Wow. A busy baby girl + family + internship responsibilities = no blog posts for months! I can't believe how infrequently I've updated our little corners of the internet. I find it only fitting to share all of the adventures that Gran, Molly and Mama had at Disney World this past week! Check out the posts I have on our family blog to read about our trip!
For the past couple of days, Mark, Mom and I have been watching the Back to the Future trilogy. All three of us have seen the movies many times before and were in the mood to revist Marty McFly and Doctor Emmett Brown for a few days. Last night we finally finished the third one. After Molly was asleep I came walking into the living room during the ending credits where ZZ Top plays "Double Back Again," a song they recorded specifically for the movie. It should also be noted that they are the band "playing" in the background of the western dance scene earlier in the movie.
During my waltz back into the living room I began singing the melody line to the music played during the dance scene. Because ever since I was a child and saw these movies for the first time I recognized that this song and "Double Back Again" were one in the same, so to speak. The melody line of the chorus and the chord progressions are identical, no doubt on purpose. My mom looked at me with an astonished expression and said, "I didn't know that was the same song!" Mark also had a silly grin on his face and made a similar comment to my Mom's. He was grinning because this isn't the first time something like this has happened with me! I've included videos from YouTube with the two songs featured. See if you can hear it as well!
Quite frequently we've been traveling somewhere in the car/truck and a song has popped up on the radio that was also featured in some random movie that we've watched. A few weeks ago this happened and I began to quote some memorable quotes from the movie the song appeared in. Mark looked over at me and asked, "How do you do that?" I honestly associate almost everything I experience in life to music!
When I was in high school my best friend, Alicia, and I spent many a drive to school with the windows down and the radio jamming to either Shania Twain or the Dixie Chicks. She's a singer as well and we knew every song on each CD by heart, backwards and forwards. However, one day we were relaxing at her house and I started to sing the accompaniment vocals to one of our classic Dixie Chicks songs. She looked at me confused and asked where I had heard that. I simply explained that it was the words and melodies going on at the same time as the main vocals. She shook her head and claimed she'd NEVER heard that part of the song before!
Am I really that big of a music geek that very few other people can hear these kinds of things? Is it rare that I associate movies or memorable events with whatever music was also occuring at the same time? What are your thoughts?
Try as I did, posting on the day of our actual anniversary just didn't happen! Last Tuesday Mark and I achieved 7 years of marriage. Every year I say the same thing, "I can't believe it's already been 7 years!" I'm sure the same statement will be made for the years to come as well...
Part of the reason I had so much difficulty posting on the actual day was because of my internship activities. Adding to the private clients that I was already seeing with my supervisors, I participated in a local Buddy Camp for children in the area with down syndrome. It was considered part of my internship experience and helped me bring in some significant hours for the week. I had a great time and was eager to be a part of it! However, it did require my presence each morning on the other side of town. Nevertheless, the camp itself was a success and I already miss the kids. Getting back to the point, Mark and I took advantage of my Mom's offer to babysit and treat us to a movie on Tuesday evening. We actually are counting the huge vacation we just came back from as part of our anniversary celebration. Like with any major trip, we aren't exactly rolling in the financial dough and need to watch our spending again.
On the actual day of camp that Tuesday several of the therapists and volunteers passed the info along about my anniversary. Some of the older children came to congratulate me throughout the day. When asked how long I had been married, I replied, "7 years." One child in particular asked me how old Molly was during the same conversation. Again, I answered, "7 months old." It was then that I realized that we were celebrating our 7th anniversary, during the 7th month of the year, with a 7-month-old child! So this will be the one and only time that this particular celebration will be featured with sevens. Anyway, I thought it was fun. Here's to the next 7 years and many more to follow!
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