My American Idol experience

I wasn't going to audition. In fact I had always swore never to audition for American Idol because I thought it was a joke. If I was going to become a singer as my career I was going to pursue it the right way, not through reality TV. This year Jason convinced me (took him 4 years before he pulled the "do it for our family" card.) to audition. I decided to sing Hell on Heels by the Pistol Annies....

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Washing windows and falling in love.

When I was young my family took me on lots of road trips. We would drive to Yellowstone, from PA to CA, Canada, and to Fallon NV every summer. We drove thousands and thousands of miles, and during those trips our windshield would get very very dirty. When we stopped for gas, as we often needed to, my Grandpa or my father would step out of the car, and pay for gas. He would stand beside the pump as...

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My amazing little family.

Lately I have been taking the time to observe and truly appreciate my family. When I was 16 years old, I used to lay in my bed and dream about who my future husband would be. I have always had a thing for blonde haired blue eyed white boys.. haha. All my crushes in Elementary School and High School were blonde. I imagined my husband would be as well. Then I would dream about my children I would have....

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