ON THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY 15TH, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY DEAR, SWEET, FRIEND JETTA. SHE CALLED TO TELL ME SHE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM AMERICAN IDOL AND SHE HAD VOUCHER TICKETS TO AMERICAN IDOL. AT THIS POINT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FRAUD OR A JOKE...AT ANY RATE...I THOUGHT IT WASNT TRUE. COME TO FIND OUT...IT WAS REAL! WE QUICKLY MADE PLANS TO ROAD TRIP OUT TO LA TO SEE AMERICAN IDOL LIVE...TO WATCH THE TWO DAVIDS BATTLE IT OUT!! JETTA RECEIVED FOUR VOUCHERS...SO WE NEEDED TO FIND TWO MORE PEOPLE...SAD TO SAY, NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD GET WORK OFF...THIS NUMBER IS A HIGH AND SAD NUMBER...COME ON PEOPLE- WE ONLY LIVE ONCE! IT CAME TO SUNDAY NIGHT AND WE STILL HAD ONE VOUCHER TO GIVE AWAY. LUCKILY WE FOUND SOMEONE...AND WE WERE READY FOR OUR TRIP.SINCE I AM IN SUMMER SCHOOL, WE COULDNT LEAVE UNTIL AFTER 10AM. I TOLD ME ENTIRE CLASS I WAS GOING TO AMERICAN IDOL...AND TO SAY THE LEAST...MOST WERE JEALOUS!WE GOT TO LA AROUND 9ISH THAT NIGHT. WE WENT TO BED KINDA EARLY...THERE WAS DEFINITELY A LONG DAY AHEAD OF US.WE WOKE UP AND WERE OUT OF THE HOTEL BY 7AM. WE DROVE INTO LA, PARKED THE CAR, AND WENT OUT FOR BREAKFAST. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE SAFE SINCE YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO LINE UP IN CALIFORNIA UNTIL AFTER 10AM. WHEN WE GOT BACK TO LINE UP AFTER BREAKFAST, WE WERE A GOOD 200 PEOPLE BEIND THE FIRST PERSON...AND THIS WAS AROUND 9AM. SO IT IS A GOOD THING WE ARRIVED EARLY.SO JUST TO EXPLAIN THE VOUCHER TICKET- JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE VOUCHER DIDNT MEAN WE AUTOMATICALLY HAD TICKETS...HENCE STANDING IN LINE. WE FINALLY GOT OUT TICKETS AROUND 11ISH. I SAT IN ROW FF SEAT 305!!! RIGHT ON! IT WAS SO COOL TO HOLD THE TICKET...AS CHEESY AS THAT SOUNDS. I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO WATCH AMERICAN IDOL LIVE. 
WHILE WE WERE IN LINE, WE MET SOME REALLY COOL AS WELL AS INTERESTING PEOPLE. THE TWO PEOPLE RIGHT BEHIND US WERE A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER FROM SLC. WEIRD! THE PEOPLE WERE BEHIND THEM WERE... NUTS! ONE CHICK TOLD THE 12 YEAR OLD GIRL SHE THOUGHT ARCHULETA WAS GAY... SO WHY ARE YOU TELLING A 12 YEAR OLD THIS. TO SAY THE LEAST, SHE HATED ARCHIE :( SAD!!WE MADE SOME PRETTY COOL SIGNS IN LINE. ON ONE OF THEM- WE RIPPED OUT THE UPPER CORNER-- IT LOOKED LIKE UTAH...AND WROTE "WE DROVE 12 HOURS TO SEE DAVID A." THE OTHER POSTER SAID "UTAH HEARTS ARCHULETA." WE ALSO PLAYED CATCH PHRASE. THERE WERE DEF. SOME GOOD TIMES THERE... IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT WE DIDNT KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE SOME EASY WORDS...YARN BALLS...HAHAHA...NO ONE WILL GET THAT.WE GOT IN THE THEATRE AND STILL HAD TO WAIT...BUT AT LEAST WE WERE IN AC!! WE GOT TO GOT TO THE DRESS REHEARSEL. THAT IS COOL! WE REALLY SAW THW SHOW TWICE. WHEN THE DAVIDS PERFORM IN THE REHEARSAL- THAT IS WHAT IS PLAYED BACK AT THE END OF THE SHOW. INTERSTING!!!DURING THE LIVE SHOW- THEY HAD, WILL SAY, A DJ. THE DJ KEPT US PUMPED AND ENERGIZED CONTINUALLY. THE SHOW SEEMED TO BE 
