The Boni Bunch: 600th Post- My love for music

Monday, February 11, 2013

600th Post- My love for music

I have linked up with a great group of blogging ladies right here in good ol' Oklahoma! They are awesome because they're challenging me to write, AND I love reading what the other ladies are writing!

Today's challenge post:

Tell us about your love of Music!

AND... today is also my 600th post! I can't believe I've blogged SIX HUNDRED times in the last 4 years! What a fun journey! So, it's quite fitting that an anniversary post like "600" would be about something that I am passionate about!!

MUSIC AND ME!

For as long as I can remember, I have been singing. My mom tells a story about how, as a preschooler, I got on the dining room table and sang "Islands in the Stream" (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton). Every time I hear the song, it brings back happy memories of my early childhood!

In early elementary school, I sang in front of the church with my friend, Shannon. We sang "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem," and everyone in the church praised us for how good we sang! I like the traditional Christmas carol version, but I REALLY like the Sarah McLachlan version. It's so pretty with just her voice and acoustic guitar... BEAUTIFUL!

I joined the choir as early as it was an option. Ya know...in elementary school, you don't get a choice in the matter- every kid has music class. BUT, when I entered the 6th grade... middle school... it was singing because I LOVED singing!! I joined the choir and was involved in choir all the way through middle school, high school, and even in college! I competed in solo festivals and even received a voice scholarship in college. I love singing... SO, it goes without saying that I love music!!!

I am NOT at all a fan of metal music. I do, however, love any other kind! For example, when I want to sit back and relax, I could listen to Yanni:

Sometimes, I reminisce of my high school days driving out in the middle of nowhere with my friend, Stephanie... I picture us drinking our Barq's Root Beer with our windows down and the radio up and the wind blowing through our hair! I listen to country music... here is one of our ALL-TIME favorites Reckless by Alabama- the video isn't the greatest, but the song will always be awesome!

OR, when I hear DC Talk, I am taken back to my early teens...hanging out with Brandi! We had EVERY SINGLE DC Talk song memorized! We LOVED them!! I am not sure I can pick out one specific FAVORITE from their albums, but here's one- "What If I Stumble"

At my wedding, my girls and I walked into the church along to the song, "From This Moment On" sung by Shania Twain and Bryan White. I still cry every time I hear it. With every new stanza...every time they switched to the chorus... another girl walked in. Until the climax of the song at the end- that was the moment I entered the church doors... the look on Tim's face will forever be ingrained in my mind!

My favorite era of music was probably the 70's & 80's Rock/Pop! I love it...it's when music was GOOD. Nowadays, there are good songs, but it seems like everything back then was good! I listen to Christian radio most often, but if I change stations, I end up on "oldies" ... it's kinda funny how the "oldies" are from my childhood...

Does that make me old???

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MistiFebruary 11, 2013 at 4:38 PM
I LOVE alot of your songs too :)
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You know you're a mom if...

...if kids songs are the ones stuck in your head (from Renee)
...if you realize your kids are 3 years old and it is time to start carrying a normal purse and no longer the diaper bag as your purse (from Renee)
...if you find kid's food in your purse or toys (from Renee)
...if you know every episode of spongebob!! (from Michelle)
...if your kids are bathed, fed, and dressed while you are famished and unbathed in your PJ's...And then at that point you have to say screw it, because you cant leave them unattended in the house long enough to take a quick shower, so you pray tomorrow is a better day! (from Jackie & Jennifer)
...if you walk through the halls of your local kindergarten and all the kids start saluting you because they have been informed you are the President of Oklahoma (yes thats right, Oklahoma, not the United States) (from Jennifer)
...if you go to work and have a coworker tell you you have something on your shirt and you look at it only to find that one of your children has used your shirt as a kleenex (from Rachael)
...if you can hug and kiss a child whose breath smells worse than a dragon's after he/she has been throwing up for most of the day and night. And, not throw up yourself in the process (from Marla)
...if the school principal calls you because your child brought your bra to their kindergarten class for show and tell (from Jennifer)
...if your extended relatives know which parts of your body have hair and which ones dont because it was your childs topic of choice at a Christmas (from Jennifer)
...if you don't mind if your kids drink out of your glass and you will still drink from it too (from Marcia)
...if your living room looks more like a play area for kids than a nice place to entertain guests (mine)
...if you have a funny story (funny now, but not at the time)...how your son passing gas during a diaper change managed to shoot a poo ball on your cheek! (from Sandi)
...if you see your parents in a whole new light! (from Katrina)
...if you carry a diaper bag as a purse (from Kelly)
...if you have items in your purse that would normally be found in a baby's room or diaper bag (from Wendy)
...if nasty bodily fluids don't bother you; OR if you have other children spit their gum into your hand when they're done! (from Candace)
...if your belly gradually got huge over 9 months. Then you suddenly had a bunch of pain followed by a human coming out of you! (from Elizabeth)
...if you start saying the phrase, "Because I said so!" and it may be to a coworker, not your children! (from Melanie)
...if you can change a dirty diaper and not get the dry heaves because it looks like pea soup & smells worse (from Diana)
...if you will eat something out of your child's mouth that they refuse to eat. (from Courtney)
...if you find Cheerios in the bottom of your purse, couch, vehicle... (from Sahar)
...if You're stopped in walmart by a nice lady who says.."Excuse me, miss....you have some cheerios stuck to your butt" (from Kym)
...if your printer mysteriously quits working a week after you buy it. You send it in for under warranty repairs and Lexmark sends it back with a note that has a Barbie shoe taped to it and all it says is we found the problem (from Amanda)
...if most of your shirts are stained on the shoulder (from droop & goop)
...if you keep a box of baby wipes in the car...just in case
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600th Post- My love for music

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