I haven't posted a blog in almost 10 months, so I figured I'd give everyone a short update on my life.

Here it goes:

In November (2006) I broke up with Scott, who I was with for an interesting 5 years. I was engaged to him for 4 of those years. After awhile I found myself not happy anymore. It's one of those things where you just know it's not meant to be. I couldn't see a future with him anymore. It took me quite awhile to finally leave him. He was, I thought at the time, a decent guy. But after the not-so-great break up, I found out he was a decieving asshole. He told me that he cheated on me 5 times, once with a so-called friend of mine.

As I was in the process of leaving Scott, I started hanging out with Tom, an old aquaintence from high school. We became a couple and in December (2006) Tom asked me to marry him. I moved in with him shortly after.

So here I am, May 2007...

Tom and I are getting married on August 18th
90 days until our wedding

 

T-Diddy and the J's (Tiffany, Jen, Jenna & Myself) decided to go on a fun-filled road trip to Virginia to see one of our favorite bands, Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers, of course! This is the journal and adventures of our road trip.

Monday - 7/10/06
I decided to go to Jen's on Sunday night & sleep there because I would have been running around like a chicken with it's head chopped off trying to gather all my bags and what not if I drove to her house in the morning. So I played it safe. Tiffany made it to Jen's house with a slight delay and we left in her car around 10:00am. After a little driving Tiffany & I desperately needed our morning coffee. I needed it to function.
It was about an 8 hour drive from Connecticut to Jen's Aunt's house in Alexandria, VA. Her Aunt was nice enough to let us stay at her house for a few days since the concert on Wednesday was only 2 minutes from her front door. That didn't work out as planned but more about that later.
Anyways, the car ride wasn't bad. We listened to music, sang, talked, and had trucks honk their horns for us. Yes, I know. But it's fun to act young sometimes, right?
We made it to Virginia without any problems. Well except for the fact that we thought we were lost in a weird town in Maryland with no gas stations for miles, but after spotting a McDonald's & asking for directions we found out we weren't too far off-course.
After we lugged all our bags in the room we were staying in and a nice home cooked meal we decided to venture out to the venue where Sk6ers were to perform on Wednesday (Lee District Park). We were surprised to see such a huge stage (they called it an amphitheater) with benches for seating. While wondering on one of the trails near the stage we decided to have a picnic on Wednesday afternoon before the concert.
It was an early night for all of us. I was exhausted.

Tuesday - 7/11/06
The reason why we went to Virginia a few days before the first SK6ers concert was so we could walk around our Nation's Capitol, Washington DC. We took the metro to DC and when we got off the heat almost killed us. It was insane! We desperately needed to get into an air conditioned building so we found an art museum. It was.......interesting. Some of the art in there was just plain weird. There was one piece that I truly loved though. It was a bookstand, I guess, with an opened book & huge, beautiful wings on each side. It was gorgeous. It looked like something from 'Harry Potter.' I wish I could have taken a picture of it, but I'm pretty sure cameras weren't allowed. We also watched a boring video of people marching. But hey, it was air conditioned so I can't complain much. The heat swarmed us once again when we set foot outside the art museum. It was unbearable so we all got back on the metro and went back to Jen's Aunt's house after having lunch at Ruby Tuesday's. That night we met up with Bobby (who made us late, but hey, I haven't seen him since November and he's fun to hang out with) & we all went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2. I laughed my ass off. We dropped Bobby off at the metro and we headed back to our temporary home.
Before going to bed I baked a batch of cookies for SK6ers.

Wednesday - 7/12/06
It was concert day number one! ......Supposedly.
There was talk of a storm but we tried to keep our hopes up. It looked nice out so around noon we went to the park for our "picnic" which just turned out to be us sitting on the stage & making signs just for the hell of it. We weren't going to use them for anything except to fool around and take pictures with them onstage before the guys showed up for sound check. I never took a picture with my sign, but I took one of it later. We put together a set list of songs for the guys to sing as a joke & put it on the wall backstage. Despite our high hopes of sun all day, it started to rain & thunder around 5:00pm I think? Just as we were getting our belongings in the trunk of Tiffany's beautifully decorated car, who pulls into the parking lot? No other than SK6ers & their trusty van, Ron.
Boots bravely jumps out of the van in the rain, admires the car and snaps a few pictures.
We tell the guys and Cousin Jess that we'd be back in a little while (Tiffany & I had to take showers). They said they were going to wait out the storm in the parking lot.
We didnt take too long and were back in about an hour, but shit, I forgot the damn cookies! Sk6ers were still there and Cousin Jess came up to us when we got out of the car & told us the show was canceled. Bummer! But she continues on & told us the guys wanted to play a few songs for us in the parking lot. Score!
Before they sang for us, Boots, Goose & Old Souc came over to chat with us while Stephen was yapping on the phone in the field. Boots tried to crack a joke, but it wasnt too funny.oh well. He tried. We told the guys about the set list we made for them & they wanted to see it so Jenna & I ran to the backstage to get the set list off the wall. I noticed the stage had puddles of water from the first short storm. They would have gotten electrocuted if they played on the stage. Goose found our set list quite amusing & took a picture of it with his phone. I took a better one with my digital camera and told him Id e-mail it to him. Good thing I dont hold grudges. Stephen finally got off the phone and he asked to see our set list. It ended up that I didnt have to send Goose the picture because Stephen stole the set list and put it in the van. The private concert began shortly after.
They played us four songs with their acoustic guitars. SK asked for requests, so of course I asked for Start The Day Early. It was amazing to have them sing just for us. They didnt have to do it at all, but they did. And that meant a lot to me. It was an awesome experience.
Right as the guys finished the last song it stared to thunder and rain once again. We shouted our goodbyes to the guys and jumped in the car.
Since we had nothing better to do, we went to the mall. We took a wrong turn so we had a slight detour but it was all good. Something to laugh about in the future. It was pretty funny. We got stalked in Target but left before we could be found again by our predator. Before we settled down for the night I made a second batch of cookies. Who wants 2 day old cookies anyways?








