A Wish

With just three days to go until Hanson arrives in my city, I can’t help but look back at earlier this year. I had started to wish for events that would make my life better, and one of those wishes was to see Hanson again despite lack of money for resources and travel. I thought that if there was any way that could happen, everything would start to turn around in my year and in my life. When I heard the news that Hanson were playing a show at Casino Nova Scotia in April, I fell to the floor in my living room and dissolved into tears. After waiting 15 years, my dream had come true...that dream that a young girl made when she was in her bedroom listening to that orange disc that transformed her world. After traveling to two shows and through growing up and having a little more doubt over the years that the boys would ever grace my town with their presence...I still held on to my hopes. Because no matter how old I get, I remain a dreamer. I’m still that girl who refuses to let go and give up on her dreams.

I believe that this concert is just the beginning of my year turning around. I can’t wait to live in the moment and let the music fill my heart, to meet new friends from here and across the world. This week will be the adventure I longed for without even having to leave Halifax. Thank you Hanson, for your little visit to our city means more to me than you will ever know...