Cassidy goes Pop!

🌺Forestive🌺 OLLY MURS IN CONCERT at Westonbirt Arberitum 2013 Birthday Treat for Cassidy (who loves him). Also her first concert experience (& Nij's)

This has to be the most refined setting for a concert ever.  As I survey the horizon there are thousands of people having a good old picnic! Toasting with champagne!! Eating cocktail sausages & strawberries. Everyone is smiling in spite of the need for stylish Disney poncho's the green agricultural poncho, the clear see-through cling-film poncho or the PAC-a-mac brigade required to take cover! It was like the Mexican wave of waterproofs but luckily only required a couple of times. For those of you who may be interested, mine was a stylish black n white polka-dot PAC-a-mac that was held over my head like an unberella - much to the amusement of my girls who had to stand immediaty in front of me to be seen through the peephole!

It was another touch & go attendance but push I did - well it was Olly Murs!

Diana Vickers was the warm up act - love her accent & she sang well but truly the crowd were on tenterhooks for a certain person. 

 He came on stage early & wow did he hold a stage presence.  I don't think he stopped dancing the whole set.  He is just like you see him on the telly, funny, chatty, just like a BFF! Wonder if that position is filled.  What a live act! Even better live than on CD - the energy was infectious! I even did a bit of foot-tapping.  Nij was on his feet! Not necessarily dancing but slightly swaying!

The girls were so excited, they took their pennies & bought Olly hats & linyards with VIP passes (if only).

They danced their little hearts & bottoms off. Cassidy in a carefree style, Madison with moves better than Jagger! Boy that girl can dance!  Madison got emotional at Dear Darlin with tears & laughter.  Cassidy having asked at the start of every song when is Olly singing trouble maker - was overjoyed that he saved her best till last.

I sat there and watched.  I am so proud of my daughters, proud that for the entirety of the concert they thanked us both for taking them.  Especially Madison who realised it wasn't her treat but she got to come along too.  It was a great memory maker!

I may have ME, life may not be anything like it used to be but this, this night represents completely what has always been, what completely is & that is - we are Family! The Odam-Smiths!!