TYCT Show and Meet & Greet ExperienceOH. MY. GOSH.
I am still reeling from everything that has happened in the past 24 hours, but I know some of you have been asking for my experience all written out so HERE IT IS!!! This is so long and I feel like I’m just rambling but I wanted to get it all down! Accompanied by pictures and my tears, here is what happened last night at TTYCT Kitchener.
Okay so I am going to start off with the show because W O W. I honestly had such a great time watching them. IDK how to explain it, but the energy in the arena was absolutely electric. I felt like I was home (so cheesy, but it’s true). All of the skaters were so phenomenal and I thoroughly enjoyed every single one of the performances. This time around I was super chill because I knew I had the wonderful opportunity to see the show again in London, so I wasn’t stressing about pictures or videos or anything which was awesome. I felt so relaxed and immersed in the entire experience. Some highlights were:
Let’s Dance was so fun!!!! I loved watching them groove along to the music and just have fun and laugh and joke around while looking amazing all at the same time.
Elvis is a fucking legend. His ease on the ice is impalpable and genuinely so incredible to watch. Every time he landed a jump I had to shake my head because it looked like he wasn’t even trying.
Kaitlyn and Andrew did their free skate and HOLY. MOLY. These two have majorly stepped up their game and did not come to play. It was so beautiful in person and I was speechless (also screamed when I saw the white dress).
Not gonna lie, I was disappointed at first that they were gonna do MR again. But holy shit. Last time I was so in shock with everything that I don’t think I ~really~ got to enjoy the program. This time around I was singing along and snapping tons of pics and some video. The fire and passion they consistently bring is honestly incredible and I screamed so loud at the end I lost my voice (oops)
The Mahler bit (and the whole TWWW program tbh) had me rolling on the floor in a ball. I got some hella good pics from it. Will post soon. They are now my phone background.
THE DANCE OFF!!!! I was laughing, I was sweating, I was crying, I was fainting, I was speechless. So so fun and amazing to watch.
I ~loved~ the Tragically Hip number so much more than I thought I would!!!!!!!!
4 minutes. HAHAHAAHAHAAHA. Y’ALL. They did indeed tone it down for the mummas but not enough, my sisters. Not enough.
My favourite part of the show by FAR was Eric playing piano and Patrick skating. I didn’t take any pictures or videos of it and just let myself be into the performance. It was gorgeous. I kept forgetting that Eric was actually ON THE ICE playing LIVE. The whole thing had me ~shook~ and that’s the only time I cried (which says something bc I am an emo person and cry at everything)
My baby Tessa fell right at the end and almost sliced KO’s calf open (I’m exaggerating but not really) and dead ass Ashley and I kept joking about it after djhewbcjkehbw
THE MUMMAS!!!! Kate and Alma were there together (along with a couple Moir cousins I believe??). I didn’t notice them until intermission (Ashley and I got into our seats JUST in time for the show. I was stressing ndjnjcjdn). They kept laughing and hugging each other the whole time and I LOVED!!!! At the part where they turn on the flashlights Kate immediately turned hers on and was waving it around and Alma was laughing at her. I zoomed in on them after 4 minutes and jdwneqjkdnejqwh. They stood up immediately after the show was over to clap for them and I had tears. They were so precious to just watch interact with each other (we were directly across from them) and they kept giggling and chatting.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody is hot as shit.
DIAMONDS!!!!! Tessa and Scott’s part is so breathtaking. Even though I watched most of it through my lens, I was shaking the whole time. The whole thing was so beautiful. Loved the concept and everything about it. That one almost had me crying too.
They came out in Ranger’s jerseys and I was like YAAAASSSS!!!!!!
I feel like that is almost everything for the show, but I guarantee you I’m probably forgetting some things. NOW ONTO THE MEET AND GREET!!!!
So we got there pretty late because the traffic and crowd was hella busy and I lost my glasses case so we stayed behind to find them OOPS ANYWAYS. We got in line and Ivy and Cheyenne and their friend Cora met up with us and stood in like this clump/line thingy. We were near the end, but not very last. There were probably ten-ish people behind us. They went over rules and stuff and I dead ass out loud went “yeah I don’t care” and Ashley was like “emma shut the fuck up”.
