A Reason To Believe

Often I have wondered,
If true love was truly meant to be,
I had found so many times wishing,
And wanting more,
Needing, wishing,
For something,
A reason to believe,
A reason to believe in love,
A reason to believe in true love,
A reason to believe in hope,
A reason to believe in faith,
A reason to believe,
In something beyond what I have felt,
Something beyond what I have had,
Something beyond what I could have,
But it always seemed so far,
So far in the distance,
So far in the horizon,
So far, until one day,
One day I saw you,
One day I talked to you,
One day I felt something starting to form,
Something forming that was stronger,
Stronger than I could ever have believed in,
Believed that could be,
Could be with me,
One day I found you,
And you changed my life,
Changed my life forever,
Changed my life completely,
Changed everything,
Everything in my life,
Because I found you,
I found my true love,
I found my soul mate,
I found the reason to believe,
Believe in hope,
Believe in dreams,
Believe in love again.

April milestones

April has brought several great milestones in my life…..

First and foremost, April 20th will mark my one year anniversary on Days of Our Lives, and what a great year it has been. This show has greatly changed my life in so many different ways. As a result, I am living here in Los Angeles (which I am loving), has brought new friends, and has given me the chance to live my dream of being a actress. I love my job and feel like I am living the American dream. I thank God everyday for blessing me with this immense opportunity in my life. I am relishing every minute of it because I know it call all end in a second. Over the past 4 years, I have went from your average everyday run of the mill teenage girl from Louisiana to people recognizing me in public. Thank you all for making this past year on the cast of Days one of the best ever…. Without you all, I would be nothing.

On different subject, I have a new love in my life. As I have shared in several past blogs, in December I broke up with my boyfriend of 3 ½ years. Even though the split was amiable, it has been a tough past 5 months in my life. But as in ever situation the is a calm in the storm and I am happy to say that I have a new man in my life who has made me very happy over the past 3 weeks that we have been dating. We are not rushing into anything, just taking baby steps. We are both fresh out of long-term relationships so it is nice to have someone there to talk to who knows what you are going through. Everything is going wonderful and I am looking forward to exploring this relationship more. He makes me smile, laugh and most importantly he just simply makes me happy….. and for right now that is all I am looking for. I will keep you all updated on this front.

I also traveled to Vegas for the Miss USA pageant last weekend. Everyone has a great time and I am so happy for the new Miss USA, Crystle Stewart, Miss Texas. All the ladies looked beautiful and represented their states wonderfully. It was great seeing everyone there.

That is it for now, I hope you all have a fabulous evening and I will write again soon!

Shelley

Fashion Rocks the Universe Pictures (Vegas)

Me arriving at the Fashion Rocks the Universe Event


Walking the red carpet


Me and Brittany, Miss Oregon Teen USA 2008


Me and Natalie, Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2008



Me and Mandy, Miss Washington Teen USA


Me and Stacey, Miss Montana Teen USA 2008


Me and Lindsey, Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2008.... my hometown girl!


Me and Susie




Tami, me, and Susie



Me, myself, and I

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Congratulations to the new Miss USA....

Miss USA is..... Miss Texas!

I had the pleasure of meeting Crystle, and I can say she will do a wonderful job as Miss USA this year. She is such a kind person and I am so happy for her.
To all the ladies that competed, you all were beautiful and are all winners in your own speacial way.
To Crystle, ENJOY THIS AMAZING YEAR THAT IS IN STORE FOR YOU...... congrats!!!

Shelley

Miss USA 2008 in Vegas Pictures

My favorite restaurants

Here is a list of some of my favorite restaurants in the Los Angeles/Orange County area:

*Spago- Californian, European, Asian (http://www.wolfgangpuck.com)

*Beso- Steakhouse, Latin American

*The Little Door- French, Mediterranean (http://www.thelittledoor.com)

*Valentino- Italian (http://www.ValentinoRestaurant.com)

*Ma'Kai- Seafood, Japanese (http://www.makailounge.com)

*Bungalow- America (http://thebungalowrestaurant.com)

*Melograno- Italian (http://melogranohollywood.com)

*Geisha House- Asian, Japanese (http://www.geishahousehollywood.com)

*El Cholo Cafe- Mexican (http://www.elcholopasadena.com)

*Sorrento Grille- American (http://www.culinaryadventures.com)

*Samba Brazilian Steakhouse- Brazilian Steakhouse (http://www.sambaredondo.com)

*Café des Artistes- French (http://www.cafedesartistes.info)

*Ketchup- American (http://www.dolcegroup.com)

Guilty pleasures

Since I have not blogged in several days I thought I would share some of my guilty pleasure, I will add more latter.

1) Pinkberry- Who does not love Pinkberry? Beverly Hills best kept secret. Ever since moving to L.A. I have to go at least every other week or I begin to have Pinkberry withdraws.....

2) Greys Anatomy- I love this show! I have all 3 season's on DVD. I cannot wait 'till new shows start airng next month.

3)80's music- I know it can be cheesy and I know it can be stupid but I don’t care. When Wang Chung's Everybody Have Fun Tonight comes on, I’m singing along.

4) Driving above the speed limit- OK, so everybody has the need for speed, right? No worries, Not majorly maybe 10-15 mph above. Maybe it is time for a trip to Germany.... Autobahn anyone?

5)Reading tabloids- Yes, I am one of those girls who subscribes to all the gossip mags.... People, In Touch, US, Lifestyle.... gotta love it.

6) Up Close & Personal- I am addicted to this movie, I absolutey love it! What is more refreshing than Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer after a long day?

7) Reality TV- I really enjoy watching reality TV like American Idol, The Amazing Race, America's Next Top Model, The Biggest Loser, oh and my favorite The Bachelor!