Saturday, November 23, 2013

BSB Withdrawal, But Not For Long

I’m having major BSB withdrawal from the cruise, but I’m so happy and thankful that I was able to go. I had a blast! To cure my BSB withdrawal, I have been looking up all things Backstreet new and old and on the cruise. I’m a little nutty for BSB, but so what right?! What else is there to do if I’m not at work? Lol Anyway, my BSB withdrawal will be cured for sure when I get to see the guys at the Miracle on State Street Holiday Concert in Chicago on December 6th…only two weeks away!!!!

For this one, I’m probably going to take the train and then cabs to get to the venue and back to the train station. I’m worried about this because last time I did this with my friend for the BSB show that was cut short, we couldn’t get a cab for crap. I’m hoping that was just because Lolla was going on the same day, but with Chicago being Chicago I’m still worried I won’t find a cab and I don’t want to be walking by myself at night. We’ll see. Hopefully, everything will go okay. It probably was easier getting transportation in Miami than my hometown.

I looked at taking a limo just for kicks and they want to charge by the hour and if I’m doing VIP and the show, that’s just ridiculous and a definite no. Also, if they end up doing an afterparty with Nick djing like they are planning in Cali (which I wouldn’t miss Nick dj for nothing) I would have to stay at a hotel and that would factor in on my transportation.

So on another note, have you guys seen the new BSB video for "Show Em’ What You’re Made Of" !!!!! I really enjoy the video, not just for the obvious reasons lol. I like how it’s a more simplistic video. Granted, with the beautiful lyrics to the song they could have had a great storyline, this just works. I’m kind of afraid that my Facebook friends who seen my BSB cruise pics and video (especially of the Bachelorette Party) and this video just think they are good-looking and nothing more, but I’m hoping they also notice all the vocal harmony videos I post too. Check out the video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S7_mqm6iAs

There’s also the rumor? (maybe, maybe not) of BSB thinking of touring with the Spice Girls. I don’t like this idea just because I always vote to see BSB by themselves because they are all who I care about in their genre of music and also the ticket prices would be high. I used to be a Spice Girl fan when I was younger, but they didn’t stick with me at all like BSB did. In case anyone cares, Posh Spice is my favorite because she’s the prettiest lol.

Let’s talk about Nick’s tweets. He tweeted a lot today and he wants all of us BSB fans to have our own name. I think it has been officially settled that we are the Backstreet Army. I like it. Reminds me of the Kiss Army that my brother is a part of. He then said that we need to wear camo.

Uh, Nick. Great minds think alike. I wore a camo shirt for Nick on the BSB cruise that said Kaotic Clan. I’ll admit I tweeted about it three times to Nick after he said that with a picture of me wearing the shirt I made and felt like a weirdo tweeting the same tweet three times when other fans tweet the same tweet 100 times lol. I gave up lol. I wonders if he remembers that though because it’s only been a month but with his rapid life, maybe not? Brian pointed out my shirt to him on the cruise and we took our cruise picture the same time. I'll refraim from posting the picture here again. I don't want it to seem like I love pictures of myself lol.

Then he retweeted another girl’s tweet who had a picture of her and her friends wearing camo shirts on the cruise. Not gonna lie, that was a little stingy for me but I’m sure he didn’t see my tweet in a sea of tweets or he would have retweeted mine too.

Which brings me to my next point. I’m kind of pondering if I’m too timid and shy around the BSB because certain girls get attention for being kind of crazy and in their face. I seen a lot of this on the cruise, but I’m just not like that. I’m not a flirty type of girl, but more laid back. I would think the guys would like that better than someone who is in their face, but I sometimes feel I don’t get noticed as much as those, and this goes for in life too.

