Until You

So I have a pretty extensive music collection.  (although sadly not as extensive as I would like haha)

Recently I put it ALL on my ipod.  We are talking SERIOUS RANDOM SHUFFLE-NESS

I think both my computer and my ipod have favorite songs.  Cause I often feel like I hear the same songs over and over.

But this morning...a new song came on.  One I haven't heard in a while.  One I had forgotten how much I had loved.

A friend of mine once said the reason they loved music was because it felt like a friend.
Sometimes its a new friend.  Sometimes its a friend who has always been there for you.
And sometimes its like an old friend you haven't seen in a while, but you pick back up right where you left off.

Ever had a friend who says everything out loud you are thinking in your head?

That is music for me.

So Mickey.....here's another one for our collection.

Can I Tell You a Story?

Its a good one!  One that always made me happy.  So snuggle up.  Grab some hot choc and get ready.

This is the story of a prince and a princess...It starts with "Once upon a time"...and ends with "And they all lived happily ever after".


NOT!!!  Seriously?  real life stories aren't like that.  But snuggle up anyway.  Its still a decent story :)


Rewind to my freshman year at BYU.   I was a young and naive co-ed...drunk on my new-found power to stay up (and out) late...and do what I wanted without worrying about the parentals.

Around October ish...I met Mickey.  (Actually I'll be totally honest I totally remember....its not an ish.  It was October 11th)  He was a stellar guy.  Made me laugh and smile.  And gave me just the right amount of drama to satisfy my 19 year old need.

He was kind and sweet...he fit everything that was on the list...which at the time was preventatively LONG!
There were many good times.  And DOZENS of memories.
We shared a deep love for music, and an interest in Poli-Sci. A mild obsession with Psych.  And of course, an appreciation for sports.

Our relationship was another one of those rocket ship ones.  Fast to start...but eventually stalls out.  There just wasn't enough there for a true lasting relationship.  Yes we had made plans.  But it was just too much.  Outside influences came in and set us straight a bit.  And so we parted ways...amicably of course

I met Knight in Shining Armor, Cheerio Boy, The Singer, The Ball Player, CD Maker, Missionary, Taylor Swift Boy, Handsy, Beautiful Blue Eyes, Enigma, Chicken Boy, Boy Next Door, Clark Kent, Farm Boy........all ending in nothing or disaster :)
He met plenty of girls I am sure.  Though I guess I can't really say.
I finished my degree.  He finished his and started a second.
He moved off to law school.  Then I moved off to nursing school.  I grew up.  And he got all his ducks in a row.

But throughout all that debacle...Mickey never really left.  He became the guy I compared all the rest to.  He was the ideal...the bench mark.

Now why am I telling you this story?
Cause Mickey's back.  Like really back...not just in the back of my mind.

So here is the true question.  The purpose of my ramblings.
Do I go with the safe thing??  Or do I take the risk??