When Country Comes to Town

So here are a bunch of country songs. Since I aspire to be a country singer, it is probably smart to sing some country songs. ;) Oh, and I threw in One Day by Matisyahu as well.

My Best Friend-Shannon Edition

Someone Else's Star-Shannon Edition

Mama's Song-Shannon Edition

Pontoon-Shannon Edition

One Day-Shannon Edition

Heads Carolina, Tails California-Shannon Edition

That Song in my Head-Shannon Edition

Mean-Shannon Edition

Since I'm putting these videos up, I thought I might as well type a little something. Country music has always been my favorite genre of music. I feel like each song tells a story, and I feel like country music is so easy to relate to. For everything that has ever happened to me, good or bad, I can think of a country song that is perfect for the situation.

My favorite female country artist would probably be Carrie Underwood or Shania Twain. My favorite male country artist would probably be either Garth Brooks, George Strait, or Brad Paisley. My favorite country group would probably be either Little Big Town or Lady Antebellum. My favorite country song, if I could only choose ONE, would be My Best Friend by Tim McGraw. Although my top 3 all-time country favorites would be My Best Friend, Blown Away (Carrie Underwood), and Unanswered Prayers (Garth Brooks).

I clearly like way too many country songs and artists, but what can I say? I LOVE country music.

Going to see the boyfriend...

This past week (or about 10 days) I was able to fly away to Ohio to see the best boyfriend in the world. It was a great trip. I was able to spend some great quality time with Scottie. :) I am so blessed to have such a great best friend! Since I have been missing my friends in Steubenville (well mostly Katie), Scott drove me to Steubenville for a few days and I surprised Katie and all my friends at Franciscan. Here's the video I got of me surprising Katie. She literally got all teary-eyed, but of course not until after I turned the camera off.

When we went back to Cincinnati, I was able to spend a lot of time with the wonderful Bissonnette family.  I even got to help with school. Clearly I was a great teacher... ;)

Scott and I had so much fun! Highlight of my trip was probably our fantastic date. We went to dinner at The Meritage where we ate until we couldn't eat anymore, and then received free cheesecake. After dinner we decided to walk 20 miles so we could get Graeter's Ice Cream. Ok maybe it wasn't quite 20 miles. But we did have a nice long walk. :) Then, we went to Graeter's and had some of the best ice cream EVER! (For the record, I had to finish Scott's because he was so ridiculously full. Probably because I made him finish my food the entire time I was there.) BEST.DATE.EVER. 

Another highlight was when we went to Bicentennial Commons and I made friends with a goose that I named Ted. He scared me at first, but when I realized how nice he was, I decided to be friends with him. I almost asked him to take our picture, but he was too short, so the camera angle would have been awkward. 

It was a great trip. Well worth it for sure. Sorry girls for taking the most amazing guy off the market. ;) And thank you Bissonnettes for your hospitality and for all the fun memories! 

A few more before the weekend..

So before the weekend (when I will rest my voice), I am putting up a few more songs. And special thanks to Sara for helping me with some new ideas. Keep the suggestions coming, or tell me which ones are your favorites. The Voice HERE I COME ;)

Help me...

So I'm sorry that there's only one more song and it's really short, but I have been trying really hard to think of songs to try, but I am having a hard time. I would love to hear your suggestions for songs I should try. I am a little bit stuck. So thanks for helping me. :) And here is a short preview of another song.

My Voice

So one of my favorite shows on television these days is The Voice. It is BY FAR the best singing/musical show on the air. I am completely obsessed with it and I think that it offers a wonderful opportunity to singers to be able to live their dreams. I have decided to send in an audition video to The Voice and see if I get invited to be on the show. However, before I'm ready for that, I have some practicing to do. I haven't been singing very much lately, so I am going to keep working on my singing and hopefully my voice will be ready soon. I am also trying to pick a song, so I'm going to have you listen and give me feedback and tell me which songs sound the best. Hopefully soon I will have better videos of me singing, but here are some different songs I'm thinking about. Also Suggestions for songs will be greatly appreciated. If one stands out please let me know so I can practice it more and perfect it! Thanks! And you should watch NBC's The Voice on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Easter 2013

This Easter was probably the best Easter I have ever had. My boyfriend, Scott came to see me, and I was so happy to be with him. I also got to spend Easter with my brothers Robbie and Kevin and their families. We were all at my parents house on Easter hunting eggs, eating, and spending quality time together. I had such a wonderful day. "This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad."

Scott and me.

Easter Egg hunt for the kiddos.

Lily was the Easter Egg hunt champion and here is her trophy.

Cousins!

DANCE

A new season of Dancing with the Stars has begun, and now I miss dancing more than I usually do. Ballroom dancing is so beautiful and graceful, and it actually takes skill, talent, hard work, and dedication unlike most dances people do on the dance floor nowadays. I am going to name who I think the top 3 will be on this season of Dancing with the stars:

Zendaya

Kellie Pickler

Aly Raisman

I will be voting for Kellie Pickler. 

When I was little I always wanted to grow up and be on the stage. I wanted to be a singer, actress, and dancer. And what kid of dancer did I want to become? A prima ballerina. I would wear my pink poofy dress and dance everywhere, especially in front of a mirror. Pink was always my favorite color, so I thought I was born to be a ballerina.

Unfortunately, I was never able to do ballet until I was about 14 years old. But, better late than never. I was so excited to finally be able to dance! My first performance was a ballet dance to the song The Prayer at my sister Laura's wedding reception. It was my gift to her (and it replaced my maid of honor speech). I was only able to be in one more actual performance: my dance studio's production of Snow White. I wish I had been able to dance more, but I am so grateful that I got to be a ballerina even if only for the short time that I was. 

I may never have become a prima ballerina or a professional dancer, singer, or actress, but I did get to be in ballet, choir, and drama classes. So, here's to doing the things we love! Maybe one day I will get to learn a little ballroom dancing. Until then, I will just keep watching Dancing with the Stars..