I’m just thinking if I should be a little more extroverted around the guys during this next vip, but it just goes so fast that I literally don’t know what’s going on. In my last and only picture with all 5 guys (on the cruise), I really thought my right arm was around Kevin, but it wasn’t around anyone and Kevin wasn’t even by me lol. That’s how fast it goes. Plus, it takes me awhile to even realize that it’s really happening lol. It’s such a special moment that I just want and need it to be perfect and I don’t need my clumsy self to goof it up. Hopefully, it will go great and I’ll get a tad bit more time.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

 

Saturday, November 16, 2013

BSB Cruise: Monday, October 28, 2013

DAY FOUR: Monday, October 28th, 2013
I woke up early to pack and have breakfast. I ended up taking my luggage to breakfast because it was already 8 a.m. I quickly said goodbye to my roommate and we hugged and then I bumped into Harriet at breakfast and we ate together. I made a joke that I couldn’t pass up eating a banana after last night’s Bachelorette Party banana teases and then that’s when I met the girl sitting next to me and her friend. I asked Harriet if she wanted to split a cab and I told her since my flight was at 1:50 p.m. I wanted to leave right away.

I ended up leaving alone because her flight was later. I had to fill out this paper saying if I bought anything from the Bahamas and show my ID and go through security. Then I saw that the cab line was long so I ended up finding this guy who had a shuttle van. After waiting a few minutes, we left to Miami International. He charged $10 and this was a lot cheaper than a cab. The line for security at MIA was so long, but I made it and had probably 45 minutes to spare before my flight took off. I looked at my footage during this time.

One of the girls I met texted me and said BSB were taking American too and were at Terminal 1. I didn’t want to miss my flight so I didn’t go, but I thought that fact was cool. The takeoff for this flight was easy, but I was half-asleep so that may have something to do with it. Also, I packed my headphones in my suitcase so I wasn’t able to listen to music on the plane, but that was okay because I just dosed off. The landing was kind of rough, but we made it. Then when I got to baggage claim, they said gate 4, then switched to gate 9 and after literally a half hour later and after asking a guy if I should go to the desk and he said no, I finally went to the desk. Bear in mind all my souvenirs were in there and I was starting to get upset. My limo guy even called me to see what was the matter. I told him I wasn’t leaving without my luggage.

After the people at American were flirting with each other and goofing off, the one guy finally managed to find my luggage by the original gate 4 after they told everyone to go to gate 9. I’m just so glad it was there. They thought it was so funny though. That upset me for the rest of the evening and then the limo guy was kind of rude because he said I was standing in the wrong spot, but I was standing where the other guy on the phone told me to stand. I made it back though! I felt the instant I came back to Illinois everything went crappy again, but what can I say?

Final Thoughts

I really had the best time of my life on this cruise! I would have never had the guts to travel alone and do something this big if it wasn't for BSB and my love for them. I feel great that I went and it proves to me that I can do stuff like this. It has been a tough year for me with my parents being in really poor health and losing my furry baby Jamie so I really needed this to lift my spirits. I was in a pretty crappy place before I went on the cruise and I really needed this. I just hope that things will continue to get better, but that if they don’t I will always have these great memories. The cruise exceeded my expectations. Of course there were some setbacks, but I choose to remember the best moments and thankfully, there were more of those great moments than crappy ones. I am such a worrier at times and it was great to just let loose and BSB are the only ones that can do that for me. I was so worried I would get sea sick or get really scared on the plane, but none of that happened thanks to God. I’m so happy I was able to go to the Bahamas and for the BSB to be right there was a dream! This was a first of many’s for me. First time traveling alone, first time on a cruise, first time in the Bahamas, first time out of the country, first alcoholic drink (unless you count the time I had a sip of beer as a baby…I too had family that thought that was funny like Nick’s).

I can’t wait to see the guys again on 12/6 at the Chicago Theatre for the Christmas concert Miracle on State Street. I can’t wait to see my boys again and get a picture with them! I’m hoping I’ll get a tad bit more time to talk to Nick this time around.

Thanks for reading! Thanks to BSB for giving me the best moments of my life! Stay talented, sweet, down-to-earth, sexy men! And please continue to read this blog. I'll be posting more on BSB and my life whenever I have time. In the meantime, I had to leave you with some pictures.




BSB Cruise: Sunday, October 27, 2013

DAY THREE: Sunday, October 27, 2013
 After dreaming all night of Nick lol, I had some breakfast. This time I discovered the omelet station and got a bacon and cheese omelet that tasted pretty good and some tea for my throat. I didn’t go to AJ’s blackjack tournament because there was just too much going on and plus my photo session was coming up and that was one thing I would not dare miss or be late to.

