1. Oh Canada, Oh Canada: I waited my entire life to take a family vacation to Canada. Finally this year we got on the road and headed there. I'll never forget reaching the border and my parents telling the patrol officer that "We came here because she's obsessed with Justin Bieber". I fell in love with the country so fast. Toronto was amazing and super diverse. I enjoyed my evening walking around danders square and my Tim Hortons for breakfast(I'm officially a Timmy Ho that stuff is GOOD). Niagra Falls was something unbelievable and I was glad to see one of the wonders of the world.
The best part of the trip of course was Stratford. I loved it there. It was so cute and cultured. Super tiny. I got to go to every single scene from Never Say Never there. Saw all of Justin's favorite spots. Ate at his favorite pizza restaurant and went to his house. Meeting his uncle and his dog was AWESOME and getting a tour of his room was unbelievable!! I'm the luckiest belieber alive.
2. There's no place like Chicago: Going to Chicago with my family was also fabulous. It was another place we'd always wanted to go to and never got to. I was in love with the fancy hotel we got to go with and couldn't get overt he fact we had a concierge. Going up Willis Tower was pretty magical but what I really loved was walking around The Taste of Chicago and Navy Pier with my mom, dad, and brother. Their the best, I love them!
3. Taylor Swift's Speak Now Tour : I am the biggest Taylor Swift fan that ever lived. I got to see her in concert last year but seeing her again this year just made my life. I love and knew every single word to every song on her album Speak Now. Seeing it all play out and her vision come to life was just out of this world. I also got to go with one of closest friends which made the whole experience that much better. I'll never forget the firework show for sparks fly, the trapeeze artists for Haunted, and her soaring over the audience in a sparkly princess dress. My friend and I had made a sign trying to get into the Tea Party. It had balloons attached and when Taylor first came out we let go of one of the balloons and she watched it fly away. It was the coolest thing. We found out after the show that there was no tea party but we still waited with the other fans and watched her car drive away.
4. Demi Lovato's Unbroken Tour: This year I became a huge Demi Lovato fan. Before i'd always been a fan of This is Me from Camp Rock and when I was younger I watched her on Barney but that was all I knew of her. But when I heard the story's of her struggle I had great admiration for Demi Lovato the person. She was so strong, stylish, and pretty I wanted and still do want to be just like her. I went to her concert determined to meet her and fate brought my mom to park right behind her tour bus when she dropped of me, my friend, and her sister. We totally knocked on the door and tried to go in but no one was in there. Her guitarist ended up telling us he liked our poster while we were standing there but we didn't know who he was. We went on to meet him later and shake his hand. We also met Demi Lovato herself. She was the sweetest person and it was unforgettable. She touched my poster too. It's on my wall. Pretty cool.
5. Hooligans in Wondaland: Bruno Mars. Do I even have to say more? He's drool worthy. I love him. I got to see him at the Independence Center and fell head over heels in love. The concert was really chill. We were in the pit so we got to stand only a few rows back. He was so close and I could feel his spirit. He totally looked into my eyes a couple times during Just the Way You Are and Talking to The Moon (Bible!) . I went with two of my great friends and it was simply unforgettable. We tried to chase him down too. It didn't work but it was still fun.
6. ART's Talent Showcase: Over the summer I watched Selena Gomez and Nicki Minaj's true hollywood stories and decided that I was going to be famous too no matter what it took. I was going to start on Disney Channel then become a breakout artist from there like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake did. Fate brought this advertisement for an orginization looking for talented people of all ages. I signed me and my brother up and my mom laughed like crazy as we practiced for our big audition. For my audition I did a toothpaste commercial and sang Sky Scraper by Demi Lovato. My brother just did a candy commercial but the lady loved him. Imagine our surprise when we got called the next day and told we made it. We were so sure we were both going to be famous and my mom would quit her job. It was great..until we found out attending the event and taking the classes we need would cost about $2,500 a piece. We couldn't afford it and I had to let my dream go, but it was an opportunity to be fearless and show the world what i'm made of. We had to audition in front of like a hundred people. I'm proud of even making it that far and if I was meant to be famous, it'll happen. Maybe in 2012.
7. I went to St. Louis twice this year. Once in the summer and another time on Labor Day weekend. The first time was with my girl scout troop and although the trip was filled with drama I had a great time. I enjoyed spending time away from everything with my friend. I got to go up the St. Louis Arch and check one more big monument off my list. We went to the City Museum and climbed through all the tubes and wires. We saw the St. Louis zoo, and I was reunited with my favorite store : Love Culture. I got to buy some cute clothes and it was awesome. The second time was for my aunts baby shower and I had a good time chilling and taking a road trip with my little cousins.
8. I did actually do something with my acting and singing love in school. This was my first year in Encore the show that my school puts on. I was only in one number (I Wanna Dance With Somebody), but I had a really good time singing and getting close to people backstage. We talked about nothing and everything which was nice. I also did my first musical : Bye Bye Birdie. It was super good. I got a minor roll as an adult but I really enjoyed singing all the songs and dancing around. It was a great time. I'll never forget the words to "We love you conrad, oh yes we do. We love you conrad and we'll be true)
9. I started my last year of high school and started doing all the fun things that come with graduating. Taking senior pictures was a lot of fun and those will last a lifetime. I went to my first "real" high school party and figured out I hadn't been missing much all those years.
10. All the little moments. There are too many to count. Going to church camp and youth events, shooting a movie in all british accents with my friends, shopping with my mom and my cousin, doing "one tree hill club" with my cousin and my brother, Going over to my best friends for summer and getting ourselves into all the crazy messes we always do, sending my ultimate crush a love letter only to find out he didn't care enough to write back, moving past "the prince", saving the post office, reading a good book under the tree, dancing around to Nicki Mianj's super bass video, being obbsessed with twitter, using and iPhone, and everything else that came along with 2011.
It was a great year and I can only hope that 2012 will bring me as many amazing experiences as 2011 did. I hope to travel and see new parts of the world. I want to get good scholorships. I want to go to as many concerts as I possibly can. Fall in Love. Become Famous. All before I turn 18. Don't think it's possible? Don't underestimate the power of me. I can do anything I set my mind to. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE everyone!
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