#and chelsie’s been running the game for a while

[sophfandoms53]

All this celebration when 3 of these 5 ppl haven’t rlly played all season to be here,,,

[pbandjesse]

I had a really hard time sleeping last night. And I migraine got really really bad after I did my post. And James came over and I could barely talk I was so nauseous and in so much pain. It was awful. Eventually subsided enough that I could talk. And we hung out for a bit. Watch videos and I tried just to feel better. But my back still really hurt and it made Sleeping really difficult. I actually don't remember falling asleep. James must have turned off the light. I was just too much of a mess.

It woke up in the middle of the night because I was having really crazy dreams again. And I stretched for a bit and that helped let me sleep a little bit better. But then I just had wild dreams. So I woke up pretty tired.

Me and James woke up around 9 and stayed in bed for a while. Eventually though we got up and I went to get dressed. And James made the bed and then went to start breakfast. He made us hash browns and attempted to make me an omelette. Which was pretty good. He's getting better at it.

He stayed for a while. But he left to go home and have a bigger brunch and get coffee. And I decided I wanted to lay down. I sort of half napped for an hour. But I woke up feeling super disoriented and dizzy. I just wanted to go back to bed so badly but I had to go to work. I enticed myself to leave with the promise of donuts at 7-Eleven.

I also stretched. That always helps.

I got myself and Chelsi a donut. We both had hard days yesterday. And I just thought it would be a nice surprise. And she was very excited so that felt good.

I forgot my charger again. I was really mad at myself this time because I have a second backup battery and I just didn't grab it. I didn't think about it. So my phone was dead by the time I got to the bus on the way home. And I barely used it. I mean I watched a bunch of Judge Judy in my supplies hour in the beginning but still!

Today was actually a lot of fun. There's a lot of craziness in the hallway when I went to pick up the kids. But I got everyone upstairs and they finish up their mother's day cards. I feel like the worst child because I haven't put in as much effort as I wish I could have. I just love my mom so much and I want her to feel appreciated. Everything is just been a lot lately and I'm going to spend my day off tomorrow working on art stuff. And some of that art stuff will hopefully be Mother's Day related.

We went out for recess and I was very tired. So I mostly just watch the kids. And dinner was fine. Nothing that exciting. Our time was really fun though.

I had all seven of the boys today. And we went out to the field and we did the rock paper scissor thing again to decide who would start first. And Michael's team got to go first. And his movie is easier to film so that was great. Having the two other boys in it definitely made it more rough-and-tumble. They don't understand the concept of movie fights being fake fights. Andre tried to convince me that movie fights were real because sometimes they bleed. And I had to break the news to him that that was not real. They were full-on running and jumping on each other. Knocking each other over. I felt like I was filming a WorldStar video or like bum fights. Nobody got hurt but still.

The second one was harder to fill them because it's basically fortnite fanfiction. And I don't know or care enough about fortnite. I was able to follow long enough but they kept saying like we're at the volcano and I'm like okay but what are we doing. And eventually I just had to say okay now everyone's dad. Or at least the bad guys are dead and I never wanted to be like no I killed this other guy and I'm like no you're the bad guy we're not having the bad guys win. It wasn't even his film. He was an extra. So he started pouting and went and sat in the field. But we got a lot done and I'm very happy with them.

We finished up and met the other group and went inside. And some of the girls worked on their cards while the other half of the girls played a game in the hallway. And the boys worked on some dialogue for chelsi to put on the screen since the movies are going to be mostly silent. It was very very productive and that felt really cool.

We finished up in the kids got picked up quickly. But I miss the 5:30 bus and the next bus didn't come until almost 6:10. And my phone was completely dead. I was just very tired and having trouble keeping my eyes open sitting at the bus. But eventually it came and I got home around 6:30.

Sabrina came down from upstairs to return my Swiffer she borrowed. And I made dinner. And really I've just been hanging out. Just sent me a letter in the mail that had a whole bunch of cool patches in it. And I took all the patches off my backpack and put the new ones on and rearrange the old ones. I've been doing laundry. I just did all my towels because I have no clean ones. I'll do my clothes on Sunday. Wait till I have a bigger load I suppose. I have to go get my towels out of the dryer now. And then I'm going to get ready for bed.

I have most of the day off tomorrow. I have my last Science Center shift of the season at 6. But for the rest of the day I plan on cleaning my apartment and making art. I may also start bringing some stuff upstairs since me and James are going to be moving things to his apartment and his parents house on Sunday. But really I just wanted to be a nice art day. I want to take at least one nap. And I just want to feel rested by the end of it. I'm looking forward to the Science Center though. And I hope you all have a great night tonight. Sleep well everyone.

[royalromancefanfic]

Chapter 7

Harry’s POV

“Over here!” “Prince Harry!” “Prince Harry!” “I love you!!” I heard shrieks and cries in many different directions (some in English, others in unfamiliar tongues -- South Asian languages I presumed), as I made my way through the crowd that had gathered once myself, my private secretary, Edward and POs exited our car.  

People had come from far and wide to see me open a new primary school at Banganga -- a village just on the outskirts of Mumbai. It was a place where red sandy dirt roads rolled on for miles and entrepreneurial women sold freshly caught fish, spices, local fruit and vegetables from baskets along the roadsides, and barefoot children played with tires, footballs, bottles and whatever else they could make a game out of. The best part of it all was how they played without a care in the world and better yet, with the biggest smiles on their faces. From my experience, the people were kind and humble. It was a place that was colourful, bold, bustling and seemed like a real community. I had tried my hardest to stop when I could to shake hands and wave at the women, men and children who’d come out in the blistering 30 degree heat. I was thankful that they’d invited me to their village and welcomed me (and unfortunately the annoying media) with open arms.

Four days into the tour, Gran and Grandpa were having a ‘rest day’ whilst I ventured out on an engagement to unveil the opening of the school. The school was run by a small local charity that aims to lift children out of poverty through education. Gran’s office were keen on me coming on as a patron, but I wanted to come out and see the charity first. Sentable, my commitments in the UK as well as my other global projects did take up most of my time. I was happy to show some support and come out to unveil the new primary school though. 

Arjun Kapoor, the founder and Head of Outreach for the charity was giving us a tour of the grounds before the ribbon cutting ceremony. He introduced himself before continuing on. “Pleased to meet you royal highness,” He bowed on first sighting and reached out to greet me.

“You too,” I shook his hand. “You can just call me Harry. It’s a pleasure to be here. Thank you for inviting us down.” I took off my sunglasses and allowed them to balance on the top of my head, squinting at the sun, before introducing Arjun to Edward and the rest of the group. 

Arjun introduced me to various members of staff, as we walked around the site. The school had several large classrooms (enough to house years 3, 4 and 5), a canteen, medical room and large outdoor gardens. They had planted trees in the back and had beds of soil ready for the first round of students to start planting smaller plants as part of school projects. After a quick 30-minute tour we had made it full-circle and I was ushered forward to say a few words before the ribbon cutting. Local press had surrounded us and there were a few international news wires that were hoping to get some photos. I recognised a few faces, as it always tended to be the same people covering the Royal beat. I made a quick speech and then we’d been invited by Arjun to play a round of footy with a group of kids who would start attending the school the following week. 

It was meant to be 5-a-side, but due to the large amounts of people there it just became a random kick-about. And at one point I had four kids tackling me at one time. I found it amusing when someone’s five-year-old girl came onto our makeshift pitch only to just grab the ball and curl into it. She’d decided the ball was a giant lollypop and decided on licking it until some of the kids and I playfully tickled her off.  We found out her name was Nisha. We played peak-a-boo until Nisha got tired and lay on the floor giggled out. The kids had absolutely made my day. I had a fantastic time and was happy that I’d made the effort to come out. By the time we’d finished and got back into the car I was covered in red dust. Although I knew I wasn’t going to become a patron, I knew I’d have a special place in my heart for the school. 

We had a long ride back to our hotel, so I took it as time to tend to my phone. “Did you see that adorable little kid grab the ball?” I laughed as I sorted through some photos on my phone. Josh had taken a few snaps, as I’d asked him to. I wanted to keep some photos for my own memories. 

“I did. You did very well to pry her off,” Ed laughed. “She certainly stole the show with onlookers.” Ed tilted his phone to me and showed me a video that had been uploaded onto Twitter by someone. It was already starting to go viral. “They love Nisha online.”

“Ha! Good!” I laughed and then turned back to my phone. “Those kids were precious.” I was happy that the focus was on Nisha and the rest of the children, rather than on me.

In the last two days there had been rumours about me dating a mystery woman swirling about in the tabloids. It was worrying to me how close the descriptions matched that of Leonie’s profile. Somehow they’d been told my mystery woman was tall, tanned and brown-haired. For some reason the press had wrongly picked this up as her being a tanned American brunette. 

The press were now very much playing a game of ‘Guess Who’. Trying to pair me with any brunette I’d ever spoken to in my life. It was almost like whoever talked to the press knew Leonie and I or had seen us together. My POs Josh and Scott were the only ones that had seen Leonie and I together, but they knew better than to go to the press. I’d also made them swear to not tell anyone, not even Ed. I hadn’t told anyone that we’d been dating and even denied the rumours when asked outright by those close to me. “Anymore rumours going round?” I asked Ed as I tried to play casual.

“No real updates,” He looked up from his phone then across at me. “I mean they’re just rumours after all right?” I could see him watching me from the corner of my eye. I continued looking down at my phone scrolling through photos -- avoiding his gaze. “It doesn’t matter unless you actually are seeing someone... because then those rumours may actually affect them.”

Scott coughed, making me draw my eyes up to him in the front seat. It was his way of trying to get me to be honest with Ed. “Might want to get something for that nasty cough, Scott.” I said as I looked at him wide-eyed.

