Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee

I MET OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN LAST NIGHT!!! Yes, you read correctly. I went to her concert with some of my neighbors and we got to go backstage. I was supposed to babysit for Natalie and Tracy so they could go to the concert, but Tracy didn't feel up to going and asked if I would like to and she would babysit Cassie. Of course I wanted to go. Grease is my favorite movie ever!!! It was a great concert and she sounded beautiful. Natalie and I had a great time singing lots of songs from the past. I had forgotten how many country songs ONJ did way back when....but I remembered all of her songs except some of the new ones. Once the concert was over, one of the ladies that was with us, Becky, starts passing out these pink stickers with "Special Guest" on them. Her brother is one of the backup vocals for ONJ and also does some duets with her during the concert. We were going backstage to meet the band and maybe Olivia herself!!! We weren't sure if it would happen, but it did. After being backstage and meeting most of her band members, in walks Sandra Dee in person!! I couldn't believe it...she was really in the same room that I was. I was really shocked at how petite she was and also how soft spoken and quiet she was. On stage she looked so much taller and was really funny and cracking jokes, I just expected her to walk in and do the same, I guess. We met her, got our picture with her and spoke to her for a few minutes. She really seems like such a nice person (all her bands members that we talked to couldn't stop praising her and saying what a wonderful person she really is). She made her rounds to everyone in the room and my heart kind of went out to her for some reason. I almost felt sorry for her. It was just weird that here is this woman who just sang and danced for almost 2 hours and was now walking into a room filled with only a few people that she knew, signing her name over and over and letting total strangers take her picture. I just saw a small glimpse of what it must be like to be a celebrity and my heart went out to her. Sounds strange, I know. But that's how I felt. I always wondered what I would do if I met someone really famous (she is the first). Would I make a blubbering idiot of myself or would I be star struck and not be able to speak. I did neither...I was able to talk to her and compose myself like a normal person. Amazing!!! It really was the coolest night meeting someone that I have always admired. She will forever be Sandy to me, but she really is so much more! I'm a fan for life!!!

I'll post pictures once I get them from my neighbors. Until next time....