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Oh the anxiety I had January 6th, 2010 at school. Really? Did teachers expect me to pay attention when in a few hours I’ll be meeting nick and hearing all his new songs. I felt nervous/ tired/ excited/ full of energy. Everything at once. I was a mix of emotions. Yes, I had met Nick before, but this time it was more formal. The last time I met him was at the National Press Club event he had on August 24th, 2009. That was just a handshake and a hello.

Anyway. Once I got out of school, I went home. Got changed & left to start what would become by far the best day of my life. We stopped at a parking lot around shadygrove because that is where my Dad was meeting me and my sister for he could drive us to the metro. Long story short, the wait my dad made me wait while he got there made me even more anxious to just get to DC. While it was just me and my sister, I began to think. This meet and greet meant so much to me. I had been waiting to tell Nick a lot of things that this might be my only opportunity to tell him. Meet & Greets aren’t really easy to win. I’ve waited to win once since summer of 07.

Once we got on the metro, I met a girl who was also going to the Nick Jonas & The Administration concert. The metro for me is a time to think, to relax and attempt to clear my head. That’s why I insisted on my dad letting me and my sister ride the metro. I plugged in my headphones and lost myself in my thoughts until we got to Metro Center.

We started to walk to Warner Theater, only about a block away. But, sweet baby jesus, that walk felt like an eternity. I was wearing a dress, and tights. I was freezing. Once we entered the theater, I saw Catherine & Megan. Two other Jonas fans that I’ve become friends over time since I see them at most concerts I go to. Megan also had meet & greet and I was glad. She hadn’t met them before so it felt like she and I got each other because well I was nervous/ excited as anything.
After a few minutes, I see Hibah and her mom. Who were also attending the concert. Talked to them for a bit, and after all the confusion of picking up my tickets and my meet and greet pass, we start to wait. Just talking , attempting to calm my excitement. As time went on, more people showed up & eventually the little space that was available became way too crowded. They kicked everyone and sent us out side. Into the cold. I couldn’t stop shaking, and eventually they let the M&G winners in. THANK GOD! I was the 1st in the line to go in, and well I always like to be 1st, so I didn’t so much mind. After waiting, they checked out ticket, and let us go inside. We pass the merch stand, the table to pre-order the NJ&TA CD who was being run by Janice & Kat. We waited by the curtain, and you could kind of see the stage. They let us go into the theater, and it looked beautiful. WAY different than a venue. They take us into a white hallway and make us wait for about 30 minutes there. I met a girl who met nick earlier. Me megan and her talked for a bit. They started letting people into the theater. I saw my sister sitting down on our seats, damn we were close to the stage.

After the wait is over, they let a group of 4 kids go in 1st, then its my turn to meet Nick Jonas. I was actually not nervous. Just more excited. I walk into the room. I see Nick standing in front of a black curtain.

“Hey” – Nick
“Heyy, Nick” – Me I set my stuff down on the side.
“Thank you for coming. The show is going to be different.” – Nick & we hug.
“Oh, I’m sure its going to be great.” – Me. Turn to the camera, smile. SNAP
“Well thank you for coming again.” – Nick. We hug again.
“No problem. Thank you again for everything.” Grab my stuff.
“My pleasure.” – Nick.
“Your sound sick” – Me *confused stare from Nick. “Your voice, it sounds different.” In the inside of my head im just hating myself in that moment. Really Ana? Out of all things you wanted to ssay to him that was the 1st thing that popped into your head.
“Oh, just a bit. It’s the tea im drinking.” – Nick, looks over to the cup of tea on the table.
“Oh well thanks again.” – Me

I left the room, and start walking to the stage, and well I started crying. I have no clue why. I just did. I don’t know if it was because I didn’t say the things I wanted to say to him, because it was short, because I set my expectations too high, because I forgot to give him my letter, because it was over, or because I had after all those years of waiting to talk to him, I finally did. Either way, I cried. I walked infront of the stage. Walked 8 rows back & see my sister. I tell her everything that happened, of course im still crying, and the girls behind us are also listening. I didn’t really mind.

A few of my friends that were also at the concert as me about how it went. I tell them, explain my humiliation I felt. WE take pictures at the stage, and then we just relax. I go get a drink, I hadn’t eaten or drank anything since lunch. To be honest, I was too nervous to eat.

I go back to my seat, I got with hibah and her mom to talk to them for a bit. I re-tell my m&g story to them and the girls sitting next to them. They were so sweet too. One of the girls, showed me her meet & greet from the burning up tour to tell me that it couldn’t have turned out worse. I thought her picture was perfect, but according to her it wasn’t. Anyway, I go back to see the merch and what not. Take a picture with Janice. Go back inside. Take my seat.

Diane Birch takes the stage. She was good. I’m not into that time of music, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know good when I see good. It was good opening act, it was relaxing just being able to sit down and watch her perform. I don’t think I have ever sat down for any concert I’ve been to. So this was a nice change.

Intermission came, I went over to talk to Hibah again. Went back to my seat once the show was about to start. I scream at the top of my lungs when Nick comes out. His new songs were so different from the Jonas Brothers sound. He played Inseparable from the 1st CD that they had with Hollywood records, and well, I just lost it right there. That song was played differently, slowly. It felt more heartfelt, and I also cried because it took me back to when I 1st became a fan and that song being played non stop and to see where they have gone. It was a feeling that I can’t even explain.
He played other songs that I won’t listen to until the CD comes out. I can wait until Feb 2nd. It’ll be hard but worth it in the end.

He also played a few covers including, The way you make me feel – MJ (<- the only song he danced at Kevin’s wedding.) , Fireflies – Owl City (<- he finally got the lyrics right), Use somebody – Kings of Leon (<- wow! I was left speechless. That song is personal to me and his cover touched me like no ther cover ever has.) He also did a cover by Stevie Wonder called Signed, Sealed, & Delivered (I’m Yours) – Amazing cover of the song.

He played Before The Storm. I love how he would stop singing during the parts that Miley sang and the audience would sing. He did that in a few songs and wow! I love when artist do that. Our voices become one.

He did 2 more songs from Jonas Brothers CD – Black Keys and A Little Bit Longer – and his speech on the piano was incredible. Wow. “2010, the year of no fear.” This one might be a little harder to follow. Living in fear? How can I do that when I’m scared about the future. “Nothing is set in stone” – Nick Jonas.

He sang Rose Garden, One of his song. It was amazing. I love that song. Ever since I heard it a month ago, I knew it would become one of my favorites. He did one more Jonas Brothers song, Tonight, and wow. It sounds so different the way he played it. He did the thing with the audience where we sing a part of it. One of the songs he played, he wrote it the night before (January 5th) and played it for us (January 6th) It was incredible being the 1st fans to hear the song. The song is called “Stay” and I loved everything about that song. The emotion he put into the song, the lyrics, everything. It was incredible. He also sang a song called “Stronger”, and his speech about the song was that sometimes in life we need someone to keep our feet on the ground. (Something along those lines.) Everyone started pointing to him. He does this to us. He makes us stronger in so many ways.

The concert soon ended, he came back for the encore. Who I Am, everyone sang along. He threw the guitar picks into the audience and I got one after looking for it on the floor. He left. And that concluded my night.