My life so far

My life so far has been full of ups and downs. Good times and bad times. Its a terrible shame that the bad times greatly outweigh the good. But i am a strong believer that everything in life, be it good or bad, happens for a reason. My life may not have gone the way i would have liked it to, but it's because of the way my life went, that i am the person i am today. I just read a blog entry by my cousin Carol. It talks about following your dreams. This got me thinking. It has always been my dream to sing. From a really young age, all i have ever dreamt about  is singing on stage infront of thousends of people. I am so passionate about my singing that i have performed at the Cramphorn Theatre, done a gig with my cousin Dave and his friend Dean, done the BTECH 1st Diploma in Performing Arts at college and even auditioned twice for the X-Factor. My parents have always known how much i love to sing. I used to tell them all the time that i wanted to be a singer when i grew up. Mum and Dad always used to laugh it off telling me not to be so stupid, i would never make it because i cant sing. This is quite funny really when they have never actually heard me sing. My nan came to see me on stage at the Cramphorn theatre. It was a dance show (something else i quite enjoy doing) and i got to sing at the end of it. I did a song called Dreaming of You by a Mexican American singer called Selena (Selena Quintenilla Perez). My nan came over to me after the show and said ''before today i honestly didn't think you could sing, but you have just proven me wrong. I'm proud of you''. I couldn't believe it. No one had ever told me they were proud of me. I was 16 at the time. It made my day. I would love to be given the opportunity to sing infront of a large crowd again. Although i seriously doubt i will. If i did, i think i would die and go to heaven. Especially if i got to sing with Amy Lee (Evanescence).