{"id":733,"date":"2007-12-15T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2007-12-15T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/2007\/12\/15\/mere-words-cannot-adequately-describe-my-excitement\/"},"modified":"2007-12-15T10:00:35","modified_gmt":"2007-12-15T16:00:35","slug":"mere-words-cannot-adequately-describe-my-excitement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/?p=733","title":{"rendered":"Mere words cannot adequately describe my excitement"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am so excited, I can hardly describe it, but I’ll try.<\/p>\n

Last night’s concert was Great! It was especially nice to just do the concert without two hours of rehearsal first. Although it’s wonderful to perform in such a beautiful amazing setting, it’s quite tiring. Our bells are stored way down behind the stage, and for every song we get to go down two flights of stairs, change bells, get ready for the next song, traipse back up the stairs and do the next number.<\/p>\n

Anyway, we had a great concert! The King’s Singers were amazing, and the cute one<\/a> who kind of looks like Dr. McDreamy<\/a> even said hi to me backstage. After the last song, we stood there smiling up in our spots by the organ pipes and then were dismissed. We went down to the back, put our bells away and started walking through the conference center to go and change, trying to beat the choir, who were still in their seats. <\/p>\n

Just past the drinking fountains I saw what must have been a vision. I must be hallucinating or it’s the cold medicine or something, but that looks just like….Donny Osmond!<\/a> It IS Donny Osmond! The same Donny Osmond that I’ve been wanting to meet for like…my whole entire life! Standing there with his lovely wife and someone who was probably his son. They looked like they were waiting for someone. Waiting for me! I couldn’t just walk right on by, so I went up to him and shook his hand. I can’t recall exactly what was said, but our interaction went something like this:<\/p>\n

Crazed fan in a black dress: Oh my gosh, it’s Donny Osmond! I’m a huge fan! Blubber Blubber stupidly.
\nDonny:(as crazed fan is shaking his hand) Thank you.
\nCrazed fan in a black dress: Did you enjoy the concert?
\nDonny: It was wonderful.
\nCrazed fan who couldn’t think of anything intelligible to say but so would have loved to sit and chat with Donny for a very long time: Thank you!<\/p>\n

Then I left and walked away. Walked away from Donny. My friend Darrell was right there walking by and I caught up with him, and said in a high squeaky voice, “That was Donny Osmond! I shook Donny’s hand!”
\nAnd Darrell, oh so kindly, said to me, “Don’t freak out!”
\n“I’m not freaking out,” I said in a voice that was so high and squeaky that only dogs could understand, “but you saw, right? You saw me shake Donny Osmond’s hand, right? You are my witness.”
\nDarrell responded, “And I have my camera right here. Too bad you didn’t think of that.”
\n“Oh, I wish I could have gotten a picture, or an autograph or something! I have no proof! But you are my witness, right?”
\n“I’ll deny it.” Thank you, Darrell, for your support. So I made him promise me that the next time I meet Donny and shake his hand, he will have his camera ready and take a picture for me.<\/p>\n

In the dressing room I told my fellow bell choir members, “I shook Donny Osmond’s hand!” And when I told my carpool, they were excited for me, since they do know of my long standing wish to just meet Donny Osmond. So, even though traffic was horrible getting out of the parking garage and it was a long drive home and I was extremely tired, I was on cloud nine. <\/p>\n

Mere words cannot adequately describe my excitement.<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas, Paige.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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