little bit country, little bit rock n' roll

i refer to myself this way sometimes..."little bit country, little bit rock n' roll." there are two reasons for this, well maybe there are more, but for this blogs purposes there are two. reason number one is probably the most obvious...i was born and raised in the country, in a small town, on a farm with cows and horses. but now i live in the city with all its pavement, traffic and noise. i like to think that i can blend in either location...small town USA or downtown big city. i'm definitely comfortable in either and there are things i love about both. small town life has its charm, its easy laid back attitude, and familiarity. while there is the exciting hustle and bustle, always changing atmosphere, diversity of the city.

reason number two is probably a little more subtle unless you are around me on a daily basis. it refers directly to my taste in music, which changes daily, sometimes hourly. i can go from linkin park to the black eyed peas to rascal flatts all in the same play list. i think the lyrics of the donny and marie song actually explain it best..."i like that peaceful easy feeling of a laid back country song. and when i sing my rock n' roll, i can sing it all night long. i love my country with all my heart and soul. i go out on saturday night for a little bit of rock n' roll." i often say that i don't really discriminate when it comes to musical genres. a point which i would say has been proven by the fact that i just quoted donny and marie.

i was asked recently which side i lean more towards, country or rock n' roll? i don't think this person meant in the musical preferences realm, i think they meant in life. and, as i said before, i would like to think that i'm a mix of the two. however, with that said, if i had to choose, i would probably say country. while i enjoy city life and all that it has to offer...the country is my roots. there are days where i miss it and i go for a drive, until the city lights are behind me and there are trees and rolling green pastures all around me. because, ultimately, whether i want to admit it or not...i'm a country girl at heart. and, as brooks and dunn say, "you can take a girl out of the honky tonk, but you can't take the honky tonk out of the girl."

i'll leave you with a few pictures from the 4th of July, spent at the molalla little buckeroo's rodeo. you can't get much more country than this...