Excuse Me????

What's this? AT&T screwing over Adam Lambert? Argh. I know that when I texted in about 15 votes on my phone (I have AT&T) that I wasn't sure if my votes were counted. It took about 18 hours to get a reply back from AT&T saying that they had received my votes. Smell something fishy?

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Some fans of "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert think their favorite singer may have been robbed of the "Idol" crown by Arkansas employees of AT&T, a major sponsor of the talent competition.
Kris Allen, left, defeated Adam Lambert, right, in the "American Idol" finale.

Kris Allen, left, defeated Adam Lambert, right, in the "American Idol" finale.

Since the final count is a secret, there is no way to know if text-message votes cast at two AT&T-sponsored parties in "Idol" winner Kris Allen's home state of Arkansas made a difference in the outcome.

Lambert and Allen -- who are good friends and share the same publicist -- are not talking about this.

"This is an AT&T matter -- no comment," publicist Roger Widynowski said.

The controversy is an embarrassment for AT&T, although there is no evidence it was part of an anti-Lambert corporate conspiracy. Blog: Did 'Textgate' make a difference?

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -- a Little Rock, Arkansas newspaper -- reported that local AT&T representatives helped Allen fans each cast 10 or more text-message votes at one time through "power texts."

"American Idol" rules say votes made through "technical enhancements" could be thrown out, if detected.

The votes in question were made over demonstration phones brought by AT&T reps to two local Allen watch parties in Arkansas on the night of the final performances, the newspaper reported.

"Idol" watchers used text messages and phone calls to cast 100 million votes for either Allen or Lambert last week, an AT&T spokesman said.

The spokesman said AT&T would issue a statement on the incident Wednesday.

Fox Broadcasting has not responded to requests from CNN for comment.
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CNN's Denise Quan contributed to this report.

Up and Coming Arrival

SIKE!! No, were not pregnant. I thought it would be fun to tease you all. Sorry, I couldn't resist it.
I decided it's about time for a new sofa! It is being ordered from the manufacturer and we should have it within the next 2 weeks!! WAHOO!! Here's a pic of our new sofa (minus the pillows.)

Look what came

On Thursday my two diplomas came in the mail! Yipee! Shawn and I bought some really nice frames for ours so we could display them. Also, I officially have my teaching license (for $55.) Things really feel finished now.

A couple more pictures for your enjoyment

While we were at Disneyland, I decided to spend my money on pictures from some of the rides. I figured that these would be more valuable to our family than other souvenirs. The first pic is from Splash Mountain. This was our third time on the ride while we were there and the second time I had been luckily (yeah right) placed in the front seat. See how wet the jacket that Shawn is cowering behind is? Yeah, imagine not having any protection and being in the front. When we got off the ride and I checked our picture I was in complete shock and was laughing hysterically. I had no idea that Shawn had used the jacket to keep dry. The second picture is from Space Mountain. Those of you who know Shawn, know that sticking out his tongue is his trademark for theme park pictures. Space Mountain is in complete darkness, so neither of us had any idea how the picture would turn out. I tried Shawn's trademark and he decided to twist it up a bit. Enjoy!!

My Name

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It's Official!!!

Today was a big day for the Kemple and Deschamps families! Shawn and I are officially college graduates! It was long and tiresome day, but it was great to have our families here for the ceremonies. For those of you who don't know, President Monson spoke; he had some great words of wisdom. I sang the National Anthem and was quite nervous. Can you blame me considering the amount of people and the presence of the Prophet? I went out there and did my best. It was a great day!! Here are some pics.