My trip from Jan. 19 - 21, 2007

January 24, 2007 at 11:25 PM

When you were a young boy

Did you have a puppy

That always followed you around

Well I'm gonna be as faithful as that puppy

No I'll never let you down :whistling:

RDMH was amazing :wub: :w00t: I've returned from the fabulous Las Vegas on Monday evening after spending the weekend there. :cry: Let me tell you- those 3 days were the most amazing and exciting experiences of my life! Not only is this my first time setting foot in Sin City but it's also my very first time attending Celine’s majestic show! I had great seats in the front orchestra 4 section for those 3 nights.

Hmmm, where do I start? Since Love, (Sophoan) already wrote a detailed review for each one of the songs from the 20th, I'll just include what he left out. There may be some stuff that I didn't mention or does not make sense. Feel free to correct me or ask for clarification.

Jan. 19 – Friday Night’s Alright!

My flight left an hour and a half late due to some weather conditions en route to Vegas. Thankfully, it was a pretty comfortable ride as there was an empty seat between me and the other person on the same row. Six hours later, I finally arrived in Vegas, took my 2 carryon bags and headed towards the baggage claim area. There, I met Ramona and Angela for the first time. :hug: We then proceeded to the car on our way to the Montelago Casino in Lake Las Vegas to have dinner. Afterwards, all 3 of us left for Ramona’s condo where we were staying for the weekend, along with three other friends. Six of us together, with me being the only GUY!!! How lucky can one get? :mdr: :mdr:

Upon arriving at Caesar’s Palace, we stopped by the box office to check which tickets were available for my first ever show. After a short while, I got tickets for Front Orch4 JJ419. They told me these were great seats, near the middle with a nice view of the stage at eye level so you can see a good part of the stage without having to move your head. There was enough time for me to go check out the boutique. The ambience was very nice with the various music videos playing on the TV screens up on top. I stopped for a few minutes to check them out. After looking around the store for a good 15 minutes, I decided on getting a shot glass which costs $8. It was finally time for us to go in the colosseum, oh the excitement of the first time!! A couple of notes about the camera placement- the crane was to the left side on the first mezzanine section, orchestra??, the moving sideway camera on the front orchestra4 row. So here I am seated with my eyes wide open, looking around the colosseum and being amazed at how intimate this place really is. The people on my row were mostly older people, I thought to myself, “they are probably not going to stand up and cheer”. Some minutes later, the glass shattered before my eyes…the first notes of A New Day Has Come played whilst the 2 crew cameramen slowly walked from the front right towards the back of the stage. It looks to be great shots of Celine while making her entrance to the ground. I was having goose bumps during the very first few minutes. After the end of a song (forgot which), Celine was like, “I am sorry, I was talking to someone from mars…mmm kkk.. we don’t have to redo the song.” Then, there was this time when one of the audience yelled out something (I think it was I love you) after the performance of Seduces Me, that must’ve distracted her cause she forgot to say the usual line, “You wanna try that chair?” For almost the entire show, my eyes were fixated to Celine! I knew I was going to see it at least once more so what the heck, focus on the other parts next time, hehe. River Deep Mountain High is the highlight of the show, man, can this woman be any hotter? Those legs of hers are amazing, I was staring at them in awe :in_love: The audience was very good tonight, to my surprise my row wasn’t as boring as I expected.

Jan. 20 – Oh What a Night!

