Josh just stopped over and our conversation went like this:

Me: What are you doing here?

Josh: I wanted to see how your studying is going.

Me: You aren't supposed to be here. You're banned.

Josh: Seriously?

Me: Seriously. You're banned.

Josh: I'm banned.

Me: You're banned.

I swear it sounded like a script from an episode of "Grey's Anatomy." Seriously!

Anyway, I sent him on his way. I must focus, focus, focus. After tomorrow the load will be a little lighter but for now I must study!

I've banned Josh from the house. I'm trying to study for finals (all of my tests are this week) and he keeps distracting me. He comes over here and he looks so cute and says such sweet things and then I completely lose touch with reality and can't focus. So he's been banned. He's not allowed to see me until Thursday night.

I'm going crazy. Too much fun and not enough studying has added up to a miserable finals week. I probably shouldn't even be blogging. I just needed a break. My brain is on overdrive. I swear smoke is going to start coming out of my head.

Our showcase went well. We rocked. It was so much fun and the audience really seemed to enjoy it. A few people asked about dancing in our summer competition. I'm so ready for summer to be here and for the dancing to begin. Unfortunately I am taking two summer classes that I have to get through first.

Okay, I've got to get back to school work. More soon!

Tonight is another night of rehearsals for our showcase on Saturday. Tonight we're working on the group Cha Cha. Last night Josh and I worked on our Quickstep. I'm really proud of the choreography for it. It's not a strict Quickstep. I've added some Jive and a few Samba walks and rolls. It's a showcase though so I can take more liberties with it.

So we may be nuts, but Natalie and I decided not to go on our cruise this summer. We're thinking of putting it off until next year. The tickets haven't been bought yet so it didn't cause any hardships. I feel like I want to spend my vacation time with family this year. Since I learned my father is sick I've wanted to spend more time with the family. It's where I need to be right now.

Well, tomorrow is the last day of classes so I should get back to finishing up my paper. I'm almost done, but it takes me forever to write because I agonize over every word!

I'm exhausted. The weekend was fun but busy. Friday we headed to the shore for the weekend. Alex and Lauren joined us after the prom. We had a good time. We stayed at Molly's house the whole time just hanging out and relaxing. On Saturday we sat on the beach and enjoyed the warm weather.

Sunday morning Josh and I drove home for rehearsals on our Cha Cha number for the showcase next weekend. It was a long rehearsal. We were all exhausted afterwards. The dance is to "Let's Get Loud" which is a very fast Cha Cha. After hours and hours of dancing we were all ready to collapse.

Now I'm getting ready to see who leaves DWTS tonight. I love Mark and Kristi so I'm hoping that they stick around until the end. I just think Mark is a brilliant teacher, dancer and choreographer. I want to watch him as long as possible!

Wow - I've been a huge slacker with the blog. I can't believe it's been almost two weeks. I blame the nice weather. Who wants to be inside on the computer when it's so beautiful out?

Last weekend was a very musical weekend. Josh and I went to see Michael Buble! Awesome. I love Michael. His show was so good. It's so funny. Who knew? It was like seeing a concert and a comedy act. On Sunday night Josh's parents took us to see a Doo-Wop show in Philadelphia with some old time singers. It was fun. I didn't know all of the songs but I knew enough.

This weekend we are going to Molly's beach house. We're leaving as soon as Natalie gets home. I can't wait to go down there and breathe in some of that salt air. The water is way too cold to swim (and there are rip currents right now!) but we can sit on the beach and go to the boardwalk.

That's all for now. I'll try not to slack off again... XOXO, Nicole

Josh has to get an agent and he has to record a demo. While I've been sick in bed, he's been running around like a crazy man trying to figure things out. I have to give him credit. He's driven. I'm beginning to wonder if he'll rethink the singing thing. He's been pretty excited since he met with the record guy.

I'm slowly starting to feel better. I didn't get home from class this afternoon and collapse in bed like I did all last week. I'm still trying to take it easy though. I don't want to push myself too fast. Next weekend will be busy because I have to learn those dances and I have limited time. Josh went to the rehearsal without me on Saturday and learned his part. He was trying to explain it to me but it wasn't making much sense.

Well, I should stop blogging and start doing homework so that I'll be free to watch DWTS tonight. I can't wait to see what Mark and Kristi do tonight!

I have been sick since Tuesday night. Natalie has had it too. We've been miserable together. We must have gotten in when we were away last weekend. I can't remember the last time I slept so much. It hasn't been a fun week. I just hope I feel better tomorrow so that I can get back to my usual schedule and catch up on school work.

I was supposed to spend this weekend learning the dance routine for our show at the country club. JD wrote out the choreography for me, but it's not quite the same as dancing it. Being sick is so frustrating!

Next weekend Josh is taking me to see Michael Buble so I better feel good by then! I am so excited about seeing Michael in person! I've heard that his shows are amazing.

I was reading the DWTS message boards on ABC's website and they were ragging on the song "El Tango de Roxanne." I LOVE that song! It's one of my favorite tangos! I didn't think Karina and Mario did that great of a dance to it, but the song was not the problem. My favorite dance from last night was Priscilla's. She was fabulous, but of course, she has Louis as her partner and he is amazing!

I've decided not to work at the swim club this summer. It was a hard decision since the past few summers have been the most fun times of my life, but I can't swing it. My trip to Europe would interfere with me performing my duties, plus I'm taking some summer classes during the first summer session, and Mona has asked me to put more time in at the dance studio.

I also know that it wouldn't be the same this summer anyway. Henry has a full time job and won't be back. Josh is up in the air about whether or not he's going back. I think he wants to see what will happen with the record executive.

He's meeting with the guy tomorrow afternoon. He told me that he doesn't want to sing, which leads me to believe that I don't have to worry about him running off and becoming the next Michael Buble (even though I totally think he could do it!). His passion is the piano - not singing - so that is what he wants to pursue. I guess it kind of makes sense. He told me last fall that he was glad he was in England because it was the first time since "American Idol" started that his family didn't hound him to audition.

If Josh isn't off becoming famous this summer I'm going to convince him to meet me in Europe. He was talking about going back to England to visit with some of the friends he made. My cruise doesn't go to England but I'm going to see if I can persuade him to go to Italy since Natalie and I will be there for three days. I think it would be so romantic...

Well, I have a lot of homework to do. I spent the whole weekend playing and not doing enough work. Time to buckle down.