Boyband Bonanza (day one)

Boyband bonanza weekend was a weekend packed with all kinds of boyband fun!!!...its too much excitement to put in one entry so per usual ill break it down day by day...

Lets start off with our awesome countdown that pretty much sums up the weekend...we had this on our day 1 shirts AND written all over the boyband bonanza mobile!...(by the way we got tons of compliments on the tshirts!!)

5 boybands (backstreet boys, big time rush, new kids on the block, the wanted, and 98 degrees)

4 decades (80s, 90s, 00s and today)

3 days (august 17 - 19, 2012)

2 states (pa and va)

1 non-stop PARTY!!!

it says 98* in the corner but you cant see it with the glare

Friday around noon time we packed into the boyband bonanza mobile and  started our journey to hershey pa...it took us just under 3 hours to get there with little sis driving..the ride went by pretty fast...with 5 girls chatting, singing and dancing in the car of course its gonna go by quickly!!...

we checked into our hotel and headed over hershey park...we pulled into the special vip parking lot and then proceeded to wait on a long line to check into vip for mixtape festival...of course little one started to freak out because she didnt think we would get inside by 5 when aaron carter's set was scheduled to start...the freak out was not needed because we got our vip laminates and wristbands and we were inside with plenty of time to spare!!!...side note: i just want to say there is something about walking around with a vip laminate around your neck that makes you feel really special!!

As soon as we got inside it started to down pour...im not sure why i said inside because we were in the stadium but we were still outside...i purchased a hershey park poncho...best $5 i ever spent in my life!!!...haha!!!...

because of this sudden downpour aaron's set was pushed back...when he finally took the stage, he did an amazing job!!!...he sang saturday night, aaron's party and i want candy...he looked great and sounded great...little aaron carter is all grown up and lookin good...the worst part about his set was it was only 3 songs long...but those 3 songs were WAY better than the joke of a concert i went to back in january...

After aaron's set we walked around a bit...we checked out the vip tent...nothing too special but it was shelter from the rain...and they had free bottle water in there for us...and snacks...we didnt stay in the vip tent forever...we also watched some of the other sets...we watched carolina liar for a little bit...and fist pumped with dj pauly d

Next up was time for eating...i had a mini pizza and it was actually quite delish...we sat at some picnic tables and chatted with a bunch of our friends...of course i had to tell my big time skpe call story again (i seriously cant get over how cool that was!!)...we talked about a bunch of other things too...it was great catching up with everyone...

After eating most of the girls went to find a spot to stand for nkotb...little sis and i decided that we wanted a really awesome spot for kelly clarkson so we didnt stand close for new kids...this also gave us an opportunity to see the fray...they were pretty good...i only knew a few songs but they sounded great...

New kids were next...by choosing to stand by stage a and not b little sis and i ended up right where they came out for their set...so it worked out for us...we did end up going over by the b stage for a little bit during our fav dirty dancing...but then we went back to the a stage and planted ourselves in the front row!!!...anyway some people may disagree with this but i stand by my decision...new kids did the exact same set as they did on the nkotbsb tour...the only difference was there were no backstreet boys in between...and those are the best parts...haha!!!...

Kelly clarkson closed the night...omg...she was sooo good!!!...i always thought she was amazing but after seeing her live, WOW!!!...there really isnt too much more to say...she was so cute and sounded fabulous...and i kinda love that she doesnt wear shoes...as a shoe hater myself i really appreciate this...haha!...see her from the front row was so cool...we could hear her singing without the microphone...and again i must say WOW!!!!...one momre thing i have to say about kelly clarkson...i never realized how much she looks like big sis..i was shocked!!..haha!!

After kelly's set we headed over the the vip tent for the after party...nothing too exciting going...we danced a little bit...chatted a little bit...and took a few photos...then we decided it was time to go...we packed back into the boyband bonanza mobile and headed back to the hotel...

And that concludes the festivities for the first day of boyband bonanza...ill be back shortly with days 2 and 3 of boyband fun!!!

day 2 preview: bsbbq, nkotb meet and greet, and more fun concerts!!

tv girl and the captain said i do!!!

June 30th 2012 is the day my beautiful cousin (tv girl) married her knight in shinning armor (the captain)...sit tight folks cause im about to recap the whole event!!!

