A Brush with the Stars

My most memorable celebrity, star meeting isn't even of someone of much popularity. It wasn't the cast of jersey shore, which I met this summer, or even Rascal Flatts. It was a small, folk singer, Lynn Miles.

I began listening to her songs when I would ride in the car with my father, and then I also began to like her. I learned all the lyrics to her first CD, Slightly Haunted, and even got to see her in concert. She came out with a second CD, Unravel and I went to see another concert, but this time I got to meet her. My dad had set the whole thing up and after the concert, when we were "looking for the bathroom," he brought me to a room and she was in there.

I can still remember sitting there that day, Lynn next to me in her black skirt, with hair so dark it seemed to match. She signed my CD and even wrote a really nice message on it. I knew she was honored that I was so excited to meet her. I felt special that day too, even though she was someone that none of my friends had ever heard of.

That was my first real meeting with a star, and I know that even though she never came out with another CD, I still felt special meeting her.

Young Love- February 10, 2010

When I met my ex boyfriend Mike Defeis in 8th grade, I definitely didn't think it would go as far as it did. Numerous birthdays, shore trips, Valentine's Days, Chrismases, and three proms later, it had been three years.

We had slowly become Lindsay and Mike, never separated. We were always together and while I loved it then, I really think it was the main reason for our downfall. The boy who suprised me at school with flowers for Valentine's Day, planning cute picnics, and who bought me a beautiful ring.

I can still remember that Valentine's day, I got a voicemail from him, "Babe, go check your car!" I didn't know what to expect, but when I ventured out in the darkness of the night, a single white rose was on my car. The next morning when I left for school, a purple rose on my front steps. Around 2:45, I got called to the office. A dozen pink and white roses were waiting for me. I never expected this loving and sensitive boy in my life would become the most jealous person I know.

GOD FORBID I wanted to go out with a friend, specifically my best friend Stephanie, he had to know exactly where I was at all times. It seemed as if I was always doing something wrong when he had a dark secret, his "friend" Jackie.

It still hurts me to think about moment when I saw all of the messages between them and realized that they were more than what I had thought the whole time, and we broke up. But, as a normal high school couple a few months later, as everyone expected, we were back together. Things were good, until the jealousy set in. Mike began to get a lot of anger towards me, accusations of lies, etc and I couldn't take it anymore. We broke up, and now even a year and a half later, I miss certain things. Songs that we always would listen to come on the radio or someone will say something that sounds like him, but while I'm saddened at first, I realize I'm better off.

Working on Dialogue

I chose #1, the husband and wife on the brink of divorce, looking through old pictures they had in their attic.

Tracy: Smiling at Mark..."Don't you remember this day in Hawaii on our honeymoon?"

Mark: "Yes, yes I do. You were trying to get me to take a serious, posed smiling picture, which i refused!"

Tracy: "So, of course you had to sneak in that kiss as soon as the photographer said cheese! What happened to us? Where did that life go?"

Mark: "I want that life Tracy, I need that life. To see how happy we were, I have completely lost sight of that until now. We have been so foolish."

Tracy: "This can't be end, we need to try harder, I know deep down we are still this vibrant couple with no care in the world besides our love. We raised two beautiful children, but in doing so we have lost ourselves."

Mark: "I love you Tracy!

Tracy: ( Grabbing Mark) "I love you soo much Mark."