We got to the door entrance (they would let a few people in at a time) and I saw them and it HIT ME!!!!! I was thinking the whole show I would try to rush it because I knew I had M&G after, but when Diamonds rolled around I was sad it was over. So then, seeing them, it was like OH SHIT THIS IS REAL!!! THIS IS HAPPENING?!?!?!?! They let in Ash and I and we put our stuff on the side before meeting Elvis hella quick. I walked up to him and he had his arms open and I was like “omfg do i hug him?? what do i do??? i’m confused???” but then he goes “a picture?” and I was like “uh yeah!!!” So we took our picture and then he signed my picture and I complimented him on the show and how amazing it was and he said “thank you, that means a lot! i’m glad you liked it!”
The next group was Meagan, Eric, Kaitlyn and Andrew. While waiting in line for them, Scott was being such a silly mans. At one point he dead ass stood on the tall bar stool and yelled “EVERYONE STAND ON YOUR CHAIRS!” and tessa was like smh get down. And then this little girl was meeting VM and Scott yells “HEY FOLKS WE HAVE A TENTH BIRTHDAY IN THE HOUSE!!!” and everyone in the M&G started singing to her and at some point Tessa yells “we’re singing to ella!!” and it was so cute. ANYWAYS, so I walked up to M, E, K & A/behind them and this lady working came over to take the gifts they just got and I was awkwardly like “ahhhhh what???” and Andrew held his arm open and was like “nah get in here! come here!” and Kaitlyn did the same thing it was so cute (see pics below). So I got my picture and then pulled out my Weapo picture and the poster. The picture was easier to get out so Meagan was looking at it while I ~struggled~ to get the poster out of the bag (I was shaking so much y’all). And Meagan was like “that’s such a good picture! you guys look like you’re making out.” and Kaitlyn laughed and Andrew went “well, what if we are?” and I was giggling but also struggling with this poster. Meagan was like “do you want some help?” and I was like “I almost got it! I’m so sorry, I’m shaking so much can you tell I’m nervous?” Eric was like “it’s okay!” I finally got the poster out and Meagan was like “oh I love this!” and I said “thank you! I took it at the Toronto SOI show” and she was like “that is such a clever idea!” It got super awkward bc Weapo finished signing and Meagan went to pass the poster over to them and Kaitlyn sassily went “we’re not in that” and I was like UHHHH I’M SORRY?????? Then I gushed to Weapo about their free and how much I loved it and how I screamed when I saw the white dress and they were like “thank you so much!” and then I turned to Meagan and Eric and said how much I loved the show and how the stuff they do scares me and I watch them with my hands over my mouth and they laughed and said thank you. Then I dipped out bc I felt ~awkward~.
So then I moved onto the other line and was pretty chill??? IDK why I guess I was honestly just living and felt so in my element for some reason. It’s hard to explain! I was just so happy to be there and have this experience BUT ANYWAYS. We got up towards the front and there were about 3 people in front of me and Scott looks me dead in the eyes and goes “let’s get some fist bumping going on in here!” and I was like “OH HECK YEAH!!!” and started fist bumping with him and he did that laugh where he crinkles up his whole face and WOW I was overwhelmed.
Anyways, I get up to the front of the line and right before I go up, Scott pulls his stool away from the group and runs up to it and slides himself all the way across the floor until he is right up next to Patrick and leaned in and gave him a little kiss on the cheek!!!!! I laughed and said “Patrick did you like that?” and he smiled so cutely and nodded his head. So then I walked over to them and went around the table to take my picture and said hi to everyone and Scott and Patrick had their arms out for me to snuggle into. Right before we took the picture, Scott turned his head to look at me and we were SO CLOSE like our noses almost touched. And, like I said before, mans yells everything he says. BUT his voice got so soft and he goes “how are you?” and I dead ass almost passed the fuck out. I giggled and was like “I’m so good how are you?” and he was like “amazing!” So then we took the group picture and I pulled out the poster for them to sign.
