Hey guys...I'm still on Australia time (which is why I'm still awake) so I wanted to send out a quick blog! If you read my headline, I was trying to answer each message in my inbox. Obviously, I failed...I got to about 70 of them so I promise I'll keep working on it :) Please forgive me....I'm definitely going to keep updating everyone though through blogs! Hope you keep enjoying. You guys have been awesome with all the nice comments.
I went to my class reunion last night here in my hometown. It was awesome seeing some of my old friends that I haven't seen in years....pictures to come shortly!
I head out to San Antonio tomorrow and I am so ANXIOUS to know about who's getting drafted where. I don't even have any predictions. I think, as you all know, anything can happen at any given time with Mr. McMahon! It should be interesting.....
Hey guys....just wanted to remind you guys to watch SD tonight! Will it bee my last? I have no idea....as I said before, I really don't care which brand I'm on as long as gold around my waist is in my near future! I just want to keep climbing to the top! Love you all!
Hey guys! Just wanted to say welcome to my personal fan nation page....I'm so excited to have it to keep you guys in the loop, get your feedback, comments, suggestions and most of all - to let you into my life "outside of the ropes!"
This is new to me so please bare with me. I'm definitely just playing with it now trying to figure out how it all works. My goal is to give you a weekly update each week at the beginning of the week and to check my comments everyday (and respond to as many as possible...once I figure out how to respond) :).
I want you guys to tell me what you want.....pictures, blogs, questions, etc... I'm here for you! I hope you enjoy. Until we "speak" again....keep the faith!
"The smile that lights the face will also warm the heart!"
Well, after being on the road for 14 days now, eight being overseas and on a plane for a total (roughly) of 46 hours from the time I left my house until the time I got back tonight, I finally made it home around 9:00 this evening. To say I'm tired is an understatement. However, it's 4:28a.m. (yes, a.m.) and I can't go to sleep. I'm having a case where my internal clock is telling me its 4:00 on Thursday afternoon in Australia. Whoa ... help! I hope this doesn't last the rest of the week while I'm home because I am sleepy!!! Guess I can look on the bright side ... I’ve already got a couple of loads of laundry complete!
1. The Australian tour ... The land Down Under treated us really, really well. It's absolutely beautiful over there. (I think I'm convinced that I could live there.) As I'm sure you know, we did seven shows, seven days in seven different cities. It was a whirlwind, but the shows were AWESOME!!! I had two single matches with Victoria, two single matches with her BFF Natalya and three tag matches (my partner being Kelly Kelly) against the two of them. I am completely bruised and beaten, but put up one heck of a fight every time I stepped into the ring. Those are two "Divas" that I will never get tired of facing!
The fans were crazy! Every show was packed! There is no greater feeling than the adrenaline rush you get, the excitement you feel and the chill bumps you get as soon as your music hits. I don't even know what to say about it. It's a feeling like none other!
To the fans Down Under: Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You cheered for us, you laughed, you booed, you cried and we appreciated every minute of it. Until next time...
2. The Draft ... I've been getting TONS of e-mails asking if I'm changing brands. The answer is simple. I have absolutely no earthly idea! Anyone is game to be traded. I guess I'll find out as soon as you guys do from San Antonio on Monday night. I'm pretty much indifferent now. My dream, my goal is to have the gold around my waist and now that's possible on both Raw and SmackDown. I do feel like I have some unfinished business with a few Divas in particular on Raw (but who's to say they don't get traded to SD), yet General Manager Vickie Guerrero has now created a Divas Championship on SD that I would LOVE to get my hands on ... creating history at the same time. Not much longer for us all to wait ... only four more days, but who's counting, right?!
3. Accomplishment ... "If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done. Be sure to stay busy and plant a variety of crops, for you never know which will grow, perhaps they all will."
I think it's really easy to get discouraged at times and to give up. A lot of you have told me that it's just too hard to reach your goals, every time you feel like you are going somewhere; something happens that holds you back or causes you to quit. Three words ... THIS IS NORMAL!
We all go through periods, yes even us "Superstars," where we feel like all our hard work is going nowhere, where we feel like we have given all we can possibly give, where we want something so bad that it's frustrating when we can't quite get our hands on it, when we try something or give ideas only to have them shot down, where we just feel like giving up. Don't give up (and believe me I've had to look in a mirror and tell myself the same thing on occasion)!!!! That's why I love the above quote. Nothing ... not the place, not the time, not the people and not the conditions will EVER be perfect. That's when you have to not get lazy and give up. That's when you have to dig even deeper and work even harder to get whatever it is you want. I promise, your perseverance will pay off ... you might just have to have patience to see it happen. It will happen when the timing is right. Don't give up! No dream is ever too big!
It's 5:06 a.m. now, and I'm going to try to go to sleep again! Hope all is well with each of you. Remember faith to fight the good fight, heart to believe and soul to search within - it will get you wherever you want to go. Dream big!
Lovin' Life, Michelle
Editor's Note: This is Michelle's first "Faith, Heart & Soul" blog to be published at WWE Fan Nation. You can read Michelle's previous columns at her Lovin' Life archive page.
