dreams.do.come.true.
so this past friday night i got insanely lucky that a friend had a bad day at work and decided to buy court side tickets to the celtics vs bulls game, and best of all selected me to go with! all i had to do was buy beers. i however did not find out the location of the seats till we were walking to them… i assumed we had bleachers. if i knew i would be able to touch the players i might have sexed up my look a bit more. when we arrived at our seats RIGHT behind the bulls bench i was sooo that girl that was like “NO F*CKING WAY!” way too loud in front of children.
so first thing i noticed was a kevin hart look a like behind me – i mean look & sound… so much so that i had to ask him if he really was him or not. I felt the need to do this because i had a few long staring moments and i felt i needed to justify that awkward moment. SIDE NOTE: for those of you who dont know, kevin hart is an amazingly funny comedian… utube him, you’ll love him and thank me for bringing him into your life. k back to story. so he just said i get that all the time and laughed… that wasnt a no. thankfully we had a smart phone on us and learned it wasnt him… the real kevin hart was at that moment having a show in CT. but in the end we did make friends with this group of guys, who by the way were amazing at getting under the skin of ever bulls player! they are actually sponsored by bud! they are known as AllReady – Band of Buds.
around tip off… i spotted across the court my 5 yr old crush, donnie wahlberg from new kids on the block aka nkotb!!! at that moment the game blurred and my focus and camera was all about donnie! the security guard was the nicest guy and i made friends with him. i kept trying to get him to walkie-talkie someone and some how get donnie on my side of the court. I even tried to get the espn camera guy to do the dirty work for me. i was a desperate girl trying to make her inner 5 yr old dreams come true.
during half time he was taking pics with fans on his side of the court. this was a good sign, it means hes nice and there is hope! again i take every chance i get and snap tons of photos of him. and i realized i had a problem when i was becoming mad at the bulls coach for blocking my camera view of donnie. i took a break from stalking till the game was over… that would be my shot!
come the end of the game we hung around till the crowed disappeared as we were in a parking garage and waiting in the stadium was much better than in line. we got to see all the players and watch the interviews. even snagged a few plays and other papers left on the floor by the bulls. then the security guard made my night. he told me that donnie was going to leave out the same exit we would be using and told me to hang over there because he’d have no choice but to walk by me. he also said hes so nice and would happily take a photo with me. I did just as he instructed and…. my dream came true! donnie happily took a picture with me!!!!! i got to touch him!! i was giddy as all hell and was seriously taken over by my inner 5 yr old! i couldnt stop smiling. and kept repeating after he was a safe distance away that i had just met donnie wahlberg!!! even after we finally went to leave i saw him again and snapped a few more last chance photos.
i then texted everyone i knew. my friend tabitha had the best reply: you’re the coolest person i know! – oh hell yes i was in that moment!
Note to Self: dress to impress at sports games, you never know who you might meet
yes me and donnie… duh i’m the one whos hair you see on his shoulder.
