My Thoughts on Idol (Spoiler Alert)

I know there are a lot of bad thing to say about American Idol. It's a corny show, some of the people on it are really not that talented, the judges can be annoying, they are the only show in the world that can take what should be a 5 minute show into a 2 1/2 hour show. However, I admit it,
I LOVE IT!
I started watching Idol during the second season when I was a freshman in college. We got out of it for a couple of years but got back into it senior year. Since then I have watched every single episode (even the auditions which I hate). I do, of course, tape the results show and fast forward through most of it but seriously, are they kidding me sometimes?
This entire season I have been a huge fan of both Kris and Danny. Adam has annoyed me the whole time for several reasons, including he is just totally not my style, he makes everything ridiculously dramatic, and the judges NEVER find any fault with him. On Tuesday night they were basically assuming that Kris was going to lose with their comments- "you really have accomplished a lot to get this far..." etc etc
That just fueled my fire even more. Anyway, I was so excited when Kris won last night AND I even decided that I did not hate Adam anymore. For me, you can tell a lot about a person by how they lose. I spend a lot of time teaching my kindergarten kids to be good sports (which usually involves them not bursting into tears and/or screaming in anger when they lose). Adam was a REALLY good sport last night. He actually seemed genuinely happy for Kris. And he should be really, because I'm sure he is going to get a record deal and be hugely successful regardless of whether he is considered the winner. Even Kris himself seemed to think that Adam should've won, but in all reality, regardless of talent, Kris was just significantly more likable. In all honestly I know basically nothing about music. Sure I can tell who can sing vs. who cannot at all (like myself) but when you have two people who can both sing and perform well, I don't know who is technically more talented. My guess is that most of America does not either. Therefore, we vote for who we like the most, and that is Kris :) I almost cried when he hugged his wife at the end. Now I can start my day in a great mood, which I'm sure my kindergarten kids will ruin within the first five minutes of the day. But luckily it will be brought back tonight at the Red Sox game!!! I hope everyone has a good one. Plus, in the Kindergarten ABC Countdown, today is D for "Dance Party" wooo hoo! Have I convinced anyone to become a teacher yet?