We arrived in Vegas a few hours before show time. One of the interviewers, Nadia was near the entrance talking to some fans. Ramona went to talk to her and then came to me to say that both Angela and I are going with her. :eek_drop: At this point, I knew I was going to finally be able to meet Celine! I was so psyched and nervous, butterflies started to rattle in my stomach. So, Nadia handed me this consent form to give them permission to use the videos of me. After a brief talk, she said due to lack of time, Celine wouldn’t be able to make an appearance. Some of us were bummed out, myself included. So, we stood near the box office for a little while before we headed towards the entrance where we were greeted by Patrick Angelil and the camera crew who followed (and filmed) each step of the way from the entrance to the elevator, through the hallway and finally to the Green Room. The room is actually orange, why is it called the Green Room? :unsure: There must be like 15 of us to meet Celine, we all sat down in a U-shaped seating. During that time, Patrick spoke to us and instructed everyone to stand up when Celine steps in, the order of the meet, and where to go after taking the photo. One of the woman had us rehearse for the meeting, she was like, “pretend that I’m Celine, speak to me”. Each one of us had the chance to say something. Keep in mind, this was all being filmed so it doesn’t make it any easier. Ramona introduced me to Patrick and said a little about the Forum and the Fan's Wishlist. Finally, after maybe 10-15 minutes Celine comes in, we all stood up for her and smiled. My heart was beating at an increasingly rate, I couldn’t believe she was only like a few feet away from me. She greeted Ramona like an old friend and made some jokes with her. Then she introduced Angela and me. I shook her hand and said “nice meeting you Celine” :shy: OMG, I was really nervous that I didn’t say what I wanted to tell her previously on the rehearsal. :cry: All those cameras in your face coupled with the other fans watching doesn’t make it any easier. Afterwards, the 3 of us took a group photo with Celine. :blushing: I have to say that Celine looked small in person, she seemed to be really tired judging from the bags under her eyes. Poor Celine! it must’ve been an exhausting week. Soon after, we were guided to the elevator up to the colosseum and to the seats. By this time, it was already past 8:30PM.

For today’s show, I sat in Front Orch4 FF401, right on the end of the row. The moving camera on the front row is gone and the crane is now shifted to the right side and more towards the stage. There is this one cameraman who only records the audience on the side of orchestra4. Surely enough, he was on my right side almost the entire time. I felt a bit uncomfortable while he was like literally a few feet away with the camera facing towards us. I was reluctant to turn my head to the right right, :lol: As for the audience, the energy from them tonight was absolutely amazing! Like the first 5-6 rows all stood up after each song and cheered like wild animals. :groupwave: :clapping1: Of course, I had to do my part and scream. Obviously, Celine feeded off all of this energry from us, she was in a state of shock to have this type of reception from the audience, something that doesn’t happen on any other regular night Boy, she really gave 150% of herself tonight, this is exactly the kind of energy she needs from the audience. My hats off to everyone in the front orchestra, incredible JOB!! :notworthy: Today’s show and audience was clearly the best out of the 5 nights despite the technical difficulty during RDMH.

Jan. 21 – When You Were a Young Boy…

This was the final and most unusual night, lol I had front row tickets on Orch4 AA 403. Ramona, Angela, Tati and I were sitting on the same row, the Dutchies were behind us. For tonight’s show, there were 2 cranes on the back of the stage, one on the left and one on the right. About 15-20 minutes later, one of the dancers came on stage to let the crowds know that this show would be filmed and that there was a little surprise for us. She said Rene is going to make an announcement. We all cheered for him as he made his way to the middle of the stage. :clapping: What immediately caught my eye is the fact that he seemed to have gained weight, there was also a cloud of dust on his right leg :lmao: Rene told everyone, “After reviewing the shots of the audience, the director of the taping says they didn’t come out that clear due to the lighting.. so tonight, there will be more light focusing on the audience. He told the audience to applaud, give a standing ovation after each song. Rene told everyone to pretend he's Celine on stage...so we did the rehearsals on the count of three. Rene was really funny- he went on to say the show is NOT cancelled tonight, approached the front and went like, “knock on wood” … can we find any wood in Vegas? Everyone started laughing… :rofl_2: At one point, Rene said he will be singing 2 songs on stage :lmao: He also suggested everyone not chew gum as it looks bad on tape, I thought he was serious about that at first lol Well, he finally left after being on stage for a good 15 minute. My guess is that he wanted to entertain us knowing that Celine will be late for the show. Moreover, I think they just wanted the audience on the last day to give their best so he had to use that as a reason. Celine was in great shape tonight, everything was flawless. It was unbelievable to be so close to Celine on stage. The funny thing is that I was really camera-conscious tonight since the 2 cranes on the back were filming the front most of the time. Throughout the show, I had to resist from scratching my nose After the performance of The Power of Love, the guy next to Angela was like, “more love songs” to which Celine responded, “I love love songs, you’ll hear many love songs tonight.” This person turned out to be an obnoxious one, contrary to what I’ve thought. He even had the nerves to use his cellphone during the beginning of my heart will go on. When that song was over, he got up and left the stage while the band was taking its final bows. :evil: Talk about being rude! Anyways, rewind back to RDMH :dance: during the verse where she goes “when you were a young boy………” Celine was looking straight at my eyes for a good 10 seconds! :blushing: : :shocking: I smiled back at her :wub: that was the highlight of the show for me!

