Song of the Week

OK so I thought for sure the song of the week would get me to blog at least once a week...but here we are 3 weeks into it and I already missed a week.

The song of the week is Duseldorf by Reina Spektor. I absolutely LOVE Regina Spektor. For any of you who don't know who she is, you should definitely check her out. Her best album is Begin To Hope.

I love this song about all the places she has traveled and all the things she has seen and done. Eli found it and it has become our traveling theme song! It makes me think about some of the AMAZING and CRAZY thing that I have been blessed to experience...

- Riding a camal in Egypt.
- Riding a stand up gondola in Venice.
- Climbing the Eiffel tower in the middle of the night (with it's beautiful flashing lights).
- Climbing to the top of the Vatican abd looking out over Rome.
- Taking the "snorklin" tour in Puerto Angel, Mexico.
- Hunting through head stones in Switzerland with my grandma.
- Seeing the Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory, The Venus De Milo, The Sistine Chapel, King Tuts belongings and other amazing paintings and sculptures.
- Experiencing Eli's crazy mind at work while he writes his first song..."como se Dice". It's definitely a hit!
- Climbing the Great Wall.
- Seeing the Chinese Acrobats in Beijing.
- Snake Charmers and people selling teeth in Morocco.
- Swinging from vines in the forest in Palenque, Mexico.
- Riding in a Gondola over the top of the Costa Rican rainforest.
- Ciao blondie and the "fish flips free"...(you know what I mean Bridgette...and don't forget "it's hard to walk like a pigeon..they have 2 legs and we have four.")
- Sitting and thinking at the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem.
- Witnessing an almost suicide in Shanghai...scary!
- Eli passing out on the plane to Amsterdam.
- Having our sweet sweet Nona with us!!
- Being sold to a Moroccan rug salesman for 270 camals by Uncle Will...thanks Uncle Will...I'm glad you changed your mind!!
- Being forced to purchase a Jade braclet in Hong Kong because I couldn't get it off my wrist after the shop owner lady soaped up my arm and forced it on.
- the delicious meal in "cat pee cafe."
- Crossing the border in Jordan by gunpoint.


And the list goes on and on...I am sooo blessed!

25 Random Things

Rules:
Once you've been tagged, please write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. Be sure to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

(To do this, go to "notes" under tabs (+) on your profile page, paste these instructions in the body of the note, type your 25 random things, tag 25 people (in the right hand corner of the app) then click publish.)

1- I have been tagged 78 times to do this note...I finally gave in.
2- I love all kinds of music even music in different languages. I have 592 albums on Itunes (I love Itunes...I spend way too much time and money there).
3- I LOVE Shakira...AND...we have the same birthday! (we are kindred spirits for sure)
4- I have worked for the same company for 10 years...Wow...I feel old!
5- I have visited 17? different countries.
6- I LOVE anything pumpkin...ice cream, cake, pie, bread, you name it...I LOVE it.
7- I have 3 beautiful neices and 1 handsome nephew who I adore.
8- My newest neice is named Krishelle...aren't I lucky?? It's because I'm the favorite.
9- I love watching Ghost Hunters...Wednesday nights are the best night ever because it's on 4 times.
10- I love to sew...I just wish I was as good as my mom...she's amazing!
11- When I worked at Artic Cirlce in Logan, I was robbed by gunpoint...scary!
12- I LOVE my family...all of them, as strange as they are. I hope to grow up to be just as cool as my mom and dad.
13- I love sudoku...I am such a dork.
14- I have a small collection of purses....at one time it was over 120, but thanks to Eli my obsession is under control at the moment. (I still have too many but it's at least under 100)
15- I also have a small collection of chopsticks, silk bedding from China, and Russian Nesting Dolls...Once I find something I love I just can't stop.
16- I have a HUGE crush on Justin Timberlake...I know, I know...I'm not 12 years old, but I still LOVE him!!!
17- I can't stand it when there isn't a candle, a scentsy, or some kind of something running to make my house smell good.
18- I love getting mail...as long as it's not bills...I mostly love little notes and cards.
19- I have OCD with my alarm clock...I check it about 192 times each night before I go to bed, and sometimes wake up in the night to check it...I am soo worried it won't go off.
20- I love going out to see movies...I could go every night!
21- I love to sit around with my cousins, uncles, aunts, parents, brothers, sisters etc... and tell crazy stories about the family. And am happy to go through scary/horrible/embarassing experiences just to have a great story to tell later!
22- I love to read. My favorite books are Angels and Demons by Dan Brown and the Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.
23- I love having my toenails painted...I just hate doing it myself.
24- The strangest place I have been is called Salvation Mountain...it's nuts!!
25- I can't go in Bath and Body Works or any fabric store without spending at least $100. So...I just have to stay away (unless I can't)...

OK...that was hard! I am going to tag anyone who hasn't done this yet...

Song of The Week

OK...so obviously it's "a lot" hard for me to keep up on this whole blogging thing. So I have come up with an idea...actually I kinda stole it. Anyway, I am going to start doing weekly posts with the song of the week. (Now don't worry...I am still going to try to post normal things too.) These songs might tell a story...like how my week went, be related to something that happened, be a tribute to one of my readers, or just be my favorite song of the week (or maybe even my least favorite).

So here's the first one - with a shout out to Uncle Will.

Song Title: Ruby Tuesday
By: The Rolling Stones

This weekend Uncle Will took me to Mexico for my birthday! It was awesome, I am such a lucky girl! We arrived in Rosarito Mexico on Friday night. When we pulled up to our hotel there was some really loud live music playing...it sounded horrible! While Uncle Will was checking into the Hotel I set out to investigate. Well...lucky for us, it was Karaoke night! I peeked in the Karaoke bar and there he was...an elderly man singing Ruby Tuesday...now of course he was singing the wrong words, and of course he was aweful and monotone, and of course he had no rythm, and of course he was not moving or dancing at all, and of course he was wearing his winter parka all zipped up (cause it was 60 degrees). I almost died laughing!!! Now, Uncle Will and I are both those type of people who never want to draw any extra attention to ourselves so we snuck in the back to watch. What a night! There were only about 10 people there including us and everyone was taking their numbers so seriously!! (one of which included "How Do I Live" by Leann Rimes...whoa nelly!) So, because of this Karaoke night, Ruby Tuesday will be my first Song of the Week! Enjoy!!!