30 Days of Music: Day 24

Day 24 -  A song you want to play at your funeral:

'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' - Judy Garland

Judy Garland Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Amazing videos are here

Jar of Hearts

This song is on the fast track to becoming a new favorite...

'Jar of Hearts' - Christina Perri

30 Days of Music: Day 23

Day 23 - A song you want to play at your wedding:

I've been trying to figure out a song for today.  I find it hard to pick a song when I'm not planning a wedding.  I think it all depends on who you're marrying, a song that fits the both of you, and what kind/type of wedding you are having.

Luckily my iPod gave me some inspiration...

'Follow Through' - Gavin Degraw

30 Days of Music: Day 22

Day 22 - A song that you listen to when you're sad:

'Grapevine Fires' - Death Cab for Cutie

30 Days of Music: Day 21

Day 21 -  A song you listen to when you're happy:

I actually listen to more than one song when I'm happy...it's usually an album or artist choice, instead of a song choice.  I love Tristan Prettyman & Jason Mraz when I'm happy.  They have a lot of songs that I like to refer to as jaunty.

'Hello' - Tristan Prettyman

'Make It Mine' - Jason Mraz

Paradise is just a daydream away

With Spring Break happening to everyone around me, friends posting vacation photo's and my niece, Elizabeth, visiting her boyfriend in ITALY I have a bit of vacationitis going on.  I have Disneyland to look forward to in May but May seems an awful long way away at this point in time.

I wish I had found Shabby Apple prior to Elizabeth leaving for Italy.  Their current blog topics have been right on point and would have been perfect for her had she been able to read it.  I think I stumbled onto Shabby Apple the day she left, which is a major bummer.  Murphy's Law does dictate that that is the way it is to happen though so I guess I should stop bumming about it.  Since Elizabeth can't dream about the awesome wardrobe she would have packed to Italy I will do so for myself. 

I have always wanted to visit Italy.  I remember watching shows on Channel 8 (the main channel in my house growing up with my grandparents) and thinking Italy was so beautiful.  Structurally it's amazing.  I've wondered how they fit all those villas on those winding seaside roads.  I have always wanted to visit the catacombs, even with the knowledge that I am majorly claustrophobic, I ache to roam around under the Italian cobble streets.  Speaking of cobble streets...who doesn't want to saunter down a cobble street at sunset with their lover?  I certainly daydream about such a little adventure. 

I don't know how long it took me to realize that Rome and Italy were one in the same.  As a kid when you hear about Rome and it seems like its own country.  When people speak of Rome they never feel the need to qualify it with a Rome, Italy...(say like Boise, Idaho) it's just ROME.  Two of my sisters took a "Europe" vacation last year or the year before and were lucky enough to be able to visit Rome.  The stories and photo's they returned with did nothing but make the want to go even stronger.  The movie 'When In Rome' did the same thing.

Italy

Shabby Apple has some seriously awesome dress lines and their newest line is aptly called Roman Holiday.  Who wouldn't start dreaming of a Roman Holiday while looking at these beautiful dresses??  Who wouldn't want to BE on a Roman Holiday while wearing one of these dresses??  Personally I'd love to wander around the streets of Italy wearing these two dresses...

Primavera

Gondola

I'm already dreaming of the accessories I'd love to pair with these two.

Although the urge to go to Italy is strong (even with my severe aversion to Parmesan cheese & vinegar and my allergy olive oil) I really yearn to visit Ireland.  It's number one on my list of places I want to visit.  As a girl who has lived in Arizona all her life and who only knows green as well manicured grassy lawns & cactus I want to cry when I see the green of Ireland and all the grass it has.  I literally want to cry at it's beauty & immediately get the urge to want to roll around in and down a grassy knoll.  A bit animalistic but so very true.  Besides, aren't urges animalistic in nature anyway?

 Ireland:

If I was able to go on my dream vacation I'd hands down visit Ireland and this would be my wardrobe...

The 2 dresses above, of course, and...

Champs Elysees

Ballerina

G. Cooper

Sheep Meadow

Manager Director

I don't even want to imagine the pants and shirts I'd have to pack as well.  Could you imagine?!

Right now Shabby Apple is doing a giveaway (one of their many) and it's a dress of your choice from the Roman Holiday line.  How awesome is that?!  To enter is super easy and it basically involves daydreaming.  So if you haven't done so already go give Shabby Apple a look!

Forget You!

I am soooo loving this song right now, though I can't figure out what version I like better...


'Forget You' - Cee Lo Green (the original version)

'Forget You' - Gwyneth Paltrow (the Glee version)



It's such a fun song! 

