Happiness Is...

Happiness is attending The Avett Brothers concert with my husband and having an overnight date!

Life has been stressful in the last months and we finally got a break from it all.  I can't tell you how much we needed some time to ourselves.

The Avett Brothers were originally scheduled to play Dallas in April, but the concert was postponed because Scott Avett's wife was having a baby .  I was disappointed at the time, but it ended up being even better timing for us. 

We decided to make it a fun weekend.  We had about 24 hours kid-free thanks to our niece and nephew and Mark's parents who babysat Will and Ben.  We stayed at a hotel near downtown Dallas.  Before the concert we met up with Mark's brother and his wife.  We ate a local burger joint near the hotel and then we made our way to the Palladium Ballroom.

Here's the marquee.  The Palladium Ballroom is a part of Gilley's. (Gilley's as in Gilley's of Urban Cowboy, just in case you were wondering.)

The Palladium Ballroom sign 

This was the stage before the show started.  I've been to a lot of concerts, but it's been about 10 years since I've seen a live band.  I forgot how much fun it is to see a concert.  I kind of felt young and hip. The opening act was the David Mayfield Parade.

My favorite photo of the night.

Scott Avett is on the left and Seth Avett is on the right. 

They are phenomenal in concert.  Seriously amazing! 

These guys are entertaining and extremely talented. 

At the end of the show we made our way to the stage.

Mark and I felt like kids just dating.  So fun and carefree!

Here's what I wore to the concert if you are into that sort of thing.

Andrea and Craig had a great time at the concert, too.

Time to go.  The show is over. 

Dallas, Texas at night. 

Here's the setlist from the concert on 10/15/11

And It Spread

The Fall

Salina

Go 2 Sleep

Will You Return

Living of Love

All My Mistakes

At The Beach

Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full of Promise

Denouncing November Blue

Kick Drum Heart

Never Been Alive

Murder in the City

When I Drink

January Wedding

Paranoia in B Major

Merle Haggard cover, I Won't Give Up My Train

I & Love & You

Colorshow

Slight Figure Of Speech w/ David Mayfield

Laundry Room

Encore:

Ballad of Love & Hate

Talk on Indolence

There you have it.  One of the best nights I've had in a very long time.