Day Twenty Two, Twenty Three & Twenty Four

Man, it has been a LONG time! I have been so crazy busy that I have put this blog on the back burner! It's been so busy that I even have had to put my camera on the shelf for a while... But no worries things are slowing down for the moment and I am able to blog...

Day Twenty Two Something I wish I hadn't done in my life...

I wish I hadn't taken FREE education for granted! I wish I would have payed more attention in school and learned more. But to make up for that I plan on homeschooling, and while I am teaching my kids maybe I will learn a thing or two! :)

Day Twenty Three Something I wish I had done in my life...

hmm this one is hard... I have done a LOT in my life it is hard to think of something I would've done on top of everything.

I think I have got it... I wish I would have learned better eating habbits as a kid. If only I didn't eat such junk food maybe it would be easier now to stop... Interesting, when I started this challenge I don't know if I would have put that as my answer and that was a month ago? I have learned so much since then about food by watching a couple documentries called Food Inc. and Food Matters... if you havent seen eaither of them you might want to! The only problem is this new change is expensive... so it will have to be a slow transformation.

Day Twenty Four Make a playlist for someone and write the reason for each song...

My playlist is for my KIDS! So they can know a little about me through music!

#1 Moulin Rouge Track 11 - Come what May

Because, this is the song that I fell in love with Anthony. It was a late night and Anthony offered to give me a ride home around 11pm at night, we got to my house around 11:15pm and we sat in the car listening to the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, we were trying to say goodbye but we kept finding things to talk about, "Come what may" was my favorite song so we must have listened to it a million times. I would sing Nicole Kidmans part and he would sing Ewan McGregor's. I even taught him how to interpretive dance to this song! We talked until about 2am. and I have seen him EVERYDAY since!! 6 1/2 years later! :)

#2 Celine Dion - The Power of Love

I have talked about this song before so it is no shock that I would put it on my playlist. This song got my through so hard times and I will never forget it's healing power! This song is what love SHOULD look like! It's what I feel for Anthony and I can only hope this with what my kids feel as they enter the Temple doors and get sealed to their one and only!

#3 Celine Dion - A Mother's Prayer

I love this song! When I was pregnant with Makenzie I bought this CD (Miracle) I wanted to sing this prayer to Mak every chance I could! And now to all my kids!! The second best song from this CD is called "Come to me"

#4 Lonestar - I want to be the one

Anthony sang this song to me a LOOONG time ago. It was when we were dating the first time... We dated the month of July 2004, during that time Anthony sang this song to me and it FREAKED ME OUT!! One because I thought it was the sweetest thing anyone had ever done for me. Two because if I stayed with him I would marry him and I was NOT ready yet! When I was ready to be the one I let him know...which was April 12th 2005, also the night of our first kiss!

#5 Billy Currington - Must be doin' somethin' right

Anthony and I danced our first dance to this song... so no brainer, it had to be on here!

#6 Dixie Chicks - Lullaby

This song saved my life when Makenzie was a baby! All we would have to do is turn it on and she would stop crying like magic!! No joke, it was that easy! We also played it at night for her... I believe it was the trick to keep her asleep through the night. I need to start playing it for the TWINS!!!

#7 Partridge Family - I think I love you

This song brings back fun memories of my family and I cramming into my dads bronco. All 7 of us kids would pile in and say "Let's sing our song" We called it our family song... those were the good ol' days, as far as our family is concerned... more and more its starting to feel like we are strangers living seperate lives, sad really! When I started my own family I gained a new love for this song because the instant I had them I fell in love, there's nothing like it and nothing that can prepare you for it!

#8 Bet Midler - The Rose

My mom and I LOVE to sing this song together! We started singing it when I was a teenager. She would take us girls to Chang's to sing Kareoke and us girls (except her) would have to sit outside the bar for obvious reasons.. but the Kareoke was inside the bar so the DJ (his name is Zoon) would hand us the mics and we would sing! We still go and still sing this song! I hope my kids and I will have song like this one that we can sing together :)

#9 Bruno Mars - Just the way you are

Growing up I was never confident about the way I looked. When I was 14 my dad asked me if I needed to loose some weight... so you can imagine the body image issues surrouunding me. It has been that way my whole life. Skinny is the only way to be... Until I met Anthony! When I met him it was the first time I felt confident, he makes me feel beautiful no matter the size of my pants. I want my kids growing up knowing that it isnt the size of your body that determines whether you're happy or not. No one should ever let you think otherwise!

You are beautiful JUST THE WAY YOU ARE!!

#10 LDS Hymns - I Need The Every hour

this song played at my baptism and is very important to me... I do need Him every hour and I will for the rest of my life. I want my kids to know that He can be with them as well, and how life is MUCH easier with Him by your side! :)

#11 Josh Groban - You are loved

I love my children very much and I want this song to be a reminder of that! Everything that I want to say is in this song... I just love it.

#12 Mindy Gledhill - Emma

I hope my girls can find a hero in Emma Smith like I have. Her strength and faith is amazing. I can only pray that I can be as strong as her through my trials and be as graceful as her...

My playlist is kinda ALL OVER the place but it's real and I love it!