The things we do for the famous these days.
I type this entry through exhausted eyes, my fingers aimlessly searching for the backspace key, correcting mistakes as they blur into one sleepy confusion of letters. My body aches and my muscles tense at every turn, a reminder of the concrete mattress where I lay my being to rest last night. I haven't slept more than an hour in at last 24 hours, and boy was it worth it. All I am running on is pure adrenaline at this point, due to 3 little brunette wonders I finally faced today. The Jonas Brothers. Yeah yeah laugh all ya want, but let me have my moment of immaturity, and shine in it as long as possible. I shall explain...Disneyland hosted a book signing for the Jonas Brother's self-written biography earlier this afternoon. Like any die-hard fan, I camped out with 7 other friends outside the gates of California Adventure last night, alongside thousands of other hopefuls. I've never seen so many insane, selfish, pushy, obnoxious, people in my life, the majority being mom's, in tow with 3 minivan loads of children. The night was frigid cold, but a beautiful sunrise peeked over the park's gates, greeting us with a new day full of surprises. Once inside the park with our Jonas books in hand at 10 am, the 8 of us anxiously waited in a line leading into a small door surrounded by security and Disney staff. My heart still races now 2 hours after the event of standing face to face with the starlets, I can't even describe the mixture of nervousness and excitement I felt. It finally came my time to walk up to the table where they were signing, and I was on cloud nine. Kevin (age 21), was the first to greet me, giving me a hug and kindly asking how I was doing. I mustered out a nervous, "Great, just great. How are you?" He signed my book and replied with an "Awesome, thanks for coming to hang out with us!" And BAM. Next. Nick Jonas (age 16, my favorite of the brothers, and mastermind behind the creation of the band Jonas Bro's phenomenon itself..Illegal, maybe creepy, I know, but come on...we all know he's the most adorable.), gave me a tight little hug and smiled brightly. I handed him a photo from Halloween of myself, Ashley Silver, and Johnny Montgomery dressed as the Jonas Brothers. He laughed and said "This is really awesome, you guys look just like us" and showed his brothers, causing them to pause and chuckle as their pens grazed surrounding books. He passed me along with a "Thanks for coming," and it was on to the last brother, Joe Jonas. Joe was really kind, and greeted me with a hug and high five, signing my book as I moved along the table. It was really hard not to just stare at him. He is terribly good looking, with an air of confidence and strength about him. He asked me what my favorite part of the book was, and I nervously muttered something which I have no recollection of. And that was it. The brothers sent us off with a "God bless you," and we were out the door. The 8 of us stepped out into reality once we exited the building, and some childish screams, may or may not have occured..I'll let your imagination illustrate how you would invision 8 girl's reactions to meeting the 3 boys of their unobtainable dreams.
Despite the fact that they will not remember our faces, names, nor what it took for us to stand before them today, it was worth that 2 minutes with them. I feel like a kid again, and I am truly thankful to have gotten to meet one of my favorite artists. You may still be laughing, or poking fun at me...but in all seriousness, check out their album and then we'll see who's laughing when you find yourself at the next Jonas Brothers concert with me.
