Coop and I decided we'd hit Pigeon Forge’s annual Springtime Salute to Dolly Parade. Ohhhhhh did I miss Mark. Yes, I missed him for his company, love and devotion. But MOSTLY I missed him so that he could experience all of the wonderful sights and be part of my peanut gallery. It's kind of hard to comment and giggle about (maybe even make fun of) my surroundings with a 2yr old. His comments were directed towards TRUCKS!!! FIRETRUCKS!!!!! TRACTORS!!!! DRAGONS!!! And quite frankly he was more impressed with the busy traffic that was diverted directly behind us (even more so than the actual parade).
I decided I’d try to capture a little bit of what we saw on our blog. Someday Cooper may just get what I was chuckling to myself about. STIPULATION (before I go any further): In no way have I EVER made fun of our dear Dolly. That’s just crazy talk. She is a national treasure as far as I’m concerned. I might have even yelled (read: shrieked) “Thanks for the books Dolly!!!!!” as her float whizzed by. I couldn’t help myself and I did get a few looks.
Exhibit 1: Jon Bon Jovi. You know "that guy" that is a LOUD talker and although he is talking to the guy right next to him, he is REALLY talking to the entire crowd around him? It was so obvious that he wanted the world to hear what he had to say. I swear there's always one of these types in a crowd. Well, this guy made the comment that when he was a "little skinnier and had long hair" people always mistook him for Bon Jovi. He said someone even asked him for his autograph at a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. That warrants a photograph don't you think?
Exhibit 2: The poor guy to the left of Bon Jovi was stuck having to hear all of his stories. I wondered if he even knew who Bon Jovi and Lynyrd Skynyrd were. He just wanted to enjoy the parade like the rest of us and see Dolly. After Dolly's float came by, the old guy said to Bon Jovi "wow, doesn't she look AHHmazing? She looks more like she's 36!!!!!!". Did he have to chose 36 as a comparative age? Just to remind me that I am no longer 36 (sniff, sniff). Thanks Old Dude. For that you deserved to be stuck talking to Bon Jovi Man.
Old Man, Bon Jovi and his lovely wife or special lady friend.
The Dalai Lama even made an appearance.
Roller Man. He made we wonder....What would Brian Boitano do?
Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat
Here she is!!!!!!!Look closely. I was using my cell phone camera. She's there I promise.
Oh, and here's a picture of my parade/birthday date.
Cooper in awe. I'm one of those Moms. I bought my kid a leash (don't judge). This was his first time donning it and he didn't seem to mind it since he loves his back packs. I wanted to protect him from getting hit by a run away float (or the traffic that was directly behind us). 
There was a rumor going around town that Miley Cyrus was going to be in the parade. Yes, that’s right folks….. MILEY FREAKIN’ CYRUS!!!!! Can you believe it? Some mothers would have avoided the parade all together (especially 37yrd old mothers) thinking that the crowds would be too crazy with MC fans. But this Mom wanted to go even more for that reason alone. I might have even waited and waited for the very last float to make sure we didn’t miss her. Can you believe that little trollop shined us!?! And on my birthday no less! That’s it. I’m done. I am no longer a MC fan. She will NEVER-EVER be on the same pedestal as Dolly. NEVER. EVER. EVER.
To sum it up, I had a fantastic birthday and enjoyed spending it with my little man. It's going to be hard to top this one!!!
PS. Perhaps calling Miley a trollop was a little harsh. I guess I let my emotions get the best of me ;)
4 comments:
I don't even know where to start. First. Bon Jovi has grown boobs since the last time I saw him. I'm a little bummed out about that. :)
Second. Roller "Man" looks a little unstable . . . possibly from an unbalanced load in the front.
Third. Even though Dolly is a spec in the picture I love what she is wearing. It looks sparkly and pink/purplish. She is a goddess.
Fourth. You should be locked up for treating your kid like a dog. (ahem. And I don't own a leash that I sheepishly put on to Nick in crowds . . . or anything.) Just playing. I think that kids that are fearless and run like hell from their parents need to be on leashes.
Glad you had a great day!!
Happy late birthday! I wish you had company to comment with people on too. It really does makes it more fun! I am glad you had a good day with your little man!
Free pass on excessive emoting until at least a year postpartum.
I bet Miley was in one of those posh motels in the background preparing for a date with Bon Jovi!
Glad you had a great day!
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