Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Vintage Thingie Thursday: Vintage Dachshund Treasures

Welcome everyone to Vintage Thingies Thursday. If you have a love for vintage things, well....you have come to the right place. We have a really good time each and every week!!!
If you are new to this party, please take the time to
read and follow the instructions for participating in Vintage Thingies Thursday, click HERE. I try and keep things fairly simple, so please make sure you follow the instructions. Please only ONE link per week. Lastly, if you link in, LINK back to my blog, so everyone can see all of the vintage goodies on display that day. If you don't link back here, they won't know who to visit......thanks so much.

The post I had ready for today has to wait until next week.....I am sorry, I just could not help myself. I was too excited to show off my newest adoptive additions to our doxie family.

Annie emailed me a few weeks ago and said she had something she wanted to send me. I got to know Annie over the holidays when she participated in the SSS santa swap. It is so fun to meet bloggers and get to know them in such a way!!

 She said her mother used to buy doxie things and that was over 40 years ago. She even explained to me she was a sister to a doxie growing up.  I was so touched when Annie said she did not collect these kinds of things and knew I might love them and give them a good home. This is what came in the mail today!!


This little darling is just too cute! I love how it has a puppy face.


How about these fun salt and pepper shakers. They are adorable, and you can tell by the way the porcelain feels that these are old and fragile. They are just so cute!!! And I treasure them oh so much.


Now these had me dancing up and down in the kitchen. Truth. These are vintage china, lavender dachshunds playing musical instruments.  Look at the one in the middle!! My papaw played in a  band and played the saxophone for years. I myself, played the saxophone during middle school and was in band. But here is the real kicker, now hold on to your hat, see the one one the left? My husband when he was growing up took lessons in learning how to play the accordion.  I think these were just destined to live with us here and all the doxies!! I love them oh so much.

Thank you Annie, from the bottom of my heart. They were a wonderful surprise and certainly a welcome after what came yesterday in the mail!!

All of these are vintage and just super cute!! I am pleased to say, they will be furever loved!!!

*****I will be emailing the Birthday list for March.....I am running behind, so if you participate in the One Fine Blessing for seniors, watch your emails by tomorrow!!

Happy Vintage Thingie Thursday!! Have a wonderful week!!!



Leap Day Giveaway Winner!


Thank you everyone for stopping by today and entering my giveaway for the Leap Day Blog Hop. I used Random Number Generator and the lucking winner is:

#28

Neabear Feb 29, 2012 08:04 AM

Would love to win your giveaway. Sounds awesome. Those fabrics are delicious too! I have been a follower for a long time. I am still trying to figure out how to get on linky though. I have not heard back from them about a confirmation email and forgot my password and they have not responded to that either. Sigh....

~Linnea


Congratulations Linnea!! Send me your mailing address and I will have your goodies off to you soon!!


Leap Day Giveaway and Blog Hop

GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Happy Leap Year Day!! Today is the day....in celebration of Leap your 2012 I am joining the blog hop giveaway over at Such A Sew And Sew. 

Lots of bloggers are participating and there are lots of great goodies up for grabs.  In celebration of today,  I am hosting a little giveaway. It will run from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm. For one day only. Be sure to check all the blogs out as that was part of the rules, one day only giveaway, running for 12 hours.



I am offering a great hard back quilting book full of quilts and patterns, along with 25 inspiring essays and 15 charity quilt projects. The photos and stories are priceless.  I also have a Magic 9 patch quilt pattern and a fat quarter scrap pack just in time for spring.


Leave a comment for one entry.

Just a reminder, starting tomorrow, Google Friend Connect will no longer work for blogs other than Blogger. If you have typepad, wordpress or any other domain for your blog, this follow widget will not work any longer. On the left of my sidebar is a Linky Friend Connect.
If you sign up to follow using Linky Friend connect, that gets you an extra entry.  Even if you follow with the google friend connect, you will still get an extra entry for following through Linky Friend. Just leave a separate comment telling me you are now following with linky friend.

Good Luck, have a great leap day....now I am off to the blog hop!! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Not Old Enough or Too Old?

Seriously, we are not out of February YET and guess what came today in the mail? How very thoughtful of AARP to make sure I was aware that this next Birthday is THE BIG ONE!! Yep, they sure don't want a senior left behind. Seriously??? I am OLD enough for AARP ?!?!?



