The Best Day of My Life. Warning: the video is over 8MB. I’ll put up a smaller version at some point. But for now, this is quality entertainment. Watch the video before you read the story below.
On Wednesday, February 21, 2001, my dreams did come true. I met Jerry O’Connell!!! My favorite actor and the guy who I have been obsessed with since I was 10 (1995)! Not only that, but every moment of it was captured on film and aired on MTV’s Total Request Live! This is how it happened:
I went to go see TRL Wednesday because I knew that Jerry was hosting it. This lady saw me with my sign and she said, "Is this sign for Jerry? OK, before the last segment, I’ll bring you over to the island over there to meet him." And I’m just like OMG. So she did that and I was standing over there waiting and I was looking at this person who was requesting a video and then someone said, "Look! There’s Jerry!" And I looked and I started screaming! He came over and he stood next to me and I’m totally freaking out! Then the tech guys are giving us instructions, and then we’re back on TV and Jerry says, "Tomcats, March 30th, everyone’s going to go see it right?" and we’re all jumping up and down and shaking our heads and screaming. Then he says to me, "well, I know you will," and then he asks me if I made that (my sign) and I’m like uh huh. Then he asks, "What’s your name?" and I said, "E-liss-a" trying my best not to start crying hysterically. Then he said, "Elissa, how are you, thank you so much." and then he kissed my cheek and I like freaked out! Oh it was the best day of my life ever!!!!