Our neighborhood holiday sleigh ride was last night. The holiday sleigh ride takes place every year in our subdivision and is a big hit with kids and adults alike. Santa comes, there’s plenty of hot chocolate and cookies, and everyone takes a ride through the subdivision on a horse drawn sleigh. It’s one of those “extra” perks of living where we do (oh…and a “perk” of paying outrageous home owners association fees!). It was freezing cold last night, but that didn’t’t stop people from coming out for the sleigh ride.
After the sleigh ride, some of our neighbors came over for snacks and cocktails, and to watch the Nebraska vs Oklahoma game on TV. I made a delicious loaf of Ciabatta bread and pull apart Italian bread. As an ideal addition to the bread, I made some Italian Dipping oil. Yummy! We also had chocolate cake, Boy Scout chocolate caramel crunch popcorn, and regular Homestyle popcorn.
As the evening progressed the six of us enjoyed many topics of conversation… church, food, holiday plans, parenting, shopping, etc. It wasn’t until someone brought up Britney Spears’ commando limo exit that things really got animated. Who would have thought that if you put 6 college educated, professional adults in one room, the topic of conversation that would elicit the most opinions and interest would be Britney Spears not wearing any underwear? There was even a debate about if you really could see her c-section scar, so we had to get the trusty laptop out and pull up the photos. (I refuse to link to them here… yuck! If you are that curious (and I know you must be) just Google Britney Spears commando and the first listing will take you there.) Seriously…do we really care? Apparently we do because this conversation went on and on and on… we talked about how come someone that is obviously wealthy can’t afford underwear, why she even bothered putting on a skirt if it is that short, doesn’t this poor, young girl have parents somewhere to help guide her along? Even K-Fed was received a few minutes of conversation time. It’s amusing to me how obsessed our world is with the faults of others… especially celebrities. Does seeing Britney Spears mess up really make us feel that much better about ourselves? Do we go to bed thinking that we’re one up on the world because we remember to wear underwear? Does it make me feel better about the fact that the first loaf of Ciabatta bread ended up feeding the empty belly of our garbage disposal (along with the first dipping oil recipe I tried?). In some really strange way, I guess it does. It’s nice to know that everyone is human. It’s a good feeling to know that there isn’t a single person in this world who is perfect. Do you aspire to be like someone else? Maybe if you took a close look at their life… at their imperfections… at them behind closed doors you’d realize that we are all human struggling along in the same world. We all have our insecurities, our faults, our failed ciabatta bread. Instead of trying to be someone else, just try to be the best version of yourself. That’s all you can do! Oh – and please remember to wear underwear. You never know when the paparazzi might be lurking.
How true is this? Great blog! It amazes me constantly that people like Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan and Jessica Simpson attract so much attention. Sure, they are attractive but I think that they do a LOT of what they do for the attention and, to me anyway, it is disgusting. I also find it disgusting that she is out partying it up when her kids are at home, whether they have nannies out the wazoo or not.
Ah but, I digress… so glad you had a good time at your gathering. 🙂
I did a doubletake when I read the headline here…too funny that you all really talked about it and brought it up on the internet…same as we did in my household…it being the photo of B.S.’s HooHoo….ohman. We even had to talk about the scar too. It is really amazing how ‘inappropriate’ or accidental (celebrity) shots of a woman’s body will get that much reaction out of people. It’s like Janet Jackson’s boob when it popped out due to the wardrobe malfunction. Agreed that B.S.’s malfunction is deeper. I rationalize that someone so idiotic should stay as far away from her own kids as possible…probably better that way for them…possibly someone dresses them with underwear on in the morning….I’m trying not to be real mean though…it’s all probably not her fault on so many levels!
I am so impressed with your writing ability on your blog. Also amused at the topic of conversation. If people weren’t interested in the pictures the paparazzi take, they wouldn’t take them…and people like me wouldn’t read People magazine.
Karen Beth – I agree completely… I can’t believe she’s the mom of two children and acts so repulsive. I feel so sorry for those babies! I think the young celebrities, like Britney, are trying to make up for lost time… they were forced to grow up too fast and now that is starting to wear on them.
Amy – I’m glad I’m not the only person in the world who was having this conversation with others 🙂
Mom – As a fellow People magazine reader, we are what feeds this obsession, aren’t we? I’m not about to stop reading the magazines… purely for entertainment value at the very least.
We had the same conversation last night over dinner and browsed the pics when we came back to my apt. I think celebs are an easy target and almost everyone has heard about it so instead of talking about the weather like my parents do, we talk about celebs. I do hate all the negative celeb gossip (cheating, divorce, drugs, etc) and wish there was some focus on positive celebrities but I suppose that just is not as entertaining.
Jody –
I couldn’t agree more. Even my dad, who doesn’t "follow" celebrity gossip can hold his own in a conversation with my about the current scandalous celebrity happenings!
The pic’s… oh my. Enough to make you lost any appetite you might have had, aren’t they?
Thanks for the comment 🙂