NKOTB!

So, I went to the NKOTB concert last night. We had really good seats and the concert was AWESOME! I know I need to update, might do that later in another blog....but for now enjoy the pictures! :) And these are just some, I took over 100 pictures. Yes, I'm a little obsessive!

Location of the concert.

Friends for almost 10 years.

Natasha Bedingfield

I *heart* NKOTB!

I still love Jordan Knight.

Part of "My Favorite Girl"

Even though he has a Red Sox hat on, he's my 2nd fave.

Want to see more? Here you go....there are 134 pictures total. :)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9329&l=346eb&id=1031338036

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9330&l=2324d&id=1031338036

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=9332&l=0f9b7&id=1031338036

Bullet points

Ah, today....an update is needed in my ever so favorite form: bullet points.

• Today, I would like to take a moment to thank President Bush. I would like to thank him for putting an extra $600 in my bank account today. And I want to thank you even more for deciding that we don't have to claim this money next year on our taxes. Woot, woot! Although the money will not be used to stimulate the economy like it was intended for, it will however be used to pay for my tuition and with some of that money I paid of a debt on my credit report. One less debt, hooray! Oh man, that actually feels so good. One of my goals this year was to clear up my credit report, so far so good!
  
• I am currently tutoring three kids (siblings ages 9, 12, 14) in Spanish. I'm having such fun with them! I've know them forever, since the 9 year old was four. So far, I've taught them colors, the alphabet, days of the week, numbers, months, and seasons. Today we worked on family names and greetings and farewells. I also taught them the "I" form of "to have" and I taught them to say how many siblings they have and what color eyes they have. They are doing really good. I went to Teaching Tools and got some books with activities as well as some flash cards. Sweet, I love flash cards!
  
• Vacation Bible School is coming up in about a month at church. I'm excited to work with the kids, unlike last year where I was supervising. Working with the kids means I get to dance. And we all know how I thoroughly enjoy dancing with the little ones. Oh yippy skippy! I can't wait!
  
• I started to lose motivation last week with the whole weight loss thing. In case you haven't noticed, it's CRAZY hot here in Arizona and sometimes I just don't want to get outside. But I've reached 10 lbs lost and that definitely kicked my motivation into gear. I notice that I am walking faster and further in my 30 minutes that I give myself a day. My roomie says she can see it. Hooray! Go me!
  
• It's going to be a busy summer, I'm pretty much pet-sitting the entire summer. Be on the look out for blogs about my adventures. But Jason and I want to take a day trip. So, guess what that means, on one of the days trips, I'm taking one of the animals I'm pet-sitting for with us. I already talked to the owner, I've been pet-sitting for them since the dog was a puppy and she's 3 now. So, she gave me the okay. She's a good dog, good in cars. And she's a little dog.
  
• As I am typing this, the Lakers/Celtics game is on. Boston is leading the series 2-0. I hope the Lakers start winning, they had quite a lead and now they are two points ahead of Boston. PHOOEY! I just glanced at the TV and now Boston is ahead of LA. BLASTED!
  
• I totally got tickets to see NKOTB in October. Yeah, you read that right. Bring on Jordan Knight!
  
• Speaking of tickets...if anyone has two tickets to an Anaheim Angels or a Los Angeles Dodgers game when they are playing the Yankees in California that you just want to give me (because you think I'm awesome or something like that), I will take them off of your hands. I so want to go to a game, but I can't spend that much $ on tickets...they are expensive. Of course, I must have two. Can't attend a Yankees game alone, you know, gotta bring along another fan. My niece pointed out that I could get nosebleed seats for $9. But if I am going to my first Yankees game, I want to be down in the action, where I can actually see the players. I just need to look a little harder, I suppose. But again free tickets are always welcome!
  
• I still haven't figured out the reason for my funk on Sunday. But, my best guess is that I might of some what lost my focus about people in the world and that meeting was an eye opener. I didn't really lose my focus, but let things of this world blur my vision. If that makes any sense.

Okay, gotta go for now. Have a fantastic day and GO LAKERS!

Quote of the day: "We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have." ~Frederick Keonig

Do you have the "Right Stuff"?

Okay, so the buzz seems to be lately about New Kids on the Block reuniting. Sweet diggity dog! They were on the Today show a few days ago. My friend sent me a link to the video of their performance. It happened so suddenly and completely unexpected. I began to get those feelings...you know those giddy little school feelings you got when you watched them. I was excited to see them, they've aged well! I got all estatic and began jumping up and down in my chair. I even busted out the dance moves they were doing as I knew them all. Back in the day, I was a FREAK about NKOTB, freak I tell you. My room was plastered with posters, mostly of Jordan Knight. There was not an inch of wall that wasn't covered. I had the bed set, I had the dolls, I had all the buttons, school supplies, etc. I had all the albums, owned all the videos, taped anything of them when they were on television, including the cartoons every weekend. If it had to do with NKOTB, whatever it was, you name, I had it. And when Jordan Knight cut off his "tail", I will be completely honest in saying...I cried for days. And in my head, I was going to marry that man, I even practiced writing "Brandy Knight" on everything I could. I remember me and some of my friends (five of us, of course), replicated one of the poses from one of their posters. We all put on NKOTB stuff, and did the exact same pose, took a picture of it even. My poor grandmother would get dragged by my friend and I to all the concerts. The first concert we went to of theirs was at the Indiana State Fair, she drove us down to Indianapolis (about 4-5 hours away) to see them perform at the State Fair. I was such a dork, a huge big dork. LOL! And even at 31, watching them perform, they still get me all giddy and began to forget that I'm an adult now. Looking back on how obsessive I was, I can see how people can get like that over Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, Hansen, Jonas Brothers, etc.

So, I logged onto Myspace and decided to look them up and of course be their friend. I found their official page, requested to be friends, then also requested to be friends with Danny Wood and Jordan Knight. I was quite impressed with Danny's page, his music is good, and definitely not poppy. While looking through the NKOTB sites on Myspace (there is quite a few), I came across NKOTB Spain. I thought it was just another website, and the information was in Spanish. I decided to check it out....and I found the most hysterical thing ever!! The "Right Stuff" in English AND Spanish. No, not two different versions, one version with the lyrics in Spanish, and the "Uh, oh, oh, the right stuff" part in English. It was just funny. It's the most ghetto version I have ever heard. My friend, Vernae, called me to tell me that I made her laugh hysterical as well. That was the only song that had Spanish on it, but it was enough to completely make my evening.

If they come anywhere NEAR Phoenix, you can guarantee I will be at the concert.

Log onto NBC.com , go to the Today Show link towards bottom, it will bring up the video. Okay, I logged on to write a quick blog as I was waiting for the floor in my kitchen to dry. I must get back to cleaning. But here....*Giggle* I *heart* Jordan Knight FOREVER!