Soundtrack of my life.

year 1) Goodnight Moon by Margaret Brown. Although i can't remember this book my mother has painted vivid images in my head of me curled up in her lap and every night begging her to read to me, Goodnight Moon.

year 2) The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. This book was my very first ever pop up book, and fascinated me in so many ways. I would spend hours playing with the pop out pictures and was almost inseparable from the book.

year 3-4) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett. The young child version of me loved this book. By the time i was four i could finally understand the book and was intrigued by the fact that the book said u=it could rain spaghetti. For years to come i would pray for meatballs to fall from the sky.

5-6) No David! By David Shannon. Although the book was originally gifted to my mischievous older brother, i claimed the book as my own. I wanted to be like the trouble making and rebellious David in every way. The book, though not a hard read, peeked my interest in various was.

At six years old i was already beginning to get involved in the world of pop culture and loved the hit song, Baby one more time by Brittney Spears.

7-8) Where the sidewalk ends By Shel Silverstein. This was my first and one of my only endeavors into the world of poetry. Shel Silverstain made reading fun for me as young kid with his brilliant but simple and funny poems.

I was obsessed with Lets Get it Started by the Black Eyed Peas in 2004 and demanded that my parents by the CD. i would get home from school and relish the moments of dancing around with out any one watching.

9-10)The serious of unfortunate events by Lemony Snicket. Snicket, whose name was probably more interesting than the books, hooked me into this tale about two orphaned children. I was suddenly wishing i could be an orphan too because of how outrageous and exciting they made it seem.

when i was 10 years old i was getting into music that maybe was a little inappropriate for my age with songs like Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake.

11-12) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Yes, every girl on the face of this earth had a brief of obsession with this literary phenomena, and i was no acception. It was the first time i ever had a crush on any fictional character and also launched me into my love for books and especially sci-fi.

I kissed a Girl by Katy Perry quickly became one of my all time favorite songs, even to date, when i was twelve. It was edgy, different, and breathed new life into boring radio stations.

13-14) The hunger games By Suzanne Collins. This book had it all, action packed scenes, blossoming relationships, dense characters, and many inspiring moments. I immediately fell in love with Katniss and made many connections between the characters and myself.

The song, The crow and the Butterfly by shine down was by far the most played song on my ipod. The crow and the Butterfly showed me a different side of music and opened me up to all genres of music.