AB and AC in MD

Hey hey hey…I apologize for the hiatus again…I don’t know whats wrong with me…I get on a roll and then I fall off again…im so sorry about that…*bows head in shame*…I promise im going to make a greater effort going forward!!...anyway…today I want to talk about the trip I took down to Annapolis in the beginning of march to visit tv girl and the captain…AND go to the alexis babini and aaron carter concet!!!

Friday night (march 8) after a long day at work I hopped in the cadi with little sis, little one and video girl…it was about a 4 hour drive but went by pretty quickly cause we kept busy chatting about all kinds of stuff (read as backstreet boys, big time rush and aaron carter…haha!!) …I guess we got there just after midnight…I don’t really remember the exact time but it was late!...haha!...tv girl was up waiting for us…yay!!!...but the captain was sleeping…boo!!...haha!!...it was the first time I was at their place…it was super cute!...i loved all the pictures they had framed all over…they really are just the cutest couple ever!!!...anyway…after some more chatting (I really do have a talking problem…I don’t know when to stop!!...haha!) we eventually went to sleep…

Saturday morning we all went out to breakfast!...i LOVE breakfast!!...haha!...then we went to cvs to print some pictures…we decided that we wanted to get the pictures we have with alexis babini signed!...i wish we came up with this plan earlier because I already had them printed and hanging on my wall…I just would have brought those with me…but its okay…now I have another copy (its hanging on my refrigerator!)…

printing these pictures took WAY longer than we thought it would…so long that we were almost late to the show!...oh by the way the concert was in the afternoon…I want to say that it started at 1 or something like that…we got there, I purchased an alexis babini “shut up and kiss me” tshirt (best tshirt EVER!!), then I pretty much ran to my seat…I got there just as the set was starting…phew!...that was a close call!...i would have been devastated if I missed babini!!!

i’ve said it before and I will say it again…alexis is just too freaking cute up on the stage with the guitar and the harmonica and the voice of an angel!!...i can never get enough of this guy…he is so charismatic and so talented!!…love love LOVE him!!...this is the first time I saw him live since his new album came out (“The Pioneer Spirit”…go buy it NOW!!) so I was excited to see his new stuff…omg…”shut up and kiss me”…I cant even…I was a fan of the song before but now…WOW!...so good!!...and he sang “hakuna mattata” (did I spell that right? Probably not!)…how amazing is that?!...AND “smoke” which is my personal fav live song of his…the “still be standing!!!” part is the best…we all yelled it out when he was explaining the sing along to everyone…he seemed excited that we knew it…haha!!...he sang a bunch of other songs too…they were all flawless!...and he had his friend down town Kenny brown on stage with him playing that box thing…sorry I don’t know what its called but its like an acoustic drum I guess…I don’t know…it just looks like a box to me…but its still super cool…I want to learn how to play the box!…haha!...but yeah, it was just overall a great set!!...i was smiling and singing along the whole time…I didn’t want it to end!!...but it did…boo!!!...on the plus side he was over by the merch booth for a meet and greet right after…yay!!!

We had some time before aaron was gonna come on so we went to meet alexis…I mean we were almost late because we were printing pictures for this very moment…of course we had to go!!...there was already a line formed when we got there so we waited patiently…when it was finally our turn we showed him our pictures and asked him to sign them…let me tell ya…this guy has some memory…we had pictures from 2 different times and he knew exactly where they where taken…I was impressed!!...it was great chatting with him and taking pics and stuff…hes always so nice!!...and he seemed to remember us but he could have just been saying that to be nice…im not sure…either way it was exciting!!

Next up was time for aaron carter!!...remember last year when I said I was not impressed…well he stepped up his game in a big way…last time i think i was so dissapointed because i knew he could do better...and this tour proves that...this time the show was GREAT!!...he sang a whole bunch of his old songs…they were all soo much fun…he opened with “another earthquake” which is one of my faves!!...he had two dancers who are incredible!!...and aaron himself is quite the talented dancer…I have to say that I was thoroughly entertained!!...nice job mr carter!!...and a highlight of the show was when little one was picked for the serenade!!...yay!!!