“Sorry, Harry. Just had something in my throat.” His eyes fell and he went back to looking straight ahead. “Apologies.”

“I don’t know what you’re up to Harry.” Ed started sternly. “But I have a feeling you are seeing someone.” He began pointing his phone at me. 

“What? Women’s intuition?” I scoffed teasing him. “You sound like a scorned lover. I’m not seeing anyone Ed.” I wanted to protect the beginnings of what I had with Leonie and I felt like I had to keep people out of it if there was ever any chance of it lasting. In the past I’d been so naive and complacent when dating. Chelsy was splashed all over the papers within a week of knowing her and Cressida was the same too -- only because I tried to use her to make Chelsy jealous. I was hoping to keep Leonie to myself for a while. I had to deny everything to Ed.

“Okay. Then maybe you’re messing around with someone on a frequent basis.” He tried to rephrase himself. “Chilling? Is that what you young people call it nowadays?” He rolled his eyes. “All I’m saying is, if there is someone... you have to let me know. Not only does she affect your reputation, but you affect hers too.”

I thought about that for a while and agreed with Ed. But I still wasn’t ready. “What time’s dinner?” I quickly changed the subject. 

Ed just shook his head, before reeling off our plans for the rest of the day. Deep down he knew I was dating someone, but he couldn’t quite prove it. Yet.

Leonie’s POV

“Ooo I’ve got a good one,” Jessica (our Fashion Editor’s EA) started, as she cupped her mug of tea. She frequently came over for a natter with my EA Aster. “Who’d you rather? Tom Hardy or David Beckham?”

Aster was so into their conversation that she hadn’t noticed me walking towards my office. Her desk was stationed just outside of my office. “Easy. Tom Hardy any day.” She inhaled drawing in air. “That guy is so beautifully rough and ragged.” She fanned herself. “His wife is one lucky woman.”

I cleared my throat slightly to draw their attention. Aster jumped up and Jessica stood wide-eyed. She jumped away from Aster’s laptop screen and stood up straight, as she smoothed down her black dress. “Oh I’m so sorry, Leonie. Jess and I were just yammering on about our celeb crushes. Did you need something? Anything I can help with?”

Aster had on the cutest houndstooth skirt and white shirt on today. She’d left her medium length auburn hair to sit perfectly just above her shoulders. Not only was she sharp with her fashion game, but also she happened to be the loveliest, most organised EA. She made sure my diary was never too packed and also had worked at British Vogue as soon as she’d left school, so could tell me all the ins and outs of the business. She was my Executive Assistant and also when it came to work -- my secret weapon.

“That’s fine,” I chuckled lightly at her. “Just wanted to check to see if my meeting with Verity is in her office? I know we had to rearrange a couple of times.”

Aster quickly minimised the gossip website on her screen that Jessica and her were drooling over and clicked onto my calendar. She gave it a moment and then nodded. “Yes,” She smiled at me. “It’s in her office in 13 minutes exactly.” She pointed to a small box on her desk. “Also, that box came for you. It was delivered by a courier to the post room.”

“Hmm...” I hadn’t ordered anything and I wasn’t expect anything either.  

“Want me to put it in ‘the pile’?” Aster asked. Everyone at British Vogue had a pile of random things that were sent to them. Our legal team had a never-ending, difficult job of trying to figure out if most of the gifts breached our anti-bribery rule. 

“Nah, I’ll take it.” It had been scanned by security in the post room, so it couldn’t have been anything too crazy. “Thank you.” I went back into my office, but kept the door open. I normally kept the door open, unless I was having a private conversation/on a private call. 

I continued to hear Jessica and Aster chatting about the latest news on gossip sites.

I opened the gift box slowly and inside was a white card and what looked to be luxury Indian sweets. The card read: Wish you were here

I smiled at the thought of how he was still thinking of me. I managed to catch the news that morning, which showed footage of the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Harry at a Hindu temple.

“Corrrr look at Prince Harry in that tight shirt. Someone’s been working out.” Jessica said. My ears immediately picked up when I heard his name and my eyes darted over to her and Aster. They were still on a tabloid website. I quickly tossed the note back in the box and closed it. 

“What’s he in India now?” Aster then proceeded to read the headline of the article about him out loud. Aster smiled. “Now he’s a good one. Who’d you rather? Prince Harry or Prince William?”

“Harry... definitely Harry,” Jessica said dreamily. “He’s the hottest royal and still has his hair. Plus I tend to fancy a bit of a bad boy.”

“Is he still with Chelsy or is it Cressida?” Aster asked. “Ooo they were spotted at that party weren’t they? But then there’s these new rumours about a brunette!” She went on excitedly. One thing Aster did love was a gossip. I listened more intently. 

“Ohhh yeah,” Jessica nodded. 

“Means I might have a chance.” Aster flipped her naturally red hair. “Soon he’ll be coming home to us redheads.”

“I heard he’s really dating someone new. They’re not just rumours.” Jessica started off loud and then settled into a lower range. It was almost like she had just remembered she was at work. I leaned forward in my seat and then stopped myself and decided to use my laptop as my prop. I clicked on random things aimlessly as I listened in. “My best friend’s cousin, Katya, is dating of those van Straubenzee brothers. She’s said Cressida is real old news. No one in their group likes her, only Princess Eugenie.”

Aster gasped. “Hmmm she seems the type no one would like.”

Jessica continued. “Chelsy is the only one Harry actually really loved, but she’s sleeping with some tennis instructor. And Harry’s apparently dating someone knew. She’s foreign... American or something. Real tall, tanned and brunette.”

Jessica and Aster were so into their conversation. The aristo’ circle in London was so small and well connected that there was no wonder Jessica’s contact knew Van/Charlie. I just hoped the news about Harry dating someone would stop spreading. The press had picked up on it in the last few days. Their profile/description was wrong, but it wasn’t too far from me. Unknowingly of my background, I could have been classed as ‘tanned’ and my hair was dark brown (although I was not a brunette) and I was seemingly ‘foreign’ (although not an American). The thought of the media finding out who I was made me nervous. I stopped listening in on Jessica and Aster.

I picked up my phone and casually went through my Instagram feed to distract myself. I began scrolling and ‘liked’ most photos. I then saw Jas had posted. She was in New York for a few days, before she had to fly to Toronto. I commented on the picture ‘Miss you lady!’. I continued scrolling and saw Papa’s Instagram feed. I tried to get him off Instagram a while ago, but for some reason the French Embassy thought it was great that he had a ‘human face’ with a personal account. There was a photo of Pa and Prince Charles mid-conversation sharing a glass of whisky in my parents front room. Their front room! 

My heart dropped.

What. The. F*ck. What the actual f*ck?!

I glanced at the photo again to see if there was a caption. There was no caption, but everyone knew it was Prince Charles in the photo. It was freaking Prince Charles!

“Leonie --” Aster’s voice snapped me out of my haze. “You’re going to be late.”

“Sorry,” I looked up at her annoyed at having been interrupted. 

“Your meeting with Verity.” She reminded me. 

I snapped out of it instantly. “Yes, Verity,” I quickly got up from my seat. I grabbed my notepad and pen from my desk. “Thanks, Aster.” I then made my way to the meeting. 

What Pa was doing having Prince Charles at the house. I did not know. But I had to find out what was going on and why they’d become friends all of a sudden. Did he know something I hadn’t? Did Harry let him know we were dating? Did Harry know they were having regular rendezvous?

[owlsie-hoot]

Get to know me V

I was tagged by @springsteen-strange - so thanks a lot dear :). It’s been a while since I last did this.

1st Rule: Tag Nine People You Want To Get To Know Better (and as always, just if you want to do this, you don’t have to ;))

So, here you go:

@dameofdownstairs @krimsnkrams @mirai-desu @abbys-peach-boy-goes-oscar @susangatelys @chelsie-carson @chelsiefan71 @batwings79 @itssoinevitable

2nd Rule: Bold The Statements That Are True

Appearance:

I am 5’7” or taller • I wear glasses • I have at least one tattoo • I have at least one piercing • I have Blonde hair • I have brown eyes • I have short hair • my abs are at least somewhat defined • I have or had braces

Personality:

I love meeting new people • people tell me that I’m funny • helping others with their problems is a big priority for me • I enjoy physical challenges • I enjoy mental challenges • I’m playfully rude with people I know well • I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it • there is something I would change about my personality

Ability:

I can sing well • I can play an instrument • I can do thirty pushups without stopping • I’m a fast runner • I can draw well • I have a good memory • I’m good at doing math in my head • I can hold my breath underwater for over a minute • I have beaten at least two people at arm wrestling • I know how to cook at least three meals from scratch • I know how to throw a proper punch

Hobbies:

I enjoy playing sports • I am on a sports team in my school or somewhere else • I am in an orchestra or choir in my school or somewhere else • I have learned a new song in the past week • I work out at least once a week • I have gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months • I have drawn something in the past month • I enjoy writing • fandoms are my number one passion • I do or have done martial arts

Experiences:

I have had my first kiss • I have had alcohol • I have scored the winning goal/point in a sports game • I have watched the entire season of a tv show in one sitting • I have been in an overnight event • I have been in a taxi/cab • I have been in a hospital/ER in the past year • I have beaten a game in one day • I have visited another country • I have been to one of my favourite band’s/singer’s concerts

I have at least one person I consider a best friend • I live close to my school • my parents are still together • I have at least one sibling • I live in the United States • there is snow right now where I live • I have hung out with a friend in the past month • I have an iPhone • I have at least 15 CDs • I share my room with someone

My Life:

Relationships:

I am in a relationship • I have a crush on a celebrity • I have a crush on someone I know • I have been in at least 3 relationships • I have never been in a relationship • I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them •I get crushes easily • I had a crush on someone for over a year • I have been in a relationship for at least a year • I have had feeling for a friend

Random:

I have breakdanced • I know a person named Jamie • I have had a teacher with a last name that is hard to pronounce • I have dyed my hair • I am listening to one song on repeat right now • I have punched someone in the past week • I know someone who has gone to jail • I have broken a bone • I have eaten a waffle today • I know what I want to do with my life • I speak at least two languages • I have made a new friend in the past year

[dippedanddripped]

As the global market for sneakers is projected to reach $88 billion by 2024, consumers are jumping brand and category hurdles to land on the soft­er surfaces of comfort and inspiration. According to Matt Powell, sports business analyst with NPD Group, athletic footwear continues to outperform fashion [footwear] as three wardrobes (work, workout, and weekend) have been replaced with one that can take you everywhere.

