You Made It Another Year, Congratulations

There are those people who make your day brighter.

McKann Hanseen does that.

And today is her birthday!

Goodness Gracious. There are 3 zillion amazing things.

She's nice, smart (genius actually), clever, wise ( oh SO wise), She's such a great amazing friend. I don't have to talk to her every day to consider her an incredible friend. She's simply there. She listens. But not to listen because she holds a title of friend. Because she cares.

Friends who care mean more than those that you see every day.

Can I just say McKann is such a blessing in my life?!

Happy Birthday Girl! :) Glad you made it another year. I hope that there is many I can keep you in my life. Even if it's a phone call, or late night chat every once in a while. First of all, it keeps me sane, and second, you just say everything perfectly.

I truly hope you live your dream of helping others. You will be amazing at it.

Mostly I LOVE YOU!!!!

PS. Sorry I NEVER post pictures. My computer is SUPER slow and it never lets me. :(

a strange love

Sometimes I wonder how much you actually gain a love for yourself, or just because of other people.

How much of you is YOU?

My mom is OBSESSED with this band Tears for Fears. Popular in the 80's, hits include: Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Head over Heals, and of course, you all know Mad World. (No, that was not Gary Jules or Adam Lambert, but the great TFF).

Those songs are good, whatever, but man, this band has talent. (in the less popular songs)

K the main guy Roland Orzabal, (roland as I know it) is pure genius. He uses so much symbolism in his lyrics, consistent song to song.

For instance, many songs he talks about his "four leave clover" which is his wife. Thats just one example. He knows how to rip on people, write about people (yes, my momma) and express everything in hidden ways.

But would I truly love them if it weren't for my mom? I don't know. I guess she just teaches me all the meaning behind them so his music means something.

Famous Last Words (Seeds of Love Album) is amazing. It's about his dad and how they had a horrible relationship and when he died, it was sad but he will change it.

But that's all in hidden words. You listen and you don't understand the whole story, but you get bits and pieces that chills you.

And Woman and Chains- Deep in your heart there are wounds time can't heal.

Man great.

His music is also very pretty. Very. (Depending on the song)

Those two are my favorite, easily.

Well, yeah just thought I should declare I love Tears for Fears, but only because I understand his music.

And sometimes its written about my mom. No literally. Roland and my mom are best friends.

So maybe its genetic to love them.

The world may never know.

a melody for mayson

(Music defines my soul.)

Shhh... it's my secret.

ANY MOOD. ANY TIME. ANY WHERE.

love life. friend life. party life. church life. my life.

Whether its Taylor Swift, or MoTab, B.O.B. or James Taylor - I most likely love it.

(mostly if there is meaning)

Music is the poetry I can't read.

Music is the words I can't express.

Music is the feelings I feel.

MUSIC IS ME.

stand up when they can't

Sometimes I find great music :)

LEAD ME

Look around and see my wonderful life
Almost perfect from the outside
In picture frames I see my beautiful wife
Always smiling
But on the inside, I can hear her saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes
They're just children from the outside
I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine
They're in independent
But on the inside, I can hear them saying...

“Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, but what about us?

Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone”

So Father, give me the strength
To be everything I'm called to be
Oh, Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won't You lead me?

To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love,
Chasing things that I could give up

I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

Father, lead me, 'cause I can't do this alone

The Photo.

So I know I already blogged about this song. But there is a picture in this video that I want to talk about. (If I could find it, I would just post it!) It's a picture of Jesus on a park bench with a boy. Gosh, I love that photo. It just reminds me that Jesus is in our lives today, and not just back in the good old days. It tells me that he is there for me. I don't know, it stuck me so hard. I want that painting in my room. I Man, I love the Gospel. I CAN'T WAIT FOR CONFERENCE. There I said it, now the world knows.

nights like tonight

Ok. Today was strange.

It started at my sister's appt. Me and Lyd stayed there last night and watched Titanic til 330 AM. (Saddest movie ever) At 8 we woke up and went to a fashion show.

I was in a fashion show. What the? So not me, I enjoyed it though!

So I went home and did the dishes. Took me FOREVER. Yeah I listened to all 26 Taylor Swift songs on my ipod. :)

Then I was exhausted. I went to Lydia's ward party. Ate food. Yum.

At BJ's party (held at Macall's) I was honestly falling asleep. I was alone in a corner a lot of the night enjoying it though.

Then I shoved Joe's face into a cake. So then we got in a cake fight.

Then as I was running down the street, I lost it. I was so empty and sad. (I know, strange)

So then I was just sitting there on the corner by Days kind of, well behind it, and I reflected on the past. Stookey and Joe joined me. They made me feel better about life. We walked around, and I returned to Macall's.

At Macall's I made some easy mac. Then started to be more and more social.

I even got a record for world's longest handshake with Alex Burdge.

Then he took me home, and I remembered what I had forgotten an hour before.

Why am I here? What is my purpose? Am I significant?

Yeah, I am. The Lord loves us all. Sometimes we lose sight of that, and feel empty, alone, and unimportant.

But guess what? We're not any of those things.

Aren't we lucky?

merry happy

Ok, so if you are in the mood for a super just happy song listen to the song "Five Years Time" by Noah and the Whale. I discovered it in Psychology. Yeah, it's happy. I like the words too, the title reminds me of my life. (yeah. . . ) Good stuff.

Oh well in five years time we could be walking round a zoo
With the sun shining down over me and you
And there’ll be love in the bodies of the elephants too
And I’ll put my hands over your eyes, but you’ll peep through

And there’ll be sun sun sun
All over our bodies
And sun sun sun
All down our necks
And sun sun sun
All over our faces
And sun sun sun

So what the heck

Cos I’ll be laughing at all your silly little jokes
And we’ll be laughing about how we used to smoke
All those stupid little cigarettes
And drink stupid wine
Cos it’s what we needed to have a good time

And it was fun fun fun
When we were drinking
It was fun fun fun
When we were drunk
And it was fun fun fun
When we were laughing
It was fun fun fun
Oh it was fun

Oh well I look at you and say
It’s the happiest that I’ve ever been
And I’ll say I no longer feel I have to be James Dean
And she’ll say
Yah well I feel all pretty happy too
And I’m always pretty happy when I’m just kicking back with you

And it’ll be
Love love love
All through our bodies
And love love love
All through our minds
And it be Love love love
All over her face
And Love love love
All over mine


Although maybe all these moments are just in my head
I’ll be thinking ‘bout them as I’m lying in bed
And all that I believe might never really come true
But in my mind I’m havin’ a pretty good time with you

Oh

Five years time
I might not know you
Five years time
We might not speak
Oh
In five years time
We might not get along
In five years time
You might just prove me wrong

Oh there’ll be love love love
Wherever you go
There’ll be love love love
Wherever you go
There’ll be love love love
Wherever you go
There’ll be love love love
Wherever you go
There’ll be love love love
Wherever you go
There’ll be love love love
Wherever you go
There’ll be love love love

Wherever you go there’ll be love