MY STORY OF MEETING CLAY!OK SO NOW IM HOME FROM MY TRIP TO M

[heathersweet]

OK SO NOW IM HOME FROM MY TRIP TO MINNESOTA WHERE I MET UP WITH ANOTHER CLAYMANIAC, HER NAME IS SARAH(SJLOGGHE)TO GO TO 2 CONCERTS WITH HER( NOW MIND YOU I HAVE BEEN 7 ALREADY) BUT I WANTED MORE I GUESS YOU COULD SAY, PLUS I DID NOT MAKE MY DREAM OF MEETING CLAY COME TRUE YET! SO NOW I CAN RELAX AND SPILL EVERYTHING.IT ALL STARTED THURSDAY, IT WAS AT THE MN FAIR, WHICH WOULD BE MY FIRST.I KNOW THEY ARE SHORTER AND THE SET IS DIFF(WHO CARES IS WHAT I SAY).SHE HAD ANOTHER FRIEND FROM CALI WITH HER TOO.HER NAME IS CHERYL. SO WE GET TO THE CONCERT, AND IT IS RAINY AND YUCKY OUT, BUT WE DONT CARE WE WANT TO SEE CLAY AND THATS IT.NOW SARAH HAS AUDITIONED 1 TIME BEFORE FOR JEROME TO SING WITH CLAY, NOW SHE WANTS TO TRY AGAIN.SO WE FIND JEROME, SARAH SINGS AND CHERYL(NOT ME).THEN WE START TALKING TO HIM CASUALLY AFTER HE GETS DONE, ABOUT HIS KIDS AND FAMILY ECT.THEN I STARTED TELLING HIM MY STORY, LIKE THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN TO 9 CONCERTS AFTER THESE 2, AND TOLD HIM ABOUT MY HUBBY BEING A MARINE, WHO HAS BEEN IN IRAQ FOR THE PAST 7 MONTHS,THEN I ASKED HIM IF THERE WAS ANY WAY OF GETTING AN AUTOGRAPH IN MY TOUR BOOK FROM CLAY, HE LOOKED AT ME AND SAYS"FOR YOU I WILL SEE WHAT I CAN DO" FIND ME AT THE CONCERT. I SAID OK AND WE LEFT, I WAS SO HAPPY.(OF COURSE I THANKED HIM).WE WALKED AROUND TILL THE CONCERT, THEN WHEN IT WAS TIME WE WENT INTO GRANDSTAND, FOUND OUR SEATS, WHICH WAS 2 ND ROW FOR ME AND 1ST FOR SARAH, SHE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME (WE WERE IN THE CENTER).SO WE SAW JEROME AFTER A BIT BY THE FENCE NEXT TO THE STAGE, SO WE WALKED OVER TO HIM AND STARTED TALKING, WE ASKED HIM ABOUT CHEESE, IF HE COULD EAT IT IF WE BROUGHT HIM SOME. THEN WHEN HE WAS DONE TALKING TO EVERYONE, HE TOOK MY BOOK FROM ME AND SAID HE WOULD FIND ME LATER. I TOLD HIM WHERE I WAS SITTING. SO WE WENT TO OUR SEATS, AND WAITED TILL IT STARTED, CLAY CAME OUT SO BEAUTIFUL AS USUAL, HIS VOICE WAS ON AND HE LOOKED SO HOTTT!!.HE MADE ALL THE MOVES WE ALL LOVE AND ADORE.WHEN THE CONCERT WAS ALMOST OVER  JEROME WAS TRYING TO FIND ME, HE DID EVENTUALLY(I HAD TO CLIMB OVER THE SEATS) TO GET TO HIM, HE TOLD ME HE COULD NOT GET IT SIGNED TONIGHT BUT HE WOULD KEEP IT AND GET IT TO ME TOMORROW NIGHT(HE KNEW I WAS GOING TO MILWAUKEE), I WAS SO HAPPY, COULD NOT BELIEVE IT, HE TOLD ME TO MEET HIM AT 530 IN THE FRONT OF THE ARENA, THEN I HAD TO ASK,IF THERE WAS ANY WAY TO MEET CLAY IF POSSIBLE,HE SAYS " I WILL SEE WHAT I CAN DO".WOW IS ALL I THOUGHT. I WAS SO OVERWHELMED, I KNEW I WOULD BE GURANTEED AN AUTOGRAPH AT THE LEAST.I WAS SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR. SO THAT WAS THE END OF THAT NIGHT FOR ME, WE DROVE HOME TOOK US ABOUT AN HR, COULD NOT SLEEP, EAT. WE HAD TO GET UP EARLY TO GET ON THE ROAD IT WOULD BE A 4HR DRIVE TO MILWAUKEE,SO WE GOT UP DID OUR THING,WE WENT TO THE CHEESE FACTORY TO PUT TOGETHER A BOX FOR CLAY AND JEROME, THEN WALMART TO DO A GIFT BASKET.FINALLY WE GOT ON OUR WAY AT 12, GOT