Jeremy & Jenn's Birthday-Family Karaoke Style

Jeremy (one of my best friends for 11 plus years) turned 29 early January and I turn 30 (EEK) early in February so we joined forces and had a kick ass joint birthday bash at Family Karaoke in the hood (Angela's great, great find). Karen and Aaron headed over for dinner Saturday night, Nick dropped Jack at Ms. D's (his former Watters teacher) house for his first paid babysitter in almost 2 years, and to Family Karaoke we headed with the doors locked.

Me being the party coordinator of course had to get cupcakes and pull out recycled party plates, hats, and napkins for the festivities.
While everyone trickled in Karen jumped right on stage...I knew this was going to be a great night.
All the North of 635 crew was there along with those South of 635. At first it felt like the line was drawn but once the drinks of courage started flowing the group came together to celebrate and sing.

For some getting up in front of the crowd was easy.

For others like me, it took a lot of drinks of courage and some roping in from the crowd.

Here we are at the end of the night. Karen made the second shot but it wasn't a becoming photo. I fear all the pictures that are out there from all the cameras and really fear all the footage from videos being taken by cameras and phones...these are only mine...if any great ones come by way I'll post because I'm sure there are some that are pretty entertaining.

Here is my sober hubbie by the end of the night. So much for picking Jack up by around 11...we didn't leave Family Karaoke til well after midnight, picked Jack up, and then a bunch of the North of 635 crew headed to our house til after 3 AM. They all had grandparents watching the kids. Not us....Jack woke up to get in bed with us around 5 then at 7:30 was ready to go. Pretty sure he kept telling Mommy to get up but with Tylenol in system and ice pack on head I didn't get out of bed til noon and the world didn't slow down spinning til around 4 when it was my turn to let Nick sleep while I tended to Jack. Worth it for sure!!



Here is footage of Jeremy singing....I mean really, who would want to go up after him?


Here are the suburban girls doing a little performance.



And since I know they are out there I will go ahead and post it myself...here is Jeremy and I doing our duet towards the end of the night. I wasn't fully ready to stand up with only one other singer, had just sliced my finger on something but not sure how, and well...we were missing back up singers and I didn't know which was the girl parts of Summer Nights...regardless great times and I think we sound pretty good together.

Can't wait to go back, the night was expensive as hell, but having all my friends (new and old-missed you Tavares Crew)together in one place for some adult fun is worth any price. Thanks guys!