lucky – Eight Songs A Week

Stand-out Lyric/s – Even if you have / Even if you need / I don’t mean to stare / We don’t have to breed / We could plant a house / We could build a tree / I don’t even care / We could have all three / She said

Today was another long day at work! But luckily, I had some fun to look forward to at the end of the night. I think I have mentioned before that my best friend and her husband are moving in with my fiancé and I. Tonight was their last night in their old apartment. The apartment where they made a step to be married and have that apartment be the first thing that they shared together, beside their love, of course. Instead of hark on something that could so easily have been harked on, they decided to celebrate.
They had all of their close friends come over for a sleepover, most of us ended up going home but it was good to kind of end on a positive note with everyone that they loved around them.
We played Pictionary, and decided to play boys versus girls. The first round, the ladies whooped the men. But when Andy, another friend that showed up, they definitely whooped us. We also played a card game that involved wizards and spells and daemons. It was a thinking game and had everyone very concentrated. It was a fun time and something that me and my fiancé could partake in and not get bored.
This song was on my friend Liz’s phone during the wizard game and it was the perfect setting for the song. It really felt like we were all back in college with no worries or cares and just doing whatever we pleased. It was the best kind of nostalgia.

Yours for the listening,
Kelly

Stand-out Lyric/s – I see us on a beach down in Mexico / You can put your feet up / Be my señorita / We ain’t gotta rush / Just take it slow / You’ll be in the high life / Soaking up the sunlight / Anything you want, it’s yours / I’ll have you living life like you should / You say you never had it so good

This morning was a waste of my time at work. I was really down about my job and my “career” when I left the building that day.
I have worked so many Sundays (and in the restaurant business, that’s not necessarily a good thing) and have not made much of anything. Today, I left with 20$ in my pocket. Now, I know, not everyday is going to be a million dollar day (more like 100$ day) but I do expect to always have a good shift, especially when I remain positive, even after working plenty of awful Sunday shifts.
When I got home, I saw my fiancé and immediately got a bit happier. I started to think how selfish I was thinking on the way home. That I “deserve” more then what I was given. To be quite honest, I don’t deserve 100$ every day. I should be estatic with my 20$ bill and be lucky I have a job and a place to make a living for me and my family. A job that supports the roof over my head, the food on the table, and a blanket to wrap me up in to keep warm. I should be thankful for all of that, yet such small things consume my mind and trick it into thinking I don’t have enough.
I know this song isn’t exactly about being thankful for everything you have, but it is an uplifting song that rephrases “You say you never had it so good.” I have it extremely well and really have never had a down and out time in my life. Of course, there has been times when I was broke, when I was upset, and when I “thought” I was having a bad day. In a bigger picture frame though, I have life so good. So good that for me to complain is absurd. So good that when I’m with the people I love, nothing else matters.

Yours for the listening,
Kelly