i really love the 80's...

I am proud to say that I was born in the 80's! Granted, it was very nearly the 90's, but still.

This post will be devoted to a select few of my favorite 80's things. Note that I said select because I do not want to put you all into a coma from staring at your computer all day/night reading a ridiculously long post about mullets, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, acid wash jeans, Back to the Future, hair scrunchies and Molly Ringwald (I love Pretty in Pink).

The 80's was just bigger, badder, crazier and I'm pretty sure it was a whole lot of fun!

Let's start with music shall we? I totally dig 80's pop. I do, sorry but it is so dramatic and outrageous how could I not love it? Pat Benetar speaks to me.



Like I mentioned earlier, not even scratching the surface of 80's awesome-ness. So, don't judge me for not covering all of my bases.

As far as movies go, I do not even know where to begin. I have gone through many different phases of 80's favorites throughout the my years but these are my favorites right now.

Some Kind of Wonderful

I was introduced to this wonderful flick fairly recently and I love every minute of it. It has great lines like "This is what my girlfriend would look like without skin." Duncan is seriously one of my favorite characters. I mean who says "I think it's safe to say that this party is about to become a historical fact"? Awesome. Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson are perfect in their roles together, and if you've seen this movie, you know what I mean!

Willow

I am happy to say that I was lucky enough to grow up on this movie. Thank you Dad! This movie rocks and that's all there is to it. It is what spawned my little crush on Val...before he pretty much fell of the face of the earth. I watched it not too long ago and it is still as funny as it was before. The huge human snowball? Classic.

 

 

TMNT

I actually grew up on the 2nd movie, with the ooze and Vanilla Ice...But now, I love them both. Casey Jones (who also is Duncan in Some Kind of Wonderful) once again, is one of my favorites.
Go ninja, go ninja, GO!

Anne of Green Gables

This series was with me my whole childhood and I couldn't be more happy about it. It's perfect and I love it to this day. Gilbert Blithe is a dreamboat and Anne is enduring.

Dirty Dancing

"Nobody puts Baby in a Corner"

Also, another dancing move...
 

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

This movie is so ridiculous it couldn't be better. I can't decide if my favorite part is how dramatic it is, or the fact that SJP and her man in the movie win the dancing competition because the tumble across the stage.

Anyway, at college, one of my modern teachers for Halloween would have an 80's day for class and it was spectacular. Walking, no, strutting across campus with my friends in tutus jean jackets, oversize sweaters, big hair, and lots of color, it doesn't get better than that. We would then do the real thriller dance after watching the music video and some 80's hip hop. Bliss!

One of my favorite MJ videos...

Oh Madonna, you are outrageous! But Fabulous! Just like the 80's...in my opinion.

5 favorites

Yup, it is that time.

1. Albums:

Andy Grammer - Andy Grammer

 

 

Brad Paisley - This is Country Music
(In case you missed my 4th of July post...I MET HIM!)

Adele - 21

The Script - Science and Faith

2. Animal: The Panda!

they make me laugh

3. Outfit:

Yeah! I'm Graduating!

4. Drink: Dr. Pepper

this is what is getting me through my last week of school...and what got me through the Harry Potter premier

5. Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

more coming about this...

tlc you kill me

I don't know what has been going on, but I really need to put a stop to it. I have noticed that the older I get, the less control I have over my emotions. I thought that is was supposed to get easier as you get older, guess I was wrong.

Granted, this is a very rocky time in my life just because all of the change I am dealing with and am going to have to deal with. I am graduating, saying goodbye to one life to dive head first into a brand new one. That freaks me out a little. There are a lot of people that I don't want to say goodbye to. There are also a lot of people that I do want to say goodbye to. Ha, joking... Point of the story, I have too many emotions swirling around. Happy ones, nervous ones, sad ones...etc.

The fact that I have started to grow more and more unstable has been coming to my attention any time I watch the channel TLC. I sound really pathetic right now, but I am owning it. I love TLC OK? It has some great stuff. Anyway, a few days ago I was watching one of my favorite programs on that channel, Say Yes to the Dress. I was watching it with my roommate, and there was a marathon, and it was a really happy thing.  During this marathon I cannot even own to how many times I started tearing up! There were so many sob stories, that I completely fell for like a sucker, and then to top it all of there was a commercial for a new program that was premiering about bringing soldiers home and surprising their families. Tear worthy? My emotions sure thought so. (Not that my emotions think? Whatever)

