I am now in the beautiful city of Boise in Idaho, and the mountains here are just so gorgeous. All of us dancers had a few hours to kill before we had to go to the venue to get ready for the show tonight, so we all decided to drive almost 5 hours to Cache Valley Mall, where we heard that there are a lot of good stores there. We first stopped by our hotel and dropped our stuff off before we went on our long drive. We got in the car and we were on our way over. I fell asleep in the car while Chad was the designated driver for today. We were on the road for at least 5 1/2 hours because there was a little bit of traffic, but we made it to the mall safely. When we got into the mall, we walked into some stores that we've never heard before, and we ended up buying some things from those stores. But then we came across a store that we've heard of a bunch of times, and it's talked about on Instagram, Twitter, and, even YouTube. Trixin. "Michael, isn't that the store that ShayCarl and his siblings own?" I asked Michael. "I believe it is. Want to go in?" He asked. "Let's go! And who knows, they might be in there today." I smiled as we walked towards the store. When we walked in the store, there were already a few customers there, but, ShayCarl, his wife and kids, and friends who co-own the store were also there. Right as we walked in, everyone was looking at us with shock. Shay's wife Colette came up to us and approached us nicely. "You guys are the dancers on that big tour, am I right?" She asked. "Yes, that's us." I smiled. "Welcome to the Trixin store. Come in." Colette smiled and showed us around. She then came up to Shay and the others. "Guys, ladies, welcome to Utah. What are you guys here for?" Shay kindly asked. "We're on a U.S. Dance Tour with our fellow dancers and friends, and we're playing at the Knitting Factory in Boise tonight." Madison told them. "Wow, that's amazing!! You guys drove all the way from Boise to come here? That's awesome!" Shay smiled. "In fact...." I paused as I grabbed an envelope from my bag. "Here's an envelope with 20 tickets to the show. Take whoever you guys would like, and hopefully, we'll see you there." I smiled. "Wow, this is amazing. We will definitely be there tonight. We only live 1 hour from this mall, and only over 3 hours from Boise." Colette smiled. "We'd love to do something in return, so, pick whatever you guys like in the store, and we can give it to you for free." Shay said. "That is very nice of you guys." I smiled as the crew and I walked around the store and picked things out.
Once we picked the things we wanted, Shay and Colette had the items put into bags and gave them to us. "We have to get going to the venue, but we'll hope to see you guys later at the show." I smiled as we waved goodbye and headed to the venue. When we got there, most of the stage crew just pulled up and got the things set and ready for the show. Madison went ahead inside while I grabbed her things and brought them inside. The stage crew was getting the stage ready while Chad, Michael, and Madison fixed things in their dressing rooms and started to get ready. As for me, I decided to help the stage crew and help with anything they needed to do. By the time they stage was set up, I went backstage to check on everyone and see how they're doing. "Is everything ok in here?" I smiled as I checked in with Michael and Chad. "So far, everything is ok." Chad smiled. I then walked over to Madison and I's room. "How's everything going in here?" I asked. "So far, so good." Madison smiled. And lastly, I went to go check and see how all the other dancers were doing. "Everything ok in here, guys?" I said. But, I didn't get a response. When I went inside the room, none of the other dancers are nowhere to be found. But, all of their stuff was here, except for their wallets and purses. I waited for the past 10 minutes, and they still haven't arrived. So, I sat on the couch in their dressing room and waited for him to come. As I kept waiting, I slowly started to fall asleep. I fell asleep for about 15 minutes, until I felt something tap my shoulder. I opened my eyes, and I saw some flowers and a card in my face. I looked behind, and it was all, and one of the dancers was holding the bouquet of red roses. "Guys, what is this?" I asked. "It's just a token to show you how much we appreciate you." My cousin MaKenna smiled as she gave me a hug. I am so appreciative for what my cousin MaKenna and my other fellow dancers do for me. It feels so weird that I'm receiving these gifts because, since being assigned the Dance Team Leader, I've never really had a big responsibility like this, but I am honestly loving every single minute of it because I'm doing what I love, which is dancing. Even though they are all mostly tired from dancing in the past 3 days, they always do things to make me happy, even if they're really tired. I set the flowers on the table while I watched everyone get their dance outfits on.
By the time he was finished getting ready, it was time for the show to start. For tonight's outfit, I decided to go with something simple, but great. I went with my purple tank top, black pants, and I paired them with my black booties, but of course, I won't be wearing the boots during my performance. I just decided to curl my hair at the bottom and wear some nude lipstick, and put some lipgloss on top.
After I got dressed, I went on my phone and checked my Instagram and Twitter. A lot of people were posting about the show and how they were getting ready to come to the Knitting Factory. I liked as many posts as I could, to show my love to the fans. It was time for the show to start, and this time, it was Madison's turn to perform first. She grabbed her water bottle and went on stage. Michael, Chad, and I watched from the side as Madison did her thing she loves to do, which is performing. The crowd was cheering on every time Madison finishes a dance routine, and it makes me so happy to see that my friend is doing what she loves to do. Once Madison finished her last performance, she came off stage and we all congratulated her for doing a good set. 5 minutes later, it was Chad's turn to perform. Madison walked back to the dressing room to clean herself up after her performance. I stayed back with Michael to watch Chad's performances. After Chad performed the song "Body Like A Back Road" by Sam Hunt, he threw some of tour t-shirts we had done and threw them into the crowd as a thank you to the fans. Once that was done, Chad walked off stage, and it was almost time for Michael to go on. And before I knew it, it was time for Michael to perform. I stayed by the stage and waited for Michael to come by. When he came by, I gave him a good luck hug, and he walked off to go do his thing.
After Michael finished his performances, the crowd cheered and cheered as they watched Michael go off stage. "You did great tonight, Michael?" I smiled as I gave him a hug. "Thanks, Jennifer." Michael smiled. After Michael was done, it was my turn to finish the show off. I got on stage and danced my heart out, and watched the crowd of fans dance along with me. After my set was done, I waved goodbye, blew kisses to the crowd, and walked off the stage. I grabbed my phone and tweeted, *Boise, you were amazing tonight!! Thanks for an amazing night!! (heart emoji)* Right as I was done making the tweet, I received a notification from Twitter saying that ShayCarl mentioned me in his tweet. The tweet read, *@JennScarz_Saintgnue did amazing tonight in Boise with her crew! Great job guys!* I replied back to Shay saying, *@shaycarl thanks to you and your family and friends for coming! It means a lot!*
Next stop..... Salt Lake City, Utah.