My flight was the very next morning, it was so sad for this to come to an end. My eyes were teary while at the airport, I couldn't believe it was all over.. so fast!! :cry: On the plane, I was listeninig to the recent recordings...it surely brings back the memories. :in_love:

I cannot wait to see what they have done with all the raw footage of the shows, the DVD/BD is going to be truly spectacular and beyond our expectations especially considering the fact that many of the familiar faces will be on the video.. :w00t: I had the opportunity to meet many fans from different ethnicities from across the globe during my stay at Vegas; Ramona, Angela, Kimberly, Tanja, Alanna, Salla, Anu, Sophoan, Stephanie, Mirielle, Tati, Estevam, Marisa, Mathias, Cindy, Suzanne, and some others. It was such a great warm feeling to be surrounded by many who share the same passion. Celine fans definitely have that “special” bond. :thumbsup2:

I couldn’t ask for more- I saw the show for the first time, got to meet Patrick and Celine along with a photo, sat front row on the last night, and to be part of this once in a lifetime taping! This experience will forever remain in my heart, it’s the most unforgettable days of my life. :wub: ....I’m already having Vegas withdraws :down: Lastly, I wanted to say that all this wouldn’t have been made possible without the help of one extremely special fan, Ramona. My most sincerest thanks goes out to her. I will remain forever grateful. :flowers2:

January 24, 2007 at 11:41 PM

Great story and could not have happened to a nicer guy!! Congrats, Vic ... if anyone should have had the chance to meet Celine, it definitely should have been you and I am so glad you did.

January 24, 2007 at 11:56 PM

A few tidbits left out:

- After I Wish (unsure) one of the cameraman near the steps was shaking his head as he was walking towards the right side in front of row AA. I wondered what happened. :unsure:

- Woman in orchestra3 cried after IIC, I knew she'd get the rose. Otherwise, Celine would probably have given it to me or Angela.

- I inadvertentley brought the camera into the colosseum without them finding out. It was in a tiny anewday shopping bag. :mellow: :mdr:

Photos soon! ^_^

January 24, 2007 at 11:57 PM

It was so great to meet you in person! I have long thought of what you looked like, and it was a pleasant surprise! I hope we can meet again! I am so happy for you and a little jealous, of course! lol...But I'm MORE happy than anything...you met our Celine!

January 25, 2007 at 12:00 AM

Awwww, FANTASTIC review Vic!!!! Truly brilliant....

It's all coming back to me now..

January 25, 2007 at 12:01 AM

Yes, Koolan, it was very nice to have met you! Awesome review! It's a good thing I went shopping that day, or else I would not have bumped into Ramona, who told me about you being in Vegas. She's so sweet

BTW, we DID take a picture together... but I know you want to remain incognito!

