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Valentine’s Plans & More…

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Valentine’s Day

Another Valentine’s is here, yes a year as passed by and now we are getting close to the day we all celebrate our love for one another. What are your plans for Valentine weekend?

My Plans

This year my boyfriend and I decided to go to Orlando, we did this for our first Valentine’s trip together and we thought it would be fun to do again. The last time we did this it was freezing that weekend and it seems that this weekend will be pretty cold up there again. I’m looking forward to it, it beats being all sweaty, standing in lines at the Parks. Other then going up to Orlando we don’t really have anything planned, just take each day as it comes and plan from there. Sometimes not planning and just going with the flow is the best part.

Romantic Ideas:

Any romantic ideas? This year Valentines is on a Sunday and if you have to work the next day like me you can always celebrate your Valentine on Saturday night instead of Sunday. However, I know most people do have Monday off, and that works out perfectly for those celebrating Valentines on Sunday. You can do a picnic in the park, or a walk on the beach, the weather is going to be perfect this weekend if you live in Miami. If you don’t live in Miami and it’s cold, snuggle up by a fire place, have some drinks, with dessert and light some candles all around the room, I’m sure that will set the mood. Dinner is always the number one thing people do, you can either go out to dinner, or make dinner at the house. Valentines isn’t the only time we have to be romantic but for some reason that’s the day everyone usually goes all out. So if you have any ideas you want to share PLEASE let us know.


Dedicate a song:

My boyfriend brought to my attention a new singer by the name of Kina Grannis, she is very good and was “discovered” cause she wrote a song about Digg (the website) and put it on youtube, she was signed to a label but then dropped for some reason, she now is getting ready to release her new independent album. (I just got this information from a comment that Kina was signed to Interscope Records but decided to part ways with them because they had a different vision for her music then she had in mind.–Thanks for the info). Take a look at her song called “VALENTINE”:

or you can check out her website at KinaGrannis.com . Kina’s song is written for Valentines Day, stating ‘will you be my Valentine’? It’s a great song and I think many of you will enjoy it. You can also download her new single on the link above.

Happy Valentines!

xo,
kristin nicole

Saints win Super Bowl XLIV

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The Saints vs The Colts….

The Saints win the Super Bowl for the first time. The game was incredible from beginning to end. The Colts brought a tough game to the field but the Saints came in and took over, taking on risky plays and making an interception in the 4th quarter. Wow this game was hot!

Oh when the Saints came marching in….

Personally I was going for the Colts, but only because I really wanted the Vikings to go to the Super Bowl and the Saints beat them so I went for the Colts and also because Manning is one of the best quarter backs right now, but not falling too far behind was Drew Brees with incredible plays that won the championship 31-17. Even though I was going for the Colts I was happy for the Saints, they deserved it.

Did you see the opening acts, commercials and half time?!?

Wow Carrie Underwood, I can’t say it enough, she’s not only beautiful, but she has a tremendous voice, when she sang I think everyone had tears in their eyes. What a perfect opening to a great game. The commercials this year were incredibly funny, the Doritos commercials, Career Builders, and Oprah with David Letterman and Jay Leno; commercials that had us laughing all night long. The half time show, some say wasn’t that good, well if you don’t know ‘The Who’ then you may have not enjoyed it, this band has been around for a long time, and the song they sang if you watch the oh so famous CSI Miami, well that’s their intro, so I thought it fit perfect to a perfect night and a perfect game. The stage presence was the best part, it was just phenomenal. On top of that the night was just filled with great food, drinks and friends. My only wish, that Super Bowl would be on a Saturday instead of a Sunday, that would make it a lot better for us to keep partying and enjoy sleeping in the next day instead of having to come to work. Oh well…another enjoyable super bowl.