30 Days of Music: Day 20

Day 20 - A song you listen to when you're angry:

'Control' - Puddle of Mudd

30 Days of Music: Day 19

Day 19 - A song from your favorite album:

'Courage' - Glen Phillips off his Winter Pays For Summer Album

30 Days of Music: Day 18

Day 18 - A song you wish you heard on the radio:

'Walking the Dog' - Fun.

When It Rains

This song seems fitting today...

(sorry for the video quality but it's all I can find & I can't embed an mp3 file)

'When It Rains' - Tristan Prettyman

Maybe I'm changing
maybe I'm so impatient
maybe I just don't care, about what you think

cause I can never please her
no matter how hard I try
You know sometimes I just wanna throw up my hands and say
"ok fine"!

But life's to short she said
if it works then it works, let it go
and I'm sorry I ever got you started
when it rains, it pours and it shows

I was blessed with a birth and a death
and a gift or a curse somewhere in between
cause your only as loud as the noises you make
and as big as the things that you dream

still I can never please him
no matter how hard I try
and maybe you should have made up your mind
before I changed mine

but life's to short she said,
if it works then it works, let it go
and I'm sorry I ever got you started
when it rains it pours and it shows

still life's to short she said
if it works, then it works, just let it go, let it go
well I'm sorry I ever got you started
when it rains it pours and it shows

30 Days of Music: Day 17

Day 17 - A song you hear often on the radio:

'Animal' by Neon Trees

30 Days of Music: Day 16

Day 16 - A song that you used to love but now hate:

Hate is a STRONG word but I LOVED ‘I’m Yours’ by Jason Mraz before it was released on his We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things CD in 2008. 

Once the radio got ahold of it it was EVERYWHERE!  One day, no joke, it played 3 times every hour ALL DAY LONG…when I changed the channel to avoid it was on at least 2 other stations AT THE SAME TIME.  

Needless to say it became way too overplayed for me.  It’s increadebly sad because it’s a beautiful song with a great message. 

I'm not going to lie...I watched the video & I did enjoy it so maybe I just made this post null andn void.

30 Days of Music: Day 15

Day 15: A song that describes you:

I've been sitting on this for a few days and have yet to come up with an answer.  The only thing I can come up with is the ultra generic 'Bitch' by Meredith Brooks. 

Now I kind of hate myself.  Blah, I'm so over this song.

March Madness

Don't worry, the world hasn't tipped off it's axis, this post is not about basketball.   It is a post where paying attention pays off. 

Thanks to the many wonderful blogs I've been keeping an eye on I've found a few fabulous & FREE finds.  Where FREE = only pay shipping & handling.  A very small price to pay...


Deal #1: Thanks to HowDoesShe? I've found a FREE Photo Hardback Photo Book. 

There's no catch except you have to be a new customer to Picaboo and pay the $7.99 shipping & handling fee.  Of course, the FREE hardback photo book is "basic" (or the classic custom package, which is actually an upgrade) but you can get a lot of  photo's into 20 pages with captions and background layouts. If you want you can add pages and additional options but then you add additional pricing as well. 

Hurry to get yours as this offer expires March 22nd.  Apparently Picaboo has been doing this from March 8 to 22, for new customers .  You can get your FREE Large Classic Custom book from Picaboo using code FREECC.  

I've already ordered mine and I can't wait for it to arrive.  I figure $7.99 is a small price to pay to get a sample for the next greatest special occasion present I'll be giving a lucky someone. 


Deal #2: Thanks (again) to HowDoesShe? (seriously, people this is a great blog!) I found a FREE 8x10 Canvas Promo. 

Again, you have to pay shipping & handling...$14.95 this time around.  The promotion is either a FREE 8x10 Canvas or $50 towards any size canvas.  Super awesome deal, isn't it?!  It's the "basic" option again but they do have different coloring options which with this promo are the prices listed.  If you order an extra canvas everything is currently at sales/discount prices so it's still a great deal.

I'm cotemplating getting canvas's of the cats but I haven't fully committed to the idea yet.  Kids seem to be a big winner on the subject for the canvas's and seeing as I have no kids...  Everyone knows the cats are my kids, so to speak, so don't judge too hard on my possible canvas subject.

I may use this promo as a special occasion present for someone special instead.  My options are limitless at the moment, which is a little overwhelming.  I'm going to sit on this one for a bit.

I can't sit too long though.  I'm not sure how long this promo runs but it can't be for too long as it's just too good of a deal.


Seriously, paying attention to your friends & following their fabulous taste can pay off.  I've entered several giveaways this month by blog "stalking" & paying attention.  I have yet to win anything but I have some great new online shops to visit the next time I wish to do some online shopping.

Just check it out...

Brassy Apple: Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway

*SIGH*  Something is messed up...I can't access http://www.howdoesshe.com/ at the moment so I can't get to the other giveaways I had in mind to list.  Oh, well...maybe later.