I've not forgotten you, livejournal! When I tried to update a couple days ago, I got a lot written, then I accidently highlighted the entire thing and it deleted somehow. I got pissed and said I'd never do livejournal again, but I gave in and decided to update.

I don't even know where I left off last time! I do know that we had a dance competition in Houston a couple weekends ago and it went ok! Not fantastic like I'd hoped, but well. There was a studio there called Becky's Dance Company and another studio called A Chorus Line and when I say they were amazing, that is not even doing them justice. I thought the dancers I danced w/ at OCU were good. I thought dancers I'd seen on freaking Broadway were good. But OMG! Some of these kids were flawless. Becky's studio does 4 hours of ballet a week to be considered for their competition groups, plus hours and hours of each style of dance. I don't know how the kids have time for school work. But you can tell how dedicated they are and it made me wish my students were like that. Not that I don't love my kids, I really do. I know some of them make dance their top priority. But on the majority of my kids, you just don't see that drive and passion that makes you GREAT. It's sad too b/c many of them have potential to be 100 times better... but they don't put in the extra time, they don't use warm up properly in class therefore they lack in flexibility, and they don't get enough ballet. I'm begging Darlene (owner) to require ballet for dance team. Isn't it ridiculous that they don't have to take ballet???? Anyways, we did do ok. We got platinums, high golds, golds and even a high silver. I know, yikes. We have a PLETHERA of levels in dance team. Don't think all of my kids are high-silver material. I was excited b/c my little small group to Business of Love got a choreography award! I appreciated that a lot and those kids in that dance do it so well and try so hard, so YAY! On Broadway, River Deep, and a bunch of solos I did got high golds, along w/ Walkin In Memphis, Business of Love and a few others getting platinums. YAY.

Lets see what else... Lucy got spayed! She just got her pink stitches out yesterday and she is doing GREAT :) We can play with her like normal now.

Valentines Day was wonderful :) Ken never ceases to amaze me! He brought me breakfast in bed, complete with apple cut out into hearts, chocolate chip pancakes, bacon, eggs, hash browns, apple juice and water and a pink rose. Along with it, a gift certificate to get my nails done (I've been wanting to go do that for like, 4 months now) and new bridal magazines and honeymoon/wedding gift catalogues. I got him the Incredibles DVD and a picture frame with a pic of him proposing to me in it, along with a 100 Reasons why I love My Ken thing I made. I took him to lunch at Butcher Boys (this awesome bbq/hamburger place) and when I got home from work, he had steaks and potatoes made for me! It was a great day and I'm so lucky to have someone so sweet :)

This weekend we have another competition! It's only on Sunday so that will be nice. It's a new one called On Tour and I'm hoping we'll do great! I really really hope little Jenny does well on her solo. It's been a little rough and her timing has been off and it could be SOOO GOOD if she would keep her energy/style up the entire time. She's the only one I get worried about b/c she is AMAZING but so young still and so tiny (she is 11 and looks 8)and another girl in her group is always putting her down. So I want her to kick her ass in the solos :) Is that bad?

Ok I'm going to get ready and maybe go use that gift card to get my nails done.

Two more weeks till I'm in YANKEE TOWN visiting Krista and going to take class at BDC!!! HOORAY, I NEED THIS SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!
and CONGRATS to Krista on her great competition wins.. so glad I have you to talk to about all that stuff!!! And thanks for the dvd, it is so cute. AND YAY FOR YOU BEING 23! Happy Birthday ! :)

Ok for real- this time I'm going to try and give a for real update. I'm waiting on my hair to dry some before I attack it with the blow dryer and straightener. How's everyone doing? Actually, I'll just ask those who I think still read this thing- how are Krista and ERIN doing?? Erin, I'm so happy you sent me that comment! It was so great seeing you over the break and yes, I hope to see you more often than every six years. Hopefully at my wedding? :) We've finally set a date ya'll! It is for August 12. I know it's soon but I have faith we can get everything done, no big deal. It will be an outdoors wedding at my parents house, and the reception will be there also-- under big white tents and catered food. I wanted a pig pickin but my mom and Ken were like.... umm lets save that for the rehearsal dinner. Ha ha. So yeah, August 12 people. Doesn't that date sound so pretty? Hopefully the weather will be fabulous. It will be at night- 6 or 7 oclock so the sun will have gone down some and the heat won't kill the guests. Erin- do you have any tips or any specific things I should avoid? We are definitely hiring a wedding planner. I feel like things will go much smoother and my mom and I won't argue NEARLY as much if we have someone just do it for us. Hopefully we'll find one under 1000 bucks.

So those are the latest wedding plans! Ken and I are in Houston right now actually. I was going to try on some dresses, but I didn't call in time to make appointments, therefore I will just go LOOK at some stores and pick up some catalogues. I'm not in a huge hurry about the dress. I mean, don't get me wrong- I'm SOOOO excited, but I don't think I'm going to have trouble finding one I love. We are staying at Gerald and Alina's apartment- 2 of Ken's closest friends from college. Ken actually just asked Gerald to be his best man last night! It was so cute, it was like he was proposing all over again. not to me, but to gerald!

The job is going fine... we have our second competition of the year this coming Friday. All the solos I did look great and I'm really proud of the kids. They've worked so hard and they're solos have come SOOOOOOOOOOO FAR. Especially little Jesi's! I am so excited to see her beautiful dance on stage. It is to Twilight by Vanessa Carlton and she looks so grown up when she does it and her costume makes it even better. The group dances all look fine too! I think they are more comfortable w/ them this time than they were at LA Dance Magic. Recital dances = STRESS OVERLOAD. I have a total of 21 dances to choreograph. I have about 30-40 seconds done on each of them and I'm getting really worried. I know it's only February (almost) but still. I have this awful feeling that by the time May rolls around and the dances are all completed that they are going to look the same or the kids just will suck and not do well with them. I'm not worried about Dance Team-- their stuff looks great! It's the combo-class kids that I'm so worried about! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR! Whatever. I'm trying hard and the days seem to go on forever up at the studio but once recital is over, I will be SO HAPPY. Summer dance is awesome b/c it's only 2 days a week, plus choreographing solos, PLUS getting ready for the wedding. I'm so glad I have so much to look forward to.

Krista- YES i am still planning to come in march! I thought of you last night b/c Gerald and Alina gave Ken and I an engagement gift and it was pink wine glasses :) I was like, these would go fabulous with a set of pink martini glasses!! I am so excited to take class at bdc you have no idea. I NEED TO BE INSPIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I WANT TO SEE SWEET CHARITY! Christina Applegate better still be in it.

Scottie- if you still do Lj, yay for your new man BRADEN! What a cute country-singer like name! Put some webshots up girl! I wanna see this sweetie. I'm so happy for you! I hope he remains the gentleman you say he is.