And wouldn't you know it.....someone else wanted to make sure they got their birthday greetings in early too.


Seriously, what are the chances that AARP application and a gift card from Victoria's Secret came on the same day??

I wonder if VS knew of this, if they would have saved the postage and not mailed the card thinking I was too old..... How appropriately timely of VS to sooth the rather red whelp left on my wrinkled cheek by AARP today.



I am not going to tell Victoria's Secret that at my age....no amount of gift cards could help me look like that model on the brochure.....that will just be my little secret!!
I do however, appreciate the fact they still want my money!

I think Maxine has the right idea......just sayin'

Take that AARP......see ya next month!!! Wonder what could be next??? Coupons for Depends???? Good Grief!! 

In celebration of ONE EXTRA day in February, come by tomorrow....one day only, a giveaway and links to lots of giveaways going on for Leap Day!!

Tell Me Tuesday: Week Eight


Welcome to Tell Me Tuesday.....First off the title is a bit deceiving.....it really is not about you telling me anything.... but answering a question truthfully and maybe telling yourself a little something you had not thought about.

I'd love for you to join me each week, and copy the question onto your blog and answer the question....and link back here. I am sure it will be interesting how there will be many different answers to the same question.....and hopefully give each of us something to think about as this new year progresses. My thought is so many people (including myself) are looking for some answers to various things. I have a feeling that the answers are inside needing to be jiggled loose and maybe a question posed a certain way will have a cause and effect in a good way. We will see how it goes! I have committed to this once a week for the whole year of 2012. I'd love for you to take the challenge with me!

I am keeping the rules simple...I'd love to watch this grow as the year goes on.

1. Grab the button on the sidebar if you like so others can find this new writing experience each week.

2. Once you link in, visit the person who linked in before you and leave them a comment. It would be great to visit and leave comments for as many as you can. But at least try and leave the person ahead of you in the link a comment of support.

3. Please link back to my blog and mention Tell Me Tuesday somewhere in your POST. That is it....easy.

Most of all, look at this writing experience with an open mind. Sometimes the questions will be hard...and require some thought. That is a good thing. Other times it will be easy. You can add photos, or whatever you like to your post. It is about you after all. ~ Thanks for joining me.....I hope you enjoy this each week.


Week Eight Question:

What three words would you use to describe the last three months of your life? 

At the end of the next three months, what three words do you hope to be able to use to describe your life at that point?
 _________________________________________ 

The three words that would describe my life in the last three months would have to be routine, challenging and stressful.

The three words that I hope will describe the ending of the next three months of my life would ideally be accomplished, productive, exciting. 

Side note: I thought this would be easy. Not so. Very thought provoking for me. I found myself trying to use words that described my "feelings" and not actual words that truthfully described my "life" not anything else. Interesting for me.  What about you? What three words come to mind when asked this question?



Sunday, February 26, 2012

Back To Charm School Winners Announced

I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the Back To Charm School Blog Hop. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed reading all the comments left for the giveaway. I have a chart on what was posted in the comments about the most forgotten charm school rule these days. The answers were amazing and spot on. It seems we all could use a little brush up.



Random Number Generator chose the following winner of the Back To Charm School book and charm pack. Congratulations Martha, Please email me your snail mail address and I will have this on its way to you.


Martha in Maine Feb 24, 2012 01:04 PM
Aren't charm packs such fun!!??!!! AND, it's even OK to use them ........
What I'd love to see more of .....
"Be kind" and "Hold the door for your grandmother"


Thanks,
Martha in Maine

And because I wish I could give everyone a little something but can't...I chose one more winner via RNG, not for the Back To Charm School book, but a little something I think will be fun. I will be sending a little surprise to Pam.  So Pam, if you'd email me your address, I will have your surprise package off to you as well.


Pam~ Virginia RetroFeb 24, 2012 06:16 AM
Such beautiful pillows,oh I envy you your talent! I would love to be entered for a chance in your giveaway, I already follow you.

My charm school suggestion is to listen when someone else is speaking, and let them finish instead of rudely interrupting.
Thanks for hosting this!

Thanks again for stopping by and entering. I hope you have  a good week and hope you enjoyed reading the results from the comment section.


Saturday, February 25, 2012

In A Blink Of An Eye - 32 Years

For those of you who have been with me here at The Coloradolady for a long time, you very well know I rarely, or never post pictures of myself. I guess the best excuse for that is I just don't like to take pictures of myself at this point of my life. I don't like seeing myself in photos because I don't see what my mind sees and how I used to be years ago. So I avoid it.

