Meeting Meg Round 2

It was like a scene out of a movie. We scoped out the venue before grabbing lunch at Qdoba. Then we parked our car and began walking around the building in search of the stage door. A red van approached and slowed down a few yards before us. A door opened and a leg extended out. At the end of the leg was a 3 inch boot. "That's Megan," my dad said, jokingly. Then, a wave if blonde hair followed. I held my breath and waited for the head to turn, assuming it wouldn't be her. It was only an hour before the concert, didn't she need to be at a sound check or something? But then she turned and indeed it was Meg. "Can I take a picture?" I said. "Are you Bailey?" She asked, and I'm not sure if I said yes or nodded because I was so amazed that she knew me, but I did something to indicate that, yes, I was Bailey. The doorman said, "Hey how about you take the picture inside, it's so cold outside!" So we stepped into a dim hallway and my mom struggled to take the photo. I then handed her the dove chocolate we had driven across Cincinnati to get and the guitar picks for Brian that I had painted on the snow day before. "Thank you so much! Enjoy the show!" She said and then went into her dressing room. 
The show was amazing! The orchestra was so in synch and Megan sang all of her best songs! I loved hearing her use her soprano voice on I Could Have Danced All Night. We sat in the second row and it was so cool to watch the way she breathed during They Just Keep Moving the Line...let me just say there are a lot of catch breaths in that song! She made three costume changes, the first was a long sparkly black dress with a very low neckline. The second was a shimmery blue keyhole dress that moved with extreme elegance. The final one was a beige show stopper with so many rhinestones on it that she apologized to the first three rows about how blinding the dress was. The show ended with three encores and a standing ovation. 

After the show, I headed to the stage door again and was greeted by a mob of people waiting to see her. The security guard told us he'd never seen this huge of a group of people before and that making a line would be the best way to get her autograph. I ended up third in line, and some girls asked if I was the one who she tweeted which made me feel mildly famous for a moment. We waited for a long time, watching all of the musicians come out, some of them commenting on how they were sure we were there for them and jokes like that. After a while, some people who looked important started coming out and whispering into the security guard's ear. When the people went back inside he told us that all of us being in this huge of a group without barriers was making Megan's people nervous. He warned us not to be disappointed if she didn't come out and threatened consequences if we swarmed her. Her dresses began coming out followed by her assistant and finally Megan. She was carrying a big bag and everyone cheered at the sight of her. "Don't worry, I'll sign and take pictures with everyone, I just need to put this in my car first!" The excitement level was strong and everyone fizzled with anticipation. The two girls ahead of me took pictures and had their CD's signed. When it was my turn, her face shone a tiny spark of familiarity. She smiled and signed my program and my 9 to 5 folder and then we took another picture together. Before I left she pulled me into a hug and thanked me again for the gifts. It was the most genuine hug I've ever had, not contrived at all. My friend and I always joke that we need a Megan hug when we're having a bad day even though we've never actually had one. A hug from her could make any day the best. That hug just made the day perfect!