Since Nick still didn’t see my Kaotic Clan shirt I made, I decided to let that be my outfit for the group picture. I would have liked to have worn something more feminine and cute, but I really wanted him to notice my shirt. I don’t know if he remembers, but during the Nick and Howie chat, he mentioned that Howie has his group of fans and that he should have a name for his group of fans so he said "Kaotic Clan" so that’s how my shirt came about. I had fun making it too. I ended up wearing that shirt with some jean shorts and the flip flops I kept wearing.
 




I was in a group that was made through facebook and we said we were going to meet at the coffee shop. I got there a half and hour early to make sure I wasn’t late and after I didn’t see anyone in my group, I decided to walk to the back of the line. I ended up finding one of my group members and her husband so I waited with them and eventually we all found each other. We found out from a rose tours person that anyone who is in a wheel chair would have to get their pictures taken at a special time and that was 2:30. We decided to keep our group and have the two in our group in wheelchairs go at 2:30 and get BSB to themselves. I think that was a win win for all of us and their picture turned out great! We also found out that instead of 8-10 in a group, it would just be 4 to a group, which was awesome! We talked in our group until it was time for us to take our picture.

Finally it was time to get my picture taken with BSB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember thinking I wanted to give Nick a shirt I got him so I had that in my purse but our purses were taken away so I wasn’t able to do so. That was also the reason I wanted to talk to him before his djing. Anyway, BSB was in a line and we all were in a line. I came up to Howie first and said "Hi Howie!" and shook his hand then "Hi AJ!" and shook his hand, then I didn’t get to say anything or shake Kevin’s hand because our Kevin girl in the group hogged him lol, but that’s okay. Then it was Nick. I came over by him and I don’t know if it was lack of sleep or just bewilderment but I just remember standing in front of him looking at him lol. Then I remember Brian (who was after him in line) saying to Nick something about my shirt like she’s wearing a shirt for you or she’s wearing your shirt. Then Nick smiled and held out his fists for me to fist pound him. I thought this was so cute and I smiled while I fist pounded him back lol. It was a cute moment but I think I looked at him like "what?" because I was just so out of it lol. Hopefully, it wasn’t that noticeable lol. Then he pulled me to his side for the picture. In my picture I’m looking towards the side more than straight ahead. It went too fast for me lol, but the picture still turned out great. I wish my arm didn’t look so fat, but it once looked fatter than that lol. Then I asked Nick for a hug and I got one of Nick’s famous hugs!!!!!! I wanted to ask him if he remembered me from Chicago (I was the one who gave him a necklace), but that is such a lame question to ask so I reframed. I also wanted to say to him that I loved him, but I didn’t want to scare him or seem teeny lol. I also wanted to ask if I could give him a kiss on the cheek, but I didn’t ask this one because I didn’t want my heart to get crushed if he said no. Things went by way too fast. Then after that, I went up to Brian and shook his hand because I was so thankful he mentioned my shirt or I probably would still be standing there staring at Nick lol. Then one of the bodyguards said it was time for me to move along lol. This moment happened so fast, but I’m so thankful to Nick for being so sweet and for Brian pointing out my shirt. I also think it was a nice touch they all wore their captain uniforms J I’m kind of wondering if Nick thought it was weird that I went up to Brian after him, but Nick will always be my favorite and I wanted to thank Brian for noticing my shirt.



I kept my Kaotic Clan shirt on and made my way to the Lido Deck for Brian and Leighanne’s Fashion show. I watched the whole thing from the hot tub and boy did my feet enjoy that. It was nice to see Brian do his thing and I was surprised they didn’t have a way to buy the clothes. Brian is so nice to the fans and Leighanne is so pretty. They really do make the perfect couple.



After Brian’s show, was Howie’s. Howie sang his solo stuff and he sounded really good. Yep, still in the hot tub lol. He is such a cutie!