TO THE RESTAURANT TO MEET UP WITH OTHER CLAYMANIACS TO EAT BEFORE CONCERT(YEAH RIGHT, NO CHANCE THERE).WE GOT THERE AT 415, I HAD TO MEET JEROME AT 530.WE MET UP WITH GRAMMA BARB, BARBARA, THEA, LISA JULIE, MOLLY(IF YOU WERE THERE AND I DID NOT SAY YOUR NAME IM SORRY)SO WE SIT, I AM SO SICK, MY NERVES ARE SHOT, NOT KNOWING WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN. I ORDER SALAD AS DID SARAH, BUT ONLY ATE A FEW BITES , HAD SOME HERBAL TEA TO CALM MY STOMACH.(DID'NT WORK), WE LEFT TO GO TO ARENA ,PARKED, GOT THE BASKET PUT TOGETHER, WAITED FOR JEROME INSIDE LIKE HE TOLD ME(10 MIN).HE CAME OVER SAW THE BASKET, SMILED, LAUGHED(HE LOVED IT).HE HAD TO START THE AUDITIONS, SO SARAH AND CHERYL SANG(NOT ME, NO WAY)AFTER HE WAS DONE, I NOTICED HE DID NOT HAVE MY BOOK SO I ASKED WHAT THE DEAL WAS , HE GAVE ME A LOOK AND SAID"DONT WORRY I GOT YOU COVERED"(NO IDEA)SO I WAIT TILL HE GETS DONE WITH EVERYONE AND HE STARTS TO GET ALL THE PEOPLE WITH MEET AND GREETS TOGETHER, AND HE LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS"OK,HEATHER YOU GO"I WAS FLABERGASTED, AND SO EXCITED I PRACTICALLY FELL ON THE FLOOR.LOOKED AT SARAH AND SMILED.I WALKED OVER TO THE GROUP, AND SHE CAME OVER GAVE ME HER BOOK TO SEE IF CLAY COULD SIGN IT(OF COURSE SHE IS MY GIRL)WE START ON OUR WAY DOWN THE HALL, IM CARRYING THE BASKET(HE ASKED ME TOO)HE GIVES US THE SPEEL ON THE RULES, (AT THIS POINT I HEAR NOTHING) ALL I AM THINKING IS "OH MY GOD I AM ABOUT TO MEET CLAY"I WAS SO OVERWHELMED WITH IT ALL. SO AS WE WERE WALKING I ASKED JEROME IF HE HAD CLAY SIGN MY BOOK YET HE SAYS"NO, I WAS WAITING BECAUSE I KNEW I WAS GOING TO BRING YOU TO HIM" WOW!WE  GOT TO THE AREA PUT THE BASKET ON THE TABLE, TOLD JEROME HE NEEDED TO REFRIGERATE THE CHEESE SOON!I ALSO PUT MY DIG IN ABOUT HIM PICKING SARAH TO SING, HE SAYS HE HAS A GUY IN MIND BUT IF NOT HIM IT WILL BE SARAH WOOOOHOOOO!..HE TOLD US TO GET IN A CIRCLE FOR PICS,(I WAS IN THE MIDDLE I KNEW, NO DUMMY HERE)GAVE HIS PEOPLE OUR CAMERAS, CLAY CAME IN WEARING HIS PJ'S AS HE CALLS THEM, HE SAYS"HI ,IM SORRY IM IN MY PJS"(SO ADORABLE)HE WAS GIGGLING, AND HE ALSO HAD ON HIS FLIP FLOPS.HE COMES OVER TO US, GETS TO ME TAKES MY HAND EVER SO GENTLY BUT FIRM, HOLDING ON TIGHT,ASKS MY NAME(LOOKING RIGHT INTO MY EYES)I AM NOW HAVING AN OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE!.HE HAS SUCH BEAUTIFUL EYES, LIPS, SKIN.AMAZING.HE COMES AROUND TO ME PUTS HIS ARM AROUND MY WAIST MINE AROUND HIS,((I WANTED BUTT BUT I BEHAVED) HE THEN ASKS ME SO CUTE TO COVER HIS PJ BOTTOMS,I WAS LIKE OK, IT TOOK ME A MIN HE THEN SAYS "PLEASE, PUT YOUR LEG OVER MINE"HE WAS GIGGLING, WHICH MADE ME GIGGLE(I DONT GIGGLE)SO I DID WHAT HE ASKED, ASKED HIM IF THAT WAS OK AND HE SAID "YES THATS PERFECT"(I THINK I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN).THE PICS WERE TAKEN THEN IT WAS AUTOGRAPH TIME,BY THIS TIME JEROME GIVES ME MY BOOK, I STILL HAVE SARAHS.SO I ASK JEROME IF I COULD HAVE HIM SIGN HERS TOO OTHERWISE IM DEAD.HE SAYS TO ME WITH A CUTE LOOK ON HIS FACE"NOW NORMALLY THE RULE IS NO, BUT FOR YOU I WILL ALLOW IT, GO TO THE END OF THE LINE"BOY WAS I EVER SO GRATEFUL TO HIM.