January 25, 2007 at 12:02 AM

A few tidbits left out:

- After I Wish (unsure) one of the cameraman near the steps was shaking his head as he was walking towards the right side in front of row AA. I wondered what happened.
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Hmm, could be because of the women that were seated at Orch4. AA 401 & 402.. they were chewing gum and he told them earlier they'd prefer them not to do it (if they wanted to be on the DVD). But my guess is they didn't. (they also sat down most of the times)

January 25, 2007 at 12:10 AM

well sounds like you also had a good time, it was nice meeting you.I agree with you about Ramona she is super nice , she remembered who i was ,she is a very nice person.Thanks for the review!

January 25, 2007 at 12:19 AM

It was so great to meet you in person! I have long thought of what you looked like, and it was a pleasant surprise! I hope we can meet again! I am so happy for you and a little jealous, of course! lol...But I'm MORE happy than anything...you met our Celine!
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You too! we had a good chat. We will meet again :msn-wink:

Awwww, FANTASTIC review Vic!!!! Truly brilliant....

It's all coming back to me now..
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It was nice meeting you Mathias, you guys are nuts! :mdr: per Tal's request .. I just had to ask you those questions while I was there. :mdr:

Yes, Koolan, it was very nice to have met you! Awesome review! It's a good thing I went shopping that day, or else I would not have bumped into Ramona, who told me about you being in Vegas. She's so sweet

BTW, we DID take a picture together... but I know you want to remain incognito!
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Likewise, buddy. Too bad I had to leave early. oh the joy of being incognito for a day and a half. :giggle: Ramona is the bestest! :in_love:

A few tidbits left out:

- After I Wish (unsure) one of the cameraman near the steps was shaking his head as he was walking towards the right side in front of row AA. I wondered what happened.
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Hmm, could be because of the women that were seated at Orch4. AA 401 & 402.. they were chewing gum and he told them earlier they'd prefer them not to do it (if they wanted to be on the DVD). But my guess is they didn't. (they also sat down most of the times)
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Really, he started to shake his head before he got to those 2 women in 401 and 402.

well sounds like you also had a good time, it was nice meeting you.I agree with you about Ramona she is super nice , she remembered who i was ,she is a very nice person.Thanks for the review!
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You too, wish we could've stayed longer to chat. At least we're on the same photo. :thumbsup2:

January 25, 2007 at 12:23 AM

One final tidbit: on sunday's show during RDMH, you could see some of the hair on the lower part of Celine's legs. :lmao:

whoever shaved her did a half-#ss job. :mdr:

January 25, 2007 at 12:46 AM

Yeah Vic!!!!! hahahaha It took me sometime to realized who you were lol problems with the accent lol hehehe

the meeting was amazing!!!! Moi aussi, I coudlnt say what I wanted to her but I guess I did with my eyes. I dont remember much about my meeting. I just know that I couldn't take my eyes off of her eyes.. what a beautiful eeyes she has!!!!!

PS Yeah and Ramona... she's very special! She is the sweetest person I ever met!!! :flowers:

Edited January 25, 2007 at 12:48 AM by tativale

January 25, 2007 at 12:59 AM

One final tidbit: on sunday's show during RDMH, you could see some of the hair on the lower part of Celine's legs. whoever shaved her did a half-#ss job.
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WOW! One row up DOES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE!!!! :mdr: :mdr: :mdr: :mdr:

Gosh! I didn't even notice THAT from first row! :lmao: :lmao:

January 25, 2007 at 01:19 AM

What can I say...while I was reading the fantastic review I was imagining exactly how the thing was, wow, incredible, you have had such a great chance to make your dream come true and I feel so happy for that.. can't wait for the fantastic pics!

January 25, 2007 at 01:32 AM

Yeah Vic!!!!! hahahaha It took me sometime to realized who you were lol problems with the accent lol hehehe

the meeting was amazing!!!! Moi aussi, I coudlnt say what I wanted to her but I guess I did with my eyes. I dont remember much about my meeting. I just know that I couldn't take my eyes off of her eyes.. what a beautiful eeyes she has!!!!!

PS Yeah and Ramona... she's very special! She is the sweetest person I ever met!!!
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lol, I thought I gave it away when I said I was from New York :giggle:

January 25, 2007 at 01:40 AM

Tears in my eyes! That's all I have to say about it!