Ok I'm going now, gotta get that hair did. Love ya'll! bye.

omg so I haven't updated in here since new years eve, and that was BEFORE my big proposal happened. It was one of the best days of my life and I would go into a lot of detail here... however, I don't think ANYONE but Krista reads LJ anymore. And she knows everything about the engagement and wedding details already, so I'm just going to put it this way-- I'm ENGAGED and I'm SOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!

I haven't had internet acccess for like, a week or so b/c we just moved into our beautiful new house and we just got our wireless hooked up. THIS MEANS that I have high speed internet access and I don't even have to use a cable cord. I just turn my computer on, and YAY it's ready to go. I love the way technology works today!

This update really isn't an update... I'm going to wait bc I'm in a really uncomfortable position on the couch. Lucy is taking up most of the room and my hands are cramping up. I will write more later.

Krista-- my spring break is DEFINITELy the week of March 13-19 so I'm gonna look at tickets asap to come see your ass!! And to take class at wonderful great BDC. Please get me there NOW!

Ok I'm going now... I love Ken, I love Lucy, I love my family, I love my friends, I love my gorgeous house.




I love being engaged and knowing I'm going to marry the best man on the planet :)

I'm currently smelling chicken frying, my mom's potpourri, meatballs marinating, and the perfume I just sprayed. Funny combination of smells huh? We're getting ready for our little New Year's Eve get together! My mom made some really yummy food- the chicken, meatballs, veggies w/ ranch dip, a WONDERFUL 7-layer taco dip which is my FAVORITE, and hot dogs!!! You'd think we're having a huge party with the amount of food thats here. But only a few people are coming, plus me, my mom, Lucy and Ken. My dad would eat all this food up but he is spending New Years in Belarus! He is there visiting the girls my parents hosted this past summer. He took over tons of gifts for the orphanage children and basically just wants to see what life is like over there. Hopefully he'll come back with a much more appreciative outlook on his life here in the states.

A year ago today, I am pretty sure my cast had the day off for shows and we were getting ready for our little new year's drinks in the crew bar. I remember I was feeling really depressed for 2 reasons- 1) I was still ON the ship and I really wanted to be OFF and 2) Ken was leaving to go home in one week. I remember hating the outfit I put on to go up for drinks with cast. I remember not liking how our cast picture came out. But I do remember going around the circle and hearing each person reminisce over the year and say what they were looking forward to in the year to come. I remember saying I was most thankful for Ken and even though I disliked ship life so much, I was so thankful that I did it and got to be with an AMAZING, TALENTED cast. I remember hoping so much that in the year to come, Ken would be by my side. And sure enough, HE IS :) I remember last year I changed clothes, into a bright red cocktail dress, and spending the rest of the 2004 year with Ken in the dj booth. I cried all my make up off before the clock struck 12, and I had a terrible champagne headache. All in all though, it was a fabulous new years eve because I was with KEN and I was signing off the ship in 1 month exactly and I was in the middle of the south atlantic ocean.

I am so happy about the way things have worked out for me this year. I teach at a great studio, have a great boss who cares about me like a daughter practically, I have 2 families (mine and Ken's), we have Lucy, my parents are in their beautiful new home, and of course, I get to spend every single day with the love of my life.

What a great year... I suspect 2006 will be just a phenomenol :)

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE! BE SAFE AND BE HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!

One year ago today, I was in Miami, Florida. Right now, Ken and I were getting back on the ship from spending the day in port, probably downtown, getting seasonal flavored starbucks. We were rushing to get ready for boat drill, just like any other normal day aboard the Majesty of the Seas. Later that day, I remember calling my family b/c I would not be there to celebrate the most beautiful holiday of the year. I was so upset to be on the ship, but so so thankful Ken was there with me.

This year, Ken is with me, at my home in North Carolina. Today was so nice... we shopped this morning for last minute gifts, and then I treated myself to a new Kodak 5.0 mega pixel digital camera. Mine just broke yesterday. It won't take a picture! So weird. Anyways, my camera is so tiny, cute and RED. I love it! The screen is nice and big, it's quiet, the pictures are so sharp and clear... and the battery charger is way cool. I paid a pretty penny for it, but hey. Why not buy myself a nice christmas gift?

I am so thankful for everything in my life. My family is healthy, they provide for me when I'm in need, they love me so much, they allow me to live in Texas with my boyfriend b/c they know I'm happiest when I'm with him, I have a beautiful little dog who has taught me so much about life, and the best boyfriend in the ENTIRE WORLD. I can't even believe how lucky I am to have him. Sometimes I have to just stop and stare at him, and thank God for everything he's blessed me with...

MERRY CHRISTMAS to everyone! I hope you and your families have an amazing holiday together. Remember the true reason for the season and how thankful we should be that God sent His son so that we might one day enjoy the luxeries of heaven.

It's Sunday afternoon and I want to curl up under blankets that are fresh out of the dryer, put on a Christmas movie, and fall asleep. I was up early today so I could go help Ken with our house. Well, I ended up running more errands than anything, but still, I was up early and also had a headache, so now I just want to sleep. Why is it that Sundays are always so tiring? This could also be from my stupid period that started Thursday. Blah, it's been a bad one. Not so much w/ cramps, but with HEADACHES! YUCK! I hate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyways, this week is going to be a hectic one-- last minute christmas shopping, mailing out a Christmas package to Krista, finishing gifts, cleaning the house, baking, packing, babysitting Wednesday, and then finally Thursday- Ken and I are making the road trip home to NC! All I can hope for or WANT this holiday season is for everyone to be happy and healthy. That is my Christmas list.

I never commented in my last entry on the BAND! P. Diddy finally created his female pop star band and I was ecstatic with the results. Each girl who chose was one I picked out- except for Shannon. I thought maybe he'd put Dominique in the band b/c she has been an underdog all season and has an amazing voice. But Shannon is amazing and works really hard and looks so great with the other 4 girls. I cannot wait to buy their cd!! AND GO TO THEIR CONCERTS!!! HOORAY FOR THE BAND!

I love my dog. She is the sweetest most cutest thing in the entire universe. Just wanted to remind everyone of that :)

I love Ken too. I couldn't ask for someone better to share my life with. Everything he does amazes me and I am so so so lucky to have him love me the way he does!!!!! I could just scream b/c I love him so much!

