I could go out with friends to watch it, but I have a feeling that I will be so worked up and nervous, it will probably be best if I just hang out at home! I would yell at people throughout the show to shut up, and then when David C is crowned as the next Idol, I know I will lose it, and my friends would record it and post it on YouTube!! LOL

Yeah, I'm going to be staying home to watch it...ALONE, for reasons that you said LOL I'm going to be a nervous wreck and when he's crowned the new AI, I will most definitely be crying my eyes out, maybe even sobbing, so yeah, I'm not letting anyone witness that

Omg...can you believe it's 4 days away?? FOUR! LoL

~Steph

Home....
with family....
hoarding the computer like there's no tomorrow (HATE living in CA for this reason )
<3

I'm gonna be watching with my mom. we're both going to cry. She loves him almost as much as i do

Watching by myself, so I can truly appreciate Mr. Cook! Hubby is in Holland this week, so he won't be here to make stupid comments and ruin the show for me!

At home, in the living room, in front of the big TV. I don't care who's in the room. When 8pm hits, the channel is getting changed and the volume is getting turned up. Heck, I might take up the TV ahead of time to ensure that I'll have control of the TV. I know I'll get emotional, but if my family makes fun of me for crying my eyes out, I honestly won't care. This is my moment! I tend to keep my Cookship to myself (although I talk about him to my Mom and she makes fun of me and we both laugh), but everyone knows what's up. LOL!



Same here. But knowing me, I'll get off the computer a few hours before the show to sit in nervous anticipation.

I will be sitting on my couch, probably with my little ones, trying not to go into cardiac arrest I will also probably be crying a lot, but I don't know. Last week I think I had so much pent up emotion (and I was so nervous almost to the point of throwing up) that the crying (I mean bawling) didn't surface until the next morning and then all day long everytime I would think about him and what this has to mean to him I would just break down sobbing. I cried a little bit when they showed his journey home for David Cook day and when they said he was going to the finale, but the rush of uncontrollable crying didn't hit til many hours later. I think it really all hadn't sunk in for me and I am sure this week will be no different, though I will cry more openly when he is crowned and I know I will be a mess come Thursday again. The kids (I have an in home daycare) must think I am a total nut case just walking around crying most of the day and when they ask me why I don't really know how to answer them other than say I am just really happy for someone. Last week when they said he was going to the finale I jumped up off the couch and screamed and both my kids looked at me like I was completely crazy and they kept asking "why did you jump up and scream?" Then as I was crying I just explained that it was because David Cook was not going home and he had a chance to do something he loves and I was very excited for him...how do you explain all this craziness to a 2 and 5 year old???

I'm watching at my mom's house like I do every year. She likes David, but not as much as she likes someone else. We NEVER agree on the idols we like.

Home, sitting in front of my laptop, teeth chattering ever so nervously and, in the process, chewing off the remainder of my fingernails. My Mom will be on the phone to the local hospital reserving a room for me in case David doesn't win.

I'm going to be home and watch it with my family.
I'll be so nervous, I'll be hiding under my blanket.

But I'll be peeking when Ryan reads David Cooks name.

And when he does win.
I'll probably start crying in front of my family cause I'll be so happy.

I think we should all have someone do that for us! LOL!

I'm going to tell my mom and my friend that will be here to come check on me at around 10:30 to see if I'm alright if he doesn't win. I told them that if he doesn't win, my heart will probably stop and break into a million pieces, so they might lose me on Wednesday night

By the way, your new sig is GORGEOUS...omg...I'm going to stare at that everytime I see it.

~Steph

i will be in in a hotel room in pittsburgh. ugh, i wish i would be at home. i don't have a choice though...my freshman orientation for college is the next day.

running up and down the hallways in absolute happiness and excitement will most definitely occur. hopefully my hotel room neighbors won't mind

I'll be at home eating the cake me and my friend are going to be making. Yeah we're making a day out of the finale. She's coming over and we're making all kind of food. Then we're re-watching the performances and then we're watching the finale...and probably crying (hopefully in happiness ) Yeah i'm REALLY excited. I've never been this worked up for idol before. I mean i'm having a party because i'm so excited!

Awesome! Treasure those moments. Wish I had it that good. Wouldn't it be awesome if all of us were in one room watching the finale? Imagine how that'd turn out!

