Spending 7 hours at a Nashville Star audition is like audition week on Idol, only add a twang, cowboy boots, spitting, chain smoking, diesel trucks, really bad cliche “country” outfits and a lot of yodeling like screeching.  It was 7 hours of absolute agony!

I never want to hear “Unchained Melody”, “Crazy”, “Walking After Midnight”, “More than a Memory”, or “Don’t Take the Girl” ever, ever, ever again.  There was a preapproved song list contestants were required to choose their audition songs from. It wasn’t a very lengthy list… but come on!!!  It seemed these were the only songs people sung.  I wanted to poke my eyes out… I can’t imagine what it was like to be a judge.  Yikes.

If you were wondering how my audition went… I think it was actually bad enough you might see me on the reject reel.  I might get my tv time after all!

I NEVER want to audition for anything again!

The line…. the 7 hour, freezing cold line.

Me auditioning… sorry so dark, flash didn’t reach.

I hate long lines for stupid auditions for shows I’ll never make.  This will be my last audition!!

See more pictures at www.925thewolf.com.

Video to come.

I led off the wedding with Jesse’s gem of brilliance… the Commitment Ceremony with Brett and I.  Jesse & Shotgun wanted to comemorate the fact that I’ve had a boyfriend for almost a month.  I knew Jesse would have something up his sleeve, I know him a little better than that.  Jesse tried to bribe Brett to marry me!!! Jesse brought the justice of the peace up to the altar, pulled out a ring and a serious wad of money, money.

Of course we didn’t… and actually I was pretty impressed with Jesse’s vows.  He could have gotten really embarrassing but instead had us recite the lyrics of Taylor Swift’s “Our Song”.  It was cute and Brett was a good sport.  Jesse & Shotgun didn’t beat up on him too bad.

The wedding followed and was beautiful!!  Pics and video at www.925thewolf.com.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

It’ll be fun no matter what happens, and it will be cool being pronounced boyfriend/ girlfriend officially, I guess. Brett’s a good sport, I just hope he doesn’t get scared off by all this.  But I’m most excited I am is for the REAL weddings.  While the Shotgun wedding is most untraditional, it’s still real.  It’s legal and binding and these couples are in love.  I just love weddings. 

I hope I don’t cry. 

Ok, so Brett and I have been seeing each other for about a month.  We made it “official” almost three weeks ago.  It’s going really well, but it’s still new.  As if there isn’t enough stress in a new relationship, now I have to worry about this stupid “Lover’s Holiday”. 

I don’t know what to get him for a gift.  I’d like to get something cute, nice, maybe a little sentimental… but what?  It’s still early so I can’t get too crazy.  I don’t want to go overboard, but then I have the fear that he’ll get me something better and I’ll look like a putz.  What’s enough, but not too much?

I just really don’t know.  Help!!!

(p.s.- that’s not us in the picture.)

I am so proud of myself, not only for going through with it, but doing really well.  American Gladiators held an open casting call at the Student Rec Center at CU in Boulder on Sat.  The audition was from 10am-4pm.  They said to start lining up two hrs early, but no earlier.  I got almost no sleep on Friday because I was soooo excited. I got up at 5:30am to shower, eat a breakfast of champions, and go.  Brett (my new boyfriend) and I went and met my trainer and his friend.  When we got there, there was a few hundred people already in line.  The line went down the length of the building, around the corner, down the path into the parking lot and down my Folsom field.  They estimate approx. 1,000 people came out.  I was # 350 to get my shot.

The first two hours we waited outside in the freezing cold.  We were all trying to figure out where the line went, where we’d warm up, and what was going on in there.  Everyone vying for a spot had to fill out and bring a 28 page application and bring a picture.  After about 5 1/2 hrs I finally made it into the gym.  the line still wrapped around the track then down the stairs to the gym floor.  But it was cool to get in and see what I was up against.  But I was a little surprised.  I didn’t think they would set up the Eliminator or anything, but you couldn’t tell it was even a Gladiator audition.  It looked like a basketball camp.  I would say the guy to girl ratio was 5:1 if not more.  The girls I saw going through the physical test weren’t that great.  I was definitely ahead of the curve. 

Once you got through the line you turned in your application and was given a number.  Then you go over to the wall with an American Gladiators banner (which was the only signage at all) on the wall and hold up a plaque with your name and the date on it while they take another pic.  Then you wait til they call your number and go through the physical test.