So wonderful Koolan!!

Thank you for sharing this with us and keeping our dreams alive!!

Can't wait to see this DVD! It'll be so very good!!!

January 25, 2007 at 01:51 AM

Vic,

Great review.

It was so funny when I realized that it was you. For some reason I had a thought about what you looked like in my mind so when I met you it seemed like we'd met before. I think my reaction might have seemed as if I were a bit startled. I can say I wasn't quite sure how to react.

It was really funny having just had the conversation on MSN with you a couple of nights before and then to realize that you were there.

You were very kind. It was nice to meet you.

January 25, 2007 at 01:52 AM

Yeah Vic!!!!! hahahaha It took me sometime to realized who you were lol problems with the accent lol hehehe

the meeting was amazing!!!! Moi aussi, I coudlnt say what I wanted to her but I guess I did with my eyes. I dont remember much about my meeting. I just know that I couldn't take my eyes off of her eyes.. what a beautiful eeyes she has!!!!!

PS Yeah and Ramona... she's very special! She is the sweetest person I ever met!!!
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lol, I thought I gave it away when I said I was from New York
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haha i dont remember that... lol my head was some whereselse... lol

January 25, 2007 at 02:03 AM

One final tidbit: on sunday's show during RDMH, you could see some of the hair on the lower part of Celine's legs. whoever shaved her did a half-#ss job.
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:lmao: :lmao: :shocking:

Wow! It must have been nice to be that close and notice little details like that!

Great review. It sounds like it was a great experience, except for that idiot with the cell phone. I don't understand how people get cell phones in since you have to walk through metal detectors. I guess they aren't too sensitive.

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January 25, 2007 at 03:01 AM

Vic,

AMAZING review! Thanks for taking care of all of us girls this weekend! We had a blast hanging out with you!

We'll all have to post our pics with Celine when we receive them! I'm obsessed with checking the mail box now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Viva Las Vegas, :clap: :clap: :clap:

Kimberly

January 25, 2007 at 04:03 AM

Hey Vic

So glad you finally got to see the show!!! Hey, I noticed the dodgy shaving job too ;-) hehehe

January 25, 2007 at 04:29 AM

Yay! :clap:

I was so glad to read your review! I will add some...sometime soon! Ha ha! I've been too busy! Maybe tomorrow.

I miss you and all the others from Vegas! I had a great time. I'm SOOO excited you had such a wonderful time in Vegas! You deserve it!

There better be a next time!

Love,

Angela

I'll add pictures, later.

January 25, 2007 at 04:30 AM

One final tidbit: on sunday's show during RDMH, you could see some of the hair on the lower part of Celine's legs. whoever shaved her did a half-#ss job.
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Yea, her legs were pretty hairy! She needs to wax them or something! When the light hits it - it goes wild! :kicking:

She still looks good, though! :wub:

January 25, 2007 at 04:48 AM

Yes, Koolan, it was very nice to have met you! Awesome review! It's a good thing I went shopping that day, or else I would not have bumped into Ramona, who told me about you being in Vegas. She's so sweet

BTW, we DID take a picture together... but I know you want to remain incognito!
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Ramona is so wonderful! :wub: At first I was a little nervous to go up to her, you know she is RAMONA! haha. But once I did, I introduced myself as Lawna from the Forum and she was more than welcoming! She immediately introduced me to Koolan and I was shocked! I was like "What!?!?! Koolan! Vic!?!??!" OMG! haha. And me and Vic had a little chat...I felt so in sync with everyone. It was so nice to see everyone and once again I will reiterate how sweet of a lady Ramona is, I gave her a hug when I was leaving the Colesseum and she gave me a warm kiss on my cheek...I felt so accepted :blushing: I also felt very accepted by Vic as well...It felt so normal just to hug everyone... I miss you all!

January 25, 2007 at 05:06 AM

Vic,

Great review.

