Lucky Penny

I think I would probably blog more if I felt it was necessary.

The only thing I'm really interested and passionate about sharing on this blog is photos, and I do that on instagram about a thousand times a millisecond. Okay, not really, but almost.

So whatever void in me that blogging may have ever filled is already being taken up by instagram.

And I feel like posting iPhone photos on here is just kinda pathetic.. (But my Nikon batteries died after about 3 seconds today so I'm posting a couple iPhone pics on this post too)

I've also considered using this blog to post my film photos.. but somehow I always have this weird inexplicable need to "save them" for something special.. does anyone else do that with stuff? It's hard not to, even though I know it's not necessary. But now that Merriment's album cover and booklet is all done I guess that was the only real reservation I had for any film photos I liked of mine, and we only used one of them for one of the inside panels. So perhaps I'll post more of them on here soon.

But anyway, my point is that two things inspired me to take photos and actually blog today and that was A Beautiful Mess's new photoshop actions I had on my computer just waiting to be used, and some new boots!

And okay, okay, my new thrifted granny dress may have had something to do with it too.

I'd been wanting these "Lucky Penny" boots from Seychelles ever since I first saw them on someone's instagram last year, and after a few months of "Dang it, I really want those.." "No way, you don't need them!" "But they are everything I've ever wanted in a boot!" "But they're expensive, and you don't need them.." conversations with myself, I finally found them online for half the price! Thus finding the perfect way to justify it in my head, that and my birthday is in a couple months, so, psh, I practically deserved them. (Kidding.)

But in all seriousness, these boots were worth every penny to me!

I am obsessed with shiny shoes, and these are the perfect height and they just sang out to me!

"Oh hello, boots. Wanna be friends? Like forever? Okay, good. Me too."

Being a very thrifty gal by nature, it's always hard for me to actually spend more than $25 bucks on any one item of clothing, but I'm glad I talked myself into buying these. 

They are the kind of boots I would have slept in when I was a kid because I loved them too much to take them off. 

Thankfully I have gained some common sense over the years and can bear to take these off at night, but I wouldn't put it too far past me.

Love, 

Christie

Ice Cream

Today's outfit:
Dress: Forever 21
Tights/Shoes: Good ol' Target

I love Forever 21. It just makes all of my dreams come true. Well, almost all of them.
But seriously, ice cream print dress? Are you serious? Done.

Sometimes I think I really will be 21 forever.. although I'm 22, and will be turning 23 in a couple of months. I still feel roughly 21. I'm sure a lot of people feel that way though. My parents always say they still feel 18.

I've really liked being in my 20's.. my teenager years were so up and down and so emotionally stressful.
And sure things are still stressful and life is still hectic and evolving. But I am just so very thankful that I am continuously finding my identity in Christ and being renewed by Him daily. God's love is something I could never ever fully grasp, but as I get older I realize the more I rely on God and trust him, the better off I am. Still learning every day to do just that, and I'm not sure I will ever completely have it down. But it's a process. And I'm thankful for God's grace.

^^ Me in my natural habitat. Writing Music, Sleeping, Dreaming, Texting my boyfriend. All day every day. I dunno. Bye.

Love,

Christie

An account of sweets.

It's like.. if you have a cupcake that was left over from your birthday, and then directly after that you eat a cookie..... given that a few solid hours have gone by, are you allowed to eat a delicious macaroon that your sister sent you for your birthday? Even if it's not your birthday anymore?

Just looking for some answers... hoping to find them soon.. preferably within the next 3 minutes because that's about as long as it's gonna take me to get up, walk across my room, and open the box of macaroons.

A few minutes later...

Pink one = GONE.

If you ever find yourself in New Orleans, be sure and go to Sucré sweet boutique. They have the absolute best Macaroons.

Goodnight.

Love,

Christie

French Fries.

So a while back I wrote a song in french, just as an experiment and because I think the language is really beautiful and thought it would sound pretty as a sort of lullaby.

