you GUYS.
this is so major. listen up.
bestie jen is softening.
there's one little chink in her armor... the armor of "my music taste is superior to yours" {but really, it's the rest of us rolling our eyes and shaking our head when she bears testimony of
the scorps or
tesla.}
last night, we finally pinned it down: we only disagree on three things.
1. our taste in music
2. our taste in men
3. our preference of wasabi flavored things. {she's pro, i'm con}
but we've got too much invested in this friendship to let these things come between, so we rise above and work it out.
so today, i'm proud {like, pridefully proud} to announce jen's music swap.
visit her
blog, comment with your favorite song, she'll compile all of the submissions into one sweet mix tape and send it back out to everyone involved.
{kind of like the recipe swap.... the ONE THAT'S STILL AT THE PRINTER!}
that means if your favorite song is "because you loved me" by celine dion, she has to add it.
if it's something crappy by mumford and sons, she has to add it.
if it's something great, like
this song, she has to add it.
{and she'll secretly enjoy it!}
my head is spinning with all the possibilities.
i just don't know what i'll submit.
NOW.
here's a funny story:
when jen was one year sober {because by now, we all know she is a recovering addict, right? we met after she was directed to "go to church and make friends with girls" in order to stay clean... and we're besties happily ever after.}, we celebrated. we, her friends, did some research on what to do the celebrate a sobriety anniversary and learned it was actually a pretty big deal.... like a birthday.
so we planned. bought presents. did sentimental things telling her how proud we were of her hard work to be clean, sober, and in our lives. stuff like that.
jen, are you crying?
one of our friends suggested we make her a mix tape -
the sobriety variety, we called it. we all submitted two songs. in my naivete, i chose "details in the fabric" by jason mraz and "keep breathing" by ingrid michaelson. because, in my wildest dreams, i had NO IDEA there would be a girl out there who gagged at "grey's anatomy music". and somehow, in the 5 months that had passed between our first meeting and her sobriety anniversary, music never came up. anthropologie came up, ed parker came up 156765456765 times.... but not music.
but i
poured over those songs.... they seemed very sober-ready. very "be strong, you can do it."
and then i learned that she hates this music and i laughed. we still laugh.
and 4 years later, i'm waiting for her to appreciate - tolerate even - my kind of music.
i think 2012 is our year. even just a little.
details in the fabric
Hold your own
Know your name
And go your own way
And everything will be fine
Hang on
Help is on the way
And stay strong
I'm doing everything
...
keep breathing
{seriously, click this link. i'm laaaaughing.}
But all that I know is I'm breathing
All I can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing now
moral of the story: tell jen what your favorite song is.
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