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.