End of the Semester Stress

Hey yall! How was everyone's week? Mine was a little stressful cuz it's the end of the semester & everything seems to be due! Though it's not a much as a lot of people, it's still a heck a lot of work. Luckily I only have my PHE project left to finish & I'll be finished until my finals. Aside from the crazy week, I died my hair dark brown & got to spend time with some awesome friends! I just can't believe the semester is almost over! It's weird knowing that next week is the last Cru meeting & Bible study for this semester.  I don't know how I feel about it being almost over. But for the most part it has been a good week. =)

This week I decided to go back to featuring artists again (since I've been slacking a lil bit the past few weeks). Let me present to you Aaron Jennings! He's a pop/acoustic singer from Goshen, Indiana. He's performed with many of the bands I've featured in the past. He also designs logos & merch for various bands like Allstar Weekend, Paradise Fears, The After Party, & Hollywood Ending. His latest single is called "Like We Do" & it's on itunes now so you should definitely go get it! For more Aaron, his sites are facebook (facebook.com/AaronJenningsMusic & facebook.com/aaronjpuckett), twitter (@aaronxjennings), designs (behance.net/InfinityLab), & youtube (youtube.com/AaronJenningsMusic). Well that's all for this week. Hope everyone is doing amazing! Share the love & if you want you can maybe possibly share this blog with everyone. Make sure you check out Aaron's stuff & I'll catch up with yall next week! =)

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!!! =D

Hello! If you haven't read the title yet then happy belated Thanksgiving! I hope everyone who celebrates this holiday had a great day, & even if you don't celebrate it I still hope you had a great day. I didn't do much except for eat dinner with some of my family & worked on one of my two big projects that is due next Thurday. Anything happen this week to me? Why yes it did! I went to class only Monday & Tuesday so I got to come home early Tuesday night. The only bad thing was that I found out that the guy that I have a huge crush on isn't looking for a relationship, & the last time I spoke to him (which was on Sunday) I word vommited & embarrassed the crap out of myself. But it's whatever cuz I believe it's all part of God's plan. On the bright side, I got to spend time with my best friend & one of my really good guy friends & his sister on Tuesday night. I really miss hanging out with Kayla & Seth when I'm away at college. Who knows, maybe it's God's plan for me to be with Seth again, but for now I'm ok with us being close friends. But you all are probably tired of me talking about my love problems, so let's move on. I want to know what you all are thankful for. Personally, I'm thankful for God, my family, my friends, my dog, my education, my job, a house, a house, music, my health, & just everything & everyone who has been a part of my life. I'm also thankful to everyone who reads my posts & listens to me blab on about my life. So thank you so much if you're reading this! <3

This week, I wanted to let you all hear some of the songs & covers I've been listening to lately. As you can tell, music is a huge part of my life & I love sharing new music with all of you! =) So here's a few videos for you to watch & maybe you'll find a new favorite song.

"Thank You (acoustic version)" by MKTO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPUDBUA7fA4&list=FLP7tRBcOaH4gX1uQAiig5AA&feature=plpp_play_all

"MMMBop (cover)" by Paradise Fears & Hollywood Ending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIxkGerLh4I&list=FLP7tRBcOaH4gX1uQAiig5AA&index=2&feature=plpp_video

"Losing My Mind (official video) by Taylor Thrash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRnx0MuuODQ&list=FLP7tRBcOaH4gX1uQAiig5AA&index=3&feature=plpp_video

"We Are Never Getting Ever Getting Back Together (cover) by Tanner Patrick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI-ntAjM3Ew&list=FLP7tRBcOaH4gX1uQAiig5AA&index=5&feature=plpp_video

"Beauty & a Beat (cover)" by Hollywood Ending
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ0iDoHMQY8&list=FLP7tRBcOaH4gX1uQAiig5AA&index=7&feature=plpp_video

"U.N.I. (cover)" by Stephen Jerzak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9mrQfZOapY&feature=BFa&list=FLP7tRBcOaH4gX1uQAiig5AA

"Love the Way You Love Me" by The After Party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARdKUI6eqlI

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)

New Schedule!

