I grew up in a household where music constantly played. I remember waking up to my mother's music playing downstairs. This next song may remind me of Joe, but it also reminds me of my mother and the wonderful childhood she gave me.
So this next song is dedicated to my mom, Dawn, and my wonderful boyfriend, Joe. ♥
For those of you who don't know where this next song is from....you must watch this movie.
"Anastasia" is one of my favorite animated movies. It has a star-studded cast including Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Hank Azaria, Christopher Lloyd, Bernadette Peters, Kelsey Grammer, Kirsten Dunst, Angela Lansbery, and many more.
I watched this movie (for the billionth time) last night, and when this song I instantly thought of Joe. ♥ ☺
I got another letter from Joe today. For those of you who don't know the significance of this let me tell you...I run to the mailbox every single day in hopes that I will get a letter. It's the only form of communication I have with him right now, and I have all the letters he has sent me (so far) memorized.
Anyways, the song of the day is a song that I was listening to when I went to check the mail this afternoon. I am the type of person that always connects memories, good or bad, with music. ☺
That being said here is the song; I hope you like it.
For those of you who don't like country...shame on you ;)
Sorry for the delay everyone! I've been trying to keep up with the Song of the Day posts, but I totally forgot to post Day 27 yesterday.
Day 27
For the 27th day I have decided that we all need a little Whitney Houston in our lives.
Whitney Houston - "I Have Nothing"
Day 28
When I was in 1st grade my mom introduced my to this song, and it has since become one of the songs that really makes me think of Joe. I love this song so much...but I love Joe more. Of course. ;)
There are some songs that are just perfect for the day. For Day 26 I have chosen a song that has always been one of the songs on what I call my "mellow" playlist because it's a very laid-back song.
I hope you enjoy!
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Extreme - "More Than Words"
Lyrics:
"Saying I love you
Is not the words I want to hear from you
It's not that I want you
Not to say, but if you only knew
How easy it would be to show me how you feel
More than words is all you have to do to make it real
Then you wouldn't have to say that you love me
'Cause I'd already know
What would you do if my heart was torn in two
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
What would you say if I took those words away
Then you couldn't make things new
Just by saying I love you
More than words
Now I've tried to talk to you and make you understand
I am so excited. I went into my hairdresser's this evening thinking I was going to go for a trim, but...I decided that it was time to donate my hair! I have been growing it out for quite some time now with the intention of donating it, but I hadn't decided that I was going to do it tonight until I got there.
My mom's friend, Jen, is still not doing very well, and I'm donating it in honor of her. I decided I wanted to do it before she goes. I really want her to know how much she is loved.
Don't mind the no make-up/funky facial expressions I have, but here is what it looks like. I'm so excited that I'm able to do this for someone. :o)
Anyways, tell me what you think! Comments are always welcome. ~ Always Yours,
For day 24 I chose a song that has become popular quite recently. I don't normally listen to the top 40's radio, but on this particular day I wanted to look this song up and I fell in love with it.
Rihanna - "Stay"
Day 25
Today's song is one that is a favorite song by one of my favorite bands. I love the song, and I have found that it really rings true now that I have Joe. He is all I want.
Staind - "All I Want"
Lyrics:
"What I leave,
When you go, What I see, And what you show, And what I guess, And when I don't, Is something you already, already know...
[Chorus:] I can't live without, All I think about, All I want is you, You're all I dream about, I can't live without, All I want is you,
The things I do, What I go through, And all I say, When Im away, And what I make, The shit I take, Is something you already, already know
[Chorus:] I can't live without, All I think about, All I want is you, You're all I dream about, I can't live without, All I want is you,
Ohhh... Is you, Is you, Is you, Is you, You're all I dream about, I can't live without, All I want is you
[Chorus:] I can't live without, All I think about, All I want is you, You're all I dream about, I can't live without, All I want is you, I just can't live without you, When all I think about is you, And all I want is you"
Today I watched a movie called "Chasing Liberty", and during that time I decided that I was going to read some of the text messages I have saved from Joe. While reading those texts this song came on, and I knew that it had to be the song of the day for Day 23. I hope you all enjoy!
I think one of the most important things I always stress to Joe is that wherever he is I will always be here waiting at home for him. I try to tell him in every letter I write to him that I am patiently waiting for him to come home. Luckily I don't have to deal with deployment (yet, knock on wood), but I know that some day I may have to. Yes, the thought scares me. It's okay, though. I'm not going anywhere. :)
Anywho, here is the song for Day 22. A little country for your day.
