Boyband Bonanza (day three)

The third day of our adventure featured my personal top 2 boybands...some backstreet fun in the morning followed by a little big time rush excitement at night...does life get any better?...i dont think so!!...lets get to the details!!

We woke up nice and early...(side note: why do people say nice and early? There is nothing nice about getting up early!...haha!)...once again had a delicious free breakfast...put on our day 3a costumes (team backstreet tshirt)...packed up...loaded into the boyband bonanza mobile...and we were off to the first ever bsb vs nkotb softball game...

When we got there side a vip could go right in but side b had to get in line...so my girl @longasyouluvme2 went in a little before us...when i got in there i looked around for all my girls with team backstreet shirts on...i found them and headed towards where they were sitting...when i got there i asked where @longasyouluvme2 went...they said she was IN THE DUGOUT!!!!...thats right...she got picked to play softball with the boys!!!....WHAAAT?!?...she ended up being on team new kids but who cares...she still got to hang out with everyone on both teams!!...i was so happy for her...she is def a deserving fan...so yay!!!!

The softball game was soo much fun...we made signs that had backstreet on them...one letter per sign to be exact...the mascot even came over to us to hold up one of them...we were all cheering hard for our boys but no amount of cheering could have helped...lets just say that team backstreet wasnt as bad as i feared but we still lost 4 to 9....*sigh*...oh well...it was still sooo much fun...i think my fav moment was when one of the new kids caught howie's pop fly (is that a thing? Im not really up on my baseball terminology)...all the new kids got in a huddle jumping up and down celebrating and then little howito ran out there to join in the celebrations!...haha!!!...oh howie!

after the game we grabbed some lunch and said goodbye to the girls who wouldnt be joining us on our last leg and then headed towards dc...of course there was another rain storm as we were driving...but its okay...we made a pit stop at laura's parents house...changed into our day 3b costumes (cougar rusher tshirts)...and then we were off to our final boyband bonanza event!!!

We made it to the big time rush concert #WooHooDC safe and sound...when we got there the rain cleared up so we thought we would be okay for the night...our "seats" were on the lawn so we werent covered...we found a pretty good spot in the center not to far up...i was happy with our choice...while we were waiting for the show to start we took some crazy pictures...and lots of people complimented our awesome shirts!...one mom came up to us lovin the shirts and told me she was talking to her girlfriend about us and said "i dont think they're here with kids!"...nope! No kids!...she thought it was great!..and then there was a group of teenagers who wanted a pic with us...haha!...how great is that?!?

This date happened to be rachel crow's last show of the tour...she was so so good and so much fun!...i cant believe shes so young...anyway...for one of her songs kendall came out and sang with her!!!!...and for another song kendall logan and carlos came out and danced with her...loved it!!!...it was pretty special to be there for that!!!

Next up was cody simpson...okay...my thoughts on cody simpson...his songs are catchy and hes a great dancer...but hes ONLY 15!!!!....hes up there dancing like hes 25...i cant watch him without feeling like a dirty old lady...its just wrong...during those parts i had to watch the dancers...those boys were def over 18 (i hope!)...haha!!

Finally it was time for boyband number 5 big time rush to take the stage and close out boyband bonanza weekend!!!....let me tell ya...even from far away those boys never dissapoint!!!...they are ALWAYS sooo much fun on the stage...so talented!!!

Remember how i said earlier that the rain cleared up and we thought we'd be okay???...yeah, well we thought wrong...about halfway through the skies opened up and it proceeded to downpour the rest of the night...saying i was soaked was an understatement...but it didnt really matter cause nothing even matters when youre at a big time rush concert!!...haha!!!

Also in the middle of the show a bunch of venue security guards started to surround us...not really sure why...for a hot second i tought omg they're coming to get me for worldwide girl!...haha!...but then i said dont be stupid!..haha!...my next best guess is some parent thought we were wasted and called the security...but none of us were drinking....we were just delusional from being up for almost 3 days straight...i could have had a coffee iv hooked up to my arm and i dont think it would have helped...haha!!!

