Celina's Top Nine (not really important , but completely fun) Moments of 2009

2009 was a very exciting year for me and the historian in me loves to look back and see all the fun things that happened during the year. So in no particular order. . .
1. Kelly Clarkson - "All I Ever Wanted"

Airbrushing on the cover aside, this is a fantastic cd. I must admit that I'm a little partial and that I've bought every KC album on the day it came out. This one quickly rose to a great car singing cd. My fav tracks are "I Will Not Hook Up," "Already Gone," and "You." A quick sidenote. . .you know how when batters go up to bat and they play a song. . .I chose "I Will Not Hook Up." You know me, I'm such a baller.

2. Kris Allen winning American Idol
Due to the lack of audition footage, I wasn't able to truly fall in love with Kris Allen until the semi-finals. One time of "Man in the Mirror" and I was hooked. But I also thought there was no way that he would make it any farther. He didn't either--he was already planning his wildcard selection. After a long season of "Adam, Adam, Adam," it was a very happy moment to hear "The American Idol is Kr. . ." That's all we heard in my house because there was screaming and jumping and some hugging. And you know it's weird for us to hug. It was such a happy moment.

3. "Legally Blonde: The Musical"
For my birthday, I was given tickets to see "Legally Blonde: The Musical" on tour in Dallas. It took about 30 seconds into the show for me to be wooed. And I have been driving everyone crazy ever since with the soundtrack ever since. And then there's been the constant begging from me to follow the tour around. No success there. . .yet


4. "Star Trek"
Most people don't know that we're Trekkers at heart. We grew up watching "The Next Generation" and we've seen most of the movies. And it was directed by one of our fav people: J.J. Abrams (creator of Felicity and Fringe) Even on a budget, we saw this movie twice in theaters. The very end with Leonard Nimoy doing the Star Trek Intro, still makes me weepy, just thinking about it.

5. Ipod
I finally joined mankind and got an ipod. (I had a shuffle previously) It is beautiful and fulfills a good chunk of my hopes and dreams. The first thing I played on my ipod in the car? Obviously the Kelly Clarkson cd mentioned above.

6. "Glee"
It wasn't what I was expecting. At the end of the pilot episode, when they sang "Don't Stop Believing" I went from fan to addict. I own both soundtracks and am saddened by the fact that season one came out this week and I have no funds to buy it. I'll just listen to the music and imagine. Here's the cast singing at the World Series and just a little proof that there's actual talent beyond all the hype.
 

7. Jonas Brothers- "Paranoid"
This was a big year to be JB fan: 2 new cds, a concert movie, a tv series, a wedding, a side act, and for me a concert at the new Cowboys stadium. But when I truly thought about it, I loved the "Paranoid" video. I saw it for the first time at Cindy's place in Abilene. And it still makes me very happy. This song has also quickly climbed the ranks to be one of my fav JB songs. And for those of you who truly know me, this is a big deal, because I hardly ever say that, when a video is involved because I hate to be trendy.


8. The Duggars

So I know the Duggars have been around a while but I just started watching the show this year. I know they are controversial. I could do a lecture on why you're wrong if you don't like them, but this blog is not the place.  And I have a little thing for Jon David but I think he's going to marry one of the Bates girls.  Oh well. . .I still love the show and can't wait to meet little Josie.

9. Obama Inauguration
I'm pretty mysterious in how I voted in the 2008 election because quite frankly, I didn't think either candidate was worth putting my entire support behind. I also enjoyed arguing against both sides during the election. But that's beside the point. On January 20, I lied and said I had a doctor's appointment and left work and arrived home just in time to hear Rick Warren's prayer. As I listened to President Obama say the oath, I cried like a baby. Not because of the color of his skin or for the things he would do for our country but simply because we have a new face of our history. A new person who carries the name of president which is still a relatively small group of people. And anytime I get to see that part of history happening, it's exciting and I cry.

