Utah & Dion

"Congratulations, you have been picked for a ticket upgrade. 

Go to the service desk to get your new seats"

Those were the marvelous words that we heard on our way into Celine Dion. I was SO giddy I think I skipped to the service desk. We had originally decided on the nose bleed seats so this was the best news! We ended up in the middle of the ground level. I didn't even need the binoculars I had brought. It was like they knew our shows had been cancelled the last few times that they did it on purpose, but there was no way that was the case. Our name was on a list of 50 out of the whole theatre that got randomly picked. Good Karma? The show was magical in every way possible. You just need to experience it to understand. We went with our favorites Becky & Matt and stayed at the Cosmopolitan resort. After Vegas it was homeward bound for an awesome 4th of July with our families.

[quick little video from the trip.

why am i such a picture fanatic?]

Taking Chances

So I have mentioned a few times on this blog about how Celine Dion might have a personal vendetta against me. You can read the whole back story of me and Dion here here and here. That post ends with me saying "Celine, please take care of your voice. I would hate to make this a third disappointment." And guess what? That third attempt ended in a disappointment. Let me give you the short version:

*Celine Dion changed her world tour date back in 2006 to a time I could not attend
*she cancelled on us for our honeymoon in 2012
*flew from GA for our 1 year anniversary and she cancelled the night before

 Thankfully there was a time back in 2010 where she didn't cancel. It was the best concert there ever was. If only SJ was there! Think about it though, 3 cancelations out of 4 is pretty painful. Last year we wrote a letter to Celine whoever gets her mail, including pictures of me standing next to the cancelation posters. We weren't expecting a response {which we didn't get} but just wanted to do it--just to say we did.

People think I'm crazy to keep trying but I have to! A new day has come! (get it?) There is no way she could cancel THREE YEARS IN A ROW right? If she does, this will be disappointment #4. It is starting to get extremely weird but I'm still going for it! You'll be hearing from me if she cancels again. 4 out of 5 times? Impossible. But that is what I said last year. Oh well, my heart will go on. . .



side note: anybody who calls themselves a Celine Dion fan will understand my title of this post

The GR

 Well Friday morning we packed our bags and headed to Michigan! On my to-do list before we left, I needed to send my letter to Celine that Shaun wrote. We explained our three cancellation-heart-breaks that we have experienced and included pictures of each event with a big fat sad face. I am sure nothing will come of it but we just wanted to write her to say that we wrote her! It was fun.

Even though we packed for only three months, I felt like we brought a ton. There was some talented tetris action going on trying to make everything fit. I'm obsessed with road trips so it was definitely a party. Shaun and I are listening to Enders Game before the movie comes out. Love me some Harrison Ford!

There is an art festival called The ArtPrize that is in Grand Rapids every year and it is the biggest one in the country supposedly. When we pulled up last weekend, downtown was a madhouse! It has been so fun for me though because I can just wake up, walk downstairs, and explore until I'm sick of walking. Everything is walking distance and there are seriously thousands of people everywhere. I love it. My favorite's have been the pieces that were made completely out of junk (like this dragon). These pandas were made entirely of tires.

And here is our nice little apartment. It has more of a hotel vibe than I thought it would but I still love it (even if I hate the wood look). To calm this germ freak's mind, we went out and got a sofa cover. The place has also been scoured with clorox wipes. Those things are my best friends. That carmel spice fall candle does the trick as well! We are loving this temporary adventure in a different place. It seriously is like a mini vacation (at least for Nicole :) 

Ps. ...Can you believe that little corner called the kitchen? I can't believe I was complaining about my minimal counter space back at home. I am going to go back to Georgia so excited to see that little counter of mine!

This is getting weird.

Well I was all ready and settled into the hotel. I had just met up with Kristine who was also in Vegas and we were telling Shaun about the incredible experience he was about to have at Celine {no exaggeration} and I opened my email and I couldn't believe it! At first I just laughed. But then it set in. 

 THIS WAS THE ONLY REASON I FLEW TO VEGAS.

3rd time cancellation for Nicole.

second year in a row SJ.

 honeymoon--cancelled

one year anniversary/business trip--cancelled

I think for fun we're going to write a letter to her manager or something...worth a try.

Céline Marie Claudette Dion

If you think you know me, then you know that I am overly obsessed with Celine Dion.

In 2007 Kristine got us tickets for the Celine Dion world tour that was coming to Salt Lake. After months and months of waiting, Celine became sick and cancelled. Tears were shed (actually a lot of tears were shed because it was supposed to be her last time performing, HA!).

Christmas break 2010: Brit, Kaycie, & I were snowed in one night blasting Celine Dion. We then spontaneously purchased tickets to go see her at Caesars Palace later that spring. Kristine will agree, it was the most unbelievable two hours we have ever experienced. We had waited so long for that. Ever since bringing our family's boom box into our room blasting my Mom's Let's Talk About Love album from '97.

Coming home and bragging to Shaun about the life changing event, I only hoped he could one day experience it with me. Fast forward a year-ish later, we were planning our honeymoon. Of course I managed to include going to Dion in Vegas. Here I was 4 years later from our last cancelation-breakdown and she did it again to me! Couldn't believe it.







Well we are a couple short months away from our 1 year anniversary and Shaun has a business trip in Vegas. Perfect right? RIGHT. So February 20th is the day! SJ finally gets to see what I have been talking about for years. Celine, please take care of your voice. I would hate to make this a 3rd disappointment. . .