(BEYOND WORDS)IT COMES TO MY TURN AND I GIVE CLAY MY BOOK, WHICH ALREADY HAS ALL THE BAND AUTOGRAPHS ON IT, HE IS GIGGLING AND SAYS "BOY IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE MADE THE ROUNDS" I SAID "YES I HAVE"LAUGHING.I TELL HIM ABOUT MY HUBBY AND HOW MUCH HE HAS HELPED ME THROUGH THIS TRYING TIME.HE LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS"YOUR WELCOME, AND THANK YOU"HE IS NOW DONE WITH MY BOOK AND I SLIP SARAHS IN AND HE SIGNS IT.I THANK HIM AGAIN AND I PROCEED TO LEAVE NOT BEFORE BLOWING JEROME A KISS AND SAYING THANK YOU TO HIM, HE SAYS" NO PROBLEM", THEN CLAY COMES SAYS GOODBYE TO US AND LEAVES TO GO GET READY.NOW IM ON MY WAY OUT TO THE FRONT TO MEET SARAH AND OTHERS, SARAH IS HAPPY ABOUT THE AUTOGRAPH, EVERYONE WANTS DETAILS BUT I CAN HARDLY TALK.BY THIS TIME WE NEED TO GO IN AND FIND OUR SEATS. WE ARE IN 3RD ROW. WE CHAT FOR A BIT , I SEE JEROME AGAIN AND GO ACTUALLY GIVE HIM A BIG KISS AND HUG.THEN THE SHOW BEGINS,(CHERIE CANCELLED) HE IS ON THE MARK TONIGHT WITH HIS VOICE, HIS MOVES(THE TUG) THE PASSION IN" I SURVIVED YOU" I GET LEFT ALONE ABOUT TAKING PICS, ONE GUY TRIED BUT REMEMBERED ME FROM EARLIER SO HE JUST WALKED AWAY.(I ALREADY HAVE 600 PICS BUT I ALWAYS WANT MORE)OK SO NOW WE ARE TO THE DANCING PART OF SHOW, WELL THE GUY THAT WAS IN MIND FOR SINGING ACTUALLY WANTED TO DANCE WITH QUIANNA, SO HE GOT UP THERE WHICH ONLY MEANT SARAH WAS GOING TO SING.HE COMES TO GET HER SHE GETS UP THERE GIVES CLAY A GEOGRAPHY LESSON AND SINGS SHE SOUNDS GREAT, LAUGHS, HUGS,SHE IS SO HAPPY OF COURSE. (BY THE WAY I FORGOT HE IS WEARING SANDALS TONIGHT)TOO CUTE!.SO THE SHOW GOES ON AND IT SO AWESOME, (SAD TOO),NO MORE TILL OCT.WE HAVE ALREADY DECIDED TO LEAVE DURING SOLITAIRE TO GO TO BUSES, TO GET ONE MORE CHANCE WITH CLAY, SO WE RUN LIKE THE WIND TO GET THERE BEFORE EVERYONE, WE DID TOO. SO WE WAIT ABOUT 45 MIN, THEN HE COMES OUT GOES DOWN THE LINE, SHAKES HANDS, TALKS, SMILES,NOW I TRY FOR A PIC BUT I ZOOMED TOO MUCH,(GOT HALF HIS FACE)ITS OK THOUGH I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL CLOSEUP AS HE WAS NEXT TO ME IN GREENVILLE SO IM COOL.NOW AS HE IS SHAKING MY HAND AND PASSING ME I AM PUSHED A LITTLE AND PRACTICALLY FELL OVER, CHUCK GRABBED ON TO ME TO HELP ME GET MY FOOTING AGAIN(SO THANK YOU TO HIM)HE IS NOW DONE AND THIS BEAUTIFUL NIGHT IS OVER(BOOOHOOO). SO WE GET OUR STUFF TALK FOR A  FEW MIN THEN WE HAVE TO DRIVE ANOTHER 4HRS HOME AND I AM GETING ON A PLANE THE NEXT DAY TO COME HOME.NOW AS YOU CAN SEE I COULD NOT TELL THIS STORY W/OUT INCLUDING MY GREAT FRIEND SARAH, THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE WE SHARE TOGETHER, WE HELPED EACH OTHER TO FULFILL ONE OF OUR DREAMS AND WE SUCEEDED.(TO SARAH, I LOVE YOU GIRL!)THIS WILL BE A NIGHT IN HEAVEN TO REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES.NOW I HOPE YOU ALL GET TO FULFILL ONE OF YOUR DREAMS AS I HAVE.(YOU CAN, TAKE IT FROM ME!)THANKS TO ALL MY FRIENDS IN CHAT AND LIFE.GOODBYE AND GOODLUCK!.HEATHER

