piano magic

occassionally i watch a video
that i feel the whole world just NEEDS to see
and of course i cant make the whole world watch a video-
but i can at least post it on my blog.
so like maybe 20 more people can watch it...
baby steps.

enjoy!

{or just be super lame}

africa in ten glorious minutes

the moment you have all been waiting for.....

TIA

{This is Africa}

:)

so...call me maybe

ok so i think i had a bit of an obsession this past week.

yeah- id say its a definite possibility.

call me maybe

i had it stuck in my head for like three days straight

because i was listening to it constantly.

consequently, i got it stuck in the heads

of many, many other people.

you are welcome.

so, my favorite people and i,

we decided to do an ode to this joyous song.

{even though it goes against every musical instinct in my body to appreciate such a generic, poppy song with meaningless lyrics and no originality whatsoever- i just couldn't help myself.}

please enjoy this lovely little number.

oh yeah, and call me maybe? :)

let me just leave you with this incredibly flattering picture

of monkeys. trying to look like humans.

or is it the other way around?

i really have no idea.

thank you jill, claire, and jeff- for leaving me this little treasure on my computer
you are all so attractive.

it is unreal. sheesh.

safe and sound

it's the middle of the night
 one of my kids wakes up from having bad dreams
  comes stumbling anxiously into my bedroom

and starts crying in my arms
scared and sad and confused and tired
seeking comfort and love
i will wrap them up in my arms
wake my husband up
and make him sing this song with me to him/her

i hope it will make them feel better
and know that they are safe and sound

such a tender song.
i really like this cover of it.

circle of life.

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found... 

today was the first time i realized how cool the lyrics are to this song. 
im usually  too busy just belting it as loud as humanly possible without
 thinking about the  meaning. it is so applicable. there are so
many times when i feel like there really  is way too much to take in. 
too much feeling and emotion for one body to handle.  too many things to learn.
 too many things to do. we often feel overwhelmed. like we are trying 
to, with our small pitchers, water a field instead of a garden. i know i do.
we need to realize: 

It's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love

Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle

that all these things we feel. all the overwhelming thoughts- they help

 us find our place on the path  unwinding. our paths are unwinding 

with every new experience, with every heartache, with  every joyous

 moment, with every new place we go, and with every new thing we learn. 

the lion king is one of my all time favorite movies (I've watched it three times

in the last 2 months)it is one of President Monson's favorite too. he quoted it 

in his talk at BYU a couple weeks ago.   anyways....

 goodbye byu. for a short three days i bid you ado.

turkey, homemade rolls, family, and a 10k are calling my name. {hallelujah}

im off like a dirty shirt. 

what are you doing for thanksgiving?? 

one step closer

dear future husband,
i could write a novel to you if i had the time right now. but i just wanted to tell you that i learned a good lesson yesterday that makes me have faith in the Lord's timing {aka when i will meet you}
but basically i just cant wait to meet you so that i can sing you this song. and some other ones too if you will let me :)

love, your wife {back in the lonely days without you}

oh and future married me,
you better be extremely happy right now.
because you are living the dream.

and while we are on a future tangent....
dear future children,
i think about you everyday, and as weird as it sounds... there is an empty spot in my heart just waiting to be filled with you. i hope so much that i can be a good mommy to you.

also, here is a song i will sing to you when you have bad dreams:

ok that is all. now back to the present, which aint too shabby :)
yes, i realize this is an abnormal post. get off my back.

Thoughts

Kristen and I got a pedicure. This is the finished product. Kristen didn't feel like taking out the yellow toe huggers. Whatever floats her boat. It was fun though. The man who did my toes said "Why you eyes SO big? You are beautiful" ahhh shucks, thanks little 40 year old vietnamese man. So flattering.

On another note- can I just say how much I LOVE not having to charge my phone for three days because nobody ever texts me? That is just so ideal. Seriously- I probably have received 4 texts in the past four days.

I actually do love (non sarcastically) good dreams. I had one of those just now :) I just really wish it was real life. That would be the best thing ever. It involved three people who occupy most of my thoughts. You wish you knew who those three people were. 2 of them may not be that surprising, but the third one definitely would be.

I love shopping with my siblings :)

and last but not least- my new favorite song. It's one of those I've listened to before but never really listened to. But man, it's amazing.
"Fix You" by Coldplay
It fixes me. How ironic.
it makes you feel. Unless of course- you are a rock.
There is this Twilight video that goes with the words so well. Yeah, yeah sounds lame maybe but you have to watch it. It's so cool!
Click here to do so  :)

...When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse...

...And the tears come streaming down your face

When you lose something you can't replace...

...When you're too in love to let it go
But if you never try you'll never know...

Ok well that is all for now.

LATER

Remembering.

Sometimes you don't get over things.

No matter how ridiculous they seem.

Sometimes your head says "NO!" while your heart screams "YES!"

And you can't help it.

Sometimes the same memories run through your head. Every. Single. Day.

But those same memories do not cross anyone else's mind. Ever.

Sometimes, remembering sucks.

You love, and love, and love. Falling out of this does not exist in your world.

Sometimes you don't think it is bearable.

and you feel like this:

But then you remember you have happy medicine.

Happy medicine saves lives. All the time. Everyday.

There are different types. First is reading the scriptures or the words of the prophets. Truly-- chicken noodle soup for the soul. You see the big picture and remember that "the worth of souls is great in the sight of God" {D&C 18:10} {and YOU are one of those souls} and that is ALL THAT MATTERS. Then there is music. Pure JOY and bliss and every happy word in the dictionary that just fills you up, almost like getting your batteries recharged {this scripture does similar things: Mosiah 4:27}. Then there is running. Running requires breathing hard. Inhaling and exhaling. Did you ever stop to think why this is? It is because you are exhaling the pain and inhaling the beauty and goodness that you tend to occasionally overlook. Quite convenient. There is more medicine too. People. If you stop thinking about your own pain, and focus on THEM and serve them...suddenly your problems are nonexistent. Poof. Gone. Magic. {so, does this mean Harry Potter does exist?-- ugh i wish.} It means that Heavenly Father exists and He will always love you. He's looking out for you. The only guy will who will always be there for you and love you unconditionally. All the happy medicine is proof of that. 

This is all completely hypothetical...of course. 


Ok so back to the non-hypothetical ramblings...my song of the day is. Drumroll please...
Lovely Obsession by Caleb Blood {this color denotes a link if you haven't figured that out yet...so that makes YOU a click away from listening}

Mind Blown.

Just watch this. Please. You will not regret it.

"When words fail, music speak."

True Statement.

My Music Family!

So you know those music families that we've all known? Well I've always been secretly envious of families like that. I'm kind of a musical person and so is my mom but the rest of my siblings have always seemed uninterested. Well I come home from college and guess what! I have a music family. Brendon and Willy can play the guitar now and Brendon has finally admitted to himself that singing is not womanly. So they start playing the guitar, I naturally start singing and Brendon starts harmonizing? What?! Anyways, we like to sit down and learn songs together now and I love it. We did one on Easter, it made me happy :) Obviously we are completely amateur. You can tell by the quality, the way we were constantly looking at the computer to see the lyrics {that most of the time i was making up anyways}, and the way the camera just decides to stop recording even though we weren't done. Alright camera, I guess you are the boss. Maybe it had some premonition that a really bad note or chord was about to be hit. So, if that's the case- thanks little guy. Well anyways, here ya go! Enjoy :) Love my family. My brothers are studs!

So there you have it :)

LATER