America ’s Got Talent/ Mariah’s Appearance Experience

Ok so my experience had a very rocky start but finished with a Big BANG!

When I heard I had first won the tickets I was super excited. I immediately text everyone to let them know I had won.

The first person I invited was a fellow HBFlyer Lexi to see if she would like to go, but unfortunately she couldn’t go because she had a family reunion to attend. So then I had to invite a few potential others who I knew at least liked Mariah because I didn’t want to be with someone who didn’t care about MC.

The second person I invited was a friend who I though really did want to go. She sounded excited all the days leading up to the actual day and then the bad news came. She literally called me the day of the show with lots of random excuses I guess to get out of it like: “ummm my car is having problems”, “I’m broke”, “I may be going out of town”, and when I confronted her and asked her to answer me with an honest response if she wanted still would like to go she just told me “I am just not felling it anymore”. As soon as she told me this I was extremely crushed. I began to cry, heck I went into the ugly cry. I was clearly bummed and disappointed. How can she tell me all these other days she was down for going… and in the actual day she backs out on me? Ugh it was so not cool. I knew I could have just gone by myself but the car, like my second friend I invited; it was so NOT reliable to make it all the way to LA. So I began to thinking just started to thinking or even take the Amtrak down there but when my friend called me it was already 2pm and I was running out of time. I started to even start thinking that maybe I just shouldn’t just go all together. But I did so want to go. So I started to look online for Amtrak fares and schedules just in case if I had to, I was literally ready to book a train ticket but was interrupted by a text message.

I got a text from one of my sorority sisters, Vanessa, who had not gone to the conference meeting in Texas like I though and she asked me what I was doing. I called her and let it all out. I vented with her. I told her how my friend has completely flaked on me. And she knew what to say to make me feel better. Gosh I gotta just love my sorority sisters because they are always there for me regardless. And before I knew it she said she would be down if I still wanted to go. And of course I said yes. Yay I was going!!! Third time is a charm I guess for my third guest.

By 3:30pm we were on the road down to LA from Fresno . The whole 3 hours and 30 mins drive was not so bad. We of course had a blast just having our girl talk, blasting Obsessed a couple thousand times and so we seem to get their fast. By 7:00pm we were there at CBS studios and we parked the car.

As soon I got there was a Lamb, Blanca aka mimilover24 on twitter, recognized me and shouted my name. She needed help the girl had accidentally left/locked her keys in her car. And I guess the security guys there were so NOT helpful saying we don’t do that. Lucky for her we had AAA and we called them. Amazingly the AAA guy arrived within 15 mins and opened the car for Blanca. So after the AAA drama I kicked it with Blanca and her sister who were both cool peeps. I joined them in line and it was pretty cool because we went to line up and we were ushered to the front of the line… Yay VIP with HBF. While I was in line I noticed “Jimmy Kimmel” Kelly, Boogie, Nathan, and his cousin Ruthie were all there. I have been to many other events were I have seen them but I would always been too timid to say hi before, but this time I did introduced myself and said “Hi”. Everyone seems so nice and welcoming. Gotta love the Lambs I met in line

Being in line was kinda frustrating because they kept on moving us around, saying HBF move here, ok now move back and so on they were so NOT organized which drives me crazy. But anyway, I was glad that when we were getting checked in. I was not so glad they too my cell phone away. Of course I was going to get it back after the show but that would mean I would be able to text lambs to meet up with them after the show or send tweet pics or updates to the lambs back at home like I had promised. Grrr. What made it worst not having my phone was the 4 hour wait, yes I said 4 hour wait before we were even allowed in was the fact that I depend on my cell for everything. To check my twitter, emails, texts, bank accounts, HBF boards, take pics, and calls. I was starting to I thought it was going to be impossible to get through with out my cell but it was no so hard. While we began the long wait just sitting around with fans in an outside waiting area in front of a Bob Barker ‘Price Is Right’ mural and I just started chatting it up with the Lambs and even started to quiz the Lambs in training all around me. That really helped time fly by. While sitting I started looking around and I then noticed Marcos sitting right behind me, with his guest who was apparently Swiftymc who I didn’t realize it was him until after I read his thread. I think I said “Hey” but not really understanding it was him. So my bad Swiftymc. Other Lambs I met was a Jackie from the O.C. and Terry. It was nice finally getting to meet Terry, because she is as nice as she appears to be on the boards, heck I take that back she is even nicer in person. Terry you ROCK never change your ways!!!

Ok so fast forward the long wait, it was about 11:40pm when we were finally allowed to go inside to the actual studio, they were sitting all HBF lambs together in but that quickly filled up so they ushered me and my sorority sister to 4th row seats which sucked because we had to stand to see the stage But I stayed in those seats like for 5 mins then Blanca the Lamb I had helped out with the AAA had FRONT ROW seats and some people left so the 2 seats next to her had become open so she told me and my sorority sister Vanessa about this and I hella ran throws those seats. Front Row seats were hella better. I could clearly see the stage with out having to stand. Anyway soon after we moved to the FRONT ROW seats they started prepping us on how to stand up and when to cheer, this was so killing the “so-called live tv” for me.

But soon none of that mattered because they said Mariah was in the building and just a few mins away from performing. All the Lambs had let out a huge roar after hearing this. We all waited patiently until we seen Nice in like a big crane over the audience who introduced MC. Then of course we all stood as MC walked out. Mariah was wearing a one should black tee and some capri jeans with some nice black heels. She was wearing her hear up in a pony tail and she looked oh so BEAUTIFUL!!! Her performance of “Obsessed” was AMAZING!!! Her vocals were GREAT. She defiantly did her thing. Her dancers were HOTT (Terry I am still so jealous) they did a little number where they all danced around MC and even at one point picking her up. MC’s “Obsessed” performance was just AWESOME good for being the first time to Mariah to perform her song. After her performance she they had us do a few more stand ups cheering moments like for the ending of Mariah’s performance.

Finally, the best moments that made my night was Nick then walked on stage to join Mariah and he praised her, which was nice and then Mariah had cute moments where she punched him in his gut, kicked up her heels, grabbed his chin and they even kissed. This was too cute because it all seemed to be just for the Lambs so we were all eating it up. And then the funniest moment Nick and Mariah started to walk off stage heading back stage when Nick wrapped his arm around her waist and MC started to do the same but then she SHOCKED us all by grabbing Nick’s butt. Nick’s reaction was priceless… he literally like “Baby not here…” LOL. Too cute. Perfect ending to my long day.

Overall, INCREDIBLE day. I love the whole experience; though a little bleak, a little bleak at times (mainly the wait…) I was so glad to have the Lambs around to entertain one another. I will post the pics I took with Terry & Blanca after the show soon.

BY: Laura (aka Lauraluvsmariah)

Posted by: Regina