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hey everyone!!!

this week has been absolutely insane….gradually becoming more and more unbelievable as it goes on. it started out with my very first interview for a newspaper…which now, i can say i’ve completed four. on friday, i had my first solo t.v. interview on paula sands live. last night, i had my very first concert….which was accompianed by my first encore and signing session!! it was so amazing to meet everyone who came to support me at the show- my fans are the best! and today, just when i thought the week couldn’t get any more exciting, i recieved a letter in the mail from the only college that i applied to (not necessarily suggesting that route to anyone out there looking at college…haha) with the opening word of “Congratulations” on getting into their school of music!

You think it’s over? I thought it was…but nope! My week just got even moreunbelievable!! Within the last half hour, my EP was posted on iTunes! You should definitely check it out when you get the chance- it’s called “My Kinda Beautiful”. I got to work with some amazing people on it including Rob Hoffman (Christina Aguilera), Dave Aude (Pussycat Dolls), Griffin Boice, and Eddie Galan & Steven Schneider (High School Musical), and had an fantastic time creating and working on it : ) it was made in part by the energy produced from frosted flakes, nuture valley bars, gas station french vanilla cappuccinos, fruit, and lots and lots of chinese take out, so i’d like to give a special shout out to the companies who make those!!!

i am so thankful to be able to get to see all of my hard work beginning to pay off, and i would just like to thank you all so much for your support! you are the reason that i get to do what i love!  i thank God everyday for the gifts he has given me, and the gifts that he has given to everyone. we all have a purpose, and i believe that i have found mine : )

my advice for the day?

work hard.

follow your dreams.

& don’t let anyone tell you you’re not good enough.

because you are.

these dreams, hopes, and attitudes are courageous and strong, as it seems everywhere you look the top events of the past decade are all on the negative side. the top contenders are pretty consistent with september 11th, hurricane katrina, the economic crisis, major rise in gas prices, and war with both afghanistan and iraq at the top of the lists… but where on that list does advancements in technology and communication lie? and where does the election of the united states’ first african-american president stand? some pretty epically good things went on this decade… so where are they going to be showcased?

we can not only hope that this decade will be better and filled with joy and happiness, but we can make it filled with joy and happiness. some attitudes need to change, others’ attitudes need to be spread- they are contagious, believe me! just imagine… this could be the decade that changes the face of the earth forever.

we can be at peace with one another.

we can all help each other and become a warm-hearted community.

we can find true happiness.

we can all love one another.

we can achieve our dreams.

we can showcase the good.

it’s not up to the person two houses down, your educator, your boss, or even the people in the white house.

it’s up to you.

you can make a difference. so, even if you already have a new year’s resolution that your set on fulfilling, please add this:

smile often, dream big, love always.

i hope you have a happy new year, and a positive and brighter decade!

so today the boys and i went out to lunch to break up the rehearsal schedule and gain some energy. i drove and was sitting at a stoplight when i saw john out of the corner of my eye look back at winston and chaney with an uneasy look. directly after the look i overheard “don’t tell her” from the back seat.

me: “don’t tell me what?”

winston:  ”oh, it’s just that car over there looks like a yellow jacket” (points to a black and yellow car)

me: “oh”

john then began to fumble with the skylight buttons, and i looked up to see what he was doing but found a nice fat yellow jacket directly above my head…let’s just say the boys lost some of their hearing that day, and the road became a little less safe as i tried to dodge the bee.

i worked out with kamilah barrett at cardio barre today and lets just say i need to get in shape. they had me doing all these things that only gumby should be able to do (i am not the most flexible person in the world). high leg lifts are not my strong point. the work out is absolutely amazing and really fun. i also realized that it is pretty easy to work out in a group of people because you know youre not alone, and the natural competitiveness that we humans have kicks in and makes us work out even harder. after finishing up the abs and cool down segment of the class, it was time to go. our class gathered our things as a new class came in and started stretching. kamilah had told me that she worked with dakota fanning before at cardio barre, but nothing could have prepared me for what was about to happen. i looked over my shoulder at the next class and saw dakota stretching in the exact spot that i was just in. kamilah introduced us and i got the chance to tell her how much i admire her and her work. i am very proud of myself for keeping my cool- after all shes just a regular girl with great talent and a really awesome job. what a great opportunitiy

have you ever seen the movie dreamer? charlotte’s web? uptown girls?

well these three movies and my day today have something in common…give up? dakota fanning!

i worked out with kamilah barrett at cardio barre today and let’s just say i need to get in shape. they had me doing all these things that only gumby should be able to do (i am not the most flexible person in the world). high leg lifts are not my strong point. the work out is absolutely amazing and really fun. i also realized that it is pretty easy to work out in a group of people because you know youre not alone, and the natural competitiveness that we humans have kicks in and makes us work out even harder. after finishing up the abs and cool down segments of the class, it was time to go. our class gathered our things as a new class came in and started stretching. kamilah had told me that she worked with dakota fanning before at cardio barre, but nothing could have prepared me for what was about to happen. i looked over my shoulder at the next class and saw dakota stretching in the exact spot that i was just in. kamilah introduced us and i got the chance to tell her how much i admire her and her work.

i am very proud of myself for keeping my cool- after all shes just a regular girl with great talent and a really awesome job.