MM ~ Ice, Ice, Baby!

Happy Monday!  Getting back into a normal routine after 5 days off work actually feels kinda nice. So far. lol

Today's Memory Monday post is inspired by the colder weather that's finally beginning to come in. YAY! Some ice and snow memories that make me happy... first off, this 2007 trip to the outdoor ice skating rink in Tulsa... me being pulled along pretty much the entire time. :)  I need to go ice skating again soon, despite my fear of actually skating.  It's just such a fun, cute thing to do!

Wintery cuteness with Marcy and Natalie in our scarves, hats, and coats!

Tara Lynn, me, Bobbi, and K-Lamb (at the time - now K-Fost). :)

Group pic!!
Paul, Tara, Ingrid, Christi, Kristin, me, and Bobbi!

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Cheddars (I think) after our ice skating fun!

The major Ice Storm of 2007... also known as Bourne Trilogy night!!  Cassie lost power so she and Duke went to Bobbi's house, then Bobbi lost power so they all came over to stay with me that night, then Mark thought Natalie was gonna be there for the movies, so he came over too (then Natalie changed her mind, but joined us all for Los Cabos lunch the next day). lol  We threw in a Blockbuster trip for me to buy the 3rd movie, and we watched all three movies straight through that night!  :)  Then got this lovely self-timer shot of all the girls around Mark in my living room. lol

This was December 2006 in the front yard at 9121 -- Rach and I wanted some fun snow day pictures, and this became one of my favorites, especially since google+ enhanced it with the falling snow gif. :)

"Skate Date" at the BOK with LG friends, February 2009!  Again being pulled along while ice skating with Robert and Chettles!  Also, I feel like I need to bring back turtlenecks this winter - I've stopped wearing them for whatever reason, but they're always cute and cozy!

Rach with Rylee and me with Reagan out by the garages at Mom and Dad's during the Christmas snow of 2009!!

The Parrish fam in that same spot in 2011 (aww, T&C were so little)!

Snowball to the face! lol

T-man so happy in his snow fort! :)

One final gif image of a snowy day, taken from my front porch!

No snow here yet, but hopefully sometime soon!

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In other news, I would like someone who knows Adele to remind her that she's an internationally beloved multiple-Grammy-winning singer with a very mature voice, but she is only 25 years old!!  She writes her own lyrics, and you would really think she was 70+ and depressed when listening to them...

Some lyrics from this new album:

"I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be when we were younger and free... It's no secret that the both of us are running out of time."

"We've gotta let go of all of our ghosts; we both know we ain't kids no more."

"Let me photograph you in this light in case it is the last time that we might be exactly like we were before we realized we were scared of getting old. It made us restless. I'm so mad I'm getting old; it makes me reckless. It was just like a movie. It was just like a song, when we were young."

"I know I'm not the only one who regrets the things they've done. Sometimes I just feel it's only me who never became who they thought they'd be. I wish I could live a little more; look up to the sky, not just the floor. I feel like my life is flashing by, and all I can do is watch and cry. I miss the air; I miss my friends; I miss my mother; I miss it when life was a party to be thrown. But that was a million years ago."

"It matters how this ends, 'cause what if I never love again?"

Intense, right?  So very melancholy.  (If you're curious what depression feels like, just listen to A Million Years Ago on her new album.  Irrational hopelessness that feels rational to the person experiencing it.)  ...Great CD and awesome, powerful voice, but I'm going to be careful how much I listen to it.  I'll throw in some happy T-Swift for good measure to keep the lighter, expressive side of me going strong! lol

That's all for today.  Make it a great week! ;)