Ok... so first off, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! My apologies for not updating my blog as I should! I will try to keep this one short especially since I am cramming about 3-4 weeks worth of travel and performing into one blog! Anyways, after Alaska, I got to perform in L.A for a week! My first time ever in California! I made sure I visited the walk of fame and such. My trip was great... but I don't think that I would ever want to live in L.A. Great for tourism, but as I had heard and saw... people seem to be too into themselves. Now I am not saying everyone there is... but some of the people that I did see there were. I also got to see first hand, paparazzi chasing after Eva Longoria and JLO around Rodeo drive. I also liked the fact that someone yelled out of their car "Beyonce" to me.... probably because I exude her style, confidence.... and because I have big hair! LOL! Anyways, L.A was great to perform at... Pat Boone and people who were in the original motion picture of Jesus Christ Superstar came and saw the show! Anyways, after spending a warm week in L.A., I went home to snow and freezing rain... Chicago! How wonderful it was to see my family and friends. This tour is definitely showing me how much I have grown and changed since moving away from the midwest. I came to the conclusion that I will most likely not move back there. Yes, Chicago will always be home to me, but I realize that my life really isn't there anymore. Going to college in Champaign for nearly four years and then living in New York for 7 months, I took a good look at how everything has been going in my life and my idea about how my life is supposed to be just isn't. I used to think that being married by a certain age and having a family is ideal... but that is the way I believe some of the midwest think. I look back now and think that it is absolutely crazy that I ever thought like this... now I am not saying that some people who think like this are wrong for their views... it's just not for me. I have also learned from other people's struggles and realize that my life isn't bad afterall. My views have changed completely. I decided that I will follow God's timing and not my own... I've been living like that for quite a while and I am the happiest that I have ever been since moving away and learning this.
After spending Christmas week at home, I found myself back on the airplane heading to Tucson AZ, performing again. Arizona was... ok.... warm, but nothing really excited me. This probably comes from the fact that I was staying kind of in the middle of nowhere, but nonetheless our audience enjoyed us and the cast left a great impression. Then it was on to California again... this time we headed to San Luis Obispo, Cupertino, and Sacramento. California was great... as usual... warmer than Chicago... and Cupertino was beautiful. We had a sold out show in Obispo which I must admit, is one of the most exciting feelings I've ever had! Even though I am not a headliner, it's a great feeling to know that people are coming to this show as fans as well as for an experience.
Sacramento was ok.... a lot of homeless people. It made me realize how bad of a time we're in. I hope that Obama can make a change, because my heart broke seeing all those homeless people. Currently I am in Tyler, Texas... my first visit ever to Texas. Also... we have a sold out show tomorrow!! Thank God! :-) Well people, until next time... Peace and Blessings! :-)
~Amber
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