After Howie’s show, was Kevin’s in the atrium but I had dinner during this time so I missed the beginning. This time at dinner, they sat me by myself. First I minded because I wanted to meet new people, but then I quickly found myself getting lost in my bourbon chicken, zucchini and carrots, bruchetta, and chocolate lava cake while day dreaming about Nick lol. At this point I wished he was sitting right across from me.. .Ahhh. lol A girl can dream?! So after trying to eat dinner as quickly as I could, I left the restaurant and stayed on the same deck to watch Kevin. Kevin sang beautifully. I got goosebumps. When Kevin sang the Kenny Loggins’ song "Danny’s Song." He teared up and then I teared up. This song is special to me too because the lyrics are so simple and just the way loving a person should be. I loved this. Made me wish I skipped dinner just to hear what was done before. It was funny too when he got choked up and said "shit!" lol. This was a great showcase by Kevin and it was nice having his friend play the piano. I could definitely see Kevin’s perfectionist side during this, which I thought was sweet. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures or video of Kevin's performance because my camera battery died.

At this point, things were running late and I can’t remember if the question and answer session was before or after Kevin’s. I think it was before, but I’ll talk about that. I knew they weren’t going to pick my question because it was just if there was going to be a In A World Like This Tour dvd and I didn’t realize we only had one chance to submit a question. Some good questions were asked and some were repeats of interviews before, but still worth while questions. They were asked what there most romantic moment was, who would play them in movies, if they were gay which BSB would they date, what is their definition of happiness, and worst moment on the In a World Like This Tour. I was in the hot tub for this too lol. The guys were drinking tea because they must have started to feel sick. For their most romantic moments, Nick told about how he proposed. For which BSB they would date, Nick said he would date all of them lol and Brian said he would be an old maid haha. Their definitions of happiness were nice to hear. AJ said Ava (aww) and Nick said loving someone and said that goes for the fans too, which was very sweet.







And for their worst moment on the In A World Like This Tour, Kevin said Chicago for shutting down their show, which was the worst moment and completely sucked for everyone involved. They went more into detail saying they didn’t factor in the times of the opening acts and that was what the problem was which I would say is management’s fault. The opening acts should have gotten cut early or completely for the main act, BSB. Live and learn though. Can’t change what happened. It just sucks it had to be my concert.

BSB will be coming back though as soon as 12/6 for a Christmas show…which I’ll be going to and have vip!!!!! At first I was pissed that they made Plain White T’s the main act, but now it appears they changed that. Good. I can’t wait to see the guys again and around Christmastime!!!! Now I just have to make sure I get a cab this time! The things I do for BSB lol but I love it! :D

I’m sure there were other questions, but these are the ones I remember. Oh yeah, another question is what were the last three websites they were on and AJ said his last one was porn and then Nick teased him and said you have to say the exact website lol. Nick said his was the Tampa Bay Bucs and another sports website, and then something to look up a song from. Nick also mentioned how he understands about being a passionate fan of something because of him with his Bucs. I’m glad he understands that or else he might think we’re all nuts lol. I would like him to think of me as someone who likes him and finds him special and talented and just someone who makes me happy and someone who he could just hang out with. I wish I could talk around him more, but everything is always so rushed.

Also, when Kevin answered the gay question, AJ and Kevin kissed! Lol

After this, I ended up going to the hospitality desk to give them my shirt I wanted to give to Nick. The ladies were really nice and made it seem like they were sincere about making sure Nick got the shirt I wanted to give him. I hope so. I don’t want anyone else to wear it lol. It was a black t-shirt with a pug on it that had a boom box next to it and it said above that, "Pug Life." The lettering was in red. I really, really hope Nick gets this shirt and it fits him because it would mean the world to me if he wears it. I hope some random person isn’t walking around wearing it or else I would have just waited to give it to him in Chicago if I would have known they were going to do a show here.

After this, I got ready for the Bachelorette Party. I just wore a purple sequined tank top and black shorts. My roommate and I ended up going to this one together and it was fun. We ended up grabbing chairs and sitting to the right of the front of the stage. Eventually, we had to move the chairs but we got there pretty early since the guys were doing the second concert for the other group. My roommate was nice enough to get my hoodie from our cabin and we waited some more. The girls in front of us brought "Jimmie" a sex doll and I took a picture of him. It was funny to me. They also had penis straws lol. I knew this was going to be a wild theme and that’s why I’m glad it was picked lol.



