So...I won the Met. I'm a Grand Finals winner which means I'm $15,000 bucks richer. Which is such a total blessing cause I moved to Chicago yesterday and I do not own one piece of furniture. So today I go to IKEA to furnish my new little place.

How are all of you? Tell me something that God totally blessed you with and it overwhelmed you.

Ambs

so tomorrow I leave for New York. I'm really excited about going, but I feel like there is a lot of pressure. And I don't always do well with that. I know its not negative and that people are just expressing their belief in me, but it sucks cause I always internalize it and think-gosh I'm a failure if I don't do such and such....fill in the blank.

I need your prayers. I am aware that the only job I have is do sing my best-and I just would ask that you all pray for an annointing over my body and voice. I don't want to ever blow any God-given opportunity and this is what this is-an opportunity from the Lord-a blessing, rather.

k-after this, I'll try and write more blogs that don't have to do so much with singing. Promise.

Ambs

I can't wait until the day when we just show up to the airport naked cause we have to take everything off anyway for those X-ray machines. It's going to be really cool. At least then I won't have to stress about looking cute for the plane ride. Whew. What a relief.

It has been brought to my attention (through the all-wise, all-knowing Miss Kinsey Dickey) that I need to stay in better touch with everyone.

I am sorry that I am so lame at this communication thing. I suck at answering the phone and somehow feel justified because I warned everyone in the "about me" section of my myspace.....lame. I know.

So-next week, I leave for New York city. It's my first time to this great place. I am going to Lincoln Center to compete for a $15,000 check. I have a great dress, so at least I'll look pretty.

After that, I move to Chicago. I have a smashing little apartment. It's booty expensive, but I'm living right downtown and pretty much have the movie neighborhood-little grocery store, little consignment shop-Borders bookstore...I'm set. Oh-and Curves. Oh yeah, people. I curve it up.

The other night when I was talking with Kinsey (however briefly), I really got off the phone feeling sad because you all are such great people. And I should stay in touch-I know my time at PCC was brief, but it was still powerful because of the way you all touched my life.

So keep on touching. Let me know how you are all doing-and please don't give up on me. I'll get right, damn it.

Kinsey. I heart you.

Amber