When I turned my phone on after last week's DWTS show and quickly checked for important e-mails, I came across one for yet another opportunity to attend a DWTS show, this time the finale! Not just any finale...the Allstars Finale! Of course I was going to go, but since I wasn't arriving back from Houston until Tuesday, I had to choose the Tuesday show date, which I was perfectly fine with. My flight was scheduled to land around 10:30 AM, so figuring out how to get to the show and get Sophie to school took some figuring out. Thankfully, my friend Weiru was willing to drop me off at the show and then take Sophie to school, and then pick up both girls after school.
Snow arrived at the studio around 10:30 to stand in line for the show. She was 9th in line, which wasn't bad at all. One friend that I had invited couldn't come at the last minute because her mom's car broke down and she couldn't watch her kids anymore. So, I invited April to replace her, and I knew that she would find a way to get to the finale because she is also a huge fan. My other friend Cindy was coming from being sworn in as an American citizen and it took longer than expected. So, April and Cindy ended up arriving just after the guy went by numbering us off, so they couldn't sit with us. Fortunately, they still got floor seats, though in the corner, but considering that they waited only about an hour in line as opposed to my and Snow's four, that's not too bad.
When Snow and I first entered the ballroom, they placed us in VIP second row seats and we got a great view of the group dance to Gangnam Style pre-taping. Since the VIPs starting coming in, they moved us into the corridor, where we waited to see which VIP seats were going to be filled. It so happened that two seats in front of Ricki Lake were free, so Snow and I got to sit in front of her. Unfortunately, about 30 minutes into the show, they had to move us because a huge prop was being brought onto the stage in front of us. So, we got moved to the back row of a new section, which still had a full view of the dance floor. Somehow we got associated with the four guests next to us, who seemed pretty important, and the six of us got moved a couple rows up to better seats. Then after a couple more dances, we were all moved back to the VIP floor seats... I sat right behind Gabby Douglas and the Fabulous Five, the US Women's Olympic team! I happened to be rooting for their teammate Shawn Johnson and though all the gymnasts turned and looked at me when I screamed out Shawn's name, I'm sure they appreciated the support. :P And to top off the evening, I made it home in time to watch the show air, and caught several glimpses of myself on TV! I've downloaded a few clips; I am on the far right in the white dress. This was truly an exhausting (I woke up at 5:30 AM for my flight), but unforgettable evening!
I am standing up in the second row in the white dress. Trung pointed out, I was looking straight into the camera. Can you blame me?
Just a small glimpse of me
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