3.4 Allison Hirte Writing 1

Meeting Taylor Swift

It was a spring night in 2008. There are thousands of young girls screaming and running around us. My mom, sister, and I were headed into the Xcel energy building for the fearless concert. Taylor Swift was our favorite artist to my sister and me at the time and thousands of other girls our age. Our Dad had gotten us the tickets as a Christmas gift, and the day was finally here! We went into the building and got settled in our seats in the back row of the floor section.

I always remember noticing there was a very large main stage ahead of our section but also a small side stage right next to us. At the time, I didn't think anything of it really. Little did I know shortly Taylor Swift would walk right next to us and perform with us in the front row. 

Halfway into the show, all of the lights turned out and she went off the stage. A video played on the big screen for all of us to view while she moved to the side stage entrance. My sister and I turned around and there was a red carpet spread from the entrance to the stage, and we were right there next to it! Taylor came out to walk to the stage with a big spotlight on her, hugging all of the audience members at the sides of the ropes. She came up to my sister and me and hugged us both, and it was an amazing opportunity as a child being such a big fan. My sister and I will never forget that day! 

We used to listen to her fearless album every day from Christmas until the concert day in March. We had almost all of her songs memorized by heart in a month. It was such a great way to bond with my sister and my parents adored how much we loved her and how happy we were to get to go to the concert. Let alone hug her and watch her perform in the front row! It truly was such an amazing experience and we will never forget that day. 

I hope I can give my kids such a great memory for them to remember forever like that!