Hakuna Matata :)

"Hakuna matata
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna matata
Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries 
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy...
Hakuna matata."

This unforgettable song from The Lion King has been stuck in my head all day, and not without reason!  Lately, I've been learning that there's really no need to worry about the little things!  Time after time, I find myself getting worked up over things that turn out to be no big deal.  Then I look back and laugh at how worried I was--and all for nothing!  Friends, family and random strangers, if there's one thing I've learned during this "crunch time," it's that hakuna matata never fails.

On a completely different (but necessary!) note, I finally broke out the Christmas music last night!  Now that December is here, I'm really getting into the holiday spirit.  Let me share with you my three favorite songs this year.

My new discovery this year is I Want an Alien for Christmas by Fountains of Wayne.  I heard it for the first time while I was power-shopping at Kohl's, and for some reason, it just really floats my boat.  There's no real music video for this one, so enjoy reading the lyrics!

Last year I heard Christmas is Going to the Dogs by Eels.  Just like the last song, I really have no idea why I have such a fascination with this song.  I just think it's so funny!  There's also no music video for this one, but someone did a pretty cool lights show with it, so I'd say that's blog-worthy.

This last one is becoming a classic:  All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey.  Not only do I know that my brother is a fan of this song, but it was used in Love Actually, a movie that I absolutely fell in love with over the summer!  Take it or leave it.  I think it's a keeper.

I hope this gets at least some of you in the Christmas spirit.  It's just around the corner!

Shout-out to my biology lab partner, who is getting married at the end of the month, and is one of my best college friends.  :)