Oh Fridays!

I love Fridays.

Why, may you ask?

Not only is it the start to the weekend, but this little gem of educated literature is waiting for me in my mailbox.

I'm not going to lie, I walk a little faster to the mailbox on Fridays. Rain, sleet or snow, my baby will never spend the night in the mailbox.

It's such a great way to start the weekend.

This past Friday was Christmas a few weeks early though.

Not only did I get the normal Friday delivery of my People magazine and not only was it the Sexiest Man Alive! issue, but I also received a whole second People magazine.

Ahhh, the Christmas issue.

They were both equally pleasurable.

After flipping through the Sexiest Man Alive! issue, I couldn't help but stop and think that People may have forgotten a few candidates for the Sexiest Man Alive for 2008.

For instance...

This beautiful face. How could they forget this purty thang?

Oh my!

Oh my Nellies! Those beautiful curls peeping out from his hat!

Think cold thoughts, think cold thoughts, think cold thoughts.

Whew! Excuse me! Where was I?

I have attached this video for your listening pleasure.

Go ahead.
Press play.

You will not be disappointed.

(This is for my little buddy and his emotional mother..."choo choo")

Another example of People being completely rushed on printing day is this....

Hello HSM3!

I totally blamed Danny Bird for dragging me to this movie, but let's be honest here, I was going to go with or without her. If you can't exploit your niece then what use is she? Really.

I DO love me some WILDCAT!

There were several times in the movie that EmBird had to nudge me out of my own personal daydream with Troy. Don't worry, Captain Call-out says I had to nudge her a few times too.

EmBird, I completely missed this scene in HSM3 where this picture came from- I must have been in the bathroom. Or deep in my daydream. Which kinda looked something like this anyway, so I don't feel cheated.

(Danny Bird, cover your eyes)

There is nothing TROY about this pictures ladies. This screams nothing but Zac baby.

Hold on, I need to open a window.

Ahh, much better.

This video is for my little strawberry blond shadow. I need to hear some sing - along action squirt!

Can her hands be all over him a little more?

I'm watching you Gabriella.

Now granted, Zac did make the top 100 cut, but he is clearly top 5 material. People magazine...hellooooo?

Now for this next candidate, I was tenaciously searching the pages high and low for. This person was no where to be found. The judges were obviously out to a long lunch, sabbatical, maternity leave, something. Because this is a no brainer folks.


Maybe next year honey.

One tired pup

This was Bird Dog after a weekend of the English fam invasion!


She stayed like this for hours...literally!


People....she didn't move. What kind of dog does this?
Okay...so maybe it was a lot funnier when we were taping it!
"A lot funnier" - this is my translation for "I need to get a life"

It's about darn time

20 years. That's how long it has taken these two. But, I am pleased to announce that Tweety Bird and LA Bird are engaged. (I know you like the name)

Tweety Bird popped the question with the assistance of the two little munkins. From what I hear, I don't know who was more excited - them or him.

Tweety Bird first came into the saga 20 years ago when he was a junior in high school. Sister bird was a freshman and she was in major love. Every Thursday when the Vinton Messenger came, she would fly to the sports page. She would clip every picture of him out of that damn paper and paraded it around the house. She then hung it on the Tweety collage/shrine she was working on in her room.

Some of the random facts that my sister beat into my brain about her dream man- Remember I was 8 years old now -
1. He's so totally awesome at baseball
2. His number is 3
3. His college team is UNC
4. His professional football team are the Steelers
5. He's so totally awesome at baseball

Weekends were date night for these two. Which who are we trying to fool here - Tweety Bird had the pleasure of meeting my father. So their date nights included watching TV at our house....with the lights ON! This meant one thing for Em Bird and I. We had our plans for the night too. I remember crawling on our stomachs, like army men, trying to sneak a peak at what was going on in the living room. LA Bird would yell for Mom; we would get in trouble; 15 minutes later we were crawling on our stomachs again. Such fun to torture your older sister when you are 8 and 6 years old huh? Hey, Tweety Bird stuck around didn't he?!

I took the liberty to look up hit songs in 1988. You know, just so you can take a walk down memory lane.
"Need You Tonight" INXS
"Look Away" Chicago
"Every Rose Has It's Thorn" Poison
"Sweet Child of Mine" Guns 'n' Roses ( I totally see Tweety Bird rockin out to this one)
"Don't Be Cruel" Bobby Brown
"Red Red Wine" UB40 (My personal favorite)


I better see some air guitar with this one.

Soon was Prom, Kevin graduated, Laura went off to college...they drifted apart.

A few years went by, when one night, I ran into Tweety Bird at a hot spot in town. He nearly choked on his adult beverage when he saw me. I was all grown up. I wasn't crawling on my stomach anymore. We spoke for a while, caught up with one another and then said our good byes. It would be a few more years before I saw him again.

A few years later, skipping all the unimportant drama, Tweety Bird and LA bird were soon hot and heavy again. It's like they picked up right where they left off. This time around though, 2 little things were different. Dyl Bird and Danny Bird. Tweety Bird didn't seem to mind. He jumped right in with both of them. Coaching T-Ball, sending Danny Bird back to her room when she comes out in an outfit not appropriate for a 4 year old, going to dance recitals, watching soccer games...the list goes on. And they adore him. What else could an overprotective aunt ask for?

In all seriousness, I am so happy for you both. I love seeing you as a family. Tweety bird, you are a very special person for what you have done for my sister and her children. No ordinary man could do this job. I have complete faith in you!

Oh, and, Keeevvviiinnn, Welcome to the family. Sucka!