It was so funny when I realized that it was you. For some reason I had a thought about what you looked like in my mind so when I met you it seemed like we'd met before. I think my reaction might have seemed as if I were a bit startled. I can say I wasn't quite sure how to react.

It was really funny having just had the conversation on MSN with you a couple of nights before and then to realize that you were there.

You were very kind. It was nice to meet you.
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haha, it was supposed to a secret so I had to play dumb. :msn-tongue: :giggle: nice to meet you there and to pose for a photo for Fanny

Vic,

AMAZING review! Thanks for taking care of all of us girls this weekend! We had a blast hanging out with you!

We'll all have to post our pics with Celine when we receive them! I'm obsessed with checking the mail box now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Viva Las Vegas,

Kimberly
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awww, I wish those days would come back once more! it was a lot of fun stalking ..... :blushing: :clap:

Yay!

I was so glad to read your review! I will add some...sometime soon! Ha ha! I've been too busy! Maybe tomorrow.

I miss you and all the others from Vegas! I had a great time. I'm SOOO excited you had such a wonderful time in Vegas! You deserve it!

There better be a next time!

Love,
Angela

I'll add pictures, later.
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I've been having dreams of Vegas/Celine every night since I've been back :cry: I can't wait to return. :kicking:

Ramona is so wonderful! At first I was a little nervous to go up to her, you know she is RAMONA! haha. But once I did, I introduced myself as Lawna from the Forum and she was more than welcoming! She immediately introduced me to Koolan and I was shocked! I was like "What!?!?! Koolan! Vic!?!??!" OMG! haha. And me and Vic had a little chat...I felt so in sync with everyone. It was so nice to see everyone and once again I will reiterate how sweet of a lady Ramona is, I gave her a hug when I was leaving the Colesseum and she gave me a warm kiss on my cheek...I felt so accepted I also felt very accepted by Vic as well...It felt so normal just to hug everyone... I miss you all!
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awwww, I knew that face looked familiar! I lost count of the number of times we hugged? hehe :hug: :bye1:

January 25, 2007 at 08:39 AM

I thought I could handle the jealous.

But I feel I must go to Vegas after reading your trip there. I seriously must make it happen.

January 25, 2007 at 09:52 AM

Great review Vic!

And it was nice meeting you in Vegas! At first when you came up to us and introduced yourself I was like whoooo? I probably looked like an idiot trying to figure out who you were. :lmao:

Edited January 25, 2007 at 09:53 AM by Salla

January 25, 2007 at 12:27 PM

Thanks for the additions Vic....

Looks like you're infected with the Vegas fever now too.. :cry:

It was nice meeting you Mathias, you guys are nuts! per Tal's request .. I just had to ask you those questions while I was there.
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LOL! Well I don't mind.. We're crazy..just like Celine is (she said so herself!)..

Really, he started to shake his head before he got to those 2 women in 401 and 402.
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Hmm, then I have no clue..

January 25, 2007 at 01:54 PM

Great review Vic!

It was nice meeting you and all the others. When I read those reviews, in my head I go back to Vegas and re-live everything again. It was such a GREAT time with everyone. The DVD will be so great with all of us there and we all will go like

oh there you have ... oh and there you have... it will be so great!! :clap:

January 25, 2007 at 03:19 PM

Thanks for this amazing review!!

January 25, 2007 at 03:26 PM

One final tidbit: on sunday's show during RDMH, you could see some of the hair on the lower part of Celine's legs. whoever shaved her did a half-#ss job.
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Yea, her legs were pretty hairy! She needs to wax them or something! When the light hits it - it goes wild!

She still looks good, though!
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Hahha you guys are so funny!!! LOL I didn't noticed it lol she doesnt have many hairs on her legs even on her arms.

I think I won't be able to do a review. Many things were already told. I don't have words for this trip. There are things I'll never forget!!!!! "Do you wanna try that chair?" lolo Sundy night was AMAZING!!!!!!

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