Lyrics to "Everybody is free to wear sunscreen"

by Baz Luhrman

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97,

Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term
benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis or
reliable then my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice....now.

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, nevermind, you won't understand the power and
beauty of your youth until they've faded, but trust me in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of
yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are not as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra
equation by chewing bubblegum.

The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind: the kind that blindsides
you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts; don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is
long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.

Remember compliments you receive; forget the insults. (if you succeed in doing this, tell me how).

Keep your old love letters; throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people
I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year
olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of Calcium. Be kind to your knees -- you'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll
divorce at 40; maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.

Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half
chance, so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body: use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it; it's the
greatest instrument you'll ever own.

Dance...even if you have no where to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions (even if you don't follow them).

Do not read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly.

Get to know your parents; you never know when they'll be gone for good.

Be nice to your siblings: they're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in
the future.

Understand that friends come and go, but what a precious few should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps
and geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you
were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard.

Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths: prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old; and when you
do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children
respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse,
but you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you are 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia;
dispensing it is a way of wishing the past from the disposal--wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and
recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me, I'm the sunscreen.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts; don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.

All We Ever Do

Just when I had you off my head
Your voice comes thrashing wildly through my quiet bed
You say you wanna try again
But I've tried everything but giving in
Why you wanna break my heart again
Why am I gonna let you try
When all we ever do is say goodbye
All we ever do is say goodbye

I bought a ticket on a plane
And by the time it landed you had gone again
I love you more than songs can say
But I can't keep running after yesterday

Christmas Break

Came just in time this year. I have never felt so unmotivated to do school as I did these last two weeks. I am SO glad I can just be done for a month and enjoy spending time with my wonderful family. This year the ENTIRE family is gathering at my grandparents house in Albuquerque, NM. I am beyond excited. It will be the first time in a long time that we have all really gotten together. It is going to be extremely chaotic but I am going to love it. I love being around family.

10 Things

10 Things That Make Me Happy:
1. Nashville
2. scarves, gloves and floppy hats
3. Christmas
4. Nights spent with my friends
5. Skype
6. Getting new Netflix movies in the mail
7. The feel of the piano keys beneath my fingers
8. When my favorite song comes on my Pandora station
9. Getting a special text message
10. The end of the semester!

10 Things that Terrify Me:
1. Graduation
2. Job Hunting
3. Wasps
4. Scary movies that actually happened.
5. Sleep Walkers
6. Leaving my friends
7. My Spanish final ;)
8. Settling
9. Losing You
10. Missing out

My niece is funny

Man I love this little girl. She always makes me laugh

10 Artists to Check out #2

1. Matthew Perryman Jones
2. Serena Ryder
3. Eisley
4. Jon McLaughlin
5. Josh Kelley
6. Kacie Williams
7. Trent Dabbs
8. Matt Hires
9. Lex Land
10. Katie Herzig

53 Days

New Moon, Old Friends

This weekend our best friends, Kristin and Darby came to visit us! We went to see New Moon( and acted like 15 year old girls, it was borderline pathetic. But, we loved it!) It was so needed and absolutely wonderful. I miss these girls so much. It's so nice to just be able to "just be" with your friends. You don't have to worry about impressing, or what they will think of you, or if you say or do something extremely stupid. It doesn't matter. They love you. No matter what. I am so thankful for these girls and the role they have played in my life. Here are some pics from the weekend.

Technology Diet

So I took a step to help me be less stressed. I spend WAY too much time on Facebook and watching tv. Today, I deactivated my Facebook account for a little while. I don't know how long, but at least till Christmas break, I think, I may let myself get on it once or twice over Thanksgiving break. I am also only letting myself watch 3 things during my week: So You Think You Can Dance on Tuesdays, Greys Anatomy with the girls on Thursday, and NCIS(2 episodes). I am going to REALLY try to be disciplined with this. I have let silly things take up my time then I feel stressed or guilty about the things I haven't gotten done yet. Well, no more! (like my little motivational speech I am giving myself right now?) So your help and accountability would be much appreciated :)

Life, here I come.

Over. Whelmed.

Does this overwhelmed feeling ever go away?

It's been here for months.

I'm kinda over it.

I NEED it to go away.

