I have been attending my church called "the bridge" for im thinking about two years.. of course, I had been going there on and off alot before.. but here lately me and my jp have been going every sunday and thursday. ive become pretty active in church.. i play in our band called "5til midnight" we do a variety of music.. we do oldies, southern rock, country, contemporary, bluegrass, blues/soul, metal??? (idk..if its rly considered that), and i even rap in one of our songs. lol next, were gonna branch out to opera..haha (jk) but overall, its fun.. it keeps me active doing the things I love.. and keeping myself focused on what really matters...my relationship with my Lord. we practice on wed nights, and have our service on thurs nights. many people ask why we do that?..well, because alot of our group has a home church on wed nights and sundays..so on sundays we dont have service until sunday at 2. people like to go to the bridge to relax and have a cup of coffee while they listen to music and a message. to me, i look at it as a coffee house for Christ. why shouldnt God have his own coffee house?..lol but anywho.. every service is recorded, so you can watch it on ustream..just search the bridge, pastor eddie day. ok!? so i have a few shows scheduled that are coming up.. for me it seems like everyone wants to schedule me on wed, thurs, or sundays!...lol so i turn down alot of stuff. cause my band is important to me, and so is my attendance to church. but the shows i can do are fun! and they always make me feel welcome (most of the time)..haha
We went on vacation the end of june and it flew by. We went to charleston, sc to visit jp's brother..adam. we rented kyacks and got to see dolphins and crabs! lol.. the day after we rode the kyacks..we got a phone call from the company saying we ruined their kyacks and left whiskey and beer bottles in them! they falsely accused us, and threatened to charge the damages to the credit card number we left..i guess everything got straightened out and they found out who did it because we havent heard anything. god always takes good care of us. you just gotta give your problems over to him and let him do the rest. sooooo, then we drove to gatlinburg, where we rented a big cabin. a few of my family members went and overall, it was a good time and a nice memory. my grandparents had a fun time. we took pictures, went to the comedy barn, went out to the ol mill, and alot of other fun stuff! its a memory none of us will ever forget.
soooo i started voice lessons. ive only had two lessons though. she went out of town for her vacation..so hopefully she'll have a good time too! she has taught me alot about using my voice, breathing correctly, and standing. hopefully, ill learn even more!
so july 13, 14, 15 i will be gone to pittsburgh, pa where i will be trying out for american idol. i believe it is possible, just gotta give my all.. God has a plan for my life.. this may or may not be it.. but im shooting for my dream.. and i know he supports me especially when i want to do nothing but praise him with my dream. god is good. and i trust he knows what is best for me. i finally decided to shoot for ai...so thats what im gonna do! you guys pray for me and vote for me when i make it to the top 10! yea, im gonna go ahead and say it! lol what i found most challenging is finding a song to show your style and voice in just a few measures. but if you can find the right song, your set... so ive narrowed it down to these:
1. Crossroads - Eric Clapton
2.Beautiful - Christian Aguilera
3. Stay - Sugarland
4. Folsom Prison Blues - JOHNNY CASH!!!
5. It Hurts Me To - Eric Clapton
6. Surrender - Third Day (if they will even know that song)
sooo..these are my choices. I'll let you know which one I chose to tryout with..
-Ashley
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