Finally the men of the hour came out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, they came out on the balcony behind us. I could not see a thing. I heard the music of course and thought it sounded good for what I can only imagine they were doing, but I’ll be looking for video on that. I was disappointed that I didn’t see that, but there would have been no way I would have been that close for when they came to the main stage and they eventually did anyway. When they finally reached the main stage, things got really tight and pushy but it didn’t bother me. I’m used to it by now lol. Some girls fainted right by me and Howie was right in front of me and had to tell security to take her out. Then another girl fainted. AJ and Nick came pretty frequently to my side and they were definitely teasing all of us. They were wearing black outfits with bow ties and it was too funny and sexy at the same time lol. There were blow up penises everywhere lol. AJ kept playing with a giant penis and had a strap-on blow-up penis on. Nick kept teasing girls with bananas. He was unpeeling them very seductively and then dropping low for the girls to take a bite. I wish I could have been one of those lucky girls lol. Howie had a cucumber at one point lol. It was hilarious! I’m glad they went all out on this one! Nick had a penis squirt gun and was shooting it into girls’ mouths lol. I felt kind of teased because I was so close, yet not close enough to get a banana tease or a picture. I felt that if three girls in front of me were gone, I could have been right up there. They were also crowd surfing again. I was able to catch a tiara Nick wore and then threw into the audience! This made up for the rude bitch that took my TNMT hat. I quickly stuffed it into my bra before someone would try to yank that from me. Then I caught some beads from Howie! This was such a fun night to see them be silly and use their sexuality to our advantage lol. Because of this moment being so great I took mostly video, but here are a couple pictures of Kevin!








Friday, November 15, 2013

BSB Cruise: Saturday, October 26, 2013

DAY TWO: Saturday, October 26, 2013
I only had probably about two hours of sleep and got up to have some breakfast. This was the first time I tried breakfast on the ship and didn’t discover the omelet station until a day later. I got some eggs and pancakes that tasted like something fishy was next to it and the hashbrowns were one big crisp, with no potato. Kind of disappointing but oh well. Also, both the lemonade and orange juice was made with the rock water so I could hardly stand that. I’m lucky that I wasn’t dehydrated most of the trip, but I did drink the rock water when I felt I really needed some water. For lunch I had some chicken tenders and fries that were okay. I wish I could have tried some more food to see if there was anything better, but there was no time.

I got ready to leave for Half Moon Cay. I kept going back and forth deciding if I wanted to wear my swimsuit and a cover-up or just a regular t-shirt and shorts. I went with the swimsuit and I’m glad I did. I seen Ashley in the elevator and we parted ways since the beginning of the cruise, so she said we should meet at her room. I went to what I thought I heard her say her room was and it wasn’t her room. I went back in my line to get on board a smaller ship to the Bahamas and got out of line to try to look for her again. I shouldn’t have done that because I didn’t realize it was by color and we couldn’t go on the same boat anyway because of that. Anyway, I eventually found her and had to go to the very back of my line for my blue wrist band and that screwed me up. I think I was on the second to the last boat to get over there, which really really sucked but after that I decided to mainly do my own thing and if anybody I knew was around cool, but if not, oh well. So after getting in line and getting frustrated because an old lady was upset that I supposedly cut in line which I didn’t because I was in line before and for a group in front of me goofing around and slowing down the line, I finally was able to be put on the boat that took me to the island. I ended up having to stand and it was a bit uneasy for me because the water was choppy and I was trying to take pictures while making sure I wouldn’t fall. I ended up making it to the island!!!!!