after the show it was time for the meet and greet with aaron!!...he was super nice just like the previous times i've met him...when i walked up to him he told me that i looked familiar...so i told him that i was little sis' sister...haha!!...we took a picture and then i was on my way...but on may way off the stage the girls taking the picture said to me that they like my necklace (my choose 180 dog tag)...i said thanks...and then they said "we know!!!"...haha!!...i thought that was great because only rushers know what it is...and that was that for the concert...oh wait!,,,i got a picture with the cute dancers too!!...haha!!

when all of our meet and greet fun was over we went to lunch with the whole gang...that was a lot of fun...i always love hanging out with all my backstreet girls and tv girl and the captain came to meet us too...it was at this point that the captain called me out for neglecting my blog...sorry again!!!...after lunch some of the girls went home and the rest of us walked around Annapolis a bit...it a really nice city...ill have to go back for a visit when the weather is a little nicer!!

i feel like this post is getting a little long so i guess ill stop here...but the whole weekend really was soo much fun!!!   

no idea

well...i do have an idea...but i didnt know what to title this post and im really loving the big time rush song "no idea" right now...so i thought hey, why not?!

this post is going to be for administrative purposes...i just want to catch you guys up on a few key things going on in my life and what you can expect from upcoming entries...here we go!

~first order of business is to say that im sorry that my posts have been way less frequent this year...i promise to increase my output moving forward...i have been sooo busy at work...ive even been working most saturdays...so ive been leaving work super late and the last thing i wanted to do is think...i didnt want to do anything that required any effort...unfortunately my poor blog takes some effort to write and proof read and add pictures when needed...so it took the biggest hit...but now i see the light at the end of the tunnel...it seems like things are calming down at work so you should be seeing more of me!...yay!!!

~my obsession with big time rush is getting out of control...its a slippery slope and im happily sliding down it with both hands in the air yelling weeeeee!!!....haha!!!...i cant stop thinking about them or listening to their music...of course they will never be able to take the top spot away from my backstreet boys but right now they are holding strong at number 2...i would even venture to say that ive never liked anyone in my #2 spot as much as i like btr...does that make sense?!...haha!

~speaking of btr i have so updated vip info...in my vip comparison post i said that bsb has a question and answer session and btr doeas not...well i was looking through the forum on their fan club yesterday and i discovered that btr added a q&a to their soundcheck...this is interesting because i think it may be because of my...no, not my blog entry!...i say this because after the btr concert little sis and i ran into justin (the guy that runs bsb vip)...he asked us what we thought of the btr vip...so i said it was great but i wish they had a q&a...so i wonder if he went back to whoever was running the btr vip and shared my opinion...hmmm...if thats how they added the question i just want to say your welcome!...haha!

~i've been doing my nails a lot lately...it all started after the princess' wedding...i got the gel nail polish so it would last the whole vacation...it was great...i loved it at the time...but when it came time to get the polish off you are supposed to go get it removed...i couldnt be bothered doing that...sooo my nails were destroyed...they were cracked all over the place...so ugly...so to cover up the ugly i started painting them myself...and since im the fun loving person that i am i couldnt just paint them regular...i got increasingly more creative...this past week i i learned how to do marble nail...i thought they came out pretty good...what do you think?!?

Left Hand

Right Hand

~ my next post will def be part of my "i heart..." series...im not really crushin on anyone in real life right now so i figured i would share with you all of my celeb crushes!...starting with my number one all time fav...you should know who it is but if you dont youll just have to wait and see...for this series ill probably start off talking about individuals but ill probably expand to include all kinds of things i love...soo look for this soon!!!

~ 2012 is the year of concerts for me...my girl anne marie (who ive been going to most of my concerts with) pointed out that we've been to at least one every month so far this year...so we decided that we will continue that trend for the whole year...we are set up until september!...except for july...we cant find a july concert...so if any one knows of any good shows in july please let us know!!!...thanks....

