To NYC... if only for a weekend

Well my friends...

I am off to NYC for 4 days. My friend and I were in a singing contest called "Sing Like A Broadway Star" sponsored by Macy*s. I randomly found it while looking on the Tony Awards website for the nominees. Well I found out that there was a contest taking place in Sherman Oaks... SO I decided to take the day and go and try it! The prize is 2 tickets for the Tony Awards including the red carpet walk, two round trip tickets, hotel for 3 nights in a times square hotel, dinner for two, and lunch for two and a hundred dollar gift certificate for Macy*s. Well I felt I had a pretty good shot until my friend Weston Showed up.... He is very talented! Well it ended up the judges were two radio personalities from a love songs station here in LA. My friend won. I came in second. After everyone else left the judges said they had the hardest time picking between the two of us. They kept going back and forth... Well they gave it to him and when they presented the award they mentioned how he sounds like Josh Groban... Oh well right! Well Weston and I had such an experience that day. (He was sure I was going to win, I was sure he was going to win) The competition itself took place in the middle of ladies clothing! The pianist was great! He actually could play any of the 5 pre-selected songs in any key. You actually had to be present to win. I sang first... blame it on Citrus Singers and being non-equity, but I was really early... Well that may have had something to do with why I only got second, but oh well.... We were there from 9 am til 4 pm! Weston and I agreed over lunch that we should take each other if either of us won... Well.... that is in fact exactly what is happening... I am going to be coming to NYC for the weekend of June 3-6 for the Tony awards! I had to go and find a dress since it is black tie, and I ended up buying two! I can't decide which to wear... Oh well I guess it will all come down to the day and what I feel on that day.

I am actually glad that I didn't win myself... Before deciding I was going to take Weston if I won, I was having a hard time trying to decide who I should take... I realized that if I took any one member of my family then the others would be pissed off!!! I was probably going to take a friend.... THIS has worked out so much better! I still get to go and I don't have to choose anybody! I was chosen instead!

Well... that is all that is going on with me... except my rehearsals have begun for Beauty and the Beast! It is going to be such fun!!!! They are even letting me out of rehearsal to go on my trip. The one stipulation is this... I CAN'T TELL ANYONE IN MY CAST WHY I WON'T BE THERE! How mean is that!!!! Oh well... as long as I get to go that is all that matters.

I hope you are all well... I know I am.
Much love,
Diva