Lent Challenge: Day 26 - Sunday Songs

Happy Sunday everyone! I hope you are having an enjoyable weekend so far. The Cooper River Bridge Run was this weekend. I wish I could have participated, but it was awesome to have such a great view from my room to watch the participants coming by. There were SOO many people downtown on Saturday, but it was a great experience. Hopefully I can participate in it next year!

This week's edition of Sunday Songs will be on my de-stresser music.

With the end-of-year craziness beginning to pile up with papers, project, exams, speeches, and everything in between, I need music to help relax and get refocused.

The following are a few songs that I enjoy listening to when I am feeling a little stressed:

1. David Crowder Band: Come and Listen

2. Shane & Shane: Yearn

3. Sara Barielles - Kaleidoscope Heart

4. Lifehouse - Broken

5. Tenth Avenue North - Times

Do you have any songs that help you de-stress??

Until next time,
K

Lent Challenge: Day 12 - Sunday Songs #7

WARNING: THIS WILL BE AN EXTREMELY SAPPY POST. YOU ARE FOREWARNED. YOU CAN TURN BACK NOW WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THE CHANCE.

With that being said, I can talk about my new favorite love song. I think it might be a little more than a favorite. I think it has become a slight obsession. In case you didn't know, I am all about some lovey-dovey songs and recently, I heard a new one on the radio.

I hope I am not building the suspense of the song too much ;)

New favorite song: Train - "Marry Me"

(If and when you listen to it, make sure to read along with the lyrics)

Forever can never be long enough for me

To feel like I've had long enough with you

Forget the world now we won't let them see

But there's one thing left to do

Now that the weight has lifted

Love has surely shifted my way

Marry Me

Today and every day

Marry Me

If I ever get the nerve to say "Hello" in this cafe

Say you will

Together can never be close enough for me

Feel like I am close enough to you

You wear white and I'll wear out the words I love you

And you're beautiful

Now that the wait is over

And love and has finally shown her my way

Marry me

Today and every day

Marry me

If I ever get the nerve to say "Hello" in this cafe

Say you will

Promise me

You'll always be

Happy by my side

I promise to

Sing to you

When all the music dies

And marry me

Today and everyday

Marry me
If I ever get the nerve to say "Hello" in this cafe

Say you will

Marry me 

Hopefully, you can understand why I absolutely love this song. It is beautiful.

I used to share with others so much of my dreams of my wedding and marriage. I don't really anymore. It is not that I have loss hope in it (I certainly have not!!), but I think I am finally letting go of that self-created "perfect" image of what my marriage should look like and instead allowing God to create it for me. I still dream about it of course. I feel like it is an inborn desire for a lady to dream about this.

I know God is preparing a fellow for me right now. I am thankful for this time to grow and to allow God to prepare me for him and our marriage. And hopefully, one day I will find the guy that will get the nerve to say hello and will wear out the words, "I love you"....

Until next time,
K

Lent Challenge: Day 5 - Sunday Songs #6

For those who haven't been reading my blog for very long, click here to view my first Sunday Song Post.


This week I am dedicating my post to my wonderful, older brother, Adam.

Adam is older than me by 3 years, four months, and 6 days.We have been pretty close throughout my entire life.  In elementary school, we would ride the bus home together and then spend the rest of the time until our parents go home watching VH1. I spefically remember Adam and I switching off between who got to watch what during every thirty minute intervals. For example, I would get to choose what to watch from 3 until 3:30 and he would get to choose what to watch from 3:30 to 4. However, if the Top Ten Countdown or Pop-Up Video was on, then we would be sure to be watching it! During the summer of 1997, I remember watching the Top Ten Countdown with Aerosmith's "Don't Want to Miss a Thing" and Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" were in the race for the number one stop. I would always root for Celine's, but Aerosmith always go it. Love me some Celine :)

Another memory I have about Adam is car rides to school. From seventh grade until 9th grade, I rode to school with Adam. I LOVED his music selection. My favorite times were after school and we would ride home with the windows down with the music blaring. Good times.

Below are songs that remind me of Adam and the good times we have had:

Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down

Counting Crows - American Girls

Fastball - The Way

Goo Goo Dolls - Slide

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

Until next time,

K

Sunday Songs #5: L-O-V-E

I guess you could call me a hopeless romantic. I try to deny it. I try to run from it. I try to pretend that I don't fit into that category. But when I hear a love song, I will secretly download and play it over and over again. Yes. It is true. I am OBSESSED with love songs. All day. Everyday. I figured the theme of LUUUVVV songs would be appropriate for this week's Sunday Songs with Valentine's Day just a few short weeks away.

In case you are a little unfamiliar with "Sunday Songs", check out the first sunday song! Basically, I talk about my favorite songs based around a common theme.