~and finally...this will be the last post i write on my ally...thats right, its time for a new phone again...im not really sad to see this one go like i was when i upgraded from my trusty voyager...its not that this phone is bad cause its not...weve had some good times...but its just time for an upgrade...and plus i heard that verizon is gonna start charging for an upgrade...wtf?!...so i gotta get one last free upgrade in before they charge me...

well guys...thats that...youll be hearing from me soon! love ya! <3

mardi gras at universal studios

a few fridays ago (march 9) little sis and i got on a plane and headed down to orlando florida...the reason for our trip? a concert of course!...haha!!!...big time rush was set to have a concert in universal studios on that saturday...they were so great the first time so we hopped on the chance to see them again!...we stayed a few days after the concert so we would be able to go to the parks too...i guess we'll take this vacay review on a day by day basis!

friday
our flight wasnt until after 830 so we didnt get into orlando until late...we got to the hotel around midnight and proceeded to check in...(btw we stayed at the royal pacific...a little expensive but it was great...i would recommend it!)...we were pleasantly surprised when we were awarded a free upgrade to the club level room...that was great because there was a free continental breakfast every morning for the guests on that floor...this ended up saving us a lot of time and a lot of money...so yay!!!

saturday
we woke up, ate our free breakfast, and headed over to the park for what we knew was going to be a loooong day...the only thing we had planned for the day was standing in line...we got there at around 10am and there was already about 150 people in front of us (the park opened at 9)...so we got on line and waited and waited...

it wasnt as terrible as i thought it would be...we brought cards...so we played war and spit...we also had little sis' brand new ipod...so we watched an episode of big time rush (appropriate right?!)...since it was a mardi gras celebration they had a whole bunch of entertainers on stilts walking around....so that was fun...also the line moved to new locations a few times...the first time we moved was around noon...and then at 5 we were let into the place where the concert was held...i thought they let us in a little early cause the concert didnt start until 830...once we were in that spot there was no moving...

the line at around 3pm

the crowd behind me at the concert

when we were let in the center section was about 4 or 5 rows deep already...so i went over to the side a little bit...we were FRONT ROW!!!!...we werent in the center but who cares cause we were in the front...based on the previous btr concert i went to i knew they would more than likely be coming off the stage...and sure enough they did...they were all right in front of me at one point or another...i even got to touch them a few times...excuse me while i allow the 12 year old inside of me to squeal...*eeeeekkkkk*....haha!!!

none of my pictures came out very good but you get the idea

the concert was great!!!...those big time rush boys really are great singers and performers...im in love!...haha!...we had a great time at the concert...we even met a few more 20+ rushers...they were great!!! (wow...i just said great A LOT...oops!...haha!)


sunday
we wanted to get up and be at the park by 8 when the park opened for people staying in the universal hotels...i heard that the wizarding world of harry potter gets really packed really fast and getting there early is really the only way...unfortunately the alarm we set didnt go off...we ended up getting there around 930...it didnt turn out too bad, thanks to springing ahead that night i think most people were off to a late start...also it was raining so the park was way less crowded than normal...

anyway when we got there we went directly to harry potter...i was so excited!!!...it was so cool...walking around hogsmead and seeing Hogwarts was amazing...i felt like i was really there...they had all the shops from the book, like honeydukes and the three broomsticks...they even had butterbeer...i was totally geeking out seeing everything...the best part was the ride...the line took you through hogwarts castle...you go through the dungeons, then to the green house, then to dumbledores office, then threw a hallway with talking and moving portraits, then to the defence against the dark arts classroom (where herminone makes it snow!) then to the griffindor common room, then you see the sorting hat, then to the room of requirement...this is where you board the magical bench and the ride starts...its a super fun ride!!!!...even if youre not a harry fan i think you'll still love this ride!!!...its def worth the wait!....

thanks to the rain the the park was pretty empty so we were able to get through everything pretty quickly...by lunch time we went on all the rides at islands of adventure...we would have gone on the roller coasters a few more time each but the rain hurt...when we went on the hulk i felt like ice pellets were attacking my face...i couldnt even keep my eyes open because it hurt sooo bad...of course we laughed about it the whole time but it really did hurt!...haha!...

after we went to lunch we headed over to the other park...we were able to get through all of those rides too...i think my fav over there is the mummy ride...its an in the dark coaster and tons of fun...there was a new roller coaster that we went on...it was a lot of fun and a little different...you get to pick a song you want to listen to and there is a camera that films you the entire ride...i thought that was pretty cool!

that night we ate dinner at nba city...neither of us care all that much about basketball but i read a lot of reviews that said it was good...so we went there...and it was good!...great food and reasonable prices...we were happy campers!!...