Where did everyone go by the way? Everyone meaning all my LJ people. There are like, no updates anymore. Krista is the only I see big updates from besides myself! Come on people! You're on break now! You have some free time and I'd like to know what the heck is going on in your lives :)

The last week up at the studio was pretty much a waste of time. All the kids wanted to do was talk about Christmas and play games and eat candy... so, that is what we did!!! I got some cute gifts from lots of kids, and even a Julie Jellybean from little Allicyn. Julie Jellybean is a Christmas elf that is really popular around Lufkin. The story behind her (and her friend, Skippy Dimpledots) is that each kid has a magical Christmas elf that watches over them through the holidays. They make sure the kids are being good and tell Santa if they are on the Nice or Naughty list. Anyways, Allicyn (a 9 year old in the Dolls Dance Company) has brought Skippy up to class with her EVERYDAY since November. She's the only one who brought hers to class, but EVERYONE under the age of like, 11 has one. It has become such a trend, that most parents create an elf for their kid and it "magically appears" in their child's room one day. They all have names like Mr. Jingles, Milly, Hazel, Elfie, Simon, etc. Lots of cute "old people" names. The parents write notes "from the elf" to their kids and the kids write back, and it's actually a really cute thing to do. I will definitely do it for my kids one day. But anyways, point of my story- I told Allicyn how much I loved her Skippy Dimpledots elf and that I wanted one too. So last week, she brought me a card that she made (always the best- handmade cards from little kids) and a big red bad and said, "I think Santa left this under my tree for you!" and I immediately knew what it was. I opened it and there was Julie Jellybean (Skippy's friend) and she is so cute and I love her. I will keep it forever :)

OK must go get some things done... Everyone have a great week before CHRISTMAS!

OCU friends- hope Finals and levelings and weigh ins all went well! AOE Phis and congrats on your offices! Alpha Phi is in Great hands :)

Well, this past weekend and all of last week was FREEZING- the high was around 35 or 40 each day. I was so excited b/c it finally started to feel like Christmas. I guess I should never count on Texas weather though because today it's back up to 68. I mean come on, that is practically 70 degrees!! It is the middle of December! I should be somewhat used to it seeing as I was in Miami, the Bahamas, and Key West last year at this time. But Texas?? I had no idea it would stay so warm.

Anyways! I have updated in a while, so I thought I would do so before an afternoon of errands followed by 5 and a half hours of teaching. This past weekend was The Nutcracker! It went so much better than I expected. Last Sunday at their first dress rehearsal I was so worried and came home to Ken telling him to prepare for the worst. I know it's terrible that I had no faith in my girls, but seriously, the show looked SO SO ROUGH. But by Thursday and Friday (day of the show), it looked 10000 times better. Even the little Angels, Rats and Soldiers looked like they knew what was going on! (they are the babies!) This coming week is the last week of dance and I am very very happy about that. I'm ready for a break from the studio. The costumes for recital get posted today so everyone can see what they're getting. I'm so proud of the ones I picked!! I should be-- I took enough time deciding and changing my mind over and over again. I am very excited to get paid this week so I can put some money back into my checking account. Christmas shopping has kind of wiped me out! But like Krista told me, it's the one time of year when you really get to spoil the ones you love, so don't worry about the money. I know it can ALWAYS be made, so I keep telling myself not to stress over it.

A week from Thursday, Ken and I will be taking the long south-east road trip to NC! We opted to drive instead of fly b/c of the ticket prices and b/c of lil Lucy. ANd of course b/c I hate hate hate being up in the air and having my life in the hands of some strange pilot. It is going to be so fun having both Ken and Lucy at home with me. Ken has only been to NC once, so this will be such a great vacation so my family will get to know him even better. I am looking so forward to it!!!

I do wish I was going up to PA and NYC to see Krista though! That is definitely one this about this winter I'll miss SO SO MUCH. The last 3 years I've seen her either on Christmas break or in February, and it will just be weird to not do that this year! But over my spring break for the studio, I am planning to go there so we can invade NYC again and take class and shop (SAVE YOUR MONEY SO WE CAN ACTUALLY SPOIL OURSELVES!!!) and look at Tiffany rings and see a show or two or three... and we cannot forget- frozen hot chocolate and yummy ice cream at SERENDIPITY! SOOO FUN.

K I'm going to get ready. I have a long day ahead. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE ON FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Esp. my lil ANNA!

Yep, watching Van Wilder right now (one of Ken's movies... definitely not one I'd buy for myself) and it actually makes me miss OCU. I miss all the crazy weekends there, whether it was going to the Sip and wearing my skankiest outfit or going to the Copa with Nathaniel and wearing something he picked out for me. OCU kids are preparing for Christmas show right now, which I really miss and appreciate after getting my kids ready for their Nutcracker performances. It is so thrown together, the kids are so not talented, and I am really NOT optimistic about it right now. Sunday is the first dress rehearsal at the auditorium, so lets pray it comes together by Friday.

This week stressed me out big time. I have realized how many dances I have to choreograph--- 18 so far. 21 if I have to do the ballet company dances. I am praying to God Darlene will choreograph and teach those... I mean, is it just me or is that a LOT OF DANCES!!!!!!!!!! This is not even including the duet and 4 person lyrical I have to do. I think I'm gonna let Heather actually have the 4 girl lyrical. I'm just too overwhelmed. Costumes orders have to be done like, asap, and I keep changing my mind and changing my song ideas. It is so annoying! I want to pick out the best, most prettiest costumes b/c the parents pay a pretty penny for them. (alliteration? Is that the grammatical term I just used w/ all those Ps?) Anyways, I just want some creativity to flow through my brain REAL SOON so I can just spit out choreography right and left. The thing I'm most worried about is this-- some of the classes I teach are FILLED with girls who just can't dance. They have no coordination, can barely tell their right foot from their left, and it is BEYOND me why they are paying money to take dance class. They act like they hate it and act overjoyed when I say, "Ok guys we're out of time! You can go." That hurts my feelings! I'm sorry that I'm DOING MY JOB and I'm trying to be nice and help you. BLAH BLAH. Ok moving on.

Time at home for Thanksgiving was nice! Bottom line though- I missed Ken so much and I don't ever want to be away from him like that again. I felt so lonely! But he is coming w/ me for Christmas! AND WE ARE DRIVING PRAISE JESUS! No scary airplane! HOORAY! And of course, little Lucy will be coming with us. My mom and nanny both have gifts wrapped for her under their trees already. My lil chihuahua is so spoiled :) I love it.

Tara Reid really isn't that pretty. I used to think she was GORGEOUS and I wanted to look just like her. But she really isn't that great. I am watching Van WIlder- that is why I said this.

I should probably start editting some recital music now seeing as I'm starting to teach them next week. I have a feeling this second semester of dance is going to FLY by. December is already here, Nutcracker is this weekend, the weekend after that I MIGHT be paying a visit to my little SARAH! and then the weekend after that is CHRISTMAS EVE and I'll be home in NC again. It's so crazy how time flies so much faster when you get older.
"Time... where did you go? Why did you leave me here alone? Wait... don't go so fast-- I'm missin' the moments as they pass."
- that is from a song I'm using for my Magic company's lyrical :)

I'm ready to wear lots of sweaters and things but guess what tomorrow's high is going to be while I'm CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?



