A long-time Britney Spears fan, newly 21 years old, and traveling all the way from Vancouver, Canada, I embarked on the evening of a lifetime: in February 2016 in Las Vegas, I finally saw my WCE serenade a theater full of fans at her newly revamped "Piece of Me" show. Did I scream? Yes. Did I cry? Like, the whole time. Was this an incredible/life-changing/obsession-reigniting/out of body/surreal event? DEFINITELY.

Desperate to recollect the beautiful evening from start to finish, I provide you with the timeline of events leading up to and during the show that allowed me to relive my prepubescent/adolescent dreams of breathing Britney-air to the absolute fullest.

This is my story.