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A Life Well Lived | Jim Whittaker & 50 Years of Everest from eric becker on Vimeo.

"it is in the wild places, in the damp clean air of an ancient forest...that i enter my own personal cathedral, that i know where i fit in the vastness of creation."

-jim whittaker

I completely and utterly agree mr. whittaker.

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More Potter for Ye

This gives me the chills. I can't wait to read these books to my children.

 

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!

The Civility Experiment

It doesn't cost one penny to be polite :)

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

On my birthday

This is why I will not be laying out anymore. Here's to 79 more years of life and love!

This is sick!

My friend Catherine showed me this video her brother made...I couldn't believe it. Here is the company's website. (They're from FL!)

I love this...but I'm still holding out for flying cars ;)

Kid History: Episode 1

Have you seen these? I watched all four episodes last night with my girlfriends and laughed until I cried.

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