81 degrees. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

K, i'm gonna try and fall asleep...
I love my Ken... SO SO MUCH.

I cannot believe that tomorrow at this time, I will have eaten probably my own weight in turkey, potato salad, slaw, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, and sweet tea. No way it's Thanksgiving already! I have SO MUCH to be thankful for... it's kind of ridiculous how many things I have to thank God for. I made my girls sit in a circle at dance on Monday (the senior dance team) and go around saying what they were going to be thankful for this year. When it was my turn, I was kind of overwhelmed with the things I could talk about and so I stopped after saying my family, Ken, Lucy and my job. But seriously, God has blessed me with SO MUCH and Thanksgiving should come around about 100 times a year just so I can celebrate my wealth. By wealth I mean things like family, love, health, friends, a job, a home, a dog, God and my faith, the ability to dance and still be good at it, my outlook on my physical appearance (thank God it's not what it used to be), technology like internet and cell phones to keep in touch w/ people far away, entertainment, my new car, my amazing grandparents who gave it to me, food on the table when I'm hungry, food on the table when I'm not hungry, clothes to keep me warm when it's cold, the money to get plane tickets home for the holidays to see my family, and so much more.

I leave so early tomorrow. Well, my flight isn't till 10 something, but we have to leave the house early so that I can be at the airport by about 8:30. I am so sad b/c Ken and little Lucy aren't coming w/ me. :( Ken is spending Thanksgiving here at home for the first time in like, EVER. I just hate the thought of leaving to go somewhere and Ken not go with me. You never know if it's the last time you could see that person... I know that sounds really depressing but it's true. I think about that every single time I leave Ken to go teach or when he leaves me in the morning to go to work. I don't know what I'd do if Ken wasn't in my life. I can't even think about it! So yeah, I'm bummed he isn't coming... but I have prayed all week for my flight to be safe going to NC and returning... so I know God will take care of me. It's just so scary to fly and NOT be in control of the plane. I think I've said this before but I think I'd feel better if I was sitting in front w/ the pilot. Darlene, my boss, feels the same way! She says it is b/c we are o.c. and we are control freaks. It is true. I hate not being in control. But I have to trust that God will carry my plane safe and sound to Raleigh and get me back to Houston the following Monday. Trust Trust Trust!

I hope everyone has a lovely holiday and eats lots!!!! I need to finish packing so I can go to bed early. If anyone saw Rent, let me know how it was! I hope it's all it's cracked up to be. ;) I'm sure it will be. I think I'll go Friday while I am home.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1) Using your Current Initials, choose a different name for yourself.
Tyler (i know it's a boy name but how cute would it be for a girl?) Anastasia Belvedeer haha

2) If you were born outside of your era, when would you want to be born and why?
hmmm... well I can't imagine life without internet and downloading music and all the wonderful accomidations that make up the 2000s, but I guess I'd go w/ Krista and say the Roaring 20s. I'd love to be just like the characters in The Great Gatsby.

3) If you ran a store, what would you sell/have? definitely designer clothes and shoes at a huge huge huge discount. I'd also have a Starbucks inside it as well. I think the aroma of delicious coffees would make the customers want to buy even more!

4) What part in a movie would you love to play? Velma Kelly in Chicago, and when I see RENT, probably someone in that, and of course Elle Woods, and Jennifer Garner in 13 Going on 30 b/c her clothes are super cute and she gets to act like a kid and at the same time work at an amazing magazine in NYC.

5) In your opinion, why do people suck?
there are just way too many reasons... I think the number one reasons though are jealousy and GREED.

6) If you had your own state, what would you put on your new quarter?
Probably a picture of Lucy :)

7) What's the oldest article of clothing you own?
Probably Sarah Reed's little brother's tee-ball uniform shirt. Yeah I wear it to dance sometimes.

8) What piece of furniture have you replaced the most? I have no idea. This question is boring.

9) What instrument do you wish you could be more than great at? the violin!

10) Record, Tape or Cd? CDS DUH!

11) What do you think would be the best concert ever? (max: 5 bands)
Madonna, and whoever forms the new pop-girl band from MTB3

12) What's the best part of your favorite movie(s)? In Legally Blonde (the first one) when Elle makes her video for Harvard; in Center Stage when Jody goes to take class at BDC; in Home Alone when Kevin is eating all that ice cream and watching The Grinch; and in Pretty Woman when the hotel people dress her in the fantastic 80s designer clothes.

13) What do you think is the most over-rated candy ever? Krista is right. Definitely snickers.

14) If you were writing out your will, who would you give your CD collection to? Krista or Elise- because Elise NEVER EVER has music.

15) If you could only debate two topics the rest of your life, what would they be? I don't care enough about serious topics to debate them. That would mean I'd have to research about them and that would take way too long.

16) Out of your friends, who would you say you are most jealous of, artistically? Sara Edwards or Natalie Loftin and Katie Ray

17) Most jealous of....intellectually? Umm Ken :)

18) What do you collect? I save things. I don't really collect.

19) What is broken that you have, that you wish was fixed? this is stupid.

20)What do you do when you're home sick? cry and think of depressing things and what would I do if something terrible happened to someone I am not around.

22) Story behind your username? my livejournal name? Well, someone once told me, hey temperance, if you change the R to a D in your name, it's Tempedance! So that stuck. My screen name came from Bryan and his mom... Oky- I was going to Oklahoma. OkyDen- something i said before b/c it sounds like Oh, Ok Then. And 143 b/c it meant I LOVE YOU.

23) Current favorite article of clothing? I like my yellow banana rep. sweater a lot... and my Abercrombie jeans... and my jean skirt w/ the rinestones.

24) Line from the last thing you wrote for someone? probably an email or a little love note to ken :)

25) A famous person you have met? just some people in Broadway shows! no one on tv or in the movies ever.

26) Favorite way to waste time? AIM, shopping online, or myspace, or reruns on MTV or ABCFamily, or playing w/ Lucy

27) Last thing you bought yourself? shaving cream and tampons and deodorant at Walgreens!

Finally sat down to update... I'm actually taking a break from cleaning b/c Ken's parents are coming over tonight. I don't want them to think we live like slobs! It's just so hard to keep everything perfectly clean when Ken and I both work late and when we come home, all we want to do is eat and sit in the recliners watching TV. It's ok :) We're happy doing just that.