“Today what’s working is athleisure: people are buying athletically-inspired footwear with no intention of wearing it for sports,” observes Powell, noting that for the past four years we’ve not seen a single performance category (referring to tennis, running, basketball, etc.) trending positively. What’s more, while the shoe market, in general, is down, growth for this category, also known as “sport lifestyle,” is up, comprising more than half of the total U.S. sneaker business.

Brand expert and strategist Simon Graj, CEO of Graj + Gustavsen, observes some new rules. “We’re in psychographic times, not demographic times, with a ‘mindset’ vs. an ‘age set.’ We’re now freer to express ourselves and to show how we’re not cookie-cutter beings. We’re a global community of individuals.”

Many agree there’s now space for every consumer on the sneaker spectrum, from the street-styled to the fashion-obsessed to the stuffed shirt. Isack Fadlon, the co-founder of iconic indie retailer Sportie LA, has ridden the sneaker wave since 1985. He says sneakers are now “part of the repertoire and we can’t get away from them,” recounting numerous wedding couples who bought sneakers for their bridesmaids and groomsmen. Fadlon predicts continued growth in specialty stores– although he acknowledges the difficulty for smaller independent apparel stores to access the major brands (Nike, Adidas, Puma). He emphasizes how sneakers can elevate the game for retailers who want to differentiate and recommends bringing in smaller brands and highlighting seasonal collections.

There’s no need to travel far to find a specialty shrine near you. Check out the Kith lifestyle at various locations, walk through the sneaker tunnel at Feature in Las Vegas, get jiggy at Extra Butter on the Lower East Side – or meet your stylist at Dover Street Market in midtown. Not to be outdone, Nordstrom has stepped up its commitment with the Nordstrom x Nike boutique. If you don’t want to leave your house – that’s cool, because the hottest new drops can be found with online sources such as Flight Club, StockX, Eastbay, Stadium Goods, Grailed, and GOAT (specializing in the hard-to-find). Most of the aforementioned are secondary outlets that authenticate and resell to booming demand. And there’s an app to mention – but it might explode the phone from market power: SNKRS (big surprise: it’s Nike, rated the best brand app out there by Highsnobiety).

CHUNKY DAD IN FASHION…

Said no one ever, except possibly when referring to the fad that has encouraged some of the biggest luxury collaborations and the revival of oversized, ‘80s bulky soles and loud patterned uppers known as “dad shoes.” Arguably one of the most beautiful, ugly trends in fashion, there’s some debate as to how it (re)started and who wears it best – Balenciaga or Yeezy? Regardless, this has breathed new life into Fila, added to the Adidas assortment and attracted the attention of Gucci, Versace, and Louis Vuitton.

PLAYING THE MARKET

As if the primary sneaker market isn’t big enough, resale (both underground and above), is set to hit $6 billion in the next ­five years. “I know people who have paid for their house with sneakers,” shared industry insider Baffuor “B.A.” Gyamfi­. He credits Kanye West (Yeezy) for invigorating the resale market and prompting people to buy shoes just to sell. He describes a movement propelled by a passion for streetwear and the growing acceptance of vintage and wearing everything old that’s new again. B.A. has a sentimental connection to influencers like Sean Wotherspoon, a Nike collaborator and co-founder of menswear and go-to vintage destination Round Two. Designers like Louis Vuitton’s Virgil Abloh (also an artist and DJ) of Off White and Jerry Lorenzo (founder of the label Fear of God and son of MLB coach Jerry Manuel) are blurring the lines of streetwear and fashion. But while resale and limited editions keep product and brands in demand, some predict the bubble could burst as supply can be a hard thing to control.

GENTLEMEN PREFER BRANDS

A visit to the men’s shoe floor at Nordstrom can put things in perspective. Street (Golden Goose, Fear of God, Balenciaga…) meets sartorial (Magnanni, To Boot, Bottega Veneta…) or somewhere in the middle (Alexander McQueen) with an assortment to make a style match. Here we see the dress code shift in real-time with a show of designers who have found a way to make the sneaker look dressy. I eavesdropped on an expert, “The dress guy has collided with the sneaker guy. The kids who were collecting sneakers in the ‘80s and ‘90s are now wearing these.” (He points to a table of Common Projects).

For those curious about merchandising sneakers in menswear stores, there’s Porter T. Jones, who operates shoe departments in high-end men’s haberdasheries. “Shoes are a different type of business within the clothing sector,” says owner Christian Jones, explaining how the right mix and expertise can bring more profi­t to the store and compliment the clothing lines. The ability to identify and implement footwear trends [for men’s stores] is a unique skillset; getting the attention of the wide variety of hard-to-access vendors (brands) is subject to relationships. According to Chris, “Sneaker growth is happening at the expense of driving shoes.” He acknowledges that sneakers have not always been profi­table and what they lacked in margin needed to be made up by volume, noting that this dynamic has changed with higher-end brands. When asked which brand has taken off, Chris said it was On – the Swiss brand that has captivated and continually sold out due to their styling, limited quantities, and comfort.

As for what’s trending, it seems that everything goes. According to men’s fashion influencer Chelsie Ravenell, who sees it all from the retail floor of Gwynn’s in Charleston, “Right now Golden Goose is hot in the world of high-end. I own several of them but I’m also a Jordan 1 guy – my all-time favorite shoe/sneaker ever. I wear them to the gym and with my suits.” He predicts no slowdown to the sneaker craze. “They’ve always been a symbol of coolness, a way to express yourself. Forever young.”

[demonosopherme-blog]

Dancing With The Stars Season 9 Premiere: Donny Osmond Outshines The Pack

There has been much speculation and many media reports surrounding alleged estimates from singer Aaron Carter on the legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson. When a reported job interview produced headlines over alleged estimates from Carter, the singer rapidly denied that he had ever stated any of the things that he was becoming quoted as saying. According to a new update produced by the singer by way of Twitter, Aaron Carter will reportedly be featured on E! Information today in an interview in which he will be discussing the Michael Jackson story. Singer Aaron Carter and companion Karina Smirnoff had been subsequent to go on DWTS season nine's 3rd week of competition. They offered up a Rumba that Aaron promised would "come straight from the coronary heart". I loved Karina's glittering white gown, but Aaron's weird belted factor did absolutely nothing for me. He can certainly move, but he nearly appeared to be trying too difficult. Don't get me wrong; it was good, just not stellar. Bruno said it was nicely done, but lacked fluidity. Carrie Ann known as his traces "gorgeous" and told him to listen to Karina and "tone back" his movements. Len told him to view his arm actions rather than just "flinging them". Yup, I can dig these feedback. discover this and Karina Smirnoff's Dancing with the Stars season nine week three scores: eight, six, 7 = 21.

Yes, Miley Cyrus' latest video clip was premiered next, but I'm disregarding it. I'm not pleased with her. Disney and pole dancing don't belong in the exact same sentence, says this mama.

Aaron Carter Interview

"The Addams Family" concept song created by Vic Mizzy. Even though The Addams Family only aired from 1964-1966, its theme song stays massively recognizable.

Donny Osmond was a hit! His sister Marie was on back in season 5 of "Dancing With the Stars," and she made it all the way to the final three despite becoming 1 of the weaker performers. Expertise-wise he's probably more powerful than Marie, and he has a great ability to perform the group. He completed his foxtrot with a 20. During the team salsa, he was also easily declared the winner. Mark Dacascos and Lacey Schwimmer. Mark Dacascos is best known as "The Chairman" and host of Food Network's Iron Chef America. Can he consider the warmth on DWTS? His rebel companion is Lacey Schwimmer, who is in her 3rd period of DWTS. This award-successful dancer has been partnered with Steve-O and Lance Bass. The quirky combination of uniqueness and character may consider this couple far in the competition. Look out for this group.

Popstar Aaron Carter

So that's that! Kathy Eire went home at the near of Dancing with the Stars 7 days two results show. Be sure to tune in subsequent 7 days for much more DWTS season nine motion! Or you can just verify in with me. You know I'll be viewing. I began to aaron carter tattoos write my usual "Dancing with the Stars" review when I all of a sudden realized that I didn't really feel like doing it. For the initial time because the ABC television show began, I truly wasn't that interested in what experienced happened or even what was heading to happen in the subsequent weeks. That was a mild bulb moment for me. While More Help may be well recognized to the more youthful crowd, his "look at me" arrogant attitude has clearly not performed well with more mature DWTS' viewers. He keeps landing in the bottom two regardless of his superb method and dancing skill.

