SYTYCD 2008 from the 6th Row!!

The past three years Torri and I have continued tradition to be So You Think You Can Dance addicts. This year, for the first time, the tour of the top 10 (well actually they brought the top 12) actually came close to home. Torri and I debated still traveling somewhere else because that has been part of our adventure but in the end decided to save some money and spend more on the tickets. And we are so glad we did. We were able to enjoy the show from the 6th row being able to see not only the dancers but even facial expressions. We cheered so loud and both had perma-grins on our faces. I'm not sure the night could have been better.

We started out the evening going to dinner. We decided to just go and park at the Center and find somewhere close. As we pulled into the Center there were signs saying "Parking $10," but no one was there taking money. We figured we'd take care of it later. So we walked over to Ruby Tuesdays and put our name on the list. It was a busy place and it turned out that my mom and sisters were on their way there to eat as well (they also had tickets but not as good of ones as Torri and I). We finally got seated and it took forever for our waitress to even come and welcome us. She made up for it though by giving us free salad bar for our food taking so long. And she was quick to bring the check so we could be on our way.

At the start of dinner, we were both pretty blah. It didn't feel real. We both worked that day and we didn't travel very far. It felt like a regular Tuesday. But somewhere during dinner the thought occurred to me that hotties, Twitch and Will, were just across the parking lot. That was the motivation I needed to forget how tired I was and just be giddy!! :) We walked back over to the Center and stopped these police guys guiding traffic in to ask about paying our $10. They were surprised no one was there to take our money and told us to just not worry about it...SWEET!! So we went in and found our seats!

As the show began, so did our heart rates! I couldn't beleive how amazing being that close could be. We were so glad they did many of our favorite routines and we cheered loud for them all. Many people around us stood up after each routine to cheer and take pictures. I figured I'd stay seated so my large head wouldn't be in every picture behind me. Somehow everyone around me was short and I would stick out like a sore thumb...which I did at the end. The show was coming to a close and Joshua was saying goodbye when Twitch said that we wanted to see another one. We were on our feet cheering and yelling...me completely sticking out. Twitch turned right to me, smiled, and pointed! My heart jumped and I screamed louder and pointed back!! It was an amazing moment. Being tall does have its advantages! :)

We were sad to see the show end but I was tired and had to still work early the next morning. Our love for SYTYCD continues and our tradition of going to tour has never let us down for a memorable evening!!