i'm not saying i want the band to break up, but i really feel like ben g and jake should be making some blues music together. can we say side project?!!
the sound isn't great, you can hardly understand the lyrics, but really, that's not the point of the video. this 10 minute improv is the support for my above statement.
-meghan
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Saturday, July 24, 2010
i'm the next vg
after moving to alabama i realized how much i tried to be just like my friends all throughout high school, and it was very evident in my clothing choices. now, i'm not saying my friends couldn't dress, they could and they always looked good!! but i realized my style wasn't my own. after about a year in alabama i went through my clothes and realized i didn't really like any of them. i promptly chopped my hair off, pierced my nose (sorry mom, it was only for a few months!) and wore things that i hadn't before. if you had the (dis)pleasure of being my roommate at the time, you knew better than to ask for my advice when getting dressed. i can't count how many times hillary asked my opinion on something she was wearing and my response was "do you like it? that's all that matters. if you like it, wear it, who cares if nobody else likes it?" her response was "me, i care if i look okay or not. the answer i want is yes it looks good or no it doesn't."
i've since quit wearing just whatever because it's different and though sometimes i do refer back to "if i like it i'm going to wear it and i don't care what other people think," i also ask for advice. in our apartment we usually leave the words of fashion wisdom to tori, but i had a few today while we were helping hillary pick out some clothes for tonight :)
"you can wear your shirt as a skirt, your skirt as a shirt and you're set!"
-hill "he'll be wearing a t-shirt."
-me "a halter top is like a t-shirt for a girl. what? it is. so are tank tops."
i feel certain those quotes probably aren't as funny as we thought they were, but oh well, hope you enjoyed it anyway!!
-meghan
i've since quit wearing just whatever because it's different and though sometimes i do refer back to "if i like it i'm going to wear it and i don't care what other people think," i also ask for advice. in our apartment we usually leave the words of fashion wisdom to tori, but i had a few today while we were helping hillary pick out some clothes for tonight :)
"you can wear your shirt as a skirt, your skirt as a shirt and you're set!"
-hill "he'll be wearing a t-shirt."
-me "a halter top is like a t-shirt for a girl. what? it is. so are tank tops."
i feel certain those quotes probably aren't as funny as we thought they were, but oh well, hope you enjoyed it anyway!!
-meghan
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
funtastic family times in nashville
i had such a fun time when my family came to visit! they all left loving nashville, and lindsey even wants to come here for college. (what do you think, becky and jim?)
i was so excited about their arrival that i woke up at about 5 thursday morning, which was about when they got ready to head this way. they kept themselves entertained in the car by introducing my aunt carol to the wonderful world of twilight. they watched the first two movies in the car on the way here and arrived early in the afternoon. after taking a brief tour of hotel preston we headed off to see eclipse!
after the movie we went to have dinner at loveless cafe, which is famous for their biscuits and fried chicken. i always want to try new things there, but i also have my favorites that i can't miss out on. a couple of things that i tried were the meatloaf and the hashbrown casserole, and both were very tasty!! we had so many leftovers that i'm pretty sure i can get 3 meals out of my take out box!
this may have happened friday, but i think it was thursday that we watched funny videos and becky and carol were introduced to tracy. carol has a great, loud laugh and she didn't hold back - she had to watch it again to catch everything.
friday morning we toured the ryman, which is something i've wanted to do since i moved here. i LOVED it!! lindsey and i had fun singing to everybody!!
they had posters up from past concerts, and it was really cool to see all of the performers that have played there.
after that we went souvenir shopping on lower broad, a must for anybody visiting nashville!!
for lunch friday we went to fido and all loved it!! i got the eggplant tower and definitely plan to go back soon. after lunch i took them to the parthenon so they could see the beautiful park and amazing statue of athena. the park is one of my favorite places in nashville, and i hated that it was raining while we were there.
for those who haven't seen athena in real life, this pic with a person standing in front of the statue is to show how gianormous it is.
