I remember when I first heard that Adele was heading on her next North American Tour after years of seemingly falling off the face of the Earth and not even releasing any new music. I also vividly remember screaming like a little girl in public - and I'm not even close to feeling ashamed. I immediately jumped on gathering all of the information i needed to score the tickets on the morning they were released. Ticketmaster is a bitch in itself, so I had little to no hope in getting seats from the start, but it's Adele, so why not give it a shot?

I spent nearly two hours working with two computers and two phones at the same time. It's no surprise that Ticketmaster's entire internet system nearly shut down as hundreds of thousands of people were all trying to achieve the same goal at the same time, so I decided to go to my last resort and talk on an automated phone line. Through several minutes of repeated information that I didn't even need to hear the first time, I somehow managed to score four tickets at the TD Garden in Boston in the end. I remember when the robotic voice was directing me to a line for my credit card information, and I nearly dropped my phone. I finished the call, and with shaking hands and a face of complete shock, I burst into tears of joy.

I've been to more concerts than I can count at the top of my head, but simply stepping into the arena felt like I was stepping into a whole new world. It seemed as though everyone was sharing the same feelings of anticipation, and we all didn't even need to verbally express it for it to be recognized. I was with my mom, my sister, and my good friend, McKenna, and even just venturing with them made me realize that they felt it too.

The second that the first chords of "Hello" blared through the speakers, the crowd was on their feet and absolutely ballistic. The shrill, high pitched screams and whistles blending together came to my ears as a sound that was quite unfamiliar to my ears. But rather than feeling agitated, I was completely exhilarated. Adele's powerful voice plowed through the excess noise of the crowd, and soon enough, everyone was singing along to chart-topping opening track.