music for listening...

I have a huge obsession, like most kids my age. Its with Music! Weather that be country, rock, pop, indie, heavy metal, gospel, Christian, classical, or *insert different genre here*. I love to listen to everything! 2 months ago I was obsessing over RED's new album, then I switched to the Last Bison, then I rediscovered We The Kings and Lecrae. Right now I just can't get enough of Anthony Green.

Is it wrong that I don't stick to one type or genre of music? haha even if it is I don't care. I think music is here not only to entertain us but to also to get us thinking, to open our views and to push us outside our comfort zone or personal bubble. Music is here to help us, sometimes its almost like a therapy. Music can be a drug, an anti-drug, a sign, an eye opener, a pressure releaser, it can be anything and everything if you let it. And while you may get that from just one artist, or genre, I think everyone should open their minds and maybe try something new every once in a while. It's good for you! ;)

Recently I've been trying to listen to some lesser known music and I thought you guys might want to give some of these songs a listening to. You can listen to them if you'd like, but you don't have too.
oh, and if there is an asterisk ( this * ) then it means they are a Christian band.

*Rend Collective Experiment - Build Your kingdom Here (also listen to their cover of Matt Redman's 10000 reasons!)
Camera Obscura - French Navy
Anthony Green - Lullaby
*Sent By Ravens -  Salt and Light
*Remedy Drive - Heartbeat
Anthony Green - Love You No Matter What
Of Monsters and Men - Mountain Sound
*Jesus Culture - Dance With Me
*The Michael Gungor Band - Grace For Me
Zelos - Liberation (*possibly Christian. not really sure)


Well I have to go now... my dad has been yelling at me the whole time I was writing this post to clean my room. haha ;)

Blessing,
Hannah

Jam On 2013

capitol kings / obb / matthew west / red / jamie grace / newsong / tobymac / jason castro / sidewalk prophets / royal taylor

"I am with you
I will carry you through it all
I won't leave you I will catch you
When you feel like letting go
Cause your not, your not alone"
Not Alone by Red

My best friend Kenzy and I went crazy with taking photos. I'm pretty sure the other friend we went with thought we were crazy because we kept leaving our seats to go take pictures! But I mean, we had floor seats, we were so close and aghhh.... the base was awesome, its not our fault that we were drawn to the side of the stage like a magnet! Myself and the two friends I went with even got to meet one of the bands: Red got them to sign our t-shirts! (you should really listen to Not Alone or Release the Panic by Red) I can not wait to go again next year! :)

-Hannah

Happy Easter - He is Risen!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey guys! I hope you all had a great easter weekend! I had so much fun dyeing eggs and making easter-e-ish cookies this week with my bestie Mackenzie!

yes. so most of them are easter-e-ish some i just had to make, well, special. :D The Hunger Games cookie took me a while considering i basically drew it with a tooth pick... {i told my mom i kinda felt like a tattoo artist, except instead of an arm or wrist it was a cookie and instead of a needle or what-ever they use *shudder it was a tooth pick with a glob of red frosting!} haha i can amuse myself so much at times! anyhoo happy easter everyone!

-Hannah

p.s. sugar cookie recipe here: http://honeybrunette.blogspot.com/2011/12/sugar-cookies-anyone.html

one short day in the emerald city...

While I was MIA I got to see the amazing show wicked! It was amazing. Worth every penny that the ticket cost! The show was ahhhhhh it. was. awesome! I went with my sister but when we got there i actually found out that a group of friends was sitting 2/3 rows in front of me then another group of friends to the right of me! haha homeschoolers think alike! :)

 if you were wondering i bought a charm from the wicked store for my charm bracelet! anyhoo the show was amazing the funny part was after the show my sister and i were leaving Norfolk about to get on the highway towards our house and we saw this! {yes i just had to video tape it! haha}

 so its this elderly man holding a dog puppet out side his car window! When he saw that i was video taping him he started to make the dog talk but by then we were to far away and i had stop recording!

I hope everyone is having a relaxing spring break and stopping to smell the wonderful flowers blooming! God Bless

-Hannah

"im sorry, did you say rain? because all i heard was liquefied snow!"

well my lovelys. Christmas break has started {well actually mine started last week but i was lazy and didn't post} so i have kept myself busy with Christmas present shopping and a performance at Busch Gardens! It was truly awesome because there was a 60% chance of rain so most everyone decided to go a different day and nobody was in the lines!

see? no lines on the rides...

we got to ride in the front row!!!

see the balcony? that's where we sang! right in front of the tree!

{this photo was taken with my iPod}

the penguins were so cute in their exhibit!

not sure how this happened but its AWESOME!

see the wet hair? its because i convinced my friends to ride Alpengeist in the front row, in the rain! Have you ever felt 100 bee's sting your face for 2 whole minutes?

Well i hope everyone is having a lovely holiday! Merry Christmas!

-Hannah

{photos used in this post are un-edited and belong to me}

jeg er så glad

That’s norwegian {IF YOUR WONDERING}!  It means "I’m happy" and is actually pronounced yi yare so gla. Pretty cool right?

You must be wondering why I’m posting this. Well it’s because I’ve finally posted my High School Choir Concert videos on you tube! YAY, right? And my favorite one is jeg er så glad or Joyous Christmas song {if you want to know what it is in American}. Christmas break started last Tuesday... I've been lazy so that is why this post is ahemmm "late". Anyhooo here is the video. {note I’m only posting Jeg Er Sa Glad... i’ll post another one from the concert after I get the time to upload it but yeah enjoy} O and please note. Those voices you hear... a little behind everyone els... those are just the people who have not learned the true meaning of the word "choir"... okbyenow