Music of my life

For awhile I have wanted to write a post about my love of music. But I haven't really thought of the words to say. I like music but I am not a music expert. I can not play a note of music because I never learned how to read music and I can't sing but that doesn't stop me from singing in my shower or at church. I also can't tell the difference between a melody and harmony. But I still love music all kind of music too... I listen to country music to even some hip hop music. I like slow mellow music most of the time but sometimes I just want to cut lose and dance. I also like some oldies like Abba, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and The Beatles mixed into my collection. I will admit sometimes I still like listening to Spice Girls.

You probably didn't need a picture to remind you who they were.

I have a friend who laughs at me every time we go out and I know the words to every song that comes on. I don't mind I actually like that she thinks I know every song because when I was younger, I admired my cousin who I thought knew every song. When I was 8 and she was 16 (I think that was our age difference) I wanted to be just like her. She was (and I bet she still is) the kind of person you said a word or phrase and she could think of song with it in it.

My cousin and I... the only one I could find of us together... I am the baby

Also my house was very musical my mom and I would like to dance around the house, and I remember a few mornings when she was driving me too school she would be whistling. And my mom raised me on the musical classics like The Sound Music and Mary Poppins. So even at young age my house was musical and I think that has had a major influence on me. 

I often think if I write a screen play I would also lay out the music that should be used in the scene. I always think of the movie Elizabethtown  it came out in 2005 and while I remember not liking the story I loved the soundtrack.  But I would want my movie to be remembered for both a great story and great plot. Right now I am getting a good mix of songs to add to my soundtrack.

I would want a large mix of all the kinds of music I love from country, to oldies, some dance music, and if possible a song from a musical. Here are just a few...

She & Him- In the Sun

Taylor Swift-Ours

The Civil Wars- Poison & Wine

JJ Heller- Where I Land

But because I love oldies as well I would have to include something from the past

Abba- Take a chance on me
(Fun to watch an old school music video). 

The Ball

  

 The instruments announced the first dance was about to begin and Nicholas was soon at Kathryn's side to have the first dance. Kathryn saw Emmy dancing with Caleb and Julia dancing with a man she had not been introduced to. When she asked Nicholas if knew the man, he reported it was Mr. John Melbourne. A good man but rather a bore, "poor Julia," he laughed. After a few minutes of dancing Kathryn saw Brandon taking the dance floor with Laurel. No one in Kathryn's acquaints looked particularly happy with their partner minus Emmy and Caleb. After the first dance Emmy was asked to dance by Patrick Castellan, a boy Emmy used to have a crush on but he paid no attention to her until tonight. But after that was the waltz and Brandon James was quick to arrive at her side before any other caller could arrive.

            "Hello Mr. James."

            "Hello Miss Emmy, have you still kept this dance free for me?"

            "I have indeed."

            "I am glad, it seems like everyman here wants your attention."

            "It is amazing what a new dress and some hair styling has done." Emmy had been proper all night but since Brandon had proved himself such a dear friend she felt quite at ease. "No one in this town noticed me before tonight and now thanks to your sister everyone is whispering about me. It feels nice."

            "My sister should not take the credit or your beauty."

            "But she should."

            "Why your beauty already existed."

            "Mr. James, please don't go complimenting me. All night I have listened to false compliments and it has been such a bore do not ruin my night completely."

            "I was not giving you any false compliments."

            Emmy was embarrassed then by her inconsiderate words. "Oh Mr. James I am sorry. Until tonight I was invisible, no one noticed me, at least not for my looks, and now I am not sure how to handle it all. I guess I assumed everyone was being false to me."

            "Even if they were, I would never be false to you. If you think that, then we clearly are not friends."

            "Mr. James do not say that; can we not begin again? I promise this time I will take your compliment and be thankful."

            "Perhaps you are right Miss Emmy I was being too forthright and I could see how could sound false."

            "No Mr. James I was wrong, and now I have ruined this whole dance for us and the waltz is my favorite dance."

            "It was not ruined for me Miss Emmy," he smiled at her.

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Turning over a new leaf

For the last year I have been going working full time as Membership Processor for a gym in Boston and I have also been going to school part time. While I have enjoyed the job it is not in the field I want to be in and it has been exhausting juggling both school and work. But tomorrow will be my last day as a full time worker as I prepare to be a full time student.

I know I will still be busy being a full time student and a part time worker but I am so excited to be in school full time. I am working on getting my dual masters in both Library Science and History in hopes to be a Historical Archivist. It is a 54 credit program and so far I have completerd 17 credits and if I keep going full time I will be done with classes in about 2 years. I like saying "in about 2 years" then saying "I don't know" when people ask me how much longer I will be in school.

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It has been a long week

Yesterday felt like Thursday and today it is Wednesday. I am okay with it being Wednesday as I have my bible study tonight, and I love that second family of mine. I do wish tomorrow was Saturday and I could stayed buried under my covers until I was ready to get up. The last few days it has been hard for me to wake up and hard to get motivated to come to work. I have been trying for the last hour to think of something to say here but really can't think of anything...sorry. But my love of Pinterest has not failed me today as I have had barely any energy to pick up my travel mug to sip coffee.

I have found some wonderful fashion pictures to use as inspiration for my story The Sisters of Pine Haven that takes place in the early 1910s. In my story I am up to the part where Emmy the main character who has always been kind of plain has been taken under her future cousin's wing and she has been transformed. She was always pretty, but her future cousin has given her the confidence to embrace that. Soon Emmy and Laurel will be going to Boston and their small little world they once knew will be changed forever. Any way, I have found lots of great pictures so I thought I would share some with you guys.

You can find more pictures I have collected on my Pinterest wall "Creative Thinking"

All these dresses look like they could have been used in the first season of Downton Abbey.

Day Attire

Evening Attire