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I got married!!! 

It has been a lot of planning and waiting, but the day finally came and Joe and I tied the knot yesterday here in Naperville, IL.  It was such an amazing day and I can't wait to post some pictures and hopefully some video too. 

It all started at my house early in the morning with all my girls there to get ready and help me stay calm.  Haley and Jordin flew in to be bride's maids and I am so grateful that they came all the way from Texas and Arizona to share this special day with me.  I love you two so much!  I guess you could say I had a pretty big bridal party because besides Haley and Jordin I also had my 2 sisters (Jen & Shelly), my cousin (Julia), my old boss (Dr. Malone) and my best friends (Gina & Julie).  After getting ready we were picked up by a huge TOUR BUS because a limo just wouldn't do.  I guess it was fitting considering I spent 3 months living on a tour bus.  Now it was on to the ceremony.

Joe's Uncle performed the ceremony that started out with the 'Ma-widge' monologue from the Princess Bride (if you don't know what I'm talking about then you need to see that movie).  It was hilarious!  The string quartet from Neuqua Valley High School (where Joe Teaches) played the ceremony music and I walked down the isle to a beautiful version of U2's 'With or Without You'.  They also played 'Fix You' by Coldplay while we lit the unity candle.  It was very surreal.

After the ceremony we got back on the tour bus and headed over to the reception where the party really started.  The hall looked amazing (decorated in RED and BLACK of course!)  Jordin sang the most beautiful rendition of 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' as Joe and I had our first dance.  I think everyone in the place was crying.  Since we are not a very traditional couple, we requested that instead of clinking glasses, if someone wanted Joe and I to kiss, the whole table had to stand up and sing a love song.  Wouldn't you know that the head table was first as they all stood up on their chairs and sang 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling' (which didn't really make sense), but it was fun anyway.  After dinner Joe's band (Then Again) rocked the house and I got up to sing a couple tunes. Even Jordin and Sharlotte (background singer from Idol) came up and belted it out with me.  After Joe's band was done the DJ took over and surprised us all by playing my new single 'List of Regrets'.  It was so awesome because the dance floor was packed and everyone was dancing to my song but they didn't even know it was me.  When the DJ announced that it was my song the whole place went crazy!  We were only supposed to have the hall until 1:00am but the party was still going full throttle so we decided to extend it till 1:30 and people still didn't want to leave at that point. 

Joe and I put a LOT of blood, sweet, and tears into planning the perfect wedding to celebrate our life together and I can honestly say that we did it!  It was an amazing day that I will never forget.

Now its back to the studio.  I'm working on great stuff right now and I'll have some more for you to listen to very soon.  I'll write again soon.

Love, Gina (Ruzicka) Glocksen

Tired of waiting?  Well the wait is finally OVER!  You can hear my first new song 'Taking the Keys' in the music section.  I hope to have it available on itunes very soon.  This is just the first of many GREAT songs I coming your way.  I hope to have my second song 'When Did You Go' ready in the next week or so.  I have to thank Chris Sligh for kicking my ass into gear and helping me get this done.  I love you Chris!  Keep checking back for more songs.  

Love,

 -Gina 

Hi everyone!

This month has all been about recording.  I just returned from LA where I am continuing to work on my original material with my producer.  The songs are really starting to come together and I can't wait for you to hear them.  I am in Nashville this week writing with my dear friend and fellow idol: Chris Sligh.  He is an AMAZING song writer and is helping me write MORE material for my album.  Don't fret glockstars. . .I promise I will have some music for you very soon. 

You might have heard that Lakisha recently got married (it was in PEOPLE magazine).  I was there are it was such a beautiful night.  Lakisha looked amazing and I got to hang out with Haley, Melinda, and Sanjaya as well.  It just gets me even more excited for my wedding this New Years Eve.  Between recording, performing and planning my wedding, I am pretty busy right now, but I promise to keep you informed with everything that is going on.   Talk to you soon!

Love, Gina

I just wanted to say THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who was able to tune into the White Sox game on ESPN.  Although, they didn't show me singing the anthem OR God Bless America, it was still an amazing experience!  What a rush!  it was a great night on all ends, Sox won, and I had the chance to sing twice throughout the game.  

Keep coming to the site for more exciting news!  There's going to be much more exciting news very soon! 

WHATS GOING ON GLOCKSTARS???

Just a little update now that I'm back from Afghanistan and on a normal schedule again.  

Thanks you everyone who read my blogs about the trip!  You're responses were amazing and made keep writing about it.  I couldn't have chosen better people to go with.  I've grown so much closer with Justin, Brandon and Nadia and I even stay in touch with a few soldiers!  

Joe's and my wedding plans are almost to an end!  (Thats very exciting)  Just four more months and I'll be Mrs. Ruzicka! Don't worry, I'll be keeping my last name for performing purposes!

As for music, I'm going back to the studio in October!  I've got a few more songs so I wanted to make sure that they were perfect before they were recorded!

Thank you all for continuing to support me.  Spread the love, tell all of your friends about the site.  i'm trying to get it a little more interactive!  If anyone has any ideas, email the contact on the site!!

Thats all for now, until next week,

-Gina