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Samantha Harris then introduced a segment featuring associates of "the Losers Club": The stars who were initial during their respective seasons to leave Dancing with the Stars. Kenny Mayne was his usual unusual self, and was joined by fellow Losers Club members Jeffrey Ross and Penn Gillette, who appeared eager to welcome the latest member of the group. Mard Dacascos and Lacey Schwimmer, Chuck Liddell and Anna Trebunskaya, and Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson were saved from joining that unique little DWTS sect. Another break. Blah blah blah. Then. much more drama as the DWTS season 9 base three grew to become the official bottom two. Louie Vito and Chelsie Hightower had been proclaimed secure, leaving Debi and Kathy in the base two. Samantha Harris asked Carrie Ann if she was shocked by the two women in the base two, and she stated she was shocked to see Debi Mazar up for elimination. Hmph. Cue the dramatic songs - it's time. Kathy Eire and Tony Dovolani were given the boot.

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Ashley Hamilton and Edyta Silwinska. Ashley Hamilton is a singer, songwriter and comic, and son of George Hamilton, who was a prior DWTS competitor. His partner Edyta Sliwinska is the only dancer to appear on all eight seasons of DWTS. Her past companions consist of: Lawrence Taylor, Jeff Ross, Jason Taylor, Cameron Mathison, John Ratzenberger, Vincent Pastore, Joey Lawrence, George Hamilton and Evander Holyfield. Her spouse is fellow dancer Alec Mazo. With no prior dance experience, Ashley's chance of winning it all is doubtful, but if anybody can whip him into shape, it's Edyta. Plus, isn't it time she took home the mirror ball trophy? Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson. Donny Osmond presently appears with his sister Marie (the previous DWTS competitor most well-known for fainting during a display) at the Las vegas Flamingo Resort. Donny has been a singer, musician, actor, speak and game display host and very best-promoting writer. He would adore absolutely nothing much more than to advance higher than sis Marie did. His partner Kym Johnson has been on DWTS since Season 3 when she was paired with Jerry Springer. Other past companions consist of Joey Fatone, Mark Cuban, Warren Sapp and David Alan Grier. This few ought to mesh nicely and do nicely in the competitors, maybe giving Mya and Dmitry a run for their money. I would see myself, ideally, with some CDs out. You know, making some CDs, going someplace, and being able to perform for individuals. I truly picture myself someday like that. I want to create much more tunes, include much more tunes. Just maintain operating at it.

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Chuck Liddell On Dancing With The Stars

Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson - A lot regard to Donny Osmond for dancing up a storm regardless of the reality that he has an insanely busy routine (his Vegas show runs 4 evenings a week). Donny and Kim pulled off an incredible Argentine Tango and it was mirrored in their rating - an incredible 29, the greatest of the season. Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff. the original source has toured the globe and sold hundreds of thousands of information as a teenager pop sensation. He is presently the youngest solo artist to have four Leading forty singles. His companion Karina Smirnoff has been competing on DWTS because Period three, and completed in second place with partner Mario Lopez. Her other companions consist of Billy Ray Cyrus, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Rocco DiSpirito, Mario and Steve Wozniak. Because of Aaron's youth, this couple may struggle, but on the other hand, they might surprise even the toughest critics. Their future on DWTS could go both way. Stay tuned.

Chuck Liddell and Anna Trebunskaya. Chuck Liddell is a mixed martial artist and ultimate combating champion. He also penned his own autobiography known as Iceman: My Combating Lifestyle, which quickly became a New York Occasions Bestseller. His partner Anna Trebunskaya has been concerned with DWTS on and off since season two when she made it to the finals with companion Jerry Rice. Her other partners consist of Albert Reed and Steve Guttenberg. With Steve's strength and Anna's grace, this few may surprise the judges and the voting audience.

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"The Addams Family aaron carter aids members" theme song written by Vic Mizzy. Even though The Addams Family only aired from 1964-1966, its theme song stays massively recognizable.

Natalie Coughlin and Alec Mazo - How about that costume Natalie was rocking? I'm lovin it! But that cover version of "American Woman" she and Alec danced to was completely heinous. I believed Natalie and Alec's Paso Doble was superb, but the judges obviously didn't agree. Score: 22. Grammy Successful singer/songwriter Joss Stone took to the phase with her single Free Me when the Dancing with the Stars results display ongoing. I don't know about you, but when I appear at Joss Stone and her fairly face and girly hair, and then listen to her sing, I'm always shocked by the cacophony in between the sight and the sound. Her voice is lovely, I believe, but just not what I at any time expect. In any case, she was joined by a pair of professional dancers performing their thang on the ballroom floor. It looked like an elaborate bed room dance, if you want my viewpoint.

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And Joanna Krupa (who)? Let's just say the reason she is nonetheless in the top 5 is simply because of Derek Hough. Anyone who is lucky enough to get him as a partner is heading to adhere about for awhile. He is, by far, the very best dancer on the display (as nicely as Mark Ballas). Derek has some of the best choreography and should truly be a fantastic teacher since he goes a long way on each display. The new period of "Dancing with the Stars," is becoming billed as the biggest period yet. 16 celebs will be competing for the title of "DWTS" Winner. It all kicks off with a live three evening premiere beginning tonight at eight p.m. on ABC. Donny Osmond, Aaron Carter and previous House Majority Leader Tom Delay are amongst the contestants. But what Keara delivers to the table is not an additional fairly encounter with a good voice - it is, rather, a unique mixture of musical skills that are adept far past her many years, matched with a serene, but youthful, vitality that keeps her relatable to audiences of all ages. With an R&B acoustic sound relatively reminiscent of a younger feminine counterpart to Bruno Mars, Keara (or 'guitarprincesskeara' as she's recognized to her 3000+ subscribers on YouTube) is prepared to bring a new edge to teen pop songs. I sat down with Keara just a few nights in the past prior to an exceptional performance supporting Web Site at the Concert For Our Future in Manville, New Jersey, exactly where she opened up about her desires and goals for her promising long term in music.

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Carrie Anne commented that whilst it was apparent he hadn't danced before, she favored that he respected the dance and display the joy of dancing, but he has to discover to use his heels. Case in stage, singer Mya and design Joana Krupa. These girls are undeniably great dancers and probably the leaders of the competitors. But who cares? Many viewers don't know sufficient about them to get invested and root for them.

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Post-an additional split, Chuck Liddell and companion Anna Trebunskaya, Melissa Joan Hart and partner Mark Ballas, and Kelly Osbourne and Louie van Amstel were proclaimed secure, while Louie Vito and Chelsie Hightower were relegated to the dreaded hazard zone. Oh no, not my puppy canine boy! By the by, the Hazard Zone is my own terminology. I'm throwing myself a bone right here and making my own DWTS vernacular. Heck yeah. Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson. Donny Osmond currently appears with his sister Marie (the past DWTS competitor most well-known for fainting throughout a display) at the Las vegas Flamingo Hotel. Donny has been a singer, musician, actor, talk and game show host and very best-promoting author. He would love nothing more than to progress higher than sis Marie did. His partner Kym Johnson has been on DWTS because Season 3 when she was paired with Jerry Springer. Other previous partners include Joey Fatone, Mark Cuban, Warren Sapp and David Alan Grier. This few should mesh well and do well in the competition, maybe giving Mya and Dmitry a operate for their money. Age has not been type to the sixty eight year previous music producer. Phil Spector -- who can name John Lennon, the Righteous Brothers, Leonard Cohen, and George Harrison amongst songs's greats related with him - was lastly convicted of 2nd degree murder in the loss of life of Lana Clarkson. His booking photograph - the now famed Phil Spector mug shot found on the Cigarette smoking Gun - provides increase to speculation that pretty a lot any sentence handed down on Might 29 will be a life sentence.

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Abc Television Announces Its Celeb Solid For Period Nine Of "Dancing With The Stars"

The ninth period of Dancing with the Stars aired final evening and it is larger than ever (actually). With 16 contestants, the producers the first 7 days's competitors into two parts: the men and the ladies. Initial up: the males. Yet the man has bodily capability. He easily does a standing backflip. He could consider on have a peek at this website if he learns the moves and it clicks in his mind and muscle tissues.

Carrie Anne commented that while it was apparent he hadn't danced before, she favored that he respected the dance and show the pleasure of dancing, but he has to discover to use his heels.

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Today's Dancing with the Stars 2009 Period 9 announcement on Good Early morning The united states introduced the country to its newest dancing icons. Some new solid associates seem apparent, some are out of the blue - and one in particular is a bit of a shock.

Natalie Coughlin and Alec Mazo - How about that costume Natalie was rocking? I'm lovin it! But that cover version of "American Lady" she and Alec danced to was completely heinous. I believed Natalie and Alec's Paso Doble was excellent, but the judges clearly didn't agree. Score: 22. Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson. Donny Osmond currently appears with his sister Marie (the past DWTS competitor most famous for fainting during a display) at the Las vegas Flamingo Hotel. Donny has been a singer, musician, actor, speak and game show host and very best-selling author. He would adore nothing much more than to progress greater than sis Marie did. His partner Kym Johnson has been on DWTS since Season three when she was paired with Jerry Springer. Other past companions consist of Joey Fatone, Mark Cuban, Warren Sapp and David Alan Grier. This couple should mesh well and do well in the competitors, perhaps giving Mya and Dmitry a run for their money.

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Tomorrow night's Dancing with the Stars Drop 2009 results display will feature a overall performance by Queen Latifah, and of program, the all essential elimination! Tune in for the motion. Or you can just verify in with me. You know I'll be viewing. What happened on Dancing with the Stars period 9's third 7 days of competition? Who carried out "the Samba from zombietown"? Who suffered an damage during the 7 days, casting a shadow of doubt over his capability to carry on on with the DWTS period nine competition? Read on for the DWTS details! The evening finished with Melissa and Mark tied for initial place with Mya and Dmitry. The scores were flip flopped all over the place. Fans and judges were surprised when Home Page and his companion Karina Smirnoff landed on their own in the bottom two. But in the finish, it was fan preferred Chuck Liddell who recieved the lowest mixed judges and fan votes. Chuck danced his last dance to the Texas Two Stage.

