Shuffle

Because my alarm went off at 5:30 this morning.  Because I have spent 11 hours in the library this week and it's only Tuesday.  Because I have 4 tests in the next two days.  Because I am stressed out and a tear or two may have fallen in my last class because I have so much to do.  Because I gave myself an hour to get my last chapter worth of note cards written and I have two hours to do it.

Music.  I believe that you can learn the most from a person by the music they listen to.  I love music.  Sometimes I listen to songs that will make me sad on purpose and sometimes I am on the verge of blowing my speakers because the song is not given justice if it isn't turned up as loud as it can go.  There are songs out there that have completely changed my outlook on things, people and situations.  MUSIC CAN CHANGE LIVES, I believe that.

No matter how many times I may have heard a song every single time it comes on the radio or my ipod it takes me to a specific memory.  Songs take me back to places.  When I listen to them I can close my eyes and convince myself I am reliving the moment that the song reminds me of.  So what I decided I was going to do was put my ipod on shuffle and write down the memory I have that is affiliated with that song.  This post is more for me than it is for anyone else, but I hope you enjoy.

So here we go. Pushing shuffle… NOW!

1. Sit Still- Brightwood: HOLY CRAP THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST SONG TO COME ON SHUFFLE!!  Summer 2008.  Working at Bistros with Devan.  My little blue phone that I put in the oven.  Open sun roof.  Freedom.  Leather seats.  Hurt.  Most of all I remember SCREAMING this song out the window of my first car in the parking lot of Kholes with Devan when we were shopping for work clothes.  This song y'all… This song!

2. Airplanes- B.o.B & Haley Williams:  Driving down Cannon with Brooke & Kathryn!  We were heading off on one of our many STUCO adventures, probably to get Starbucks or something.  Senior year y'all.

3. Song of Hope- Robbie Seay Band: Mel Baggett.  Jon Baggett.  Glen Lake.  Happiness.  The Chapel.  Summer.  Jami & Shelby.  Trey.  Chris.  Sadness.  A djembe.

4.  Happiness- The Fray: I have two very distinct memories of this song.  1) Summer 2009 at the Fray concert.  They played this song and I ugly cried.  IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.  2) Freshman year of college.  I was in the back seat of Brandon Clark's car with Ariel in the front seat.  We were on our way to Walmart to buy steak for family dinner.

5. Undressing the Words- The Maine: The Gristmill in Gruene, TX.  Ice Cream.  Loosing my appetite. LOTS OF SMILING.

6. Fall for You- Secondhand Serenade: TEARS.  California.  Spring Break of 2008.  Sitting on a plane and crying.  This song has no good memories… NEXT!

7. White Houses- Vanessa Carlton:  I was hoping this one would come on!  Devan, Jamie, Chelsea and Paige!  Sitting in the parking lot at Mansfield playing never have I ever.  We then put my mascot costume on and drove around the parking lot with the Tiger's head sticking out of the sunroof with this song BLASTING.  Innocents and too much fun.  This song will ALWAYS remind me of the 5 of us.

8. Boston- Augustana: Jarrod Snyder & Kaitlynn Boyd!  Trantham's yellow truck.  Man, that old yellow truck.  Andrew.  Getting rocks thrown at my window.  Frisbee.  Being carried home.  Hope!  April 12, 2007.  PERFECTION.

9. YOUR LIFE & MINE- JUST SURRENDER:  THIS SONG DESERVES ALL CAPS BECAUSE THIS SONG HOLDS MORE EMOTION THAN ANY SONG.  IT'S A DUMB SONG, BUT AT THE AGE OF 15 I WAS OBSESSED WITH IT.  Okay I'll stop with the caps.  Sitting on the bleachers at the practice stadium of Mansfield by myself and indulging in self pity.  Then coming home and Shelby and I wrapped ourselves up in bubble wrap and rolled around in it until all of it was popped!  January of 2008.  Holy wow!

10. Something Beautiful- Needtobreathe:  November of my freshman year of college.  Screaming this song out the window with Shannon as we were turning the corner on Indiana and 19th.

I could go on forever and ever, but like I said this was more for me than anything.  I love music y'all.  LOVE MUSIC!  Now to get those note cards started… :)