The last time I wrote in here it was Halloween and I was getting my girls ready for their first competition of the year!! Well it went fabulous! It was last weekend in Houston and the competition was LA Dance Magic. Ken and I left for Houston Friday morning and then picked up my mom from the airport! It was so great to see her and Lucy was even excited to see her! Lucy never gets excited to see strangers, believe me. She isn't great with new people. But surprisingly, she took right to my mom and they got along so well. She let my mom hold her and sit next to her, and she even slept w/ me and my mom in the bed one night! SHE NEVER DOES THIS WITH NEW PEOPLE. It really shocked me. Anyways, Saturday morning I got up super early to take classes with my girls at convention. I took ballet from Katy Spreadsbury and she was amazing. She talked and explained things a WHOLE lot, but that is what made her such a great teacher I think. It's rare to find convention teachers who actually take time to explain why and how. But her combo was really cool and different from most classic ballet combos. She was fab. Then I took from Christian. This was a jazz class and I hate saying this, but it was a complete waste of my time. I could have been hanging out w/ my mom or Ken or buying a new dance outfit from one of the booths in the hallway. It was just a silly combo and it seemed like he made it up 5 seconds before the class. The hardest thing was a random chaine-axel that was thrown in as a transition step. Then it was basically just chaines, 3 step turns, and booty shaking. GAY. After that I took Justin Gile's lyrical class. The combo was cool-- it didn't make much sense the way the phrasing/music was counted, but after a few times, i got it pretty good. I enjoyed it. And he is definitely not as hot as everything thinks. I expected a lot more.

One thing that really annoyed me about classes was that LA Dance Magic teachers choreograph for American Jazz Dance Co. (a studio from Houston). They picked ALL the American Jazz kids to perform their dances onstage, only paid attention to them in class, and in the competition, gave them every single overall award. Don't get me wrong- this American group is really talented, they have great style, and are overall great dancers, but seriously. It's not fair when all these other studios pay TONS of money to compete and don't even get looked at just b/c of one studio.

ANYWAYS, enough complaining. I was really proud of my kids for their first competition of the year. My girls got all golds and high golds and platinums which is great. I was shocked at one dance though- my Magic girls jazz dance. It looked umm, BAD. One girl's shoe fell off, the jumps weren't as good as they could have been, fouettes were off, etc. But they got a high gold still. Why? I don't know. My senior 2 lyrical dance to Higher only got a gold. I'm happy about that but they did it SO WELL... I just thought it would have scored better.

Onto the best part-- I GOT TO PERFORM ON BROADWAY WITH MY GIRLS! This one girl, Aimee, got really sick last minute and didnt come. But her friend Claire brought all Aimee's costumes with her in case me, Sarah or Heather wanted to fill in. Well we did and it was a blast. I filled in for On Broadway, Sarah who choreographed a lyrical and a ballet filled in for that, and Heather did production. It was so fun!!! And On Broadway got a High Gold which was great :)

Now we're getting ready for Nutrcracker. I'm really ready for that to be over. Enough said.

I am getting SO EXCITED for the Holidays. I love walking in stores and seeing tons of Christmas decorations. I am excited to go home and see my family. I am so excited for Christmas b/c Ken is coming home w/ me (and lUcy of course) and that will be amazing to have him spend so much time w/ my family. They will love him even more than they already do :)

I need to finsih cleaning now! Everyone have a great weekend!!!!!!

Not a very original subject line, but it's appropriate! After all the candy I ate today, it's a wonder I'm not bouncing off the walls. Anyways, today was an ok Halloween. It was great because it was spent with Ken and Lucy of course, but things like the weather made it yucky. It POORED down rain all over east Texas from 3pm till about 8pm. We didn't get one trick-or-treater. I was sooo upset about that. Because of the nasty weather, we didn't go to our new house and set up our little Halloween display like I wanted to. So all I did was go to work dressed like a witch, run dance team dances, help little girls get dressed up in their Halloween costumes to do last minute tricking and treating, helped put on crazy fake eyelashes, and went home. As soon as I got home, I dressed Lucy in her hot-dog costume and Ken and I lit our jack-o-lanterns and turned on our orange lights and took pictures. I stayed in my witch costume all night and ate candy out the wazoo just to stay in a Halloween spirit. I LOVE THIS HOLIDAY SO MUCH and it just wasn't what I wanted it to be. Next year, I'm throwing a huge party since Ken and I will be in our beautiful house. I am making full on invitations to send out, I'm decorating the entire house in tacky decorations, and I'm making crazy things to serve like Witches Brew Punch, Spider cookies, edible eye balls, candy corn soda, haystacks, and whatever else is spooky and gross but cute at the same time. Halloween should be a fun holiday where you can be someone you aren't and get creative with parties. I'll also serve up some tasty Halloween inspired cocktails during my party as well. Anyone who is anyone will want to be there :)

So I am so excited for the Rent movie to come out. I just watched a trailer for it and I got emotional after seeing just that. I can't imagine what I'll be like during the movie. I've seen a stage production of the touring company once like, 4 years ago, and I didn't really enjoy it. But I have a feeling that I'll LOVE it now. I think I'll understand it a lot more and especially since Idina is starring the movie, I'll want to see it 100 times.

This weekend is our dance competition!!! I cannot believe it's already here. I am so excited to take classes. If anyone has been to LA Dance Magic, please tell me which teachers I should DEFINITELY take class from. I can't wait to take pics and post them on webshots. Speaking of webshots, I tried to post pics tonight of Halloween stuff and they never showed up in my Album. Weird.

I am really sore in my back and shoulders for some reason. I have been for about 3 days now. It is so annoying.

The new Ashlee Simpson cd is amazing. I know that is random, but I definitely recommend downloading it or buying it. It's got a cool 80s sound to most of the songs.

I'm getting sick of Laguna Beach. I wish Jessica had never been on the show. She is ridiculous. So is Jason. Yuck Yuck Yuck.

Does anyone watch Miss Seventeen? Thank God Breanne is gone!!!!! Wow. What a drama queen!!

Ok I guess I'll go now. I hope everyone had WONDERFUL Halloweens. GOOD LUCK Alpha Phis with HOMECOMING! YA'LL BETTER WIN!

"I just get really happy when they finally let her shop!"- Michele *talking about Pretty Woman*

"I can't believe how cute i look."
"I know! This is like the cutest we've ever looked!"
"Don't you just love how we can say that to each other and know we're not being conceited?"
"Duh, we're just being honest."

"Have you lost weight?"
"Well I have been on this new fat free diet. All I've had to eat for the past three days are gummy bears and candy corns."
"God I wish I had your discpline."

"I hope I don't get indigestion? Remember that time I barfed from bad mexican food?"
"Oh my god I hate throwing up in public!"
"Ah! Me too!!"

This movie is just a classic. You gotta love it.

