I had such an amazing time last night with Lily.  Lily, Amanda,and I all danced to Breaking Free which was a lot of fun.  We took so many pictures which I'm going to post on my blog and I hope you really like them.  Kate helped me get ready by doing nails and toenails and she also straightened my hair.  

My Dad kept on teasing me about going to the prom, but I knew that he was just as excited as I was.

Amanda decided to dye her hair purple for the prom! I thought both Perry and Amanda's dresses were amazing.

The man on the right is the head of Winston Prep, Mr.De Haven. He's a nice and funny guy.

The Statue of Liberty!

I had just finished eating my crab cakes, which were delicious. The view of the sunset out the window was so incredibly beautiful.

Dancing with Lily to "Grease Lightning".

Lily was the best prom date! She was so much fun to dance with.

Today Kate and I went to The Sullivan Diner for lunch, and now I'm just resting and counting down the hours til prom.

Yesterday I got highlights for prom and graduation at The Cutting Room.  They are extremely nice there and always do a great job, here are some pictures that Kate took.

So, on Thursday I'm going to my Senior Prom which is going to be on a boat.  I'm going with my cousin Lily, and a lot of my friends will be there with me.  June 11th is my High School Graduation, and Soraya and Alla are going to be at the ceremony, along with Kate and my parents.  This is my last week of school, which is a little weird because I've always been in school.  I'm writing a final essay on my eight years at Winston, and what it's been like for me.  It's weird to think about all the stuff I've done while I've been at Winston, like being in so many plays, making new friends, and taking classes with such amazing teachers.  I'm really going to miss Winston, but I'm also looking forward to next year.  One thing I'd like to do is upload more videos onto youtube, and keep my blog up to date, so stay posted!  In my next post, I'll include  pictures from my prom.  I'm extremely excited about all this!!!!!!!!

These are some of my pictures from my birthday party.  I turned twenty this year, on Feb 8th, and the party was so much fun.  I had at least twenty people over at my house, it was so amazing to see all my friends and family together.  I got some great gifts, and got to catch up with a lot of my old friends who I haven't seen in such a long time.  

It was so exciting that it was my first time voting in a presidential election.   My parents told everybody that I voted for the first time, which was a little embarrassing for me.  I can't believe that we are going to have an African American president.  I'm really happy that Obama won.  

As part of my B-day present, Alla promised me a day in Brooklyn, because she lives there and because one of my favorite stores-TARGET- is really close to where she lives. We waited this long for Brooklyn Day, because I was really busy with school, and we were waiting for the perfect weather. Yesterday, Aug. 20th was the perfect day for such a great outing. We took a cab from Manhattan to Brooklyn, and I was really surprised at how fast it took us to get there. First, we went to Target and we looked around the store. I bought a cool CD called Radio Disney which has a bunch of my favorite singers on it. I also bought a very cute shirt and skirt, which I modeled for my parents when we got home. After Target, we went to McDonalds and then we walked to Alla's apartment, which was really close. Alla's doorman, Bryan, made fun of her because he said that she goes to Target every day. Alla tried to deny this. I believe Bryan. We had lunch, and then we watched a movie called P.S. I love you. It's a romantic comedy, but it's also a tearjerker. I would give it 4/5 stars. After the movie, it was home sweet home! I enjoyed my Brooklyn Day with Alla!

Yesterday I met Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. Miley is the actress who plays Miley Stewart in the tv show Hannah Montana. Billy Ray is her real father and he plays her dad on the show. He is a famous country western singer himself, and Miley has an amazing voice. In the show, her identity as Hannah Montana (a young teen singing star) is a secret.

I went with my mother to an interview that was part of the New York Times Art and Leisure Weekend, at the Graduate Center of City University. Miley and her dad were interviewed in a big auditorium, with room for about 300 people. It was mostly kids who went. At first, it didn’t seem we could get tickets but we went anyway in the hope that someone would cancel. We went at 9 am, and they found a way to let me go in my wheelchair and we got to sit in the front of the auditorium. Miley and Billy Ray were right in front of me and they smiled. They were extremely friendly. Billy Ray came up to me afterwards, as they were leaving, and he gave me his autograph. In the interview, they said they have a lot of fun working together. They have four dogs, three cats, some horses and a chicken. She is friends with her co-stars. Miley was only 11 years old when she first tried to get a part on this show, and she had to audition more than once to get it. Then she convinced them to have her dad audition for the part of the dad in the show.

After the interview, we went downstairs and I got to go in the front of the line into the room where Miley and her father were giving autographs.

I will never forget the day!!!!

I wrote an essay for English and I did really well. The assignment was to write an essay on a quote: "If you can’t laugh or smile, life is worthless." I gave a lot of examples from movies. If you can’t smile, you cannot enjoy things in life. For example, in A Cinderella Story… to be cont’d after dinner…