I just wanted to share some songs that I've been listening to lately. There's really no flow or reason to this playlist...save for the simple fact that each song makes me utterly happy!
If you don't have time for all of them, at least listen to "Sweet Pea." (SO GOOD!!!)
Express Yourself (from the Remember the Titans soundtrack), This Will Be (by Natalie Cole), and anything that we thought about doing for our "recital". :) I miss you!
i listened to you playlist at work today.
1st: I love Kristin Chenoweth and that song is ADORABLE!
2nd: Cold Beverage - yeah, I was moving the whole time it was on!
3rd: some of you songs left em feeling blue.
and 4th: yes, Sweet Pea was played more than once. :-)
There is something highly enjoyable about stepping on dried leaves. It’s like nature’s bubble wrap!
Today the sun came out. I can’t tell you how good it felt! These kinds of days always remind me of my elementary school days when I would get off the school bus, grab a blanket, and watch the clouds go by in our backyard. It was always in the fall or springtime, each time the temperature warmed up after a cold spell. Armed with the latest copy of the Babysitter’s Club series and a plate of either toast with grape jelly or hard-boiled eggs (as those were the only things I could make on my own with confidence,) I would lay down till one side of me was freezing from the still cold ground and the other felt on fire from the sun’s rays. (I still find something really balanced about that feeling!)
I didn’t think about anything in those moments. No concern about schoolwork, cleaning my room, feeding the cat. I didn’t think about my future, my career, marriage, where I would live, what I would look like. And I definitely didn’t think about politics, religion, war, elections… For a few moments I just enjoyed the feeling on my skin and the sounds the breeze made.
p.s. I bought you a totally awesome present at the dollar store today. I can't wait til you get it in the mail. I guess that means I should put it in the mail.
The other night I got to walk through a serenely snow strewn path in the english countryside on my way home from work. I couldn't help but smile and giggle (yes giggle) all the way despite the cold and look up to God with thanks for the wonderful gift. I find it so hard to stop thinking about the cares of this world and appreciate the peaceful moments. Life could probably be a lot less stressful and a lot more enjoyable if we all stopped a little more often eh?
Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,
but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.
We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking
so that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.
It is not just in some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously give
other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.
As I took my walk today, I couldn't help but be amazed by God's creation. It was impossible not to stare at the vibrant reds, yellows, and oranges set off by the clear blue sky. What a beautiful way to usher in the winter season!
On another note, I cannot get enough of this song! I just had to share it with you guys...
My nephew thinks it's me singing so Sara calls it "The Mimi Song."
Last weekend he let everybody get FREE access to the Insider stuff! Last Thursday he was just being his political Einstein self, and sounded to me like the most intelligent human being on the planet as he talked about the economy.
Amy, you have a link to Passions! That's awesome! :) My roommate the year after FC and I got hooked on it...back when it was "good" (and by that I mean completely not taking itself seriously). Back when the Original cast. were on it. And when Galen Gering was popular and on the Wayne Brady show. (Should I have admitted all of this? Probably not. But it's still fun ;)
The last few years were just boring and I only saw a few minutes of it in the breakroom at work. Since it was on during the day, I only ever watched it while in school. Very silly :)
Our power got knocked out Sunday afternoon due to 70 MPH winds. As of last night, around 300,000 homes and businesses were still without power and guess what??? We are one of those homes!!!!
Isn't that AWESOME???
The power companies sent all their men and women down to Texas. No one was prepared for this. The stores are out of ice and batteries. We have no hot water, and all of our food is turning to waste. (We had a big grilling party last night!) The worst part is they don't think we'll get our power fixed till Friday...
Night one: Amy brought her battery powered keyboard downstairs for a family sing-a-long/name that tune contest.
Night two: Amy and Andrea played Disney Scene It (minus the "Scene" part) and told each other's futures in dating with a set of Hello Kitty playing cards.
Night three: Amy and Andrea revived said dating game and then watched part of "Son of Rambow" with Andrea's laptop (freshly charged at local Starbucks!)
Night four: Any ideas???
...Of course I probably won't get them till friday!
Aloha!
*UPDATE*
We got our power back last night!!! I'm so happy--thanks to the hardworking AEP guys! There are still around 180,000 customers without power, and who knows when everyone will have the internet, but for right now I'm going bask in the goodness that is a hot shower!
tons of ppl around here lost power too (including my school, which meant three days off for me :)...we got ours back quick, though, b/c we live near a hospital.
Glad you made it through. Brendan and I just got our power back on after 4 days without too. It was irritating more than anything. But I was thankful to have hot water (it runs on natural gas).