after that we went to the mall at green hills to do some shopping, but we all left empty handed and counted it as our exercise for the trip.
saturday morning we woke up and went to have breakfast at one of my favorite spots, pancake pantry. we got there at about 7:30ish and didn't have to wait in line very long, definitely a plus! they got to experience the deliciousness that is sweet potato pancakes!!
after that we went shopping at the galleria in franklin and had much more success than the day before. there were a lot of great sales going on and we definitely took advantage! thanks mom for getting me some new shoes, jeans and cute shirts!!
for dinner saturday night we turned to my book where the locals eat since all we had left on our restaurant list were coffehouses. someone mentioned mexican, which is something i stay away from when i'm not in texas. we found somewhere that claimed to be tex-mex and decided to give it try. it didn't disappoint!! they even brought us some butter for our tortillas and hot sauce. becky and carol got some ah-mazing nachos that i'll be getting next time!!
sunday came too soon, and they packed up and left for texas verrrry early in the morning.
mom, becky, carol and lindsey, thank yall SO much for coming all the way to tennessee to see me! i'm glad yall got to see nashville and fall in love with it like i did! i miss yall already!!
-meghan
i was so excited about their arrival that i woke up at about 5 thursday morning, which was about when they got ready to head this way. they kept themselves entertained in the car by introducing my aunt carol to the wonderful world of twilight. they watched the first two movies in the car on the way here and arrived early in the afternoon. after taking a brief tour of hotel preston we headed off to see eclipse!
after the movie we went to have dinner at loveless cafe, which is famous for their biscuits and fried chicken. i always want to try new things there, but i also have my favorites that i can't miss out on. a couple of things that i tried were the meatloaf and the hashbrown casserole, and both were very tasty!! we had so many leftovers that i'm pretty sure i can get 3 meals out of my take out box!
this may have happened friday, but i think it was thursday that we watched funny videos and becky and carol were introduced to tracy. carol has a great, loud laugh and she didn't hold back - she had to watch it again to catch everything.
friday morning we toured the ryman, which is something i've wanted to do since i moved here. i LOVED it!! lindsey and i had fun singing to everybody!!
they had posters up from past concerts, and it was really cool to see all of the performers that have played there.
after that we went souvenir shopping on lower broad, a must for anybody visiting nashville!!
for lunch friday we went to fido and all loved it!! i got the eggplant tower and definitely plan to go back soon. after lunch i took them to the parthenon so they could see the beautiful park and amazing statue of athena. the park is one of my favorite places in nashville, and i hated that it was raining while we were there.
for those who haven't seen athena in real life, this pic with a person standing in front of the statue is to show how gianormous it is.
after that we went to the mall at green hills to do some shopping, but we all left empty handed and counted it as our exercise for the trip.
saturday morning we woke up and went to have breakfast at one of my favorite spots, pancake pantry. we got there at about 7:30ish and didn't have to wait in line very long, definitely a plus! they got to experience the deliciousness that is sweet potato pancakes!!
after that we went shopping at the galleria in franklin and had much more success than the day before. there were a lot of great sales going on and we definitely took advantage! thanks mom for getting me some new shoes, jeans and cute shirts!!
for dinner saturday night we turned to my book where the locals eat since all we had left on our restaurant list were coffehouses. someone mentioned mexican, which is something i stay away from when i'm not in texas. we found somewhere that claimed to be tex-mex and decided to give it try. it didn't disappoint!! they even brought us some butter for our tortillas and hot sauce. becky and carol got some ah-mazing nachos that i'll be getting next time!!
sunday came too soon, and they packed up and left for texas verrrry early in the morning.
mom, becky, carol and lindsey, thank yall SO much for coming all the way to tennessee to see me! i'm glad yall got to see nashville and fall in love with it like i did! i miss yall already!!
