, she was still waiting. So before hitting the return lane home, we stopped to see her. That was nice again, hoping for the best for her!
The whole trip was like a circus, it was fast, crazy, and a lot of fun. It's always nice to get away, returning home to exams, unexpected drama, and work is never exciting....but it makes me appreciate those fun moments so much more!