Karaoke Fundraiser

I have never been a fan of karaoke.  I think my first real exposure to it was when I was living in Japan in high school and all my friends dragged me to a karaoke parlor where they made me sing all the American songs like Backstreet Boys and Britney while they chimed in for the chorus.  In college I was a waitress at a bar that had karaoke on Friday nights, but I never participated since I was always either working or avoiding the bar in order to go out elsewhere with my friends.  So when Steph Opitz told me her idea to do a fundraiser at a karaoke place, I was a teensy bit skeptical.  She assured me that karaoke is really fun, and that in Minnesota her friends do it all the time.  In fact, she was having a bunch of MN friends visit the city on June 5th, so why not do it then?

The karaoke fundraiser was this past Saturday, and I can officially say that it was one of the most fun nights I've had in awhile.  I learned that it's not a fluke that my friends Steph and Jenna, hailing from Minnesota, are so fun and beautiful.  There must be something in the water in the Land of 10000 Lakes, because every last one of Steph and Jenna's friends was as fun and beautiful as the two of them.  I was glad that so many of my own wonderful friends - and my big brother Jonathan - could make it out, too.  To my surprise, I found myself jumping up to sing some of the songs that DJs Steph and Jonathan put on the list, and by the end of the party I didn't want it to end.  The best part?  I made $400 for my cause.

Thank you to everyone who came, I hope you had fun.  I will post details soon about my next fundraiser - it's already in the works!