monday
since we got to everything on sunday we went through and went on all the good stuff again...but the park was way more crowded so it took us a lot longer to do things...we started with harry potter again...we waited 20 mins sunday for the ride...monday we waited 1.5 hours...when we got off the line was twice as long and we could barely walk through the hp section...it was sooo crowded...good thing i was able to find the secret butterbeer line thanks to laura's tips!...if not i think the line for that was about an hour!...crazy!!!

besides harry potter we hit up all the other awesome rides in islands of adventure, ate lunch, then header over to universal to do those rides again!...eventually we went on everything we wanted to multiple times so we headed out...we walked over to the hard rock hotel...we thought that there would be a lot of cool stuff there...yeah, not so much...we were a little disappointed but at least we burned off some of the ice cream we just ate!...haha!!!

despicable me ride coming soon!

that night for dinner we went to the latin quarter...it was good but a little pricey...there were a lot of awesome reviews for it...it was good but not omg amazing...Chevy's in linden is just as good...and much cheaper...

tuesday
we didnt do anything on tuesday except for go home...boo!!!

well thats it for now...ill be back soon!!!

winter concerts

as i mentioned before the past few months have been jam packed with concerts...i was going to write a separate post for all of them but i feel like that will set me back again...i dont want to constantly be catching up...ya know?!...so im just gonna write something quick about each of them...here we go...
aaron carter
january 19
new york city

this concert was...interesting...haha!...while im not a super fan of aaron carter, i always did like his music...a lot of his old songs are so much fun!...i was expecting him to sing a few of those...he only sang one...ugh!...that was kinda disappointing...so i wasnt super impressed with his show...i would say it was okay...but lets not throw away the entire evening...i really did have a ton of fun at this concert...i gave me a change to catch up with one of my backstreet girls...and we discovered the super talented alexis babini!!!!...omg! he is AMAZING!!!!...he opened for aaron...he was so cute up there with his guitar and harmonica...his songs were great and catchy...in the middle of one song he whispered "dramatic pause"...after that i was sold!...haha!...he said that he would be down by the merch booth during intermission so we went down there...he was so nice!...he made it a point to ask everyone their name which i thought was a nice touch...i also purchased his cd...i listened only that for at least a week straight...its soo good!...i recommend all of you to do a quick you tube search for him...i promise you wont be disappointed!!!!

alexis babini and me <3

nick carter
february 2
new york city

i wasnt sure how i was going to feel about going to this concert...his sister passed away just a few days before this show and there was a lot of controversy over should he or shouldnt he go on with the show...he decided to continue on with the tour and this was the first show since then...i would be lying if i said it was just a normal concert...there was something really special about being there for that show...and i have never heard nick sound as amazing as he did that night (and you people know that I have heard him sing live lots and lots of times...haha!)...most people would probably say that falling down was the best song of the night but i disagree...i would say "i got you" was the most emotional for me...during the song girls started holding up pink hearts...there were so many of them...at the end of the song you could tell that nick was truly touched...he then changed the last words in the song from "got you" to "thank you"...it gave me chills!



nick carter
february 4
philly

little sis and i drove to this concert with anne marie (check out her you tube page for some awesome videos!)...the 3 of us had a blast on the car ride!!!...seeing nick in philly was a lot more relaxed...the atmosphere in the theater was back to normal...nothing like the feeling in nyc...little sis and i went up to the balcony and had a great veiw...it was much better that standing like a sardine in the crowd on the main level...nick sound great and he looked good...minus the hair...im not really feelin the long hair...oh well...haha!..after the concert we went to wawa and met up with laura!...i wish we got to spend more time with her...overall taking the trip to philly for this show was def a good idea...of course i had tons of fun!!!

outside of wawa after the show

alexis babini
february 14
new york city

thats right...it took me less than a month to see babini in concert!!!...i went with anne marie (again...haha!)...the concert was at a tiny bar with a small stage in the corner...we sat at the bar which was at the back of the room and the stage was probably about 10 feet from us...if that!...he sang for the full hour that was allotted for him...he also played guitar piano and harmonica...hes so talented...after his set he came over to us to thank us for coming and chatted for a little bit...he didnt have to do that but he did...needless to say he is def one of my faves....i love me some babini!!!...haha! ;-)

it really wasnt a take pictures kinda show...so this is from when he opened for aaron

