Back In The Day

Back in the day, I loved me some Michael Jackson. This was back before, as my BFF posted on her blog, "he got all white and crazy". (Seriously - she is one of the funniest people in the world. You must read her blog.) I've spent the better part of today watching MTV. One of the MTV channels (remember when MTV only had 1 channel...) is playing MJ videos non-stop. It's gotten me feeling all nostalgic-like for those middle school days. I remember memorizing the words to the songs on the Thiller album like it was my job! We made up dance routines to "P.Y.T". Remember when the "Thriller" video came out? It was a big deal. Big with a capital B. We knew the times it was playing (8:00pm, 10:00pm, etc...) and waited with anticipation. When is the last time a video premiere was that big of a deal? I hadn't seen any MJ videos in a looooong time, and watching them made me realize how much he has influenced the world of music. Can you watch a Michael Jackson video without seeing Usher or (my future husband) Justin Timberlake? Or even NKOTB? There are many words that people have been using to describe Michael Jackson these past few days. Crazy. Misunderstood. Evil. Genius. Groudbreaking. I prefer to think of the Michael Jackson from back in the day. Back in the day (I guess it would have been 1982) when he was ultra-cool and had just released an album that truly kicked ass!

PS - Isn't "Man in the Mirror" an amazing song?

And Then There Were 6

So my bff, Lori, loaded up her 4 kids and came to visit me this week. Yep - that's right. 4 kids. Please note, all of them are under 6! And have I mentioned that they live in North Carolina? Is that woman a saint or what?? I was so excited to see them.... My house went from 1 (plus Mollie) to 6 for a few days and, let me tell you, it was utter chaos. But it was a good chaos because I was soooo happy that they were here! Lori's hubby was really busy at work this week, so unfortunately he couldn't join them, but we still had a wicked good time. We went to the Columbus Zoo, did a little shopping, and went to my parents' cottage for an afternoon. Admittedly our evenings weren't very exciting. For the most part they consisted of us drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade (Light, of course), playing our Nintendo DSs and watching last season's True Blood episodes. Ahhhh....adulthood. When did we get so lame? But honestly, I don't have to do much of anything to have fun w/ my bff. I was able to recover the house a little today, but I miss them! I'm sure Lori's glad to be home. I'm so thankful that they were able to come visit. The girls are sooooo funny! I don't know where they come up with some things. Here's a sample:

Emma: "Auntie, how many dates do you have to go on before you can kiss on the lips?"
Me: "Uhhhh. 100 at least."
Lily: "What do you do on a first date?"
Me: "You shake his hand and say 'Thank you for a very nice evening'."

You're welcome, Lori.

And then there was the moment at the zoo when Lily loudly announced that she had beer for breakfast. (She didn't, of course!) Maybe Auntie should do a better job of throwing away her beer caps.... And, for the record, I don't have beer for breakfast either.