Not only do I avoid photos, but for all of my adult life, I pretty much have avoided lots of things because of the way I felt about myself. I have never even once attended a class reunion, ever for this very reason. I always said, when I lose the weight I will......when I look better I will......and well, for me, I feel like time is running out. Honestly, I know I won't ever be back where I want to be or be at the place I feel like I can conquer the world again, so I better start making the most of it. I know it is pretty pathetic to admit that, but it is the truth.

There was a big change that happened internally for me at the beginning of this year. I don't want to go into much of that right now, but I am so thankful it happened and changes are being made and made rather rapidly. That is a huge thing for me, as some struggles are not so hard anymore and walls are coming down. I am making progress on goals that I felt were unattainable and in doing so, my self image has improved and I see how unimportant that really is in the big scheme of things. I am thankful beyond words, because I want to share a special moment in my life that happened this last week....and it was 32 years in the making.

I have a friend from high school whom I have not seen since we graduated in 1980. We reconnected on Facebook a few years ago and keep in touch that way. She does not live here in Texas, she lives in Ohio and is away from all her childhood friends. When she and her family were making their way to Texas while on a family vacation, I knew in my heart of hearts I was going to see her no matter how insecure I felt with myself. 


 Mary and myself...Spring of 1978

This is a picture of us in our sophomore year of high school. This is one of the hand full of photos I have of my years in high school. Back then, we just did not take cameras to school and when we did it was usually at the end of the year. It certainly was not like it is today when the kids are able to document their every move via media. This was taken at the end of our sophomore year right before summer.

 Mary and myself.....February 23, 2012

And this was last week.....34 years since the first photo was taken, and 32 years since I last saw my friend in person. And yes, to me she looks the same! We met for breakfast and spent a good part of the day together and had the best time. Talking was none stop, and I did not even finish my food as it got too cold while we were catching up. It was like all those years melted away and we picked up like it was yesterday when we last saw one another. I can't remember when I had so much fun and so thankful for the time we spent together.

We even walked around an antique mall and a vintage retro store that was filled with memories from the 1970's. It was for me a very special day and I am planning to see her later this year. (she just does not know it yet)

The most important lesson here is that all that silly worry about not measuring up and feeling bad about myself made absolutely no difference when we stepped out of the car and hugged...it melted away like a slab of butter on a 120 degree day. What a silly thing that had controlled me most of my adult life.....I feel so grateful that finally I am over all of that silly stuff.....no matter how it came about, I am grateful. I am grateful for my friend, and having that precious time with her while she was here. It meant the world to me.

.....and you know the icing on the cake??? I got an invite from another classmate to a party coming up right after I spent the day having such a good time......when I read it, for an instant I felt that old dread of  "oh, I can't go....thing trying to work itself in my mind" But I pushed those feelings away and out of my head...and I marched in the living room and told my husband we were going to a party.....he looked at me like I had sprouted horns and turned green!! I am sure he thought, "Who are you and what have you done with my wife!"  No matter even if I feel a bit self conscious, I am going and can't wait to do so.

I think with the idea of turning 50 this year has been such a shock as to where have all the years gone that it has shocked my brain, or maybe I am finally getting comfortable in my own skin....after all, there certainly is a lot more skin to feel comfortable with rather than when I was seventeen for goodness sakes.

I felt like writing this down so I could go back to it when I needed to reread how I felt today. If you have never struggled with self doubt, let me say it is not easy living with it and even harder to move past it. But moving past those feelings is when living your life to the fullest really makes sense. It is the most amazing feeling and such treasured moments can come from letting go. It took me a long time....32 years......how sad is that....but I have made it past the stuff that has held me at bay to what is really important in life and I could not be more happier about that!

Thanks Mary, for taking the time from your vacation and spending it with me.....it meant more to me than you could ever possibly know. It was an amazing day!


*** I am also thankful that through blogging, I see things differently too. I knew when I was driving to meet Mary that morning that I wanted to take a photo in the parking lot because I remembered this photo from long ago. That is how bloggers think....and I am most grateful for that too!! Both photos are treasures now.


