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2014 // In Music

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2014 was a slow year in music for me, but when I looked back over the year, I remember a lot of albums I had on repeat throughout the spring and summer. Most of you know that my taste in music is “90s bands you think had 1 hit but have 15 albums and maybe switched genres and make one or two solo albums” such as Hootie & the Blowfish, Hanson (Taylor joined another band for a minute), Josh Kelley, and Train. I also love most pop music, singer/songwriters, and have a soft spot for quick lyrics and Christian rock.

I listened to Ed’s X on repeat pretty much all year round, because so many of the songs are so fun – and I learned all the words to Don’t. Jesse McCartney’s album kept me going during the 10k run in December, and keep me dancing on my 30 mile commute. Obviously despite Taylor not being on Spotify I listened to her tunes over and over and over in the kitchen. Needtobreathe was for photo editing, and Maroon 5 was generally rallying music – except Leaving California which just pulls at my heart strings. Marc’s Hurricane Heart on his newest album just makes me cry no matter what, and everything about Jason’s Back to the Earth makes me smile wide.

Here are the albums I loved this year along with the tracks that I wore out on my CDs (you think I’m joking…)

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Ed Sheeran – X
Tenerife Sea & Photograph & Thinking Out Loud

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Back Together & Young Love

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Taylor Swift – 1989
How You Get the Girl & Shake it Off

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Needtobreathe – Rivers in Wasteland 
Multiplied & The Heart

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Maroon 5 – V
Leaving California & In Your Pocket

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Marc Broussard – A Life Worth Living
Hurricane Heart & Perfect to Me

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Jason Mraz – YES!
Hello, You Beautiful Thing & Back to the Earth

and we disappeared into the groove

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Tonight is our first concert night of the summer. I am thrilled to be going with Traci, one of my bests from my study abroad in 2006. (Pause for 5 years. Wow.)

This is us circa 2007, on our way to Marc Broussard’s concert in Boston, July 16, 2007. Ticket cost? $18.

This is Traci and I at Chilton (Greystone Mansion) recreating one of our favorite Gilmore Girls scenes.

Not to be confused with the episode with the first and only traffic light in Stars Hollow.

But I digress. The point is, I like Traci a whole lot, and I like Marc Broussard a whole lot, too. And I couldn’t be more excited to kick off the concert summer with them. Ticket cost? $30. Marc, you’re moving up in the world. I am glad you’re still around four years later, and running strong.

 

 

 

 

June sunshine: 5gts

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1. It’s June. Tomorrow is Jeff’s 27th birthday, which begins my favorite week of the year: the week between his birthday and mine, where I get to boast being a whole three years younger, until I turn 25 next Thursday.

2. This photo of Hanson in London. (Thanks, Cricket :). )

3. You rattle my bones. (You taste like sunshine.) This song. Especially his monologue…”This is a dirty song.”

4. This article. NatGeo, you intrigue me.

5. New albums. Summer soundtrack = started.

shower the people.

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I’m feeling love, today, friends.

And so, I shower the people I love. with love.

Mary: Happy Birthday, lady! Happy 25. Happy done with 365. Happy new job where you get paid to do what you love. Happy summer. Happy memorial day. Happy I’m glad you’re alive and we’re friends.

Ellen: I am so proud of you in your new venture. You’re a champion of the world, and I know that getting the opportunity to get paid to write is the start of something big!

Katie: Happy belated b-day, lady. And happy back to the US, been to London, and holy crap! writing mag release is inching closer every second! I miss you every second of every day.

Nikki: Happy almost wedding. I promise to be more organized from here on out ;). Happy race weekend, and happy maybe running in clouds not pouring rain? You are awesome.

Marissa: I was thinking about you last night and sending you love vibes. It was when I was thinking to myself, “Man, I have such successful friends.”

Corelyn: I miss your face. But I have big things planned for GMS. Does that abbreviation work, by the way? I don’t know if it does. Anyways, I am excited. Hug Meg and Mary for me. Twice.

SS: I saw pregnant in heels the other day. It made me want to be rich and pregnant and live in New York. You could be my fabulous (although not uber gay) best friend and we could stroll around bossing people around looking hot. Thoughts? I miss your face and wish, poor and not pregnant, we could hang out more.

Megan, where have you been all my life? Let’s hang out soon. Rebecca, I loved seeing you two nights in a row. Let’s rinse and repeat soon. Melissa, good luck today. Jen, hope you’re feeling so excited as you leave SO SOON for such an adventure! Caitlin, thanks for bringing brie to book club. You rock my socks. Suzanne, welcome to book club and I hope we don’t scare you. Liz, thanks for always understanding that I need you to go with me on my errands because I need a second opinion, always. Courtney, Memorial Day plans worked to our favor, yesssss. Barbra, Fanboy Comics has been stellar lately. You are working so hard, and I hope we can have a girls night soon to celebrate. Traci, Marc Broussard. You, me. So excited. Jessica, can’t wait to see your new place! Cricket, I think you should reconsider joining book club, because we seem to talk about you every book club anyways. I’ll even consider reading another Nora Roberts. C’mon…. Ana, I am excited that you’re not going away this weekend because I’m selfish. There, I said it.

Shower your people with love, guys! Happy Thursday!!