So yeah, once again, guess who can't sleep? ME!!!!!!!! Why do I get the BEST sleep from 8am-10am? I'm serious, those 2 hours are PRIME for me. SOmetimes I wish I had a job that required me to get up really early... but then again, I enjoy my schedule. I love having the mornings to clean the house, play with Lucy, and watch tv. The only bad thing about working from about 3 till whenever I leave the studio, usually around 10pm, is that I don't get as much time with Ken :( But the upside-- we will be moving into our house in 3 weeks or so, so this will mean MORE time with Ken during the day! He will be completing rennovations on the house for a while even after we're living there, so he'll be at home a lot more. I am SOOO excited for that. We can have breakfast and lunch together everyday and I'll get home from teaching earlier b/c we'll be living closer to Lufkin! HOORAY!

I love Ken. SO MUCH. Sometimes I wonder what I did to have such an amazing person in my life. Just to let ya'll know how cute he is-- today when I saw our bathroom for the first time, he explained some things to me. He bought a big shower stall and put it in today... he goes to sit on the bench in it and says, "This is for you to shave your legs and you can go like this!" Then he says, Come look at the toilet. So I go look, and it's one of those oblong toilet seats, not the little circle one... I was like this is nice, and he goes, That is so you have more room when you take care of business with your tampons. HAHAHAAAA. He thought I needed more room I guess. Sorry I'm sure most of ya'll did not want to hear that or create mental images in your minds. Then he says, "Now this area is where I'm building your vanity! Will this be enough room for your make up and straighteners?" HE IS SO DAMN CUTE :) He is so selfless and has me in mind in EVERYTHING he does. I am so so lucky.

We bought pumpkins and little mini-pumpkins today! I am so excited to carve them tomorrow!!! I also bought some Halloween cupcakes w/ Pumpkin rings in the icing. I'm going to eat all 6 cupcakes and wear all 6 rings on Halloween w/ my witch costume. I LOVE HALLOWEEN!

To get in the Halloween Spirit, Ken and I rented a few scary movies. To name a couple, we rented SAW and that eddie murphy disney movie Haunted Mansion. We started watching SAW and it scared me so much we had to turn it off halfway through. I feel so bad b/c Ken never gets to watch movies he likes b/c I either get too bored or too scared. But we turned it off anyway and to get my mind off it, we watched A Cinderella Story (HILLARY DUFF). I am so lame. Now he is in bed, and I'm watching Romy and Michele, trying to get sleepy. Wow, I watch some great movies.

Dress rehearsal for my little dance team kids was tonight! Their dances look great and they are so dang cute. I can't wait to take pics of them at competition next week so you can see who i teach!

Ok I'm going now... I want to lay down. Have a great halloween weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I just say that I LOVED reading everyones festive entries last night when I was online?? Yesterday when I stepped outside and realized I needed to change my shirt b/c of the chilly weather, I was so excited to write in my livejournal about the season change and the new smell in the air. And I also agree with Eva when she says that she feels nostalgic this time of year... whenever the seasons change, I am reminded of SOOO many fun times in high school or OCU... and I also realize how much I have to look forward to with Ken and Lucy. Sure, I had Halloween and all the holidays with Ken last year on the ship, BUT... it didn't seem REAL to me. We were stuck on a ship where the weather got as low as 80 degrees... we weren't surrounded by trick or treaters, halloween scenes in front of family's yards, thanksgiving turkies, grandmother's carving them, Christmas lights in malls, wreathes on every door... OR AMERICANS who actually CELEBRATE these holidays! It was just not the same. But this year, we are going to have so much fun celebrating the upcoming months. I am so excited.

I loved what Laura said about curling up on the sofa with hot tea and watching football. This time of year can make one's senses come alive... you want to taste different foods, you want to drink warm teas and hot chocolates and pumpkin spice lattes, you want to feel thick fuzzy walmart socks on your feet, you want to wear cute velour jump suits (I just got a really cute dark green one from old navy!), you want to smell the heat coming on in your house, you want to smell your neighbors burning fires outside, and you want to dress your little doggy in warm sweaters :) Ok maybe thats just me. But you get the picture.

So for Halloween, I am going to be a witch! 3 Dance Teams have practice on Monday, but only from 4-6 so I get to leave work early! That will be awesome, plus we're all dressing up. I got the cutest witch hat from Walgreens with feathers (like a boa) all along the brim. I am wearing my black Katrina Unitard, black heels, and a black wrap around skirt... plus amazingly long fake eyelashes, fun make up, and black nail polish! The only thing I need is a pair of spider web or black cat earrings. Lucy is going to be a hot dog! Yes, a hot dog. I originally ordered a bumble-bee costume online, but something happened w/ the order and it didn't go through. So I got her this outfit from Petsmart, complete with buns and a weenie. Wait till ya'll see pics. It is hilarious. Ken is being the same thing as last year since he still has the costume--- a Fat German lady with a big blow-up suit. We're going to sit in front of our new house (which isn't quite ready to live in yet) and hand out candy to the little ones. I'm getting some pumpkins today so we can carve them up and sit them at our new house. I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!!

If you want some fun halloween ideas and JOKES (my favorite), go to www.theholidayspot.com . Go to the halloween section! It has so many cute jokes, my favorite one being, "What do birds give out on Halloween night? answer--- TWEETS! "

Have a great week everyone!

Is it just me, or has this year FLOWN by? I received an email from my good friend Katie today. She was a singer in my cast on the ship and it made me miss her and heather and jenny and I got to thinking... the last time I saw them was January 31st. It feels like yesterday we all signed off the ship, and that was over 8 months ago. That is CRAZY. I cannot believe Halloween is next Monday. I remember last year's Halloween like it just happened. Ken and I had a big fight earlier that day while we were at CoCoCay... I don't even remember what it was really about... but I know it was not good. We had thankfully made up later that night and Halloween was so much fun. I was Rainbow Brite, Jenny was Strawberry Shortcake, and Katie was JEM from Jem and the Holograms. Our costumes were so original and home-made. Always the best way to go. I was telling Ken earlier tonight how this year was going to be really weird and sad b/c it would be the first year I didn't dress up. He was like, "why not?? You can totally dress up". So I think I'm gonna get a cheap outfit from Walmart or something and sit out on our porch that night with a huge ass bucket of candy... Lucy doesn't have an outfit right now unfortunately. My order never went through when I purchased a bumble-bee costume for her online. I am really really annoyed about that. I'll be even more pissed if it shows up on my credit card and I never received a bumble bee costume. I guess I'll make her a little ghost outfit out of an old tee shirt. Don't worry everyone... Lucy will have an outfit. She can't miss out on her first Halloween! My nanny sent her the CUTEST puppy treats in the mail. They are called Itty Bitty Bones from a doggy bakery and they are made with Peanut Butter! Lucy LOVES them! It is so precious!

I can't sleep. How annoying. My period is so weird. The first like, 5 days I have it, I am dead to the world and all I want is to sleep and be lazy. But then towards the end of it, I become Miss Insomniac. And the only thing on right now is Murphy Brown, which if you ask me, is a big mistake on Nick at Nite's part. Why would they put this show on the late night tv line up? Why not I Love Lucy or Punk Brewster or Just the 10 Of Us or Hey Dude? Remember those shows?? I'd love some Beverly Hills 90210 reruns also. I wonder if those are out on dvd yet.