So back to this week's theme: L-O-V-E. I enjoy the songs about love conquering all. Ones with the fairy-tale love. Ones talking about love going the distance. Ones that talk about no boundaries. Ones that can make you enjoy what you have or remind you of what is to come. Ones that lifts your spirit. Ones that tell a story of passion.

I realized the other day that the majority of the music on my mp3, is about love. My music selection is continuously growing in all genres, but the sappy songs get downloaded more frequently versus everything else.

Like always, it is hard for me to narrow down my favorite songs.  So in no particular order, here are a few of my favorite love songs:

1. Adele - Make You Feel My Love - A good slow dance song. It's one of those songs that takes you away from the craziness of the world and cause you to focus on you and that person. It's just you and him. Favorite verse in the song: "Though winds of change are throwing wild and free, You ain't seen nothing like me yet."
2. Jon McLaughlin - So Close - Do you not feel like you are in a fairytale when you hear this song?? Well, it makes sense it was in the movie Enchanted. Anyways, great song. A great dancing song as well.
3. Keith Urban - Making Memories of Us -
4. Michael Buble - Crazy Love -
5. UB40 - Can't Help Falling in Love -
6. Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up - So I am not going to bombard this post with Josh Groban even though I love his music. This is definitely a favorite of mine, but I can't say its my most favorite, because it's all wonderful. I know some people aren't a particular fan of his, but I enjoy it :)
7. Savage Garden - Truly, Madly, Deeply
8. Goo Goo Dolls - Iris - AWESOME music video.
9. Edwin McCain - I'll Be
10. N'SYNC - This I Promise You
11. Alison Kraus - When You Say Nothing At All - "Old Mr. Webster could never define what is being said between your heart and mine..."
12. Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not the One - I got a little teary-eyed listening to it just now

This is just a small taste of what I enjoy listening to.  So there it is. My little secret has been revealed about my obsession to love songs. If you have ever gotten ahold of my music collection, you probably already knew this. I thought it was a phase of my music taste, but I think it is here to stay :)

Until next time,
K

Sunday Songs #4: The Christmas Edition

I love Christmas. I feel like that statement is such an obvious one for most people. I love the decorations. The lights. The Christmas trees. Shopping for presents. Wrapping presents. Spending time with family. Baking and cooking. Tacky Christmas sweaters. The birth of my Savior.

There is so much to love about this season. One of my most favorite parts, usually starts at the beginning of November on the radio. CHRISTMAS SONGS. Yes, it is slightly obnoxious that Christmas music is playing before Thanksgiving, but if you think about it, there are not Thanksgiving songs, so the radio has to do something ;)

Today was the Christmas Cantata at my church.  Basically the choir sings and people play instruments and it is just a glorious time. I wasn't able to go because I am still at school, but it is another representation of why I love Christmas music.

There are a handful of songs that I could listen to over and over again and not get tired of it. The following are a few of my favorites:

1. Josh Groban - "Oh Holy Night"

This is by far my favorite version of "Oh Holy Night". It is beautiful. And sung by a beautiful man ;) But seriously, it is the best version of the song. "And in his name all oppression shall cease. Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we, With all our hearts we praise His holy name. Christ is the Lord!" We sang it at church today and it reminded me of how amazing our Savior is and how grateful I am of his birth.

2. Trans Siberian Orchestra - "Christmas Canon"

This song reminds me of car rides with the siblings. We all love this song and always sing along to it. I already enjoy Canon in D so adding the Christmas touch to it make it beautiful!

3.  Relient K - "I Celebrate the Day"

This song popped up on my Pandora this season. It really represents the change of heart I have had for the season and really showing an appreciation to the Lord for the greatest gift of all: His Son. Some of the lyrics: "And the first time That You opened Your eyes did You realize that You would be my Savior And the first breath that left Your lips Did You know that it would change this world forever And so this Christmas I'll compare the things I felt in prior years To what this midnight made so clear  That You have come to meet me here. And I, I celebrate the day That You were born to die So I could one day pray for You to save my life."

4. Mariah Carey - "All I Want for Christmas"

 

This is such a typical Christmas to like especially for girls. I feel like it is a top choice for ALOT of people. It is a perfect "dance around your room" song. (We all know those are my favorite. hehe)

5. Band Aid - "Do They Know It's Christmas"



This is another radio song for me. I enjoy it every time it comes on. For some reason, I only really like it when I am in the car with a group of people singing along with it.

 

This is just the beginning of the Christmas song list...there are tons that I enjoy listening to. I hope to get another post up next Sunday with some more songs.

 

Until next time,

K

Sunday Songs #3

Ahh! I realized it has been forever since I posted a Sunday Song list....

I actually have a list that I keep so when I think of a song, I write it down and can blog about it later.

This week's Sunday Songs is about Television Show Theme Songs. This theme is going to have to be multiple posts because there is a lot of them.

A sidenote: I used to watch a lot of TV, but I really don't anymore. I have a TV in my room and it probably gets turned on once or twice a week.