Congrats Saints!

xo,
kristin nicole

Lady Antebellum – Need You Now Lyrics

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Need You Now Lyrics

Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor
Reachin for the phone cause I can’t fight it anymore
And I wonder if I ever crossed your mind
For me it happens all the time

It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now

Another shot of whiskey can’t stop looking at the door
Wishing you’d come sweeping in the way you did before
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time

It’s a quarter after one, I’m a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now

Guess I’d rather hurt than feel nothin at all
It’s a quarter after one I’m all alone and I need you now
And I said I wouldn’t call but I’m a little drunk and I need you now
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now
I just need you now

Ooo, baby, I need you now

–My thoughts–

I just love this song, I just recently heard about Lady Antebellum when watching the Grammys and I have to say that I have truly fallen in love with their music. This song I’m sure many people relate to, personally I have never called anyone while I was drunk, I always made sure someone had my phone if that was the case, but I know many friends who have “drunk dialed”. One of my favorite lyrics in this song is “Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor
Reachin for the phone cause I can’t fight it anymore
And I wonder if I ever crossed your mind
For me it happens all the time” Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor, this is so typical for most girls to have pictures lying around of what used to be with an ex boyfriend or girlfriend, and wondering if you are crossing their minds like they are in yours it’s part of what most people go through when breaking up with someone. My opinion, don’t ever drunk dial, not all stories will be like this song, the guy/girl won’t always be thinking of you in the same way.
Personally throw away any memories that you have lying around your room, it’s so much easier to move on that way.

I still love this song though and if you haven’t heard songs from Lady Antebellum, I recommend that you do.

Link to youtube.com-ladyantebellum to see the video ‘I need you now’.

xo,
kristin nicole

Sun Life Stadium – Super Bowl Weekend

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Colts vs. Saints

Colts vs. Saints

Okay first off I want to start off by saying, I know I’m a bit late on this but ‘why the hell’ did they change the stadium name to “SUN LIFE”….WHAT?!? I don’t like that name at all and I don’t understand why they need to keep changing the name.

On another note:

Did you hear about the stage that collapsed on Tuesday? Workers were setting it up and it collapsed on a few employees, Four people were injured and taken to Jackson Memorial hospital. Don’t worry they weren’t life threatening injuries, but it still did fall, this is a bit scary. Hopefully they fix it and we have no issues the day of the Super Bowl. (If you want to read more on this story go to www.cbs4.com)

Super Bowl:

The Colts vs. Saints, wow this game is going to be good. I have to admit though I’m a bit sad that the Vikings didn’t beat the Saints, I would have loved to see Favre in the Super Bowl. But it is what it is, and the Saints now have the chance to win the Super Bowl for the first time. I’m kind of on the fence with these two teams for the Saints to win would be a huge deal since they have never won a Super Bowl, EVER! As for the Colts well, I just love Manning and my first choice really is for the Colts to win. I can’t wait for Sunday to find out who’s going to win this year.

What do you do for the Super Bowl?

This year I’m not sure what we are going to do, we might go to a friends house or just stay at home and watch it on our TV, if we do that I might just have to make some goodies, like loaded nachos, and cheese sticks, and more…

Who are you going for this Super Bowl? The Saints or the Colts?

xo,
kristin nicole

Stars gather to cover `We Are the World’ for Haiti

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The story:

I think it is absolutely incredible all these wonderful stars coming together to re do the song “We Are the World”. I was watching the original on youtube.com , and these new and older artist really have to bring it to the table. 80 Artist have come together in the same studio where the original was shot in Hollywood, 25 years ago. They say “We Are the World — 25 for Haiti” will premiere this month during coverage of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on NBC, according to a release from promoter AEG Live. To read more on this story click Here

My thoughts:

Wow, I just find this so incredible, New Artist paired up with some of the legends of music, to come together to sing a song that Michael Jackson did 25 years ago, it is sad he can’t be here with us to sing it, I hope they put footage of Michael in the video as well, it wouldn’t be the same without Micheal’s vocals and presence (even if it is only in a video). I love this song, I always have, it reminds me of my 5th grade graduation, we sang this song on stage that night. Although I was only 3 years old when they made this song for USA for Africa and I didn’t know what it was made for or why, the words alone just melt your heart. It’s an incredible song, and I can’t wait to see the New Re-make of it.

xo,
kristin nicole

Grammy’s 2010

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So many performers for the Grammy’s 2010, and I have to say it’s been one of the best Grammy’s performances I’ve seen in a very long time. The entire show kept you wanting more and waiting for the next talented performer to get on stage. From Pink’s in the air routine to Jamie Fox’s opera, to the Black Eyed Peas putting on an amazing performance. The list just goes on and on.

