Not A Black Friday Post

But a happy Thanksgiving to my American friends, nonetheless!

Here are some things that are exciting and happening this weekend that have nothing to do with shoe sales or whatever:

1. It's Gilmore Girls Day!! Laugh if you wish, but these women have had an indescribable impact on my life. Sometimes I'll even be in the middle of telling people a story about a friend and then realize I'm actually talking about Rory. But I continue the story anyways because people don't need to know that I mixed up a real person with a fictional character (even if she feels real to me). Needless to say, I can't even talk about my feelings towards this revival series.
2. As you might have guessed from last week, I plan to decorate up a storm this weekend. Will you??
3. I'm being trusted to look after my friend's children for an evening. Currently I'm known as Karla #2 in that household... let's see if I can increase my ranking this weekend. I'd even settle for #1.5.
4. Country music is around and ready to be listened to...
(check out that seamless segue)

The First: Girls I Date by Mike Ryan

Mike Ryan's CMF debut might have a lot of country cliches but I think that's kind of part of the charm of this song. Wouldn't you agree? I don't remember how I came across Mr. Two First Names - I assume it was a YouTube rabbit hole, but that's just a guess - but I'm going to go ahead and say that I'm real glad it happened.


The Second: All Alright by the Zac Brown Band

Hello to these old friends!! I fell back in love with this one last week after coming across it again when searching for Lindsay Ell's All Alright and have been listening to it on repeat since that happy reminder. And then when I was making this week's selections, I discovered that I was apparently REMISS when this song first came out and never featured it. Like a fool.
So here you go!


The Third and Final: Does It Hurt by Cole Swindell

More than anything I just find this song hilarious. And as you all know, there's little I love more than a humourous country song. Perfect harmonies in country songs, maybe. But humour is definitely a close second.

Specifically, the ridiculous and (I hope intentionally?) self-deprecating one-sided dialogue in between verses is my favourite. "You wanna dance or..? Yeah, I don't either... It's getting late, yeah. I was actually about to leave myself......."

Just in case that wasn't enough and you need more face-palming hilarity courtesy of Cole Swindell in your life, here you go.


As you've already learned, my weekend is pretty full with a whole lot of awesome. Hope yours is too!

Thanks for listening!
Karla

It's a little early.

Apparently it's too early to decorate for the holidays.
This is difficult for me, a person who maybe started *secretly* listening to holiday music in September, to accept.
Did I try to quell my festive enthusiasm by pretending that decorating for Halloween/fall was "just as fun" as the decorations that come with December? Yes.
Would I say that it worked? Only about as good as a bandaid on a bullet wound (thanks for the analogy, TSwift).
Was that a little too dramatic? Probably.
Should I stop asking myself questions on your behalf? Absolutely.

Getting back to the point at hand. However ridiculous, what this premature enthusiasm does mean is that this year's holiday top ten round up is basically already written and will be ready for all of you promptly on December 1st. Mark your calendars, friends: Santa's-a-comin'.


The First: Hoods and Tailgates by Dallas Smith

This beautifully talented local boy is back! Dallas released a new album in early September and it is oh so good. But what's new, right? We've certainly got our list of Always Favourites around here and Dallas has been on it since day one. There are many recommendations I could make from this album (and don't you worry, because I will) but I'm going to start with this one because it's got a good beat. And we all know I'd do just about anything for a decent beat. Is the beginning a little bit over-edited for my liking? Yes. But no more than that unnecessarily photoshopped album cover, so whatcha gonna do?


The Second: All Alright by Lindsay Ell

I desperado need the ladies of country to start releasing albums or singles or something! ASAP. Because the men have just been killing it lately and the ladies have apparantly peaced the scene. Having said that, Lindsay Ell has this very catchy tune for you to enjoy while I yell at her colleagues to get back in that recording studio (please).


The Third and Final: Dear Life by High Valley

Canadian boys seem to have the majority today and to that I say, good for you gentlemen! Wordplay makes me swoon about 98% of the time, and this song is no exception. Listen to it and you'll understand, I'm sure.

Have a wonderfully cozy weekend, everyone!

Thanks for listening,
Karla

Driving is boring.

So last week Goose, my car, decided to no longer have a working radio and it's all very dramatic because, in case you weren't aware, driving is painfully b.o.r.i.n.g. without a radio to keep you company and to sing along with. Like... what's the point? For the first few days I tried to just sing songs a cappella but turns out I don't know lyrics very well without musical accompaniment and it's exceptionally frustrating to not remember the words to songs when you're also unable to look them up.

Needless to say it's been a harrowing, music-less week. But thankfully I still have three new songs to share with you today.

The First: Just Sayin' by the James Barker Band

Starting with this groovy number to kick us off! I was having a little dance party (surprise, surprise) to this song the other morning and just knew it would need to be part of this week's selection. Also, am I the only one who thinks of this when they hear "I'm just saying"?


The Second: She Is by Lady Antebellum

A new single from Lady A! Ohmygosh! I've missed their harmonies and uplifting melodies so this song was welcomed with open arms. Plus, I too like Sundays and champagne so I feel this song really gets me.


The Third and Final: Time by Dean Brody

You know, I've always been a Dean Brody fan but this song has really solidified things for me. The slow build in tempo and storylines is so good but doesn't detract from the main message of the song: time doesn't care. Or in other (perhaps kinder) words: you never know how much time you'll really have with the people you love or to do the things you hope to do. Not in a scary way, but more in a today's the day kind of way. So carpe diem this Friday!

Today kicks off a week of staycation for me. It's a staycation because I failed to plan appropriately for my days off from work like a fool. So instead I'm going to spend the next week catching up on life things that have kind of fallen to the wayside since... August. Wish me luck!

Thanks for listening!
Karla