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The option to include Tom Hold off in this cycle is questionable at best. Whilst he proved to be charming in a self-effacing way, it was clearly not going to carry him very far. Furthermore, his dropping out of the competitors denied viewers 1 of their preferred pro dancers (Cheryl Burke). Louie Vito, the champion snowboarder who is in coaching for the 2010 Olympics is a lesser-recognized star this season. He looks extremely young, particularly subsequent to his dance companion, Chelsie Hightower. Louie confirmed a honest amount of grace and great type. The few experienced a total rating of 27.

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DeLay had to throw a joke about politics in there, saying that it is "simply outrageous for him to go left." His "Wild Factor" dance was described as "surreal," and his dancing was actually much better than I believed it would be. He was goofy, and that was likely a fantastic concept to get the voting community to believe of him as a polarizing figure. Mark Descascos and Lacey Schwimmer - I wasn't sensation Lacey Schwimmer's serious hair style, but her choreography aaron carter net worth was excellent and so was Mark's overall performance in this respectable Paso Doble. Rating: 26. Although the exception rather than the norm, some DWTS stars occasionally answer tweets from followers. Both model Kathy Eire and Chelsie Hightower, 1 of the DWTS professionals, return selected tweets in spite of having 1000's of followers.

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Collier helps No. 2 UConn rout Vanderbilt 80-42

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Collier helps No. 2 UConn rout Vanderbilt 80-42

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – Geno Auriemma knows his UConn Huskies are a work in progress.

The Hall of Fame coach just wants them to keep getting better every game.

“This was the second game we played, and we were better than we were last Sunday,” he said after an 80-42 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Showcase. “We got three players that we know are really, really good. When those guys are good, we’re really good.”

Auriemma was referring to Crystal Dangerfield, Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson, the “Big Three” who played well this time for No. 2 UConn (2-0). Dangerfield scored 19 points, Collier had 15 points and 16 rebounds and Samuelston added 15 points.

“I don’t know that you could play better than ‘Pheesa and Crystal did today,” Auriemma said. “Lou’s going to do her part.”

UConn jumped out to a 20-7 lead in the first quarter. Vanderbilt (1-4) cut its deficit to 25-15 midway through the second quarter before the Huskies put the game away with a 13-0 burst. Collier scored seven points during the run.

The Huskies led 44-21 at the half as Collier finished the opening 20 minutes with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Vanderbilt could get no closer in the second half.

“I’m proud of our kids. This was an opportunity for us to bring in a young team in the midst of a building process and experience what it takes to achieve and sustain excellence,” Vanderbilt coach Stephanie White said. “I’m proud of the way our team battled. They were exposed in areas that we will work on.”

Chelsie Hall scored 12 points to lead the Commodores.

TIP-INS

The Huskies are 20-0 all-time at Mohegan Sun and have played a nonconference game there for the past five seasons. … The Huskies have won 49 straight nonconference games, dating back to Nov. 17, 2014. … Mariella Fasoula played for Greece in the FIBA World Cup this past fall and averaged 9.5 points and 6.5 rebounds. … UConn improved to 60-1 in the month of November over the past 10 years. The lone loss came to Stanford in 2014.

HALL OF FAME REUNION

UConn’s Chris Dailey and Vanderbilt’s Mickie DeMoss were both inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame this past summer. They were the first assistant coaches to be enshrined in the Hall. Dailey has been at UConn for its entire run over the past three decades while DeMoss was huge in the success at Tennessee. DeMoss just joined Vanderbilt’s staff this year.

UP NEXT

Vanderbilt: Hosts Tennessee State on Wednesday.

UConn: Plays Mississippi on Thursday in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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From the outfits to the fascinators, here's what the celebrity guests are wearing at Windsor Castle

If you're name's not down, you're not coming in. But for those who made it onto the royal wedding invite list - it's showtime!

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's VIPs - including Oprah Winfrey, Idris Elba, Chloe Madeley and James Blunt no less - have started arriving in Windsor for the church service at St George's Chapel, entering the Galilee Porch by foot or by car.

And the fashion hasn't disappointed, with guests pulling out all the style stops for the wedding of the year.

We'll be bringing you all the fascinators, frills and fails as they happen here, and you can get up-to-the-minute details on everything from Meghan's dress, the bridesmaids, the service and that walk down the aisle with Prince Charles

The Beckhams arrive, and VB looks miserable

David and Victoria Beckham scored themselves an invite to Prince William and Kate’s 2011 nuptials, and again for Harry and Meghan’s.

Posh looked none-too-happy as she stepped out in a navy outfit, which was very similar to the understated style she wore last time around.

While Meghan’s often been spotted out in VB’s dresses, David has worked closely with Harry on numerous charity projects.

Both Posh and Becs are in with the Queen, with both having received OBEs.

Amal Clooney looks stunning - of course

George Clooney and Amal injected some serious Hollywood glamour into the red carpet.

The lawyer looked simply stunning in canary yellow as she arrived on the arm of husband George Clooney.

From the awesome hat with net detail to the sweeping dress, she didn’t put a fashion foot wrong.

The couple reportedly bonded with the royal when humanitarian Meghan made with human rights lawyer Amal when she moved to the UK late last year.

“Meghan and Amal have known each other for a while,” a source told People.

Harry's ex Chelsy Davy makes an impression

She might not have made it onto the wedding reception invite list, but that doesn’t mean Prince Harry’s first love wasn’t going to make an effort.

Wearing a navy blue dress, the Zimbabwe-born trained lawyer has made an impression in a fetching blue hat.

Ironically, she was Harry’s guest when Prince William married Kate in 2011, despite the fact they officially ended their ‘tumultuous’ seven-year relationship 12 months prior. They’re rumoured to have had one final fling in 2015, before Harry met Meghan in 2016.

According to friends, she was also ‘hurt’ by the after-party snub. She now runs her own jewellery design company called Aya, and was apparently ‘politely turned down’ when she offered to make Meghan a bespoke piece as a wedding gift.

Chloe Madeley makes shock appearance at wedding

Who knew Richard and Judy’s daughter was even friends with Prince Harry?

The fitness guru scored herself an invite to the exclusive do, and rocked a rather raunchy look in a dusty pink plunging dress and matching hat as she walked in with boyfriend James Haskell.

It turns out Rugby union player James went to school with Harry and the pair has remained friends since they played cricket against each other.

Harry's mate James Blunt arrives

Hazzer and Blunt go way back having served in the army together. The ginger royal regularly goes to his gigs and invited him to perform at the 2014 Invictus Games closing ceremony.

He even took part in the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations in May 2016.

Oprah Winfrey is here!!

We were promised showbiz surprises and Meghan has only gone and secured the attendance of Oprah Winfrey!

The TV maven was spotted making her way into the church wearing a pretty pink outfit.

Meghan’s mum Doria Ragland is believed to have been interviewed by Oprah recently, and the chat show host fuelled speculation she would be coming when she was spotted in London yesterday.

Idris Elba first celeb guest to arrive

Idris Elba is one of the first showbiz guests to arrive at the chapel in Windsor this morning.

The hunky Holllywood actor looked dapper in a smart suit as he made his way in with fiancee Sabrina Dhowre.

The star is good friends with Meghan and praised her in December.

“Meghan Markle, as a person, regardless of her colour, is a role model,” he said at a Buckingham Palace invite for The Princes’ Trust in December.

“As a strong woman marrying into our royal family, she’s going to be a role model for any woman - black, white. The point is that of course our society is one of mixed heritage and it’s nice to see Meghan within the royal family,” he continued.

“It’s great. And of course she’s going to be a beacon and of course she’s going to be someone that people look towards.”

Emma Bunton keeps fans guessing

She’s rumoured to have been one of the three Spice Girls to have scored an invite, with Mel B and Mel C said to have been snubbed.

But Emma Bunton kept fans guessing this morning when she debuted her pink wedding hat.

“Who else is ready for today??” she captioned the shot, then threw in the hashtag #houseparty, hinting she might give the do a wide berth.

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Today was better but I was still very tired. I'm still very tired right now. I actually had to call out from the BMI because when I woke up this morning I was in so much pain from this exhausting I'm feeling that I couldn't get up. I had a text from Jess and James and I texted them for a few minutes when my alarm went off at 7 but I just decided I couldn't do it. I texted my boss and told her what was up and then I planned on still coming tomorrow and she was cool about it and told me to feel better. But this exhaustion is real guys. This is not just like I'm sleepy this is like my whole body cannot recover. And other people are saying it's jet lag but I don't know. It doesn't feel like a time zone thing. The time does it feel weird like it has in the past when I jump different time zones. I'm just so tired.

Getting to sleep that extra couple hours this morning did help when I was going to teach. And it really is making me feel like the BMI might be over for me. I'm going to hold out. I'm really going to try. But I don't know if I can do as many hours as they have me scheduled right now. Which sucks but it's not like it's that much money in the long run. Cuz like at Max I can make 12 hours a week. For 12 hours that's a lot of stress. I don't know. We'll see what happens. For now I'm going to keep going. Hopefully they just schedule me less.

But the nap helped and I got up at 10. I had a bagel and I got dressed. And I enjoyed being able to sit and not be expected to do anything for an hour. Like honestly I feel like I've barely had any real time to myself. And I know I have but a lot of that's been spent sleeping. And I'm just feeling a little worn down.

I left here a little after 12 and I went to catch the bus. I got to work and they were on a lockdown. It was very strange that were police officers and stuff. I'm still not entirely sure what happened. Cuz there was a fight yesterday that I heard may have had something to do with it but the governor also came to do a tour of the building? Unclear. They let me into the building and didn't say anything to me. Just all the doors were locked.

