"Her Name Was Lola"

"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl
With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?


At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana)
The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa....they fell in love"


Sorry, had to get those lyrics out of my head somehow as they have been stuck there since last weekend; and before that, they have been stuck there since my wedding day!  


...Let me take you back:


October 24, 2009 **aka My Wedding Day **
I was full of nerves and excitement and had NO IDEA how I was about to make it down the isle of 250 people without losing it and balling my eyes out!  Seriously, I am not a person that is known to cry all the time, but I will admit, when I see someone else cry, I completely LOSE IT!  I get so sad, or happy or I start feeling whatever they are feeling. It is a contagious bug that I catch on to very quickly!


My beautiful and sweet Maid-of-Honor (today, would be considered a Matron-of-Honor), my sister, had this crazy advice she whispered in my ear just before I walked down the isle of terror.  This was just before I was about to make eye-contact with all those beautiful faces that had made a huge impact on my life, and helped me get where I am today. If I had even caught a glimpse of the littlest tear in their eyes I would have completely lost every strength of eye muscles I had to contain the lake of tears that were about to pour down my cheeks.


LAUREN: Whenever you feel like you are about to cry, just start singing "HER NAME WAS LOLA, SHE WAS A SHOW GIRL!"
ME: WHAT? Lauren, I love you, but you are crazy.
LAUREN: I am serious, just try it!
ME:  Whatever... still think you are NUTS!


DUN ... DUN DUN DUN .... DUN, DUN DUN DUN! 




OH CRAP... its time.  Remember Lindsay, shoulders back, stand up tall, and do not walk but try to float! I feel a little foolish... am I floating? (anyone know that reference?)


I walked outside and saw my dad for the first time with me in my wedding dress.  He had a huge smile on his face, and I almost lost it.  My dad kissed me on the cheek and proceeded to tell me how beautiful I looked (At least that's what I think he said... I can barely remember... it sounded like he was on a echoing microphone).


DEEP BREATHES! One foot in front of the other, don't trip. You have this... 


Okay, I can't see... OH HEY there are the McDuff's! Oh dear, don't lose it! I know you are with me Ashton! I wish you were physically with me here today... Oh no loosing it... Don't do this Lindsay.


And so began the singing in the head with the biggest smile I could put on my face:

"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl..."

SMILING and WAVING HELLO TO EVERYONE I COULDN'T SEE... 

oh crap what comes next... I DON'T KNOW ALL THE LYRICS... LAUREN NEVER TAUGHT ME ALL THE LYRICS!!

CHORUS!

"At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana (Copacabana)"

STILL SMILING BIG, and SINGING IN MY HEAD...
"The hottest spot north of Havana (here)
At the Copa (CO!), Copacabana
Music and passion were always the fashion
At the Copa....they fell in love"

WHEW~ MADE IT to the man of my dreams without shedding one tear... kinda.

THANK YOU LORD!

THANK YOU LAUREN!

THANK YOU ASHTON!

and THANK YOU BARRY MANILOW!

Everyone kept asking me how I managed to make it down the isle with out shedding ONE TEAR... and I have always told them: "Easy, I just sang HER NAME WAS LOLA! in my head!", and they would always tell me how crazy I was!

FLASH FORWARD TO August 6, 2011:

My sister and I proceeded to tell our new sister-in-law and all the bridesmaids this story last weekend, and they got a kick out of it! In fact, I would say that this song was the theme-song of the weekend.  Every time any of us were about to cry, we would just start singing "Copacabana" to each other and it would bring a HUGE smile on our faces. We would all chime in and start singing every time!

Such a fun and heart-warming song to sing!  Now the question is, how do I get it out of my head? SERIOUSLY?