If you ever need me....Kiss the Rain!

This Throwback Thursday song is Billie Meyers song Kiss The Rain. This song came out in 1997 when I was in middle school. I fell in love with it instantly and couldn't get enough of it. I remember wondering if it was a girl or boy singing the song. Then, I bought the album and realized that it was definitely a woman. The memory that is linked to this song is from when I was in 8th grade. Our choir teacher asked all of us to bring in our favorite song at the time and I was trying to pick a song no one else would have. I decided to present this song to all of my classmates because I knew no one else would have it. As I was waiting for my turn to present the teacher received a phone call and I was called out of the room. I was told to go to the orchestra room and when I got there my parents were waiting for me! As I walked in my orchestra teacher followed me in. He sat us all down and talked to my parents about the boy I was dating and how he didn't think it was a good idea! ARE YOU SERIOUS!! Did he just tell my parents about my boyfriend? Yes, he did and needless to say I was in BIG trouble when I got home. We had to break up....it was sad but....we ended up going to freshman homecoming together and my parents thought he was really nice! They didn't even know it was the same boy. So, just like thinking that Billie Meyers was a man because of her name and voice, you can't judge a book by its cover ;)

And....I didn't know there were two versions of this video! You learn something new everyday!

This is the version I remember watching as a kid.

Don't act like you didn't do it!

This Throwback Thursday song is none other than....The Macarena! The dance everyone did but now wishes they could forget. I can't explain to you why it was so popular but everyone and their mom knows how to do it....and if it came on at a wedding (with no videographer) you would probably do it.

The song came out the summer of 1996 and us Teen Camp campers danced the hell out of that dance. I really wish I had the footage of that cuz we were a mess! Enjoy the video....and don't fight the feeling to join in :)

Why I have been and always will be CAMOCRAZY!

So, I was looking at my pajama pants today and I thought "I will ALWAYS love camouflage!"

 But, then I thought....where did this mild ;) obsession come from? I thought and I thought and then this popped into my head.....

Ah right! My favorite movie did it! The Pest....it made me CAMOCRAZY...and in love with John Leguizamo :) If you know me you know if I can get it in camo I got it!



I guess my obsession started in 1997 when I was in middle school. I remember when the movie came out and my family talked about going to see it because we thought it reminded us of Shederick (my brother) cuz he was a pest. Ya, I know we were kind of mean but we thought it was endearing lol.



We didn't end up seeing it in the theaters but we rented one night when I was having a sleepover. We watched it and that was all she wrote! I learned every line and every song...especially Voodoo Mamabo. If you have never heard it here you go!



In high school when anyone would buy be anything it would always be camo. All my friends also knew if there was anything with John Leguizamo they would let me know. We even read a short story in my 9 grade english class called "The Most Dangerous Game" which the movie was based off of and I showed this movie to my teacher Ms. Mowery and she thought I was a mess! I loved The Pest! My obsession isn't as bad as it used to be but even though I live in NV now people still know I love camo....they even buy it for my baby!

So, if you haven't seen the movie that changed my life lol, you GOTTA GOTTA GOTTA see The Pest!



I like how there was no irony in the song Ironic....

So, I was driving in my car yesterday and heard Alanis Morrisette's new song Guardian. It was so good and it made me remember how much I LOVED HER!! I was too young to really relate to anything she was singing about but I just admired how awesome she was. I knew every word to every song on my Jagged Little Pill cassette :)

My Favorite song off that album had to be Ironic. I remember it coming out when I was in 5th grade. I lived in Ann Arbor, MI and I went to Pattengil elementary and I had Mr. Hatt as my teacher. We had just moved to Michigan from Pennsylvania and I was not happy about the change. I was on my third elementary school and I just wanted the year to be over. It was pretty cool though because we lived in the Residence Inn hotel because my dad had gotten transfered. We got to eat out everyday and the place was amazing. But...getting back to the song....I remember I couldn't go to sleep without hearing the song on the radio. I would stay up and have my ear right on the speaker of my alarm clock constantly changing the channel trying to hear that song. I was so happy when my parents finally bought me the cassette and I could play the song over and over. As you can see I still have my cassette and I will NEVER let it go!