This week has been very busy and fun! Last Friday My two sisters and I went to a concert--and got to meet the band! It all started when we saw that one of our favorite singers, Corey Smith, was coming to Charlotte. We immediately got tickets! Then Lauren went searching around the internet to find out who the opening band was. She found it was this becoming band called "Shane Hines and the Trance". We have never heard of them before, so we went on their websites and looked at their pictures. Then Lauren saw that they supported "Donate Life". So Lauren surprised me and Abby by e-mailing their manager and asking if we could meet them! Shane's "people" said yes, that the band would love to meet us, and so would Corey Smith!
So got to meet Corey Smith for a couple of minutes, and then we actually got to hang out with Shane Hines and the bass player (they are the makers of the band) Brian Keating. They were so funny and had us laughing our heads off! We hung out with them for nearly an half an hour until the show started. Since they were the opening band they had to get going but said they would love to see us after the show. Before they left they asked us if they had heard our music (which we had, because we did all that reseach on them!) and asked if we had a favorite song. We all decided our favorite song was a catchy tune named "Way Up". So in the middle of their show they made a shout out to us ("This is to our new friends Lauren, Mandy, and Abby Ward") and sang the song! We were so excited! And after they preformed and the show was over we hung out more and had a great time. That was probably one of my best days so far this summer!
Saturday was also a busy busy day! My gandparents( Oma and Pappy) took me and Abby to the Biltmore Estate! We had so much fun and the house was huge!! All the rooms were beautiful and it was a great experience! After, they surprised me and abby with a fancy lunch at The Grove Park Inn!! It was definitely a great great weekend! Sunday I rested and remembered how much fun I had and how thankful I am for everything.

Thank you!
Mandy