Books of 2024

Best Books I Read in 2024:

• The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• Grimoire Girl by Hilarie Burton Morgan
• Summer She Went Missing by Chelsea Ichaso

 

TV of 2024

 Best TV Shows I watched in 2024:

• Anne with an E
• Happy's Place
• Lopez vs Lopez
• Mr. Iglesias
• Only Murders in the Building
• A Very Royal Scandal
• Virgin River
• Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
• XO Kitty

Christmas Orchestra Playlist

 Stille Nacht

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Mad Russian’s Christmas

Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24

Christmas at the Movies

A Musicological Journey Through Twelve Days of Christmas

Santa Baby

Nutcracker Suite

Merry Christmas Baby

I Wish it Could be Christmas Every Day

Ornaments

 I colored these ornament samples for my church's craft night activity.  

Virgin Cruise Lines Playlists

Classic Soul:

• Bad Bad Leroy Brown
• Hello
• Hold On, I'm Coming
• I'm Still Standing
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered
• Under the Boardwalk
• When Doves Cry

Diva Bingo

• Defying Gravity
• My Heart Will Go On

Diva Cabaret

• Africa
• All By Myself
• All about that Bass
• Bang Bang
• Bye Bye Blackbird
• Express Yourself
• I Kissed a Girl
• I'm Coming Out
• It's Only a Paper Moon
• I Will Survive
• Let's Get Loud
• Lovefool
• Man! I Feel Like a Woman
• Someone to Watch Over Me
• Vogue
• Waka Waka

Duel Reality

• Careless Whisper
• Sea of Love

Never Sleep Alone

• Like a Prayer

Pajama Party

• Believe 
• Crazy in Love
• Give Me Everything
• It Takes Two
• Miami
• Pony
• Rock Your Body
• Sweet Dreams by La Bouche
• Toxic

Phantom Folktales

• DOA

Sail Away:

• Dance the Night
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun
• I Gotta Feeling
• Sexyback
• Time of Our Lives
• Yeah

Scarlet Night

• Bad Romance
• Dance Again
• Drunken Sailor
• Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
• I Put a Spell on You
• Let's Get Loud
• Livin' on A Prayer
• The Message
• Moon River
• This is How We Do It

Ships in the Night

• Changes
• Dancing with Myself
• I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
• It's a Man's World
• The Love Boat
• Natural Woman
• 9 to 5
• Where the Streets Have No Name
• Work from Home

Ship Show

• I Surrender
• Levitating
• River Deep

Ultimate Dance Show Party

• Dance for You
• Don't You (Forget about Me)
• Electric Slide
• Gonna Make You Sweat
• Hokey Pokey
• I Think We're Alone Now
• Jump Around
• Le Freak
• Livin' on a Prayer
• Love Train
• Lovely Day
• Macarena
• My Heart Will Go On
• That's Entertainment
• Wobble

Untitled Show

• Complicated
• You Got the Love
• Hand in My Pocket
• She Used to Be Mine
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun
• Girl on Fire

80's VHS Workout

• Bust a Move
• Can You Feel It
• Hungry Like the Wolf
• Like a Virgin
• Material Girl
• Nasty
• Pour Some Sugar on Me
• Total Eclipse of The Heart
• What a Feeling
• Whip It
• You Shook Me All Night Long

Idaho Playlist

Songs about Idaho or songs that remind me of Idaho:

• About Damn Time by Lizzo
• Already Gone by the Eagles
• Born in a Trunk from a Star is Born
• Careless Whisper by George Michael 
• Down by the Riverside
• Every Breath You Take by the Police
• Fields of Gold by Sting
• Fireflies by Owl City
• Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band
• Ghost Town by Adam Lambert
• God's Country by Blake Shelton
• I Can Only Imagine by MercyMe
• I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables
• I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool
• Island in the Sun by Weezer
• Islands in The Stream by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
• Jolene by Dolly Parton
• Just Like Fire by Pink
• Lake Shore Drive by Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah
• A Little Bit Country by Donny and Marie
• Live While We're Young
• The Muppet Show Theme
• My Shot from Hamilton
• Old Town Road by Lil Nas X 
• Phantom of the Opera
• Private Idaho by The B-52's
• Redneck Woman by Gretchen Wilson
• Return to Pooh Corner by Kenny Loggins
• Rose Garden
• She's Always a Woman by Billy Joel
• Stand by Your Man
• Stranger in Moscow by Michael Jackson
• Sugar, Sugar by The Archies
• This Land is Your Land
• Through the Years by Kenny Rogers
• Waterfalls by TLC
• Watermelon Sugar
• We've Got Tonight by Bob Seger
• What About by Peter Breinholt
• Wild One by Faith Hill
• Wood by Dan Seals
• Yesterday by The Beatles
• You'll Be in my Heart from Tarzan

Road Trip Playlist

Cars:

• Automatic by The Pointer Sisters
• Bumper Cars by Alex and Sierra
• Cadillac Car from Dreamgirls
• Car Wash by Rose Royce
• Drive My Car by The Beatles
• Get out of My Dreams, Get into my Car by Billy Ocean
• G.T.O. by Ronny & The Daytonas
• Guitars, Cadillacs by Dwight Yoakam
• Little Deuce Coupe by The Beach Boys
• Little Red Corvette by Prince
• Low Rider by War
• Maybellene by Chuck Berry
• Mustang Sally
• Pink Cadillac
• Sleigh Ride
• Surrey with a Fringe on the Top from Oklahoma!
• Truckin' by Grateful Dead
• Two Black Cadillacs by Carrie Underwood
• Wells Fargo Wagon from The Music Man

Driving:

• Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf
• Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder
• Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
• California Gurls by Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg
• Cruise by Florida Georgia Line
• Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson
• Drive by the Cars
• Drive My Car by the Beatles
• Forget You by Cee Lo Green
• Free Ride by Edgar Winter
• Fun Fun Fun by The Beach Boys
• Got to Get You Into My Life by The Beatles
• Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
• Hitchin' a Ride by Vanity Fare
• Home by Michael Buble
• Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel
• How Far I'll Go from Moana
• I Get Around by Beach Boys
• I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by the Proclaimers
• I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2
• I Will Be Found (Lost at Sea) by John Mayer
• Love Shack by The B-52s
• Midnight Rider by Allman Brothers Band
• On the Road Again
• Ride Like the Wind by Christopher Cross
• Slow Ride
• The Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani and Akon
• That's What I Like by Bruno Mars
• Ticket to Ride by Beatles
• Turn Up The Radio by Autograph
• Why Georgia by John Mayer

Roads:

• Dancing in the Street by Martha Reeves and The Vandellas
• Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
• Everyday is A Winding Road by Sheryl Crow
• Expressway to Your Heart by Eddie Money
• 42nd Street from 42nd Street
• Give My Regards to Broadway
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
• Highway to Hell by AC/DC
• Holiday Road by Lindsey Buckingham
• Lake Shore Drive by Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah
• Life is A Highway
• The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
• Lullaby of Broadway from 42nd Street
• Nights on Broadway by The Bee Gees
• Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard
• Old Town Road by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus
• On Broadway by George Benson
• Penny Lane by The Beatles
• Rockin' Down the Highway by The Doobie Brothers
• Roll on Down the Highway by Bachman-Turner Overdrive
• Route 66
• Streetcorner Symphony by Rob Thomas
• Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen
• Sunset Boulevard from Sunset Blvd
• Takin' it to the Streets by The Doobie Brothers
• Ventura Highway by America

Texas Playlist

Movies about Texas:

• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
• Dazed and Confused
• Django Unchained
• Friday Night Lights
• From Dusk Till Dawn
• Holes
• Hope Floats
• The Longest Yard
• The Magnificent Seven
• No Country for Old Men
• Old Yeller
• Real Steel
• The Rookie
• Selena
• Smokey and the Bandit
• State Fair
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Musicians from Texas:

• Ashlee Simpson
• Barry White
• Beyonce
• The Big Bopper
• Billy Preston
• Bowling for Soup
• Boz Scaggs
• Buddy Holly
• The Chicks
• Demi Lovato
• Don Henley
• Fastball
• George Strait
• Gene Autrey
• Janis Joplin
• Jessica Simpson
• Johnny Mathis
• Kelly Clarkson
• Kenny Rogers
• Khalid
• Kris Kristofferson
• Leon Bridges
• Lisa Loeb
• Los Lonely Boys
• Lyle Lovett
• Meat Loaf
• Nelly
• Roy Orbinson
• Ryan Cabrera
• Scott Joplin
• Seals and Croft
• Selena
• Sly Stone
• Stevie Ray Vaughn
• Tanya Tucker
• Waylon Jennings
• Willie Nelson
• ZZ Top

Songs about Texas:

• All My Ex's live in Texas by George Strait
• Amarillo by Morning
• Austin by Blake Shelton
• Dallas Theme
• Deep In The Heart of Texas by George Strait
• Dime Store Cowgirl by Kacey Musgraves
• Fueled for Houston by Wilson Phillips
• Galveston by Glen Campbell
• God Blessed Texas by Little Texas
• Houston by R.E.M.
• The Little Things in Texas from State Fair
• Long Tall Texan by The Beach Boys
• Our State Fair from State Fair
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre Theme

TV Shows about Texas:

• Dallas
• Friday Night Lights
• King of the Hill
• Preacher
• Reba
• Walker
• Walker, Texas Ranger

Songs I Heard While in Texas:

• All Summer Long
• Always Something There to Remind Me
• Angel of the Morning
• Best Shot
• Black Cat
• Buffalo Soldier
• Caribbean Queen
• Cruel Summer
• Deep in the Heart of Texas
• Get Up Stand Up
• Gone Country
• I Believe in You
• If I Never See Your Face Again
• The Middle
• Owner of a Lonely Heart
• Rumor Has It by Reba
• Sorry by Justin Bieber
• Texas Hold Em
• Three Little Birds
• Waffle House
• When the Sun Goes Down

Mexico Playlists

Acupalco:

• Acapulco by Luis Mariano
• Acapulco Gold by The Rainy Daze
• Come Fly With Me
• Licence to Kill
• Loco in Acapulco by The Four Tops
• Fun in Acapulco by Elvis Presley
• You Can't Say No in Acapulco by Elvis Presley

Border:

• Bordertown by Dan Seals
• Border Song by Elton John
• Borderline by Madonna
• South of the Border by Frank Sinatra

Cabo San Lucas:

• All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor
• Back in Black by AC/DC
• Bad to the Bone
• Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke
• Cabo San Lucas by Toby Keith
• Cabo Wabo by Van Halen
• Cake by the Ocean by DNCE
• Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Baby
• Can't Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake
• Celebration by Kool and the Gang
• Crazy in Love by Beyonce
• Cupid Shuffle
• Despacito by Luis Fonsi
• Dynamite
• Finesse by Bruno Mars
• Get Right by Jennifer Lopez
• Gettin' Jiggy with It by Will Smith
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
• Give Up the Funk
• Good Times
• In My Feelings by Drake
• Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
• Mississippi Cha Cha Slide
• Shots by LMFAO ft. Lil Jon
• Single Ladies by Beyonce
• Sugar by Maroon 5
• Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N Roses
• Sweet Dreams
• Tequila by the Champs
• That's What I Like by Bruno Mars
• Tipsy by J-Kwon
• Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
• We are Family
• We Will Rock You by Queen
• Wobble

Cancun:

• Licence to Kill

Coahuila:

• Desperado

Costa Maya:

• Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley

Cozumel:

• Achy Breaky Heart
• Bad Habits
• Chariot
• Cozumel by Junction City
• Rich by Maren Morris
• I Love Rock and Roll by Joan Jett
• Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
• Rather Be
• Super Freak
• Wrecking Ball

Fiesta:

• Bailamos by Enrique Inglesias
• Bamboleo by Gipsy Kings
• Dreaming of You by Selena
• Hot Hot Hot by Buster Poindexter
• I Need to Know by Marc Anthony
• La Bamba by Richie Valens
• La Cucaracha by Kumbia Kings
• Macarena by Los Del Rio
• Maria Maria by Santana
• Shake Your Bon Bon by Ricky Martin
• Smooth by Santana
• Tequila by The Champs

Guanajuato:

• Nosferatu the Vampyre

Jalisco:

• Santana

Mazatlan:

• All Day and All of the Night by The Kinks
• Burning Love
• Come and Get Your Love by Redbone
• Crazy by Gnarls Barkley
• Grease by Frankie Valli
• Jump Around by House of Pain
• Ladies Night by Kool and the Gang
• Shake, Rattle, and Roll
• Should I Stay or Should I Go?
• Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees
• TNT
• Twist
• Twist and Shout
• Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

Mexico:

• Beer in Mexico by Kenny Chesney
• Coco
• The Mask of Zorro
• Mexican Mavis by Boy and Bear
• Mexico by James Taylor
• Till it Snows in Mexico by Reba McIntire

Mexico City:

• Paulina Rubio
• Romeo + Juliet
• Spectre
• Thalia

Musicians from Mexico and/or Mexican Descent:

• Baby Bash
• Fergie
• Frankie J.
• Linda Ronstadt
• Los Lonely Boys
• Miguel
• Paulina Rubio
• Ritchie Valens
• Sabrina Bryan
• Santana
• Selena
• Selena Gomez
• Sheila E.
• Thalia

Puerto Vallarta:

• Billie Jean
• Clocks
• Dancing Queen
• Despacito by Luis Fonsi
• Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano
• Fireball by Pitbull
• I Wanna Dance with Somebody
• I Will Survive
• Kill Bill
• Macarena
• The Man Who Sold the World
• Margaritaville
• Only Time
• Predator 
• Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee
• Say You'll Be There
• Smooth by Santana ft. Rob Thomas
• Stronger by Britney Spears
• Sugar, Sugar
• Surfin' U.S.A. by The Beach Boys
• Sweet Caroline
• Twist and Shout
• Wake Me Up by Avicii
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas
• Yellow Submarine
• You're the One That I Want

Sonora:

• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Tijuana:

• Frankie J
• Pearl Harbor
• Titanic
• Tomorrow Never Dies

Layton Temple

 We went to the open house for the Layton Utah Temple.

Saddest Songs Ever

All By Myself by Eric Carmen

Back to Black by Amy Winehouse

Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin

Close Every Door from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Christmas Shoes by Newsong

Dust in the Wind by Kansas

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables from Les Miserables

Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.

Fallen Angel by Frankie Valli and Four Seasons

Fire and Rain by James Taylor

Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Michael Bolton

Hurt by Johnny Cash

I Can't Make You Love Me by Bonnie Tyler

I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables

I Have a Dream by Abba

I Was Here by Beyonce

I Will Remember You by Sarah McLachlan

If I Die Young by The Band Perry

In My Life by the Beatles

Incomplete by Backstreet Boys

Killing Me Softly With His Song by Roberta Flack

Kiss From a Rose by Seal

Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan

Last Christmas by Wham!

Last Kiss by J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers

The Living Years by Russell Watson

Mad World by Tears for Fears

Make You Feel My Love by Adele

Memory from Cats

My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion

Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Conner

River by Joni Mitchell

Seasons of Love from Rent

Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of by U2

Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton

What Was I Made For? by Billie Eilish

Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning by Alan Jackson

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again from Phantom of the Opera

Yesterday by the Beatles

You'll Never Walk Alone from Carousel

Cabo San Lucas

 We went to Cabo San Lucas.  We did the Discover Cabo by Land and Sea Tour.  We first boarded a boat and took a sail to the Land's End.  We saw sea lions.  We then took a bus to a cliff top viewpoint of the Cabo bay.  We went to San Jose Del Cabo and shopped.  We went to the artisan market to shop.  We went to a glass blowing factory and watched them make a glass turtle with a sombrero.