first and foremost, thank you mom, dad and skyler - you are my everything and the best, most supportive family a girl could ask for. sky...thank you for being the most amazing, beautiful, talented, caring little sister in the world. i love you all so much it literally HURTS!
ben, thank you so much for believing in me. i've learned so much from you. you are my best friend. fish, i can't thank you enough for taking me under your wing and teaching me so much. both of you - i am the luckiest girl in the world to have you two to write with. you brought out something in me i didn't know was there. i love you guys. dan certa, for all the time and effort you put into this album, for the endless laughs, and for putting up with how LOUD ben and i can be. tej, i'll never be able to thank you enough for everything you did for me in the first few years of coming out to LA. you always made me feel at home and i am so grateful for that. david campbell, you are the most talented person i have the privilege of knowing. your string arrangements bring music to life. thank you so much. marty, your bass riffs are infectious! thank you so much for being so supportive and just such a cool guy. i'm so glad i know you.
thank you to everyone who worked on the album: jay baumgardner, ted greenburg, patrick kennison, david hodges, abe laboriel, jr., jim keltner, lance garvin, mark colbert, rami jaffee, ray yslas, ted jensen, susie katayama & ross garfield.
lia, thank you for being my second "sister". You're the best friend a girl could ever ask for. I'm so glad i had you to grow up with. I love you endlessly.
all my friends from billings - i love you. mr. haughey for being the best choir teacher in the world and for inspiring me so much. I love you! chuck holland and art eichele for teaching me so much about the guitar. my voice teachers linda fasching and tonya hoiness...thank you! and all of my high school english teachers: mrs. burgess, ms. rice, ms. bach, and mr. evans. you all inspired and opened my eyes more than you will ever know. i always looked forward to your classes. well, except on final days.
all my friends in la...jessica, jasmine, daniel, and mila - you are my second family and i love you. also - jasmine, thank you so much for all the amazing pictures throughout the last 3 years.
last but OF COURSE not least, all of my AMAZING, INCREDIBLE, WONDROUS fans. you all have been so patient waiting for this album and i am infinitely thankful for that. thank you so much for coming out to shows and making all of this so fun. i have the greatest fans in the universe.