Friday, February 24, 2012

Finished For Friday: A Charming Pillow And A Little Giveaway

 Giveaway Is Now Closed:

It is really a shame that I don't have very many charm packs. ahem....... When I first started quilting, I sorta became obsessed with these little packs of fabrics that included whole collections. Notice the emphasis on sorta. I purchased several....as in a lot....as in more than should be allowed.


See what I mean??? I turned them around so you could not count the bands....because I fear you might think I have a not so charming problem. I mean after all, I have all of these, and sometimes more than two or three of each line and still can not bring myself to cut into them. Ever.

I have some that are out of print and impossible to find simply because I can't bring myself to cut into the packages.....and they are safely tucked away for safe keeping. Crazy....I know.


 Mary and Connie of Country Threads has a new book out and let me tell you it is wonderful!! Country Threads is a very unique quilt shop located on a real working farm in Iowa!! Here is a link  to their shop, stop by and say howdy.....you will feel right at home.

The new book is titled Back to Charm School....how fitting because in this day and age, a lot of these wonderful charm school rules sure don't seem to be practiced much anymore. I was so inspired to bring myself to open a charm pack and make something from their book.


How cute is this?? I don't know about you, but I avoid any type of pattern whether it be quilting or sewing that has to do with circles. I seem to have a phobia with circles. I think it stems from grade school and a time when we were supposed to cut circles out of construction paper and mine looked like eggs. The boy sitting next to me made fun of my circles and told me I was dumb it was not Easter....and that was when the fear of cutting them started....all the way back to second grade. Did I tell you I am turning fifty this year....that is a long time to carry a phobia like that.....circles....who knew??

So, I decided if I could tackle a project with circles....than pretty much anyone else could too! And just have a look at what I was able to do by working through my circle phobia.


I absolutely love it!!! The directions were so easy, and walked me right through the process. Even if my circles are still not perfect, this project sure boosted my confidence in my abilities and I even was able to machine quilt the back myself. It is a super project that goes really fast and is a lot of fun. Best part for me is all the instructions are easy to follow and understand. That says a lot for me, as I usually toss a pattern to the side and try and figure things out on my own. Most times, the instructions confuse me and I get frustrated. Not the case with this book. After reading several of the patterns, I know my rather large stack of charm packs will soon be shrinking. My daughter already wants a pillow or two for her couch. She fell in love with this pillow too!!


The charm lesson for this pillow was really quiet adorable: Clean  your whiskers after a meal

Now, I don't have whiskers, thank goodness, but my husband does and my three dachshunds do too....so it is a gentle reminder of an old charm school lesson.

 Do you remember the lessons of charm school or do you need a brush up? Do you have a small charming problem like myself and have lots of charm packs sitting around not being used? Well, you are in luck, I am giving away a copy of the Back to Charm School by Mary and Connie and one charm pack for you to make your own charming pillow. The charm pack is called A Breath of Avignon by Moda and would be perfect to use with any of the 20 patterns in this book.


If you'd like to enter my giveaway, just leave me a comment below and share what you think the most forgotten lesson from charm school is in today's world. I will use Random Number Generator and announce the winner Sunday Night. Good Luck everyone....I know I will have a charming time reading your comments!!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Vintage Thingie Thursday: Wall Art

Welcome everyone to Vintage Thingies Thursday. If you have a love for vintage things, well....you have come to the right place. We have a really good time each and every week!!!
If you are new to this party, please take the time to
read and follow the instructions for participating in Vintage Thingies Thursday, click HERE. I try and keep things fairly simple, so please make sure you follow the instructions. Please only ONE link per week. Lastly, if you link in, LINK back to my blog, so everyone can see all of the vintage goodies on display that day. If you don't link back here, they won't know who to visit......thanks so much.

If you are here to read the follow up from my Tuesday post, please accept my apology. I just ran out of time this week and did not get the documents scanned or all the information gathered up. I will do my best to have it ready for next week. I really want to finish the story on this fantastic book.

These two wall plaques are something I have had since around 1981. They were found in a old shed at a house in which the old couple moved out of and moved to town. They left lots of things behind, and I rescued these. I would estimate these to date back to the 1940's or earlier.


It was amazing that there were no scratches, or nicks in the porcelain. I have never seen any others quiet like these two before.



I love how they appear to have a very ornate frame surrounding the main image.


One looks like a fall scene and the other looks like a summer scene to me. I always wondered if these were two from a set of four or if they were just a pair all along.