big time rush
february 17
vegas

my first ever btr concert...i had a ball!!!...i decided to get vip for the concert (with a price tag of $195 i thought it was a bargain!)...i couldnt pass it up...those big time rush boys are just so cute, i had to meet them!!!...ill go into more detail about the vip in a future post...for now ill just say they are super sweet and even better looking in person than on tv!...okay so onto the concert...it was a lot of fun...they have a ton of energy...they were all over that stage...they even had a trampoline and fire poles on the stage...their show was a lot of fun...when it comes to concerts that arent backstreet boys, it takes a lot to impress me (bsb could stand there and pick their noses and id love it thats why they arent included...haha!!!...i also tend to compare others to bsb and say things like "hmm, i wonder who did that before"...haha!)...anyway, i gotta say that i was really impressed with btr!...so much so that im going to orlando tomorrow to see them again...haha!...if you get a chance look up "no idea" live on you tube...watching a video doesnt really do it justice but in person it was truly beautiful...my fav of the night!...

me in the middle of those cute big time rush boys!

well thats it for now...like i said ill be seeing big time rush again shortly...i cant wait for saturday!!!

also, i have a question for all of you...should i go to geneva in may for NKOTBSB?...i saw the show 6 times last summer...but is that enough?!?

time to catch up

hello kiddies!

it looks like its time to catch up a little bit...i really havent said anything about whats been going on in my life since i left for bsbcrusie2011 back the first week in december...its now the middle of february...not much has happened but i thought id give you a quick run down anyway...so here goes...

i was finally able to put some closure on the whole clark kent thing...i knew sports guy wasnt really gonna help me so instead of dragging it out forever i decided that the work christmas party would be my last chance...i was gonna make something happen or move on...at the party cool girl and i saw him walk in so we found sports guy and told him to introduce us to clark kent...sports guy was a little buzzed at this point so he was a lot more willing to share info...and thats when he dropped the bomb...he said that clark kent has a girlfriend now...ugh!!!...at first i was mad at him for not helping me sooner...but then he shared other facts about clark kent that i was not previously aware of and they were total turn offs...so i dont think it would have worked out anyway...oh well...so im okay with how things turned out...ill just have to be on the look out for someone else!...=)

up next was christmas and new year's...they both went by with nothing too spectaclar to report on...

january brought defeat for my jets...they finished the season 8 and 8...i blame that model mark sanchez was dating...if he was with me none of this would have happened...haha!!!....just kidding...the team just seemed to fall apart...but there is always next year!

also in january i went to an aaron carter concert...i cant say too many good things about his performance but i am still sooo happy i went...this guy alexis babini opened for him...i fell in love...he is so cute and his songs are great...i dont want to get into too much detail because i will be dedicating an entire post to him soon!

now we're up to february and so far its been the month of concerts...feb 2 and 4 i went to nick carter "i'm taking off tour"...on feb 14 i went to see alexis babini...and on feb 17 i saw big time rush...ill probably write a recap of all of these...

so i guess im all caught up!...things to look foward to from me include a meme that cait tagged me in, reviews of the concerts i went to, a vip comparison bsb vs btr, and probably a new mini series called "i heart ..." where ill talk about all the people, shows and things i love...should be fun!...

well i must be going...until next time, happy blogging! =)

*please note that im not home so this is getting posted without a spell check...sorry for all the mistakes!!

I go to other concerts too

contrary to popular belief i do go to concerts other than backstreet ones...while its obvious that bsb is my fav i still like a large variety of music and enjoy going to see just about anyone live!...friday night was one of those times when i ventured outside of the usual...

i saw maroon5 and train at pnc with big brother big sis and little sis...gavin degraw was there too but thanks to horrendous traffic little sis and i missed him...we were really bummed about missing him...i think hes great...i fell in love with him the last time i saw him live back in the summer of oh eight at toms river fest...so i was so excited to see him again...but good old parkway traffic held us up and we couldnt make it in time...so sad...

maroon5 came out before train...i am def a fan of maroon5...i knew most of the songs they sang...i never got around to buying their newest album so i didnt know those songs...but they sang a fair amount from the first 2 so i was good to go...i was most excited when they sang "so this is goodbye"...it was half of my solo song in 2007 (the other half was ne-yo "because of you"...they totally dont go together but i liked them both soo who cares!...haha!)...i also love "she will be loved" and "harder to breathe" and "misery" and pretty much everything...i am so easy to please...haha!