SHORTER THAN WHAT IT IS ON TV. IT WAS SO FREAKIN LOUD! THE CROWD CONSTANTLY FOR ARCHIE! HE REALLY DID SO FREAKIN AWESOME!!! I WISH HE WOULD HAVE WON! I AM AWAITING HIS CD...OH YEAH, I AM GONNA BUY IT FOR SURE. WE ALSO WENT TO THE BEACH, THE LA TEMPLE, AND DROVE BY THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN. THE TEMPLE IS A MUST SEE. I HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE...BUT IT IS ALWAYS COOL TO SEE SOMETHING SO PURE IN THE CITY!WELL...THAT WAS OUR TRIP! I HOPE YOU ARE ALL JEALOUS! NEXT TIME YOU SHOULD LIVE THE LIFE- BECAUSE YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE...SO IT MIGHT AS WELL BE WORTH IT!
SO I HAVE BECOME FASCINATED ONCE AGAIN WITH AMERICAN IDOL. I AM LOVING DAVID ARCHULETA. HE IS JUST SO DANG CUTE. I AM SURE EVERY UTAHN LOVES HIM! WE ARE SUCH A SUPPORTIVE STATE!!! WE SHALL SEE TONIGHT WHO MAKES IT TO THE FINAL TWO. EVEN THOUGH I AM IN LOVE WITH THE SHOW- I DON'T VOTE. I JUST REALLY LIKE TO HEAR HOW GOOD OR AWFUL THE CONTESTANTS SING.SCHOOL...MONDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. I THINK AND HOPE THIS SEMESTER WILL GO BY FAST. THERE IS ONLY 3 MONTHS. I AM ONLY TAKING CLASSES ON MON AND WED- SO I REALLY ONLY HAVE 24 CLASS DAYS...23 LEFT TODAY!!! YEAH!MY FIRST CLASS IS PR THEORY AND PRACTICE. WE TALKED ABOUT DOGS FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES. YOU KNOW...THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS IS ALWAYS SO CHILLAX! WE DID DO A LITTLE BIT OF LECTURE, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO BE SO PRESSING ON THE FIRST DAY. I AM EXCITED FOR THIS CLASS, AS THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE.I GO TO INSTITUTE, AND I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SAY IT IS ONLY FOR THE PARKING PASS. WE ALL KNOW AN HOUR A COUPLE DAYS A WEEK IS BETTER THAN PAYING THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNT FOR THE U PARKING PASS. I AM TORN ON WHICH CLASS TO TAKE. MY FIRST CLASS GETS OUT AT 10:00 AND THEN I START CLASS AT 12:30. THERE ARE 2 CLASSES I CAN TAKE- 10:00- 11:00 (LETTERS OF PAUL) OR 11:15- 12:15 (HIGHLIGHTS OF THE D&C). THE REASONING I AM TORN IS I WILL EITHER HAVE TO ARRIVE LATE TO THE FIRST ONE OR LEAVE EARLY FROM THE LAST ONE. I THINK I AM GOING TO TAKE LETTERS OF PAUL- MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS...I NEED TO EAT LUNCH- AS I WILL BE IN SCHOOL FROM 8AM-2PM...I FIGURE I DON'T WANT TO EAT LUNCH FROM 10-11...SO 11-12 FOR LUNCH FITS MY SCHEDULE BETTER. MY SECOND CLASS IS INTRO TO MASS COMMUNICATION. THIS WILL BE A FUN CLASS. IT IS JUST LEARNING ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMMUNICATION. MY TEACHER IS 25- AND HAS BEEN TEACHING FOR 4 YEARS. HE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS TEACHING THE CLASS UNTIL A WEEK AGO- SO HE HAD ALREADY PLANNED VACATION. SO HE TOLD US WE DON'T HAVE CLASS NEXT WEEK- AND THEN IT'S MEMORIAL DAY THE FOLLOWING MONDAY "SO WE ARE PRACTICALLY DONE WITH SCHOOL IN MAY!!" THAT MADE ME FEEL REAL GOOD TO BE HONEST!!! YEAH FOR NO SCHOOL. I AM SOO DOWN WITH THAT!WELL THAT IS ALL I GOT. LATER PEEPS!OH AND I AM EXCITED TO BE SPENDING THURS NIGHT WITH LAURA, JETTA, AND ADRIENNE...GIRLS NIGHT...WHAT UP NOW!
