Soundtrack Of My Life

1.) Mickey Mouse Theme song. When I was one year old, I don’t remember it at all really, but I was a huge Mickey Mouse fan. When looking back at old photo albums, I saw photos from my first birthday, where I had a Mickey Mouse birthday cake. Also, my room was painted with Mickey Mouse on the walls. 2.) “Thomas and Friends song”. I was also a big Thomas fan when I was 2 years old. I knew every single train engine from the show and I got a lot of train tracks for my birthday and Christmas. My parents still have these toys in a box in our basement since it was a huge part of my infant life (and my little cousin enjoys them too). 3.) Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss. This story is very significant to me because it was the first book that I ever learned to read. I loved Dr. Seuss books because they were funny and encouraged me to use my imagination. I think that imagination is an important tool for people because it lets us explore the possibilities of every situation, and without it, there wouldn’t be any electricity, cars, airplanes, sports, etc. 4.) The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle. This was another book that was one of my all time favorites. My parents say that I would read it almost every night before bed. I think it was because it made noises. I think that I still have it because sometimes I like to look back at how much I have changed over the years, as far as my reading level. I still enjoy to read these books sometimes. 5.) “Tootie Tot”. This song became very annoying, but still sticks in my memory. I can even remember most of the lyrics and the dance. It was the song/dance that we sang for kindergarten graduation. I remember rehearsing every day at school for about 2-3 weeks before graduation. I don’t think that we needed that much rehearsing considering that I can still remember it. 6.) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was the first chapter book that I ever read and the series is one of my favorites. I remember reading it so I could go and see the movie. 7.) The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne. This series was another series that I followed intently. I read a lot of the books and I remember that the Poestenkill librarian used to update me with the new ones and save certain ones for me, since I was a big fan of this series. 8.) “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”. I went to my first New York Yankees baseball game this year at Yankee Stadium. It was really hot and I went with my family. Also, my little league team went to the championship this year, but lost. Baseball became a huge part of my life then and I followed the MLB a lot and new almost every statistic for the Yankees. 9.) “Hell’s Bells” by ACDC. This was the first year that I went to my first professional hockey game. “Hell’s Bells” was the opening song for my dad’s favorite team, the New Jersey Devils. We went to about six or seven games that year, and this really sparked my love of hockey. It also introduced me to classic rock. 10.) “Celebration” by Kool & The Gang. This was my last year in elementary school and I knew I would miss it. Even though it was only the first step of my school career and it was nice to get it over with, I was going to miss the good times I had and I was not looking forward to middle school, which was going to be more difficult. Also, it was crazy to think that it went by so fast and I know I’m already in high school. Back then, high school seemed like light years away. 11.) “Back in Black” by ACDC; “Limelight” by Rush. I chose these two songs because they were a couple of the first songs that introduced me to classic rock. Classic rock is one of my favorite genres and I still listen to these two bands a lot. I thank my dad for introducing me to this. 12.) “Iris” by The Goo Goo Dolls. I chose this song because this was my first year of middle school and I was really nervous. I didn’t know what people from the other elementary schools would be like, and didn’t know how to approach it. I think it was because I am the first child and I didn’t get any advice on what it would be like. 13+14.) “Free bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. I chose this song for both eighth grade and ninth grade because they are the start of the rest of my life. I am now in my final four years of school and just starting my path toward college and beyond. This song symbolizes the freedoms that I now have and how I can now make decisions by myself and set the course that I want to follow for the rest of my life.