Ch-Ch-Changes

It's that after Christmas pre-New Year's time period where no one really knows what day it is. Well, aside from yesterday. That was my birthday. But from now until new year's, I will have no idea what day it is. No idea what the date is, no idea what the day is, no idea what the time is. My life is very much like a casino at this point in time.

The nice thing about the holidays is it's just about the only time when all my family is in one place at one time. All my extended family lives about four hours away in Pennsylvania, which is pretty much a separate time zone for me. My parents both have a ton of brothers and sisters, meaning I have tons of cousins. There's ten of us and we're all pretty close, since we grew up together. There's something about seeing each other during the middle school years where you just feel a bond that doesn't go away, even after you grow into your face.

Anyway, we decided this year we were going to have a separate party just for all of us. We pretty much create our own kids table at family holiday dinners anyway, so why not a party? My cousin Zack just got an iPod and was eager to show us how great his music taste was, so he volunteered to have that be our background music. As Christy Lou Who has more to drink, she gets more and more excited. Everything is an adventure to me after a couple drinks. And I decided there would be nothing more exciting than listening to Bowie's "Ch-Ch-Changes". I needed this song.

When I asked Zack to play it, he asked me, "well, do you want to hear Tupac's 'Changes' or Biggie's 'One More Chance'?"

I blinked at him. "You're kidding right? David BOWIE. CH-CH-CHANGES (because I am yelling and I am excited)"
Cousin 1: Zack, she even said the ch-ch part. That's a Bowie reference
Zack: I said Changes!
Cousin 1: Yeah, or the Notorious BIG. That's like asking her if she wants "Sail Away" or "Teenage Dirtbag"
Cousin 2: Or choosing between "All My Life" and the "YMCA"
Me: YMCA? We're not listening to DAVID BOWIE? NO CH-CH-CHANGES?!
Zack: I hate you guys.

Gotta love the holidays.