15 YEARS TOGETHER

Just spent a most lovely day with my sweetheart.  It was fabulous!  We had a lot of laughs and some serious thoughts reminiscing about our 15 years together.  I'm glad that God put me right in L's path, like a deer in the headlights, so that we would most definitely not miss meeting each other, the very first day of Freshman English.

You know, I have actually made long lists of all the reasons I love Lucas over the years, but they are kind of for him and not this blog, but just for fun, I am listing 15 songs that played a role in our relationship...according to me...because it is my blog...ha ha.

1.  To Make You Feel My Love by Garth Brooks...and who would have thunk it with L's strong aversion to country music as a whole.

2.  When We Dance by Sting...kind of became OUR SONG...which is funny because we don't slow dance anymore really...maybe it's a metaphysical kind of dancing now.  Maybe our witty repartee (which our sweet sheltered children call fighting) is how we dance.

3.  So I Married An Ax Murderer soundtrack.  Yep, I just totally cheated and made a bunch of songs into one number.    We watched this movie when dating and so Lucas made it a part of the activities we did on the day he proposed as well.  "Heed!  Pants!  Now!"

4.  In Love by Ben Folds (feat William Shatner)...I put it grudgingly, but it totally played a role.  Nuf said.

5.  I'm Blue by Eiffel 65...this song and a slough of others were just random songs we'd hear on the radio as we drove around.  Oh and remember Napster.  Yikes.

6.  A Praise Chorus by Jimmy Eat World...a reminder of all the fun road trips.

7.  Satellite by Dave Matthews Band...some magical nights at the Shakespeare festival and celebrating Lucas's seasons of music (he totally listens to specific albums/artists and certain times of year - quirky/cute)

8.  Enya.   Bwahahahaha.

9.  Beat It and Thriller by Michael Jackson

10.  Love at Home by John Hugh McNaughton.  It's a church hymn but you will probably hear us singing it 'round here at least once a week to remind some fighting kids to be nice.  

11.  A thing we shall call Lucas's drunk Elvis as it brings laughter to our house, although we could also add Lana Del Rey to that list "...video games..." [awkward slow twirl]

12.  Ho Hey by The Lumineers...it makes me think of Lucas as I belt it out every time.

And because I am such a good wife, I am letting Lucas have 3 whole songs as well.  :)

13.  Flux by Block Party.  This song has led to many dance parties where Lucas was the DJ and the kids just go crazy.  Little Lily called it the Emma song for some reason.

14.  The Lighthouse by Nickel Creek.  He is sooooo good, that husband of mine.  Totally blocked out this whole phase of our marriage/music listening experience.  I love Nickel Creek.  Must dig out old CDs stat.

15.  Coffee and TV by Blur, Gotye, Kimbra, Dashboard by Modest Mouse, Ok Go (anything by them), The Funeral by Band of Horses and Just Like Heaven (the total inspiration for my blog name) by The Cure

I must apologize because my husband is like a music man, not a swindler who pretends to be able to teach kids in small river towns how to play in a band, but a man who likes music and has an impeccable memory.  Thus when I asked for his input, he had a lot and it was all valid, so, um, yes, we will pretend that was FIFTEEN songs up there for our 15 years of marriage.  The ups, the downs, the highs, the lows, the raging hormones, the silly, the serious.  Happy anniversary to us and many more.  Thank goodness for marriages that can last forever!