and if you don't know by now, I'm talkin 'bout Chitown

What a crazy weekend!!

My friend Jenny and I woke up at 4:30am Saturday morning and headed up to Chicago for my first trip there and for my America's Next Top Model audition!!!

It was held in the South Side of Chicago at the Hyatt and our directions were anything but specific. We ended up driving around the South Side for a while until two lovely ladies on the sidewalk directed us back to where we had started. Parking was a mere $21, I'm still salty about that. Stupid Chicago parking. Then we headed in to see Tyra!!

The line was out the door and around the building (see picture above) but the line was moving quickly and I was in the door within 5 minutes. The room was full of models and people from the show. I kept my eye out for Nigel, no luck!

I ended up sitting next to a girl named Joy and we were clownin all day. Neither of us had any sleep or food that day and we were ready to just lay down on the floor.

A girl a few isles up kept yelling "TYRA!!!" and her row would start clapping. The whole room looked around, ha, no Tyra. She tricky us! I was happy the models were all friendly and fun and not snobby and insecure. I was worried about that.

They were taking us in the casting call room a hundred at a time and we were lined up like prisoners. They had us fall in against the wall in a single file line. We had to keep our right shoulder and right side of our body firmly against the wall and hold our handbags out in the air with our left arm. We had to stand with the front of our shoes touching the back of the shoes of the person in front of us and full body to body contact. Then they slapped a number on us and the fun began. After being told to set our bags on the floor (finally) they instructed us to step out of the line up and look into the camera (that had Tyra's picture taped to it) and say only our names, age, height, and weight then pass the mic to the person behind us and get back up against the wall. My heart was pounding!! They told us Tyra was watching us. After the last girl went they immediatly said "If I don't call out your number, please exit thru that door." and they called three numbers, and I exited thru that door. haha

I'm not mad though, I had so much fun at the try outs and I can say I've talked to Tyra and tried out for tv. Fun!

The rest of the weekend in Chicago was full of my three favorite G.F.'s (Good friends, good fun and good food) Shopping on Michigan Ave, Chinatown, Redline....best weekend in a long time!! You can bet I'll be back soon!






And the highlight of my trip!!!!! JAPANESE RAMUNE SODA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just like Pankun drinks in Pankun and James!!!!!!! GAH!