goodbye march of 2020

Goodbye, and good riddance. 

I sure am glad to see this month go. Who's with me?
This world is a crazy place these days, and I can't wait till this all ends. This Corona-virus thing, that is.
No work, no church, no life.
I hope this is over soon.

a n y w a y
I'm just going to do a small photo dump this month, since not much happened besides what's in the pictures. *winks*

On the last day of February we went to a wedding - back before gatherings were banned. So the below picture is technically not from march, but whatever *winks * it was a lovely wedding, and afterwards we got frozen yogurt so that was fun xP

drove the 40 minutes it now takes to get to Olive Garden from church. but Olive Garden is always worth it *winks*

random church bathroom selfie xP

made a little extra money, pruning for my grandpa, so this is what I treated myself with ^^^ aren't they beautiful??

morning sun on the way to work one day (when I was able to go to work)

Kate, hugging the teddy bear I bought her before she was born <3 this was taken when they still lived with us. Now Felicity and Josiah have an apartment of their own and I have my room back!

She's getting so biiiigggg!!!!!!!!! <33333333333333

I made brownies one Sunday, sense church was cancelled and all

playing old games at the aunts' after church (yes, these pictures are out of order, sorry)

enjoying the sunshine before the spring rains

looooooookkkk my dad put shelves in my room and they're soooooo beautiful <333333 I just want to look at them all day long *laughs*

random tea party with the sisters. #livinthequarantinelife

piiizzzzaaaaaaaaaaaaa



read in march:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott


watched in march:
Psych
Emergency!
Hogan's Heroes
High School Musical (1,2, and 3)
The Finest Hours
12 Strong
Red Dawn (1984)
Ice Princess
Tuck Everlasting
Father Knows Best
(with the lockdown, we've been watching a lot of things. don't judge *winks*)


heard in march:
Everyday Heroes by Dave Carroll
Love of the Common People and Problems by The Everly Brothers
Rewrite the Stars by Zac Efron and Zendaya
It Ain't Me Babe by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am by Merle Haggard

And that's all for now folks! Hope you're doing well. This will end soon and we'll be able to get back to our normal lives <3

bedroom tour || number four

Guys. I just realized that the last time I did a bedroom tour it was two-thousand-and-eighteen and we didn't even have a bed!! I promise my room doesn't look like that anymore. We've found a few ways to de-clutter and also decorate, despite our closet-like bedroom.

If you'd like to see how far my room (and LaKaysha's) has come here's the links to my other three room tours:
one   two   three.  Boy, has it come a long way since that first room tour!

And now. On with the tour!

This is the first thing you see when you walk into my room from the family room. My dresser and my hopechest, which I am currently using as my night stand. I do change the way I organize my nightstand almost weekly, because I can't seem to find a way that I like, but I guess that's life. xP Almost every thing on top my dresser is LaKaysha's but I guess that's also life *winks*

the right side of the room is my favorite side. We not only have a bed now, but we also have nice bedding, throw pillows and blanket. And there are decorations on the wall! (Though I didn't notice how empty the space above the bed is till I took these pics. Any ideas what we should put there? we used to have lights but they died *sniff*)

I call this wall "my adventure wall" as it has pictures from all our wonderful adventures on it. Plus a pic of my marine cousin, because he's special *winks* I got that letter board for Christmas and I love having it! I love putting quotes on it. <3 This one is from a Randy Travis song that I love. "Look Heart, No Hands". I've always loved the part where it says "No doubts, no fears" as it reminds me of how it feels to be trusting God. <3 Wow. that got deep *laughs*

I am not AS proud of this side of the room as I am the other. This side is a little crowded (though you should've seen it when Felicity and Josiah were living in here xP). But it is organized, and that makes it feel a whole neater. As everything has a place for the first time since getting room. We recently added that coat rack on the door (which goes outside, so we just pretend it's not there) and it may be more cluttered than it was before, but it's more convenient.

here is my bookshelf *hugs it* I love this thing. though I AM letting LaKaysha use two shelves, so sometimes I have a hard time fitting all my books on the two that I am left with (which is why some of them are on my hopechest). But isn't it a beautiful shelf?? and that's LaKaysha's dresser, in case you were wondering. My dad was supposed to hang that mirror up but he's a busy man, ok?

and lastly, this is a random little table in front of the window, where we keep LaKaysha's record player. The one that we now use - and mine is just for looks *sniff* well, it'll have it's day again when me and LaKaysha no longer live together. (hard to believe that will ever happen *laughs*) also, on the right of this table is my movies. If you've like to see an updated version of my movie collection, I'd love to do that! Just let me know *winks*

And that is the end of my bedroom tour! Hope you enjoyed! Also, happy first day of spring! It feels like spring here in the PNW, as I am wearing capri's! *sunglasses* though it is supposed to snow in a couple day?? #springinthepnwbethatwaysometimes

top ten || underrated disney songs

We all know the Disney songs like Let it Go, A Whole New World, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, and Beauty and The Beast. But, have you ever heard On the Front Porch? Or have ever actually appreciated the lyrics in the reprise of One Jump Ahead from Aladdin?

