Tonight, I was invited to a red carpet event at the Mint by my friend, Mark Ballas, a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars.  Mark is so sweet. And cute. We met about a year ago…He lives in my building and was walking by and couldn’t resist petting my dog, Jovi. I had been a huge fan of Mark for a while when I lived in Virginia and rooted for him to bring home the “mirrorball” trophy on Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars with partner Kristi Yamaguchi. So, it was a thrill to meet Mark and watch him and Shawn Johnson workout at my gym during Season 8 of DWTS. These guys worked so hard, and deserved the crown. In addition to dancing 6-8 hours a day, they worked out at the gym not once, but twice a day.