Did everyone watch Making the Band tonight??? I knew it was coming, but I was so sad when Malika got cut. She was so strong about it though, as she should be... I mean she is 30 years old. I am hoping Aubrey gains some weight... she looks really sick. I'm worried. Aundrea is still wonderful to me... I love her. And Melissa! So cute! And Dominique is still a favorite of mine.. .she just needs to step it up in the dance department. I'm sorry I'm so addicted to this show... I'll apologize now for all the paragraphs I'll be inserting into Livejournal about it for the weeks to come.

I am going to be overwhelmed w/ choreography and costumes soon... I realized I have 6 new dance team dances to do for recital, 3 tap dances for regular classes, 2 ballet dances for regular class, 1 lyrical dance for regular class, 3 jazz dances regular class, and then 5 year old tap and ballet dances. This means I have to pick out costumes SOON and that means I need to know what songs the classes are doing. I HAVE NO IDEA about them yet. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. The only one I know of for sure is Magic lyrical. I'm using the song "Time" by Chantel Kreviesuk or however you spell her last name. It's soooo pretty. LOVE IT. I would LOVE ideas for those other dances if anyone has any. THANKS.

These Orbit gum commercials are really bad.

Ok I'm gonna try to sleep now. Everyone have a GREAT weekend :)

Call me a huge dork, but I really love livejournal and any sort of online tool for thought processing. For some reason, I enjoy it more than writing in a real journal... I love getting feedback when people comment, I love that whatever I write in here, my friends can see it and relate to it, and for some reason, typing things out is such an easy way for my thoughts to flow. Maybe b/c of my amazing quick typing skills? I don't know. Ok, I am officially a huge loser for this first paragraph.

So this weekend wasn't much of a weekend b/c I had to work Friday and Sunday. Usually, my hours are just from Monday to Thursday with occasional Friday rehearsals or solo lessons. But since we lost so much class time due to Hurricane Rita, extra practices were very necessary. The weekend was also rough because of my monthly visitor. I scared myself thinking she wasn't going to come due to a number of things b/c it was like, 4 days late. Usually, I am always clockwork, or a day or 2 early. NEVER EVER late except for one time on the ship. I can predict it like I can predict Lucy is going to crap in a dark corner of the dining room. This time was so off though. I think I PMSed for like, a week and a half straight. It finally came Sunday, thank God. My cramps have been terrible, but not unbearable, like curling up in a ball and literally crying b/c of the pain. I was basically just bitchy and whined a lot. I'm tired and annoyed and all I want to do is sleep today and not go teach. I already used up all my energy washing my car. I definitely don't want to have my 2 least favorite dance teams today... I get to look forward to screaming counts at them (still) and changing more in my Senior 2 Lyrical dance b/c these girls don't know the meaning of style or fast triple turns. GRRRRRRR.

So Making the Band this season is so good huh?? Is anyone else watching it?? Aubrey is still a favorite, and I still LOVE LOVE Aundrea. I love one of the new girls, I think her name is Melissa. She looks like she could be Eva Longoria's little sister. She is so cute. She was in Aubrey's group when they sang in the streets for money. Malika is going to go soon, and she should. She is too old and her voice isn't strong enough. I love Dominique, the chubby black girl who lost 11 pounds to be on the show. SHe is so fun and so cute. She is a hard worker I think but with a fun attitude. I cannot stand that Chelsea girl. She needs to go next round. She is mean. And not cute enough for a pop girl band. Why am I analyzing this?

Sarah Scott, how are you?

Ok I guess I should go dry my hair... I am also going to try harder to look nice today. I looked at some pictures Javin sent me online and she looks so pretty and made up and her hair is all fixed and I just feel so ugly compared to how I used to look. I used to fix up so much... now I'm lucky if I wear a nice outfit or make my make up dramatic. I know the natural look is nice, but I miss having that made up look that Jo Rowan preached about 24-7. I might even wear EYE LINER TODAY. Oh wait, I don't think I own any. Did I look like an old lady at choreo show for those who saw me? Tell the truth.

Peace.

So I just ate some chips and salsa and I can't get the taste out of my mouth. I HATE when that happens. I need some sorbet to cleanse the pallet. Is that spelled right? Pallet? Pallat? Palet? Anyways.

I am a bit worried b/c the crimson wave has yet to visit me and she is 3 days late. This is really annoying and frustrating. I had some cramping today so that is a good sign. Hopefully tonight it'll come full force. I'll be thankful when I'm doubled over in cramps and stomach aches...

This week at dance has been worthless. Wednesday, over half the senior team wasn't there b/c they're on Lufkin High School's drill team. Well, they had to do a game I guess and they all missed dance. Since most of the girls weren't there, the girls that WERE there wanted to just sit around and talk which pissed me off. I'm like, if ya'll are gonna come up here and not wanna do anything, then I want to freaking go home and be w/ Ken. I bust my ass everyday teaching those girls, screaming counts they STILL don't have, yelling corrections, demonstrating the way a leap or a turn or a style should look, and the thanks I get is "we don't want to dance". Bitches.

Tonight I had 5/6 year olds ballet, tap and tumbling, then I had 5th and 6th grade ballet/tap/jazz, then I had Magic Dance Team. The Magic girls were missing most of their dancers too b/c the 6th grade had a field trip to Washington DC. So they were crazy.. but not lazy. I love those girls. We ended up running their dances, stretching a lot, and doing solos. I videotaped 2 of my girls doing their solos so I could take them home and watch them. It's sooo much easier to make critiques and corrections when I can watch it on a video and push pause and think about how to fix things :) I love students who try... I love the ones who want to be good and improve... I love the ones who TRY SOOO HARD but aren't that technically developped. I love Jennifer Dubose who is 10 and can hit any turn you give her and has a memory like a computer. I love Katelyn Walker who can hold her leg at her head, hips perfectly placed (she is 10 also), and has the style of an OCU college student. I love Mollie Taylor who tries and tries and always answers with a firm YES MA'AM!!!!! and always listens and gives me 110 percent. Those Magic girls make my day.

Ok I know I was supposed to give a write-up about choreography show, but I'm too tired right now... I think I'm going to bed now... well first I'm gonna get this nasty salsa taste out of my mouth...

I want to go to NYC... and take at Broadway Dance... Krista we must make this trip a reality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I promise-- March I am coming there fo sho. We'll cabana boy and dance video night and WCRT night after BDC so we don't feel like whales dancing.

Peace out.

I just really, really like surveys. Thank you.

