American Idol Finale '09! :D

This year I was given an AMAZING opportunity to go see the American Idol Finale with my friends Ciarra and Bria. We had a total blast! We left Monday afternoon. 7 hour car rides seem to be a lot more fun with your friends. ;) We took pit stops for food and shopping. We got to the hotel around 12:30. It was beautiful! I wish we had more time to go look around and take pictures. We woke up early on Tuesday morning to get all dolled up for the show. I must say, we all looked really cute! :) We walked down to wait in line, which was surprisingly shorter than we thought. We were pretty close to the front! Ciarra, Bria, and I were sent on the mission to find breakfast for everyone. We managed to pass the Starbucks that was right in front of us, and ended up wandering around LA for about 45 minutes. It was surprisingly fun. :) Once we brought back food, there were cameras going through all of the lines of people. One of them came to our group and asked for Kris fans. Ciarra and I actually talked. It was crazy! Shame it was for a local channel in Cali. I wanted to see us. After that it got a little boring. We were in line for 5ish hours. We wandered over to the red carpet where we saw Brooke White from last season. We got to talk to her! Sooo cool. After several false alarms, we finally got to go into the show (it was actually the rehearsal of the show, but I think it was better that way. :)). Ciarra, Bria, Austin, and I all got to stand in the pit right in front of the stage. :) IT WAS AWESOME. We were like 10 feet away from Ryan Seacrest, Adam, Kris, and Carrie Underwood! Coolest thing ever. After it was over, we almost stayed for the live show, but we decided we were all really tired. So we walked back to the hotel, ate, and drove home. I think most of us slept for pretty much the whole ride. We got back around 1 am. And that was our trip! It was super quick, but I had a lot of fun. :)

(PS: We weren't aloud to have ANY cell phones or cameras, so I have absolutely nothing to show for this trip. Depressing... I know. :/)

Unity... It's our choice: Diversity Camp '09

This year I was given the opportunity to attend Diversity Camp! It was definitely an interesting experience. One of the rules we were given when we first got to camp was the rule of "confidentiality." So we aren't aloud to tell about most of the experiences we had at camp. But I learned a lot, and for the most part I had a really good time. I must say I have never been so grateful for my friend Hilary in my life.

New Semester

Starting off the new semester for the school year has had a hectic start. The stress and homework overload is already taking its toll. Thankfully I have some amazing friends to get me through it. All this weekend I was able to totally take my mind off of school and have a total blast with my friends. 

For the last couple of weeks me and my friend Lizzie have been trying to get together. Friday night we finally got to hang out. I got to go cosmic bowling with her and her family. We were out till 1 in the morning. It was a lot of fun. 

This semester, my bestie Madelyn and I have been very discouraged in finding that we don't have ANY classes together. Not even lunch. So she called me up Saturday afternoon and we went on a hike. We got to talk for a long time. It was nice. I love talking to Madelyn. There's never any drama. She's awesome.

As much fun as all of this was, I must say Saturday night was the highlight of my weekend. Ciarra, Hilary and I got together. We went to Coldstone and got some amazing ice cream. Then we all went to Ciarra's house to watch Signs. We all got in our PJ's and were hiding under pilows and blankets. It was great. I don't think that movie could possibly have been as scary as we made it. :]