But I got to me closet space and started organizing. And Chelsi came and we talked. She confronted me about how upset I got yesterday about the hands on part of their football game. And how I may have upset a few of the kids. And I'm not going to deny that that was a big reaction on my part. But I was getting spoken to by another teacher and I was frustrated and frazzled and exhausted. But I can own up to my mistakes. So when the kids came in today we had them sit down in the back and I apologized for how I reacted to them. And that it wasn't appropriate and that we can all work on being kinder to each other. Speaking softer. We spent the next 15 minutes talking about how we can do better and making kind of a list of ideas. And most of the kids were really on board. There were two that were just not having it and it was making the other kids very frustrated. But it's always a work in progress.

We went outside for recess and we had a pretty good time. Me, Destiny, and Deaira walk around taking pictures of my clock Furby Patches, and Mackenzie braided my hair for a while. It was nice. We had pizza for dinner and I had some fun conversations with some of my kids. Including Mackenzie telling me that she's going to be president someday. Not that she wants to be but that she's going to be. And I really like the enthusiasm.

Our time was a little strange. Chelsea left the room to go and walk one of the girls around because they needed to talk and have some one-on-one time. Which is fine. But one of the table groups just decided they wanted to take the day off completely. And I was okay with it because they were under all the coats kind of hanging out in the corner and not bothering anyone. But then the other groups would walk over and step on them because I didn't see them under the coats. So that was frustrating. Trying to manage that and hot glue stuff. But most of the groups made great progress. One of the groups is still having trouble working as a team but in general it's still going well.

We have to start making a music playlist for them. So I have to add like 15 more songs to this playlist for tomorrow. But it was nice to have some music going on even if our speaker system is a little messed up. I need to remember to bring my bluetooth speaker at some point if I can find it.

We finished up the day okay though. I took the kids to snack and Chelsea let me leave right before 5:30 again so I can make the bus. I still am going to feel guilty about that every single day but she keeps saying it's fine. And that she just wants me to be safe at home and not standing outside for 45 minutes. Which I appreciate. But I still feel guilty about it. I hope they put the 545 bus back on the schedule. Because that was the better option. But now that the sun is staying up later it's not as big of a deal for me to stay until 6 anyway. It's just going to be different going forward every time I think.

I had to run a little bit but I did make the 5:30 bus even if it came at 5:28. I got home a couple minutes before 6. And changed and fed sweet pea. And then I biked to James's house for dinner. He made us fajitas. And Brandon was there. And that was fun. I mostly played on my phone and we talked about dumb stuff and they played video games and I watched videos. Dinner was good. And James started making Cookie Dough because I just wanted to eat that not necessarily the actual cookies. And he's the best boyfriend ever so he just did that. And then a little bit before 9 I headed home.

I started getting a headache on my right back. I got back here and took a shower and that helped. I wash my hair because it really needed it. And now I am laying in bed in my nice fluffy robe. And I am looking forward to falling asleep soon. Have one tour in the morning at the BMI and then I'm teaching. We have the intern tomorrow which is going to be interesting. It's the first time I'll work with him. He seems nice though. Very smart. I want to find out a little bit more of his story. But I think it'll be a nice day.

I hope you guys all have a good night. Sleep well. Stay warm.

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Love at First Sight (Chapter 29)

P.o.v Rachel Rocky and I had just gotten back together a few hours ago. We were all just hanging out at the lynch's and talking about whatever came to our minds. We had then decided to play some games like twister and truth or dare. We decided to start with twister considering we play truth or dare a lot and almost never play twister. We got the game all set up and considering I'm the pregnant one I can't really exactly play twister so I volunteered to be the spinner person (I don't really know what else to call it). After a few rounds it started to all look really awkward and in some cases a bit sexual. I'm not even going to describe how sexual some of it looks. Let's just say it kinda looks like there's a bit of Rydellington going on with a bit of Rockliff somewhere in there if you know what I mean. P.o.v Rydel  Rocky, Ellington, Rachel and I, had all decided to play twister while everyone else had decided on something else, and after a few rounds it started looking a bit sexual. I'm not even going to describe it because it was just plain disturbing. A few moves ago Ellington had been told left foot green and now he had just been told right foot yellow. Because of other previous moves he had made he is now on top of me. His hands are above my shoulders by my head and his feet were on opposite sides of the other end of the mat. It was kind of like a push up position... Anyways I have probably described that in a bit too much detail. At one point Rocky had been holding the most awkward position I have ever seen him in, in my entire life. I was busy laughing at him when all of a sudden something causes Ellington to lose his balance. The way he fell on me kinda takes skill though because he managed to make it so that when his arms gave out, he literally fell into a kiss. 'That's right my boyfriend has the skill of falling and kissing me at the same time in the dorkiest way possible.' I think to my self as I smile into the kiss. It was a kiss that felt like it lasted for eternity but I never wanted it to end. Sadly though we were interrupted by Ross who had started running around the house at top speed yelling 'Rydellington!' At the top of his lungs. P.o.v Ross  I had just walked by the game of twister that was going on only to see Rydel and Ellington making out on the floor. 'Ew gross!' I thought to myself. I had then started running all around the house and yelling "Rydellington!" At the top of my lungs even though I was kind of jealous of Rydel right now. I know I probably should have mentioned this sooner, but I'm bisexual. I have always secretly had a thing for Ellington since the day we met him at the rage. At first I had thought I was gay but then I met chelsie. This then caused me to realize that I wasn't gay and that I was bisexual. I have kept it a secret because I didn't think anyone would accept me. I kept running around the house like a little kid yelling "Rydellington" when all of a sudden I was stopped by chelsie. "What the hell are you doing?" She asks me. "I'm trying to annoy Rydel and Ellington." I say with a bit of a mischievous look on my face. "Sounds like fun! Ha ha!" She says joining me right after. We then went running around the house together like annoying little four year olds. My mom then eventually got us to stop after Rydel had told her that we were being really irritating. I then stopped my mom before she walked away and said "mom I have something to tell you" I said with slight hesitation while trying to think of a way to get out of this situation because I had said that before realizing I'm not ready to tell anyone. Chelsie then walked away probably assuming I wanted to talk to my mother alone. Well she assumed correctly. "I'm... Never mind..." I trailed off. She then looks at me concerned and says "Ross, Honey you know you can tell me anything." I gave In knowing I had no way out of it now. "You have to promise to not tell anyone." I said sounding really nervous about what she's going to think when I tell her. "I promise I won't tell anyone" she says sounding concerned but comforting at the same time. "Mom I'm bisexual and I have known this since the day we met Ellington at the rage" I told her feeling really worried that she wouldn't accept it. "Awwwww honey why didn't you say anything sooner?" She says to me as she wraps me in a hug. "I just felt like no one would accept me. That's why" I said still sounding worried. "Awwww Ross why would you even think that" she says. "Well I think I have a pretty big matter on my hands in regards to this." Clearly she hasn't exactly put the pieces together. "You know... The fact that I have a girlfriend at the same time as having a thing for my best friend." I say trying not to yell because I'm still not ready to tell the others yet. Just then Ellington walks by and I had a bit of a lovestruck look in my eyes and my mom just gave me a look.  P.o.v Ellington I had just walked by stormie and Ross who had seemed to be talking about something secretive. Right as I walked by, Ross smiled at me and had a bit of a twinkle in his eye. 'God his smile is so perfect' I thought to myself. I guess I should have brought this up forever ago but I'm bisexual and I have a thing for Ross. I know that you are all probably thinking something along the lines of 'what about Rydel?' I love her to the moon and back. There is something about Ross though that I had always liked, and yes I had realized I was bisexual when I met him at the rage. We just had this connection that I have never had with anyone, not even Rydel. I honestly don't know what to do. I'm not the kind of person that would just go and break someone's heart so I could be with someone else especially when I care about The person as much as I care about Rydel. I don't know what to do. I love Rydel but I love Ross too. Who am I kidding this decision should be easy. Ross is clearly happy with chelsie and I love Rydel. Besides I'm almost positive that Ross is straight. I saw Rocky so I decided I would tell him because I thought maybe he could help me with my problem. "Hey Rocky can we talk for a minute?" I asked him as the nerves built up in my body and my stomach felt like it had just tied itself in a knot. "Yeah sure! What about?" He asked me in a questioning tone. "I need to tell you something and you need to promise not to tell anyone." I said to him as the nerves built up even more. "Ok I promise not to tell anyone." He says reassuringly. "I'm bisexual" he looks at me completely speechless but then eventually finds words and says "how long have you known?" I look at him kind of as if I thought he was going to hurt me after I told him. "Since We met at the rage" he looked at me with wide eyes completely in shock. "And you didn't tell me?" He says. His voice getting louder. "Hey keep it down I don't want anyone else to know yet." I say to him as calmly as I can. He then quiets down and I say "I know I should have said something but I didn't think you guys would have accepted me after finding out." I said in a bit of a panic "Dude we all love you no matter what" he says calming me down. I was just about to walk away when Rocky stopped me and said "wait... What about Rydel!" I then start pacing a bit and I say "yeah the thing is I'm kind of torn between her and Ross right now" he then looks at me and says "wait... You like Ross?" And before I could say anything else he comfortingly says "maybe we could hang out and get this straightened out together." I look at him with a hopeful look on my face and say "thank you so much!" With that I walked away. P.o.v Ross  I walked away from my mom and saw Rocky standing alone. 'Perfect!' I thought to my self as I walked over to him. "Hey Rocky can I talk to you for a second?" I asked him with a bit more confidence than when I had told mom. "Yeah sure! Why?" He says. "I need to tell you something and Please don't tell anyone." I could tell by the look on his face. He knew something that I didn't. I just shrugged it off and said "I'm bisexual and I have a thing for Ellington." His face lit up like the sun but then went back to normal as if nothing happened and he said "what about chelsie?" I look at him a bit like a lost puppy dog and said "I love her but the thing is that I love Ellington too. I'm just really lost right now." He gives me a comforting look and says "don't worry you will figure it out soon. I promise" with that I walked away. I kinda figured after telling two people it would give me enough practice and help me build up the guts to tell Ellington how I feel.  P.o.v Ellington  After telling Rocky I feel like I'm ready to tell Ross. I saw Ross sitting in the living room. It looked a bit as if he was thinking deeply about something. I walked up to him and said "hey Ross!" He looked up at me and a huge smile spread across his face. "Hey Ellington!" He said to me. Ross then kinda went back to his deep thinking state. "Whatcha thinking about?" I asked him. He then looks back up at me again and says. "I'm not really thinking it's more that I'm trying to build up the guts to tell someone something." I looked at him with a curious expression and said "who?" "He looks at me really nervously and says "you. I have to tell you something." I looked at him a bit shocked. "Speaking of telling people things..." I trailed off a bit. "Yeah Ellington?" He says. "I have to tell you something too." I say.