SO SCHOOL IS STARTING SCHOOL. IT HAS BEEN STRESSFUL FOR ME TO GET TO THIS POINT OF WANTING TO GO THIS SUMMER, BUT I AM. YEAH! I GRADUATE NEXT SPRING AND I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THE ONE BUMMER ABOUT TAKING TIME OFF TO "SAVE" UP MONEY TO GO TO SCHOOL IS YOU COULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE! THAT IS WHAT MY PROBLEM IS. I COULD HAVE BEEN DONE, BUT I KEPT TAKING SEMESTERS OFF TO "SAVE" MONEY- WHICH I NEVER DID ANYWAY.NOW, HERE COMES THE SCHOOL LOANS! LUCKILY, THESE NEXT 3 SEMESTERS ARE THE ONLY LOANS I WILL HAVE. I AM EXCITED TO GET ON WITH MY LIFE AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PHAZE OF MY LIFE, OF BEING AN ADULT.HMM... THE OTHER NEWS IS HEATHER IS GETTING MARRIED IN OCTOBER TO TYLER BASS. I AM REALLY EXCITED FOR THEM!!! I WILL THEN BE THE ONLY ONE OUT OF 11 CHILDREN TO NOT BE MARRIED.... DONT WORRY ALL.... I AM TRULY OKAY WITH BEING SINGLE. I LOVE BEING SINGLE ACTUALLY- WELL SINGLE AS IN NOT MARRIED. I ACTUALLY WOULDNT MIND A BOYFRIEND...A LITTLE SNUGGLE HERE AND THERE...BUT I WILL TAKE ONLY WHAT I CAN GET....AND WE ALL KNOW IT ISNT VERY MUCH.THATS ALL FOR NOW. I HAVE TO GO HOME TO WATCH AMERICAN IDOL. I HOPE JASON GETS KICKED OFF... I WANT ARCHULETA TO GO ALL THE WAY.NIGHT!
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, MAY 15TH, I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM MY DEAR, SWEET, FRIEND JETTA. SHE CALLED TO TELL ME SHE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM AMERICAN IDOL AND SHE HAD VOUCHER TICKETS TO AMERICAN IDOL. AT THIS POINT, I THOUGHT IT WAS A FRAUD OR A JOKE...AT ANY RATE...I THOUGHT IT WASNT TRUE. COME TO FIND OUT...IT WAS REAL! 
SHORTER THAN WHAT IT IS ON TV. IT WAS SO FREAKIN LOUD! THE CROWD CONSTANTLY FOR ARCHIE! HE REALLY DID SO FREAKIN AWESOME!!! I WISH HE WOULD HAVE WON! I AM AWAITING HIS CD...OH YEAH, I AM GONNA BUY IT FOR SURE. 