I guess what I am getting at is that I might break down at any moment, so do not be alarmed if you see this actually happen. Just ignore it. I would be most grateful! And to be honest, I think I have just a little right to be emotional. I have been thinking about college and all the people that have come in and out of my life, that is a lot of people! But now I'm ready for new adventures with my new soppy self! Bring it on Utah.

a very happy 4th

I love the 4th of July for many, many reasons. July, in fact, is one of my four favorite months. You see, July embodies everything that is summer. It is all about sun, fireworks, BBQ's, swimming, family, parties, friends, ice cream, late (warm) nights, the smell of grass, energy, hot dogs, sun glasses, warm wind, watermelon, sailing, cheesecake, color, Ray Charles, burgers, parks, caramel popcorn, walks, PLAY!

But anyway, back to the 4th. I love the 4th because it puts pretty much all of those activities into one day (or into one weekend depending on which day it falls on). Also, I love the 4th because it's somebody's birthday!

Yeah, my Dad is a sailor!

It's my Dad's birthday! And my Dad is awesome (see above picture). So that is just one reason why the 4th of July is also awesome.

It's also the great USA's birthday as well. And I really do love this country. Red, white and blue looks good on me!

I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm freeeee...

So this particular 4th of July I got to spend in Utah with my brother, Robert, and his wife, Megan, and my sister Amber and her family.

I was driving down on Saturday because Robert's awesome company Qualtrics was sponsoring Stadium of Fire this year and he got tickets for myself and Amber. David Archuleta and Brad Paisley were the stars this year and I was stoked.

Side note: the theme song from Stadium of fire is the lamest theme song I have ever heard, and I can't stop singing it.

Well, on Friday that awesome brother of mine called me to tell me that because he was the top seller for the quarter in the whole company he gets to go backstage and he was taking Megan and me with him! WAHAHAHAHAAA

At this particular moment I happened to be walking on campus, heading home after class, and there were plenty people surrounding me. That being said, it did not stop me from skipping and making loud exclamations of joy all the way home. Sure people looked at me like I was crazy, I have three words for them. Brad. Freaking. Paisley.

So Saturday I got in to Amber's, got spruced up and put on my black eyeliner, which I will have you know, I only pull out for special occasions when I want to make a little more of an impact. Yeah, this was a big deal.

Amber and I before the concert

We met up with Robert and Megan and some good friends of theirs and went to the pre-party where we enjoyed free J-Dawgs, chips, salad, watermelon, pop, and a Klondike bar to wrap it all up. That was a good time.
 
I was a little anxious by that time, because I was soon going to meet Brad. (We are on a first name basis now). We headed off to the stadium, and two wrist bands later (one for the private box that we got to partake of with some other Qualtrics peeps, one for Brad) and after standing in a very long line next to our buddy, the governor of Utah,  which is a whole other story, I got to meet Brad Paisley, shake his hand, take a picture with him, and make all of my 4th of July dreams come true.

He totally has his arm around me.

To say the least it was a magical night filled with many magical moments. The concert was great. A dude got taken out by a fence because a skydiver hit it with his flag... I got it on video.

You have to be patient through the first little bit, and then you can see the guy get taken out in the lower right hand corner. My favorite part is that pretty much every service man runs for the flag and not one of them pays attention to the guy on the ground.

DAVID!

BRAD!

The fireworks were pretty good as well. My favorite fireworks were the ones that misfired a little and almost took out a whole slew of people in the stands that were watching dangerously close to where the fireworks were being shot off from behind the stage, (STADIUM ON FIRE!) and also the very last ones that made you feel like you just got blown up. Talk about adrenaline rush. It was the perfect 4th of July celebration, only to be followed by more awesome celebration.

Robert in the box wearing Megan's hat. Legit.

However, I will say that after having VIP treatment, like a nicer bathroom that a limited amount of people could use, meeting the performing artist before the concert, having dinner provided before the concert, as well as treats and an air conditioned room during the concert, I think I have been ruined. I want all my future concerts to be that way. This could be a problem for sure.

wristbands = happiness

On the actual 4th (Stadium of fire was on the 2nd) Robert, Megan, and I went to see X-Men First Class. I like that movie, and not just because it has one of my favorite actors in it....

James McAvoy - mmmhmm

But moving on, we closed out the 4th with a delicious dinner from Amber and some of the best col-de-sac fireworks display I have ever seen, complete with invading parachute army men. Basically it was one of the best 4th of July celebrations I have ever had. I can't wait until next year.