Thursday 7/13/06
We all rose up pretty early to get on the road to Ashland for our second & final concert of our trip. Tiffany & I stopped at Starbucks for our much needed morning coffee. Starbucks = bliss.
Our masterpiece was yet again ruined by the fucking rain. So we brought the car through a carwash before we got to the hotel & re-decorated it for the third time in the hotel parking lot before the concert. We got ready for the concert and headed to the venue to pick up our tickets. The venue had other plans for us though. We were told we could get in at 6:30pm. I bravely walk through the door where I see the guys setting up the equipment on stage. I give the cookies to Stephen & walk back to the café area. I think I may have disturbed them because the curtain that covered the doorway to the stage area was closed. Oh well! All I did was give them some home baked cookies! Geez! We quickly left after that.
Since there was nothing to do we picked up some lunch, ate at the hotel & arrived back at the venue at 6:00.
We didnt get the seats we hoped for since there were people who arrived there before us. Instead we sat near Boots drum kit in the front. It wasnt too bad. The food there was expensive but I ordered a grilled cheese. I wasnt impressed. It tasted like cardboard. Seriously.
Jonathan Williams of The Pat McGee Band opened. I am a huge fan of PMB so I was excited to see him there. He is apparently working on a solo career as well as the band life too. If you can do it, go for it!
SK6ers were off the hook! Those boys are hilarious. Goose danced in his underpants again, which highly amused me. They didnt use our set list, but their own was good too. Haha! I really wanted them to sing Summer Girls though. Maybe next time guys?
We hung around the venue for awhile after the concert so we could talk to the guys and get pictures. I desperately wanted another picture with Goose but my camera didnt like that idea. The batteries were going dead. But I did get a picture with all the guys & Gus, their roadie/tech guy. All our pictures with them came out cute. I am still a little bitter about my camera not functioning properly when I wanted a picture with Goose. Next time, next time.




Friday 7/14/06
This is the day when our trip sadly comes to an end. We all packed our stuff in the car and got back on the road towards home. When we got back into Connecticut we got many weird looks from passing cars. I guess they didnt appreciate the art on the car. Screw them! So we blasted the music and had a blast singing to YMCA. The Macarena" and other crazy songs. When we pulled into Jens driveway it was a sad moment. Its over nooooooow as we say.


I had a fucking blast on our road trip one of the best times of my life. Its a trip that I will remember forever. It was full of laughs, inside jokes, awesome times, amazing experiences, and great music. And Im glad I got to share it with Tiffany, Jen & Jenna. They are friends to keep til the end.

Watch out, because T-Diddy & the Js might be coming to a town near you!
And I will definitely bring the moonshine!

Each player of this game starts with the "6 weird things/habits about you".  People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird habits/things as well as state this rule clearly.  In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names.  Don't forget to leave a comment that says "you are tagged" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

6 weird habits/things about me:

1. I rock back and forth when I get nervous/anxious

2. My left leg is 1/4 of an inch shorther than my right leg

3. My right foot is a bit smaller than my left foot

4. I break out into a song randomly

5. I like peanut butter and banana sandwiches

6. My hair is down to the middle of my ass

 

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I finally had time to type up my review!

 

 

American Idol Tour Concert
July 29, 2005

Hartford Civic Center - Hartford, CT

 

 

Before you begin to read my AI Tour concert experience, keep in mind, that I only bought tickets to see Constantine.

On our way to the parking garage, I asked a cop/security guard where the parking garage was & he said “follow the busses”. It so happened that the busses we were following were the Idols! Kate & I got to the Civic Center around 2:45 pm. We wanted to go early to try to meet the idols. So, we walked around the outside of the Civic Center for about 10 minutes, trying to find an entrance to the inside. We finally found an entrance (across for the parking garage, GAH! – yeah, yeah I know!) & we went to the lobby where you wait to get to the stage area. There were only about 10 people there. They had meet & greet passes around their necks, so we knew we were in the right place…..if we got lucky.

I needed something to drink, so we went across the street to Dunkin’ Donuts. I had my coffee fix for the day (I run on coffee). We went back inside the Civic Center & tried to find a bathroom, but they were doing construction. The only bathroom we had access to was locked!! And if you are a coffee drinker, you know that coffee makes you piss!

So, no bathroom for me. We went back to the area where all the meet & greet people were standing. A little after 4pm they all went downstairs to the next floor for the meet & greet. Not even 30 seconds after they made their way down the stairs, a guy came up to me & Kate and said “You two! Come with me.” We both looked at each other with confused looks. We thought we were in trouble. But we weren’t doing anything wrong! We were just standing there, we didn’t try to sneak into the meet & greet. The guy led us down the stairs where the meet & greet people were standing. He handed ach of us a meet & greet pass (an orange sticker with the 10 Idols’ pictures that said “meet & greet) and said to us “today is your lucky day!” Kate & I gave each other a look of shock & we both thanked the guy & told him how much we appreciated the meet & greet passes. Another man gave instructions before we were led down another flight of stairs to where the meet & greet was being held.