What I was doing ten years ago:
I was in the 8th grade at St. Timothy's... probably getting upset b/c Elise was hanging out w/ this girl Courtney a lot (i did not like her). Or I was at dance becoming really good friends w/ Ashley! :)

Five years ago:
Probably in blocking for choreography show... in Mindy Saugier's piece. I 'm not even going to comment on this... although I did like my cast. I felt cool b/c I was in the same piece as Macy Reeves.

One year ago:
On the ship wasting time before doing The Beat Goes On. YUCK.

Yesterday:
Driving home from OKC with Ken and lil Lucy :)

Five songs I know all the words to:
Way more than 5 that's for sure... ummm
Wannabe- Spice Girls
every song on Britney Spears greatest hits
Shoop- Salt and Pep
Defying Gravity- Elphaba
On Broadway- Smokey Joe's Cafe


Five snacks:
dill pickle chips
french fries with lots of ketchup
chips/salsa
snackwells devils food cookies
fudge stripe cookies

Five things I'd do with $100 million:
-pay off all my student loans and whatever else my parents need paid off
-return the favor to my grandpa and buy him a luxury car
-pick out a charity along w/ heart disease (yeah alpha phi) and give to it
-buy my parents a beautiful house to retire to someday and my grandma could go ahead and live in it
-buy a loft in nyc :)

Five places I would run away to:
Oklahoma City to hang out w/ Sarah
NYC to just hang out and take dance classes and see shows
NC to see my family
somewhere beautiful and tropical
LA to see Nathaniel

Five things I would never wear:
I'm with scottie-- white to another girl's wedding
airwalk tennis shoes
something "thug"
anything Von Dutch
the mercy me costume i had to wear in boogie wonderland. never ever again.


5 Favorite TV Shows:
Making the Band 3
The OC
Live with Regis and Kelly
Laguna Beach (SAD)
Debbie Travis Facelift (ken would appreciate me writing this :)

Five Favorite Toys:
Anything Barbie
Rainbow Brite and the COlor Kids
Light Bright
Paint By Numbers
My pretend Stove/food


Now it's your turn.

Ok so my weekend started off great b/c MAKING THE BAND 3 Season Premiere was tonight!!!! I had to work until 9 and didn't get home till about 9:45, so Ken was sweet enough to record it for me so I wouldn't have to wait for a rerun!!! Those girls betta WORRRK!! Wow, Diddy has some talented ladies in the house this time... most of them being of color, which I actually thought was a little unfair. He keeps referring to the white girls needing "black" in them, which is funny one time, but over and over again? I don't know, I just think he takes it a little too far. Some girls just DON'T have that style but are still amazing dancers. He shouldn't just cut them from the competition b/c their style isn't bump and grind. BUT, if that is what he wants, then so be it and pick an all black girl band plus Aubrey, b/c apparently, she has black in her family. Whatever he does though will be amazing b/c all those girls have voices like Beyonce and Christina. Ok, maybe not THAT amazing, but they are divas. I love it. They better work that dancing out too.

TOMORROW is a big day. Another long drive but well worth it-- esp. since it's in my new car-- to OKC! It's Choreography Show 2005 and I'm so excited to see what Sarah's been working on :) I bet the dances will be amazing and I can't wait to give a full, detailed write-up about it in my next entry. Those of you who have graduated already will appreciate the details I'll give, I'm sure. I can't believe it's Sarah's class that is at the top this year. It makes me feel really old and like I have no business even going there to watch the show. Whatever, I'm going to get ideas for my own choreo. and b/c I Know the dancing will kick ass. Plus, I am SO excited to see Sarah :) And JULIE is in her piece which is cool for me since Julie was in my piece too! Ken is coming w/ me so he finally gets to see the "institution" i was involved w/ for 4 years :) I hope he is as excited as I am. I was going to take him to Teds, but I figured it would be an incredibly long wait and I didn't want to have that sick-full, can't walk back to your car feeling like I always got everytime I GORGED there. So we'll probably just go to Chiles or somewhere close instead. Good ole Chiles... good memories there :)

I think I'm getting sick which sucks. Katelyn and Mollie (2 girls I teach) came to dance tonight with Strep. I was like, WHY ARE YOU HERE?? Because they wanted to dance, that's why. It made me smile to know they enjoy their class so much, but I catch strep sooo easily so I almost made them go home. I didn't though, and now I am feeling my eyes start to itch and my throat become sore. Damn.

I bought Lucy 2 new outfits today! PetSmart opened in Lufkin and so I was anxious to see if they sold clothes... and they do!!! REALLY CUTE ONES too. I got Lucy a pink coat for when it turns really cold, and a leopard print sweater!!!!!! Wait till ya'll see pics. Wow she is adorable.

Ok I'm going now... Everyone have a great weekend!

PS- Krista-- the version I found of Broadway Baby is SO CUTE. I'm gonna try and get it sent monday ok??

Well my favorite show is on.. the re-runs. I guess MTV decided to get crazed fans like me psyched up for the new season starting THURSDAY!!! I wanted so badly to audition for this... it's too bad my first day of work at The Academy started the same day as the audition. Oh well. I was looking at mtv overdrive and there weren't any girls that got selected from the Texas area. Over half were California... I'm assuming the auditions held there are where most of the girls got picked. Oh, if you don't know what show I'm talking about, it's Making the Band 3!! I'm such a teeny bopper when it comes to this stuff :) GO AUBREY!! YOU BETTER WORK THIS NEXT SEASON!

So tomorrow, actually in about 6 hours, Ken and I are going on a road trip to Columbus, GA to meet my parents ... so i can have a NEW CAR!! HOORAY! My sweet, wonderful grandpa who spoils me rotten bought me a 2006 black toyota camry and I'm overjoyed about this. The Saturn I've been driving isn't very safe, especially since The Academy is a bit of a drive for me. Anyways, it's a good 11 hours to Columbus, and we're leaving at like, 6:30. I am thinking maybe I'll just stay up all night. No, then I'd be a REAL grouch and Ken defnitely doesn't deserve that. He's already in bed with Lucy! :) She's coming on the road trip too! That will definitely provide some entertainment.

Not much to update... I was sick w/ some bad indigestion this week. That was really annoying. I didn't have to go to work all week until yesterday b/c of Lufkin power outtages and all the evacuees that are still there. I taught one solo to Wake Up by Hilary Duff... don't worry, I didn't pick that song. The little 9 year old who is doing the solo picked it. It's super cheesy and very easy... that is all I'm going to say about that. Today, the older seniors had rehearsal for their lyrical piece to "Let Go" and "On Broadway" and costume fittings. On Bway finally looks a lot better. Of course, not up to par yet or up to my standards, but better than before. They are almost comfortable with the style... hopefully by November 5th (their first competition), it will look amazing.

Ummm ok. I'm bored of this now. Everyone have a great weekend!