Boogie Shoes

Turbo's cousin Alinda got married nearly 3 years ago. After her bridal shower, my SIL's & I headed over to a local watering hole for an impromptu girl's night. As we sat sipping our drinks, listening to karaoke, a wonderful new E family tradition was born: the wedding cd.

We decided right then and there that we would make a cd to prepare us for the upcoming wedding. Music we wanted to hear, stuff that would put us in the mood for wine and dancing. I scribbled on the back of a napkin while they rattled off titles from the 80's we all were dying to hear (minus the dingy bar maids giving similar songs their best shots in the background).

I compiled the list the next morning and passed them out the day of the wedding.

It was awesome. So awesome that when his cousin Kelley got married the following year I put together another. This one a nice early 90's hip hop & funk mix.

This spring, my cousin's the one tying the knot. Naturally I started working on the cd for her nuptials. Her life in Indy made it easy to pick a genre. Country.

My SIL's aren't even going to this wedding, but I've already printed off their copies. I've been listening to all three in preparation for the wedding in 2 weeks. I've even gone so far as to try to get the boys to work on some of the dances with me. (Really, wouldn't you all love to see Nate & Rex doing their best rendition of the Footloose dance? What about our little Jake & Elwood Shaking Their Tailfeathers? Ok...I know you couldn't resist the zombie dance from Thriller.)

Our little spark of barroom genius has grown so popular that I'm not quite sure what I'll do next summer without a wedding.

(Oh, and thanks Patti...wasn't sure what to call this until I got your email!)