Daniela's Top Nine (not really important , but completely fun) Moments of 2009

As most of you know, Celina and I are list-makers.  We spend tons of time (mostly while in cars) making lists of our favorite things and then ranking them...it's second nature now!  So, when Celina suggested we start our blog with a Top Nine Moments of 2009, I said "Why not?"

So here goes (in no particular order):

1. Meeting Maleficent
We had the amazing privilege of being able to go to Walt Disney World for Halloween.  Number One on my personal priority list was meeting Maleficent.  It's not easy...she's only at a ticketed Halloween party.  You have to watch a special villains show in front of Cinderella's castle and then know where she's going to come out.  Once you beat off the other Maleficent fans to get in line, there she is! It was an amazing experience and yes, she is as scary as she looks!

 2. Seeing Winston the Impersonating Turtle Live!
Winston and his sidekick, Terry Fator won America's Got Talent and now have a show in Vegas.  We went to see Winston at the Mirage in the Terry Fator Theater (I don't know why it's called that).  Winston sang my favorite, "What a Wonderful World" as my other favorite, Kermit the Frog.  It doesn't get any better than that! Here's Winston on America's Got Talent

3. Being in the Presence of Elvis' White Suit from the '68 Special
Some of my favorite Elvis performances are from the '68 Special and nothing is more iconic than Elvis in that white suit in front of the red light bulbs spelling out ELVIS.  So cool.  As it turns out, I think seeing the white suit was more exciting than seeing the rest of Graceland...and that's saying alot...I LOVE Graceland!

4. Experiencing Jersey Boys
We got to see Jersey Boys in Nashville.  It was mom and dad's second time to see Jersey Boys, but the first time for me and Celina.  It was amazing...I loved the music, the staging and the story.  Making it more special, we were at a performance with Bob Crewe, one of the original Four Seasons.  He did a question and answer segment after the show with the cast. It was an amazing experience!
Check out the Jersey Boys on David Letterman

5. Brad Paisley's "American Saturday Night"
I love Brad Paisley...I'll admit it.  I buy whatever he comes out with.  But, I love this album.  I just love that Brad has kids now so we add cute kid songs to add to his amazing love songs.  It just makes him that much more real in his writing.  Add in a good dose of old fashioned American pride and you've got a great album.  My favorites are: "I Hope That's Me" (a sweet love song), "Anything Like Me" (a sweet song about his sons, with a cameo by Huck, his oldest) and "American Saturday Night" (Americana at its best). Here's Brad's Welcome to the Future Video

6. "The End In The Beginning", Bones
This was the season finale for Season 4 of Bones. I'm a big fan of Bones but I really enjoyed this episode.  It got a lot of press because Brennan and Bones (the two main characters) sleep together.  The whole episode takes place in an alternate universe type thing, so they didn't really sleep together (not in this universe, anyway) but that's not why I liked it so much.  Virtually every character, past and present was in the episode.  They were all the same characters that they are in our universe, but they had different jobs, roles and relationships.  I thought it was delightful!

7. Lunar Moon Landing Anniversary
On July 16, 1969 man landed on the moon.  I wasn't around then, but I am so intrigued by anything to do with space.  Therefore, the moon landing--big deal!  It was so fun to see interviews with astronauts and hear the stories first hand. Wanna see some of the fun? Check out "In the Shadow of the Moon" on DVD!

8. Discovering Mooyah
I haven't talked about food yet, so here goes.  Mooyah is a burger joint.  They only have burgers and hand cut fries with sodas and milkshakes. It's fun because they'll fix your burger any way you want.  I like mine with barbecue sauce, ranch dressing, tomatoes, cheese and bacon. I'm pretty sure that's not really good for me, but it's enjoyable when I have one. Yummy!

9. Muppets Everywhere!
Disney has finally brought Muppets to the front of their character arsenal.  Muppets are in commercials explaining Disney's 2010 promotion, they are showing all over television (they were singing with Andrea Boccelli over Christmas) and they have a new movie coming out!  I am of the Sesame Street/Muppet generation and all these muppets are just heavenly! Here's a Disney Muppets commercial with Taye Diggs!

So that's my list...comments, anyone?