There they were…the top 10 Idols. Well, nine I should say. Nadia showed up to the venue late & didn’t attend the meet & greet. They were all sitting behind a long table. Everyone got an 8x10 photograph of the Idols for autographs. I didn’t have anything for them to sign, so I’m glad we got those! I told Kate we should go to the end of the line because we might have more time with the Idols. So we went to the back. I got a few pictures of the back of Constantine & of the side of his face. I took a really cute one of Constantine while he was stretching, lol! He had one arm up with his had touching the top of his head. A few people got in line behind us, Grrr!

It was awesome meeting the Idols of this season. I didn’t act like a teeny though. I’ve met a few singers/bands, and I don’t get all hyper & annoying. They were all really nice! Vonzell was a sweetie. She was wearing a Cookie Monster shirt & I told her that I liked it. When I got to Constantine I couldn’t believe that I was actually in front of him!! This is how our conversation went (or most of it):

Me: Hi Constantine

Con: Hey

Me: I would have brought my Pray for the Soul of Betty CD if I knew I was going to meet you. I didn’t know until a little while ago that I was getting a meet & greet

Con: Ooh! That’s cool (or something along those lines)

Me: Can I take a picture of you?

Con: Sure (poses with his elbow on the table & his hand on his chin)

Me: (takes the picture) Thanks! (looks at the picture) Oh geez, you look miserable!

Con: Really?! Let me see

Me: (shows him the picture)

Con: (hands me my camera back)

Me: So that’s what you thought when you met me! I see how it is!

Con: (smiles) Nah! (or something along those lines)

Me: (smiles back & starts to walk down the line)

Con: Wait! What’s your name?

Me: Jessica

Con: Ooh, okay! (smiles – his smile is adorable!)

Me: (smiles back)

 

The next Idol in the line was Nikko….so while Constantine was asking me my name, Nikko was signing the picture. Jessica Sierra was next to Nikko, and she said “Oh! My name is Jessica too! She signed on the picture “To: Jessica   love (a heart) Jessica” and a smiley face. She was a sweetheart. Kate was in front of me & at that moment she said “We are singers!” So, Jessica, Scott, Anthony & Bo all heard my story about winning 1^st place in the Talent America preliminaries in CT & how I made it to the finals in NYC. Scott asked me if I won anything, so I had to explain how the competition was judged stupidly & all the singers, dancers & gymnasts were all judged together, and I didn’t win. God how I wish I didn’t have to tell that story! LOL!

Scott was nice. He wished me & Kate luck with our singing. He was my least favorite Idol of the season though. When Anthony was signing my picture I asked him “Can I get a close up picture of you?” And he said “Not too close!” Hahaha! He is such a cutie! So I took the picture (which came out to be adorable) & talked to Bo for a few minutes. He thanked me for coming……I don’t really remember much of the conversation. And after Bo was Carrie. She was nice…..bust isn’t she always, LOL! I took a picture of Carrie shaking Kate’s hand for Kate & we had to leave. I got a quick picture of the 2^nd half of the table & we were yelled at to leave. Geez!

We went up the stairs & the woman at the door asked us if we got pictures because some woman forgot to take pictures. We talked to the woman for a few minutes. She told us that Nadia came in late, so she wasn’t at the meet & greet. She said that Anthony is really shy & that Constantine has been on the phone since he got there. Hahaha!!

We went back to the main floor & the merchandise table is set up. We decide to check to see if the bathroom in unlocked yet and………..YES! So after we left the bathroom we went to the merchandise table. I bought an 8x10 photo of Constantine. Everyone was asking us where we got the meet & greet passes & how we met them. We met an awesome couple there…..Dawn & Joe. It was nearly 5pm, so Kate & I went to McDonald’s and got some food. By the time we got back to the Civic Center, there were over 100 people lined up already. Kate & I hopped into a line.

We had fairly good seats. They were in section 3, row V, seats 9 & 10. So we were on the right side of the stage, in the 22^nd row (it really wasn’t that far from the stage). I had an aisle seat, so we were basically near the center of the stage. A few times I walked down the aisle to get closer pictures.

The concert was amazing! Everyone did a great performance. I was going insane while Constantine was singing. I couldn’t believe I was actually seeing him sing live……30 feet in front of me! It was surreal! I took more pictures of Constantine than any other Idol, lol! I screamed when he sang Bohemian Rhapsody. That’s my favorite song that he sang on the show.

I took so many pictures. I hope they come out okay! By the last song of the concert my memory card was filled up, so I had to delete some of the bad pictures. Oh well!

 

I had an awesome time at the concert. It was great meeting Constantine & the other idols from this past season. Remember…….it pays off to go early!!

