Yes, I did just write a birthday post for my mom just a few days ago. Yes, I'm writing another post for her because it's Mother's Day. You're just gonna have to be okay with that. Or you can stop reading now. I'll understand.
The majority of this post is pictures. Mainly because I don't have an amazing way with words. And I think pictures are more fun.
It's a bit long, so sit down(if you're not already), relax, grab a nice cup of tea* and enjoy...
*or any other beverage of choice.
Mom,
I joke all the time and ask why you had so many kids(I really am joking, it's not like we're the Duggars. Four kids isn't that many).
But a lot of the time we can be pretty obnoxious...
And so, so, soooo lazy...
(And I had many more pictures to chose from)
We aren't always as careful as we should be...
We act craaazy...
And we grow up too fast...
And that's just what we have pictures of...
There is so much more we do that makes us undeserving of your love, but you love us anyway.
You're always looking out for our best interest, and putting us before yourself. I know you want the best for us, and you sacrifice so much because of that.
This post is probably a jumbled mess. I could say so much more about you, and never say everything I wanted..remember, I'm not so good with words. ;)
The gist of what I'm saying...
I love you! Thanks for loving us at even our most unlovable moments!
And I'm glad you had four kids, just don't have anymore. ;)
And just so no one thinks we're horrible kids, here's some good pictures of us...
A Mother's love is something that no on can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away . . . It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, And it never fails or falters even though the heart is breaking . . . It believes beyond believing when the world around condemns, And it glows with all the beauty of the rarest, brightest gems . . . It is far beyond defining, it defies all explanation, And it still remains a secret like the mysteries of creation . . . A many splendoured miracle man cannot understand And another wondrous evidence of God's tender guiding hand.
-Helen Steiner Rice
I love you so much, Mom!!! And as Michael said when he called today, you're the best mom EVER.
Today is my wonderful mom's birthday! Just wanted to take a moment to think of her, and thank her for the wonderful mom she is! I wrote this post on her birthday last year, and I can't put it much better than that!
This morning Evan and I attempted to make my [sick] mom breakfast-in-bed...
We're not the best chefs around, but we do what we can...
And eggs and turkey bacon is about all we can do....
Throw in my mother's drug of choice, DP...
[Hey, she asked for it, and it is her birthday.]
And our homemade birthday cards(a classic for Davis birthdays)...
And that's what breakfast in bed looked like for my mom this morning...
Nothin' fancy, but like I said, we do what we can...
But, oh people, that was not the surprise of the day...
What was the surprise?
Well, surprise number one required some planning. It was for my big brother, Michael, to come visit today. But, of course, we wanted it to be a surprise. So, basically we told my mom that Michael was planning on driving down to visit Friday (tomorrow) to go see the new Star Trek movie with my dad. The day AFTER her birthday, to go do something with our DAD. Mwahaha! She didn't suspect a thing.
She even mentioned to me on Tuesday that she thought it was funny that he was coming on Friday to do something with dad, right after her birthday and before Mother's Day...
She also mentioned laughingly that they probably hadn't even thought about it.
I just nodded and laughed with her... I think I said some along the lines of, "those silly boys..."
Heeheeheehee... :)
The main part of the day went pretty normally. The plan that my mom knew was that we would plan on having a cake and celebrating my mom's birthday more when Michael came Friday.
So after the breakfast in bed and birthday cards, we went on like it was a pretty normal day. After my mom relaxed that morning (and enjoyed the lovely flowers that Genny had delivered to her! She loved them, Genny!), she went in to work for the afternoon(she's been out sick for a few days). Which worked out perfectly, because it gave me a chance to straighten up the house a bit for her-- She would've come home and done it that night, because she still thought Michael was coming tomorrow.
She really wasn't expecting anything. It was perfect.
The time finally came this afternoon around five-thirty for Michael to surprise my mom. He called to tell her 'happy birthday' and then told her to go answer the back door. She opened the door to see Michael standing in the doorway holding three pizzas, a BIG blue gift back and a red velvet cake.
It was perfect! She was SO surprised. I have pictures, but I'm not sure my mom would appreciate me posting them and it's late, so I don't think I'll post any right now.
That was great in itself, but we had one more surprise coming...
We never get my mom too much on her birthday, so she wasn't expecting much. And I guarantee you she wasn't expecting this...
An ipod!