The physical test while short, was intense.  It doesn’t sound hard, but EVERYONE was dead tired at the end.  Even some of the biggest, badest dudes were passing out or puking.  1st stop- Pull ups, the most you can do in 30 seconds, 2nd stop- Up/Downs (also known as Burpee’s), the most you can do in 30 seconds, then criss cross 2 lengths of an agility ladder.  3rd stop- 10 shuttle runs, down and back counted as 1.  Last- you had a brief interview with a casting director. 

There was no warm up area!  You just had to do what you could in line.  There were a few oliptical machines on the track by the line.  When I was getting close, I took advantage and warmed up on one, did some abs, and some push ups.  I wish I could’ve done more.  The thing is I’ve been in line for 9 1/2 hrs, I brought bars and shakes, but still wasn’t in the condition I wanted to be in.

Pull ups are my weakness.  I was able to crank out 4.  I know that sucks, but most girls couldn’t do any and the most I saw done was 10.  I was shocked I didn’t see some super buff chick jump up and rock some out.  Even the most built chicks couldn’t do that many.  I don’t know how many up-downs I did, but the dude said I had great form… which is most of what they were judging on.  I did the agility ladder perfect.  I thought I’d do better at the shuttle run, but still did better than most.  So all in all I feel pretty good about the physical test.  I can’t count the people I saw puking or passing out at the end.  It’s funny seeing these huge meatheads sucking wind and later laying down with ice packs on their backs or with their feet elevated.  They lift all the time and think they’re in great shape, but have no endurance whatsoever.  What’s up now, suckahs??

Then on to the interview.  The dude that lined us up, said forget about all that physical stuff we just did, the interview is 80% of the audition.  Mine was longer than most and the chick said I had a great interview.  Call backs are Sunday and Monday.  So if I don’t get a call by Tues. I didn’t make it. 

Regardless if I get a call back or not, I am so proud that I went, and did it, and finished and feel good about my performance.  I love American Gladiators!!  See more pictures on the website on the Jesse & Shotgun page at www.925thewolf.com. Video to come!!

I was lifting on Saturday.  I was on the Lat Pull Down machine, I turned my head to check my form in the mirror, I was cranking on the bar, I was lifting pretty heavy.  My form was looking good, so I turned my head back forward and WHAM!!!  I slammed the bar down on the bridge of my nose! 

What a loser!  OMG, I thought I broke my nose.  My eyes watered so bad I couldn’t see, I got a fat bloody nose, I was trying to make my way to the locker room to clean up but it was so hard to see…. I was a mess.

Now I have a huge bruise across the bridge of my nose and Jesse & Shotgun named it Hugo on the show the morning.  They can’t just leave it at that… there’s also a video of it on the website. 

And why are there so many different kinds of toothpastes now?  Who wants citrus flavored toothpaste anyway?  And I don’t buy into all these teeth whitening agents, I don’t think they work, but you really can’t get a decent toothpaste without it.  Flavor crystals, fresh breath strips, sensitive teeth formula, antimicrobial, Gardol plus Mono Fluoro Phosphate, anticavity, gels, pumps… huh?  Colgate even has an Herbal toothpaste now.

What happened to the good ‘ol clean mint paste?

I love Rodney Atkins’ thighs.  I am a fan of the tight jeans!  I’ve never dated anyone who actually had this style, but I sure do appreciate it.

Rodney is a big guy, 6’4″ in fact. He’s obviously fit and muscular and he wears a pair of jeans like no one can.  I was 7 rows up at the concert last night, and I don’t think I looked at his face once, I was just watching him run, lunge, dance and tap with those big, sexy thighs.  Hmmm.  It was a little embarrassing though when we talked to him live on the air this morning and Jesse told him about my infatuation. 

He said he was tired, it must’ve been cause he was running through my mind all night!….

Ok, let’s just pretend I didn’t say that.

Check him out yourself….

and from the concert last night, where I fell in love…

Damn!!  He is 28 and super hot.  Last night at the show, my friend Jen and I went backstage to meet him and he did not disappoint.  The guy is tall, dark, handsome, a fabulous dresser and smells like heaven.  Ahhhhh, and so spawns my new celeb crush.  Add Chuck to the likes of Josh Turner, Dierks Bentley, Ryan Reynolds & Matthew Lawrence.

Unfortunately, being that it was Chuck’s first big meet and greet, he didn’t have a professional photographer and all I had was my camera phone, so the picture sucks.  But we’ll always have last night.  Thanks for a great time, Chuck!