Angela Mae

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

COMING HOME




So one week ago I went to Seattle to the screening of NKOTB's DVD Coming Home. Heres the story:

NKOTB announced they would be doing 3 screenings for their new DVD Coming Home. The voting began, when I went on the site Goleta came up as the place to vote for, however I changed my vote to Seattle. Then I thought well maybe I should vote for LA as well, just cuz. So I had two votes in, one for Seattle and one for LA. Well the voting ended and Seattle had one. I was sitting in a construction meeting and had to run out of the meeting to call my sister to tell her to enter the email to get a screening ticket. I then went back into my meeting, and tried to email but my hands were shaking, I walked out of the room, I was just too excited, so I called Crystal to get excited with her! Then I entered my email for a screening ticket. That afternoon a second show to RCMH was announced and really had no idea I was even in a construction meeting at that point. I lost all control. I was texting Ann to see if I wanted to do five star in NYC. And well I said yes. So I had woken up that morning, excited about who was going to be chosen for the screening and had said NO to going to NYC for a NKOTB concert. Well around 1 that day I was so excited for Seattle Screening and had gotten a Five Star spot for the NYC show. It was a wonderful NKOTB day! Then around five my sister got her email, and all my wawoogirl started getting their emails. They had gotten a spot in the screening. I waited until six to leave work, hoping for my email. I checked flights from Santa Barbara to Seattle, they were only three hundred dollars. So I thought well if I get my email I could totally fly there. Well no email for me on Friday, no email on Saturday, no email on Sunday. At that point, I thought, its a lost cause. Im at work early on Monday morning, doing my usual Monday routine, when I go to check my email, and about fifteen emails up I see SEATTLE SCREENING as a sender. I thought, umm what is this???, I go to read it, the first words CONGRATULATIONS!!! Umm at that point I stopped reading and just jumped up in my office and was determined to figure out how to get there. I tweeted I had gotten a ticket, looked at prices and thought, WOW for five hundred dollars there is NO way I can go to Seattle for an evening. Tweeted again, that prices were too high. Then I thought, well if my boss gives me permission I have to figure out a way. Next hurdle asking my boss. Mind you I have a really important job at a school, so on a school day there was really no way I could miss. Well I called her and she was so excited for me, and gave me permission to be gone! There you have it! I knew I was going at that point. Got back on twitter and had a couple DM's from janine who had found me a CHEAP Flight from Orange County. I looked at some from LA and it was by far the cheapest. I booked my ticket and knew I would be seeing NKOTB the next day!

I was so excited the rest of the day! Went home and packed and went to sleep (ha right, I didn't really sleep I was too excited) as my flight was at 6 am from Orange County. I got up at 1 in the morning, got ready to go, and left my house at 2 am. Drive down to Orange County, had plenty of time to get there and get ready for my flight. My flight left flew into SLC (mind you I took the most round about way to get to Seattle) left from SLC and flew into SEA. Alycia and Stacey picked me up from the airport, we did a couple of airport drive bys as we knew the guys were headed in around the same time. No luck so we headed to Marilyn's house. Got there and started getting ready, Marilyn got home from work, and I was communicating with Andrea and Christina and they said HURRY get to the theatre, so as soon as Crystal got to Marilyn's house we were out the door! It was so great to hug, my sister, Alycia, Stacey and Crystal. I love those girls! Headed to the theatre were there were about 50 girls already in line. Found Andrea and gave her a big hug, then got to meet Chrsitina. Twitter really has given me a chance to meet some of the most amazing women! Then I saw all the rest of the WAWOOGIRLS and gave them all great big hugs. I would move to Seattle in a heartbeat if I didn't love my job here so much. It was so good to be surrounded by such amazing women! At this point its like almost 3 and I realize that I haven't eaten much that day. We order a pizza, and Crystal and I go and pick it up then the 5 of us are sitting on the floor outside this movie theatre eating pizza laughing and waiting for NKOTB to show up. The line was really fun, great times with the girls, I stood by an outlet a lot to charge my phone. The line started moving, we were FINALLY inside the theater. Theatre 12 with the Coming Home flashing! This was really happening! The line inside started moving so we could sit in the theatre. We got in the theatre sat behind all the WaWoogirls, then moved to a seat in the bottom section of the theatre. NKOTB music was playing we were dancing and just waiting. I found another plug in the hallway. All the girls were in the theatre, then Jared walked by and said, que the music, Full Service is when the guys will come in. I ran and told the Wawoogirls, and headed to my seat! Full Service started everyone was up dancing, then they all started walking in. I was in the aisle so I could see the coming up the hallway. I was screaming so loud! There they were right in front of us!!!! First words SEATTLE from Donnie. More screaming. we literally were standing right behind them! Then I think Danny noticed Andreas sign and Andrea had ANOTHER mistletoe magic moment with Jordan and I was so excited for her! Chaos was everywhere! Finally order happened and everyone took their seats. The guys sat in the reserved seats, (by the way Marilyn wanted to go and sit by them, and as we went to go sit by the reserved seats, others had just gotten there, but our seats were great)
So the DVD started and everyone just screamed! The guys made sure to make comments during the whole movie. It was awesome. Joey was talking about some "serious" in the movie and he yells out "Bullshit" another part Jordan talks about his wasn't in shape when they first got back together then he stands up and says "But look at me know" Jordan, Joey and Donnie would get up and dance while the music was playing, Jon just sat there the whole time, eating his popcorn, and well Danny he sat one seat away from Jon.


(Ill write more soon...gotta work... and my keyboard is going crazy.. more about this, our girls weekend and my move!)