Ello! I really feel like talking in a British accent today & I have no idea why. So now that we have that out f the way, I wanna talk about me taking the next step in college AKA registering for my second semester sophomore classes. I  still have to get an override for one class, which I'm able to skip since I'm a transfer, but other than that I got most of the classes I wanted plus a few I would rather go without. No worries though, I can handle it! I have this one class than literally made me get geekily excited when it popped up, Voice for Non-Majors. To you, it proably sounds like another boring class, but to me it's like God has "thrown me a bone" & given me the class that let's me sing without having to be a major in music. I've been talking about how much I miss choir but I never have time & now it's like I can do that. Also, I'll be getting vocal training that I need & maybe that will be one step closer to me auditioning for a talent show or just breaking out into the music industry in general. I'm just really freaking excited! Well that's all I wanted to say, but I have no artist for this week (yet). I may post another blog soon once I think of something. Have a great week everyone!

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience <3 =)

Crushes

Whaddup yall?! I don't even know why but I felt like saying that. Anyway, I wanted to talk about something this week that may be a little more relatable to girls than guys, if guy seven read this blog, crushes. Ladies, have you ever liked a guy so much that every time you see him your heart beats really fast & your stomach does a litte flip? Well that's what I've been experiencing a lot recently. There's a guy at my work that I've had a huge crush on for a few years, but I just started talking to him when I started working at Kroger. I know I know, by now you're probably wanting to poke your eyes out or puke with all the girliness (or at least that's how I used to be). Well my problem is that I flirt with him a TON & I think he flirts back but we are never alone so that either of us can really say what we feel. I mean I could be like most girls & just go up to him & bluntly say that I like him & give him my number, but I'm not that kind of girl. I'm afraid of getting rejected & I probably would have pursued the relationship more if it weren't for that fact. Also, we work at a place where everyone knows about pretty much everything & word travels fast, so just imagine how fast me telling him that I have a crush on him would spread. What would make it worse is if he didn't actually like me back & he's just a really nice guy. It's an irrational fear that I have so I would just rather guard my heart right now. But if my friends are right & he does like me, I'm hoping he will make a move soon before I stress out even more every time I see him with whether he thinks I look cute or not. It's not like I don't try though, we flirt ALL the time, I go & visit him when he works out in the gas station, & this past weekend he jokingly said I had him whipped (which in Corey speak means he'll do just about anything for me). I don't know what to do! Part of me wants to just go for it, but the other part of me says to stay on my guard & not get too close. What should I do? Do any of you have any advice? & have you ever been in this predicament? Let me know. =)

Okay, so now that my little rant is over, I have to introduce you all to a new artist! This week I've chosen to feature the amazing band The After Party! The band consists of Brandon Stewart, Andy Bell, & Alan Bell (& yes Andy & Alan are twins). They are a pop band from Kansas who have just recently moved to LA. They've been on tour with several bands, including Allstar Weekend, Paradise Fears Hollywood Ending, Before You Exit, & others. You may have heard some of their old music on MTV, songs such as "Hey Little Miss" & "Can't Stop". If the lead singer sounds different in the old music it's because the old lead singer is no longer in the band (ask them if you want to know details). Anyway, the guys are coming out with a new single very soon called "Love the Way You Love Me" & I promise it will rock your socks off! You can keep up with the band through twitter (@theafterparty @BrandonTAP @AndyBellTAP & @alananthonyTAP) facebook (same as twitter) & youtube (youtube.com/theafterpartyrox). Also, they do random stickams (well Brandon mainly does random stickams at night) on stickam.com/theafterpartymusic, so you may want to keep an eye out on the band's twitter if you're interested. Well that's all I have for now! Make sure if there's an artist you want me to feature that you comment & let me know! Have a fantastic week & stay safe! =)

Live for God & Love for Music!
-Patience

P.S. Follow me on twitter (@Paymitch) & facebook (facebook.com/PatiencePAK).

Pikachu & Friends!

I'm not featuring any artist/band today, I just wanted to post some pictures from Halloween this year of me & some of my friends. I promise I'll feature someone next week though. =)

Live for God & Love for Music,
-Patience

my make-up

full body shot

Shelby AKA "Ariel"

Cory (zombie) & Ashley (girl from "The Grudge")

Liz (she didn't dress up)

I got a lil over excited about my costume

random picture of Liz

Felisha (she didn't dress up either) & me cheesing it up

silly face time!