It's ridiculous when you know that even your Thanksgiving break is going to be stressful and full of tasks.

Slow down life.

Please

Poison and Wine

Remember the band The Civil Wars
that I mentioned in my top ten
artists post?
Well this is a beautiful
song by them.
I absolutely love it.
enjoy

Forget Me Not

Sometimes

I'm afraid

You'll forget me

Please don't forget me

This. Is. Just. Perfect.

tap, tap, tap

Waiting.....................

It's the hardest part

Musical Reminders

We sang these two songs at the Gathering on Sunday. They both hit me pretty hard. Both beautiful pictures that just reminded me how wonderful God's love is

J Alvin Halloween Show

Every year we do a big Halloween Costume Concert.

Everyone dresses up and comes to listen to some good music.

We have a costume contest and decorate J Alvin like crazy.

Me and Kel and Abby

The winners of the costume contest

10 Artists To Check Out

I am going to start doing this every now and then. I'll post artists that I love at the moment or think you should check out. So here are my first Top 10:

1. Tyrone Wells

2. Andrew Belle

3. Madi Diaz

4. Andy Davis

5. Rob Blackledge

6. Needtobreathe

7. Ben Rector

8. Owl City

9. The Civil Wars

10. Meiko

Enjoy!

Go Forth

I LOVE these two Levis commercials.

I think they are brilliant,

I can't really put my finger on exactly what it is about them that I love

but I love it a lot.

You Set Off Avalanches In My Heart

Last weekend we went to Dallas to see Tyrone Wells.

We also went to the World Fest. It was so much fun.

Tons of good food and time with family.

Here are some pics from the weekend

BOo

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Happy Halloween!!

I love this holiday!

I love the costumes, the pumpkins,

the little kids everywhere all dressed up, everything.

Hope you have a wonderful spook filled day!

Chaos

Lately my life seems out of control. Like I am constantly having to play catch up.

I can't seem to get a handle on anything.

I am constantly having to do things at the last minute,

always feeling behind and always regretting not doing the things I love.

Feeling friendships slipping away

not having time to spend with the people I want to the most

I hate it.

How do I get it back?

Quote from Savvy and SImple

Hide and Seek

Maybe if I mask it, hide it, ignore it

Close my eyes for long enough

Repeat it to myself over and over

block it out

run

hide

It will go away,

disappear,

cease to be real

This morning I fell in love with this.

We Are The Outsiders

We saw Needtobreathe Friday night in Tulsa. They were wonderful. These are some of my favorite lyrics by them...

1.'Cause I don't want to stay, I don't want to fall

I don't want to have to see you leave me

I don't want to take, I don't want to lose it all

Maybe I'm a fake, maybe your a lie

Maybe our last chance died with last night

'Cause I don't want to stay, I don't want to fall in love with you again

2. Let the songs I sing bring joy to you.
Let the words I say confess my love.
Let the notes I choose be your favorite tune.
Father let my heart be after you."

3. In your ocean I'm ankle deep

I feel the waves crashing on my feet

It's like I know where I need to be, but

I can't figure out, I can't figure out

Just how much air I will need to breathe

When your wave crashes over me

There's only one way to figure out

But will you let me drown

Will you let me drown

Hey now, this is my desire

Consume me like a fire

'Cause I just want

Something beautiful to touch me

I know that I'm in reach

'Cause I am down on my knees

And waiting for

Something beautiful

4. Why don't we dance anymore

I'm not okay with that

Why don't we laugh anymore

I'm not okay with that

5.I’m finally broken, falling too far

Burned up in pieces from chasing your stars

With twilight approaching all that I’ve seen

I could never get over what you’ve done to me

quote from Design Crush

Agape

I got this post from my dear friend Grace's blog. Read it here

This post hit me pretty hard. All of these points are great but numbers 1., 2., 3. and 10. bring that little twinge when I read them.

These are the things we learned from C.S. Lewis about the fourth love, agape love.

1. The secondary things in life will always be vying to be the first things, they will continually let us down and continually work to attract us.

2. Do not love God just because He is safe to love.

3. Contrary to popular thought, loving God does not keep us from sorrow, sometimes there's heartbreak involved.

4. Agape love has nothing to do with our feelings towards him, he loved us first.

5. Agape love is utterly disassociated with need.

6. God gives us agape love and gives us the ability to love with agape love.

7. Agape love is different in that we don't hunger for it, we hunger for the natural loves, but we do not hunger for agape love.