 

 

Setlist: (I’m pretty sure it’s accurate)

 

Jessica-"Boys Are Back" & "Shop Around"

Anwar – "A House Is Not A Home" & "What A Wonderful World"

Constantine – “Hard to Handle” “My Funny Valentine” & Bohemian Rhapsody”

Nikko – “Incomplete" "Part Time Lover" & "Like I Love You"

Scott – "Against All Odds" & "She's Gone"

Scott & Jessica – “Total Eclipse of the Heart”

Nadia - "There’s A Power" "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" "Fire" & "Try A Little Tenderness"

Anwar – “Superstition”

Vonzell & Anwar – “Karma”

Vonzell - "I Have Nothing" "Best of My Love" & "I'm Every Woman"

Anthony - "Every Time You Go Away" "Can't Stop The Rain" & "I've Got You"

Bo – "I Don't Wanna Be" "Vehicle" "Voodoo Child" & "Sweet Home Alabama"

Carrie - "Sin Wagon" "Independence Day" "Alone" "Inside Your Heaven"

Bo & Carrie - "God Bless the Broken Road"

All the Idols – “Lean On Me” "R-O-C-K in the USA"

Ingram Hill Concert

Webster Underground – Hartford, CT

July 26, 2005

 

I picked up Katie & we got to the Webster at 3pm. I felt like an idiot, because we were the first 2 people there…….but we definitely got front row! Around 4pm, Jen, Kaylene, Jenna & Jen’s cousin showed up & got in line behind us. We all talked & joked around for awhile. Liz showed up around 5pm. We were let in at 6pm, and we went to the stage. That’s when I realized my camera was in my car!! I was so mad! There were 4 opening acts. The 1^st opening act “4 days From Now” was pretty good! I liked them. The 2^nd act was some chick named Cassandra. Oh my! She wasn’t good at all. Then “Bliss” came on. They were okay…..but I would have rather skipped them. The 4^th opening act was “SnoozeBox” They weren’t bad!

So finally the opening acts were over! We all had to move over so Ingram Hill’s equipment could get on the stage. The stage at the Webster Underground is tiny. It’s about 3 feet high…..and about ¾ the size of my room.

The guys had to walk by us so they could get on the stage. I was in front of Justin. After the 2^nd song he looked at me & said “You will most likely get spit on during the concert” So I said “That’s okay, I won’t have to take a shower!”

Justin’s microphone sucked. In between songs I told him that we couldn’t hear him sing very well. Then he went on & on about how it’s good that we know the words to the songs in case he forgets….it took him 3 minutes to say just that. Okay…..?! While he was saying that he was looking directly AT me…..just because I said that we couldn’t hear him singing. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut!

The songs they sang were awesome. I knew almost every song. They sang a couple old songs and a few covers. While Phil was playing the guitar he looked like he was either constipated, or having an orgasm. But I still love him!

Towards the end of the concert, Justin put a towel around his neck & talked about something…..I don’t really remember. Maybe it was the story about their manager mistaking words of one of their songs? Anyways, as Justin is talking he picks the pieces from the towel off his shirt & THROWS THEM ON ME!! So I jokingly yell, “Don’t throw it on me!!” Then Jen says “It’s good for you!” And Justin says to me “Towel lint is good for you!” So I say ‘Okay, give me some more” Too funny!!

At the end of the concert, some girls were taking Justin’s guitar pics off his microphone stand, so I grabbed the last one. After the guys left the stage, I asked a worker to give me a set list & he handed me Phil’s set list.

After the concert I bought the green Ingram Hill shirt which I wanted for a long time. I went up to Shea & Matt & got their autographs. Phil was standing off to the side, so I went up to him. He signed my CD booklet & I got a picture taken with him. I took Katie’s picture with him & I took some other chick’s picture with him. The camera was weird, so I had to take it 3 times. I looked like am idiot. Oh well! I waited for everyone to get their autographs & pictures with Justin. He signed my CD jacket & the guitar pic & I got a picture taken with him too. (Both pictures didn’t come out too well)

I’m glad I finally got to meet IH.

Well, I knew it would be crazy. I expected that much. Along with being crazy, it was quite interesting. My family (4 sisters – Joanne, Karole, Jean & Kristina; 7 nieces & nephews – Andrew, Alyssa, Adam, Michelle, Danielle, Tommy & Tyler; my mother & my stepfather – Paul) don’t get together all at the same time very often. It only happens 1 or 2 times a year. We live in different states & have lots of things going on. So, it’s always great to all be together when we get the chance….even if it’s only for a few hours.