I know...I've already posted a song by this band. I just couldn't help it. Jon Bon Jovi has a way of writing exactly what I feel, and this song is quite essentially how I'm feeling today.
When I woke up this morning I knew the song that I'd post as my song of the day. It's a song by my favorite country band, Rascal Flatts, and it describes exactly how I feel when it comes to my relationship with Joe.
"And I wouldn't change a thing.
I'd walk right back through the rain.
Back to every broken heart on the day that it was breaking.
I'm just going to update you all on what is new in the life of Megan.
For the past two days it has been quite difficult for me. That's why I haven't done my Day 15 and Day 16 Song of the Day posts.
One of my mom's best friends has been battling cancer for the past 19 months. Even though we are trying to remain positive it is looking quite grim. Fortunately, I have an odd way of looking at death, and the fact that she's passing doesn't pain me as it did when she was first diagnosed. I am glad that we got to spend the last 19 months with her in our lives, but I'm also glad that her pain and suffering will end here shortly. She will move onto a better place; that I am absolutely sure of.
The hardest part of her passing, though, is that she is going to leave behind a husband and a 14-year-old son. These people are my family, and I hate seeing my family in pain. L (That's what I'm going to call her son for the moment) is like a little brother to me. He is the sweetest 14-year-old I have ever met in my life, I swear, and seeing him in this much pain....well that's the most heartbreaking part of this whole experience. I'm going to miss her so much when she's gone, but I'm going to make sure that her memory lives on. I am cutting my hair in September for Pantene Beautiful Lengths in honor of her, and I will continue growing my hair out and cutting it for as long as I can.
On a happier note though...I got a call from Denny's today, and I have orientation to start my new job on Sunday! I am very excited to start this part of my life. I hope that I will learn a lot of new things; mostly because this is a new industry for me. I've worked in retail for most of my life with a very little amount of office work on the side. I have always wanted to know what it was like to work in the food industry, and I'm finally getting my chance. :)
Secondly! I got another letter from Joe today. The first letter that I got was written while he was in processing before he actually went to BCT. The letter that I received today was written during his first week there at basic, and he wrote to report that it isn't as bad as he thought it would be! That's such a relief to me because there is nothing I want more than for my man to be safe. I'm not trying to say that basic training isn't a safe environment....I get that they don't let idiots into the military. :P
Alrighty so here are the Song of the Day posts as promised ☺
Day 15
Here is a classic that we all (well most of us) know and love ♥
Journey - "Faithfully"
Day 16
I needed a little country in my day yesterday, so for the most part I listened to Lady A. Here is a great song by them. I've got the best man I could have ever asked for. ♥
For those of you who know me well enough you know that 3 Doors Down happens to be one of my favorite bands. When this next song first came out I didn't know what it really meant. I mean...I was 13 years old. The closest thing I knew to romantic love was what I saw on television. (Not very believable I might add) There are people out there who haven't experienced the feeling of their lover's arms around them.
It truly feels like the safest place in the world.
Luckily, I've been able to have that with Joe. ♥
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So here it is.
3 Doors Down - "Your Arms Feel Like Home"
Lyrics:
I think I've walked too close to love
And now I'm falling in
There's so many things this weary soul can't take
Maybe you just caught me by surprise
The first time that I looked into your eyes
There's a life inside of me
That I can feel again
It's the only thing that takes me
Where I've never been
I don't care if I lost everything that I have known
It don't matter where I lay my head tonight
Your arms feel like home
Feel like home
This life ain't the fairy tale we both thought it would be
But I can see your smiling face as it's staring back at me
I know we both see these changes now
I know we both understand somehow
There's a life inside of me
That I can feel again
It's the only thing that takes me
Where I've never been
I don't care if I lost everything that i have known
It don't matter where I lay my head tonight
Your arms feel like home
They feel like home
(hold on, you're home to me)
There's a life inside of me
That I can feel again
It's the only thing that takes me
Where I've never been
I don't care if I lost everything that I have known
I am beyond excited to say that I finally got a letter from Joe! I say finally because I've been anxiously waiting for it. That doesn't mean, however, that I don't understand that they are busy at basic training. I do understand that. I understood that before Joe even left.