Immediately they were ALL OVER IT!!! It was so cute! Tessa pointed at KO in the picture and said “K, is that you or me?” (K!!!! SHE CALLS HER K!!!! I LOST MY MIND!!!!) and I was like “oh that’s kaetlyn! tessa you are in the back” and she made this cute lil pout face and I was like “so sorry!!” They all started signing it and Scott immediately pointed at himself in the picture and goes “that’s my butt” LIKE SIS!!! WHAT U WANT ME TO SAY???? YES UR ASS IS GRAND AND I LOVE IT????? I reigned myself in sisters there were SO MANY TIMES I wanted to throw some love (aka shade but also filled with love) but I stopped myself thank god. So while they were signing and talking about the picture (I dropped that I took it at SOI and Tessa was like “that is so awesome!”) I made my way around the tables and gave my gift bags to Tessa and Scott. She was so cute and her eyes lit up and she dead ass captivated my entire soul. I was looking at her and asked if she could open them because the girl in front of me gave them a gift and they didn’t open it BUT I wanted to see their reactions. Tessa was like oh yeah for sure! but then I looked over at Scott and he was already ~struggling~ while yanking the pillow out of his bag. He looked like a kid on Christmas morning it was so cute.
They pulled the pillows out (Tessa saw the thank you cards and she was like “ooo a card!” and I was like “yes, for you to read later!” so I am happy she noticed it!) and their faces were so cute!!!! Tessa immediately went “oh I love a hall and oates reference!” and I was like “yes!! i did that on purpose!!” and Scott held out his pillow and was showing it off to Patrick he was so excited it was absolutely precious. Then I pointed to his pillow and went “yours is a line from bobcaygeon by the hip!!!” and he was like “oh yeah you are so right!” and I was like “I hope so, I made them!” AND!!! DEAD!!! ASS!!!! Scott’s mouth went so wide and he yelled (we been knew) “YOU MADE THEM?!?!!” and Tessa did her cute lil breathless “oh wow!” and I was like giggling and nodding my head and Scott got even more excited and kept showing it off to people and my heart was SOARING!!
I messed up on Tessa’s pillow so on the back she had a lil yellow heart embroidered over the mistake and OF COURSE she found it and flipped it over and went “cute!” and I laughed and said “I messed up that’s why that is there” and she goes “oh, no, I wouldn’t even be able to tell! it’s like your little signature whenever you make one of these” and I was like oh sis… if only you knew… and said “this is my first time doing this” and she was so in shock and went “no way!” and kept running her hands over the pillow it was fricken adorable!!!! MY MOM!!!!!
AND THEN!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!! Y’all know how meticulously I planned my outfit and wanted it to be something inspired by Tessa. SO, I’m not too sure exactly how it happened, but I think I was trying to focus on something Scott was doing and I felt Tessa reach out and grab my arm (my skin: burned). Half of her face was covered by the gift bag so I saw a little bit of her and then heard her say “I love your outfit so much!” S. I. S. T. E. R. S. My last two brain cells died off and then came back to life and I SHOVED the gift back out of the way and touched her hand on the table and leaned in real close and went “oh my god, it is LITERALLY inspired by you.” And she laughed (FUCK!!! I MADE HER LAUGH!!!) and said “really?!” I said “yes! I went shopping and was like what would tessa virtue wear?” and she laughed (AGAIN!!!!) and pointed at me up and down and went “well you are rocking it girlie!” WHAT. THE. FUCK.
I was probably blushing so hard and I know I was just giggling constantly. Good Lord. So then I asked for a picture with just VM and they were like yes of course!! And then got my lil pic and said thank you for everything and the show was so beautiful and I am so proud and they were so cute being like “thank you!!” and I was like “it was so lovely meeting you” and Tessa was like “you too! thank you so much for such a thoughtful gift!” and I was like “you are so welcome!” Then I literally walked away without my poster or sharpie and Scott was like “wait!! the thing!!!” and I was like “oh my god I hate myself I’m so sorry” and he laughed and shook his head and I took the poster from him AND YEAH!!!