8. We want to be desired, to be delighted in, we want to fulfill and satisfy the needs of someone else - but when love has nothing to do with us and isn't dependent on our worth at all, we don't want it as much.

9. "Need men less, love men more."

10. "To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable."

I Promise You Kid That I'll Give So Much More Than I Get

Michael, how do you always do it?

This video puts a smile on my face every time.

I love the idea of this song..

And it's just so dang fun

Where The Wild Things Are

I could NOT be more excited for this movie!! 5 more days...it's going to be one of those magical movie experiences....

Pumpkin Envy

These are absolutely incredible. Oh how I wish I could make these happen for my halloween.. Guess I'll just have to look at this picture over and over instead.

Harry Pottered

I have now officially joined the Harry Potter Community. Until about 3 weeks ago I had never seen any of the Harry Potter movies. Honestly I thought they were stupid and I didn't even want to give them a chance, I was too skeptical. One day I had the strange urge to both read the books and watch the movies.

My friends Haley and Joey(both Harry Potter fanatics) gladly lended me all the movies, they were so excited I was going to watch them! So I gave in and popped the first one in. Surprisingly, I liked it. i wanted to know what happened next, so I put the next one in (yes they are each over 2 hours). I got sucked in.
So last night I finally finished them off, luckily a theater in Fayetteville was still playing Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince!! So the gang went out and saw it. I love going to the movies, especially when the movie your going to see is almost empty, because I love escaping into this other world, getting sucked into the screen.

I loved this last movie. It was wonderful and now I can't wait for the next two, i'm gunna have to wait awhile. I have grown to love Harry, Ron,Hermione, all of the characters. I'm a little embarrassed at how much of a nerd I sound like right now but I am now an unashamed Harry Potter fan.

So Harry,
Thanks for welcoming me so late, I've enjoyed our time together.

I love October

Pancakes are my new favorite

This weekend I visited Nashville.
It was perfect.
We went to all my favorite spots and even tried a few new ones
I finally tried The Pancake Pantry (a terribly delicious famous pancake house).
I got Sweet Potato Pancakes and they were delicious



I love that city.
The culture, the people, the experiences, everything.
I really feel like this is where God is calling me to be for the next chapter of my life.
We'll see, He is always so full of surprises.
But for now, I'll think of it fondly and enjoy the place I'm in.

ba ba ba bangs

I got bangs today. they make me feel different, I love them.
It was time for a change, something different and risky.
You should try it sometime.
Do something you've wanted to do but have just been too scared.
Live it up.

Girl Named Tennessee

Spending the weekend in Nash!!!!!

Said too much

One day I won't come back like I always do

i am in love with these weddings

I dunno why it won't let you click on the link, just copy and paste it. it's worth it


http://www.oncewed.com/

I know I've been away for awhile.
My life has been non stop the past 2 weeks, all good stuff.
This is the second week of school. Classes are going well,
I feel like Senioritis is already happening.
This last weekend was one of the best weekends I've ever had.
It started stressful, with getting ready for the Andy Davis/Ben Rector Concert.
There were several points during the day that I felt like I was either going to throw up or pass out because of stress and nerves.
Then the guys arrived.
Everything went perfectly after that.
It was by far the best concert we have ever had at JBU.
Students were cheering, dancing, swaying, singing and yelling for an encore.
I know that sounds like a normal concert but at JBU that NEVER happens.
Both the crowd and Andy had so much fun.
I couldn't stop smiling.
Andy and Ben were so great and so fun to work with.
It was kind of like a dream.




Then I drove to Dallas to meet my precious niece, Brenley Grey.
She is perfect.
Ryland was so cute and sweet to her too
We lost our great grandmother this week, she is home now
As much as I miss her it made me think
The Lord gives and he takes away.
Life on earth over and just beginning
It's beautiful, both of them
I can't wait to see her grow and see her personality
How blessed I am

Thank You

For everything
Words can't say enough.

