Dear YouTube,

Happy Birthday!!!! You may only be 5 years old, but in your short lifespan, you have changed my life forever.  You have given regular people celebrity status, and for that, I am forever grateful.  You are there for me whenever I need you.  Whether I’m bored in class, can’t sleep, or need to be sidetracked from my homework, I can always count on you.

I don’t know where I would be without you today.  You were there for me the time Charlie bit my finger and there was blood everywhere.  I was so nervous for my first school dance, I thought it would be the end of ze world but you taught me the evolution of dance and I was able to shake that booty girl. I had so much fun dancing the night away to numa numa and it made me so hungry. Thank god it was peanut butter jelly time when we crashed at my house.

I will never forget the time we picked up david after his trip to the dentist and took him to the theme park with us.  There was a bit of a scare with that fat kid on the roller-coaster but otherwise we had so much fun, our hands were up and we were screaming weeee the whole time!! I cant wait to celebrate your birthday at the Korean karaoke bar tonight, it’s gonna be a blast!

So many more memories to come! BFFAEAE!

Loyal viewer and friend,
CollegeCandy

I watch the Olympics every night in awe. Here I am sitting on my couch – MacBook on my lap, ice cream sandwich in my hand – as the world’s best athletes compete.

These are people who have sacrificed so much and worked so hard to be the best in their sport. These are people who have given everything they have (and then some) to get to this point in their athletic careers. These truly are the best of the best on the planet.

It is really something to think about.

And then there is Michael Phelps who is not only the best guy in the pool this year, but ever. Ever in history. 8 gold medals in a single Olympics. Pretty freaking amazing.

It was actually watching Phelps win his 8th medal that got me thinking about all of this. Yeah, watching a 48 year old woman win the Olympic marathon was pretty sweet, but Phelps really hit home for me. After all, he trained at Michigan; we walked the same streets, ate at the same restaurants and, if I ever even knew where it was, could have swam in the same pool. Read More »