hello from the other side

"the other side" in the title is referring to the actual other side because i'm dead now. RIP me.

i, like every other person in new york city, entered a few contests the other week to win tickets to adele's special one-night-only comeback concert at radio city music hall. when i got the email telling me i had actually won, i was shocked. the concert was incredible and i still can't believe i got to go. i took my friend mckell with me—she's given me jimmy fallon tickets and broadway lottery tickets, so i figured it was time to return the favor. when we got inside radio city and saw that we had amazing orchestra seats, we almost fainted. then we sat down and realized bill murray was sitting in the seat in front of us. shoutout to matthew mcconaughey, who is a babe and was also sitting in front of us. maybe the most satisfying part of the evening was that we had better seats than donald trump, who was sitting in the section behind us. LOL. but seriously, i could not believe that we were sitting in such swanky seats and that we were surrounded by movie stars. i legitimately felt like i was at the oscars.

then adele came on. she was introduced by jimmy fallon (sup) and she opened with "hello" and blew us all away. homegirl is unbelievable. THOSE PIPES. she is also stunning. she was wearing a gorgeous sparkly gown and a big beehive hairdo and that flawless makeup look. so beautiful. she sang lots of songs off her new album, as well as all of her hits and even some of her early stuff. every single song was pretty mind-blowing, but my favorites were "hello" and "skyfall" and "water under the bridge" and "when we were young" and "rolling in the deep" and "set fire to the rain" and "someone like you" and okay, everything. mckell and i were crying and singing along and having an emotional breakdown aka we were in heaven. also, adele is hilarious and so sweet. she came across as so funny and down-to-earth. her accent was cracking us up and her laugh is this amazing, adorable cackle. my favorite part was when she said she had a surprise for us and she was like, "whoa, it's not drake or anything, don't get too excited." but i think every person there was just in total awe of her and her talent. she is a queen.

basically, it was the best. such a special, inspiring, magical night i will remember forever. adele's album, 25, comes out on friday, and the concert will be aired on NBC on december 14th, so you can (and should) watch it! meanwhile, i will still be over here trying to process. in a good way. I LOVE U, ADELE!