Day 22: My Sad Song...For My Sad Days...

This music challenge was very easy. It took no time at all for me to think of a song that I listen to when I'm sad. I love this song and the message that it carries within the lyrics. Listening to it reminds me that there will be days of our lives that are not as good as others and days that are filled with sorry rather than joy. However, it also reminds me that at the end of all that...life is good and ment to be lived.

Day 21: My Happy Song!!!

Anytime I get happy or overjoyed about something, I love to celebrate it with music! There is just something about being excited that makes me want to jump up and down and do a happy dance!

Day 20: My Angry Song

Event though we all get angry from time to time, I don't really think of myself as an angry person. However, I guess that things do happen in life that invoke this emotion in me. And when I get angry, I don't want to be around anyone. I just want to sit alone and pout (at least I admit it). And when I'm sitting in my room with a bit ol' pouty face, this is what I'm listening to....

Day 19: My Favorite Album

Today the challenge that has been posed is to find a song from my favorite album. To do this, I must first think of what my favorite album is. I don't really have a lot of complete albums, rather just many songs that I like and have downloaded over time. However, I must say that one of my very favorite albums is The Beatles Greatest Hits. I suppose that there is someone out there that does not like The Beatles, but I'm sure that they are few and far between. No matter what the generation, there will always be people who love and appreciate the music of The Beatles. What sets them apart to me is the way the revolutionized music and how we as a society perceive music. There moment in history will never come or go again. I'm pretty sure that in my lifetime, there will never be another group that will hit the radio and change forever the way music is played and listened to.

Day 18: I Wish...I Wish...I Wish....

It's hard to think of a song that I wish I could hear on the radio, being that if I want to hear a song in the car, I just flip on my iPod and rock out. However, there are certain songs that I love to hear and will never get old. With that being said, I love me some Donnie Wahlberg and some Cover Girl. I remember as a pre-teen while crushing on him, I would watch the video over and over again, dreaming that I would be the girl from the audience that he chose to sing to! I still dream that dream from time to time!

Day 17: A Song I Hear Over and Over....and Over Again...

The challenge for today is a song that I hear often on the radio. In this age of technology, it is hard to think of a song that I hear over and over again. Mainly because there are multiple stations to flip through, satellite radio, and my personal favorite. However, I was able to think of a song that I hear a lot on the radio and it just happens to be a song I like and one with a great memory. It reminds me of my recent trip to the Final Four to see my Cats play. I heard it a lot during that weekend trip to Houston and it just reminds me of the greatest tradition in college basketball!

Day 16: To Everything there is a Season

As I have reached and surpassed the halfway mark of this music challenge, I have to say that I have enjoyed it. It has been nice to take a stroll down memory lane and reflect on songs that bring back memories for me. Songs that take me back to a place in time and songs that bring people back into my life. I honestly think that that there is a healing power to music. It helps us have fun, reminisce, and get over humps in our lives.

Today's challenge is a song that I used to love but now hate. This song takes me back to middle school. I remember it was the summer after 7th grade and my dad told me he was taking me out for a surprise. And what was it you ask? My very own CD player. Seeing that it was still the early 90s, this was a big treat seeing that I was still listening to tapes. So the two of us got into the car and headed out to Circuit City where he let me pick out my very first stereo (which might I add, took up much more space than my current iPod). Before we left, he let me pick out my first CD. It was none the less than Ace of Base. When I listen to them, they sound kinda weird now, but at that place in time, I couldn't have asked for better!

Day 15: A Song About Me

I won't even use words to describe this one....I'll let the music do the talking..

Day 14: I Love Eminem!

People, might not think this from the first time meeting me, but there is just something that I love about Eminem's music! True, he's obnoxious and is really good a pissing people off, but you have to hand it to him, he's got mad skills. I remember coming home in high school, flipping on TRL on MTV and jamming out to some Slim Shady. And I still love his music today....he just keeps the hits coming!

Day 13: Guilty as Charged...

There was no two ways about it when asked what my musical guilty pleasure is. Hands down....Kelly Clarkson. Laugh if you want, but I really enjoy her music. I've never even been an American Idol fan, but I just really like her music. She just seems like my kind of girl!

Day 12: Love to Hate Them

When given the challenge to post a song from someone I hate, I must reinforce that I do not hate them, I simply can not stand their music. And with that said, there is just something a little creepy about Creed.

Day 11: NKOTB...They'll Never Get Old

Like most young women who came of age in the 90s, I can't get enough of the New Kids on the Block. There is just something about the first "boys" that you had a "crush" on, that will never get old. And I can't even begin to tell you how elated my sister Kellie and I were when they reunited. We've seen them twice to date, but the number will be 3 after June 24. The first concert we went to in 2008 was one of the best experiences of my life. We were sitting there, waiting for the curtain to go up, thinking we were grown now and we would act like ladies. However, when the curtain rose and across the jumbo screen the words "20 years ago....five boys from Boston" scrolled across, we were jumping and screaming as if 1991 had suddenly returned. I think we may have even hugged and held back a few tears of joy. So here it is....a little pop mixed with some eye candy...hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Day 10: Sleepy Time

I have to say, I can't stand to listen to music, or anything else, when I'm sleeping. When I sleep, my body demands quiet. However, if I had to think of a song that I would want to be able to sleep to, I would say it would have to be...

Day 9: Everybody Dance Now!

