Fan Girling!

My Saturday was full of teenage, fan girl screams...And they were all coming from me. I definitely don't try to hide my love for celebrities. I buy trashy gossip magazines on a weekly basis, visit gossip and entertainment websites, and watch shows like Dish Nation, TMZ, and E! News on the regular. And now that I write that all out I realize how much time I waste on my celbri-love! But, imagine someone with my enthusiasm seeing a STAR in the flesh! Up-close and personal like. And someone who was my elementary, pre-adolescent crush!

Zac Hanson!!! Whoop Whoop!

I seriously had journals dedicated to this kid. This was back when Mmm-Bop was the big thing. My best friend and I would lock ourselves in my room with books and those really strong smelling markers (I think we might have gotten high off of those markers...Some of the things we wrote in our books...We either had to be thinking on a genius level or tripping on marker fumes!) and write poems and the lyrics of Hanson songs and debate on whether Taylor was a boy or a girl, all while fighting over who was going to marry Zac. So when I saw him standing in that Chick-Fil-A play area watching his lil' ones play...Well I had to fight the urge to start belting out old Hanson tunes while throwing myself at his feet. I didn't want to embarrass my husband and kids...Or get arrested. I didn't get a picture or autograph or even a hello, but I can always say that my children played in the Chick-Fil-A play area with Zac Hanson's little ones.

And after floating on a Hanson high the remainder of the day, hubs and I got hooked on Beyonce. I've always liked Beyonce, but I was never a huge fan. I don't have any of her CDs and I wasn't obsessed with her and Jay-Z's relationship or even Blue Ivey. But after seeing her performance at the Superbowl I developed a huge girl crush. Her body is banging, her voice is flawless, dance moves on point...She is the perfect mix of classy and sexy. I was a little shocked when I walked into our bedroom and hubby was starting the Beyonce/Oprah special, but after watching 10 minutes of it, we were both scrambling to get HBO on our TV so we could watch Beyonce's documentary. Yes, we subscribed to HBO just for "Life's But a Dream". I loved getting that glimpse into Beyonce's life, and seeing her and Jay-Z sing "Yellow" to each other was the cutest thing ever.

I don't know that Bey's documentary made me love her any more, but it definitely cemented my new-found admiration for her. Something else that I've found...I am usually looking at itty-bitty skinny celebrities and wanting to have their stick legs and bobble heads, but I love the fact that Beyonce is fit and healthy and has an ass and thighs and hips and freaking ROCKS it! That is how I am built and seeing her look so sexy in her little leotard has allowed me to find a new appreciation for my curvy bod and has inspired me to stop trying to be skinny but start trying to be healthy. So thank you Beyonce! That mind shift was definitely needed.

And that was my Saturday in a nut-shell. But you better believe, next time I see a celebrity, I will be ready with the camera. I will not fail again!