It was a pretty short letter. I'm okay with that though because it's something. Now I have his address, and I can send the 10+ letters that I have already written. He's going to have a lot of mail when mail call comes around. I hope he's ready for some push ups. ;) Haha.
I have been having some issues coping with the separation lately, not saying that I'm not doing it because I am, but that letter is exactly what I needed. It helps because i know now that he misses me as much as I miss him.
Anyways, I'm going to go write another letter to Joe. I will write later!
This song is by an artist that I found the summer after I graduated from high school.
The whole summer was spent hoping and waiting for something better to come into my life. I didn't know that you needed to stop waiting in order to find it. It took me a year and a half, but I found it and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. Amos Lee kept me sane until Joe came into my life. I just hope it stays this way. ♥
Hey there, friends! So last night I went back to the 80's with my Song of the Day. Tonight I'm going back to the 90's! Wow, I can't believe I actually am saying that I'm going back to the 90's....seems like just yesterday.
Anyways, if you know who Savage Garden is I'm sure you'll know this song.
Or you might know "Truly Madly Deeply"...it'd be one of those two.
So I found this on Tumblr a few days ago, and I saved it on my computer thinking it'd be awesome to share eventually. It's been a week since Joe left, so I'm thinking now is as good a time as any to go ahead and share.
Hope you like it! :)
"I
am a military girlfriend. I hold no formal recognition with the
powers that be I am at the bottom of the chain. I hold no Military ID
card; I am not a dependent or a parent. The man I love may face
unspeakable dangers and I am at the mercy of those who possess this
recognition for news. I understand this and accept this.
I
have promised to be here for him upon his return no matter how long
he is away. They may say I am insane for making such a commitment,
but I hold onto our promises and have faith that he will come home
safe. I know well that my love for him fuels him in the worst of
times.
There
is no ring on my finger to symbolize our commitment, though I love
him no less for it. I hope every day that he will be able to call
because a simple 30-second phone call can bring the greatest spectrum
of emotions smiling with tears in my eyes from so much joy and pain.
My relationship is based on a brief communication where I love you
and I’m okay speaks more than volumes and gives me the strength to
keep going.
I
take no moment spent together for granted. I hold onto every touch,
caress, kiss, and every word. I have memorized the feel of his skin,
his smell, the sound of his voice and I play it over and over in my
mind so that I will not forget. I cry myself to sleep some nights
because missing him hurts so badly, but wake up the next morning,
brush myself off and start a new day.
The
events of the next several months hold my life, my love, and my
future in the balance. When you watch the news reports, you may turn
away and go about your business relatively unaffected. When I watch
news stories of the war, I do not see nameless soldiers half a world
away. I see individuals who will be forever changed by war.
News of every casualty causes me physical pain and deep sadness.
I
am a military girlfriend. Not a spouse or family member. When you say
your prayers for the husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, sisters
and brothers, sons and daughters…please don’t forget about me.
If
you think being a soldier is tough, try loving one. If you think
soldiers are strong, you should look at their girls."
Well, it's been a week since he left. On one hand that week went faster than I thought it would.
On the other hand it was the longest week of my life. Being a military SO is a difficult battle, but one that's so very worth it. :)
In other words I have the perfect song for today. I have a picture of my man as the background on my phone. Seeing a picture of him whenever I use my phone makes it easy to go about my day. Sort of. Anywho, the song I have chosen for today is an awesome song by Bad English. For those of you who are either too young to know who they are, or haven't had the musical diversity that I've grown up with, they're a ridiculously cool hair band from the 80's. Hope you enjoy the song!
May can't come any faster. I mean...Iron Man 3 comes out May 3rd, and then on May 9th....Joe's graduating from basic! At least that's what his dad told me (since he got a phone call last night). I'm really excited to go and see him. The sunshine of South Carolina in the middle of May will be nice, but I'm more excited to see his handsome face. He could be training in Alaska, and I would still be excited to see him.
As of right now I really don't know what the traveling plans are, but I'm really excited nonetheless. I think the fact that his family and I get along (or so it seems to me at least) will make the trip a lot smoother. At first I was a little apprehensive, but now I'm not. Thank goodness! On that note....I can't seem to figure out what a girl wears to these BCT graduations. I'm not one that wears dresses a lot, but Joe thought it'd be nice if I did so I guess I will. Does anyone have any ideas? If you do please contact me via A] My Twitter acct. (@yourstrulymegan), B] email - meegzx3@gmail.com or C] comment on here! Thank you :o)
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