How great thou art!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander,
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees, 
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze, 
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee, 
How great thou art! How great thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee, 
How great thou art! How great thou art!

How Great Thou Art verse 2
LDS Hymnbook #86


Photo taken last October on the Squaw Peak trail

Bits of Happiness

Source: kellymccaleb.tumblr.com via Sheena on Pinterest

What I am thankful for this week:

1. Dashboard Confessional. My favorite band in high school whom I forgot about for a few years.
2. 44 days until my family gets here!
3. Warm socks and shoes.
4.  My first ever trick or treaters on Monday!

The Band Perry

Songs like "Pretty Good at Drinking Beer" by Billy Currington made me stop listening to country, but The Band Perry brought me back. Enjoy!

Friday Night Date

Source: rooftopconcertseries.com via Lacey on Pinterest

This time, we are arriving early. With a blanket. And snacks.

Music Week: Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

When I first heard this song, I thought "they made this about us!" Whoever it's about, it's a beautiful love song. We played it at our wedding. I thought it was a good song to end my music week with. (The video is just a bunch of hippies running around so you can switch to another tab, but keep the volume up :)

Music Week: Lady Antebellum

I couldn't do a week of my favorite music without a little country. What can I say? It's in my roots. Here is Lady Antebellum's American Honey.

Music Week: Adele

Adele has been on the radio a lot lately, but this is the first song I heard from her a couple years ago. This was originally a Bob Dylan song and I've loved it ever since I heard Garth Brooks sing it when I was growing up. But perhaps Adele has mastered this classic. I especially like this live version with her and the famous British pianist, Jools Holland.

Music Week: Simon and Garfunkel

This song gives me the chills.

Simon & Garfunkel: Sound of Silence

Music Week: Feist

I haven't done much with music here, so I think it's about time. Despite my lack of musical ability, music means a great deal to me. I feel like I have a wide range of musical taste and I plan to demonstrate that this week with a daily post of a favorite song.

This one really defines our life right now. Loving where we are, but dreaming of a real house full of babies :).

Helping the kids out of their coats
But wait the babies haven't been born oh
Unpacking the bags and setting up
And planting lilacs and buttercups oh

But in the meantime we've got it hard
Second floor living without a yard
It may be years until the day
My dreams will match up with my pay

Old dirt road,
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
knee deep snow
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
Watching the fire as we grow
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
o-o-o-o-old

I got a man to stick it out
And make a home from a rented house oh
And we'll collect the moments one by one
I guess that's how the future's done oh

How many acres, how much light
Tucked in the woods and out of sight
Talk to the neighbours and tip my cap
On a little road barely on the map

Old dirt road,
mushaboom, mushaboom)
knee deep snow
mushaboom, mushaboom)
Watching the fire as we grow,
mushaboom, mushaboom)
o-o-o-o-old
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
Old dirt road rambling rose
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
Watching the fire as we grow
(mushaboom, mushaboom)
Well I'm sold

Jon Schimdt Concert

Over here is where you can purchase your tickets! And if you are a student, your ticket is $10! All ticket proceeds go directly to perpetual micro-loan funds for people in South America!

The Fictionist

Just found a new band based out of Provo that I love...The Fictionist...

No big deal that they are one of 16 bands in the running to be on the cover of

ROLLING STONE!

Check them out here...and vote! :)

The winner will also play Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, play at the (downright huge) Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee, and receive a recording contract with Atlantic Records.

Christina Perri sings Daydream (much better than jar of hearts)

Favorite of the Week

My new favorite music of the week is Gregorian Chant. Yes, I know I am a nerd...But it really is beautiful. My roommate Kennedy likes it, at least compared to my usual Ben Folds Five. It is perfect background music for studying, especially scripture study. There is such a spiritual and other-worldly quality to it. Oh just give it a chance! Try a new station on Pandora!

From Me to You

I'm usually not one for pointless surveys, but I found this one particularly clever. You choose one music artist and answer each question with a title of a song. I choose the timeless Beatles.

Pick your Artist:
The Beatles

Are you a male or female?
Another Girl

Describe yourself:
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

How do you feel:
We Can Work It Out

Describe where you currently live:
Here, There and Everywhere

If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
Strawberry Fields Forever

Your favorite form of transportation:
Drive My Car

Your best friend is:
Her Majesty

You and your best friends are:
Back in the USSR

What's the weather like:
Here Comes the Sun

Favorite time of day:
Golden Slumbers

If your life was a TV show, it would be called:
Helter Skelter

What is life to you:
Getting Better

Your last relationship:
I’m Happy Just to Dance with You

Your fear:
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer

What is the best advice you have to give:
Let It Be

Thought for the Day:
Come Together

Future Career:Paperback Writer

How I would like to die:
I’m Only Sleeping

My soul's present condition:
Fixing a Hole

Most Faithful Companion:
The Word

My motto:
All You Need is Love