My hair debacle that morning set me back about an hour but i managed to get ready with one minute to spare!...my family piled into a couple of cars and we were off to the church...i was getting a little nervous because tv girl asked me to do a reading...im not really a fan of speaking in front of people...and to make matters worse, only about an hour before i got a text saying my reading was changed...so i had absolutely no idea what would be waiting for me...oh boy...

We arrived at the church and the ceremony started not too long after that...tv girl looked absolutely beautiful...her dress was perfect for her in every way...i loved it!!!...my reading came up pretty quickly...my 2 sentence reading turned into a full typed page...it was long!...i stumbled over a few words but i got through it...and the people said i did a good job...im glad i didnt mess up and ruin the whole thing...the relief i felt when it was over was great...i did it!...phew!...haha!...the rest of the ceremony went on without a hitch...well the mayor and tjd filled in to present the gifts because the guys who were scheduled to do it were stuck in traffic...but other than that nothing went wrong...the ceremony was beautiful and father frank did a really excellent job!!!

After the ceremony was over we headed over the the woodbridge hilton (where the reception was being held)...we stopped at quick check on the way to buy snacks for the room...did we really need to get donuts and chips? Probably not, but we got them anyway and they were delicious...haha!...anyway...when we got to the hotel we had just enough time to bring our stuff to the room and freshen up a little before cocktail hour started...and yes i stayed at a hotel 10 minutes from where i live..haha!

The cocktail hour was great...i dont remember all the specific foods they had but i do remember that it all tasted good!...i spent most of my time chit chatting and eating...i think i told everyone about my big time skype call...haha!...hey, it was fresh in my mind because it happened the night before...haha!...i was able to see tv girl and tell her how gorgeous she looked...and i saw the captain and welcomed him to the family...they really are just the cutest together!!! <3 p="p">
Next was time for the reception to get started...table 15 was where it was at!...#woohootable15...haha!...im pretty sure i sat in between tjd and the princess...but i could be totally making that up...haha!...before all the entrances happened i took a few pictures of the cake and the lighting and the center pieces and all that stuff...the cake was beautiful...i LOVED the cake toppers...the groom was captain america because that is his all time fav character (hence the cool blog name of the captain...haha!)...the center pieces were great too...she found these really awesome candle holders in different sizes that looked vintage and she put them on top of a mirror and put some flower petals around it...they really came out great!

The reception started off with all the intros and then moved into the first dance...they were so cute!...next came the mother son dance and the father daughter dance...the captain and his mom were great...very spunky...as for tv girl and her dad, i absolutely LOVED it!!!....they started off with somewhere over the rainbow and then out of no where it changed to the twist!!....omg! Sooo much fun!!!...it was such a great idea...its so good that i may have to steal it if i ever get married...unfortunately if i did i would have to find someone to play the part of my dad cause theres no way he would do it...haha!...

Another fun thing about this wedding is they had a photo booth...they put out all kinds of props and people could just go over there and take pictures all night...yeah, we took a lot...some of them are really funny!...here, see for yourself!...

Pretty much the rest of the time we danced the night away...as soon as we were done eating i was out of my seat dancing...we did the cha cha slide and the cupid shuffle and my new fav the wobble...and we danced to call me maybe and i want it that way and all kinds of other songs!!!i didnt stop at all...well except for when i stepped on glass...yeah, that happen...AGAIN!...haha!...i dont know why im laughing...stepping on glass hurts!..but at the same time it is really funny that i did it again...i guess some things never change...huh?!?...haha!

Something else that didnt change is gg caught the bouquet...but this time tjd got the garter...not the mayor...of course there was a mirror and they were totally aimed for but thats besides the point...haha!...after tjd put the garter on gigi the dj made them switch places and gg had to put the garter on tjd!...very funny!!!!

Sadly the night had to come to an end...boo!!!!...i for one had a blast and didnt want it to be over!!!!...tv girl and the captain certainly know how to throw an amazing party!!!...i just want to take a quick second to thank them for including me in their special day...i love you guys!!! <3 p="p">

nothing's ever easy

As i mentioned earlier the morning of my cousins wedding i went to get my hair done...just the standard highlights and trim that i normally get...but why should i have expected things to be standard?!

Everything started off okay...i got caped up and my hair dresser loaded my hair with foils...and then i sat for a little bit while my hair was cooking...just before the timer went off much louder ringing started...it was a fire alarm!!!...at first everyone thought it was just a drill...but no...it was a real fire and the building needed to be evacuated...whaaaatt?!?