-meghan
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
meghan poppins
no more job searching for me! i've been browsing craigs list since i moved to nash for daycares and families that were hiring. i came across an ad the other night when i just happened to notice "ETC" at the bottom of the jobs section. there was a brand new posting for a family that was looking for a nanny and they sounded just wonderful. is it too cheesy if i copy and paste their ad here? i don't think so either. this is why i immediately jumped on it:
We are a family of 4 in need of a experienced, fun, loving, and intuitive nanny for our 2 kids (equally fun and loving!) while my husband and I work (full time).
Our daughter is 3.5 years, vibrant, energetic, smart, and loves all imaginative play from cooking to flying airplanes.
Our son is 9mos, sweet, an "easy" baby, and enjoys exploring, crawling, and getting into everything.
We are most interested in someone who:
- has some experience babysitting/nannying
- has strong Christian morals and values
- is vibrant, energetic, and will interact with our kids on their level
- is creative and intuitive
- is available Monday - Friday (aprox. 7:30am - 5:30pm)
- is willing to watch our children at our home
they sound great, don't they!! i sent my resume and references and was very excited when i had an email from them the next day. since i have already done this a couple of times with other families and not heard anything back, i didn't really get my hopes up. in the email they asked me a few questions they wanted answered before interviewing in person. again, i tried to not get too excited since i wasn't guaranteed an interview yet. when they called me to meet in person, i couldn't help but to start wanting it pretty bad.
the only setback i had was that they live right outside of nashville, so it's about a 20-25 minute drive. selfishly, i thought of the money i would be spending on gas. i was quickly convicted about wanting to try and hang on to my money, and realized that spending the money on gas to drive to this family every day to serve them and care for their little ones would be much more glorifying to God than saving it or spending it on crap that doesn't matter. the pay has nothing to do with why i want this job anyways, and it will provide more than enough for necessities. (this conviction was largely in thanks to joy beth having the same conviction about her car being broken into a few days ago.)
i'm so thankful that i was convicted about this and my heart was in the right place before i met them, but it made me want the job even more. driving to their house was spent praying that i would cling to the sovereignty of God whether they hired me or not.
if i didn't really want it before meeting them, i certainly did afterwards. they told me they would call later after they finished all of their interviews. i told hillary that if they hired me i might have tears of happiness! (i didn't, but i think it's only because i don't cry very much.) i usually leave my phone lying around the apartment, but last night it was glued to my hand. the first time it rang after i got home i gasped and hillary and i both became a little more alert. however, i looked to see who it was and go "oh hillary, it's your mom." (sorry vicki, i was happy to hear from you!) the whole winter clan (with the exception of hill, obviously) is at the lake right now, so we ended up skyping with them so we could see everybody. while we were talking to vicki and tori my phone rang again, but this time it was who i had been waiting for! i yelled "it's them!" and jumped up to answer it - as i was saying hello hillary was still excitedly going "it's them" in the background. trying to control my hope and excitement at this point was nonexistent, so i was very happy when they offered me the job!
please join me in praying for this time of transition for me and the family. they've just moved to TN and are still getting settled.
this is a great week - fireworks, a job and my mom, aunts and cousin will be here tomorrow!! i have lots of stuff planned and have even made lists of places to go, complete with addresses and hours of operation, and i think the fun is going to begin with dinner at loveless cafe tomorrow night!!
-meghan
We are a family of 4 in need of a experienced, fun, loving, and intuitive nanny for our 2 kids (equally fun and loving!) while my husband and I work (full time).
Our daughter is 3.5 years, vibrant, energetic, smart, and loves all imaginative play from cooking to flying airplanes.
Our son is 9mos, sweet, an "easy" baby, and enjoys exploring, crawling, and getting into everything.
