ooo, i'm cringing already just beginning this letter, haha! I'll try and keep this nice and sweet. I don't see what's so wrong with being yourself. If there's one thing that irritates me the most, is when people don't know how to be original. You can't expect to copy someone, and NOT be compared to them. If that's the case, then fine. You're setting yourself up for it. Maybe you feed off that kind of stuff, who knows. But I find, that working ur ass off on something original, something that you created is far more rewarding that copying someone else. I've been terribly blessed with some really extraordinary people. Everyday I'm surrounded with people who are constantly showing support for what I love to do. These people are one of the biggest reasons why I work hard and why I love performing so much! I couldn't give enough credit to my family, all my friends and team mates. It's been an incredible year for me this year, and I wouldn't have done it without any of those people. I honestly don't see a better way to waste countless minutes of my life other than to worry. It's a ridiculous cycle in my head that's almost twice as annoying as being worried in the first place.
it's an exhilarating thing, teaching. the best part is sitting back and watch my imagination manifest itself physically before my eyes. how humbling is it to see love and pure desire in the eyes of your students. i don't want credit, i don't want props. I just want people to do what they do. I want to give them a reason why they love dancing. i want to give them something new, something different, something they'll catch themselves dancing in the shower. family, PraiseTEAM, friends, games, sleep, a bed, food, clothing, school, television, 247, dance, dreams, hot chocolate on a rainy day like today, internet, cellphones, bbm, rain, sun, wind, clouds, plants, a sweater, my laptop, my ipod, the ability to see, touch, feel, smell, taste, the ability to love, to hurt, to smile, to laugh, to grow, to cry, the ability to learn, to read, to sing, to dance, to look like a complete fool without trying, for spontaneous choices, for the community, for the arts, for music, for hip hop, for the media (the good parts of it), for mistakes, accomplishments, embarassment, lessons learned, lessons being learned, history, memories, pictures, performing, for yesterday, today, tomorrow and the future...... but the list goes on.





"If you can't fall asleep... read a book... or count your blessings."
"The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way." ahhhhh, you're finally done. I hope you enjoy your itouch :) I think I spoil you too much.

I completely left your grad card at home, but I was sure you knew what I was going to say anyway. Thank you so much for making highschool so much easier. I don't know what I'd do if i didn't have you there, supporting me every step of the way. We had a lot of arguements (as alllllways), but even at that, we were always okay by next block :) Thanks for sacrificing all your lunch hours and breaks to hear me rant about (insert boy name here) or (insert girl name here). I know I can be an earfull, so thank you for that. Thank you for paying for me all those times too... but I guess the ipod is a good way to pay you back :) Thank you for always believing in me, especially when it came to boys! You allllways told me "don't worry man... you got this", and you were... usually always right, haha! You're the best. Highschool wouldn't have been the same without you. Thanks for every single bit of it :) And for everything I missed... well, you know the rest. Love, so much.
- Lanie "We'll be friends forever, won't we Pooh?" asked Piglet.
"Even longer," Pooh answered.