Well, today I'm tossing you some links to some of my favorite disney songs that are way too underrated. Hope you enjoy this!

|| Candle On The Water (Pete's Dragon {1977})

I'll be your candle on the water

My love for you will always burn

I know your lost and drifting,

But the clouds are lifting

Don't give up you have somewhere to turn. 

oooh this soooonggggg. It's just so  beautiful.
Not many people take the time to watch the original Pete's Dragon, but please dooooo it. It's simply beautiful. Nora is told that the love of her life, Paul was killed t sea, but she refuses to believe it, despite everyone telling her to move on. This song is her singing to Paul, and it's so beautiful. <3

|| Someone's Waiting For You (The Rescuers)

Be brave, little one

Make a wish for each sad little tear

Hold your head up though no one is near

Someone's waiting for you

*tears* Poor, poor Penny was kidnapped and feels hopeless. This song is such a tearjerker, so be warned. But even when it made me sad, and a little bit frightened as a child, I always loved it. Even back then I listened to the lyrics and pondered them. I knew the song was meant to be a song of hope.
ah, it's so beautiful.

|| Oo-de-Lally (Robin Hood)

Robin Hood and Little John

Walkin' through the forest

Laughin' back and forth

At what the other has to say

Roger Miller, a voice from my childhood, singing a song from my childhood. Not to mention the movie itself is also from my childhood *winks* I love this song so much. I guess you could say it's a feel-good song. Such a good opening to the movie

|| On The Front Porch (Summer Magic)

All I wanna do when the day is through

Is linger here on the front porch with you

From the wicker swing, while the night birds sing

We'll watch the fireflies sparkin, do some sparkin to

This movie itself is so good. But this song has always been beautiful to me. Makes me think of a summer evening. Everyone is tired from a long day of visiting the company who came over that Sunday afternoon. All the feels. <3 Not to mention the beautiful voices. Eddie Hodges, Haley Mills, Burl Ives, and everyone <3333

|| Stick-to-it-Tivity (So Dear To My Heart)

Yes siree (Yes siree) 

Yes siree (Yes siree) 

You can clear the deck for opportunity 

By applyin' Stick-to-it-ivity

This is a super cute movie about a boy who raises a very troublesome black sheep named, Danny. Throughout the movie a cartoon owl, The Wise Old Owl, will sometimes pop in to give some advice to Jeremiah. This song is one of the Wise Old Owl's songs. I always loved it as a kid. Maybe because of the mini history lesson?

|| So This Is Love (Cinderella)

So, this is love? Mm-mm-mm-mm

So, this is love? 

So, this is what makes life divine?

You never hear much about this short, but beautiful song from Cinderella. In my opinion, it's the best song from the movie <3 Cinderella and Prince Charming singing, "So, this is love?"  as they dance together. It's just so beautiful.

|| I'm Still Here (Treasure Planet) 

And I want a moment to be real

Wanna touch things I don’t feel

Wanna hold on and feel I belong

I didn't watch this movie till recently,  but I've always known about it. I feel like the movie itselfs is underrated, but the song even more so. This song is beautifully sad, and I just love beautifully sad things, so there's that *winks* I linked to the scene from the movie, but I do believe the actual song is a little longer. *shrugs*

|| One Jump Ahead (Reprise) (Aladdin)

Riff-raff, street rat, I don't buy that

If only they'd look closer

Would they see a poor boy?

No siree they'd find out there's so much more to me

this soooonnngggggg <333333 Like I said, I love things that are beautifully sad (Iron Man's death? LOVED IT). This song does such a good job of getting across what Aladdin's feeling in that moment after being told he'll never amount to anything. So beautiful <3

|| Sons of Liberty (Johnny Tremain)

Plant the seed in our homeland, boys. Let it grow where all can see

Feed it with our devotion, boys. Call it the Liberty Tree

This song always get to me. I love this part in the movie - after the Boston Tea Party and they're walking through the streets singing, and lighting up the Liberty Tree. <3 and the lyrics are just sooooo good!!!

|| Love Will Find a Way (Lion King II: Simba's Pride)

In a perfect world

One we've never known

We would never need

To face the world alone

I love this song so much. Kiara and Kovu are so in love, but Simba doesn't trust Kovu and so sends him away. Kiara gets mad and runs off to be alone. And that's when they start to sing this lovely duet. <3

What are some Disney songs that you love but are underrated? 

beautiful words, march '20

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8:38-39

Happy March!

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