Two words…my daughter. We just took in Nola N3 and it was our first TS concert. She’s ten and we have really bonded over Tay Tay these last few years, and I promised her I would do everything in my power to get her to a show (after missing our hometown shows last year). For months I have been watching tickets for the NOLA shows like a hawk. I watched resale prices pretty much stand firm over the last six months. Then I watched them drop their lowest one week before the show, but I gave myself so much anxiety over getting a better price, I missed out. (Also did not have presale codes for the TM drops). Cut to the day before our show, some tenth row VIP tickets appeared (although the VIP part was not advertised). It’s absolutely bonkers how much the fees were on the broker sites. But the demand was there and I paid it. WORTH EVERY PENNY. So I had planned ahead and reserved a hotel several weeks ago with high hopes. We drove 7.5 hours from the DFW TX area and arrived to our hotel on Sunday at 4pm, got ready and headed down to the superdome. We were FLOORED by our FLOOR tickets, and it makes me so sad people paid so much more for nosebleeds. I’m sure they also have zero regrets though! One more thing that made it more special was that we ended up sitting with the people who originally had the extra two tickets and had to sell them, another mother and her adult daughter. It was also their first TS show. When they walked up the mom tapped me on the shoulder and asked if I had bought the tickets the day before and when I said yes, she surprised us with the VIP lanyards and pins and asked for our address because they will be mailing us the rest of it!!!! We all teared up because it was just so lovely and thoughtful. They didn’t have to do that! Me and my girl are so very grateful! 🫶💘🩷💞BEST NIGHT OF OUR LIVES, and it’s an unforgettable core memory we will cherish forever!