TBH Scott was… a LOT to handle, in the best way possible! He was so bouncy and excited and I was so overwhelmed that I had a hard time zoning in on things that he was doing, but he still cracked some jokes and I think I poked fun a few times and he’d grin so big. But MISS TESS!!! OH WOW!!! I thought going into this that I would have a strong connection with Scott just because our personalities are so similar but BOY was I wrong. Tessa captivated my attention from the get-go. She was so attentive and wonderful and I can’t lie when I say I felt like I was the only person in the world that mattered to her in that moment. Her genuine kindness was so present and you could tell how much she cares about everyone. But her and I had this palpable connection and it sounds so silly but I really felt so special to her. Y’all know how she usually puts on her media voice that is all high pitched and professional?? I thought she would be like that with me (she was with people ahead of line or when I would look over she kind of zoned out?? idk she was probably exhausted and i totally get that!! sis is also an introvert so i didn’t expect her to be all out there or anything). BUT NOOOOO!!! Her voice was just super chill and even her poise was so open and I felt like I was hanging out with a girl friend, not someone who I literally idolize. We were just two friends chatting and interacting and I loved it so much!! Everything was so natural and perfect. I went in thinking I would be saying “x, y, z” and I literally didn’t say one of the things I thought I would. But it was so amazing anyways!!!! Literally a once in a lifetime chance that I will never forget.
The cutest and most fun part (other than the 1:1 stuff) that I loved was taking pictures for everyone else and seeing their interactions! Because people were focusing so much on VM (rip), Patrick and Kaetlyn would kinda just be sitting there staring off into space, so I would chime in with some one liners to make them smile and stuff. Purple Rain came on while Ashley was meeting them and she asked whose playlist it was and Tessa pointed at Scott and he threw his arms in the air and went “MINE!!!” and I almost went “so do you often just listen to songs that you have skated to?” but AGAIN DIDN’T WANT TO SHADE!!! But Kaetlyn kept doing lil dance moves and looking at Ashley and Ashley would do them back and KO would smile so cutely (the two of them are in love now and that’s the tea). Patrick kept looking over at me and I’d dance too and he’d smile like the precious lil bean that he is. And at some points Tessa and Scott would be talking to people and would look at me while answering a question or even asking one like “oh really?” and I would be like🤷🏼♀️ At one point Tessa put her head in her hand and looked right at me and smiled and I almost fell over. She is too cute to handle. I caught KO rubbing her calf at one point where Tessa’s skate hit her when she fell and almost said “Tessa got you good, huh?” but I didn’t wanna bring up the fall and make Tessa feel bad.
At the end right before I left (and the last person was finishing up talking to VM), I said to Patrick “I love your shoes!” because they were pretty sick, like, this cool shiny black, we stan!!! And he goes “oh thank you!” and I said “I noticed them before when you were doing, uh, whatever you were doing” (while I was standing in line he was doing some dance move thing). And he went “moonwalking!” and I gave him ~a look~ and said “oh, that’s what that was??” and he laughed and did finger air quotations and said “yeah, moonwalking” and I went “so you mean attempting to moonwalk?” and did finger air quotations too and he giggled (A LITERAL PRECIOUS ANGEL!!!) and was like “yes hehehehe”. Then, because I didn’t want to look like a shady bitch, I said “well it was still good!! and i love your shoes sooooo” and he said thank you again.
THEN WE LEFT!!!! We saw the costumes (which were so beautiful, I accidentally got so close to the MR dress without realizing it and was like oopsies!!), and took a group photo and said our goodbyes!
TL;DR this was such an amazing experience and I am so grateful for being able to meet and talk to people who I look up to. Every second was incredible. I will now post some pics below and if you have any questions, hit up my inbox!!
I KNEW I WOULD FORGET SOMETHING!!!! So as Scott was showing off the pillows I mentioned that they could put them in their bunks (Tessa nodded her head to that) and Scott goes “OH NO!! This is going on the couch in the front! Everyone needs to see them!” and Tessa agreed with him (I was smiling so big). The Patrick went “well if it’s in the front I’ll steal it” and Scott (the man child) pouted and held the pillow close and said “well then it’s going in the bunk!” He was so possessive of his lil pillow and W O W so fucking cute it hurts
In realtà non sono una vera e propria fan di Stepanova/Bukin 
