Did you guys catch the Emmys last night? Jimmy Fallon was the host and I think he did a great job. The opening act (Born to Run song and dance), in my opinion, was perfect! I love how it included a whole crew of actors; Betty White, Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, Glee cast, Joel McHale, Jane Lynch and even Kate Gosselin. I must say, Kate annoys the crap out of me, but it was nice that she had a sense of humor and was able to make fun of her awful dancing skills in this skit!
I think my favorite part of this opening skit was when Betty White was teaching Jon Hamm how to dance and she was yelling "Back that mother up!" Priceless. Isn't it funny that Betty White is everyone's go-to person to put in their skits? She's everywhere - movies, new shows, SNL, every awards show imaginable... Everyone loves Betty!
"Back that mother up"
On stage song and dance
I also am THRILLED that Eric Stonestreet won for Modern Family. He is the most flamboyantly hilarious character on that show, and he totally deserved it. He was also so humble when he won, I just loved it!
After the first hour or so of the show, I started to stray and flip channels, only because I have no knowledge of Mini-Series or TV Movies. Sorry, I don't have HBO so I'm not familiar with a lot of these! So, we'll just talk about the fashion part of the show instead. I have to say, I was pretty impressed with the dresses for this show. None of them stuck out in my mind as absolutely terrible, but I'm sure Joan Rivers will disagree with me...
Here are a few of my favorites:
I think Lea Michele is adorable!
Julie Bowen's look was simple and elegant
For some reason, I am totally rooting for this couple!
Most people would be washed out by this color, but Claire Danes looks great
This isn't my favorite outfit, but I love Kyra and I'm so glad she finally won!
I am a HUGE fan of the new Courtney Cox show, Cougar Town. I just find it absolutely hilarious and goofy, and I think Cox is the best pick for the show. (I also happen to be obsessed with Modern Family which comes on right before, but that's a blog post for another day) I just came across some news that makes me VERY excited: Jennifer Aniston will be on the season 2 premiere of Cougar Town this September!
LOVE this cast
Besties reunited!
I had a feeling she would be on eventually, because Lisa Kudrow was already on a while back. It only makes sense to have the other Friends friend on there as well, right? According to the gossip sites, she is going to be playing a therapist for Jules (Cox), which should be funny. I think these two always had great chemistry on Friends, and they are friends in real life, so I think this will be great!
Oh, I can't wait for all the fall shows to come back and fill up my DVR!!
Last night my friend Jess decided to make a bunch of girls some delicious dinner. She basically fed a small army, and had lots of food! It was a mexi girls night, so we started out with some chips and queso, along with wine and/or margaritas while catching up and gossiping as girls do. Yum! Then she pulled out this fabulous mexican casserole from the oven, which looks like a whole mess of goodness:
Delish! Good job Jess!
I don't know the exact recipe (maybe she'll share with us!) but I know it had deliciously unhealthy ingredients which were pretty perfect for a gross Monday night. Cheese, beans, doritos, beef... all mixed together and baked for a bit. It was really tasty!
I put some spinach on my plate to feel a little less guilty ;)
After we chowed down and stuffed ourselves, we turned the season finale of The Bachelorette on. With seven girls chit-chatting and catching up, lets be honest, Ali and Roberto's love story took a bit of a backseat. I'm kinda over this season anyways, so I wasn't TOO into the finale. One thing that we did take notice on, which drove us all absolutely nuts, was Ali's dad. The man was wearing MANDALS. I don't know about anyone else, but I would not be ok with my dad wearing mandals, let alone on national television! Although, she does have the worst hair extensions and outfit choices (ok, well some are cute) on the planet, so maybe she feels that her dad's mandals are acceptable footwear to rock in Bora Bora. Also, while we're on the topic of The Bachelorette, did you see her brother? I'm 100% certain they are not related, because he looked NOTHING like her! Right? Maybe they hired him in Bora Bora to be an actor and play the part of her brother... who knows... I can't believe I still watch this show after all these years!
Ali's dad's mandals were way worse, FYI.
Regardless of the mandal disaster, we still had a great time. It's always good to get out of the house and meet up with some girlfriends to make Mondays just a little bit better!