This is the marking on the back of them, they still have the original sticker. These are one of my favorite things I have and I am glad they have survived through the years.


Have a great week and a Happy Vintage Thingie Thursday!!



Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Tell Me Tuesday: Week Seven


Welcome to Tell Me Tuesday.....First off the title is a bit deceiving.....it really is not about you telling me anything.... but answering a question truthfully and maybe telling yourself a little something you had not thought about.

I'd love for you to join me each week, and copy the question onto your blog and answer the question....and link back here. I am sure it will be interesting how there will be many different answers to the same question.....and hopefully give each of us something to think about as this new year progresses. My thought is so many people (including myself) are looking for some answers to various things. I have a feeling that the answers are inside needing to be jiggled loose and maybe a question posed a certain way will have a cause and effect in a good way. We will see how it goes! I have committed to this once a week for the whole year of 2012. I'd love for you to take the challenge with me!

I am keeping the rules simple...I'd love to watch this grow as the year goes on.

1. Grab the button on the sidebar if you like so others can find this new writing experience each week.

2. Once you link in, visit the person who linked in before you and leave them a comment. It would be great to visit and leave comments for as many as you can. But at least try and leave the person ahead of you in the link a comment of support.

3. Please link back to my blog and mention Tell Me Tuesday somewhere in your POST. That is it....easy.

Most of all, look at this writing experience with an open mind. Sometimes the questions will be hard...and require some thought. That is a good thing. Other times it will be easy. You can add photos, or whatever you like to your post. It is about you after all. ~ Thanks for joining me.....I hope you enjoy this each week.


Week Seven Question:

What is the most unique thing you own?


_________________________________________ 

Being a person who considers themselves to own lots of "things", "junk", or "treasures" when I first read this question my first response was, "Oh....easy one."

However, that is not necessarily so. Lots of things popped into my mind but in all actuality they were not all that unique. Sure lots of these were treasures and most specifically treasures only to me, but throw in that word unique and they sorta fell short on the list. I have seriously never thought about what the most unique thing that I own might be.

But after spending a few moments thinking about this and doing a mental inventory of all my "things" I finally came to the conclusion that my most unique item I own would be the scrapbook from Cripple Creek dating back to 1913. It really is most unique and interesting and a real treasure. I am sure most of you if you have been hanging around here a while remember this book. If you are new to my blog and don't know what I am talking about, you can read about it  here and here. There are lots of pictures in the earlier post of the inside.


Not only is this book very unique, as I am sure there is only one in existence, but it took me on a journey to locate and find out what happened to the girl who owned this scrapbook. Thinking about this today, I realized I never shared the rest of the story here on my blog. If you'd like to know how the story turned out, come back here on Thursday for Vintage Thingie Thursday and read the (at least to date) last chapter of this treasure hunting experience.

Have you ever thought about what the most unique thing you own might be? What makes that particular thing unique? I bet if you stop and think about it, your answer may surprise you. Be sure to link in below and share your unique item with us.




Monday, February 20, 2012

Drop Biscuits With A Kick

Last week, we celebrated my husbands birthday and when we have that celebration, it calls for his favorite meal. I wanted to make hot rolls to go with his birthday dinner, but quickly realized I was out of yeast...and did not have a vehicle to make a quick trip to the store. I improvised and in the end, was glad I did. I made drop biscuits from a recipe found in the vintage recipe tin I purchased not long ago. Decided to changed it up a bit and hoped they turned out tasty. They were a hit and very easy to make.



Drop Biscuits with a kick

Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter
2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, softened at room temperature
1/2 cup milk, I used 2% milk
1/2 cup cheese ( I used garlic cheddar and a very generous 1/2 cup at that)
1 1/2 Tablespoons Italian seasoning

How To:

Mix dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, cream of tarter, italian seasoning , sugar, salt and cheese by stirring in a bowl. Add the butter and mix until it forms coarse crumbs. Add the milk and only stir until mixed, don't over stir. (over stirring caused hard biscuits) Drop by spoonfuls onto greased baking sheet. (I used parchment paper on my pan) Bake at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes or until puffed and golden. Brush tops with butter is optional.