Saturday-
I got up around 5am to take shower & get ready because we were going to leave at 7am to head to the “funny farm” (we call my sister, Karole’s house that because she has tons of animals). We didn’t leave until almost 8am because the cooler wasn’t packed with all the food & Paul wasn’t packed yet (typical of him). So we got on the road, heading to Vermont after arguing while loading the car. We stopped at Dunkin Donuts because I need my coffee in the morning. I haven’t been to Vermont in 5 years so it was nice looking out the window & remembering our previous trips to VT. After a few stops for the bathroom & to get some alcohol we arrived at my sister’s house. We were welcomed by Karole, her husband Jerry, Andrew (18), Alyssa (15) & Adam (11). We all hugged & unpacked the overloaded car. After the car was unpacked we all talked for awhile…..topic of the day: Jessica’s boobs. Yes, my family IS odd. I had a beer with Andrew, chatted with him for a bit & then it was time to get to work.
Paul & Jerry went outside to set up for the party, while my mother & Karole started to cook some food. My first project of the day was to cut small squares of wax paper for the hamburgers, so they wouldn’t stick together. Word of advice…Do NOT buy cheap store brand wax paper! The cutter thing on the wax paper box worked like crap! I couldn’t rip one straight line on the damn thing. After that job was finished, Paul yelled to me to come help them. The guys were putting a huge tarp (15 feet x 40 feet) up that they attached to the roof of the house. They cut down a few trees & made poles. They needed me to hold up a pole so Jerry could nail them together & I had to move a pole back so there would be more room. Yeah, I’m strong as a bull! Then I went inside for my other projects, I had to cut black olives into little circles for the pasta salad & chop the broccoli into little pieces also for the pasta salad. While I was finishing that, my sister Joanne, her husband Vinny, my nieces Michelle (16) & Danielle (12) & Michelle’s boyfriend Nick arrived. We said our “hello’s” & then problem ..1 of the day started. My mother told Michelle that she shouldn’t talk to my sister the way she does. Michelle got mad at my mother & went outside. Then Joanne yelled at my mother for saying that & she want outside. So that started out as a lovely visit, huh?! I just took a sip of my drink & shook my head.
After awhile, things calmed down a bit…for now. Andrew asked Karole if his friend could come over, so I went to go pick him up. When we got back, I sat down to have a few drinks & talk to everyone for awhile. Karole has one of those HUGE trampolines, so I jumped on that for awhile. Then Karole & Joanne went on it together! That was just hilarious. Then problem ..2 of the day….Paul hit Danielle on the head with a golf club! That was a whole big ordeal. She was hit on the side of the head near her eyebrow. She was okay, but Joanne made it worse. She kept saying how hurt Danielle was & kept asking her questions, which made her cry. Time for another drink! Alyssa & I went out to get pizza. Andrew left while we were gone & Karole’s friend Lori stopped by. Paul was drunk off his ass & kept telling his stupid jokes & was acting like a jerk. Jerry saw that I going crazy, so he popped me open another drink. THANK YOU! Everyone left shortly after. I took a shower. I felt all icky from the bugs & mosquitoes. I was exhausted, so Alyssa & I went into her room & watched ½ of a movie. We were both falling asleep, so I turned it off & went to bed.

Sunday-
I woke up around 10am & had some coffee. I went outside & jumped on the trampoline for a few minutes to get my energy going because I wasn’t too motivated. I got dressed & did my hair. Everyone just hung around before we had to leave for Andrew’s graduation ceremony. Topic of the day: Jessica’s boobs again. AAHHH! Can’t they find something else to talk about?! Apparently not. We left for the graduation at 1:30pm. We met up with Joanne, Jean, & Kristina…all their husbands/boyfriends & the kids. My mother & I sat down while the other stood in the back. It was so hot out! I heard a woman say it was 101 degrees. After not even 45 minutes my mother & I went to the car & turned the air conditioning on. We stayed in the car until the diplomas were handed out. I got up to the front & got some really good pictures of Andrew receiving his diploma & walking back to his seat with the diploma in his hand. My mother, Paul & I left after that to get the food ready & to stop to get some more alcohol. When we got back to Karole’s house, I popped open one of my drinks because I knew it would be another crazy day. Shortly after, everyone started to arrive. I got to see Tyler, my nephew (and my Godson). He’s 5 months old. He gets bigger every time I see him!
Everyone talked & chatted until the food was ready. A lot of us were being goofy & went on the trampoline. Cake was served after dinner & then Andrew opened his gifts & cards (he mostly got money – he is saving for a laptop) People started to leave after that. Kristina, Joe & Tyler left first. Then Joanne, Vinny & the kids left to go back to CT. Jean wanted Tommy to stay at Karole’s house & made a big deal that no one ever lets her have time to herself (there’s Jean for ya’), so Tommy stayed at Karole’s. I jumped in the shower & then I helped clean up from the party. I got to go online for a bit to check my e-mails & I talked to a few people. Alyssa, her friend & I watched the last half of the movie & we went to bed. Andrew walked in Alyssa’s room drunk as hell around 3am and said “I’m hooome!” So I yelled at him “Andrew! What the hell?!”

Monday-
My day started at noon, when I woke up. I got dressed & packed all my stuff. Before we left to go back to Connecticut, I got some pictures. We said our goodbye’s & left at 2pm. On our way, we stopped at the Legion (a bar for Veterans & family members of Veterans). I had 2 rum & cokes. I already had a drink in me from before we left Karole’s, so when I stood up I had a little trouble. We headed back on the road & got home around 8pm

It was so great having my family all together again. It’s always a crazy & time, but I am blessed with such an amazing family & I can’t wait to be all together at the same time again.

PICTURES!

