CMA Fest!!

On Friday June 10th, I went to CMA fest!! I went with my mom and my friend Carina. I was really excited to go and wanted to be sure I got meet Conner Smith at his meet and greet, so we left really early. We pulled out of my house at 7:30am and parked in Nashville right at 9am. Conner's meet and greet was at Fan Fair X starting at 1pm, but the main doors opened at 10am. We were one of the first people inside! There were a ton of photo ops and vendors throughout the building so we looked around at all of those. We saw the beginning of Kelsea Ballerini doing an interview for a podcast at 11 and then went to wait for Conner Smith. Technically his line didn't open until 12:30pm, but we hung around and made friends with the people working the lines. I ended up being first in the line!! I was soooo nervous. I had brought a pic of us from a previous show for him to sign and a piece of paper with my phone number on it (LOL!). When it finally came time to meet him, my heart was beating so fast. I barely remember what we said to each other. I got my photo signed, a picture with him, gave him my number and said "this is me shooting my shot," then ran away really fast. I was shaking so bad!!! I knew he would most likely not ever message me, but I had to try. *Spoiler alert-- 5 days later and no text.* Worth it though. 

Next, we went to Broadway to see what vendors were set up there. My personal favorite was the Idahoan Potato truck. They gave us free mashed potato cups and took our picture on a giant potato couch! It was so funny to be walking down Broadway eating mashed potatoes. We also got free slices of pizza, an apple slice, and Cheez Its. We sat down for a little bit so we could relax and eat before going to the next show. 

Our next stop was the Dr Pepper Amp Stage. We watched from the barricade for both Chris Bandi and Conner Smith. Both put on really great shows. I got a set list from Conner and got another picture with him after the show! While watching these shows, we got super hot and hungry so we decided to go eat. We ate at this cute places called The Diner. It was so nice to sit down in the air conditioning! The food was really good too. 

Finally, we headed to Nissan Stadium for the main show. We were wayyy up in the stands; literally one row from the very top. The stairs were brutal! We did not move once we got to our seats. We had our snacks delivered to us haha! The show was amazing and may be my favorite concert I have been to. We got to see Deana Carter, Kelsea Ballerini, Thomas Rhett, Carly Pearce, Gabby Barrett, Cole Swindell, Lainey Wilson, and Kane Brown. I don't have words to explain how much fun I had watching. It was worth all of the heat, standing, and walking from the day. We walked a little over 6 miles and stood for several hours. We were exhausted, but still drove all the way back to Lenoir City after the show. I didn't get in bed until about 4am. But I would so do it all over again! I'm planning on a four day pass for next year!