Birds & Songs

Ok. Today was awful. Well part of today.
Not many people know this about me...it's my deep dark secret. But I'm afraid of birds. Borderline terrified. I hate all of them. Chickens, turkeys, parrots, whatever. They all scare me.
Laugh all you want but it's the truth. So when it came to getting through the bird part of my vet tech schooling where I actually had to hold them and such...it was a challenge. But I got past that 8 weeks. And I may eventually need therapy. *joking*

So today I had a test in my large animal class..I'm waiting in the classroom with all my friends doing some last minute studying like always, and then my teacher walks in...with a big ol' bird on her shoulder.
Now as long as it stays up there with her and FAR AWAY FROM ME I was fine. But as soon as the classroom door shut that dumb bird flew all over the room, landing on people's shoulders, flying around all crazy. And needless to say, I immediately forgot everything I previously knew about Gastrointestinal and Neurological diseases in horses.
My morning was traumatic. :)

I don't know whose kid this is, I saw the picture on Pinterest. But lets be real. That's the face I make when I see birds...like today.

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I'm gonna start this next part with an apology. I'm sorry that I relate everything back to a country music song. It's all I listen to and I love every bit of it. So deal.
Kenny Chesney has a song called "I Go Back". And it's kinda about how when he hears a certain song it takes him back to a special memory or whatever. (I heard it today, twice, and it really got me thinking about which songs really spark something with me. It got me reminiscing, which is also one of my favorite things to do. Because life used to be a lot simpler, a lot more fun.)

Well I love those moments. I love hearing that special song come on the radio and it immediately brings a smile to your face or even a tear to your eye.
For example: When you have best friend/boyfriend/love/whatever it is, every song is "your song". You feel you can relate to almost any song in some small way. But there's always a song that you feel really defines your relationship.

Like the song "We Got Us" by Canaan Smith brings back memories of when Cody and I first met.
Every Sugarland song makes me smile because one of the best nights of my life was going to the Sugarland concert last year FOR FREE with my best friend and her guy (plus me and Cody) and we looked fabulous :)

And then there are songs that just plain make you smile. Just hearing those first few chords, those first few words of a song can make your heart skip a beat.
Like the song "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line.
I love that song so much for so many reasons. It's safe to say it's my favorite song right now, and I love it not only because it's a good song, but because it makes me think of a lot of good times. Especially now. It hits my heart like no song has in a while, and just hearing it start gives me chills :)

And I even have that with my best friend. Pretty much every country song that came out before 2010 has some sort of great memory attached to it with Victoria (my bff).
The song "Austin" by Blake Shelton brings back soooooooo many memories. We were obsessed with that song, so much so that we changed our voicemails on our phones to be like "blah blah blah and P.S. if this is Victoria/Sarai, I still love you" hah Until we realized how weird that was. Then we grew up a little bit. I really miss my best friend. :/

Songs have the ability to change my whole day in a matter of minutes. I love music as much as anyone else, but I am just crazy about those songs that really tug at my heart strings. I'm such a girl. I'm feeling so nostalgic today. It must be the weather. Thank God it's Friday night.

P.S. I just looked it up and I have Ornithophobia. An abnormal or irrational fear of birds. :) Pray for me.


♫It's like a storm that cuts a path, It breaks your will..It feels like that
You think you're lost, But you're not lost on your own. You're not alone.

I will stand by you. I will help you through
When you've done all you can do
If you can't cope, I will dry your eyes
I will fight your fight, I will hold you tight
And I won't let go

It hurts my heart to see you cry, I know it's dark, this part of life.
Oh it finds us all, and we're too small to stop the rain
Oh but when it rains, I will stand by you♫
-Rascal Flatts

Have a good weekend loves!
And remember, every storm runs out of rain. This too shall pass.