vacation soundtrack

One of the best things I did in preparation for our anniversary getaway was make a SOUNDTRACK for our trip. I knew we were going to be spending lots of time in the car and so I planned accordingly. One of the most annoying things about visiting a new city is finding radio stations with good music. Aaron is an excellent driver (except when he gets lost) and I take my co-pilot position VERY seriously. If you're sitting in the passenger seat, you have to be in charge of two things: the map and the music. I didn't do very well with the map (gps system) but I was ALL OVER the music. We may have been lost, but we were partying like rockstars while trying to find the right highway. And that's all that really matters.

I was also in charge of documenting our drive on the water. It was SO BEAUTIFUL to be on a little strip of land across the ocean. Unfortunately, the sound is really bad on some of these videos (it was a bit windy) so I had to put music over what we're saying-- which wasn't important anyway. The first song on our soundtrack was Natasha Bettingfield's Love Like This and it became the theme song of the entire vacation. What I wouldn't give to be back in that car with that guy drinking slurpies... you're the only one that knows me, love it when you hold me, I'll never find a love like this.

I can testify {with all my heart} that organizing your music BEFORE you go on vacation is totally worth it. Ipods and playlists should make it that much easier. I had two different CD's ready to roll in our convertible. One was specifically party music-- we blasted it all day. The other was our favorite love songs, which we played when the sun was setting.. oh so cheesy and perfect! By the end of the trip, we had all the songs memorized. Now whenever I am feeling down or discouraged about having to clean the house, all I have to do is listen to our "convertible music" and I am instantaneously happy.

This is the short list of the songs that will forever remind me of our 10th anniversary getaway. Most of them are NOT allowed for little kid ears... that's exactly why they were on our list for this particular trip. Many of them made us laugh-- like "I'm too sexy". Not only did we sing the songs, but we used several lines from the song throughout the weekend. One of our faves was "Ring-a-ling" by Black Eyed Peas... it's a booty-call song with such an outrageous beat. We used lines from it all weekend-- who knew I could impersonate Fergie so well? "Honey... I-I-I-I-I-I, I got something for you, baby."

And I had to take a picture of myself in the convertible because I knew my man would never think to pick up a camera and document anything..
This is exactly what I looked like the ENTIRE weekend.
I titled the picture: she's like the wind
We were fantasizing about how magical it would be to buy a convertible and use it as our DATE CAR. While I was driving, Aaron said, "Yeah... you look great behind that wheel, but you're just as cute driving a minivan."
take his word for it.