Who won?

Record of the Year - Use Somebody – Kings of Leon

Album of the year – Taylor Swift

Song of the year - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Best New Artist - Zac Brown Band

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – Halo- Beyonce

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance – Make it Mine – Jason Mraz

Best Pop Performance by A Duo or Group with Vocals – I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas

Best Pop Collaboration with vocals – Lucky – Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat

Best Pop Instrumental Performance – Throw Down Your Heart – Bela Fleck

Best Pop Instrumental Album - Potato Hole – Booker T. Jones

Best Pop Vocal Album – The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas

Best Dance Recording – Poker Face – Lady Gaga

Best Electronic/Dance Album – The Fame – Lady Gaga

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Michael Buble Meets Madison Square Garden – Michael Buble

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance – Working on a Dream – Bruce Springsteen

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with vocals – Use Somebody – Kings of Leon

Best Hard Rock Performance – War Machine – AC/DC

Best Metal Performance – Dissident Agressor – Judas Priest

Best Rock Instrumental Performance – A day in the life – Jeff Beck

Best Rock Song – Use Somebody

Best Rock Album – 21st Century Breakdown – Green Day

Best Alternative Music Album - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix – Phoenix

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Beyonce

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance – Pretty Wings – Maxwell

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with vocals – Blame it – Jamie Foxx & T-Pain

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance – At Last – Beyonce

Best Urban/Alternative Performance - Pearls – India.Arie & Dobet Gnahore

Best R&B Song – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

Best R&B Album – Blacksummers’ Night – Maxwell

Best Contemporary R&B Album – I Am… Sasha Fierce – Beyonce

Best Rap Solo Performance - D.O.A (Death of Auto-Tune) Jay-Z

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group – Crack A Bottle – Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – Run This Town – Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

Best Rap Song – Run This Town

Best Rap Album – Relapse – Eminem

Best Female Country Vocal Performance - White Horse – Taylor Swift

Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Sweet Thing – Keith Urban

Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals – I Run To You – Lady Antebellum

Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – I Told You So – Carrie Underwood & Randy Travis

Best Country Instrumental Performance – Producer’s Medely – Steve Wariner

Best Country Song – White Horse

Best Country Album – Fearless – Taylor Swift

Best Latin Pop Album – Sin Frenos – La Quinta Estacion

Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album – Los De Atras Vienen Conmigo – Calle 13

Best Tropical Latin Album – Ciclos – Luis Enrique

Best Regional Mexican Album – Necesito De Ti – Vincente Fernandez

Best Tejano Album – Borders Y Bailes – Lost Texmaniacs

Best Norteno Album – Tu Noche Con…Los Tigres Del Norte – Los Tigres Del Norte

Best Reggae Album – Mind Control – Acoustic – Stephen Marley

Best Musical Album For Children – Family Time – Ziggy Marley

Best Comedy Album – A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!
Stephen Colbert

Best Musical Show Album – Best Musical Show Album

Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media - Slumdog Millionaire

For more winners and to see who lost against who go to www.grammy.com

My thoughts:

I agree with most of the choices of who won and who deserved to win, however there is one that truly bothers me. Don’t get me wrong I like Taylor Swift but Album of the Year, really??? Over the Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, and Lady Gaga, I just don’t see it. I also don’t see how she won Best Country Vocal Performance against Carrie Underwood & the others who were nominated for that category. I mean really, have you compared the two??? I just don’t see it, I wonder who votes for the Grammy winners. Other then that, I was really happy with who won, Jason Mraz, just LOVE HIM, Won 2 Grammy’s. Beyonce made history with the most Female Artist who won in one night, and Everyone who won were great performers. The night was great, One of the best I’ve seen in a long time! It’s going to be a great 2010!

xo,
kristin nicole