Half Moon Cay, Bahamas is beautiful! I always wanted to go to a tropical island and thanks to BSB and my hard-working money, I can say I did! I quickly took pictures of the welcome sign and the Bahamian flag and went exploring. I tried to make it quickly to the beach and it was so nice to see that crystal clear blue water! I seen where the stage was set up for BSB but because I was alone and had my camera and passport, I didn’t want to put my stuff in a thick crowd. I ended up setting my stuff down on a lounge chair and running to the ocean lol. I haven’t been in the ocean since I was a little girl and it has been too too long! The water felt great and it was remarkable just to stare out into the ocean and see the Carnival Imagination in the background. I kept looking over at my stuff to make sure it was okay, and that was a real pain but I didn’t have much of a choice. I did discover later that the island had lockers, but I didn’t know that information at first and didn’t bring any money with me because I thought I could use my sign and sail card for souvenirs. That was a stupid thought because I would have just liked to have used cash anyway to be safe, but I ended up just taking pictures of things I would have got in the shops that were on the island. Saved money this way too. I thought maybe it would have been nice to have my roommate or the friends I met previously during this excursion so we can help each other with our stuff, but that wouldn’t have worked out anyway because I’m sure everyone would have wanted to be in the ocean. I could have gotten really close to the guys when they were in the water, but then I would have had to abandon my stuff for awhile. It still all worked out well because I enjoyed swimming in the ocean. Even though I didn’t get to swim with the BSB per say, Leighanne and her friend were swimming right along side me in the ocean. She is a very nice and pretty lady. Swimming is what I did the whole time. I didn’t even go up close to where the BSB were because I missed being in the ocean so much. I heard them talking and the music, but that’s about it. I wish I could have done the coconut game with Nick lol. That would have been a lot of fun! Or the paddle boating with Nick! Anything with Nick lol. I was able to collect some seashells and that became my souvenirs. I loved the water, the sand, everything! It was also fun to watch the BSB come in on their private boat and see Nick jump off the side. I seen a bit of the paddleboat races and that was fun too. I heard about the wet t-shirt contest. Count me out of that one, unless Nick wants a private show LOL. They had lunch in the ship restaurant that was behind the stage, but since I arrived on the island so late and went straight into the ocean, I missed out on that. I heard from multiple people that the hamburgers were raw and from someone else that they ran out of food and were taking food from the trash. Now, I don’t know if that part is true but I’m glad I didn’t eat because I wouldn’t have wanted to eat and go straight into the ocean afterwards.

 








After I soaked up as much ocean as I could, I took my stuff and went to the stage. I was able to see Nick really up close and when he was taking pictures with disabled fans. He is such a sweetheart!!! I kept getting really close by him throughout the cruise, but just couldn’t manage getting a picture, which really sucked. I would have loved to have just floated and swim by him in the ocean. It would have also been great just to hang out with him and talk with him more.









After that, I waited for a little while behind the restaurant to see if any of the guys would come out and then quickly gave up and that’s when I looked at the souvenirs. I passed a church and thought that was really special so I went inside and took some pictures. Then I took some more pictures of other things. I decided I wanted to take the next boat back to the Carnival Imagination because I wanted to make sure I wasn’t late for all what was still to come. I think that was a good idea, because as much as I hated to leave the beach, I heard that it took a long time for those to get back because of the choppy waters. My boat had a hard time lining up to the cruise ship. They told us to stand up too soon and we had to practically run back onto the ship, but we made it.











I made my way to AJ’s Hip Hop Flip Flop event on the lido deck, but because of the rain it was cancelled. I had heard that they were going to reschedule it, but I never heard if they really did. I guess they were supposed to do belly flops in the pool. I never was in the pool because it looked kind of dirty to me, but I don’t know if it was that deep enough for that. Maybe that was a blessing in disguise.

I ended up going to dinner and got some prime rib. That was really good. It came with some asparagus and stuffed mushrooms. For dessert, I got the chocolate lava cake that was out of this world. Like a brownie that melts in your mouth. Really good. I ended up being seated at a random table and met some wonderful women. There were two girls from Canada who were really nice and three women that were so much fun! Danielle was her name and she brought her mother and aunt. They are Italian just like me and are from Michigan. They were also the ladies who wore retired Hooter Girls Halloween outfits. So much fun! They also ended up being like three or four doors down from my cabin. We had a very lively conversation and it was funny when Danielle’s aunt said that the chocolate lava cake was better than sex. I thought, couldn’t be better than having sex with Nick LOL. We also compared Michigan bums with Chicago bums. Apparently, Chicago bums dress better lol. Danielle is a Kevin girl and got quite a few pictures with Kevin!!!!