I don't speak french well at all, I only know a few things that I've picked up from listening to language tapes and the internet and stuff. But I want to speak it fluently someday.. (Yeah, right, like that'll ever happen..)

Here is a video of the song, although I'm not sure who's youtube account that is or who posted it haha.


Enjoy!

Love,
Christie

A little boredom goes a long way.

So since I've been home from tour I've had a lot of free willy time on my hands.

Only instead of using it to save whales, I have just been chillin' hard:

Watching Gossip Girl (ugh, barf, I know, yet it's hard to quit), making cake pops, and taking lots of photos because for one, I am addicted to Instagram and that always has me taking photos and editing them on my iPhone, but also I have been trying to force myself to use my NikonD50 and Photoshop more often. Because I am extremely blessed to have a Nikon at all, since it was given to me :)

Here is the result of today's particularly convoluted boredom.

My boyfriend said "You look scary in the moon picture" when I showed it to him,
and I said it was supposed to look scary, and then admitted to it actually having hurt my feelings a little.
He apologized, but really we all know I was just being overly sensitive.

By the way, I should mention the reason for my boredom is that I usually have like 9000 siblings to hangout with all the time, but the majority of them are on tour right now either with their own bands or tagging along with their husbands bands. And I being 1 of 6 children, am just not used to hangin' solo!

Which leaves me making coffee at home a lot of the time and pondering the complexities of boredom gone mad.

Love,
Christie

Blessed Soul (Lyrics)

Hi! So a lot of people have been asking me to post the lyrics to our new EP "Through the Rough" somewhere, so I figured the best place to share them would be on my blog.

I'll just do one song for now, so here are the lyrics to "Blessed Soul"

Blessed Soul

~

Indeed I am a blessed soul, I'm captive in this human role

I wear inside my ribcage den, a heart so fine I'll let you in

Just knock once more upon the door, the wood is dense but this makes sense

Cause there beneath the walls of love a chorus echos from above

From above..

And if you choose to let me love you

Our love, our love would reach the sky

No bounds, no bonds, no breaks no ties

Just you, just me, our loves goes free

Of course I know this ancient trick, it's taught me how your heart does tick

Blinded by this revelation, I knew I'd know you till the end

Just knock once more upon the door, the wood is dense but this makes sense

There beneath the walls of love a chorus echos from above

From our love

And if you choose to let me love you

Our love, our love would reach the sky

No bounds, no bonds, no breaks no trials

Just you, just me, our love goes free

And if you choose to let me love you

If you choose to stay a little while

And if you choose to let me love you

(I know I'll never see you cry)

Our love, our love would reach the sky

(And babe we'll make it to the end)

No bounds, no bonds, no breaks no ties

Just you, just me, our love goes free

~

If you are reading this and haven't heard the song, but want to, our EP is up on iTunes! Click here to preview/buy!

Love, Christie

Merriment.

Hi everyone!

So... some of you might already know that I write music and play in a band with my brother, Collin.

For the past few years we have been playing shows together under the name Christie DuPree - my name - and I guess everyone just considers me a me a solo artist with a backup guitar player but in reality I have never actually thought of myself that way.

As soon as Collin began playing with me I felt playing shows under my name felt sort of weird and unfair. I didn't like the whole – "It's all about me" notion. Collin is just as valid a piece to the puzzle. About the time we were finishing up the EP, it occurred to me that if we didn't change our name now, we never would. But what name?

So, I was sitting in my room a few weeks ago and all of the sudden I thought of the word "Merriment". Something just sort of clicked in my brain; I felt we should use the name for our band. It seemed to fit the feel of our music and… I just liked it.

The next minute I walked into Collin's room (across the hall) and asked him what he thought of the name. He really didn't even have to think. He said, "I like it!"... and the rest is history!

We'll be launching our new site and new EP on March 6th on iTunes and will have hard copies with us at the merch table on the road. COME SEE US ON THIS TOUR!

Also here is a clip from one of the songs on our new EP "Through The Rough"

The song is called "Blessed Soul"

Love,

Christie