by jmaf231 » Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:28 am
I'm SO beyond happy and excited for this success, but it was more than just meeting them and getting autographs. I follow them both on Twitter, so that I always know what they are up to. I'm always disappointed, because it's hard and costly for me to travel(I'm in a wheelchair, so traveling can be a challenge.) and most of the celebrities I'd love to meet rarely come within traveling range of me. I saw on Twitter about a month and a half ago that Frankie went to Muhlenberg college in Allentown, which is about an hour away from where I live. At first, I didn't know exactly what he was doing or how long he would be there, but I later found out that he was going to be in one of their summer musicals, "Crazy for You". I wasn't sure if I'd be able to attend, but I wrote him a letter telling him about myself and how much I love him and Ariana. I didn't even know if the school would be willing to pass it on to him or not. About two weeks later, Frankie tweeted me and said that he just got the sweetest letter from me. He also followed me back on Twitter. Just getting this was great, but of course, there's more! He direct messages me, thanking me and said he really wanted me to come and if there was anything he could do to help, he would. He told me he would even get get me tickets. I was so excited. I had also sent him a note card and a SASE and asked him to sign it for me. He sent it back, signed it, wrote a short note, AND had the whole cast of the show sign it! I later found out that Ariana was going to one of the last shows and asked Frankie if he could get me tickets for that day. He got them for both me and my mom, and we got to watch Crazy for You on Saturday (June 29, 2013).
When we first got there, my mom asked if we could see Frankie before the show, because I had a painting to give him. Sadly, he was in wardrobe, and I couldn't. We went to the theatre and got our seats, looking to see if Ariana was already there. It didn't seem like she was, because our seats were in the far back, and none of the heads appeared to be Ariana. When the show was just about to begin, she came in with her mom and two other girls. It also just so happened that her security guard sat down next to me. My mom tried calling to her, but she didn't quite hear who was calling her.
I was hoping to see her during intermission, but she ended up going to see Frankie. Her mom was still in the seats, so my mom went down to talk to her. I couldn't go myself, because after the row of seats we were in, there were stairs to get to the other rows. My mom asked her if she was Ariana's mom (even though she knew she was), and when she said yes, she told her that I brought her a gift and I'd love to give it to her. She told my mom that I could come down, but my mom explained to her that I couldn't because of my wheelchair. She then told my mom that she and Ariana would come up to me! Right before the show started again, Ariana came in and asked if I was Jillian. I said yes! I was soo excited at that moment. My mom handed her my drawing that I did of her, but it was in a bag, so she didn't really see it. She said, "Thank you so much, it's so lovely to meet you!" She gave it to her mom to hold while she signed the picture I had of her. I'm really happy with how she signed it , because she usually just puts a heart and always and signs her name, but on mine , she did a heart and wrote out love always along with personalizing it to me. I know it's not that different, but it's special to me.
After the show, I got to meet Frankie, who gave me a hug and thanked me for coming. I told him thank you for allowing me to and that the show was so, so good! I got to give him my painting, and my mom took pictures of us. He was so nice and awesome! He even signed my booklet that I got at the show! I also took a picture with Ariana got to see her look at my drawing that I did of her. She said, "You did this? It's amazing!" I told her thank you, but I was too excited to think of anything but smile so big. Before I left, I thanked her mom for being so nice and helpful, and she said, "Thank you, that was so thoughtful of you. It will be on her wall." I almost cried, so sweet and absolutely amazing.
I'm SO beyond happy and excited for this success, but it was more than just meeting them and getting autographs. I follow them both on Twitter, so that I always know what they are up to. I'm always disappointed, because it's hard and costly for me to travel(I'm in a wheelchair, so traveling can be a challenge.) and most of the celebrities I'd love to meet rarely come within traveling range of me. I saw on Twitter about a month and a half ago that Frankie went to Muhlenberg college in Allentown, which is about an hour away from where I live. At first, I didn't know exactly what he was doing or how long he would be there, but I later found out that he was going to be in one of their summer musicals, "Crazy for You". I wasn't sure if I'd be able to attend, but I wrote him a letter telling him about myself and how much I love him and Ariana. I didn't even know if the school would be willing to pass it on to him or not. About two weeks later, Frankie tweeted me and said that he just got the sweetest letter from me. He also followed me back on Twitter. Just getting this was great, but of course, there's more! He direct messages me, thanking me and said he really wanted me to come and if there was anything he could do to help, he would. He told me he would even get get me tickets. I was so excited. I had also sent him a note card and a SASE and asked him to sign it for me. He sent it back, signed it, wrote a short note, AND had the whole cast of the show sign it! I later found out that Ariana was going to one of the last shows and asked Frankie if he could get me tickets for that day. He got them for both me and my mom, and we got to watch Crazy for You on Saturday (June 29, 2013).
When we first got there, my mom asked if we could see Frankie before the show, because I had a painting to give him. Sadly, he was in wardrobe, and I couldn't. We went to the theatre and got our seats, looking to see if Ariana was already there. It didn't seem like she was, because our seats were in the far back, and none of the heads appeared to be Ariana. When the show was just about to begin, she came in with her mom and two other girls. It also just so happened that her security guard sat down next to me. My mom tried calling to her, but she didn't quite hear who was calling her.
I was hoping to see her during intermission, but she ended up going to see Frankie. Her mom was still in the seats, so my mom went down to talk to her. I couldn't go myself, because after the row of seats we were in, there were stairs to get to the other rows. My mom asked her if she was Ariana's mom (even though she knew she was), and when she said yes, she told her that I brought her a gift and I'd love to give it to her. She told my mom that I could come down, but my mom explained to her that I couldn't because of my wheelchair. She then told my mom that she and Ariana would come up to me! Right before the show started again, Ariana came in and asked if I was Jillian. I said yes! I was soo excited at that moment. My mom handed her my drawing that I did of her, but it was in a bag, so she didn't really see it. She said, "Thank you so much, it's so lovely to meet you!" She gave it to her mom to hold while she signed the picture I had of her. I'm really happy with how she signed it , because she usually just puts a heart and always and signs her name, but on mine , she did a heart and wrote out love always along with personalizing it to me. I know it's not that different, but it's special to me.
After the show, I got to meet Frankie, who gave me a hug and thanked me for coming. I told him thank you for allowing me to and that the show was so, so good! I got to give him my painting, and my mom took pictures of us. He was so nice and awesome! He even signed my booklet that I got at the show! I also took a picture with Ariana got to see her look at my drawing that I did of her. She said, "You did this? It's amazing!" I told her thank you, but I was too excited to think of anything but smile so big. Before I left, I thanked her mom for being so nice and helpful, and she said, "Thank you, that was so thoughtful of you. It will be on her wall." I almost cried, so sweet and absolutely amazing.
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