Dream over... welcome to reality

It's been over a week since Westlife's last ever concert at Croke Park in Dublin and still I can't put into words how I feel.

Most of the time I feel fine, I think it just hasn't sunken in completely that it's over. That there won't be anything new from Westlife anymore. But yes, I feel quite fine most of the time... only sometimes I feel like crying cause I already miss Mark so much. *blush*

I've never cried during a concert before... I've always saved that for being alone at home... but on the 23rd I didn't even get through "What about now" without crying... when Mark started singing I just couldn't help it, his voice always gives me goosebumps and touches my heart and even more so at this date... and I never stopped crying for the rest of the concert.

But it was amazing to be able to say goodbye properly, to be part of this huge crowd that was only there to see these four special boys for one last time. 85000 people - WOW. It was a wonderful evening, even though it broke my heart to see my fave Irish guys crying.

The atmosphere in Croke Park was absolutely mind blowing... and if it feld like that for me, how must it have been for Mark, Shane, Nico and Kian? Thanks so much guys for everything.

And Marks family made these last two concerts even more special to me. Thanks for being so lovely and for giving me the chance to let Mark know how much he means to me. <3

Here you can see the few pictures I took and read a more detailed review of our meeting with Marks family: Review Dublin 2012

Us German girls with Barry Feehily (Marks Brother).

And for those only visiting my blog to see my cross stitch progress... today I've finally picked up "Rose" again... I only put in about 20 stitches but hey, it's better than nothing, isn't it? And it were the first stitches after about 6 or 7 weeks. So I hope my stitching mojo is coming back.

And I treated myself to "So many books so little time" by Randal Spangler yesterday... I thought, as I've turned 30, I might be allowed a "little" new start soon. Can't promise a date as I need new fabric and most of the floss but I think it won't take too long. 8)

That's it for today. Finger's crossed for a new update on "Rose" soon.

xx

The beginning of the end... Westlife's farewell tour

Sorry for the lack of updates lately.

I'm completely caught up in my yearly Westlife tour blues *sigh* And knowing this time it will be the last time I'll see my favourite Irish lads live, makes it even worse.

I just can't concentrate on my cross stitching right now. It might sound stupid for some people but Mark, Shane, Nico and Kian were a very important part of my life for over 12, almost 13, years. They gave me amazing music and so many beautiful memories, they've made me do things I've never thought possible and gave me lots of new friends. Even though I've never got to know them personally, I feel closer to them then to most of my family members. It's really hard to explain.

And knowing it will all come to an end on June 23rd just makes me sad. I will miss these guys so much.

So this yearly "after-tour-blues" started a bit early for me this year, about a week before we actually left for the tour, and I guess it will go on for a while after their final gig. *blush*

On May 16th the first part of our yearly Westlife tour started in Cardiff. 4 German girls on tour to see 4 Irish lads live in concert. The journey was filled with mixed emotions this year. We really had a blast and the boys gave us a fantastic show - as always. They have so much fun on stage, it's really hard to believe it will all end soon. But maybe that's one of the reason for all that fun on stage... the pressure is lifted off their shoulders.

So for anyone who wants to read a bit more about our crazy little adventures, here's a little review of our days in Cardiff: Cardiff 16. - 19.05.2012

And a very small selection of my concert pictures:

Here's the rest of my concert pictures: Westlife 17-05-2012 & Westlife 18-05-2012

That's it for now. I guess the next update will follow a few days after I'm back home from Westlife's final gig at Croke Park on June 23rd.

xx