What an awesome time we had!
My great college friend, Colleen came down Saturday afternoon and we left my house around 4:30pm for our 'girls night out'! We parked at Caesar's Casino and ate at a fancy restaurant called Evo Restaurant & Lounge. That food was fantastic, so yummy!
Around 6:00pm we walked next door to the Boardwalk Hall and waited in line to enter. Security was very brief and we were inside! There were some stands around where you could get your picture taken and win prizes, so we took some time and had fun. Then we went to find our seats. The view wasnt too bad, and with Colleen's close-up zoom lens, we were able to get some decent pics!
The show started at 7:00pm and lasted just over 3 hours, with one 20 minute intermission. It was jam-packed with fun. I was soooo excited to see Blake, I may sound biased, but he was the BEST! Also, Chris R., Phil & Jordin stole the show. Lakisha got a standing ovation for her performance of a Whitney Houston song, she can really belt them out! Sanjaya was just plain creepy, but we did get a few laughs from watching him...heehee! Also, they let you send a text message and they showed it on the big screen for everyone to see - of course we had to send one to Blake! So I'll include a pic of that too!
After the show, Colleen & I asked a few guards if they knew where the Idols would exit/sign autographs...which led us out onto the main street in Atlantic City (Scaryyy) to the front of the building. We waited for 2 hours until after midnight, when FINALLY we saw their tour buses coming...everyone was screaming, I felt like a teeny-bopper, but it was FUN! Unfortunately the buses just kept on going - Chris R came up to the window and apologized that they wouldnt let them stop. Chris Sligh didnt even want to look up, he was on his laptop on the bus and was so rude - I have now lost any respect that I may have had for him. There was a boy's bus and a girl's bus - the boys drove by first. Jordin waved as she went by and Melinda stood at the window to smile and wave the whole time. It was fun and definitely an experience I won't soon forget. We started talking to some of the other people who were waiting with us and they said a few of the idols (Blake & Chris R. included) were on the Atlantic City beach and boardwalk earlier in the day. They were showing us pictures on their cameras they got taken with them as well as autographed shirts, etc. That must have been awesome!!
After our long, uneventful wait, we went into the casinos for a bit - Colleen had set aside some money to have some fun...she enjoyed playing the Wheel of Fortune slot machines! We got home around 2:15am - I can definitely tell I'm getting older...lol! I could hardly walk by the time we got home, but ohhhh we had SO MUCH FUN!! Ok now time to enjoy some pictures ;)
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