Thursday – April 15, 2005 Club Blu – Hartford, CT Jeff Timmons / Jordan Knight I woke up early because I had to pick Heather up at the train station at 11:30am, so I went online as I was getting ready. The night before, I noticed that Justin took the CT dates off his Myspace page, so Heather & I were so confused. I sent him a message on Myspace that night asking him about the CT dates, but when I went online in the morning there was no reply. Heather sent me a text message saying that her 1st train was delayed. GAH! A bad start to the day. Not too long after that Justin logged online, so I asked him if he’d be at the shows & he said “no”, so I tried to call Heather to give her the update, but she didn’t answer. A little while later I got a reply from Justin on Myspace from the message I sent the night before. He said that he wouldn’t be at the show tonight. So I assumed that he’d be there on Friday. Oh well, not that big of a deal. Heather & I could just go out to eat & hang out. She sent me a text message to let me know she was on the 2nd train & I told her what Justin told me about the concerts. I get to the train station & there was an announcement that the train was delayed 5 minutes. 2 delays, hmmm….still not a good day! After the train arrived we went to my house for a while. We decided to go out to eat at The Parthenon (a little diner I used to hang out at with my friends for hours at a time back in the day). We were nuts! For some reason we just couldn’t stop laughing! Neither of us knew why. So we ate & then we went to the store to buy some random stuff. While we were at the store, Heather got a call from our friend Tracy. She said that Jeff was going to be at the concert. Hmm…he wasn’t supposed to be there! He was only supposed to be at the concert on Friday. So Heather & I run to pay for our stuff & I fly back to my house to get changed. I needed gas, so I went to the gas station & there was a line, so I pulled to the side to wait & Heather got a call from Tracy saying that she just talked to Jeff. Sooo…..I decide to screw the gas & go to the concert. We got to Club Blu at 7:30pm. There were only 5 people in front of us, so we would still get in the front row. An hour before we were let in, the 2 girls in the front left. Oh well! We were finally let inside around 10pm, but we had to wait in another line. 20 minutes later, a guy who worked there told us to use the elevator because Tracy uses crutches & it is very difficult for her to get up stairs. So 5 or 6 of us were let in the elevator. The workers & security were very nice. We were let upstairs to the stage area about 20 minutes before anyone else was allowed to go up. The stage was so small! And it was only 6 inches off the ground. When everyone else came up, we got so many nasty looks. We were being pointed & stared at. Man, I hate that. It’s not like we did anything wrong! Out of nowhere, Raven (a girl we met at the concert in March) came up from behind us. It was nice to see her again. We stood in front of the stage until Jeff went on around 11:30pm. When he walked on the stage he gave Tracy & Heather each a hug. One chick near Heather said “Who does she think she is?!” HA! Jealous bitches! Jeff started singing…….Holy Crap! It was absolutely insane! Heather, Tracy & I were the only ones who were actually there for Jeff because no one else knew that he’d be there, but geez!! All 3 of us were getting pushed & shoved. 2 girls behind Heather & I kept pushing us & flaring their arms out in between us so Jeff would touch their hands. Oh my god! I almost smacked them! One time is enough! Jeff sang to me during “The Hardest Thing”. I think Heather, Tracy & I were the only ones who didn’t freak out when we were sang to or touched by him. I mean these girls weren’t even at the concert for Jeff, but they were all over him & throwing themselves at him. GAH! There was another girl who was behind us, trying to make her way to the front row…..I turned around, and did my “Power Ranger stance” (as Heather would say…..one arm straight out in front of me & the other arm cocked back ready to punch) & I yelled to her “BITCH, WHAT THE FUCK!!”…..you had to have been there. It was HILARIOUS! (It is now an ongoing joke between me & Heather.) He walked into the crowd during one song & a security guard had to put his hand on my shoulder so he could see to make sure Jeff didn’t get attacked by any of the crazy chicks. During Jeff’s last song “Una Noche”, he almost killed the 3 of us! He had girls come on the stage to dance. We were trampled on & pushed. I fell onto my knees on the stage (we didn’t go onstage to dance). Poor Jeff! He was mobbed by all the girls on the stage. There was a circle of them surrounding him & he couldn’t move! He only had time for 4 songs, because Jordan had to perform. Heather, Tracy & I moved out of the front row & stood behind the stage (there was a small area where people could stand there). So that’s where we watched Jordan from. It brought me back to the old days. He sang a few NKOTB songs, a new song & an old song. The girls were even MORE insane when he was performing. One girl that we were waiting in line with kept smacking Jordan’s ass. It was hysterical! He didn’t seem to mind one bit. And at one point, he leaned back onto a few girls & one chick slid her hand from his chest down to his crotch. WTF! That was ridiculous & skanky! After the concert ended we went outside & hung out there for a little while, just talking to the people we met. Some drunk guy walked by & told Heather that she has a nice ass. GO HEATHER!! We left & got back to my house around 3am. We talked for awhile & then went to sleep…..wondering what the next day would bring us. Friday – April 16, 2005 Gotham Citi – New Haven, CT Justin James / Jeff Timmons / Jordan Knight Heather & I woke up around 10am, took our showers, ate & got ready for the concert. We got to Gotham at 2:15pm. No one was there, so we sat on out jackets, talked & played cards. At 4pm Heather had to pee really bad, but there were no available bathrooms anywhere near Gotham. The bathroom in Dunkin’ Donuts said “out of order”, but after awhile Heather got desperate, went back there & bought 2 doughnuts. Luckily, she was allowed to use it. The manager showed up somewhere around 6pm. We told him that we’d been there since 2:15 and he thought we were nuts. He told us that Jordan was waiting for the limo to bring him to the mall & Jeff was at the hotel & pointed down the street. I still