So yeah...besides that little incident and the rain i couldnt have asked for a better night!!!...actually i like that those things happened...they add to the story...made everything more exciting!!!...haha!!!

At around 10pm big time rush came back on stage for their encore song big time rush...that was it...the very last song of boyband bonanza...because of the rain there wasnt very many people left on the lawn so i went up all the way to the front of the lawn section...a little bit closer for the last hurrah of the weekend...i danced...i sang...i jumped around like a maniac...basically i had a ball...the very last line of the song before the boys dissapeared was "its the only life youve got so you gotta live it big time"..and thats exactly what we did the whole weekend!

And with that i conclude my boyband bonanza weekend recap...i had an absolute ball...and i would do it all over again!!!...i still cant believe i saw backstreet boys and big time rush on the same day!...the only thing better would be seeing them at the same concert...BSBTR!!!...its gonna happen!...haha!!!

sorry for the lack of pics at the btr concert...everyone put their cameras away when it started to rain...and we were really far anyway...this pic was taken after we got back to laura's place

Just in case you missed them, dont forget to check out my day 1 and 2 recaps!!!
DAY 1
DAY 2

ps...the spell check isnt working...so sorry for all mistakes!!

Boyband bonanza (day two)

Im back with a recap of all of day two's festivities...a lot happened on this beautiful saturday...i hope i remember to mention everything!!!

We woke up...ate some delicious free breakfast at the hotel...then once again packed into the boyband bonanza mobile headed over to hershey park stadium...as soon as we got there we got in line for the first event on the day...BSBBQ!!!

There was a scheduling conflict with the bsbbq and the new kids meet and greet...we were supposed to be fast passed to the front of the m&g line so we wouldnt miss any of the bbq...we were all lined up and ready to go when they decided that only side a vip could go first...side b would have to come back later...being the rule follower that i am i immediately got out of line...some of my friends needed more convincing but eventually we all complied with the new rule...



We all headed back to the bbq...changed into our awesome bbq tshirts (bsbbq '12....all i have to grill)...got some food...and relaxed for a little bit before the backstreet boys made their appearance...i personally used this time to squeeze some tanning in!...

When the boys showed up it was great...they kept the event small so there werent a ton of people there and the boys were able to roam around freely...it was great to see them without their body guards attached to their hips (thats right, im lookin at you josh!...haha!)...they were all serving food for a little bit then aj nick and howie dispersed into the crowd and mingled with the fans...and brian went to his wylee station to pass out merchandise to the people with preorders...at this point i was more of an observer...people were crowding around the boys and we all know how i hate crowds so i kinda hung back (and continued to get my tan on!)...

Mingling time came to an end and game time started...each of the 4 boys randomly picked 3 girls to play a lawn game with them...and yes it really was random...we were each given a raffle ticket at the beginning and thats how they picked...the girl standing right behind me in line was picked...i was sooo close!...anyway...the games were fun...i noticed that there were only a few fans by brians game so i went over there and planted myself in the front row to watch brian and some fans play cornhole...brian is always entertaining!

After the games it was picture time...we ended up being the second group...we were not prepared for the photo at all...it still came out super cute...just a tad disorganized....oh well...the best part of the whole thing is I FINALLY GOT HUGS FROM THE BACKSTREET BOYS!!!!....eeeeeekkkkk!!!...oh and i totally kissed nick carter on the cheek AND HE DID THE SAME TO ME!!!!...nbd...but really, double eeeeekkk!!!!...that was definitely a "did this really happen?" moment!!

When the bbq was done all the side b vips were able to cut the new kids meet and greet line...we had our group of 10 all ready to go thanks to my girl laura's hard work...turns out some group in the front did not have 10 so they ruined it for everyone...all of our hard work went out the window and we had to split up...when it was our turn we could see that the new kids were exhausted and looked miz...but they all still gave every single person a hug and were extremely nice...i ended up standing next to joey...i said "look at you with your sparkly eyes!"...so he said "are they really sparkly?"...i said "yeah!"...then he proceeded to look me directly in the eyes for what felt like forever but it was probably about 3 seconds...but still amazing!!!