So the following are just a FEW of the songs I remember enjoying whenever a show would come on:

....In no particular order:

1. Family Matters
• "It's a rare condition, this day and age, to read any good news on the newspaper page..." I didn't even really like the show all that much, but I loved the theme song! It is catchy and make you feel like hanging out with family. Haha.
2. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
• If you put this song, everyone breaks out in singing. We all watched it growing up. I only know a few parts so when I sing it, it is pretty scattered.
3. Full House
• "Whatever happened to predictability..." Love love love this show! Whenever it comes on, I have to watch it. I forget how old the show really is. I mean, it was made in the early 90s! So crazy.
4. Growing Pains
• "As long as we got each other, we got the world spinning right in our hands..." THIS IS MY FAVORITE THEME SONG. I didn't watch Growing Pains until I was in late elementary school, but I loved it as soon as I started watching. I get a little teary-eyed hearing the song. I think about family when I hear it. Family is there for you through it all. I love my family so much.

Until next time...

Much love,
K

Sunday Songs #2

Right now I am on Fall Break. Yayy!! I came home for the weekend, and it is so nice to get away for a little awhile. On Saturday, there was a Fall Festival at my church. I enjoyed seeing all my church friends as well as making/eating cotton candy. The weather could have not been any more perfect for the event!

Well, if you didn't read my last Sunday's post, I have started a new topic called "Sunday Songs".  Basically, I pull together a few songs I like and talk about them.  I am still working on the details of how everything should flow so stick with me!

I thought about making this week's topic a little special.  I know it's only the second week of doing a Sunday Song post, but I felt inspired.  Inspired by what or whom you may ask? MY LITTLE BROTHER.  Also known as Garen, Mr. G, or G-Dog.

I love my little brother. He is awesome.  If you don't know him, well, you should get to know him because he is that cool. There are so many little things he does that are hilarious to me. He is not one for talking on the phone, so I can always guess what he is going to say (which is usually one word responses).  He asked me if I wanted to get ice cream one time, and then expected me to pay.  He has a pet cat, Rosie, that he loves wayy too much. We enjoy wrestling from time to time (me, Garen, and Adam).  He is a good workout buddy.  He is a pretty tough cookie as well.  My older brother, Adam, finally admitted that if he and Garen really got into a fight, Adam would lose against Garen.

However, Garen has such a kind and caring heart.  At times, he will do something, and I will think to myself, "I can't believe this kid is 17 because he is acting so much more maturer!"  He really is a thoughtful person and has a growing heart and passion for the Lord.

Within the last year, Garen has been working on acquiring a new skill that many people may not know about: Piano Playing.  He started lessons this summer and has progressively gotten better.  It seems like every time I come home he has learned a new song.  When he first started playing, he seemed to play the same songs repetively.  I love it though! So, the following are some of the few songs that whenever I hear them, I think about Garen playing them:

1. Don't Stop Believing - Journey
2. Faithfully - Journey
3. Hey Jude - The Beatles
4. Let It Be - The Beatles
5. Titanic Theme Song
6. Fur Elise Beethoven

PS - Love you little bro! You are the greatest <3

Sunday Songs #1

After I ran out of shoes to write about, I knew I needed to start a new blog topic. I had to! I looked forward to ShoesDay every Tuesday. Well, here it is...the new topic:

SUNDAY SONGS

Hmm...I like it. (Thanks Candace!)  My intentions for this new blog topic is to write about some of my favorite songs.  Hopefully, some of the songs being your favorites too or may become one of your favorites!

Now keep in mind, just because I write about a song(s) today, does not make them my all-time favorite. Music is like children to me, I love them all!! Of course some more than others at times ;)

So without anymore writing, lets get new blog topic rolling!!

Sunday Song Theme this week: Dancing

I am not the kind of person who can sit still for very long. I like being up and doing something. Hence why I like dancing so much! A little secret: I love putting my headphones in and dancing around my room. You can't go wrong without a little extra beat to your step.

The following are some of my favorite dance-around-the-room songs:

1. Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'

• Oh, the irony! A song about not feeling like dancing causes me to want to dance.
• It has a seventies feel to it, but with a little modern-day twist.
• I first heard this song in a parking lot outside of a movie theatre in a friend's car. He decided to start dancing to it in the parking lot at 12 at night. Pretty hilarious, especially watching the people's reactions as they drove by.

2. Glee Cast - Like a Prayer

• First, it is Glee so of course I am going to like it!  Second, its a Madonna song. Two wins in one song. :)

3. Switchfoot - Awakening

• I think the music video is hilarious. We should all just let loose some days. Take off the work clothes and just have fun.

4. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

• When I hear this song, I want to pull out an electric guitar and jam out like Marty McFly. (If you don't know what I am talking about, go watch Back to the Future. Awesome movie!)

5. Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me

Don't be suprised if I have another week dedicated to dancing-in-my-room. Hehe.

Until next Sunday....

Much love!!!