Amber's Sweet Sixteen

Today I went to my cousin Amber's sweet sixteen birthday party. Her mom picked me up around 5:30 and then we drove to Sylvia's resteraunt where I would be meeting up with Amber. I didn't tell her I was coming so it was a complete surprise and when she saw me she ran to me (almost knocking me over) and gave me a hug. When we went inside I met two of her friends, Jenna and Ebony, and we talked while we were waiting for our table. The wait was almost two hours but when we were finally seated, I realized why. The food was incredible! After dinner, the waiters brought out Amber's birthday cake and we all sung happy birthday. After everyone was finished eating we headed to Amber's house where her friends and I would be spending the night. We watched lots of scary movies (I was the only one who wasn't afraid) until we all fell asleep.

Dresses Galore

I had a casting this afternoon for Paco Rabanne, a well known fashion designer known for his costume designs and flamboyant taste. Celebrities like Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, and many more have all been spotted wearing his designs. When I arrived at the casting, I tried on an amazing bluish-turquoise dress and saw for myself why such iconic figures love his clothing. If I could have kept that dress, I definitely would have! After the casting, I went to the office where I met with my agents and they showed me a few dresses to choose from that they would let me have for prom. The first dress I tried on was too small but the second dress (a long, off the shoulder black gown) fit just right and I really liked it. :)

The exact dress I tried on at Paco Rabanne

Crazy Trip

I arrived in New York last night and the trip was crazy. First, the bus arrived an hour late, then the bathroom on the bus stopped working so we had to make a stop at a rest stop, then we got into traffic and arrived in New York an hour late! It was very hectic but when I got to the apartment I was very relieved because it was clean and there were only two other girls (and one was leaving in the morning) and I got the bottom bunkbed in the room and lots of cabinet space for my things. One misconception a lot of people have is that models stay in these really huge, luxurious places like they show on America's Next Top Model but in reality (when you're just starting out) models stay in small apartments with up to six or seven girls living in it at one time. However, I am very fortunate because from what I've heard from other models, the apartment I stay in is much nicer that most.

Someday though..

Spring Break

Today I finished packing my bags to spend Spring Break in New York. I'm excited to be going and I hope to be busy with plenty of photoshoots, castings, and jobs. The only inconvience about me leaving is that I have a casting Friday afternoon and since my dad has something to do around that time I will have to leave tonight, so now I won't be able to do the Junior Achievement event (Sorry Alyssa). :P

Junior Achievement

Today in Avid we learned that we would be doing the Junior Achievement activity. We did it last year and it was a very unique experience and it made me understand what teachers go through everyday. This year I got partnered with Alyssa and we are assigned to a kindergarten class. I actually wanted to do a younger group this year because they seem like they would be more enthusiastic that the older kids (last year I was assigned to fourth grade). Even though I don't have school on the day the Junior Achievement takes place, I would still be more than happy to do it anyway

Prepping for Prom

Today I was looking through prom dress catalogs and I saw so many dresses I liked. At first I was convinced that I wanted a short dress and not a long dress but with me being so tall, I think a short dress would look even shorter than normal on me. Im not sure what color I want but I do know that for the hair and make up, I'm going to hire a hair stylist and make up artist that I've worked with on my photoshoots. It's going to be great, I can't wait until I have everything all together.

Hot Skates

Today me and my family went to the Hot Skates roller skating rink in support of my sister's basketball fundraiser. I was a little nervous because I hadn't gone roller skating in a long time and I always start off really bad before I can find my balance and skate without falling. When I was in the rink I was very wobbly at first and I fell a few times but eventually I got the hang of it again. It was a lot of fun and I hope we can do this again some other time. :)