Finals Week Approacheth!

Hello friends!

Welp…it has been a very eventful month. Here’s the play-by-play:

For Thanksgiving, my extended family came over to our house! It was so fun to get to catch up with all of them. Our oven broke the night before, so it made for an eventful holiday. 🙂 Since then, my brother turned 20! He’s officially in the “2”s! Crazy. My mom’s birthday was last week, and we had a blast celebrating that as a family! Last Monday, my brother dorm and my dorm collaborated on a Christmas party that was a BLAST.

My dorm/brother dorm Christmas party!

Last night was Corban’s “winter formal”. I went with my friends, and we had a blast dancing and chatting. Today, I spent a few hours at Broadway Coffeehouse downtown, which has become my favorite homework/study spot. Delicious coffee, too. This week, I have several tests and a paper to do. It’s all doable, but seems a bit overwhelming when I look at the long checklist I have on my whiteboard at this current moment. I just have to remember to take things one day at a time. And before I know it, I’ll be on a plane to tropical paradise! 🙂 I get to go on a little vacation with my friends after finals are over…I’m SO EXCITED! Anyways, I’ve missed Music Monday, so instead, I present “Smash Hit (according to Brooke) Saturday”! Which is the same as Music Monday…except it’s Saturday. I’m tired.

1. We Found Love (iTunes Session) – Mat Kearney

2. No Regrets (feat. Suzy Rock) – Lecrae

3. My Tears Are Becoming A Sea – M83

4. Awake My Soul – Mumford & Sons

5. Ho Hey – The Lumineers

My friend Jena and I at the Winter Formal!

Hello, October….Music Monday

Happy Monday!!!! I’m just sitting in my room, listening to raindrops fall onto my window…and I realize that it’s OCTOBER! Which means I get to share some of my favorite music with you! So here you go:

1. Drive All Night – NEEDTOBREATHE (The Reckoning – beautiful album…)
2. Sooner or Later – Mat Kearney (Young Love)
3. When I Get Where I’m Going – Brad Paisley feat. Dolly Parton (Time Well Wasted – The reason why I love country music…and who doesn’t love Dolly?)
4. From this Valley – The Civil Wars (See video two posts below…beautiful harmonies!)
5. Check In – Lecrae (Rehab…it’s really growing on me…)
6. Justice & Mercy (Violent Love Version) – Flyleaf (Remember to Live)

P.S. WHO DAT? Geaux Saints…taking it to the top.

Music Monday – September 2011

Well friends, September is upon us. Many of my friends have started school already, I start in three weeks, NFL preseason football is well underway (GEAUX SAINTS!!!), and the pumpkin spice latte is back in season. Needless to say, I’m a fall fan. So here’s my top picks for the month (You only get seven…sorry.):

1. Underdog – Kasabian
2. Ships in the Night – Mat Kearney
3. With or Without You – Vitamin String Quartet
4. Turning Tables – ADELE
5. Never Once – Matt Redman
6. When the Waters Rise – Casey Darnell
7. Falling – The Civil Wars

Music Monday – June!

Music is so amazing. There’s a kind of music for whatever mood I’m in, whether I’m happy, sad, mad, chill, or super hyper…which can be dangerous…Anyways, this month, I’ve put in a favorite song that could fit any kind of mood. Today, I’m laughing at myself..why? Because I slept until almost 12:30! I think I’ve done that maybe twice in my whole life…it might have something to do with the fact that I was up until like 2:30 working on my final for my history class…but there’s music for that, too! All that to say, here’s my list…I hope you enjoy this beautiful day!

1. Reverse (Feat. C-Lite) – Tedashii
2. My Father’s Father – The Civil Wars
3. Under Fire – Abandon
4. Runaway – Mat Kearney
5. Where the Spirit of the Lord Is (Acoustic Version) – Chris Tomlin
6. The Unknown – Athlete
7. Satellite Heart – Anya Marina
8. Our Kind of Love – Lady Antebellum
9. Feel it in Your Heart – Abandon
10. Safe – Britt Nicole