had to pee, so I asked him if we could quickly use the bathroom. He let us (Thank god!) So we both used the bathroom & went back outside. At 7pm he came outside & handed us his business card, told us to go get something to eat & we would be guaranteed the front 2 spots. So we went to a pub down the street. While we were eating Tracy arrived at Gotham. We got back in line at 8pm. We saw Raven & her friends get in line behind us. The doors opened a little after 9:00, but we weren’t allowed to go to the stage area/dance floor yet, so we sat on a couch near the stairs so Heather & I could run like hell to get in the front row while Tracy went up in the elevator. We noticed that people were trying to get upstairs, so Heather & I decided to stand at the bottom of the stairs. Raven & Kristen (one of the girls we met the night before) stood behind us. There were girls next to us who were trying to inch their way up, but we weren’t stupid! We were finally let up the stairs at 11pm. Heather & I BOOKED up the stairs. We got in the front row with Kristen, Raven & a few of her friends. Tracy got upstairs a few minutes later. The set up was so strange. The stage was a bit larger than the one at Club Blue, but right behind it was a glass window so that you can see the DJ. Justin showed up & saw us standing in front of the stage a little while later. He came out to us & gave me & Heather a hug & a kiss. A few Cops got on the stage & at 11:45pm, Jeff went onstage & sang 4 songs. Justin was standing in the doorway to the stage & watched. He kept cracking me & Heather up. Oh that boy is quite a character! While Jeff was performing, I looked above me & counted….one, two, three, four, five…..FIVE HANDS were above my head! And again, we were pushed & shoved. Girls tried to get in the front, but there was no way in hell that I’d let that happen. During one of his songs, Jeff used my shoulder to keep his balance when he sang to a girl behind me. I just looked at Jeff & then my shoulder & shrugged. Sure Jeff! You can use my shoulder to keep your balance any day! I think he used my shoulder because he knew I wouldn’t freak out, unlike all the other insane girls there. Yes, Jeff almost killed me & Heather yet again! He asked for girls to get on the stage to dance again. This time, I fell onto a damn speaker!! I looked at Justin with a “HELP!” look on my face. All the Cops did was say “Okay, back it up” THAT’S ALL! Great cops….Not really! I noticed that Justin took a CD out of his pocket & heather & I saw him with a microphone. Unexpectedly, Justin got onstage & sang one song. Of course, he was awesome. All the chicks loved him. Heather & I were the only people there who knew the words to the song. He sang to us & was working it on the stage. We stayed in the front row for Jordan even though we weren’t there for him. There were still chicks pushing forward, so all I did was bump them back with my ass. Jordan was pretty good. He sang most of the same songs that he did the night before. Chad had a shirt on that said “I lie to girls” Haha! Naughty Chad! We stayed at the club for a little while after the concert was over. We talked to Justin for a few minutes & Heather danced with a few guys. We left Gotham & got back to my house at 3am. We talked for awhile, so we decided to get Heather on the 6:06am train because she had to work in the afternoon. We almost missed it!! We got to the train station just in time for her to get on. Sunday April 17, 2005 Gotham Citi Quack Quack / Justin James / Jeff Timmons I didn’t get to Gotham until around 6:30pm because I had my nephew/Godson’s Baptism & there was a party afterwards, but Heather & Tracy saved me a spot in line (They are the best!) We talked to the 2 people behind us, Kate & Matt while we were waiting for the doors to open. Doors were supposed to open at 8pm, but they didn’t open until later. When we were let inside, this time we were allowed to go right upstairs to the stage/dance floor. Heather & I danced with Kate & Matt…..it seemed like we waited FOREVER! And as time went on the dance floor got completely packed. Quack Quack from “Growing Up Gotti” went onstage 1st, somewhere around 11pm. He got the crowd all riled up & nearly had 50 people on the tiny ass stage. Justin performed 2 ½ songs. The sound system SUCKED! He had to stop singing one of his songs because the sound was so fucked up. Heather heard a guy from the back yell “get the fuck off the stage” or something along those lines. WTF! Respect the performers! This time, Justin almost got me killed! He asked a bunch of girls to get on the stage to dance. He told Heather to get up there too. (Shake what your mama gave you girl!!) I shouldn’t complain though. I knew it was bound to happen again. But it was pretty funny watching all the insane, ½ dressed chicks throw themselves at him. (Heather & I were 2 of the few girls who were decently dressed) I’m so glad I am not one of them. When Jeff came on, everyone was just crazy. Thank the Lord that he didn’t have any girls get on the stage this time. He was only allowed to sing like 5 songs because “he’d bore everyone” according to the club. PSSHT! Jeff Timmons could never bore me! There was a meet & greet after the concert, so Heather, Tracy & I made our way up to where it was & we hung out with Kate & Matt while we waited to talk to the guys. When we got to Jeff, Tracy said to him “You know Jessica, right?”, and he put his arm around my shoulder and said “Of course I do!” and he kept his arm there for what seemed like forever, LOL! (I didn’t keep track of the time…who cares!) So Jeff’s arm was still around my shoulder until after Chad took a picture of him, me, Heather & Tracy. Yeah, Jeff is naughty. He said that he “fucked up the picture” & then quickly said “uh…messed it up!” After we got the 2nd picture taken, I went up to Justin & gave him a hug. (Heather said he had a huge smile on his face when he saw us.) I sat down on the couch next to him & Tracy took a picture of us even though I said I didn’t need one because I got one of him & me in March. We couldn’t talk to Justin for too long because they all had to leave. So we said goodbye to Jeff, Justin & Chad & we left the club. When we got outside we all said our goodbyes to Kate & Matt. Then Heather, Tracy & I went to the parking garage & we all left to go back home……Until next time…. It was a VERY interesting 3 concerts, but it was well worth it. Jeff using my shoulder for balance (not my best picture, lol!):