These were really good, easy and fast! Nothing like that combination when you are fixing a large meal and at the last minute want to add hot rolls to the table, but don't have all you need in your pantry to do that! Let me know if you try them....trust me, they were yummy!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Vintage Thingie Thursday: Framed

Welcome everyone to Vintage Thingies Thursday. If you have a love for vintage things, well....you have come to the right place. We have a really good time each and every week!!!
If you are new to this party, please take the time to
read and follow the instructions for participating in Vintage Thingies Thursday, click HERE. I try and keep things fairly simple, so please make sure you follow the instructions. Please only ONE link per week. Lastly, if you link in, LINK back to my blog, so everyone can see all of the vintage goodies on display that day. If you don't link back here, they won't know who to visit......thanks so much.

I have had a love affair with vintage windows for a mighty long time. Just ask my husband.....I have them stashed by our garage and threatened bodily harm if any suddenly go missing. I have been known to stop and fish them out of peoples trash.....out of scrap piles....and once out of a dumpster.
Don't judge.



This vintage window is in my hallway.....long before pinterest came into being, these widows have been destined to be picture frames. I have another that is going to be framing something else a little later this year....and other projects for the ones I have stock piled. I seem to have a running theme with things like these old frames...one is never enough. I have to get as many as I can and  then figure out what I want to do with them.


 Photos, scrapbook paper serves as the backdrop of this old wooden frame. I did not repaint this frame, just a little cleanup work and it was fine like it is.....I love the chippy paint.


 This frame is in the hallway at my house. I see lots of hall photo walls on pinterest with the pretty black frames...but for me, this is more my taste...a little battered, a little worn, but filled with things and people I love...sorta like me in a lot of ways.


These prints are not vintage, but they certainly look vintage inspired. I love the stitch work....just my kind of art.

Happy Vintage Thingie Thursday! Have a great week!!



Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tell Me Tuesday: Week Seven



Welcome to Tell Me Tuesday.....First off the title is a bit deceiving.....it really is not about you telling me anything.... but answering a question truthfully and maybe telling yourself a little something you had not thought about.

I'd love for you to join me each week, and copy the question onto your blog and answer the question....and link back here. I am sure it will be interesting how there will be many different answers to the same question.....and hopefully give each of us something to think about as this new year progresses. My thought is so many people (including myself) are looking for some answers to various things. I have a feeling that the answers are inside needing to be jiggled loose and maybe a question posed a certain way will have a cause and effect in a good way. We will see how it goes! I have committed to this once a week for the whole year of 2012. I'd love for you to take the challenge with me!

I am keeping the rules simple...I'd love to watch this grow as the year goes on.

1. Grab the button on the sidebar if you like so others can find this new writing experience each week.

2. Once you link in, visit the person who linked in before you and leave them a comment. It would be great to visit and leave comments for as many as you can. But at least try and leave the person ahead of you in the link a comment of support.

3. Please link back to my blog and mention Tell Me Tuesday somewhere in your POST. That is it....easy.

Most of all, look at this writing experience with an open mind. Sometimes the questions will be hard...and require some thought. That is a good thing. Other times it will be easy. You can add photos, or whatever you like to your post. It is about you after all. ~ Thanks for joining me.....I hope you enjoy this each week.


Week Six Question:

What songs bring you back to really great moments in your life?


_________________________________________ 

This happens to be a good question for this week with the Grammy's just over and the recent events in the media this past week.  At first, I thought...."easy enough"......but as I sat and thought about it, really thought about this question....I was surprised at some of my choices!

Some of the songs that bring me back to really great moments in my life would have to be.....


1. The Chair by George Strait - This is the song that reminds me of my husband and when we first met. Every time I hear it it takes me back to those very early days in our relationship. It always makes my heart smile.


2. Lookin for Love (from Urban Cowboy) by Johnny Lee - this one takes me back to my very young days. Young love is always associated with this song and evokes fond memories.


3. There Goes My Life by Kenny Chesney - This one always takes me back to the time right before my daughter was going to be leaving for college. My husband is a manly man but he has a sensitive side and a big heart. He asked me one day had I heard that song on the radio, and he seemed a little misty eyed....once I heard it....my heart smiled. When I hear this song, for some reason it is a reminder of the wonderful heart my husband has, and his rough and tough exterior is no match for what is really inside. It always makes my heart smile.



Music does have a way of taking us back to a time of good or bad. I really had not thought too much about that until I read this question.  How would you answer the question? What songs evoke memories from great moments in your life? What songs make your own heart smile? Have you ever thought about it??


Use the link below to share your answer.
 



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