Our Song- Bet'cha can't keep from humming along

No, not that song. A little too young for me, though I really like singing along to it when it comes on the radio.

Our couple song, the one we must dance to every time it comes on - but we don't actually have one. Not even a wedding song. Yes, we danced at our wedding but it was the song chosen by Mike's brother because we didn't have one picked out in advance. However, after all of that we do have several songs that could be "our song."

So in honor of Wordfull Wednesday, and the upcoming holiday, I am going to take a little trip down love song memory lane!

First stop, the late 90's. There are a handful of songs that always take me back to a crepe-papered church gym or balloon-adorned high school cafeteria every time they come on the radio. Even though we didn't even know each other in high school, Mike and I were in the same grade and had similar memories attached to the same songs. Not including the pop songs that are "must sing and dance along to," here are some of those songs:
Celine Dion- "Because you Loved me," "My Heart Will Go On," Falling Into You." This seemed to be her decade for sappy love songs.
All 4 One- "I Swear"
Bryan Adams- "Everything I Do"
Whitney Houston- "I Will Always Love You"
Jewel- "You Were Meant for Me"
Savage Garden- "Truly, Madly, Deeply"
George Strait- "Check Yes or No" OK, so not a dance song. When I was in high school a secret admirer left a note for me on a windshield with these lyrics. Made my summer.

OK, I think that is enough high school. My palms are sweating just thinking about it.

Some of my favorites from college:
Hootie and Blowfish- "I Only Wanna Be With You"
Shania Twain- "From This Moment"
Cake- (not a nice band, but for this one song)- "Stick shifts and Safety Belts"
Sister Hazel-"All for You"
Abba- "Dancin' Queen"
Sixpence None the Richer- "Kiss Me"

Then I got married, and my whole perspective changed.
Our Wedding song: Shania Twain- "From This Moment"
And I danced with my dad to this song: Bob Carlisle- "Butterfly Kisses"

And now that we are of the old and married sort, I have a new list. My list takes a turn toward country when it comes to marriage songs. They seem to sing about home and family a lot more than other genres.
Sarah Evans- "Perfect" Describes the comfortable, casual relationship we have around here
Lonestar- "Amazed", Faith Hill- "Breathe" These two describe the not-so-casual relationship we have around here
Lonestar- "Front Porch Lookin' In", Phil Vassar- "Just Another Day in Paradise" Perfect family songs
Landon Pigg- "Coffee Shop" I heard this song on a diamond commercial a few Christmases ago and loved it. Mike searched the World Wide Web for several hours until he found the artist and lyrics for me. Nothing else of his is any good, but I still love this song.

Brad Paisley- "Ticks" The song that made us both come out of the closet as country radio listeners after arriving in Georgia. We both came home the same day and said "I heard the funniest song on the radio today!" And then we had to admit to the other that we had crossed over to the other side and started watching GAC together.

Jim Brickman- "Love of My Life" Mike and I went to a concert of his for our anniversary a few months ago. Our first "grown-up" date with no kids in a very long time. Mike wore a tie, I wore heels, and it was a wonderful break from normal life. We actually didn't know what songs Jim Brickman sang, I only had an instrumental CD that I liked. We were pleasantly surprised to hear a few familiar tunes- even if we were the youngest people there.

So there you have it. A glimpse into the musical history of the Cross family.