My mom has always talked about wanting an ipod, but never seriously considered just buying one for herself. We wanted to try and get one for her last Christmas, but it didn't work out. Ever since we've been planning on getting it for her birthday and mother's day. And that's what we did. :)
Those were the two surprises! I think my mom was truly surprised by everything. I'm so thankful for her, and I'm so glad we were able to make her day a little special.
one more time...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
It's been a long wonderful day, and now I'm heading to bed. We all get to hang out with Michael tomorrow!
I've blogged a couple times before about this year's American Idol season. But it was at the very beginning of the season, and now it's down to the top four, so I thought I would do another AI post before it ends!
If you want to read my other two posts about this season of AI, click here and here.
Who are the top four?
Kris Allen, Danny Gokey, Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta.
I could say that I will tell you about them in no particular order, but I don't want to lie to you. I'm starting with my favorites. :)
Kris Allen
There are many reasons he's my favorite this season. I love that he came out of nowhere in the top thirty-six, and no one knew who he was because he hadn't been shown in any of the pre-live shows, but he made it through to the top twelve, and now he's in the top four. I love that, since the very beginning of the season, he's grown and changed with each performance. You can tell he has so much musical knowledge, and he can play an abundance of instruments(including the guitar, piano, viola and ukulele). He's also just a likable guy...he's always quiet and gracious no matter what the judges say to him...I think the way the contestants respond to the judging says a lot about the kind of person they are.
But the main reason I consider Kris my favorite: I would actually go buy his album! I can't say that about at least two of the other three. I guess I just like his style, but I could listen to him all the time.
Here's one of my favorites from his performances (it's the studio version, not the live performance. I couldn't find that.)... if you have a few minutes, you should watch it!
:::little rant:::
I'm really afraid he's in trouble tonight. Of course they had to do "Rock Week" so close to the end, when two of the top four are "rockers." That seems a little jacked to me. And the judges seemed to have pre-meditated reviews for the contestants based on the "genre"... Idol really seems like they're trying to get the audience to like certain contestants more this year. I don't like that. I can't even explain to you all the reasons I didn't like last night's show.
Don't worry, Kris! I will buy you album no matter what happens!!!
:::end rant:::
My next favorite, at a close second is...
Danny Gokey!
He's been one of my favorites since the very beginning. He's got an awesome voice. I think he was one of the early favorites this season. Different from Kris, he came out strong from the very beginning, and didn't have as much room to grow each week. Basically, he started out amazing, and has stayed amazing. I think some people are tired of hearing the same sort of thing from him each week, but I don't have a problem with it because he's amazing each week.
he also had some trouble with "Rock Week," but I'm thinking he'll be safe. It's so hard to tell at this point, though....
The gist of what I'm saying is, if I had it my way (and the good Lord knows I don't), Danny and Kris would be the top two on AI.
That probably wont happen, and I'm okay with it. At this point in the competition, they've made names for themselves, and they could go and get a record deal easily. And in some cases, the people that have not won Idol, and not been tied to all the "Idol winner" restrictions, have made records quicker and had more success... I'd just like my favorites to stick around as long as possible. :)
Oh, since I did it for Kris, here's one of my favorites from Danny...
The last two are my LEAST favorites, in no particular order...
Starting with...
Adam "Broadway" Lambert
The last American Idol post that I wrote about Adam, I shared that I was undecided about him. Part of me loved him, and part of me was creeped out by him. Well, we've gone through the whole season, and I've still gone between loving him and hating him. But I've finally decided that I really don't like him. At least, not as a "rock star." I would much rather see him in Wicked the musical, which is what he was doing before. He is awesome on stage, and I love the few videos of him as "Fiyero" from Wicked on YouTube. Here's one of my favorites of him in Wicked...
I LOVE him in this! He is obviously talented in musical theater.
BUT I just don't like him in the AI setting. He tends to be, of course, a bit over dramatic for my liking, and he also likes to be really extreme in any style he sings. He's got an amazing voice, but, unlike Kris, I would NOT go by his record.
I WOULD go see him on Broadway, though! (Well, if I had the money for that...)
The other thing I don't like about Adam doesn't even have to do with him, it has to do with the way the judges treat him. I feel like they've already given him the AI title, and they're just continuing to tell him how amazing he is each week. Like they don't even try to find things to critique. I just think it's fishy.
