Loving Miss Riri

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Like My Mother Does

I miss you mum...

People always say I have a laugh, Like My Mother Does.  Guess that makes sense, She taught me how to smile when things get rough.   I've got her spirit,  And she's always got my back . When I look at her,  I think I wanna be just like that!    When I love, I give it all I got!  Like my mother does.  When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray!  Like my mother does. When I feel weak, and un-pretty!  I know I'm beautiful and strong!  Because, I see my self  Like my mother does.  I never met a stranger,  I can talk to anyone  Like my mother does.  I let my temper fly  But she can walk away, when she's had enough    She sees everybody, for who they really are.  I'm so thankful for her guidance,  She's helped me get this far.   
 She's a rock!  She is grace!  She's an angel!  She's...  My heart and soul!  She does it all!    When I love! I give it all I got!  Like my mother does.  And when I'm scared! I bow my head and pray!  Like my mother does.  When I feel weak, and un-pretty!  I know I'm beautiful and strong!  Because, I see myself,  Like my mother does!    I hear people saying... I'm starting to look  Like my mother does...  
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America Loves Scotty!!!!

Like most Americans,  American Idol has become one of my favorite shows on T.V and I couldn't be more glad that the show is going strong, unlike most that last for a season or two and then production stops. In my personal opinion, having watched a couple of seasons I must say that the talent in Season 10 was nothing compared to any America has seen. I knew from the start that it was gonna be a tough call but I still placed my bets on Pia Tascano, unfortunately she didn't make it to the final. Pia was good and everyone knew it, but guess what, the results not only depended on the judges but on votes cast by the general public. Yeah!! I didn't vote for Pia the night before her eviction and I felt really bad about it. I was all tears as though I just lost something I could never replace (you didn't read that). 

 

The beautiful Pia Tascano on the night of her eviction

On to something better. I must introduce you to the top 13 contestants America chose..they were, Ashthon Jones, 25yrs old, Casey Abrams, 20yrs old, Haley Reinhart, 20yrs old, Jacob Lusk, 23yrs old, James Durbin, 22yrs old, Karen Rodriguez, 21yrs old, Lauren Alaina, 16yrs old, Naima Adedapo, 26yrs old, Paul Macdonald, 26yrs old, Pia Tascano, 22yrs old, Scotty Mccreery, 17yrs old, Stefano Langone, 22yrs old and the youngest contestant of the season Thia Megia, 16yrs old (younger than Lauren).

Ashthon Jones was the all American Diva whose aspiration was to be the Diana Ross of her time, honestly she was good and could bring the house down in her element but America was looking for more than just a "voice", everyone in this group had that. She was voted off on March 10th. Casey Abrams on the other hand was the cool but not so cool kid. He seemed to have loosened up by the end of the season. Man this dude could sing, believe me, what else could have made the judges save him when he was first voted off then? However I still thought the judges used their one save of the season too early, that should have been for Pia, James or even Jacob. Next on my list is Haley Reinhart, who started off slow and made it all the way to the top 3. I would say she was the "shocker" of the season. She had this coarse voice underneath all the shyness but when she opened up, oh my she did Adele, slayed Gaga and rocked us with duets sung with Casey. Way to go Hayley! Jacob "Luther" Lusk, yep, that was him. I find it hard to describe Jacob's talent, maybe because I just can't find the right words. He was Awesome. I cannot count the number of times Randy called Jacob's performance the best of all time in Idol history, and I couldn't agree less. Hopefully YouTube still has his performance of "God bless the Child" so you can judge for yourself. Never will I forget his face and emotion as he sang one of my favorite songs, Dance with my father Again. Jacob would have made a fine American Idol. Who's next, who's next??? James Durbin! Rocker no doubt. I fell in love with rock all over again. I couldn't catch myself, I fell like a leaf, thanks to James *raises glass*. At one point I thought he was just gonna win it all but the choice was America's to make and how could they, I mean this was JAMES, c'mmon America! His inspiration was his girlfriend and child, and every time he got on that stage he left everything he had on there. It was pure entertainment making me sometimes forget that he wasn't a professional. I can't say which of his performances was my favorite because they were all WOW! but every time I hear "closer to the edge" by 60seconds to Mars I remember James.
Cant believe I'm only through with 6 contestants..kinda tired but I should finish this so how about we just pause..

To Be CONT.......later today, hopefully :)

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN--- MY FAVORITE POEM

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both.And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

 Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted wear;Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference. By, Robert Frost.

The road not taken....

Does it Ever Get Better?

When you are the one who does their best to be right,

and yet no one see's it and the other who does the reverse is preferred 

and kept at heart.

When you are the one who has to do it all by them self 

what you have no idea how to. And yet you get compared to the one who 

got all the help, and are expected at the end of the day

to bring to the table the same accounts.

When you are the one who lives in uncertainty and wonder what

 it is you are doing here on earth. And your emotions are frozen, not

Knowing when you are really happy or sad.

When you are the one who gives up their happiness for

the one's they love, and yet more is demanded. Then again sometimes

the ones you cherish are ashamed, envious 

and even judgmental of you,

for reasons best known to them.

If you ever feel like you are that one,

the one thing I know is, It's not easy being you

Cos I've been there.

To whom I call Friends

You've been there through the rough and tough
and I've now realized just how much
you've all come to mean to me
you're now all a part of me
Relationships been up and down
Conversations round and round
Hitting my head against a wall
and you’ve been there through it all
Not only when I need an ear
or to get me through the things I fear
but you change my mood, my day, my night
You turn the dull into the bright
Each and everyone of you have things that I admire
I want to be a better person, for all of you inspire
The stories, the quirks and embarrassing tales
you make me laugh if all else fails
I have no need to run or hide
when I have you, all on my side
You may think "does she mean me?"
and yes I do for ALL WHO SEE
for all of you are very dear
even those that aren’t so near
You may have only said one word
but I’m sure there’s more to be heard
and so I’m hear, if you need an ear,
to get you through the rough and tough
when the worlds caved in and you’ve had enough
We will laugh, get angry, live and learn
share dreams and hopes, love and yearn
with every day that passes by
with every star and moonlit sky
I thank you each and everyone of you
for being here to get me through


PS:It takes very little time
to turn to the person next to you and say a first hello
introduce yourself to them and ask how there day has been
with this small greeting the world opens up
I am usually shy
so here’s to all my friends that took the first step.....
~LOVE PAULA~

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.

This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?”

The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you.”