That's a great idea! I think maybe I'll do that...I'll make a big batch of cookies



Omg...all of us from this board in the same room watching the finale could go two ways. If he wins, it would be an amazing moment...but if he didn't win it would be like a natural disaster LOL

~Steph

I will be in front of big tv in living room ,with box of tissues beside me for all the bawling I will no doubt be doing, with my automatic spring loaded rat trap set up on the remote in case anyone attempts to touch it, I keep getting teary eyed thinking about all this is going to mean to David and us, in my opinion there has never been a contestant as deserving to win as Cookie and there never will be again ..he has captured my heart completly. I wonder if he realizes just how all of us love him so ? He is so gorgous!

That's for sure!

I'll be home alone watching as I always do, but hopefully extra prepared this final time. I think I'm just so happy he's made it to the end, and we get to watch him the WHOLE way through the show, you know? That of COURSE I want him to win so badly, but at the same time, I'm trying to be okay if he doesn't win the title.

Anyone else have this feeling that he might feel guilty winning and taking the title instead of Archie? Being the type of person he is, always thinking of everyone other than himself? Like let's say he wins -- and he'd just be hugging Archie and getting teary eyed and instead of celebrating, just getting sad that Archie lost. I want him to be able to be happy and OKAY with winning though! I know he'd be okay with losing to Archie, but I want him to be happy to win!

I was just telling someone today that I've let myself get so invested in him being in finale, that I want him to win so badly, that if he doesn't win, I'm probably going to be heartbroken and really upset, and I don't want that. I want to feel ok if he doesn't win, because I KNOW he'll be fine without the win, I just want him to get it because HE wants it.

With what you said about him feeling bad about Archie, I think you might be onto something. Of course he'll be upset that he won over Archie because that's just the way he is, and I'm sure he'll hug him for a long time, but then I think it'll hit him and he'll be REALLY happy and gracious. He's going to cry so much when he wins and that's going to make me cry like a baby LOL

-sigh- Please let him win...I've been imagining it for so long that I think I'm going to die if he doesn't actually win

~Steph

I will be at home with some friends and my husband will be banished from the room. Only one of my friends is crazy about DC and the others are coming for moral support. Awww, ain't that what friends are for, to support you and your obsessions??? In honor of DC, we will be having Chocolate Chip Cookie martinis, Oatmeal Cookie martinis and Thin Mint cookie martinis.

GO DC!

I will be at a watch party here in Blue Springs with all the other David Cook fans. Our watching party is always on TV every week.

i will be home sitting in front of the TV...my mom is out of town so she wont annoy me because she thinks i;m crrazy with this Cook obsession....i tell her that she's the crazy one because she isnt Cook obsessed. lol so my dad hates idol so he will be doing his own thing while i literally pee in my pants and sweat like a mad dog! MAN I AM SOO NERVOUS! omg only 4 more days! but on tuesday my friend kallie is coming over SHE HATES DAVID A(fine by me) so we will be making fun of him the whole time....but once cook comes on we shutup and just stare.....lol she just thinks he's cute BUT HE'S SEXY! lol so yeah thats my tues and weds for ya

I will be at home in front of the television.

I will have kicked my boyfriend out of the living room because he makes fun of me when I watch AI. I don't know, I plan on being really nervous and anxious and emotional. I'll probably be talking with a few of my friends via text message about what is going on because that is what we normally do. It's going to be a rough night. I think it's good that I will be alone, because even my friends that like AI will be weirded out if I start crying and screaming.

DCnMe, those martinis sound delcious. What are the ingredients for those if you don't mind telling me..lol. I love Oatmeal Cookies, so an Oatmeal Cookie Martini sounds very interesting!

I will be at home...alone!
i'll probably end up watching it with my mom and my aunt!

I'll be watching it with some friends and family.... we're making a day out of it too! We're going to grill some burgers and make all kinds of good food... it's gonna be a blast!!! I think we're gonna record our reaction when Ryan announces the winner... it's a tradition we do every year.... maybe we'll put it up on You Tube or something lol... I'm sure either way it'll be funny to watch...... we'll either be jumping up and down screaming and crying or we'll be cussing the TV haha....

Are they having a big party there in Blue Springs? I just remember in years past where the 2 finalists' hometown parties/gatherings are shown on AI. I am sure it will be a blast--you are lucky to be from his hometown!


Where are you going to college here in Pittsburgh??? Are you from a town nearby?

By the way, all, don't forget there is a 2 hour pre-finale "Idol Tonight" on the TV Guide Channel--it starts at 6 pm Eastern time.

I will be at home - watching. Praying for Cookie. Watching Jason perform!

Well...it depends.
If things go well on Tuesday...i will be sitting going crazy in front of my tv with a few friends.
If things don't go well on Tuesday...i will more then likely be in hiding until the actual show is over.
I'm totally keeping the positive thoughts in my head about Cookie winning of course, however.... If I'm being completely honest here, i have no desire to see (or hear) Ryan "crown" Archie if that's how it goes down. My nerves can only handle so much. lol.