[mrs. c.]

Heathersweet, what a fantastic couple of days you had!!!  I'm so glad you and Sarah got to fulfill your dreams, thanks for a wonderful recap!!!! :clappy

[mrsaiken3504]

WOW! What a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing it!  

[Sasha]

Hi Heather,
             I just finished reading your story I'm so  happy for you and Sarah, you will never forget it.  You must still be on cloud nine.


Sasha :clappy

[ANGELA]

Heather,
SO HAPPY FOR YOU---YOU WILL NEVER FORGET IT!

ANGELA

[CT loves Clay]

Okay, I am happy but jealous.    I would love to put my leg over his pj's.  

[heater]

Heather, what fantastic night for you!  Thank you so much for sharing your's and Sarah's experience with us!  You are one lucky girl!

[bisi]

Green with envy, but happy for you, too!

[TakenByClay]

Your so lucky! I wish that I could have met Clay when he was here last April. My local radio station was letting people in that were dressed ALL in Clay stuff into the venue to meet him. But, me and my friends decided to ride on some rollercoasters and we missed Clay!  

[heathersweet]

I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVEYONE WHO READ MY STORY AND WAS HAPPY FOR ME, IT MAKES ME FEEL SO GOOD TO KNOW THERE ARE SOME WHO ARE SUPPORTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING.FRIENDS ARE HARD TO COME BY.MY EXPERIENCE WITH CLAY WAS A DREAM COME TRUE AND I AM TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHARE.I HOPE ALL OF YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE,MAKE THEM HAPPEN IS WHAT I SAY!.

[claysjoy]

Wow!  I think that is awesome.  I am jealous too,but it's nice to hear that it was worth it.  Your husband is a Marine?  How are you doing with that?  Do you hear from him often?  Do you work?  Do you guys have kids?  How long have you been married?  I am sorry, I am a bit noset.  Just interested.  I am glad that Clay has helped yoou through this lonliness.  He has touched us all in such a unique way I am so glad you got to tell him face to face.  Do you feel like he got it?  I wrote hm a lettter and gave it to Jerome in South Carolina.  I told him about one of the things he has helped me through.  It had to do with my child, I just wonder having never been married (and he says never in love) or been a parent is he even able to understand the depth of what we are experience.  I know he can appreciate it, but does he get it?  I guess I shouldn't care so much.  I get to see him in a week and can hardly wait. I know what you mean about the no eating thing.  I couldn't eat the whole week before I saw him last.  I don't get what he has done to me!

[heathersweet]

THANKS CLAYSJOY FOR CARING,   YES MY HUSBAND IS A MARINE, WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED 8 YEARS, NO KIDS, AND I HAVE SURVIVED THIS 7 MONTHS MOSTLY BECAUSE OF CLAY AND HIS MUSIC.I DONT WORK OUTSIDE OF MY HOME,I CARE FOR A FRIENDS 2 YEAR OLD DURING THE DAY, SO YOU CAN SAY HE KEEPS ME COMPANY.AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT CLAY GETTING IT, I DO BELIEVE IN THE DEPTH OF MY SOUL THAT HE REALLY DOES UNDERSTAND WHAT WE EXPERIENCE WHEN WE ARE NEAR HIM AND WHEN WE LISTEN TO HIS BEAUTIFUL VOICE.HE HAS SUCH A DEEP SOUL, AND IS JUST SO KIND,HOW CAN HE NOT GET IT.MY EXPERIENCE WITH HIM ON FRIDAY WAS SURREAL,WHEN HE LOOKS INTO YOUR EYES IT FEELS LIKE HE IS LOOKING INTO YOUR SOUL, SOUNDS SILLY HUH. BUT THAT IS TRULY HOW I FELT.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING ABOUT MY HUSBAND,ITS BEEN HARD BUT I HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND OF COURSE CLAY TO HELP ME! MEETING HIM WILL HELP THROUGH ALL THE DAYS TO COME.