After all the fun vip stuff in the morning it was time for the concerts to get started...there were sooo many different sets...i think the dan band was up first...i had no idea who they were before mixtape...this guy was hysterical!!...im pretty sure he only did covers but they were all so funny...he even covered shakira!!!

The ready set was next over at the other stage...i have heard of them before and i knew some of their songs...but i cant think of any of them now...oops!...haha!!!

Back on the main stage was the wanted!!!!....LOVE THEM!!!...they arent your typical boy band because they dont dance but those boys just ooze stage presence so it doesnt matter that they werent dancing...their songs are great and they are all really good looking in person...yes they are all younger than i am but clearly my obsession with btr shows you that i dont care about that...haha!!!...

During the wanted's set little one and little sis came over to me and said that howie was on the side watching...so i casually strolled over there and GOT A PICTURE WITH HIM!!!...ahhhhh!!!...i got a picture with my main squeeze howito!!!...yay!!!!! =D

Next up was carly rae jepson!!...she was too cute...little sis and i are obsessed with call me maybe...so every time the song came on his weekend someone filmed us singing and dancing to it...we plan on editing them together for one awesome video...but we arent really sure how to do it...anyway, i think my fav one is the one we took when she was singing it live..its amazing...maybe ill post it...we'll see...haha!

Next was ll cool j...i didnt really watch his set...we used this time to take a break and eat some dinner...we went back to the vip tent and it was empty...so we were able to get in the photo booth a few times and take some great pics!!!...we also had the chance to sit down for a little bit...it was a well needed time out for us...


We eventually made our way back over to stage b where 98 degrees would be performing...wow!...those boys still got it...they sound great...the look great...im so happy i got to see this performance...they were really good...and they sang "true to your heart" which is my fav song of theirs...AND they did a michael jackson medley!!...loved it!!!...they really are a talented bunch!...i cant wait for drew to beat joey fatone on dancing with the stars this season!!...haha!!!...

I must admit that i left the 98* set a few songs early...i had to get back over to the main stage for NKOTBSB...they were the reason i was there after all...duh!..haha!!!

It was the very last nkotbsb show ever so it was really special to be able to see that..a few unique things that happened were...aj wore leopard print leggings during get down...joey came out with a telephone during one of the backstreet songs...brian and aj came out at the end of please dont go girl and sang it with joey...when the new kids asked for some walking music "glad you came" started playing and THE WANTED CAME OUT ON STAGE AND SANG THEIR SONG WITH THE NEW KIDS!!!...ahhhh!!!...after iwitw they would normally do intros of each other instead 98* STROLLED OUT ONTO THE STAGE!!!...no singing involved but who cares...3 amazing boybands on the stage at the same time...thats crazy talk!!!...it was so cool...aj said boybands will never die!!!...and i must agree with him!!!...one last thing, at the very end the new kids came out in bsb tshirts and bsb were wearing nk tshirts...it was great...and then it was over...boo!!

Okay so its confession time...as you may or may not know kevin is returning to the backstreet boys...so not only was this the last performance as nkotbsb, it was also the last performance as 4 backstreet boys...while kev was on hiatus howie took over his parts in iwitw and smtmobl...as a howie girl i loved this...when i realized it was the last time howie would get to sing those parts i may or may not have gotten a little teary eyed...and by teary eyed i mean there were real tears rolling down my cheeks....not a lot but yes crying happened...i was surprised at how emotional i got over this...but i did...its only the 3rd time these boys made me cry...okay confession over...haha!

When the concert was over we went to the after party again...tonight's was a little better than the night before but still nothing spectacular...after about an hour or so we decided it was time to head back to the hotel and get some sleep before day 3!

In case you missed it please check out my day 1 recap here!!

Day 3 preview: boyband softball, big time rush concert