Ya know, I have to be honest here--don't shoot me for this--but, if Archie wins, I will be happy for him too. He does have a great voice and a lot of talent, and since I am a speech pathologist, I love the fact that he has recovered from his paralyzed vocal cord a few years back...

Having said that, I obviously want our David to win! BUT--like other folks have stated on this site, if he does NOT win, he could probably make an album that is more 'true' to his rock genre. Just a thought...

My family usually has an American Idol finale party, but we haven't talked about it this year. And that's surprising since my dad and I have already drawn our lines in the sand!

So it will probably be me and the hubs and our nice plasma TV, rooting on our all-time favorite!

I'd say this pretty much sums up what I'll be doing too! I'm definitely hiding out in my room, that's for sure. Then when I go into hysterics, I won't get yelled at for being 'loud'.

I'll be at home watching the results show. I will probably go in another room when the results are read because if I start screaming I don't want to be branded a lunatic.

I'll be the one in the corner sucking my thumb.. ha Okay, so not really but I'm going to need some liquid courage or something to get me through. My nerves are going to be shot to shit... I'll have to watch it with someone cause I'll need someone there to keep me calm...

Home......prolly drinkin cuz I won't be able to take it!!!

2 hours of the finale before we know anything. KILL ME NOW!!!!!

I will be home with my boyfriend. Hopefully he will go upstairs on the computer or he may ruin it for by making fun of me. I really feel like Daivd Cook is going to win though. He is amazing compared to David A.

Holy hell I wish I was going to be at this party. Me and my 2 little ones on the couch just does not sound nearly as good as a watch party in Blue Springs... Dang nabbit!

I will be hiding underneath a blanket on the couch because I wont be able to take it.. i might even put it on mute... LOL

I will be.....all that you want,and get myself together......sorry.


Anyway......when Idol is on this most important of all weeks I will be........at work.

Whatever it is, I will be at home watching the Results Show, in front of the goggle-box.

And just to note, due to the different time-zone in my location, it will be 8 in the morning when I watch the Results Show. And yes, I've applied a day off from work specially for this day.

We're throwin' a celebration party at our house!

good idea

i'll be home, my grandmother is FINALLY warming up to him, YAAAAY!!
the one thing i don't look forward to is Ryan's stalling grrrr!
i know for sure, when davey wins, my grandmother will think i'm a total fruitcake...
hello straight jacket

I have to wait till Thursday night even though we get it live from America Thursday morning over here in Aussie.

I'll be super excited all day, and like when it gets to the announcement I will saying under my breath.... come on let it be davey and hurry up ryan i need to pee.

I will be so nervously excited that every ad break i will need to pee. This happened before the announcement of top 2 last week.

Luv Magz

Oh my God!! That same exact thing happened to me last week during the top 3 results show! Every commercial break, I had to run to the bathroom!! We must have 'nervous bladders'!! LMAO!!

Two of my good friends and myself from work are getting together. No men aloud that evening. We are all going to be nervous wrecks but at least we will all be together. Cannot wait!

If all goes according to plan, I want to be at the Nokia for the results. I don't have any hopes of getting inside, but it is a hoot to hang outside to hear what happens. At least, it has been fun at the Kodak. I'm going to cross my fingers that we can do the same thing at the Nokia. Nothing is more thrilling than to hear the audience come out yelling the results. What a party!

Jeannine

am gonna be asleep during it but i will wake up early to vote. the replay will be 6 pm local time.

I just can't do anything but laugh at all of you... You are so funny, crazy, lovely, wonderful. I love you all!!
Karla

I have to be at work for both the Tuesday and the Wednesday shows until 11!!(I already posted this somewhere but I'm soooo upset about it). I've contemplated calling off sick, honestly. Is it wrong that this finale is so important to me?? There's no way I can escape knowing who won before I watch if I go to work. We actually play the radio after the store closes when we are cleaning up, and last Wed. they said that Syesha got kicked off, so I'm sure they will reveal the winner this time. David C better win or they will have a weepy girl on their hands LOL.

P.S. Since I work late on Tuesday, that means less time to vote for me, so I know you guys will do DC.org justice and VOTEVOTEVOTE!!!!

I really wish I could skip my classes on Wednesday, but I can't...they're important classes that I can't miss Oh well...I guess it'll keep my mind off of it...MAYBE...but I doubt it. If I'm this nervous right now, I might not even be able to make it through my classes LOL

~Steph

i'd probably be watching by myself in my room. i don't think other people would wanna be there when i start screaming and stuff LOL