Tonight after Alex went to bed D and I sat down to watch tonight’s CMA Awards on the DVR. Sister goes almost every year because of her job, so it’s always fun to watch the show and then talk to her about everything later.
Sister and I texted back and forth a little bit at the beginning of the awards - before I was actually watching - mainly because I wanted to know who was sitting near her so that I’d have a frame of reference for trying to spot her in the audience.
Never you mind that this was probably Sister’s fifteenth CMA Awards, and I have never, ever seen her on television. Not even a single time.
Well.
D and I were watching, fast forwarding through the commercials, and texting back and forth with Sister. And at some point I looked up from my phone as the Song of the Year winners were making their acceptance speeches, and OH MY WORD WOULD YOU LOOK WHAT I SAW ON THE TV?
That’s Sister!
And her sweet friend Carrie on the left!
And I screamed when I saw them!
And then I made D pause the DVR so that I could snap their picture from many different angles because apparently I am COUNTRY COME TO TOWN.
(HEY MAW! SIS IS ON THE TV!)
(WHOOOO, DAWGIE!)
You know, it really doesn’t take much to just thrill us to pieces around here.
The Pumkin Patch says:
How cool is that? I’m jealous though….I love me some Rascal Flatts and would have LOVED to have been there!
November 7th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Jessica says:
Yeah! Sister is bonafide tv star now. You might start having to call her people. You know how obnoxious those celebrities can be.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
Karla ~ Looking Towards Heaven says:
no doubt you two are sisters! God heavens, you look alike!
Blessings,
Karla
November 8th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Rocks In My Dryer says:
Wow, the two of you really look alike!
November 8th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Cindy says:
How fun!!! I see you both have that unbelievably flawless skin. Tell her she looks good on tv. Or on tv to a camera to your computer to my computer.
So what did she think of Rascal Flatts’ lead singer’s voice? And Kellie Pickler’s tears?
November 8th, 2007 at 12:10 am
Marsha says:
I think that is super fun!
You should’ve seen us when my parents were in the background on the Today Show… yup, we called everyone and tried to see if someone had it on tape.
You remember videotapes, don’t ya? We used them back in the stone ages.
November 8th, 2007 at 12:54 am
Alexis says:
Way too cool!! I was watching tonight too. I’d love to hear your sister’s opinions on the evening.
November 8th, 2007 at 12:55 am
Diane J. says:
Well, dang it! I was at church and missed it! It never even occurred to me to record it. Shoot!
I hope Sister’s “team” won something. ;o)
Hugs,
Diane
November 8th, 2007 at 1:03 am
chickadee says:
well all i can say is thank goodness for the dvr!
November 8th, 2007 at 2:06 am
Georgia Mom says:
How fun is that!!! I would do the same thing if I saw my sister on TV. Although there would be no reason to and it would be a shock since it would most likely be a news related story and could have something to do with a carjacking or tornado or something terrible. So, I just hope I never see my sisters on TV. Glad you got to see yours!!!
November 8th, 2007 at 7:04 am
Fran says:
Country has come to town!! I love it. And, yes. We would have all done the same thing.
Doesn’t that make you are a celebrity now?!
November 8th, 2007 at 7:30 am
Megan(FriedOkra) says:
Wow. She looks like if Glenn Close and Renee Zellweger had a baby! And Carrie looks like if Penelope Cruz and Alyson Hannigan had a baby. Or maybe just everyone looks like someone today. Anyway, that IS exciting. I’m glad you took a picture!
November 8th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Kel says:
Your picture turned out great. Your mama will want that for the scrapbook!
November 8th, 2007 at 7:44 am
Fiddledeedee (It Coulda Been Worse) says:
Y’all do look alike. So much that I think you could kidnap her next year and take her place in the audience. What a fun job!
November 8th, 2007 at 8:12 am
Dana says:
That is the absolute coolest thing. You, Boo Mama and your dear Sister are CELEBRITIES!! in my book anyway…well, you were anyway, even before this. ha ha.
That really is the neatest. I didn’t get to watch the awards…I forgot they were on!!!
And your you and your sister do look alike! You are both so pretty :)
November 8th, 2007 at 8:21 am
pam says:
Wow! Ditto to what Shannon said. How exciting!!
November 8th, 2007 at 8:25 am
Carol says:
Yeah, I would have gotten all riled up if my sister were on TV, too. Like I did that time she was actually in a movie. Even though she only had three lines. It’s like, “I KNOW her!”
Very cool!
November 8th, 2007 at 8:43 am
Tina says:
That’s AWESOME!!