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'Dancing With the Stars' Biggest Ballroom Bombshells: Engagements, Baby Announcements, Feuds and More!

Dancing With the Stars kicks off its 24th season on Monday, March 20.

Ahead of the premiere, airing at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ET's breaking down the dance competition's most memorable moments of all time.

From major missteps to behind-the-scenes drama, here's 11 of our favorite bombshells from DWTS history.

1. Lochtegate continues.

Fresh off his gold medal-winning victory for Team USA during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and in the middle of a major controversy due to his false report of being robbed at gunpoint following the games, the swimmer traded in his Speedo for sparkly ballroom costumes in hopes of restoring his image during the show's most recent 23rd season.

But during week one, two protesters stormed the stage while he and Cheryl Burke were performing, proving Lochtegate was far from over. Sam Sotoodeh and Barzeen Soroudi were wearing "anti-Lochte" T-shirts and did not have tickets to the ABC taping when they were booked for trespassing. Regardless, Lochte and Burke did OK in the competition, finishing in seventh place.

2. Kelly Monaco's wardrobe malfunction.

Despite almost losing her top while dancing samba with Alec Mazo during week four of DWTS' first season, the General Hospital star and her partner walked away with the first-ever mirror ball trophy.

3. Marie Osmond faints awaiting the judges' critiques.

Paired with Jonathan Roberts, the singer placed third on the fifth season of DWTS. Although her and Roberts' dances were entertaining and fun week after week, it's hard not to forget about her major onstage oops. During the fifth week of the competition, she fainted on live TV as the judges were giving her feedback.

4. Swine flu fiasco.

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Remember in 2009 when a swine flu outbreak was all over the news? Well, the H1N1 virus didn't escape the ballroom. During season nine of DWTS, Derek Hough was reportedly the first to come down with the infection. It wasn't long before it was passed on to others, including fellow dancers Mark Ballas and Lacey Schwimmer.

5. Master P stepping in for Romeo Miller last minute.

Romeo was originally supposed to show off his dance skills during the show's second season, but had to withdraw from the competition when he injured himself while playing basketball just a few weeks ahead of the premiere. His dad, hip-hop legend Master P, stepped up to the plate last minute, but was harshly dubbed one of the worst contestants ever.

"My dad actually saved the day," Romeo later told the New York Daily News. "He's like, 'Look, I'll do this for you. When does the show start?' I'm like, 'Tomorrow.'"

Flash forward to season 12, and Romeo got a chance to compete in the ballroom with pro Chelsie Hightower, whom he kissed on the lips following a romantic waltz to "My Heart Will Go On."

"I was in character," Romeo said at the time. "I was feeling like Jack from Titanic."

6. Judge Bruno Tonioli taking his comments too far.

During season 11, singer Michael Bolton and his partner, Chelsie Hightower, performed a jive to Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog," poking fun at being in the doghouse for their low scores from the previous week.

"It was a doggie mess of a Jive," Tonioli, who gave the pair a score of 3 out of 10, said. "You did it all very, very, very badly. I think this is probably the worst Jive in 11 seasons."

Ouch!

Following his elimination, Bolton later told Good Morning America he was "disappointed with Bruno."

"To me, he let everybody down," he said. "My mom was there, she's 90, she flew down to see the show, and I just didn't expect that level of disrespect from him."

7. Kim Kardashian admitting she has trouble shaking her butt (and proving it on the show).

She may be known for showing off her voluptuous curves in public, but the reality star revealed she doesn't exactly know how to shake her booty during the show's seventh season.

"Everyone's gonna expect this, like, sexy thing and I'm really not," she confessed during a pre-taped interview package with pro partner Mark Ballas. "My biggest challenge with the mambo is just shaking my butt. Everyone thinks I know how and I just really don't. I think I need, like, Booty 101."

Unfortunately, her lack of skills resulted in her being the third contestant to be eliminated.

8. Cheryl Burke spilling ALL the tea.

Last April, the pro dancer had no problem dishing secrets about her fellow dancers and partners during an appearance on the Allegedly With Theo Von & Matthew Cole podcast.

First, she slammed her season four partner, Ian Ziering, whom she called her "least favorite" contestant to be paired with ever. "[Working with him] made me want to slit my wrists," she exclaimed.

Though she later apologized, saying her words were "out of line," the rest of the interview was equally juicy, opening up about behind-the-scenes hookups.

"I think we all dated each other at one point," she admitted about the dancing pros on the show. "All of us dancers, we've known each other -- [Maksim Chmerkovskiy], we've known each other since I was 12 and he was, like, maybe 15, I think he is three years older than me -- so ya know, things happen."

"He was a good kisser," she said about Chmerkovskiy, who is now engaged to and has a baby with fellow DWTS pro Peta Murgatroyd. "Maks is a good kisser."

9. Sasha Farber proposes to Emma Slater on live TV.

During the competition show's 23rd season, fans were in for a sweet surprise when Farber got down on one knee and asked his longtime girlfriend to marry him. The pair performed a group number together, which was followed by a commercial break. When the live show returned, host Tom Bergeron joined the couple onstage.

"First of all, you guys have great chemistry," he said. "And Sasha, I've always thought you had the potential to actually host. So I'm going to give the show over to you."

"I've been meaning to do this for such a long time," Farber said to Slater, as he pulled out a ring. "I love you so, so much."

10. Nick Carter confirms his wife is pregnant and learns the sex of their baby during DWTS.

Back in November 2015, rumors were swirling that the Backstreet Boys heartthrob and his wife, Lauren, were expecting their first child together. Not only did he confirm the news was true, but he also got emotional when he discovered the baby's gender on live TV.

After performing a stunning contemporary number to "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" with Sharna Burgess, his wife joined him backstage for a mini reveal party with co-host Erin Andrews. When the two opened a gift-wrapped box, blue balloons floated into the air -- revealing their first child was a boy! Since Odin's arrival last April, the two haven't been able to stop gushing over their little bundle of joy.

11. Julianne Hough wearing barely nothing while dancing with… her brother?

Yeah, that happened! The DWTS pro-turned-judge was nearly nude, rocking a sheer bodysuit with red embellishments strategically placed over her private areas, for an upbeat performance to One Republic's "Love Runs Out." Hough was joined by all of the season 19 male pros for the steamy piece, including her sibling, Derek Hough.

Click through the gallery below to see all the best nearly naked moments!

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Oops I deleted my post. Thankfully I was only talking about last night and hadn't really gotten to write much of the day because I keep getting distracted.

I'm really glad to be in bed. I'm very tired. And I don't feel 100% but I do feel a lot better than I did yesterday. Today was really a good day and I do feel very happy.

Last night was a different story though. I was miserable and I couldn't sleep. I ended up going through Facebook and try and figure out who was married for my graduating class. Because this year is 10 years since I graduated from high school. Which is Wile to think about. I can't believe that that used to actually matter. My people would have reunions and things. You couldn't pay me to go to a reunion for my high school. And then I woke up in the middle of the night with horrible pain. It was like a charlie horse from my side all the way down my leg. I got up a few times cuz I thought I was going to be sick. I was up for a while and eventually I was able to take a Motrin and feel okay enough to lay down. But I was still in pain. James is 1000000 degrees all the time so his body heat lulled me enough to go back to sleep.

I woke up briefly when James was leaving for work. I didn't even feel him get out of bed. But he came and gave me a hug before he left. I really needed to keep sleeping though.

I let myself sleep in until almost 10. And that's been kind of normal right now just because it's cold and I'm tired and haven't been feeling good so I haven't been sleeping well. But it's not like I had a lot to do today. I got up and I got dressed. I had a bagel. I watched videos. I'm most of them watching those SCP read through ones and I've been really enjoying those. They're the perfect amount of Creepypasta but they don't have to have a conclusion which is always the weakness in a creepypasta. So it's been very nice just Mindless sort of creepy and fun.

I left here around 11:30. I biked over to dickblick to get Sharpies for the kids. Which are way more expensive than I thought they were. But ended up getting a great deal on 12 pen Sharpies for like $7. The woman said they were actually mislabeled because they should have been $12 but I want out in the mist occurring and she still let me have the price.

I left there and I went to 7-Eleven. I got lunch. And then I grabbed the bus to go to work. When I got there I found that a whole bunch of stuff I've been knocked over in our storage closet. I went to go talk to coach Banks who sort of runs lunch time. But parent was yelling at him about her child being suspended. So I noped out of there. I found another t-shirt at all. But I just cleaned it off it was fine. I ended up having a funny conversation with health aid because she wasn't sure if I was a student or a teacher. And I explained who I was. And she was just like I've never seen you here before. It was cute.