Chances are, I'm probably not as good of a dancer as I think I am, but I do love getting out on the dance floor from time to time and shake my groove thang with my favorite girlies! There is just something fun about having a random girls night that ends up with a few shots and dancing to the nastiest song ever written. (With that being said, ever notice how you never see a group of guys in a circle on the dance floor saying "Go Todd! Go Todd!)? But, if I can only chose one, I would have to say it's Footloose. It's fun, everyone know it, and it brings back so many memories of sorority formals, weddings, and random nights on the town.

Day 8: Every Last Word

It wasn't hard at all to think of a song I know all the words too. Chances are, most people out there know all the words to this one. It's just a fun song and no matter where you are in the world, I'm sure you'll find a bar full of drunk folks raising their glasses high while singing along to the Journey classic!

And my favorite Don't Stop Believing memory....Leesville Toga Party...beer pong table...2007.

Day 7: Me, My Dad, & a Little Bit of Nose Candy

The challenge for today is a song that takes you back to a certain event. It was about 2001 or so and I had gotten my dad tickets to see Eric Clapton in New Orleans. It was something he had always wanted to do, but something he would never have bought for himself. So the two of us had a little father daughter date and went to the show. It was awesome and pretty neat to see my dad jamming out to some Clapton. He was even rocking out to Cocaine. You haven't lived until you've seen your own dad jamming to some Clapton and even calling his friends so they could hear too.

Day 5: More than a Memory

Todays' song challenge was to find a song that made me think of someone. However, this blog is between me and the universe. Recently, someone came back in my life through a little bit of luck and fate.

Day 6: Going Back to that Place in Time

In middle school, my across the street neighbor Elizabeth and I became the best of friends. We always had the best of times together, that included but were not limited to sipping icees, jumping on the trampoline, and tubing in Lake Erie. However, the summer after 8th grade, my family and I left KY and set out for NOLA. However, every year for Spring Break, Elizabeth's mom would take us to Key West. It was the best of times we could have ever imagined. Our Senior year in 1999 was the best out of all our trips. I will keep it a secret all the things we did that year, but it was sort of a coming of age for us. I was really into Oasis that year, and every time I hear the song Champagne Supernoava, I go back to that warm beach with the sand between my toes.

Day 4: In the words of Billy Ocean: There will be sad songs that make you cry

Today, I have been challenged to find a song that makes me sad. It's kinda weird to think of a song that makes you sad. No one wants to channel sad thoughts or bad memories. For me, this song makes me sad in a good way. It is sort of bittersweet for me. It reminds me of my childhood home, that I often miss. I miss it because of the circumstances of my life journey, I haven't lived in my childhood home since the early 90s. Although I love going home to my mom and dad's house, the house they live in now is one they moved to in my adult life. I will never get to sit in the same living room Christmas morning as I did as a child nor will I ever be able to take my own children into my backyard and show them where I used to play and built a fort. This song just makes me want to revisit the house that built me one more time.

Day 3....Sweet Serendipity

So today's music challenge is a song that makes me happy. There are several songs that make me happy for several reasons. Some songs remind me of a certain person or place and some of them help me to travel back in time. But this song I chose, is one that simply makes me happy to be alive.

This song has a story to go along with it. For those of you who know me best, know I'm always looking for a sign from the universe. Recently, I took a quick trip to my hometown of Paducah, KY. I was driving around looking at childhood memories and just thinking about life in general. I was thinking about how many things had changed in my life and how I had gotten to where I am today. And as I often do, I was thinking about how my life may be different if my family had not moved around as much. And as fate and the universe would have it, the song Sweet Serendipity came on the radio. It was a friendly reminder that life is all about unexpected surprises. Recently, I've been reminded that sometime people, places, or things, can be an unexpected surprise in your life. This song makes me happy because it reminds me that life is a journey, not a destination....

Day 2: And the loser is...

Choosing my least favorite song was almost as challenging as finding my favorite song. I'm not really sure why. There are tons of songs out there that force me to turn the station when they come one. I have to say overall, I must say I loath songs that "whine" about something or how awful the world is. So, with that being said, I have to say the loser is Tim McGraw's Back When. I have to say that Tim really missed the mark on this one. The song is just so silly and so cheesy and I hate when people whine about how life was so much better years ago (and for those who still think so, go check out Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire. Not only is it a wonderful account of history, it also depicts how the world has always had issues and how we, as humans, have always been trying to get rid of them).

Don't get me wrong though, I do enjoy and appreciate MOST of Tim McGraw's music, but I think someone lied to him in the studio when they said this was a hit.

30 Days....30 Songs....30 Things about me...

So, after seeing many people on Facebook do the 30 day music challenge, I have decided to do one myself. Like most people, music is a huge part of my life. I credit my dad for giving me my love for music...especially classic rock. I have fond childhood memories of him driving our Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra and singing Janie Got a Gun. Also, it amazes me how a driving in the car and hearing a simple song on the radio, can flood my head with memories and feelings that that had gotten lost somewhere over time.

My first challenge was to pick my favorite song. Although it seems simple, it is hard to pick just one song to deem my favorite. I have a deep love for all types of music...everything from 2 Live Crew to soft rock.....to 80s pop. However, I was forced to only chose one. So, because I'm a huge Dave Matthews fan, I have chosen my favorite song to be The Best of What's Around. I love the message that it has. I sort of see it as the theme song to my life.....it's all about making the most of what you have in the world around you...what is what I intend to do while I enjoy my stay here on Earth.