So i grabbed my bag and headed for the door...yep, foils and cape still in tact i ventured outside...haha!...something to note about the location of my salon...its inside a big gym...so there was probably about 100 other people standing outside...all of them staring at the crazy girl with foils in her hair...good thing i dont embarrass easily!!!

After we got outside all the people at the salon started to panic a little bit...they had to get the bleach out of my hair before any damage was done...so they found a hose...yeah, thats right a garden hose...so they pulled all the foils out, i bent over and they hosed me down...well just my hair but still...it was pretty funny....haha!!!

I think most people would have been mortified at this point...but like i said i dont embarrass easily...i just couldnt get over how funny it was...i was i had pictures of the event to show you but i didnt take any...it would have made this short story so much better!!!

Big Time Skype Call

I WON A SKYPE CALL WITH BIG TIME RUSH!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Two weeks ago btr tweeted something along the lines of this is your last chance to tell us how youre celebrating windows down...so i replied i celebrated by writing a blog post about you, check it out here...then i sent an email to some of my friends kindly asking for a retweet...i said hey guys i know im not gonna win but can you do me a favor and retweet me...it would still be cool if they saw it...they all complied and that was that...i didnt really think about it too much the rest of the day...cause i really didnt think i would win...

It was another busy day at work so i left late...missed my normal train...and had to run for the next one...which is a super local so im not really a fan of it...my mood was decreasing rapidly when i got on the train only to find there were a bunch of hot cars (broken ac)...so the cool cars were extra crowded and i didnt get a seat...i found a spot to stand and grabbed my phone to text little sis...thats when i saw the little twitter bird and saw "whats your skype name?" scroll across the top...i gasped and my heart dropped...omg!...was that it?!...did i win?!?...i tried to open twitter but there was no service in the tunnel...i almost went into a panic...i needed to know...i was expecting to see a message from some random person and then feel silly for freaking out for no reason...but when twitter finally did open there it was...a direct message from big time rush telling me that i won!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!....i started shaking...i couldnt believe this was happening...my next step was to actually get a skype account (haha!) And send them my user name...

The call was originally scheduled for 1pm on friday...of course i couldnt sleep at all Thursday night...and when i got to work on friday i found it extremely difficult to concentrate...sometime during the morning i got another message saying they had to reschedule...i felt like that was the first time i was able to breathe properly all day...haha...i was thinking they were gonna put it on a different day all together...so i relaxed some...then later in the afternoon i got another message saying 6pm...not ideal but i figured i could just stay at work late and then get to the lmfao concert i was supposed to go to a little late...nbd...but the panic started again...in just a few short hours i was gonna be talking to big time rush...omg!...haha!...then i got yet another message saying they meant 6pm pacific time...9pm east coast time...oh no! the concert!..it was decision time...i thought about it for all of 5 seconds and decided that i would miss the concert so i could go home and be ready for my big time skype call!!!

I set up little sis' laptop in the dinning room (the only place in the house that my mom would allow us to go) and patiently waited for their call...the whole time i was waiting for something to pop up and say oh this is all a joke but that didnt happen...they signed on to skype at 9:01...they called me at 9:11...LONGEST 10 MINUTES OF MY LIFE!!!!...haha!...they are all right there waving to me saying hi...i couldnt believe what was happening!...they started things off with a dance party!!!...it was a little tough to join in because we were in the dinning room...but i did my best sitting down dance moves!...haha!...i thought that was a great way to start things off because it kinda loosened me up...dancing is fun!...it def relaxed me!...

After the dance party we started chit chatting away...james was in front of the camera talking and asking us questions...it was great...he asked if we were going to the show...we said of course we are, we're going to 4!!! (Please note that i have added 2 since then...haha!)...we listed the places...he said a little ridiculous but i approve!...haha!...then are said so what else is going on...i said i was working all day...so we talked about that for a little bit...carlos came running over all excited...then carlos asked how old we are...27 and 23...again carlos was very excited about this answer!...i believe his exact words were "YESSSS! I like it i like it!"...at this point kendall and logan came over and were like wait how old are they?!...i think they appreciate the cougars!...haha!!!

Next james asked if we had any questions...i said omg i have so many questions!...haha!!

