VMAs 2009=AMAZING

I'm in St. Cloud all this week working... YES- I'm using vacation to work somewhere else and YES- I realize it is not the ideal situation- HOWEVER, I am very thankful because I am staying at a house with cable- therefore, Sunday night I had access to a couch, MTV, rewind, and Oatmeal Cream Pies... I'm just saying I realize I am lucky I was able to experience the VMAs without having to wait for the clips to appear online...

Seriously, I am UBER confused as to why my reading list is not showing any action on this topic from the blogs I follow. I know I'm not the only one OBSESSED with celeb gossip... Okay, so seriously Taylor Swift is my homegirl- I've loved her since Tim McGraw, but I think every media outlet has pretty much covered the Kanye situation... so I just want to take a moment to reflect on what was possibly the greatest VMA show of my time...

• Pink really sang while being an acrobat (Adam Lambert confirms via twitter)... she is so underestimated for her talent... PLUS she showed up with sometimes husband Carey Hart and was wearing the same dress as Shakira- in my opinion she wore it best...agreed or not? She also had to have security hold her back from kicking Kanye's ass... an all around amazing night for her!
• Lady Gaga's outfits did NOT shock me, probably because she's Perez's wifey therefore I have seen all her wacky looks she wears to her outrageous interviews, etc... I totally LOVED her performance, her acceptance speech, and the fact that she thanks God and the Gays... I'm absolutely mesmorized by her and will continue to be for years to come I hope!
• I am a reborn Beyonce fan, the way she handled accepting her video of the year speech was so CLASSY! Not to mention her Single Ladies performance- I would give anything to dance with 10% of the skill she has...
• MJ tribute... tears in my eyes- his legacy will definetly live on!
• T. Swift- her performance lacked the "crazy" factor the VMAs thrive on, but winning Best Female Video I was so happy for her... and I was so happy with how she handled the "situation" and I guess there is no question on whether or not she has fans. They boo'd the entire show whenever Kanye's name was spoken (I also know this because I want tickets to her show in MSP 10/11 and it is sold out with tickets being scalped for outrageous $$$)

If you missed the big show, try mtv.com... you can get everything there... sorry if you're in that situation and that means you didn't understand this blog... If you're a celeb junkie, like me, let me know your thoughts... Did you love it? Here's one of my ultimate pics of the night... Perez meeting Be-Wolf :)

One Random Friday...

Taylor was a bit embarrassed... but I've always wanted to do this...

Collette's Wedding...

I had so much fun and was SOO honored to be in Collette and Nate's wedding and share in their special day- it was a long crazy weekend.... Since Collette's family is from CA we had her shower Thursday night, Rehearsal Friday night, and Saturday was the main event- we decorated somewhere in between and somehow made it to the church for some fun photos....
My favorite part of the wedding was when Pastor Robin almost forgot to tell Nate to kiss the bride and he looked like he was having a panic attack, then Callie almost had an attack having to watch the whole thing...
The most sentimental moment was the unity sand, Collette has three boys and Nate has a daughter and stepson- Collette, Nate, and each kid had a vile of sand that were blended together in a unity vase during the ceremony (it's the modern day unity candle)- it was so sweet because they have done such a great job of blending their families and it was such a unique way to include it in the wedding... Here's the whole wedding party, obviously lots of kids involved... I love this pic of all the boys (Collette's boys, Nate's step son, and their cousins)...
The kids were fun and brought me up to date on some of newdance moves... I could have used them at the bachelorette party...
CONGRATS COLLETTE AND NATE- Love you guys!

Bartender Needed?

Well folks, this is it! I have found my true calling... Bartending! It's the perfect mix of social interaction and alcohol without the hangover.

A couple weekends ago I was asked to bartend a wedding- I said YES and was slightly regretful afterwards when I realized I had a family gathering I would have to leave early. I literally was crying when I left my family... but my frown was quickly turned upside down once I got behind that bar. I was serving up wine, mixing some mean whiskey cokes, and margaritas on the rock quickly became my specialty. The people were so fun and so nice the time flew by. The bride and groom gave me more money then planned because I was such a hit- it's making me consider a one night a week gig. So comment me this...

1. Do you think I could handle being a bartender?
2. What type of bar do you see me at?
3. Should I move to Vegas to pursue this? (haha joking)
4. Am I crazy?

Andover Taken Over By Bachelorette Party

Last time I blogged (almost a month ago) I said the next thing on my horizon was Collette's bachelorette party... well finally pictures have emerged and I feel ready to share in our wild Saturday night...

We started things off with a BBQ and yard games at Breann's house (Gumtow- for you fellow Silver Bayians). We had a blast laughing, talking, and of course sipping a drink or two :) We had decided our course of action would be Andover, MN while the boys travelled to St. Cloud.

Andover isn't a small town, but it has that feel- needless to say they weren't ready for what was about to be unleashed on them...

Suprise Suprise we ended up on stage with the band... Jenny played the tamborine and of course they remembered her from the last time she had seen them...This picture even made their web page... Janna came and is now officially my +1 to all bachelorette parties (not that that is an option... but I think it is now expected). We hit up a couple other bars- I was involved in some major dancing sandwiches, we met a post wedding party, got told over and over again why marriage is stupid, I may or may not have given out my number, and Janna and I may have encouraged some after hours karoke through our cheering and sick dance moves. All in all it was a fun night and great way to celebrate with the bride to be.

SIDENOTE: One of the boys in the group was not feeling well when he got home and it wasn't the groom... CLASSIC case of the flu- wonder if he caught it at a strip club?

So That Was July...

While my sister was getting engaged (4th of July)... I was on Sturgeon Lake whooping it up with some good friends from HS... luckily Sara lives on the lake so I didn't have to rough it much more than an air mattress on her living room floor :) We had food, beer, fireworks, and a special appearance from Tara... all in all a great day/night...
The next weekend was my favorite Silver Bay event, the Rocky Taconite Softball Tourney... this was the first year they didn't have a women's division since I can remember- it was SUPER depressing to not play, but I still managed to have a good time.

Onto our annual family Hayward, WI weekend- complete with a fish fry, gift shopping, the candy store, and of course cards... This year featured a special trip to Famous Daves for a 70s cover band that apparently played Prince music ??? My cousin Andrew also tried his luck on the horse... WHOA NELLY!
We finished the evening at our favorite little stop (Home of the Friday night Fish Fry)... the Golden Rule- we tried our hand at some Wii action and Taylor tested her aim by attempting to get this hook on this nail- thatta girl...

Last weekend found me in the metro area for Collette's Bachelorette Party... All I can say at this time is Anoka wasn't ready for us and there may be some pictures on the band's web page...

August 1st=Collette's wedding... I hope my dress is ready for me :)

I'm Getting a Brother....

Congrats to Kenzie and Jeremy- they got engaged on 4th of July... I hear there may have been a headlamp and tears involved- but I'll let you ask them the details :) Date is TBD.