Best Year Ever

Where to begin, i dont even know

7 shows

7 cities

5 road trips

15 plane rides

15,178 miles travelled

3 best friends doing it together

Best effin year ever....heres to celebrating 20 years of friendship the best way we know how

Thursday cant come soon enough

The last New Kids show for awhile...Balls to the wall....Get the bail money ready, we are gonna blow up this joint

The End of an Era

Before I turn on "Michael Jackson" tv, before i gaze at Perez or TMZ regurgitating what little tidbits of gossip they know, and before all my magazines come flooding in with tributes and diatribes about his death, i think i will sit here a minute and reflect on my personal tribute to the "King of Pop."

I remember sitting in my Strawberry Shortcake flannel nightgown holding my own copy of "Thriller." I remember trying to do the Moonwalk, and failing, miserably. I remember wanting my own red "Beat It" jacket, coveting my dads work glove, and yes, owning a pair (or 3) of parachute pants. I remember "Thriller" both scaring the shit out of me, and my wanting to be the girl in the video at the same time. I remember Sam getting a case of Michael Jackson trading cards and attaching a pack to everyones christmas present, and the taste of that stale, break your teeth hard gum that came in the pack. I remember Bubbles the Chimp, and the start of Neverland. I remember the outrage of him taking Brooke Shields to the Oscars.

I dont think i have owned a Michael Jackson cd since "Thriller", but i know every word to every song. I have seen every video, every interview and read every scandelous rumor. "Man in the Mirror" still makes me cry, and is one of my fave songs of all time. "We are the World" still gives me hope after 20 something years. And "Thriller" still makes me want to get up and shake my ass. And yes, i am old enough to remember, with vivid detail, that kiss. The one between him and Lisa Marie at the MTV awards, still one of the best "Kiss my ass" moments ever caught on tape. But along with most of the general public the words "Michael Jackson" are more synonimous with pedophile, child molestor, messed up childhood, and plastic surgery. And that saddens me. What the media and public in general can do to a person is truly frightening.

So i am gonna try and not think about what his life turned into, or what the public and the media thurned him into. I am just gonna think about his legacy. Without him there would be no New Kids on the Block. No justin Timberlake. No Ne-Yo, or any other r&b act to come about since the 70's. He is a member of the musical elite, a group so small that their numbers fit on one hand.

I am gonna remember the chubby faced member of the "Jackson 5". The badass that was too cool for 2 gloves, and the musical visionary that set the world (not to mention his hair, sorry i couldnt not do one pun) on fire. You'll be missed Michael, more than i think even you would have ever guessed.

Jellyfish

OOOHHHHH

Post ATL blog lil late

Here are some of my fave pics from the trip

Lunch at Johnny Rockets

Our fam

Drinkin coke

naked coke mixing

Olympic Fountains

Jellyfish

Whale Shark

Momma and brown bear

Big tank



MMMMM. What can i say. Perfect vaca. Hotel, awesome. Pool, awesome. World of Coca Cola, rooms full of coke, awesome. Aquarium, I have been to them all over the world and this is now my fave, Sorry New England. Awesome. Finished it up at the Varsity introducing my brood to the Frozen Orange. Sweeeet

Sunday Morning

Sunday morning

mmmmm. enjoying a few precious quiet moments in the ol Brock household. Something that is completely foreign since school let out a few weeks ago. For some reason Coen insists on rising at ungodly hours, aka 6:45, making it even harder for me to fill the days with ways to keep him occupied. It really is a daunting task.

I awoke again, at 9:30, after dozing during Disneys morning shows to find that Coen had not replaced the gate and winston had peed in front of the stove and shat in front of the front door. Aghhhhhh. He has had a year sans doggy door to get adjusted to his new life. Seriously, give a bitch a bark or something.

MMMM, what else is new. Had a nice few days in ATL, actually liked the city this time. Got called out on my poor additude (thanks jules) but i still hate to talk on the phone. Found out Sarah is having a girl, whom i lovingly call lil' seat. Proceeded directly to Old Navy to find clothes for aforementioned bundle of joy. Am trying to get knocked up, with no success. Hangin with the momtourage, and trying to enjoy the summer. Trying to make my own iced coffee (damn you Starbucks) since we are in a bit of a financial bind. Wanting to do sooooo many things, but finding that i have neither the patience, nor motivation to get anything done. And my sewing machine is being a douche bag. Coen is enjoying his days with the swim nazi, and i really could use a cocktail.......

The New Kids are trying to make me crazy

Ok...So....
The 3 of us decided because of money, or lack there-of, J's broken car, and S's being all knocked up and all to not do ATL or B'ham leg of the Full Service summer tour, and stick to Memphis. So when the ATL date was postponed i really didnt think much of it. Denton and i decided to take his 4 days off and go to ATL to finally see the aquarium, go to World of Coca Cola and just relax by the home-tell pool for a few days...

Than i found out the guys had re-scheduled the ATL show for the Thursday after we leave. I tried to finagle D to let me put him on a plane and C and i stay and see the show. But the thought of being there without my girls and wanting a new laptop i decided not to, to just wait on Memphis...

So this morning as i was waking up with my coffee and trying to start packing, i got a twitter, from Donnie. He was already in ATL, at the Waffle House having breakfast. I soon got to digging and found out that all the guys are there, and will be rehearsing all week for the show on Thursday....

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WTF??????? Seriously......How am i suppose to have a mild mannered family vaca knowing Donnie is "somewhere" in the vacinity. Am i gonna drag my son to every WH in the ATL area......
Seriously.... I hope they go to the aquatrium...:) Maybe they will be staying at our hotel... (even bigger :) )