We are most interested in someone who:
- has some experience babysitting/nannying
- has strong Christian morals and values
- is vibrant, energetic, and will interact with our kids on their level
- is creative and intuitive
- is available Monday - Friday (aprox. 7:30am - 5:30pm)
- is willing to watch our children at our home
they sound great, don't they!! i sent my resume and references and was very excited when i had an email from them the next day. since i have already done this a couple of times with other families and not heard anything back, i didn't really get my hopes up. in the email they asked me a few questions they wanted answered before interviewing in person. again, i tried to not get too excited since i wasn't guaranteed an interview yet. when they called me to meet in person, i couldn't help but to start wanting it pretty bad.
the only setback i had was that they live right outside of nashville, so it's about a 20-25 minute drive. selfishly, i thought of the money i would be spending on gas. i was quickly convicted about wanting to try and hang on to my money, and realized that spending the money on gas to drive to this family every day to serve them and care for their little ones would be much more glorifying to God than saving it or spending it on crap that doesn't matter. the pay has nothing to do with why i want this job anyways, and it will provide more than enough for necessities. (this conviction was largely in thanks to joy beth having the same conviction about her car being broken into a few days ago.)
i'm so thankful that i was convicted about this and my heart was in the right place before i met them, but it made me want the job even more. driving to their house was spent praying that i would cling to the sovereignty of God whether they hired me or not.
if i didn't really want it before meeting them, i certainly did afterwards. they told me they would call later after they finished all of their interviews. i told hillary that if they hired me i might have tears of happiness! (i didn't, but i think it's only because i don't cry very much.) i usually leave my phone lying around the apartment, but last night it was glued to my hand. the first time it rang after i got home i gasped and hillary and i both became a little more alert. however, i looked to see who it was and go "oh hillary, it's your mom." (sorry vicki, i was happy to hear from you!) the whole winter clan (with the exception of hill, obviously) is at the lake right now, so we ended up skyping with them so we could see everybody. while we were talking to vicki and tori my phone rang again, but this time it was who i had been waiting for! i yelled "it's them!" and jumped up to answer it - as i was saying hello hillary was still excitedly going "it's them" in the background. trying to control my hope and excitement at this point was nonexistent, so i was very happy when they offered me the job!
please join me in praying for this time of transition for me and the family. they've just moved to TN and are still getting settled.
this is a great week - fireworks, a job and my mom, aunts and cousin will be here tomorrow!! i have lots of stuff planned and have even made lists of places to go, complete with addresses and hours of operation, and i think the fun is going to begin with dinner at loveless cafe tomorrow night!!
-meghan
Monday, July 5, 2010
happy birthday week to me/ happy 4th to america
last night was fun! one of my favorites so far, which is hard to say because tori left yesterday morning to go to the lake. if she didn't get to spend hours in the car beside sterling and then end up at the lake, i might actually feel bad about having fun without her. and also, i feel certain that i'll have several new favorite nights to rival this one very soon. my family is coming this week, hillary and tori's is coming next week, joy beth is coming at the end of july and melinda is coming at the beginning of august. it is going to be some fun times in nashville!!
how great is it that the fourth fell on a sunday this year? that leaves room for everybody to party it up all weekend, and nashville took advantage! (or as i said to hillary, in keeping with our culture our country celebrates our independence day by wasting millions of dollars, and i intend to participate in it) starting friday there was free music and fireworks downtown and the whole shinding was closed last night with the big daddy firework show backed with music by the nashville symphony. how fun is that??!! amazing fireworks AND a flippin symphony playing along with them is definitely one of the coolest things i've ever seen.
where we watched it from was also pretty great. while the event was free, we knew it would be expensive to park and the foot traffic would rival that of rush hour traffic on weekdays. we took our exit off of the interstate and were sitting on it when a truck in front of us suddenly pulled over into the median between I-40 and the ramp. then the car after him did the same. and then the one right in front of us did the same. we made the quick decision of deciding that pulling off was a great idea - no parking fees and we didn't have to leave our car! within 10 minutes there about 30 cars set up right there! since we weren't right in the action we wouldn't have been able to hear the symphony if it weren't for the wonderful radio!!! i am not a fan of radio, slightly hate it even, but i was loving the fact that we got to hear the symphony accompany the spectacular show! they started out playing music from star wars and ended with a medley of patriotic songs.
getting home was a breeze - we just pulled on through the grass onto the interstate, pulled off on the next exit and set the gps to avoid highways for a few minutes. hillary and i came home and started watching harry potter and playing on our computers. (i got a list of daycares that are hiring and emailed someone that needs a nanny. feel free to pray about this for me.) at about 1:30 hillary decides she wants to do pilates. she's crazy, right? the even crazier part of this story is that i said "i'll pilate with you!!"
and pilate we did. considering we're not exercising fools like our dear friends joy beth and lauryn, i think we did pretty good. with shampoo bottles for weights and old school britney spears to listen to, we did almost the whole program. then we started getting slightly tired of it and decided hip hop abs would be the best way to end our spontaneous workout session. this part was very fun, but at this point we were too tired to do much of it.
i wasn't feeling my best and slept most of yesterday (when the upstairs neighbor kid wasn't bouncing his dadgum ball LOUDLY) so here it is 5 in the morning and i'm wide awake. hopefully today will be as rockin as yesterday - i have big plans of getting coffee, dressing up slightly nice, driving to kinko's to print out copies of my resume and references and then driving to daycares that are currently hiring. and i feel certain at one point or another there will be some hip hopping and/or down-dogging.
i am so very excited about my mom, aunt carol, aunt becky and lindsey getting here this week! i've made a few plans for us that include touring the ryman, where there is a new "johnny and june" exhibit!
-meghan
how great is it that the fourth fell on a sunday this year? that leaves room for everybody to party it up all weekend, and nashville took advantage! (or as i said to hillary, in keeping with our culture our country celebrates our independence day by wasting millions of dollars, and i intend to participate in it) starting friday there was free music and fireworks downtown and the whole shinding was closed last night with the big daddy firework show backed with music by the nashville symphony. how fun is that??!! amazing fireworks AND a flippin symphony playing along with them is definitely one of the coolest things i've ever seen.
where we watched it from was also pretty great. while the event was free, we knew it would be expensive to park and the foot traffic would rival that of rush hour traffic on weekdays. we took our exit off of the interstate and were sitting on it when a truck in front of us suddenly pulled over into the median between I-40 and the ramp. then the car after him did the same. and then the one right in front of us did the same. we made the quick decision of deciding that pulling off was a great idea - no parking fees and we didn't have to leave our car! within 10 minutes there about 30 cars set up right there! since we weren't right in the action we wouldn't have been able to hear the symphony if it weren't for the wonderful radio!!! i am not a fan of radio, slightly hate it even, but i was loving the fact that we got to hear the symphony accompany the spectacular show! they started out playing music from star wars and ended with a medley of patriotic songs.
getting home was a breeze - we just pulled on through the grass onto the interstate, pulled off on the next exit and set the gps to avoid highways for a few minutes. hillary and i came home and started watching harry potter and playing on our computers. (i got a list of daycares that are hiring and emailed someone that needs a nanny. feel free to pray about this for me.) at about 1:30 hillary decides she wants to do pilates. she's crazy, right? the even crazier part of this story is that i said "i'll pilate with you!!"
and pilate we did. considering we're not exercising fools like our dear friends joy beth and lauryn, i think we did pretty good. with shampoo bottles for weights and old school britney spears to listen to, we did almost the whole program. then we started getting slightly tired of it and decided hip hop abs would be the best way to end our spontaneous workout session. this part was very fun, but at this point we were too tired to do much of it.
i wasn't feeling my best and slept most of yesterday (when the upstairs neighbor kid wasn't bouncing his dadgum ball LOUDLY) so here it is 5 in the morning and i'm wide awake. hopefully today will be as rockin as yesterday - i have big plans of getting coffee, dressing up slightly nice, driving to kinko's to print out copies of my resume and references and then driving to daycares that are currently hiring. and i feel certain at one point or another there will be some hip hopping and/or down-dogging.
i am so very excited about my mom, aunt carol, aunt becky and lindsey getting here this week! i've made a few plans for us that include touring the ryman, where there is a new "johnny and june" exhibit!
-meghan
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