Happy thoughts

The first is a youtube clip my uncle shared with me. It might be old news, since it already has like 12 million hits, but I had never seen it before. And I just HAD to share it.

Like Dolly, "Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." And very few things make me simultaneously laugh and cry like surprise musical numbers. Seriously. I dare you to watch My Best Friends Wedding, Stepmom, Hope Floats (why is there no YouTube clip of the "Can't get next to you" scene?!), etc. with me. And eventhough I've seen it a hundred times, I still get a little goofy watching the JK wedding video, and even the Office parody.

I don't know if it is because music is my language. Or because it automatically gets people to let down their guard, be honest, even be silly. Or because I have this stirring inside when I see people using their gifts, being a part of something bigger than themselves, and leaving an impression on others- even for just a few minutes in a train station...



I realize that this video doesn't fit in the body of my blog. I have no idea why or how to remedy that, but I'm in a good mood so I don't really care. That much. Today...

Now for another bit of sunshine in my day:


I just got a Blog Award from Amber at Beyond Postpartum! I am honored to be on her list of best blogs! How cool is that?! Thanks so much for thinking of little old me & my little (not so) old blog. This made my day!

Now, I get to nominate some "best blogs" myself. I don't know where to begin and I am sure I will miss someone, but here goes...

• The idea room
• Everyday Becky
  
• Rocks in my dryer
  
• Life as we know it (parental advisory: explicit lyrics, for my more conservative mommy friends)
  
• The Brown-Eyed Pea
• Nesting Place
• It's raining in Baltimore...
  
• Kevin the Cool Guy
• Artful Worship
• Songs from the High Chair
  
• CakeWrecks
  
• Green Mamma
• Nie Nie Dialogues
  

Here are the rules for the award...
To accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link. Pass the award to approximately 15 other blogs that you have recently discovered and think are great! Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I have to be honest, I'm probably not going to contact Jen at Cake Wrecks to tell her I'm giving her this award... or the other bloggers who already have more than 200 followers and are in a whole other league. But I do LOVE these blogs and would award them if an award from me meant anything to them. I mean, it means something to me. And if you're on this list and you're reading this, I hope it means something to you. I LOVE reading your blogs!