I actually think all of last night's show was fishy.
Again, go over the BooMama's post about AI, and you'll see what I mean. Really, I can't say it better than she did.
Last, and possibly least...
Allison Iraheta
OK, I think the last time I said anything about her, I mentioned that she had a good voice, but I thought she was a bit strange. She definitely stopped acting as strange (maybe after she watched herself!) and she does have a great voice. If it weren't for the whole Broadway thing Adam has going for him, I might like her better. And hey, she was born about two weeks after me (the same year and everything), so that's kind of cool. But I just don't like her style. The performances of her's that I liked best tended to be the ones that forced her out of the style she likes. She has a wonderful voice and she doesn't have to do the wierd screamy, rocker stuff to sound good, like some people do. Her voice is already amazing!
Forexample, last week was "Rat Pack Week", and everyone had to sing Jazzy American Standards. This was one she did pretty straight, not trying to put much of an edge on, and I thought it was great! Here's a YouTube video of it...
Good, right?
Alrighty, I think that's about all I can say about the American Idol top four. I've decided to make a little poll on the side so you can vote for your favorite out of the top four! Not necessarily who you think will win, just your personal fav.
I've got a long to-do list calling my name, and AI results is on in less than an hour, so I better get off this darned, time consuming computer!
I haven't updated in almost two weeks, I'm sorry about that. Life is pretty busy right now, coming to the end of my senior year. SO many things I'm trying to plan and get organized. And I am NOT a good planner, so I have to prioritize, and blogging is not to high up on the list right now. The month of May is going to be very busy, and the summer will probably be even busier! But it will be fun, and I'm sure I'll have lots to blog about, so this isn't a farewell speech or anything, just a don't-expect-me-to-be-blogging-everyday speech. :)
Now onto what this blog is really about-my weekend.
It was a long weekend. It started Friday afternoon when me and my awesome friend Katie (who never blogs on her blog) had the lovely and super-talented Elisabeth take some senior pictures for us. We started about 5:30 and took pictures for about two hours. I had straightened my hair, but it was so humid my hair started curling up! Other than that it was a lot of fun.
Katie and I felt pretty nasty afterward. We were both hot and sweaty (because it was so humid), AND we were starving. So we picked up some food and relaxed at her house for a little before I went home.
Saturday I went up to help with the children's choir dress rehearsal at church. There was some CA-RAZY thunderstorms that came through while the kids were rehearsing. So bad that at one point we moved all the kids to one of the hallways in the church for about 15 minutes. There were no tornados, just crazy strong winds and some hail. You can read more about this day, and see some pictures I took, over on Barb's blog. And in the very slight chance you haven't seen this footage, here's a video of the Dallas Cowboys Practice bubble collasping that same day....
Crazy, right? Yep, those are the same storms we had. We were just in a nice solid brick building.
Sunday, of course, was the day of the children's musical. My main "job" was taking pictures with Barb's awesome DLSR camera of the musical-- since she was busy directing the choir. Compared to most people who consider themselves "photographers", I know just about nada when it come digital SLRs, but I tried my best with what I did know, and hopefully I got some good pictures!
Maybe I'll post sone pictures from the musical once Barb puts some up.
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Barb posted some pictures from the musical day, so here are some I took that I 'stole' off her facebook. They aren't the best quality, since I don't have the originals, but I really wanted to put some up here. :)
The musical was 'Promise U.' It talked all about God's promises over the past two-thousand years. This was the back of the t-shirts... If you couldn't tell from the title of this musical, it was set on a college campus... Some of the cast in the musical... The 'spirit team'... In the center of the picture below is 'Bubba Spielberger', the 'promising film student at promise you', and also my little brother! I thought he was hilarious as Bubba, but I am biased. :)
Evan/Bubba singing his solo on "All Who Call"... The choir, signing to "All Who Call"... The choir on a song where they used flip signs. So fun... Ahhh, the awesome finally. Complete with exploding confetti cannons... Lots of fun! :)
You can read lots more, and see more pictures, over on Barb's blog.
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I love any chance I get to try out DSLRs, and it makes me even more anxious about getting my Rebel! I probably wont have enough for it 'til the summer sometime, but I cannot wait.
That was my weekend. I'm sorry I've got nothing better to blog about right now. Ha.
I am going to try and get an American Idol posts up this week, so stayed tuned for that! :)
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