Boy Band Karaoke

Let me tell you a story.

In 5th grade, my friends and I were the stereotypical "boy band nerds." We loved NSYNC. Loved them. We knew all of the lyrics by heart, we each had a different favorite member (because we weren't going to compete between us for one guy), and we had choreographed dances to all of their songs. We actually spent hours working on these and perfecting them so that we ALL knew the dance....and this is what we did nearly every day.

Fast forward to tonight where Allie and I sang "Tearin' Up My Heart" at karaoke...and we have come full circle.

Tonight was a night where I was able to really sit back and realize how awesome it is to have friends like mine. We went to a hole-in-the-wall place to sing karaoke tonight for Matt's birthday...and this place was, in my opinion, better than the place we usually go. Here no one judged you if you couldn't sing (and trust me. I cannot sing). It was a place where everyone gets up and dances and sings along to whatever song you've chosen. And it was a place where the DJ actually interacted with us and had fun with us.

The night also reunited me with one of my RAs from last year. Barb graduated at the end of last year and has moved on to grad school in D.C. She's back visiting for a few days, so we surprised Matt by having her show up at the place we were singing karaoke at. Now that she's no longer on our staff, it was great to actually hang out with her and talk and joke around. And of course...sing. Our song of choice? "London Bridge" by Fergie...which stems from an inside joke from the CCE/F staff last year. I'm sincerely surprised we made it through the song without laughing too hard to sing. But it was awesome.

Nights like tonight remind me that I have amazing friends.