Turn it up Y'all!

I don't think I've ever linked up with Monday Listicles before, but when I saw the topic over at  Single Mom in the South's place, I knew I had to join in.  The topic this week is 10 Songs.  Summer is a great time for music and I love music, period.

So here I go....

#1 - This song is FANTASTIC.  In fact, it hit #1 on the country charts this week!  Which makes it Little Big Town's first number one hit.  It's the ultimate summer song.  As soon as the first notes come over the radio, we all want to get up and dance!  Love it.



#2 - This song is SEXY.  Mmmm mmm mmmm.





 #3 - This song has been on my mind a lot lately. One line in particular - "People say they wouldn't change a thing, even if they could. Oh but I would...."

 

#4 -This is my signature karaoke song. I love it, and can actually sing it without being booed off the stage. So, win/win!



 

#5 - The lyrics of this song are really perfect for where I am at in my life right now.  Every time I hear it I'm amazed.




#6 - Speaking of....my friend Jay and I both love 80's Music. We sit around and listen to 80's songs and try to remember some of the more obscure yet fabulous one-hit wonders. Because we are COOL like that. HA! Here's one I came up with the other night:

 

#7 - Who remembers this one? That high note at the end will shatter your glasses!

 

# 8 -  Just a damned good song....

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#9 -  Flashback to middle school in 3, 2, 1.....

 

#10 - This past Friday night we went to another Free Friday concert. This one was an Eagles tribute band. We had a great time, but they didn't play one of my favorite Eagles songs - one that my kids also know very well and wanted to hear.




But they did, of course, play Hotel California, so I can't complain too much.


Hope y'all enjoyed this - I did!
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Into the Wild

This trip was exactly what we needed. 

 Except WAY.TOO.SHORT. But it could've been 6 months long and still would've been too short, really.

There's so much to tell. The campground was really pretty. We stayed in a cabin, which was TOTALLY roughing it. There was only a MINI-FRIDGE and a rinky-dink microwave for crying out loud! And a wall unit A/C. Oh, the humanity! 

Cabin Sweet Cabin

Seriously, it was great. I have no problem tent camping, but not in August in Florida. So the cabin was perfect, and we spent very little time in it. 

We were busy.... 

- Riding Jay's 4-wheeler in the woods 

- Swimming in the pool 

- Swimming in the lake 

- Getting face-painted 

- Chilling with Yogi Bear 

- Going on Hay Rides 

- Singing Karaoke 

 - Making S'mores 

 Elayna and Bee play well together, and the two of them spent a lot of time in the pool. 

I do have toes. I promise.

Hula Hoop contest!  Bee won; Elayna won Musical Chairs.

It's YOGI!!! Hide your picnic baskets!

lovely butterfly

Jay enjoys metal detecting in the lake, so he spent a few hours doing that. 

you would not believe the valuable jewelry he finds.
friends, do not wear gold & diamonds to the beach/lake/river!!

Which left a lot of time for Shelbie and I to hang out together. That was one of my favorite parts of the trip. It was good for us; we needed that.

=D

holding my baby!!  

self portrait

Shelbie & Jay love picking on me,
which is what they were doing in THIS pic!

 Probably my second favorite was riding the 4 wheeler out in the woods. I love being out in the middle of nowhere, away from all the stress of life.

Oh and DEFINITELY another favorite: Jay cooked breakfast and dinner out on the grill all weekend. Something about cooking outdoors makes everything taste better. A simple breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon tastes AMAZING when cooked on a fire and eaten outside on a picnic table. Especially when the cook lets you sleep until 10 a.m. Bliss!

 I sang karaoke Friday night. When it started, a guy with a guitar was singing Tom Petty. I was like a moth to a flame, couldn't get there fast enough! He was a really young boy but did a great job. He played guitar and sang harmony when I sang my signature karaoke song, Leave the Pieces by The Wreckers.
Jay said the guitar guy & I should take our show on the road.
I said, if I ever sound like some of the people who sang after me, please drag me off of the stage and beat me with the microphone stand.
I'm not Jennifer Nettles (oh, how I wish I had her voice!) but I'm just saying....some people should not be allowed near a microphone. Ever.

Much to our surprise, it didn't rain on us at all.  It's been an extremely rainy summer in Florida, so three days without rain were a wonderful treat!

Anyway...it was a lovely getaway, and a good time was had by all.

Elayna on the Swing

Shelbie making S'mores

Mmmm!

Bee. Elayna. S'mores!

The End!

Fragmentalized.

*I'm not here.
I'm scheduling this post because, if all goes as planned, we're leaving for a camping trip on Friday.
Me, my girls, my FriendWhoNeedsaNameOnThisBlog, and his daughter who I call Bee.  I can't call him by the first letter of his name because it's J, and there are way too many J's in my life/past.
Maybe I'll spell it out like Bee and just call him Jay.  I think I like that.
Anyway.  Hopefully it won't rain us out and I'll have some fun stories & pics to share next week!


* I was listening to a "Top 40 Countdown" radio show the other night.  A man wrote in and among other things said "We named my daughter Alexandria - Alexis for short".  And I screamed "No. NO.  You can't do that, it just does not work that way!"  Are you with me on this??  That's like saying I named my son Timothy but we call him Tyler for short.  OK maybe not quite the same but still...NO.  You can't do that. 
(you scream at the radio/tv too.  right?!)


* There's a new addition to our family.

I was tossing around names and Toby was one that popped in my head.  Later when Elayna saw his picture, she immediately said "I think we should name him Toby", and she had no idea I'd thought of that!  So obviously, that's his name!  He's a flame point siamese (probably mixed with something).  The litter was found by a dumpster, then he was adopted by a family whose son ended up being allergic.  Thus, he is now ours!

* Irony: Someone posting comments on my blog with a fake name & no-reply status, accusing me of not having the "balls" to publish the comment. I, for one, am 100% female and don't CLAIM to have balls. Ew.



* Some of you know this, but I have a private blog in addition to this one.  I post stuff of a more personal nature there.  I have a recent post up there, and plan to post more stuff in the near future.  If you want access to it and I trust you....let me know.  ;-)

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