November 8th, 2007 at 8:54 am
Big Mama says:
Sister is BONAFIDE.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:19 am
shelley says:
Well, I don’t even KNOW sister, and I’m just thrilled to pieces too! It was a fun show!
November 8th, 2007 at 9:42 am
jubilee says:
What a neat thing to happen. Doesn’t that make you a celeb by association?!
November 8th, 2007 at 9:50 am
Janet (aka JT) says:
What is her job? Obviously, I’m in the wrong profession–never once as a stay-at-home mom have I had the opportunity to attend a musical awards show.
It’s just IMPRESSIVE.
November 8th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Kelly says:
Is that Carrie Underwood sitting in front of your sister? Only half of her face is showing, but it looks like her :)
November 8th, 2007 at 9:54 am
Mary B says:
Wow! The awesomeness of it all is staggering! She totally fits in with the “cool people”.
November 8th, 2007 at 10:21 am
Staci at Writing and Living says:
I’m excited just because I read the blog of someone whose sister was on TV. How country does that make me?
November 8th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Melanie says:
It is always a blessing to see a relative on TV without the police involved.
November 8th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Shalee says:
I saw the blonde on the left in from of Sister and I thought “Oh, I didn’t know Sister was friends with Carrie Underwood.”
My bad.
(I’d have been all WHOOWEEE! too if I had seen someone I remotely knew.)
November 8th, 2007 at 10:47 am
teri says:
Sister is beautiful…and she looks just like you!
The CMA’s rocked last night!
I would have screamed too!
In fact, I did. I was watching the DVD’s for Beth Moore’s Believing God and I saw a blogging sister on there, whom I have never met, and I screamed out, “That’s Debra” and the ladies in my group thought I was a little nuts. Because we live in MICHIGAN. And most people know the DVD’s are usually taped in TEXAS. Then they all wanted to know how I know someone in TX and, well, trying to explain that I don’t KNOW know her, I just kind of sort of met her on the internet…um yeah, I know.
But anyway, yay for Sister, and yay for you! (And sorry about the bunny trail!)
November 8th, 2007 at 10:49 am
Julie Schaal says:
That is so funny, I watched some of the show last night and I thought about you and your sister and how you all like, roll with that crowd. Hi to Sister!!
BTW: Shameless, random namedrop: I went to middle school and high school (in SoCal) with Gary Allen. (aka Gary Herzberg) I didn’t see him on last night but anyway…
November 8th, 2007 at 11:16 am
suzanne says:
Now Sister is going to need you to be her manager, now that she’s famous and all……
November 8th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Ashleigh says:
We’ve already established that Sister is a blogosphere celebrity, but goodness gracious, now she’s famous to the rest of the world as well. We are in great company, y’all.
November 8th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Emma Kate says:
Sister is famous!!! Which of course means you are too now!!! Whew, ya’ll look just alike now!! Beautiful!!!!!!!!!
November 8th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Alyson says:
That is great! I totally would have done the same thing! (taken a picture of the tv)
November 8th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
Erin says:
oh don’t worry, I would have screamed too.
November 8th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
Liz says:
taking a picture of the tv - that was some quick thinking there!
November 8th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Jackie Sue says:
how fun is that?! i watched the show….in between flipping channels to watch america’s top model and a little of Oprah…no dvr here, we are in the boonies :) So, my one comment on the awards, ok, two comments, #1 they sure did let the folks accepting the awards talk a LOT and #2 where was Alan Jackson? I didn’t even hear him mentioned once. I just cried when Kelli Pickler sang and cried…for what’s its worth, I think she feels about being in Nashville, TN on the CMA AWARDS! what I feel about belonging to Jesus…I still can’t get over it :) Blessings!
November 8th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Karen Forest says:
Too cool!
My sister was only at a small little get together in Kansas City hosted by someone named Garth……
I would love to know what your sisters take was on Kelli Pickler. I know that it moved me to tears. Was the audience perceptive…..and supportive….or just acting like that because the camera was on…
November 8th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Becky says:
Congrats to Sister. She looks beautiful.
You look so much alike, it’s like you were on TV. ; )
November 8th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Roxanne says:
Hey BooMama,
I am so thrilled for you, you and your sister do look so alike.
I have my own little story about my 15 seconds of fame. I am a children’s library in Northern Ontario, Canada. I was thrilled to be interviewed about our summer reading program a few years ago. Well anyway, I rushed home the next night to because I wanted to watch it with my son and daughter. In my mind they would just be thrilled to have their mom on TV. Well, my son told me I said uhmm way too many times and my daughter asked me in her so sweet tone to turn the channel back to Clifford - I don’t think I have ever felt so humbled.
I have been interviewed on television and radio several times since and I keep every single time a secret. And yes, I do totally feel like I am saying uhmmm way too many times :)
Take care
Roxanne
November 8th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
Roxanne says:
Ooops,
BTW, I am not a children’s library I am a children’s librarian. Some days though I do feel like a big old library full of dusty books :)
Take care
Roxanne
November 8th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
Shannymar says:
How EXCITING! ; )
November 8th, 2007 at 3:27 pm
jennifer says:
she’s pretty, too. ya’lls skin is so “flawless”. that is such a blessing, take it from a crater face :o) i am just curious, what does siste “do” exactly?
November 8th, 2007 at 3:30 pm
Gretchen says:
How famous am I now? Mmmhmm…
November 8th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Tiff@Three Peas in a Pod says:
That’s so cool. I saw my brother on tv once when i was watching a basketball game. He was a trainer for the team. I can’t remember what school he went to . It slipped my mind but it’s Jerry Fallwell’s school. Any who. I was so thrilled to see him. I actually waved at the tv. LOL!
November 8th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
kim says:
Well I bet you did scream!
My brother was in the audience of David Letterman twice and I still have it on DVR. I am so proud - hehe
Kim
November 8th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
bee says:
That is so cool!
November 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Heather says:
Isn’t it nice that we both have “famous” siblings? I’m proud for Sister! And, by the way, she is beautiful, just like you!!!
November 8th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
Holly Smith says:
I am thrilled with you!!! Very much fun…I am grinning from ear to ear.
Love you much in Him,
holly
November 8th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Joanna says:
I’m with Megan - Glenn Close/ReneZ. I would have screamed too. Which did you do more, call everyone that you saw her or email them the picture?
November 8th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
Sarah's in the midst of it says:
She looks incredibly glamorous! I would’ve screamed, too. :)
November 8th, 2007 at 5:46 pm
dcrmom says:
That’s AWESOME!!! What a hoot!
November 8th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Sister says:
I begged you to Photoshop my 104 year old self.
November 8th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
melody is slurping life says:
*applause*
And I’m laughing at Sister’s comment above. :)
November 8th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Reformed Grits says:
That’s hilarious! Cool thing! In the same vein, I can’t tell you how many times I had to watch a paused DVR edition of a football game where my DH would point to a speck on the screen and say, “THAT’s ME!! I WAS RIGHT THERE!”
Great, hon!
November 8th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
Michelle says:
We had a similar experience with my husbands cousin in a Home Depot commercial. He saw it, my back was to it, so I heard it
“You can do it, we can help!”
We freaked, called her and were thrilled for the next couple months when we say her!
November 8th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Kate says:
Sister looks like Meryl Streep. I haven’t read the other comments but I did see the words Glenn Close and Renee Z jump out at me…I can see Renee, but not Glenn.
November 8th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Heidi says:
That is so cool! The extra cool part is she is smiling and looks to be having a nice time! My luck would be I would get the one millisecond of fame on tv and I would be picking my teeth or something!!
Hope it was a good experience for her!
November 9th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Paige says:
That is SO exciting! I would have done the same thing. In fact, my nephew is a dancer in High School Musical 2, and I had to watch the baseball scene practically frame by frame to make sure I knew which one he was, and then made all the kids come over and look!
November 9th, 2007 at 10:39 am
julie@lovelaugter&laundry says:
I would totally get excited if I saw my sister on TV. Even us people who live in Hollywood like to see our kin on TV. Very cool.
ps. She looked really really pretty.
November 9th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Overwhelmed With Joy! says:
That’s so cool! You gotta love DVRs that allow you to snap pictures at every possible angle! :)
November 9th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
Bev Brandon says:
she looks like a very young meryl streep…did her team win something? i think i am too “old” to do the christmas home tour blog cause i can’t figure out links?? do i put the pictures on my blog and then link them to WHAT??? you young people are so savvy…i guess i’ll just watch…at least i am on a blog—it took me one year to figure out how to put up a post—when i finally caught the college kids at home and begged for blog help…have a great weekend with sister!
November 9th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Terri says:
Sister is just beautiful…….beautiful. I don’t blame you at all for being excited. I would be, too!
November 9th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Scratchin' the Surface says:
Darn it - I meant to Tivo it, and how cool that your sister got to be there, she looks lovely, you two look so much alike!
November 10th, 2007 at 12:44 am
Kelly Malloy says:
I would so do the same thing if my brother were on tv! Too fun!
November 11th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Heth says:
“country come to town” Crack. Me. Up.
November 12th, 2007 at 9:43 am