Ah, Award Season

It's here! It's here! It's finally here!

AWARD SEASON!!!!

I look forward to this season every year. It's like christmas for me. And I LOVE christmas! Seriously, don't let me get side tracked about christmas, I could talk about that holiday for hours.

I seriously will sit down at the beginning of award season and plan out in my daily planner when all the award shows are, what channels they will be on, what time they start, what time the red carpet starts and who has the best coverage. You think I'm joking? Check my planner. Actually, don't do that. That thing is not as "organized" as it should be, and that's a bit embarrassing.

My obsession with award season started when I was a young girl, I can't remember the exact age but I know at the time I was in elementary school. At that point in my life I wasn't really allowed to watch all the television, movies, music and actors and actresses that performed in the nominated categories. I just watched it to see "what all the pretty girls and boys were wearing". My sister, Jackie, who is 10 years older than I am, did however get to see these nominated movies, music, tv shows, etc. So being able to listen to her and my mother, Judy talk about who they thought would win and what they thought about the nominees was interesting to me as a young girl.

Growing up, it was almost a family tradition. Every sunday during award season as a family, we would all sit down, each with our little bowls of popcorn or whatever snack mom let us have that weekend and we would start with the red carpet arrivals on E! network. Usually us girls would be in the living room and my step dad would come in periodically from the family room if there happened to be a game on at the same time, but when the award show came on, we all moved so he could watch. Like I said, it's a family thing.

As the years have passed, and as we have all grown up, especially me...we all still watch and make sure we all watch. Some things have changed (my sister got married in 2011, so now my brother-in-law, Mike, gets to join in the viewing as well) we may not all be in the same house anymore but we make sure to be close to our phones during the show so we can communicate about the red carpet and who won.

I worked this Emmy sunday, but was out right in time to catch the tail end of the red carpet and the show itself. It was just my mom and I this year watching, Jackie and I were still in contact during the show. She actually only watched the first hour because it was the series finale of Dexter, totally understandable! I kept her up to speed while she watched one of her beloved shows leave the air for good. My mom and I watched the red carpet and made comments about the fashions, the hair choices, if we would wear the gown and how well put together the male actors looked. All while we were in our sweat pants, with no makeup on.

With every award show, and every category we all pick a favorite or someone who we think should win. We don't have to say why, or explain ourselves (but it usually comes out anyways) and if we all agree we cross our fingers and keep saying the nominee's name/title over and over. When the presenter begins to read, we're silent. If you make a noise, you will be shushed. Don't push us, we'll shush you down! If it's who we want to win, we all celebrate for 20 seconds, clapping, jumping up and down, saying "I knew they would have gotten it". I always wonder what our neighbors think, they must hear us get so excited then quickly everyone gets shushed and it becomes quiet until the next category is announced.

I cannot convey how much excitement and happiness that comes to me when award season is here. Some of the award shows can be shocking (this Emmy show, I swear it was going completely different, ie. people who I didn't think would win, won) they can be touching (the tributes don't always affect me, at this time I usually refill my snack bowl, but this year I knew they would be honoring Cory Monteith, so I stayed put) they can be funny, serious, you really never know. And the host I believe really is the puppet master if you will of the night.

I think Neil Patrick Harris did an amazing job hosting. But with that said, I think he needs to take a break for a bit from hosting. The poor guy has been hosting often within the last 5-6 years. I'm not saying he is a bad host, I'm not saying that at all. I'm just saying, Neil, if you're reading this, which he probably isn't...take some time for you and your family for a bit.

This is just the beginning of award season!!!