happy v-day

"it started out as a feeling, which then grew into a hope,

which then turned into a quiet thought, which

then turned into a quiet word..."

(whispering) ...i love you.

"happy valentines day!"

pennies & dimes

my very FIRST itunes purchase on my NEW MACBOOK (merry christmas to me!) is the album "pennies & dimes" by my bestest friend in the whole wide world, stacy lantz!

check her out! ...but don't be gross about it.

the next big thing

have you ever gone completely nuts in your car when you were the only one in it? i JUST did. i heard on the radio about a concert in tampa called the next big thing with MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE that will be here in LESS than a month! and guess who is going? .....ME!!!!!!

i'd like to call upon my friends from the planet kashyyyk to help me express to you my excitement in this matter:

to say that i am "stoked" is an understatement. i am psyched OUT! a&a and my chem are the two bands i've ALWAYS wanted to see in concert. they are my "must haves." and since i just saw a&a a couple months back, this december 5th will complete me.

ggggggggggggg! (most satisfying smile)

"flying animal metropolis"

this isn't news to any i'm sure but I LOVE OWL CITY. i first stumbled across them on my pandora account and my irrisitable draw to them took off. their music is light and fluffy and no matter how bad a mood i may be in, their music always manages to get me to smile as i sing along and i find my shoulders hopping to the beat. its infectious! i love it. =D

my favorite song...?
fireflies.
hands down.

here's the music video:

i even got to see them in CONCERT! franklin and natalie went to a jack johnson concert in tampa and they were selling john mayer and OWL CITY tickets for TWENTY BUCKS! an opportunity made in heaven. =)

my guardian angels

last night, my bro franklin and i headed down to the ritz in ybor city for an UBER DELICIOUS experience. it was LOUD and BRIGHT and SWEATY and AMAZINGLY AWESOME.

dudes. it was sick.

all i can say is... it was TOTALLY worth each and every one of the 5000 pennies i spent.

i took some videos with my blackberry but they didn't convey the true beauty of the experience so here is one of their music videos. =)

and here are some photos from the night:

it was meant to be

yet ANOTHER one of my life goals will be realized tomorrow night. i, stephanie watson, get to see ANGEL & AIRWAVES in CONCERT!!!! i'm so freaking STOKED!

i am going to be starring at THIS face ALL night:

(dancing with delight!!!)

the LOVE of GOD

in honor of valentine's day, instead of sharing some SAPPY photo or quote from a ROMANTIC movie, i thought i'd share with you one of my favorite hymns that tells of the LOVE of GOD. the poetic writing in this hymn is so beautiful and it just goes to show that God's love is still the SAME today just as it was when this was written (the lyr­ics are based on the jew­ish poem had­da­mut, writ­ten in ara­ma­ic in 1050 by meir ben isaac ne­hor­ai.).

the love of God is greater far

than tongue or pen can tell;

it goes beyond the highest star,

and reaches to the lowest hell;

the guilty pair, bowed down with care,

God gave His Son to win;

His erring child, He reconciled,

and pardoned from his sin.

when hoary time shall pass away,

and earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,

when men who here refuse to pray,

on rocks and hills and mountains call,

God’s love so sure, shall still endure,

all measureless and strong;

redeeming grace to adam’s race—

the saints’ and angels’ song.

could we with ink the ocean fill,

and were the skies of parchment made,

were every stalk on earth a quill,

and every man a scribe by trade;

to write the love of God above

would drain the ocean dry;

nor could the scroll contain the whole,

though stretched from sky to sky.

AMEN!

sing to me

the glorious unseen

God, You hold when all is breaking

You restore the tired and aching

i guess it's just hard to believe

the Love You've poured out on me

i guess i'm just starting to see

how You're working in me

break

check out this awesomely EPIC music video by three days grace.

so hot!

the boots?
the music?
the concept?

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

letting go

i love this song by fireflight:

"wrapped in your arms"

is this the whole picture
or is it just the start?
is this the way you love me?
you're capturing my heart
i used to try and walk alone
but i've begun to grow
and when you tell me just to rest
i'm finally letting go
i let go

and i'm here to stay
nothing can separate us
and i know, i'm ok
you cradle me gently
wrapped in your arms.... i'm home

i'm seeing so much clearer
looking through your eyes
i could never find a safer place
even if i tried
all the times i've needed you
you've never left my side
i'm clinging to your every word
don't ever let me go
don't let go

i tend to be a bit stubborn. [just a bit. =)] but add a pinch of independence and a splash of childish demands, you just might end up like me. someone who without conviction and accountability can stray quite easily. sadly, it sometimes takes something big to happen in order for God to get my attention. i'm not proud of that either.

well, lets just say that after some difficult situations, (that could have been avoided had i listened to Him in the first place), He finally has my attention. and this time? i'm not letting myself get distracted. =)

ps. happy 100th post to me. =)

my immortal

today while listening to my ipod, a song came on that i hadn't heard in a couple years--a song that unfortunately enough, still holds truth for me.

'my immortal' by evanescence

"i'm so tired of being here,

suppressed by all my childish fears

and if you have to leave,

i wish that you would just leave

your presence still lingers here

and it won't leave me alone.

these wounds won't seem to heal,

this pain is just too real

there's just too much that time cannot erase

when you cried, i'd wipe away all of your tears

when you'd scream, i'd fight away all of your fears

and i held your hand through all of these years

but you still have all of me..

you used to captivate me by your resonating light

now, i'm bound by the life you left behind

your face it haunts my once pleasant dreams

your voice it chased away all the sanity in me.

these wounds won't seem to heal,

this pain is just too real

there's just too much that time cannot erase

when you cried, i'd wipe away all of your tears

when you'd scream, i'd fight away all of your fears

and i held your hand through all of these years

but you still have all of me.

i've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone

but though you're still with me,

i've been alone all along.

when you cried, i'd wipe away all of your tears

when you'd scream, i'd fight away all of your fears

and i held your hand through all of these years

but you still have all of me, me, me."

psalm 31:3-5 (NIV)
3 since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name, lead me and guide me. 4 free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. 5 into your hands i commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.

i will find peace. i will find freedom. i will find my place. i won't waste any more of His time trying to find what i think i need when He's had what i've needed the whole time.

hillsong london

last night i went to granger church to see hillsong london with some friends. i had such a great time and the music was incredible.

my favorite lyrics from their song from the inside out are:

"a thousand times i've failed
still your mercy remains
and should i stumble again
still i'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades...."

(that makes me smile.) =)

here are some photos from the night: