“Queen Mariah”

I told Sean the other day when they put up the Christmas tree and he commented something about time for, “Queen Mariah!” that that Christmas song has ALWAYS been a banger! I was 12 years old when it came out!

I told him that was back when she was married to that record company executive. He was floored that she was married BEFORE Nick Cannon. That Christmas song always reminds me of driving to my grandparents house in the green station wagon. We would have birthday cake because my grandma’s birthday is on Christmas Eve.

I have loved that song since it came out, but I get to see it in Love Actually tomorrow!:

The Thing Called Love

I have been thinking about this movie for a really long time, but I do not own it so I will need to see if it is available One of my streaming platforms!:

I really started thinking about this movie when I saw this video of Taylor Swift, a lot of her videos are showing up in my YouTube feed and every now and then I HAVE to see what they’re about:

This one totally made me think about The Thing Called Love, and I really should watch it soon…

A Merry Scottish Christmas

The Hallmark channel is on my TV whenever I turn it on. My Mom washed my hair today and we watched this for about the second or third time and I think my Mom has yet to be awake for the entire movie:


it took me a minute to realize why Scott Wolf looks so familiar… Party of Five, hello?!

It took me seeing the end of the movie all three times to figure out what song was playing! I was reminded of my teaching days and working out at Barwis:

My 2 “Sacreds” Christmas Faves

Everyone who knows me, KNOWS my favorite Christmas song! My oldest nephew texted me this on Tuesday:


I read that and my heart smiled! I texted him back:


Sean was over here when Lil Dave texted me that and he told me that, “EVERYONE knows that that is your song!” I smiled because it’s pretty much true so I will put that here now:

In the past couple years, my Mom has mentioned songs that she likes because I am crazy for a Wham! I actually put this song on an Apple Music playlist, so my Mom would enjoy it as well, but I forgot that I put it on because she likes it so I have to put them here as well:

Sean and I were recently talking and he told me that he thinks this is his favorite song:


OF COURSE this is my song’s favorite Christmas song! He is such an old soul! Has been for his entire life! I did this one too!!!

A Classic Christmas

I got this email on October 13 and I am mediately, texted it to my cousinT, Shannon. We both agreed that we would not listen to it until after Thanksgiving, but in full disclosure – it’s close enough and I HAD TO listen! I thought that I would pick one favorite song but his voice is so smooth that I couldn’t choose one! So instead, I will just put the songs here and know that I will be listening to this album on loop for pretty much the entire Christmas season!:

My Second Christmas Commercial 2023

So, this is ‘recovery weekend,’ and I have no more doctors appointments scheduled for this year! I must say that I am quite exhausted, but I am happy that this year’s appointments were successfully scheduled and they have already the first quarter of 2024 scheduled

I watched a new Hallmark movie, it was set in Scotland, and I liked it. I saw my second Christmas commercial during it:

I have seen this commercial before this year, but I never paid attention to it. I think I paid attention because I am so Exhausted, so I just let myself be entertained. I thought that was a really cute commercial but of course it made me think of the original song:

I Pillaged to today like I do every Saturday:


I thought that things would be easier, or at least that I would know what to expect 22 years in. I thought that I would feel like I was driving in cruise control… I must tell you that it definitely does NOT feel that way, but Pillaging kind of feels that way and I think that’s helping me feel as best as I can…???