Viva La Reba

My obsession with Reba started when I was very young. I remember as a little kid singing “Cathy’s Clown”. All five of us in the front of the pick-up driving up the mountain blasting “Does He Love You”. Joining the Reba fan club- shirts, mugs, a backstage pass (yeah I just found it at the end of one of the concerts, but I kept it anyway). Sleeping out in front of the Smiths for 3rd row seats and Reba doing Abbey and I’s actions to “Till You Love Me”. Going to Nashville over Thanksgiving and visiting her house… she wasn’t there… but I was. I own every cd. I know every song. I’ve seen the infamous red dress. Yeah, I’m a fan.

So of course I went to the Reebs (just a little nick-name Abbey and I gave her) concert. Yeah, it was my 7th one. My friend Amelia got great seats. I also had Tara (huge Kelly Clarkson fan), Nick (I dare say as big of Reba fan as me- together we’ve seen her a total of 12 times in concert) and Kate, who wasn’t as quite as excited as the rest of us but is now singing a different tune. (I wouldn’t be surprised if she stopped on her way home last night and bough Reba #1’s)
Highlights of the evening:

-I had a very large man sitting next to me, decided he needed 1 ½ seats and he took his other ½ out of mine. The fact of the matter is I need an entire seat and that didn’t include sitting on his lap. I should have asked for half of my ticket.

-Tara never sitting down, regardless if the entire North side of the Delta Center was sitting. Snide comments from beside us and behind us did not stop her enthusiasm for this concert.

- Calling my sisi pants during “Does He Love You”… it’s our song…she’s always Linda and I’m always Reebs. I know it’s weird to have a song about a wife and a mistress be your favorite song between sisters, but it is. Kate can do a pretty good rendition of Linda herself as well.

-The usher from the floor talking to us multiple times during the concert. He was old but I’m pretty sure he had a crush on Tara. You can see creepy smiling in the background.

-Nick and I singing EVERY word to EVERY Reba song…and loving EVERY one.

-Nick deciding that he should be on-stage with Reba during Fancy. No I take that back, Nick deciding he was Reba during Fancy. Singing, dancing, actions. No Nick you were not “born just plain white trash, and Fancy isn’t your name”.

Reba, thank you. Thank you for teaching me that “Love will find its way to me”, that “There is life out there” and that “I am a survivor”. As usual, I was not disappointed. Great concert.

CLIFFY...

If you don't know my dad, then you are missing out. He is probably the funniest person I've ever met... no really...and if you encourage his behavior he only gets funnier. One of the best things about my dad are his sayings.

He has a saying for everything, I can't really explain them, so just enjoy:

"Born yesterday and lived all day for nothin"

"I know that's right"

"Hello der"

"Eat through the pain"

"Cramin' for the Famin"

"Put an egg in your shoe and beat it"

"That's the shits"

"Can't afford yesterday's newspaper"

"Them sonsabitches"

"It aint me"

"Let's make like a sheep herder and get the flock out of here"

"Balder then Ted Maynard"
"Got to go talk to a man about a horse"

"Bound up tighter than Brandy"

"Not wet enough to dry"
"More nervous than a dog shitting peach pits"

"I don't think there's anybody back there"
"You can shit the fans but you can't shit the players" huh?

"I'm tapped"

Names of Cars include: "Rice Gobbler", "Toyodle", "the Pumpkin", "Exploder", "the Taco", "Very fine mo-chine"

He usually only calls people by one of the following names: "Tina", "Evelyn", "Jeffy", "Tommy", "Tiny", "Swootie", "Carla three babies" dogs are called "un-vopers"

Thanks dad- for always making me laugh... love you!

Supportive and Sensitive...

Today is a sad day. Abbey and Matt moved to CA today. Matt's parents flew in Tuesday and they and my parents are helping Matt and Sister move this weekend. So my mom made a great dinner last night for the whole crew. So after dinner I walked Gramps home and we had the following conversation:

Gramps: "What are you going to do when Abbey leaves tomorrow? She is your best friend so I'll bet this will be sad"

(at this point I'm thinking... yeah Grandpa, way to be sensitive)

Me: "Yeah, I will definately miss her... don't know what I will do without her"

Gramps: "Well now that she is married, she has a new best friend"

Me: " I know, but Matt is going to have to share her with me"

(this is where I thought Grandpa would agree with me and take the supportive role that he should... instead he said the following...)

Gramps: "You know if you don't get married, you're just going to be all alone"

Oh to be 86 and not have to worry about what you say... or remember it for that matter. Love him.