"Ashley, Thank you so much for such an amazing, fun, and enlightening experience yesterday!  I have been looking forward to the shoot for a while now....and now that its over, I can't stop talking about it!! Sarah did such an amazing job on my hair and make-up yesterday.  I told her that I wanted to be dramatic and the opposite of my usual self (plain jane), and she captured that beautifully!  When I first walked in the studio, I was nervous, thinking whether or not I could open myself up to the process...and I did, and you made that so easy.

It was so fun, and to see myself in some of those pics...I was thinking, "wow-I look good"!  haha  That last picture you captured of me, to reflect the Goo Goo Doll's album cover....I was speechless....and had tears.  You have a gift Ashley...and thank you for sharing it with the world!

Its a really long story....but, I have been sober almost 5 years, and sometimes I live my life day to day, and think how grateful I am to be alive, and to have the life I have today.  When I looked at that picture that you took of me last, my heart filled with gratitude because 5 years ago, you would have seen no soul, and only an empty black hole.  To have captured that soul seeking picture yesterday, was probably my favorite, just b/c I used to be hollow and empty.

Thank you again so much for sharing your eye, and your gift to the world....I'm sure I'm not the only one grateful for your gift."