Orlando It Happened……
I have so much to be grateful for and I’m GRATEFUL! I
have been blessed!
I returned from a vacation that I was blessed to be
able to do because a friend was determined I was going and made sure I went.
She also made sure I got to see family and friends I have in the Florida area.
This friend also made sure that her daughter and I got to go see NKOTB in
Orlando. [I’m beyond grateful for this friend.]
I drove my friend there and home due to her eye sight
she can’t drive. I had to go through a tunnel in Mobile AL. I grabbed the steering
wheel so tight I thought I was going to break it. I am claustrophobic. I have
had panic attacks in the past when in tunnels or extreme tight situations. I
didn’t thankfully because I was driving. I did it. I did it both going to FL. and
coming Home from FL.
If you read my blog you all know I have had problems
and fears of hugging people. I really didn’t like that personal closeness because
I was afraid of being hurt [physically]. I didn’t even hug my family or closest
friends that much. Well I am now becoming a hugging person. Before I left for
this trip I made a sure to hug my mom. I went to her work just to give her a
hug. I did the same for my dad. They both were a bit surprised but glad I did.
Then when I got to Orlando I even hugged my biological
father Rocky and my aunt and cousin. I then got to see my best friend since I
was seven and I hugged her more than once. She has always been understanding
about me not wanting to hug. She would barely give me hugs but this time we
hugged. I met her husband for the first time too. When he met me he hugged me
tight. That was kind of uncomfortable for me but yet I did it.
This trip to Orlando was great for me. My visit with
Sandra [My best friend since I was seven] was wonderful. We spent most of the
day at Magic Kingdom with her family. Then went back to her house and watched
the Dallas NKOTB Main Event Concert. We both squealed on my Remix moment with
Donnie. Then we had the NKOTB birthday cake she made for me. [We celebrated it
early since I wouldn’t see her on my birthday.] It was a great time.
Then Friday June 5th was the topper for our
vacation. This was the night I got to go see NKOTB again. I was taking my friends
daughter to her first concert ever. [I introduced her to NKOTB music and made
her a BH.] She loves Joe and wasn’t disappointed with the concert at all. She
got a lot of Joe. We were able to upgrade our sits for free. When I went to the
inner box office to do that there were tickets waiting on me. I have no idea
who did this but I am grateful! We were close to the stage now. I loved this
concert just as much as Dallas concert. It was wonderful. I got to give Danny
and Jordan both five as they were passing me in the audience. Now the best part
of the concert came at the end. I had a poster that said –Jon Hug Me Please-
Well after Hangin’ Tough all the guys were circling the stage on the end I was
at and high waving to fans. Jon was the last one. He saw my poster. He was
reading it and then pointed to it and curled his index finger doing the come
here sign. I did too. I went right to him. He came down the stairs and gave me
a HUGE HUG! I think gave him a hug that was just as huge and tight. He hugged
for a good bit. He gives the best hugs I have ever had too. He then said “Lets
take a picture.” He turned me around and put his arm around me and his cheek
against mine and took a picture with me. Then he smiled at me and patted my
back and went back on stage. I was so excited. I was also happy. I was just so
into the moment and happy. As you can see from my pictures. Also notice I have
no hat on this time. I also have no problems having him that close to my face. I
was completely relaxed and comfortable. I wasn’t afraid. I also like the smile on Jon's face. You can tell he truly loves his fans.
I posted a thank you to Jon on Twitter for the hug
with the link for my blog. He read it and commented. He is an amazing sweet and
caring man. Since Jon commented about my blog I have gotten even more support
and comments of encouragement from people esp. BH’s. I’m grateful to all of
you.
I have been asked now that I have a hug from Jon have
I lost motivation? NO! I am even more encouraged to challenge myself. I’m going
to force myself to do things that I might be afraid of or that might have
unknown outcomes. I’m going to continue to exercise and gain even healthier habits.
I’m going to continue to write the story I’m working on. I’m going to continue
to blog. I’m going to continue to try to achieve my goals of travel and experiencing
different events. I will continue to do these things and many more. I’m going
to continue to live and enjoy life.
I have been asked if which blogs I would recommend people
to read to know about me now and where I’ve come from. My answer would be:
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