when maroon 5 was done there was a break for what seemed like forever...it was during this time that it started raining...but it only lasted a few minutes so its not like i got drenched or anything...it was also during this time that i received some complaints about my little handy dandy blog from big brother...he wasnt diggin all the bsb related entries...i do realize that ive been going a little overboard lately...i want to keep all my readers happy so i will have to find a happy balance that everyone can live with!...sorry big brother!!!...and one more thing...big brother took this picture of my sisters and me...(pretty sure it was taken before the rain...haha!)...little sis' face is kinda washed out because of the flash but that okay...haha!!




train finally came out after what felt like forever...i must admit that i only know about 4 train songs...but this is the second time i saw them live (the first was last sept at union county music fest)...and both times i have been thoroughly entertained...their songs arent overly exciting but there is something about the lead guy that draws me in...maybe i should look into getting one of their albums...does anyone have any recommendations on which one i should get?

overall i had a lot of fun at the concert...but lets face it i have fun at any concert i go to!!! = )

top 10 of the year 10

i know i know...i owe you days 2, 3, and 4 of my cruise recap...i promise you will have them soon...the problem is i like to blog on the train...those entries are too long to finish on the train...so i hit save so i can come back later...but they only save to the blogger website and not to my phone...so to finish them i have to sit at my computer...but after sitting in front of a computer all day its not always the first thing i want to do when i get home...ya know...sorry for the long rambling...i just dont want any one to be upset...haha!...

so the purpose of this blog is to put a nice little bow on the end of the year that was 2010...and instead of recapping the whole year i decided to make a top 10 list!!!...enjoy!!!

10) lifehouse / kris allen concert
i had a ball with k dubbs at this concert....kris allen was WAY more entertaining than i thought he would be...at one point he asked everyone to sing along, then said but you dont have to if you dont want to i mean you paid money to see me sing not to sing yourself...haha...so cute!...and he came out in the audience for one of the songs...he was really great...as for lifehouse they were awesome too...i really love their music!!!...this was probably the best non bsb concert i have ever been to!...

9) becoming a TCU fan!!!
this makes the list because of its randomness and awesomeness...i was in atlantic city for a bsb concert in june which happened to be the same day as the usa vs england world cup match...since little one is a huge soccer fan she couldnt miss it (ps she was rooting for england...talk about anti american...haha)...anyway...we went to a sports bar to watch it...we were there way before the game started so they randomly had college baseball on the tvs...we had no idea who was playing...orange vs purple...of course i picked the purple team to root for...and it didnt hurt that they were loosing by about 10 runs so they had that whole underdog thing going for them...haha...as we watched we learned more and more about the teams playing...thats when k dubbs and i decided we would be horned frog fans for life!!!...good thing we did...they made it to the last round before the championships of the college world series...and now the football team is going to be in the rose bowl!...and to top it off they are going to be part of the big east...which means we'll be able to go to some games!...haha!...see i told you...random! =)

8) fantasy football champion!
yeah thats right! i won!!!! im so proud of myself!!! my rookie season and i pull off the big upset in the super bowl!!! yay!!! aaron rodgers and arian foster are my heroes!!!

7)Hemingway's
one night towards the end of the summer i went out with my cousins and their friends to Hemingway's in seaside...the night doesnt make the list because of Hemingway's but because of everything else that occurred that night...everything from all the boy meets world quotes...to finding the undapants video on YouTube...to the "lottery tickets"...to the cheese balls...to "maybe if you didnt walk like this"...to trying to go to sleep but being unsuccessful due to laughing too hard...it was just a really fun night!!!...and if you were there youre probably laughing right now just thinking about it!...

6) friday night ice cream
i went dts most weekends this summer...the best part about it was friday night ice cream...as soon as i got down there after work i threw sweats on grabbed my girls and strolled to summer sweets!...my ice cream of choice was cake batter in a waffle cone with rainbow sprinkles...omg im salivating just thinking about it...soo good....but it wasnt just about the ice cream...it was about taking a stroll with k dubbs and little one...it was the perfect way to unwind after working all week...

