I have been lucky enough to have seen Christi several times in years past in Myrtle Beach, prior to her going into her "retirement" period. Her presence was definitely missed during that time, so when I saw she was back in business, I reached out and tried to meet up with her a couple times. However, for a while our schedules never lined up. I was very happy to see on her ads that she was going to be in the Raleigh area at the same time I was, so I immediately reached out to her. Initially, she said she wasn't going to be in the area until after I left. But, since we were "old friends", Christi graciously agreed to come to my hotel as I only had it for a couple days.
We had set up a time on NYE, but early that morning she texted me that she wasn't feeling well. I thought my luck had fallen through until later that day she texted me back asking if I still had the room the following day (NY Day). I told her I did, but I had to check out early that afternoon. Her reply was, "I'll be there first thing in the morning." :) I thought to myself, "Hot Damn!"