So, I've had sinusitus since Tuesday. My head is killing me! it feels like 5 people are pushing my skull into my brain. And my stomach has been bothering me too. I'm going to go crazy if I don't get better soon! I was supposed to see Tyler Hilton on Thursday, but I couldn't go because my head was pounding & the music would have made it worse. I'm so pissed. I don't have any more concerts to go to. What am I gonna do?! My sister came from NH with my baby nephew/godson (he's 2 months old) and I couldn't see him because I am sick. The next time I am going to see him is at his christening on April 17th.

Ryan Cabrera Concert March 5, 2004 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT Jen & I arrived at the Webster around 5:00 & walked to the line outside. There weren’t as many people in the line as we expected. So we got in the back of the line & the people in front of us were going to the “Underground” because the doors there open a few minutes before the outside doors. We decided to go in that way and it so happened that Jen’s friend’s band was playing in the “Underground” before the concert started. We wanted to get in the front, so we stood in the line in front of the door to the stage area. There were about 20 people in front of us already. Jen wanted to see her friend’s band play, but we would lose our spot in line if we went to the area where they were playing, so we just listened. At 7:00 the door opened. It was CRAZY! Lots of pushing….which I expected. One girl fell down because of all the pushing & shoving. We ended up standing in the 3rd row almost at the center of the stage…….not too bad! At around 7:30 or so Michael Fordinal came on the stage. He was pretty good. Everyone seemed to like him. Then Bonnie McKee came on. She hyped up the crowd a little bit. She wasn’t too bad either. Towards the end of her set, everyone turned around and started screaming & saying “OMG! It’s RYAN!” I was like “HUH, where?!? Jen told mehe was behind me, so I looked back, and there was a Ryan look-alike pushing to the front. It was hilarious! Some chicks got pissed, lol! He was funny. He told me that his name is Luke & he hung out with Ryan before & Ryan wrote a message on his dorm room door saying “Luke is my hero” …or something along those lines. The girls who were mad (Why were they mad?? I don’t get it…) started throwing food at him. And one time it hit me in the forehead. By then I was ripping pissed. I turned around & flipped out at them. I was yelling & cursing my head off. What immature people they were!! So Luke called them “fat bitches”, HAHAHA! One security guard told him to go to the back & I told him that it wasn’t Luke, it was the girls behind him. And another guard said that he could stay there. Then the madness stopped. I talked to a few people around me for a little while until Ryan came on stage a few minutes after 9:00. He was fantastic! He got the crowd going & put on an amazing show. Ryan is VERY chatty. He likes to talk a lot, lol! “Straight Up” was hilarious!! His dancing was just…..hysterical! I laughed so hard. GO WHITE BOY! I was so happy that he sang MmmBop! He only sang about 30 seconds of it. I pointed to my Hanson necklace, but I don’t think he saw me. Towards the end of the concert, someone threw their bra on the stage! The look on his face was priceless! After he finished the song he was singing he said something about “having an undergarment on the stage” During the 2nd to last song, the people in front of me left so I moved up into the 2nd row. I got some great pictures of the whole concert (digital cameras are fabulous). Here’s the setlist: Let's Take Our Time Shame On Me 40 Kinds of Sadness Illusions Last Night Echo Park / Straight Up / Echo Park You Can Call Me All She's When You’re Gone On the Way Down Encore : MMMBop True Exit 2 Exit Ryan put on an amazing show! I can’t wait to see him again! Here are a few pictures: Here are all 27 of my Ryan pictures

I talked to my sister today, and she asked me to be Tyler's Godmother! I am so happy! I was hoping that she would ask me to be Tyler's Godmother She said that her & her husband knew that they wanted to ask me when they found out she was pregnant . All my sisters are a Godmother to at least one niece or nephew. Oh wow! I am thrilled! On another note.........Saturday I am seeing Ryan Cabrera! Jen & I are going to get in line at noon. So we'll be standing there for what........7 hours, maybe 8 . I hope it doesn't snow!!!

Tyler Joseph Napoletano was born on January 11, 2005 at 11:52pm 8 lbs & 1/2 oz 21 3/4 inches Now I have 3 nieces & 4 nephews Holidays are going to be even MORE hectic now! lol!

I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas! Don't forget the most important thing of the holiday season......family & friends.
This is my favorite Christmas song:


At Christmas

Snow's falling down as you step out of your car
Presents in your arms and you've traveled far
Someone opens the door with a smile on their face
And you know you've come to the right place

Family nestled by the fire
Christmas hopes to inspire
Loved ones by your side
You know you'll kiss your babies goodnight

At Christmas, Christmas
No matter who you are, how far you've come
This is where you belong
At Christmas

Memories 'round the Christmas tree
Are the sweetest ones that remain with me
It's a comfort deep inside, though you can't
Stop the race of time
To know that Christmas will always be

Family nestled by the fire
Christmas hopes to inspire
Loved ones by your side
You know you'll kiss your babies goodnight

At Christmas, Christmas
No matter who you are, how far you've come
This is where you belong
At Christmas

Can't you feel it changin'
Sense the anticipation
You can tell we're almost there
Precious time we're takin'
Memories we're makin'
There's a Christmas in the air

Now this is what Christmas means to me
Being together with your family
And the wise men who have followed that star
To where our baby Jesus lay

Family nestled all around
Baby Jesus asleep so sound
And his start shined so bright
On that very first holy night

At Christmas, Christmas
No matter who you are, how far you've come
This is where you belong
At Christmas

~~written & sung by Hanson~~




MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Love,
Jessica