5) officially meeting concert guy
i know that my friendship with him never went further than just friends but im okay with that...and im so glad that arti made us go over to him and introduce ourselves...ive had a lot of good times with him...all of which are well document on this blog (feel free to read the archives...just click on concert guy to the right and they should all come up)...haha...i also think that it was a big step for me in the grand scheme of life...

4) this is us tour!!!!
backstreet boys!!!!! aaaaahhhhh!!!!! do i really need to say anything else?!?...i went to this show 4 times this summer and loved it more and more every time!!! you can check out my review here if you havent done so already!

3) 25th birthday bash: local edition
omg sooo much fun!...this was the first time i ever threw an awesome party!!!!...i know, im a little late but what are you gonna due about it?...anyway i told everyone to come but i didnt thing anyone would show up...before i knew it there was tons of people there!...and everyone was having a blast...but more importantly i had a blast!!!!

2)25th birthday bash: disney edition!
its the happiest place on earth!!!! so of course i picked disney as the place i wanted to celebrate my 25th birthday!...i am such a little kid and i love love love disney world...it was so awesome!!! yay!!! i cant wait to go back!!!

1) BACKSTREET BOYS CRUISE 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
are you really surprised?!? haha....best trip ever!!!...right now you can check out my recap of day one...and i promiss...no...i double pinkie swear promise...that i will have the rest of my recaps up very soon...

so that was 2010 in a nutshell...i thought it was pretty amazing!!!
here's to hoping 2011 will be even better!!!!!

the year that was 2008...part 2

okay...let me finish my review...i know you were all dying with anticipation to find out what happened...haha!...

july:
i went dts a whole bunch of times...my little cousins visited from north carolina...i miss them soooo much....i spent A LOT of time working on the scrapbook for barb...i watched and got annoyed with sytycd...and thats pretty much it... oh wait...i also went to alicia and steves wedding!!!!

august:
this was a big concert month for me...i went to toms river fest...there were so many people there...we saw lifehouse, gavin degraw, avril, collective soul, carrie underwood, daughtry, and i'm sure there were more i just cant remember them...when daughtry sang there and back again i got so excited i dropped all of my stuff and preceded to do my most recent solo right there in the middle of the field...haha...i also went to maroon 5 concert at pnc with the lifers...there we took tons of pics cause we were short a page in barbs scrapbook and the party we threw her was the next day...so we really had no other option...haha...her party was tons of fun!...the week after that i went to mohegan sun to see a BACKSTREET BOYS concert!!!...yeah it was excellent...as always...

september:
phil FINALLY retired!!!!...yay!!!...enough said...haha...i also went out with britt for her birthday...we went to bamboo and i got free soda all night cause i was driving...yay for not drinking!!!...

october:
i got my wisdom teeth taken out...and i was WAY more dramatic about it than i needed to be...i went to st. maarten for a few days...of course i go there and its cloudy but whatever i still had fun!!!...on halloween i went another BSB concert...this time not so far...it was in montclair...since it was halloween they put costumes on for everybody...aj was some wrestler...howie was count chocula (i think)...brian was the burger king...and nick was the gieco gecko...that was tons of fun!!!...its exciting to be a show that something different happens than the standard stuff...

november:
sytycd tour!!!...of course we found the secret room and stayed after to meet the dancers...they were all great but i think i will say that thayne was my fav...he was super nice...i decided that i want him to be my bff...lol...after the show we went to providence and i spent my 1 and only night at my apartment there...haha...later in the month i went to vegas with cort!!!...we saw the BACKSTREET BOYS!!!...(have i mentioned that they're my fav!!!!...lol...)...that show brings my grand total up to 27!!!..yeah...i'm obsessed what can i say...also after thanksgiving i got my hair highlighted...i love it...i fell like this is the color my hair is supposed to be...

december:
lots and lots of christmas festivities consumed this month...and a loved every minute of it...i think my fav Christmas gift is rock band 2...(i bought it for myself a few days before christmas but i'll still count it as a gift...haha)...2008 ended with a new years eve part dts...my sisters told me if you want to find love in the new year then you have to wear red underwear on new years eve...so i did...they both wore them last year and both found bofos this year...hey it cant hurt right...anyway...we had a ton of fun at the party!!!...

so now its onto 2009!!! i cant wait...this is gonna be my year...i can feel it!!! (well at least i hope so)