I will not think about why this baby isn't here yet...I will not think about why this baby isn't here yet...I will not think about why this baby isn't here yet...I will not think about why this baby isn't here yet...I will not think about why this baby isn't here yet...I will not think about why this baby isn't here yet...I will not think about why this baby isn't here yet...



Okay.  Well, I can't help but think about it... especially considering I've been having contractions since I got up this morning.


So--- in order to keep my mind off of why this baby isn't here yet, I decided to post about American Idol.  Yup.  The whole time I've taught at PCA, we've done a contest where everyone in our lunch group chooses 2 contestants from the Top 12.  When both of your contestants are voted off, you have to bring in lunch for everyone.  It's a friendly competition and a fantastic way to eat fabulous meals at school. 


My first year at PCA, I chose David Cook {annnnnd one of these people, but honestly, I can't even remember who it was.}  And well, I won! Okay, so technically David Cook won... but I did too. 


Last year I chose Danny Gokey & Anoop Desai.  Unfortunately, the guy no one wanted to pick, ended up winning it all.  Go figure. 


This year, I was a little unsure of who to choose right off the bat.  A couple contestants seemed promising, but I just couldn't decide.  {Initially, I liked Andrew Garcia... based soley on the fact that he made Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" sound amazing.}  I took it upon myself to do a little investigative research... and I found this:  Lee DeWyze singing in what looked to be a little college bar.  Oh.  That voice.  Immediately, I was hooked.  He was my first pick.  But who to choose as my second?  That's where my husband came in handy.  He had liked Crystal Bowersox's Janis-Joplin-Hippy-Earth-Mama vibe from the get-go.  So, at his advice, I picked her.  {However, I must say, he's also been converted to a Lee fan now.}  And.... whaddaya know... look who's in the top 2! Lee & Crystal. So basically, I swept the competition. I win! No matter what!

On Tuesday night when the final three sang, we missed the first half of the show. I was very excited to see Lee's version of "Halelujiah," but I kept wishing he had done "Simple Man"at some point during the competition {I had already fallen in love with this version I found online.}   While they were rolling the playbacks of the previous songs from the night, imagine my surprise {and giddiness!} when they showed this!

Here's looking forward to watching next week's American Idol season finale with our new little bundle of joy!