Which character do you play as in mario kart?
Carlos: peach
Kendall: his mii or the turtle (koopa)
Logan: mario
James: yoshi
Next we got into a discussion about yoshi because yoshi is my guy!...james says yoshi is the coolest looking character but hes not the fastest...i said it doesnt matter cause he has really great acceleration speed so you can jump out in front of the crowd...then they wanted to know which one of their miis i would play as...i said i dont know! what are your speeds like?...logan said mines the fastest...so i said i like fast but does it handle well?...he said yeah yeah its got all that..then james said they made mine the best...it was pretty funny watching them fight over whos was the best...i said i dont know ill have to try them all...i really am torn...i mean how could i not pick kendall but at the same time he didnt fight too hard...and i kinda feel a little bit of loyalty to james...we both like yoshi the best!...haha!

What are your fav football teams?
Carlos: brazil...no carlos american football!...haha!
James: chargers
Logan: steelers
Kendall: no answer
Next we called carlos out for wearing patriots gear all the time...haha!

Will there ever be a big time rush cruise?
they all laughed!!...haha!!!...we said come on, it would be so much fun...everyones doing it like new kids and backstreet boys...kendall said so you want us to be followers, just because everyone else is doing it we have to do it too?...we said yeah!...haha!...then they said that there is a nickelodeon cruise so that kinda takes the place of a btr crusie...then we were talking about all the cool things a btr cruise could have...like theme parties and games shows...and then kendall said oh we could have a dating game!!..we said YESS!!!...we also mentioned that we would get an awesome cabin and be front row for everything!!...at some point they also mentioned that big time cruise would be a great episode!!...so if that happens in the future, you're welcome!!

will there be dancers on your tour?
they said yeah, us!...you're lookin at 'em!...then kendall said i want to ask you a question...he said how do the fans feel about dancers? will they get mad if theres four girls grinding up on us?...i said i personally like it, ive been a dancer my whole life so i appreciate dancers...but there are a lot of girls do not like it...they get mad and are like ewww get those firls off the stage!!!...i said it really depends on the fan...they said thank you!...they really seemed to take into consideration what i was saying and it seemed like they really appreciated my opinion!...

if they won a skype call like this one who would they want it to be with?
kendall said like a euro dj...no one specific...just any euro dj...he thinks that its so cool that they play beats in front of huge crowds at clubs every night...he said it would be cool to talk to one of them...
logan said this comedian paul rudd, you probably dont know him...i said please, of course i do!!...he was pheobes husband on friends and he was in i love you man and hes sooo funny...i love him!!...so logan was like whoa, threw him arms up and walked away...but he came back dont worry...haha!!!...im not sure why he was shocked...i mean how can i not know who paul rudd is?!?...

next it was time for our goodbyes...boo!!!...kendall asked us again which shows we are going to...we told him and said make sure you remember our faces...we will be there with our cougar rusher shirts on!!..haha!!...he told us to make sure we look for ranel (their bodyguard)...he seemed very adamant about it...so you best believe i will be on the hunt for him!!...i wonder what will happen if i find him...oh the possibilities running through my mind are endless...haha!!...

then they all blew us kissed and said good bye to us...the call lasted 11 minutes and 47 seconds...and it was AMAZING!!!...i still cant believe it happened...and i dont think thats a sentence i will ever stop saying...

Exciting stuff coming up!

Hey there!!!

this past weekend was an eventful one so i have lots to post about...i know that i could just write the blogs and youll see them when you see them...but there was just so much stuff that happened and im not really sure where to start...i typically like to go in chronological order...so thats probably what gonna happen...you non boy band lovers will just have to bear with me for one more post...then ill be back to real life...haha!

First up will be a post about my big time skype call!!!!...ahhhhh!!!!!....i actually won...can you believe it?!...my little blog won me a prize...maybe now i can call myself an award winning blog writer...haha!

Next up will be the oh so exciting story of getting my hair done saturday morning...it doesnt sound very exciting, i know...but trust me...it was quite comical!...

And then i'll be writing all about my cousin's wedding!!!...she married her high school sweetheart...love him!!! ,3...they are an amazing couple and i couldnt be happier for them!...

My last order of business is to give a shout out to dead sexy!!!...i heard that even though he moved to a far away land called texas, hes still a loyal reader...thanks!!!!...i miss you and im glad youre still reading even through all my craziness!!...haha!...but if you want a shout out in the future maybe should leave a comment or two so i know youre still here!!!!...haha! ;-)

Thats all for now...ill be back soon with big time skype call!!...see ya then!!! =)