I think after this was around the time where I got some BSB merchandise. It was really crowded, but I toughed it out. I ended up getting two shirts, but I wanted the hoodie, the beach ball, the frame, and the towel. Too much money so I thought I would wait until it’s on BSB’s website. The hoodie was I think $89, the beach ball $35, the frame $65, and the towel $65 or at least around there.



After this, my group’s In A World Like This concert was going to start. I wore my Kaotic Clan shirt to this in case Nick came out into the audience, but they didn’t. I ended up seeing Harriet and we waited in line together. This kind of goofed things up for me too because we waited on her side and even though we were one of the firsts to get in, my booth was on the other side and by the time I got there, the two front seats were taken and the two on the sides. Luckily, the two ladies who took the side seats left and I was able to take one of their spots. By this time my feet were killing me and I was wearing flip flops the whole time. I took them off and felt the carpeting on my feet. That was kind of neat to me. I never was able to watch a BSB concert live with my shoes off. Kind of felt like I was in my living room lol. It was good to see this concert because I was at the Chicago show where it was cut short so I didn’t get to see the whole show and this was pretty much it. The bad part about my seats was there was a pole in front of me and also when the girls in the front stood up, we had to stand up and when we stood up the balcony from the upper level blocked our view. Still a great show though. I remember Nick saying, "I am pumped mother fucker!" and I started laughing so hard. LOL I was too, Nick! Then AJ said that they can’t usually say things like that at the regular concerts lol. I really enjoyed Nick playing the guitar and the other guys with their instruments. It was a really great show and they all sounded so so good! Here's a picture, but I took mostly video of the concert.


After the concert, I went as quickly to my room as I could to get ready for the Backstreet’s Back Halloween Party. I was a flapper girl. I haven’t been able to fit into this costume since grade school and even then it didn’t fit right and this time it fit perfect. I’m so glad I picked this costume. It was between this and a Garfield costume I have (but I would want to look sexy for Nick lol) and a princess costume (which would have been too hot because it is velvet with long sleeves and would only work in Illinois weather).

 


The guys were dressed up as The Village People! It was so much fun. Nick was the construction worker (looking unbelievably sexy) and the other guys looked great too. They sang and danced to YMCA and it was so much fun. I got video of Nick playing with a whip lol and this made me laugh hysterically. He was having fun. I missed the part where they bobbed for apples. I was behind the stage so even though I was close, I missed some things. I ended up seeing Nick go back to his cabin and so did a few other girls. Most got pictures with him, but not me because he had to get ready to do his Nick and Nite djing, which I couldn’t wait for!!! I wish I could have taken pictures during this moment, but I was just waiting to get a picture of me and him. I uncontrollably screamed out "no!" when he had to leave, but understood. It just sucked that I was so close and I wanted to give him a present so bad. (I had bought a shirt for him.) I think I ran back to my room, which was just a cabin below his, and changed into my Kaotic Clan shirt and went straight to the main atrium. I think I just missed the introduction and that was it and still got really close. I was on his left side off to the stairway on the same floor as him.









 
Nick did such a wonderful job djing and it reminded me of the NKOTBSB afterparty at Nova in Addison IL that I went to except bigger. I love when Nick djs because we have similar taste in music and sure enough every song he played was a favorite of mine and perfect for our party setting. I was the girl who asked him on the Nick and Howie chat about the cruise if they were going to dj, so I’m so glad he djed. It made the whole trip for me! I liked it when he said to us, "We’re going to rave tonight!" lol. He also looks so incredibly sexy when he djs. I also liked when he did the soulja boy dance. Major points for him playing his Bon Jovi remix and his own stuff! I also enjoyed how he played his favorite song, Zedd "Clarity" and said that the song describes us and him. I felt the same way when I heard that song. Nick has a wonderful way of establishing a connection to his audience and fans. I had so much fun during this time!