Bear with me here, because I promise you this get's really exciting.
Ugh, so I know it's been a few weeks since the Eye On It show...hey, the tour itself is even over now, but I just still don't even know how I can put this night into words. (And I REALLY don't want to fangirl). It was BY FAR the best concert I've ever been to, and I've been to my fair share.
And now it's been more than just a few weeks..it's been over a month and I go over and over what I want to write on this thing and I just can't decide. Not sure why it's so important to me, but I just don't want to "get it wrong." It was one of (if not the) best nights of my life and I just really want the words to come out right..so bear with me here.
Over the past year I have sent out a lot of emails trying to get someone to book Chris August in my area. It all started with that whole cruise thing..i decided I couldn't wait any longer I just HAD to meet him. I received a few responses (but nothing concrete has come out of them...YET :) ). Nonetheless I was quite pleased to hear that he would be opening for Toby Mac in a town that is an hour and a half away. Buy the tickets..front row center. Is it crazy to buy front row center tickets just to see the opening act? I mean Toby Mac is great in concert, I've seen him before, but I would be lying to you if I said I was going there to see anyone except Chris August. I mean if you are here I'm assuming you are one of the like 4 people that have read this blog before and already know how much I love Chris August, and some of the reasons why, so this should come as no surprise to you.
We make our way to pick up my sister's boyfriend (he goes to college in the town Chris is performing) and to go out to dinner. At this point I kinda feel bad for them...I'm so nervous and antsy..it's getting close to the time of the show and I'm pretty sure I just keep saying "Are you still eating? Are you done yet?" I mean I can't even describe to you how nervous I was, I have never felt that way in my life. I was shaking, I think I teared up a little bit..it was just out of my control..and I really don't know why.
We get there..and i make them bust their butts from the car to the venue. At this point I ask the usher to show us our seats and I'm so glad that I did because someone was sitting in them! They also had the nerve to say I was in the wrong seat! So glad the usher was there to kick them out. Now I really have to pee, but don't want to leave my seat, and I'm freaking out because the microphone is like 2 feet from me!
Jamie Grace is up first and I run for the bathroom. She was fantastic, and her boots were fantastic, and she was inspiring..and I can't say enough good things about her..but I am ANTICIPATING CA.
And this is the part..even now writing this, I loose my words. My brain is like a twisted, jumbled, mess of emotion. UGH! This is the part that Chris August comes on stage! He's wonderful and he is playing the keyboard and singing like 2 feet from me and he's cracking jokes and I'm cracking up..and I am in heaven! Pretty sure no one behind me is standing, but I don't even care!
Then he gets up and dances around while singing (pretty sure it was to Let the Music Play?) This is important guys! When he's done..he's working his way back to the keyboard and someone yells something at him and he's like "Sorry I can't here you over my breathing I have..." And we both say "ASTHMA" and he's like "ahhh I see I have a connection with someone here" And I'm like "YES! I LOVE YOU!" And he starts to say "I lov......TABITHA IS THAT YOU?!"
Not even kidding guys, Chris August looked down at me from the stage and said "Tabitha is that you?"!!!
I can not tell you what happened after this. It is a blur. Best moment of my life. I guess it's important to point out that we'd never met before! And I think at this point I'm practically falling over the banister thing in front of me in disbelief and he's like half explaining to the crowd that he recognizes me from twitter? I don't even know!
THEN he says "Can we meet real quick? I wanna meet you!" and comes and shakes my hand. I am now shaking and in total disbelief so I sit down to calm down and try to text someone/anyone what just happened but I'm shaking and MY PHONE IS BROKEN! THE SCREEN WON'T TURN ON! This is probably the only time that this could ever happen and me not care! Also, I'm really glad this is when he sings 7x70 because I am toooooo hyped up to start crying and I really need a serious song so I can relax a bit. I still don't really know how he knows who I am..so hey Chris if you're reading this wanna clue me in? (And quite honestly I reallllllly hope he's not reading this..cuz I think I would probably be real embarrassed.)
(This was right after "meeting"..and is a terrible picture but I think it captures how I really could barely control my excitement!)
I go out by the merch table during intermission because a little birdie told me he was there and he wasn't allowed to take pics with people in order to get through everyone. NO WAY am I leaving without getting my picture with him! So I just kinda stand off to the side until everyone clears out. It's just a couple and I left and I take a picture of them with Chris and they return the favor. And misc. picture taking lady..in the very slight chance that you would ever come across this I have two things to say to you. 1) THANK YOU SO MUCH and 2) You are freaking amazing at taking pictures! You zoomed and everything! I really can't thank you enough!
So I don't know..I think I'm gonna leave it at that..I stayed and talked to him a bit. He is super nice, and (almost) everything I expected. He was not as outgoing as I expected. He thanked me for coming and when I said I can't believe he recognized me he said that was the first time that ever happened to him.
I was floating on a cloud for a good 4 days.