I found some new organizational tools for our cart. So now each table has their own basket with their own supplies in it. So there'll be no more arguing. So is very proud of myself for that and then me and Chelsea were able to just chill. There wasn't a lot that we needed to do.

And we had a really nice day. It was really small class today we only had about 11 by the end. Just with the snow that was coming in and there's cheerleading tryouts in basketball practice. I think the robotics team also just started up again. But that was nice. It was nice to just be able to connect with the couple kids that were there on a one to one level. And they made good art and that was really nice to see. We talked about foreground middle-ground and background. And how you can use line weight to show those different distances.

We also have the art store today. And the kids are already raised enough money to have a pizza party. I was very proud of them for donating to each other. And they got to have a cool thing over it. Will probably save it for next week. But I'm so very proud of them.

When I woke up this morning it was very heavy on my heart but I wanted to talk to Damien's mom. When he was brought to our class for the first time. The couple days before. I was warned that he was really tough to have in class. That he was on the Spectrum and that teachers found him very difficult. But his mom is great and that if there was ever an issue she would come and get him right away and not to worry about it. But that's not been my experience with Damien. He's wonderful. He's a sweet loving little boy. Sometimes he has breakdowns. Sometimes he can't focus. But he is always first to help me and he has a really sweet temperament. And so I really felt like I needed to say something to his mom today. She came early to pick him up because his sister was doing some kind of presentation at an event. And I pulled her aside and I was like Hey I just really want to let you know how much I enjoy Damien. And I told her everything and she started crying and gave me a hug. And you can just tell she works so hard with those two kids. She's a really good mom and I'm glad that Damien was able to be in our class. He's a good boy.

We finished up today. We did vocab in Jeopardy Style. Where they had to say the definition and then someone else had to give the vocab word in the form of a question. Only about half of them understand that but it was so fun. We played a game and then we wouldn't have snack and then it was time to go home. Me and chelsi got to get out of there by 5:30 which was awesome.

I got the bus and I was able to get back to my apartment only a couple minutes after 6. I packed up some stuff for dinner and then I went to James's place. He made Tex Mex and use some of the stuff that I brought with me. And we watched videos and we talked. He explained the game he made to me. Which has a whole lot of numbers in it is hard for me to get but seems to have a really nice system of rolling dice that I hope this DND friends enjoy. And we hung out for a while. And we talked. And then he walked me home.

It had started snowing and he likes walking in the snow so it wasn't completely one-sided. We just enjoy each other's company and we talked and had a nice walk back to my apartment. He said goodbye and he went back to his.

When I got here I checked the mail and Not only was my new rabbit phone case here. The old one was very matted and I wasn't able to brush it out like I was hoping. My new reindeer Furby arrived as well. I'm not sure what to name him yet but he's very soft. He doesn't seem to work. His he won't turn on. But that's okay. He's still very cute. He'll probably get packed away with the Christmas ornament ones as well once the winter is over so he'll be a nice new face to have out next year.

I'm in bed now. Just enjoying that it's actually nice and toasty in my bedroom for once. I'm going to plug in my phone though because it's dying. And then I'm going to try to go to sleep. I am working at constellation all day tomorrow and I'm hoping to do lesson plans. And then me and James are going to go see a play about Johnstown. And I am really looking forward to it. Because I love Cults. Especially murder cults.

I hope you all sleep great tonight. I hope that your animals are nice to you. And that you have a really nice day tomorrow. Good night everyone.

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'Dancing With the Stars' Biggest Ballroom Bombshells: Engagements, Baby Announcements, Feuds and More!

Dancing With the Stars kicks off its 24th season on Monday, March 20.

Ahead of the premiere, airing at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, ET's breaking down the dance competition's most memorable moments of all time.

From major missteps to behind-the-scenes drama, here's 11 of our favorite bombshells from DWTS history.

1. Lochtegate continues.

Fresh off his gold medal-winning victory for Team USA during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and in the middle of a major controversy due to his false report of being robbed at gunpoint following the games, the swimmer traded in his Speedo for sparkly ballroom costumes in hopes of restoring his image during the show's most recent 23rd season.

But during week one, two protesters stormed the stage while he and Cheryl Burke were performing, proving Lochtegate was far from over. Sam Sotoodeh and Barzeen Soroudi were wearing "anti-Lochte" T-shirts and did not have tickets to the ABC taping when they were booked for trespassing. Regardless, Lochte and Burke did OK in the competition, finishing in seventh place.

2. Kelly Monaco's wardrobe malfunction.

Despite almost losing her top while dancing samba with Alec Mazo during week four of DWTS' first season, the General Hospital star and her partner walked away with the first-ever mirror ball trophy.

3. Marie Osmond faints awaiting the judges' critiques.

Paired with Jonathan Roberts, the singer placed third on the fifth season of DWTS. Although her and Roberts' dances were entertaining and fun week after week, it's hard not to forget about her major onstage oops. During the fifth week of the competition, she fainted on live TV as the judges were giving her feedback.

4. Swine flu fiasco.

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Remember in 2009 when a swine flu outbreak was all over the news? Well, the H1N1 virus didn't escape the ballroom. During season nine of DWTS, Derek Hough was reportedly the first to come down with the infection. It wasn't long before it was passed on to others, including fellow dancers Mark Ballas and Lacey Schwimmer.

5. Master P stepping in for Romeo Miller last minute.

Romeo was originally supposed to show off his dance skills during the show's second season, but had to withdraw from the competition when he injured himself while playing basketball just a few weeks ahead of the premiere. His dad, hip-hop legend Master P, stepped up to the plate last minute, but was harshly dubbed one of the worst contestants ever.

"My dad actually saved the day," Romeo later told the New York Daily News. "He's like, 'Look, I'll do this for you. When does the show start?' I'm like, 'Tomorrow.'"

Flash forward to season 12, and Romeo got a chance to compete in the ballroom with pro Chelsie Hightower, whom he kissed on the lips following a romantic waltz to "My Heart Will Go On."

"I was in character," Romeo said at the time. "I was feeling like Jack from Titanic."

6. Judge Bruno Tonioli taking his comments too far.

During season 11, singer Michael Bolton and his partner, Chelsie Hightower, performed a jive to Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog," poking fun at being in the doghouse for their low scores from the previous week.

"It was a doggie mess of a Jive," Tonioli, who gave the pair a score of 3 out of 10, said. "You did it all very, very, very badly. I think this is probably the worst Jive in 11 seasons."

Ouch!

Following his elimination, Bolton later told Good Morning America he was "disappointed with Bruno."

"To me, he let everybody down," he said. "My mom was there, she's 90, she flew down to see the show, and I just didn't expect that level of disrespect from him."

7. Kim Kardashian admitting she has trouble shaking her butt (and proving it on the show).

She may be known for showing off her voluptuous curves in public, but the reality star revealed she doesn't exactly know how to shake her booty during the show's seventh season.

"Everyone's gonna expect this, like, sexy thing and I'm really not," she confessed during a pre-taped interview package with pro partner Mark Ballas. "My biggest challenge with the mambo is just shaking my butt. Everyone thinks I know how and I just really don't. I think I need, like, Booty 101."

Unfortunately, her lack of skills resulted in her being the third contestant to be eliminated.

8. Cheryl Burke spilling ALL the tea.

Last April, the pro dancer had no problem dishing secrets about her fellow dancers and partners during an appearance on the Allegedly With Theo Von & Matthew Cole podcast.

First, she slammed her season four partner, Ian Ziering, whom she called her "least favorite" contestant to be paired with ever. "[Working with him] made me want to slit my wrists," she exclaimed.

Though she later apologized, saying her words were "out of line," the rest of the interview was equally juicy, opening up about behind-the-scenes hookups.

"I think we all dated each other at one point," she admitted about the dancing pros on the show. "All of us dancers, we've known each other -- [Maksim Chmerkovskiy], we've known each other since I was 12 and he was, like, maybe 15, I think he is three years older than me -- so ya know, things happen."

"He was a good kisser," she said about Chmerkovskiy, who is now engaged to and has a baby with fellow DWTS pro Peta Murgatroyd. "Maks is a good kisser."

9. Sasha Farber proposes to Emma Slater on live TV.

During the competition show's 23rd season, fans were in for a sweet surprise when Farber got down on one knee and asked his longtime girlfriend to marry him. The pair performed a group number together, which was followed by a commercial break. When the live show returned, host Tom Bergeron joined the couple onstage.

"First of all, you guys have great chemistry," he said. "And Sasha, I've always thought you had the potential to actually host. So I'm going to give the show over to you."

"I've been meaning to do this for such a long time," Farber said to Slater, as he pulled out a ring. "I love you so, so much."

10. Nick Carter confirms his wife is pregnant and learns the sex of their baby during DWTS.

Back in November 2015, rumors were swirling that the Backstreet Boys heartthrob and his wife, Lauren, were expecting their first child together. Not only did he confirm the news was true, but he also got emotional when he discovered the baby's gender on live TV.

After performing a stunning contemporary number to "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" with Sharna Burgess, his wife joined him backstage for a mini reveal party with co-host Erin Andrews. When the two opened a gift-wrapped box, blue balloons floated into the air -- revealing their first child was a boy! Since Odin's arrival last April, the two haven't been able to stop gushing over their little bundle of joy.

11. Julianne Hough wearing barely nothing while dancing with… her brother?

Yeah, that happened! The DWTS pro-turned-judge was nearly nude, rocking a sheer bodysuit with red embellishments strategically placed over her private areas, for an upbeat performance to One Republic's "Love Runs Out." Hough was joined by all of the season 19 male pros for the steamy piece, including her sibling, Derek Hough.

Click through the gallery below to see all the best nearly naked moments!