Zac was here over a week ago, and I finally pulled some of the pictures from his visit of my camera to share with ya’ll. From the moment he arrived until the moment he left, it was an absolute joy to have him around and the party refused to stop. After our his great toilet debacle, we met up with the gang to head downtown for some Thai food on Saturday. I’m still relieved that any of us survived that lunch meal after our orders were all way spicier than normal. Jeff literally was red with sweat dripping down his face while my lips burned uncontrollably. After lunch, we all loaded up and went to see Role Models with Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott. If you get the chance to see it, GO! It’s hilarious! Joe left after the movie, and Jeff, Zac, Cory, Lauren and I headed to Jeff’s place to watch last week’s episode of The Office in HD. Jeff is convinced everything is funnier in HD; the rest of us are not so sure. After we had had our fills of Dwight and Andy (is that even possible?) we headed back to my place for dinner and The Strangers, a horror flick of Zac’s choosing. I’m not a huge horror movie fan, and I definitely am not a fan of my friends whispering and making plans to sneak in and scare me in the middle of the night. Why the heck did I give those guys keys to my apartment?!?!

Sunday morning Lauren, Jeff, Zac, and I headed off to church together and had the experience of a lifetime… “What’s Up With That“. Man, I love when people write their own songs. Jeff, Zac and I headed back to my place to watch the Pack lose to the Vikings and then headed off to play frisbee golf. First of all, Zac and I had never played before and had to have set a record of ‘trees hit with a disc’ in a single day. But despite the cold and wind, we had a killer time and laughed til we cried on more than one occasion. Lucky for us, we were able to finish our 18-hole outing before the FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR happened. After the first few flurries fell the gang with Jeff’s gf, Liz, headed to Galaxy Dinner to grab some food and play ‘telephone’. Yeah, we really are 11 years old. Eventually, our lamer friends headed home and the rest of us headed off to Wal-Mart in search of gloves, snow shovels, and $5 movies.

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After fourteen seasons, MadTV is finally being taken off the air. Most of the time, MadTv was more than a tadbit painful and unfunny to me. However, over the years they have had a few sketches that were pretty stinking funny. Michael McDonald, Stephanie Weir, Mo Collins, Will Sasso and Alex Borstein were among my favorite cast members in the amazing sketches. At least with the goodness of youtube, these gems will never be forgotten. So because I have a feeling you’ve missed them… Here are a few of my favorite MadTV sketches. (Each is just one in a sketch arc, so please please please checkout all of the others.)

Dot:

Stuart:

Miss Swan:

Today was a perfect Saturday with my best friend Lauren. Pedicures with the screaming Vietnamese ‘nail artist’. Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving. Running into an old friend and making his girlfriend jealous for no apparent reason. Perfection in day form. But the highlight of this day had to be the footie pajamas she bought and wore around my apartment for a good two hours. She blended in perfectly with the spare room’s decor, and I couldn’t help but be jealous of her comfort. Look how cute she is…

Then after about 90 minutes in the pajamas she must have had a heat stroke because the most random things started spewing from her mouth…

“My hair smells weird but not like my shampoo.”
“I’m starting to sweat…”
“Do I look like a frog?”
“These were a horrible plan. I hate socks!”

Yeah, that’s my best friend.

It wasn’t a long week.  It wasn’t a bad week.  It was just a strange week.  A few days ago, I was in love with the idea of having a day-off midweek, but the reality of it meant that I had two Mondays when most weeks one is more than enough.  Multiple hour-long interviews each day meant that work followed me home each night.

So on a Friday night with everything finally out of the way, the plan is simple, me-time.  Watch a chick flick or read a feel-good book.  Jam out to John Mayer and be in bed at 11.  If you feel like having a girl’s night in of your own (no matter your gender), hum with me to an oldie but a goodie, and be selfish enough to take some time for you. You’re worth it.

There are two musical nights in television every year that I have to watch… the Grammy’s and the Country Music Awards.  With the Grammy’s arriving in the spring, last night was time for Nashville’s biggest stars to get dressed up in their finest Wranglers and Stetsons and perform their hits from the past year.  Even Hootie and Shania were there!!! In case you missed it, here are my favorite performances.

Carrie Underwood: “Just A Dream” - I never have really liked this song.  The video is just too over the top, and it might be too sad for even me.  But seeing her perform it live and get choked up at her mom crying in the 2nd row gave me goosebumps.  Like the song or not, this girl is my American Idol and has the talent to prove it.

Taylor Swift: “Love Story” - This may not have been the strongest vocal performance of the evening, but it was the most visually appealing. She’s just so freakin’ adorable.

Brooks & Dunn with Reba: “Cowgirls Don’t Cry” - I heart Reba. I heart Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks. But I especially heart when they sing together. This song written with Reba in mind is exactly what country music is about for me, an emotional yet every day life story.

10.  Days off in the middle of the week

9.    New Music Tuesday

8.    A good book before bedtime

7.    Chiropractor appointments with my favorite sports fanatic doc

6.    Fratelliquillas, twice in one day

5.    Cute convertible gloves (in pink and black)

4.    Melted first snows

3.    New pairs of contacts (because three months might be too long to wear the old ones.)

2.    Working remote controls in every room of my apartment

1.    And most importantly, best friends (in all shapes and sizes)