On this Halloween night.....

So, I went to a harvest party yesterday at Allison's house, and we made a movie...shocker......what you should be shocked about is that we made a music video to "Thriller" by Michael Jackson :) Are you shocked? Hee, hee, just wait 'till you watch the movie!

Christmas Carol 2011

In September, I auditions for "A Christmas Carol" as usual. This year, I sang "On my own" from Les mis(love that song!!!!)

No surprises there, until I got a call back, and they asked me to be Martha Cratchet!!!!!! WHAT'S UP! Yay!!!!!! I was so excited, I'm still a little excited, actually :).

My mom auditioned, too, and she got a part in the Chorus, which is exactly what she wanted. She's going to wear the blue dress I made two years ago, and she looks great in it :)

~Erin ♥

PS
I have yet to bring my camera to a rehearsal....I believe it's time for a change, don't you?

Yo.
It's totally bee, like, FOREVER since my last post. Sorry about that! I don't really have much time to do a big post right now, but I did want to leave y'all with a nice little tid bit of me. Ever since I first heard the song "keep your head up" by Andy Grammar, I was in love, and I haven't been able to stop listening since!! It only takes one click, and you'll be in love, too! See, aren't I nice?
**Just a little side note**
BEST. VACUUMING. SONG. EVER. try it, I'm not lying! It's great!

I'm FINALLY showing you what I got!

Hey, sorry, guys! I meant to post this last week, but just never got around to doing it. I'm sure most of you guessed what I was talking about in my last post, but for those who didn't, I GOT A PIANO!!!!!!! Wanna see what it looks like? Yeah, I thought you would!

Beautiful, isn't it? I'm so happy!!! And it was FREE!

Rock on!

Some teens from the local homeschool "scene", including myself, started a band, and we had our second practice this past Saturday. before I show you a clip of one of the songs we're working on, let me introduce you to the group:

Adam- Lead keyboard

Zakk- Lead Guitar

Grace- Drums

Kara-Electric Guitar/vocals
Corey{that one buggy eye behind Kara}- Guitar

Along with myself, there is one other member, Katherine, who plays keyboard, but I didn't get a picture of her.

We're still a little rough around the edges, but we get better with each practice. And now, here's Kara singing "Forever" by Fireflight:

I think Kara got a video of me singing. I'll see if she'll send it to me, and I'll post it, if you'd like☺

Tony Awards highlights....

Well, at least in my opinion!

The Battle of the hosts:




Sister Act{Love this movie!!} :



The Cast of Anything Goes singing "Anything Goes" :



Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe in "how to succeed in Business without really trying" :



All in all, a pretty entertaining evening of televised Broadway!

Scarborough Fair

This song has been stuck in my head all day. It would drive me nuts if I didn't love this song, and think it one of the prettiest ever written!



On a side note, it has been HOT here. I mean positively sizzling! What's the weather like on your end?

♪ Erin

Are you ready for your daily dose of humor?

If you answered "yes", then watch this video! You'll be chuckling at the mere thought of it!

We're just two unsocialized homeschoolers, doing our thing

I would like to apologize in advance to Allison, for ruining her reputation, and to any friends or family members of myself or Allison who are about to get a shock. I must say, however, that I just HAD to post this music video, to show those previously uninformed masses that we homeschoolers are not as sheltered as previously assumed.........Brace yourselves. Seriously.

Songs that should imediatly be put on your ipod. NOW.

Pay close attention, because I am about to get you hooked on some great music.......


"Eet" Regina Spektor



"Dream" Priscilla Ahn



"King of Anything" Sarah Barreiles




That's all for now, folks!

♥ Erin ♥

It's the fabric of our lives

Cotton. You gotta love the stuff! It's magic! Seriously! cotton will keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It's the fabric of our lives.

Inspirational Monday....April 4, 2011

Yay!! I didn't forget to do an inspirational post on inspirational Monday! Again, I'm sorry I forgot last week.

I've been thinking a lot about Broadway musicals lately, getting "wicked" songs stuck in my head, and to top it off, a couple weeks ago, PBS broadcasted the Les Miz concert, and I've had "one day more" running through my head ever since, which is annoying, since I don't know any of the words. Not that that's a bad thing, I do so love to sing Broadway songs at the top of my lungs as I do my chores around the house, especially when I vacuum, that way no one else can hear me belting out "Dear officer Krumpkee", thank goodness!

I hope you all have been inspired to go around the house singing "Memory" at the top of your lungs!

~Erin

I could dance all night......to these tunes!

So, I was bored, and really in the mood to dance, but then when I got up to do it, I suddenly didn't feel like dancing any more. Then I thought, "gee, wouldn't it be fun if I made a playlist of a bunch of songs that I like to dance to and then post it on my blog?" and I agreed with myself that it was a great idea, and proceeded to make that very playlist, and here it is!!!

~Erin

Happy anniversary

For this week's Inspirational Monday, I shall share with you a short video. This is my favorite scene from my favorite episode of the Cosby show, Starring Comedian Bill Cosby. Full episode upon request.

In this episode, called "Happy anniversary", Heath-Cliff Huxtable and his family are celebrating his parents' 49th anniversary with a very special{and entertaining} gift.

A city on our knees

Now, I ask you. Does this sound like a Toby Mac song? Because I STRONGLY dislike his music. With a passion. But I love this song. What's up with that, peeps? What, I ask you, WHAT?!

By the by, you like how I managed to use the word "peeps" in a sentence? Yeah, me to. I think I should use it more often. It makes me feel hip...............and then I make that statement, which takes away all my recently gained cool-ness. So I think I'll stop talking before I embarrass myself to much and just give y'all a video. Cool? Cool.

Valentines playlist

Here are some of my favorite love songs, and are oft played on my ipod, just for Valentines day!

























Happy Valentines day!!!

Just a dream

There is a certain song, originally by the recording artist Nelly, that I came across by chance about a week ago n youtube. I am not a fan of nelly or his style of music, but this cover by Christina Grimmie and and Sam Tsui is simply marvelous! I suggest you listen to it! I really like it!

There are no orphans of God

~~NEW ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL~~

"Orphans of God" as made popular by Avalon

To watch this and other karaoke videos, click here

Two songs that make me cry.......

Here are the music videos for two songs that make me cry{and I've seen them about a hundred times} They are both really good songs, so, even if you don't like songs that make you cry, I suggest listening to them anyway.

The first is "Just a dream" By Carrie Underwood





The second is "Mine" by Taylor Swift




Before you make any assumptions, I am NOT a fan of country music, these both just happen to be sung by country music singers. I am, however, a big fan of Taylor Swift's music, but, then again, she's not super country. Neither is Carrie Underwood. Maybe that's why I like thsee songs go much.

Also, I find it very entertaining that both singers are wearing SUPER cute dresses{even if the first video is so tear-jerkingly symbolic}

~Erin

Christmas Karaoke

Here are two songs I made into karaokes for your holiday enjoyment:

"Welcome to our World"

"It came upon a midnight clear"

Merry Christmas!!!