kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep.

i've talked a lot about music lately. to people i know very well and people i hardly know at all. there is so much music to listen to! if i could get paid to sit in an oversized chair with a micro-fleece blanket and a perfect cup of coffee and listen to music - i would forever be grateful. well i'm still grateful for all i have, but i don't have that job i just described. its a true shame.

since music has been TOMA lately, i dedicate this post to music and sharing some [not-so] deep insight to the reasons i love music so much.

i have forever longed to lay on my floor with a fantastic man-both of us on our backs [don't be having a wonderin mind now...] and just listen to music. to make it perfect, i would have it raining, but that's besides the point.

anywho...[try to keep up] here are some songs and/or artists that bring me back. and by that i mean, when i hear them or a particular song, i instantly remember a time in my not-so-aged life. please keep in mind my music taste is all over the board.

Chris Tomlin - God of this City
when i was in Kampala, Uganda we had the opportunity to attend Passion. Chris Tomlin was playing. to set the scene, its pitch black out. the stars are so bright above my head. the music is LOUD. i am surrounded by so many people. its warm out. the air is thick. it smells a little-not-so-fresh. i'm tired from a long day. the lights from the stage are very bright.

i'm not one to be very... whats the word... active? when singing. however, when i was [for once] the minority surrounded by 20,000 some Ugandans praising God, i couldnt help but have the shivers. my hands went up [for the first time ever] and i sang out to God and thanked Him for everything. now, when i hear that song a small part of me gets choked up and i remember how much God has blessed me.

Angles and Airwaves - Good Day
this was the first A&A song i heard. i was a freshman in college on the verge of dating a musician. i can truly thank him for my passion for music. the rest is debatable ;)

Nelly - Country Grammar
when i was a freshman in college, my friends dave, kyle, kelly and mary ann  and i piled into dave's jeep and drove to jackson for something [dont remember what]. on the way back the windows were down, the music was BLARING and we were all singing on the top of our lungs. my ears hurt.

Jack Johnson - [Album] - In Between Dreams
Kyle loved Jack Johnson. it was the first cd he let me burn. so many times when i was visiting him, Jack would be playing in his room. i miss him.

Howie Day - [Album] - Stop All The World Now
plain and simple... studying on hours for finals all four years

Dashboard Confessional - [Album] - Dusk and Summer
the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college, i was quite smitten with a musician from ohio. i was young and 'in love' and was mad at the world that we were over 2 hours away from each other. about every two weeks, one of us would make the road trip. when i made the hike down, i would plug in my MP3 player and tune into this album. all.two.hours.and.forty.five.minutes.


well there you have it. those are a few loves of my life. and a bit of light into what makes me love the songs and the artists. regardless if the memory that pops up because of the song/artist is a good memory or not, it reminds of where i was and where i am now. and i can honestly smile now at the memories marked "bad". apparently its the whole "forgiving" thing that makes life easier :)

la ta di da... kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep