I met Justin for the very first time on Sunday and I still can't stop smiling about it. I wanted to log on and share my experience even though I acted like a really big dork...I'll get to that in a minute.
I don't know what to say about Justin that hasn't already been said. He's just a genuinely nice guy. Even the security guards at the mall were impressed with him. I overheard a few of them talking about how nice it was that Justin volunteered to stay until everyone in line got an autograph. He was only scheduled to sign autographs until 5:00 pm but that's about the time I got mine. There was still a long line behind me. He probably continued to sign autographs for at least another hour.
I was really impressed with the way Justin treated EVERYONE that waited in line to meet him. He never acted tired or bored. He was always friendly and upbeat. He smiled at everyone, posed for pictures, gave hugs, cracked jokes. I waited in line for two hours and when it was finally my turn to meet him, he was just as nice to me as he was to everyone else.
Waiting in line for two hours I had more than enough time to formulate all the questions I wanted to ask, all the things I wanted to say...but the minute he smiled at me, I forgot it all! I acted like the biggest dork. I think I thanked him for coming and asked him to sign a compilation CD that I made instead of the picture he was giving out. After that, my memory is a little bit sketchy. At one point he said something to me and I had to ask him to repeat it. I was too far gone in Justinland. He's a very attractive man and with the new haircut, he looks so much older, so much more mature. I had no idea that he had cut his hair and it was a bit of a shock when he first walked onto the stage. I loved the curls but I think I'm going to love this look even more.
Enough about me. How about some pictures? I apologize for any graininess or blurriness. I'm not a professional photographer and it's a brand new camera. I just bought it last week so I could finally take pictures of my adorable little nephew.
The first set of pictures are from Justin's performance. He sang two songs, "One Heart Too Many" and "Who's Lovin' You", the song he sang at the American Idol auditions. I'm not sure if I was just standing in a bad spot but I couldn't make out what Justin was saying when he first walked onto the stage. Also, while he was singing, the music faded in and out a bit.
[Justin in Time made a compilation CD that she asked Justin to sign.] "The Look Of Love" and "Sunny" are two of my favorite performances from American Idol. They are the reason I'm such a big fan of Justin Guarini. I wanted my CD to reflect that. The picture I chose for the cover is my all-time favorite picture of Justin and also my all-time favorite performance. The actual CD is yellow in honor of "Sunny", my second favorite performance. Yellow is also a happy color and this CD makes me happy every time I listen to it.
I only have one regret about meeting Justin. I regret not telling him in person how much I appreciate him and Kelly and American Idol for coming along when they did. I lost my mother the summer before American Idol premiered and I was in desperate need of a distraction. I have a wonderful family and friends and they helped me so much in the healing process but there were times when I just needed to be alone. I needed to focus on something that had absolutely nothing to do with my life. American Idol gave me that. Week after week, I watched these talented performers pursue their dreams. I voted every week and spent countless hours on the internet searching for information on my favorites. In the end it didn't matter to me who became the "American Idol." I would have been happy either way. I loved them both and I still do. I may not post on the message boards as often as I used to but that doesn't mean that I don't care anymore. It just means that I have a new distraction, an adorable little 14 month old nephew who is turning out to be a huge Justin and Kelly fan. I wonder where he gets it from?
