One Direction and I

Dear bloggersphere,

I have a confession, well not exactly. It's just something I have never shared here on Dani Darling. Don't be alarmed though! Some may enjoy what I will type about, sadly some will not.. but for me to become a better blogger and more engaged with audiences this is a must share. I am, well, a Directioner.

Where do I start? In the summer of 2012, (in New Zealand we have summer over Christmas, so it was 2011, close to 2012), I kept seeing these same five boys on tumblr. At the start of it all it wasn't branding, or popularity, or how handsome they were (and still are! Sorry I had to) that made me want to know more. It was their genuine caring towards fans and of course their amazing talent. It's crazy when you look back and realise how quickly you can fall for something when it brings you joy. 

What Makes you Beautiful was of course the first song I heard. Happiness; that's what that song meant to me right from the beginning. I had totally fallen for them, watched every single video I could find of them, trust me it was never supposed to become this. Just a fan, I use to think. Soon I became extremely dedicated and obsessed. 

I'm able to clearly remember purchasing Up All Night after getting an iTunes card that Christmas. I had it on repeat the last evening of 2011. That night was the moment that I realised, no they aren't just photos or interviews online, but extremely talented. From that evening I'd become and happily what I wanted to be a full on Directioner. I hardcore fell for Niall, at one stage he was literally all I could talk about. Now it's different though, suppose it would be after all this time, but I'll write about that later.

1D in NZ 2012

It spiralled out of control so quickly, and I LOVED it! The coolest thing was that my friend Olivia and I found out about and started liking them at the same time. It was and still is a roller coaster; we are going through it together. One Direction came here in April 2012. Olivia and I missed out on tickets. They sold out in seconds. It was really strange because I was literally in so much mental pain. It's hard to explain, imagine loving something so much that when you get that rare chance you try to grab it but you miss. Leading up to it, I kind of expected to get tickets so I was crushed. Anyway, after entering a million competitions we didn't win tickets. If my memory is correct, it was April 22nd, which was really only 4 months into liking them, but boy did those months feel like forever. On the day they came to Wellington. It was a Sunday.. Olivia and I spent hours outside their hotel waiting for the briefest glimpse, but it never came. That was the closest I have ever been to One Direction. 

So this is part one of my One Direction posts, there will be another one in a weeks time.

Hope y'all enjoyed, bit of an emotional post but I liked writing it. Feeling a bit nostalgic!

What fandom's are my readers in? 

Dani Darling. x