Dispatches From The Road

Yesterday was. Well. One of those days. It was supposed to be lovely. I was supposed to meet a friend from San Diego, who is up for vacation, for lunch. Both of us had assumptions and misunderstandings and one thing led to another and we found ourselves at the same restaurant...but two different locations. At opposite ends of the Salt Lake Valley. After lunch, once I got to the city SHE ate in, I texted and she was still around, so we did get to see one another at Target, while our kids got bored and antsy. After, I realized the cupcakes I bought earlier in the day had melted (not really just the frosting, but the actual cake, as well...huh) and that was $alotofmoney down the drain. Add in hot, tired, unable to run all my errands thanks to a hot+tired nearly five year old and crazy traffic, we ran through Sonic and went home. However, during the day, I listened to the radio. Something I never do. And came upon some loveliness. So, here. Three songs I heard yesterday on the radio and the memories attached.

1. Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox


I probably shouldn't like this song so much, but, well...I do anyway. It reminds me of a junior high student council trip. I probably didn't even really understand the song, then, totally, but I remember listening to it on the way down to whatever water park we were going to. I was in love with the student council president (that's right...linking to the crazy...), at the time, so spending time with him was just.the.best. Everyone was in love with his best friend, but Mr. President? Oh, yeah. So that trip is a flurry of the popular girls in bikinis and flirting and me thinking because Mr. Pres was paying a modicum of attention to me, he CLEARLY liked me and not his hot cheerleader girlfriend who was also on the trip (forget logic...logic has nothing on the 14 year old girl's mind!).

2. Heart and Soul - T'Pau


This song will forever remind me of my sister. I have no specific memory attached, but it was on a few of the mixed tapes she would send me from college and I always associated being grown up with this song. Which is funny, but there you go. I still love it. It's almost ALWAYS on my iPod. Always.

3. You Take Me Up - Thompson Twins


I MAY have turned the radio up REALLY loudly when this came on because I have not heard it in YEARS. Man. I had forgotten how much I loved this song! It reminds me of youth dances. It reminds me of youth and the happiness of the 80s and just a really happy time of life. This is a perfect song for summer, for me. I suggest you turn it up really loud and dance. And then buy it, put it on your ipod and listen to it every day. Because it is perfect. PERFECT. So says I.