Undeniable

When Shane and I were dating, he used to do this really cute thing that I loved. Well, he actually still does it. Every once in a while he emails me a 'song of the week.' It always has something to do with us. Sometimes it was because one of us were on a trip without the other, or we had just had a really good talk about where are relationship was going, etc. But they were always hand picked and relevant. Some of the songs he sent when we were dating that I can remember are:

• Lost In Your Eyes - We saw Debbie Gibson on our first date
• Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns n Roses
• I Miss You - Incubus
• There She Goes - from So I Married an Axe Murderer, while I was on a work trip to DC
• Long Long Journey - Enya, when he went to India when we first started dating

But one of my all time favorite 'songs of the week' was a song called 'Undeniable' by Mat Kearney. Here are the words from the chorus:

It's undeniable how brilliant you are
In an unreliable world you shine like a star
It's unforgettable now that we've come this far
It's unmistakable that you're undeniable

I had never heard the song before that and I have to admit when I heard the chorus, my heart melted a little more then it already had.

So the whole purpose of this post and is to tell you that Shane and I finally got to go see Mat Kearney in concert this week. He's had several hits now that play on the radio, the most recent one being 'Closer to Love.' The concert was super good and it was at a small club downtown so we got to get up pretty close to him. In fact so close, we got to shake his hand! (I know, I haven't washed it since!) Just kidding. He seemed very down to earth and just loved to play.




The opening band was also pretty good, Vedera. And now the most interesting thing is, this week's 'song of the week' is now Vedera, 'Back to the middle.' It's a pretty catchy tune and I already had it stuck in my head yesterday. Here's the lyrics to the chorus:

'But you're the only song I hear
In this great wandering mess in my ears
You're the only one I know who brings me back to the middle, oh'


Cute huh?

Cancer still sucks...but Light the Night Rocked

Friday night was the 1st annual 'Light the Night' at Sugarhouse Park. We had a great time walking to raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma research to find a cure. Friday night's walk raised over $66,000.

My family, Brigitte and Tyler, and Lisa and 2 of her boys all came to support this great cause. I got a 'survivor' t-shirt and carried a white balloon which was for survivors to carry. It was kind of strange wearing my survivor t-shirt. I know I'm a cancer survivor but I think I'm still in a little bit of denial that I went through all that last year. I mean I remember it all and how much it sucked, but I guess I've just moved on...even though I still go the Cancer clinic every 3 months and it's still part of my thoughts, almost daily. Not sure if it's a good thing or not. I don't know how to explain it really other then to say while I learned a ton and was so blessed throughout it all, I don't know that it defines my life like it does for some people. Maybe it should, maybe not, but that's how I feel right now...just not super attached to the cancer community. I don't feel like I fit in with that group...yeah it's probably denial because after 6 months of chemo and 3 weeks of radiation, I'm a full fledged member of the cancer community. Hmm, I'll need to ponder this more and post a follow up about this later.

Nevertheless, I love, love, love that we were able to support this good cause and raise some money and awarenesss for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society.

Thanks to everyone for their love and support...mark your calendars for next year.

Here's some pictures of the night.


Look, there's proof...I really am a survivor!!!