ONE DIRECTION STALKAGE & A BALDWIN

[Forever 21 dress / Target sandals / vintage necklace]

THE BUCKET LIST: Back home in the Midwest, time seems to travel much slower. There doesn't seem to be as much to do or as much excitement as there is in the city. This is why Reigan, Gaby and I came up with a great bore-blasting philanthropic project to keep us occupied this summer.

SAY HELLO TO A LITTLE THING I LIKE TO CALL:

THE BUCKET LIST (FOR MAKE-A-WISH)

"Three college students with three months to complete one outrageous and completely unrealistic 

bucket list while living in Manhattan for the summer. For each item checked off our list, a 

sponsor donates money to the Make-A-Wish Foundation."

1. Be in the background of the Today Show.
2. Be a part of a flash mob.
3. Interview Katie Couric.
4. Have coffee with Tina Fey.
5. Reenact New York Times Square old fashioned sailor kiss.
6. Get a huge group of strangers to play Duck Duck Goose in Central Park.
7. Go to the top of the tallest building in New York.
8. Spend the entire day on the subway. (Think about it.. that’s a LONG time…)
9. Get backstage passes to a major live concert.
10. Go to a comedy club. And get on stage.
11. Bring flowers to the World Trade Center in memory of 9/11.
12. Cartwheel the Brooklyn Bridge.
13. Go to a Broadway production and meet a cast member.
14. Swim with a beluga whale at the Coney Island Museum.

ONE DIRECTION: Step one of our Bucket List was to try to get to the infamous 'backstage'. Since Reigan is an adamant One Direction fan, we decided to start there. The famous boy band from the UK had a series of concerts in a row this past Saturday. Amongst hoards of screaming girls 5+ years younger than ourselves, we stuck out like a sore thumb. We camped out in the back entrance of the theatre, trying to wiggle our way into the show. Spending an entire day talking to different radio celebrities, theatre managers and event planners, DIDN'T manage to get us backstage, BUT did manage to get our feet in the door. We will be making many calls on Tuesday, resulting from our 'day of networking' outside of the doors. Many people are interested in our project. It was very bitter sweet knowing we were so close to getting in, but couldn't. Reminded me of the good ol' days of stalking out Jonas Brother concerts.

I almost want to complain about my feet being sore from waiting in line, but to be honest, I am so used to pain in my feet I don't think that  I know when they are or aren't sore anymore. I must say it must be one of the worst sacrifices of the fashion industry. 

FAMOUS ENCOUNTERS: While waiting for a glimmer of hope in Saturday's 'campout' for backstage passes, I saw a man who looked quite familiar. We made unwavering eye contact for a good five minutes. I honestly thought that he was coming out to give Gaby and me free tickets from where he was standing backstage. Unfortunately, the tickets never came, but we did find out who the man was. He was THE Steven Baldwin (Alec Baldwin's brother). At the time, Reigan was standing in front of the theatre. When he decided to leave out the front door, Reigan stopped him spoke with him about our project/goals (The Bucket List) for about ten minutes. He was superman: busting back into the theatre to try to ask anyone and everyone if he could get us in. He was incredibly helpful and interested in the project. Sadly, not even Steven Baldwin could pull off the feat of the year and we were left ticketless. The try was very gallant, but the shock of actually speaking with a Baldwin was even better.