Home is where the heart is

I am laying in my bed in my new townhouse at school. Glad to be back with old friends. Really missing my new ones and the city I left a piece of me in. I think the hardest thing about this stage in life is not being able to really settle down anywhere, to plug in. As soon as I get comfortable somewhere I have to leave. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't change all the places I have left to go to in a million years. But I am looking forward to being able to stay somewhere. To call somewhere home. I don't know where to call that now. I feel like home is all over the country, and yes it may always kind of feel that way I want to be able to dive deep into friendships, my church, the city. I hate the feeling that though I will never forget the places I have been that I am quickly forgotten there. I just feel torn, its constant. I'm happy here. I love my friends and this stage in my life. i do. I know I'll miss it when its gone.

Can you love something you don't know yet?
Cause I think I'm in love with the next chapter

Gravity

Something always brings me back to you....
it never takes to long.

Overwhelmed

With emotions

With things to do

lots of blogs coming soon

Too many words

I have a lot I want to say

I have run out of time to say it

10 Things That Make Me Very Happy

1. Thunderstorms

2. Getting lost in a good book with a cup of tea

3. Scarves

4. Old couples holding hands

5. The sound of a shutter on a camera

6. A great Yoga workout

7. Freshly painted nails

8. Putting on my comfy sweatshirt

9. Inside jokes

10. Tattoos

Wedding

love this.

So much

So I have 12 days left in Nashville. That is not a lot of time. I am so split on my feelings. On one hand I am excited to get back to school and my friends and my new townhouse. To get started on BLUE stuff and my senior year. On the other hand, I am falling in love...with this city. The people, the music, my church, everything. I am sad to see my time here slip away. I am trying to make the most out of these last two weeks.

Amazed

You dance over me

while I am unaware

You sing all around,

but I never hear the sound

Lord I'm amazed by you

Lord I'm amazed by you

Lord I'm amazed by you

How you love me

How wide

How deep

How great

Is your love for me

What Matters More

Derek Webb's honest christianity is so refreshing and challenging.

Lyrics:

You say you always treat people like you like to be
I guess you love being hated for your sexuality
You love when people put words in your mouth
'Bout what you believe, make you sound like a freak

'Cause if you really believe what you say you believe
You wouldn't be so damn reckless with the words you speak
Wouldn't silently conceal when the liars speak
Denyin' all the dyin' of the remedy

Tell me, brother, what matters more to you?
Tell me, sister, what matters more to you?

If I can tell what's in your heart by what comes out of your mouth
Then it sure looks to me like being straight is all it's about
It looks like being hated for all the wrong things
Like chasin' the wind while the pendulum swings

'Cause we can talk and debate until we're blue in the face
About the language and tradition that he's comin' to save
Meanwhile we sit just like we don't give a shit
About 50,000 people who are dyin' today

Tell me, brother, what matters more to you?
Tell me, sister, what matters more to you?

Today

was a really bad day

Needed Words

My friend Jen just put this on Facebook, and I am now sharing it with you. She wrote this while she was in Australia and it was EXACTLY what I needed, and still do need. I hope it does for you what it did for me. Beautiful.


Be still, my soul. The Lord is on thy side.
Trust My warmth, Beloved.
That word seems to sting a bit now, but I Am speaking that truth into you like before,
and yet, like never before.

Trust Me.
I do see you.
I hear your heart
the desires
the questions
the confusion
the crying out
the passions
the brokenness

Trust for My discernment.

Trust that I Am.

Trust that I Am
Here
Aching with you
Fighting over you
Dreaming in you
Putting things in place you have yet to imagine
Quieting your soul with My singing (Zephaniah 3:17)
Can you hear it?
In this breeze
In the sound of life all around
In the warmth
the waves
In the endless thoughts
your heart-cry
your deep desires beginning to rise to the surface
in this thing stirring within which you are just beginning to sense

I Am here
Breathing rest
Breathing life
even in this
Calling forth my plan for you e
ven in this

Oh my Beloved,
I have a great plan for you
You can sense it
You know all of these things are not simply chance
this exact place
these exact emotions
this very deepening
none of it is an accident
I have been here all along.
I Am here all along.

Rest in Me
in My dreams for you
My plans for you
My life for you
My hope for you

Trust
that I will give you discernment
to be at peace with this
to move in the wave of My Spirit

Rest in Me, My child
You are My Beloved, and My desires are for you (Song of Songs 7:10)

What If

I am so sick of these two words dominating my life