the superbowl champion and the record breaking popstar - taylor and travis

do you remember the 25th night of september?

TRAVIS

The world has been obsessed with Taylor Swift and the Eras Tour lately so when the team was offered tickets to come watch her Eras show, Patrick and I obviously said yes. I had some leftover bracelet beads from when I made the team friendship bracelets and at this point, it's a pretty well-known fact that Taylor's fans are very intense about their Eras Tour experience and they go all out. They have this thing where they exchange friendship bracelets and I figured why not make one for Taylor and shoot my shot? They say you miss a hundred percent of the shots you don't take. It was tricky to figure out the sizing but I took a guess and tried to imagine what size her wrist would be. I added some red beads and used the number beads to add my number to it.

When we were entering the stadium, a bunch of fans spotted me and we took some pictures and they gave me a bunch of bracelets. It was very interesting to see everyone all dressed up and so excited. The energy radiating inside and even outside that stadium was electric and unlike anything I'd ever seen before.

On our way to the stadium, I tried texting my manager if we could meet Taylor before the show and her team got back to us rather quickly and said Taylor doesn't like to meet anyone before the show to save her voice. I mean 44 songs is a lot and I understand but to say I was butt-hurt was a bit of an understatement. I didn't realise how much I really wanted to meet her until I even tried asking security there if it was possible for me to meet her. Unfortunately, I got the same answer.

Arrowhead during a Chiefs game is loud and packed but seeing even the floor so packed — Taylor has got her fans wrapped around her finger. It was surreal how packed to the brim that stadium was and how almost every single fan in that stadium was freaking out when she got on stage.

We all know Taylor as a singer and songwriter is successful and she has undeniable talent. However, maybe I've been living under a rock because boy can that woman rock a stage! She was such a phenomenal performer! The crowd went wild after every. single. song. And rightfully so. Her vocals were immaculate and the theatrics and choreography were unlike anything I had ever seen. She has this way about her that made every performance feel like she was telling you a story about her deepest and most vulnerable thoughts.

At one point, she sang a song titled 'Vigilante Shit' and boy did that make the butt-hurt hit a little harder. She was stunning and her eyes were just so inviting and- I... to keep it simple, I thought she was hot. Boiling hot. Scorching hot. Flaming hot. She was so electric and exciting and it was an unfortunate predicament that I wouldn't be able to meet her.

A few weeks later...

I mentioned the whole Taylor Swift bracelet fail during the latest New Heights podcast with Jason and now my phone is blowing up. I mean I knew when I said it that it would get the media's attention but it's actually crazy how much attention this is getting. I scrolled through the work messages until a specific message caught my eye...

Unknown Contact: Heard you were a fan?
Unknown Contact: How's that bracelet you said you wanted to give to me?

And that was the start of it.

TAYLOR

A month later...

It's four days until what would have been our anniversary. If things had taken a different route, I would be preparing a sentimental gift for the celebration that would take place four nights from tonight. It would be the first 28th of September that we wouldn't be spending together in 7 years and as much as it still kind of hurt, this week was going to be a good week. Travis is playing in Arrowhead Stadium tomorrow and he asked me if I wanted to come.