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Emotional

July 15, 2010 by Julie 61 Comments

After work today I got a hair cut (nothin’ fancy, just a trim), but since I didn’t get home until later than usual, I wanted dinner to be ready in a flash! 

Thank goodness for the grill. 

Ryan got to work grillin’ up some chicken breasts that we marinated in Asian sesame salad dressing while we were at work today. 

Asian Sesame Chicken

I tended to the veggies and roasted some Brussels sprouts after tossing them in olive oil and garlic salt. 

My Plate

Chicken 'n' Veggies

 Ryan cooked the chicken perfectly and the leaves of the Brussels sprouts were perfectly singed. 

Emotional 

When it comes to emotions, I feel like I am a pretty consistent person. On occasion though, I feel oddly emotional. I think it happens when something sets me off… a sappy song, a loving email… something like that. 

Well, my mom has her final surgery related to her breast cancer treatment scheduled for the end of the month and after watching Robert ‘s dance to Coldplay’s “Fix You” on So You Think You Can Dance last night, I couldn’t help but feel moved. (If you liked that dance you must watch Melissa and Ade’s breast cancer dance from a past season. Tear jerker!) 

Seeing Robert’s dance reminded me of a gorgeous rendition of Coldplay’s “Fix You” by the a cappella group Straight No Chaser that I heard a couple of months ago when Ryan and I saw them in concert. 

With the help of Grooveshark, I played the song on repeat for the last hour or so of my workday to help me get through some monotonous tasks (think Excel spreadsheet fun). (If you click the link to listen to the song, keep listening for a while. It really picks up and gets super intense! LOVE it.) 

As if I wasn’t in an emotional state as it was because of listening to this amazingly beautiful song over and over again, I received an email from Ryan that completely set me off. 

As part of our wedding ceremony, our pastor has asked each of us to write down the three things we love most about each other for him to read before we exchange our vows. Well, around 4:30 this afternoon, Ryan emailed me his three things. I was so moved. 

Ryan and I have joked back and forth about our three things for a couple months now and I half expected to see something like “I love Julie’s butt” as one of his three things. After reading his amazingly thoughtful list, I can assure you that my butt did not make the list… but three wonderfully romantic statements did, and I feel so lucky to be engaged to such a wonderful man. 

Me & My Hubby-to-Be

I apologize for being so mushy-gushy, but if you listen to that song on repeat for an hour, I assure you that you’ll be professing your love and emotions to anyone who will listen, too! 😉 

Question of the Evening

What song always makes you tear up?

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Anna says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    Coldplay certainly has a way, don’t they? “The Scientist” is definitely one for me, as well as David Gray’s, “This Year’s Love.”

    I’ll be sending prayers and good thoughts to you and your mama!

    Reply
    • karrieanne5 says

      July 16, 2010 at 11:41 am

      I’m with you Anna! David Gray’s ‘Sail Away With Me’ always sets me off as well.
      Best of luck to your mum, she sounds like a wonderful, strong woman 🙂

      Reply
  2. Keri says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:27 pm

    Aww I love that song! Love the three things idea so cute and thoughts and prayers with your mom and whole family.

    Reply
  3. Maissa says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    I didn’t know your mom was battling cancer. My own mother breast cancer, and I remember how stressful it can be. Best of luck to her and to you. If you have any questions please feel free to ask me. My family went through eight years of cancer, so I actually have seen (almost) everything.

    Reply
  4. erica says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm

    my prayers, thoughts and positive vibes are with your mom and family!

    can’t wait to go home (stealth blogging from work) and listen to that song! some people may think it’s cheesy, but sarah mclachlans “i will remember you” always gets to me.

    Reply
  5. Amanda says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    “I’m already there” by lonestar. It’s my favorite song in the world and has away made me tear up. Now, ever since my father died last year I ball my eyes out to the point of having to pull the car over if I’m driving! it’s an amazing song <3

    You and your future hubby are too cute!

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:36 pm

    Aww, so sweet 🙂 You guys are so perfect for each other.
    My song is “You’re gonna miss this” or “God Bless The Broken Road” <– that's the song I want for my wedding song …@ least I think- haha

    Reply
    • Holly says

      July 15, 2010 at 8:37 pm

      I don’t know why it showed up as annoymous, but it’s Holly 😀

      Reply
      • peanutbutterfingers says

        July 16, 2010 at 8:49 am

        hi holly! 😀

        Reply
  7. Bethany says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:37 pm

    It’s always nice to be reminded of how lucky we are to have our loved ones. I can only imagine what it’s like dealing with the worry for your mother and stress and happiness over planning your own wedding. Abba’s song Slipping Through My Fingers from Mamma Mia is usually guaranteed to make tear up.

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      July 16, 2010 at 8:49 am

      oh that makes my mom cry, too!

      Reply
  8. Lauren says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:38 pm

    Wow Julie, this post was moving. Don’t you dare apologize for getting mushy! I had no idea your mom had breast cancer! Wow, what a strong and amazing woman she must be! I’ll keep her in my prayers and always think of you and her when I hear that song!

    Take care hun!

    Reply
  9. Maggie says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    I love Coldplay 🙂

    Reply
  10. Jordan says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:42 pm

    “I Will Remember You” by Sarah McLachlan will always put me in tears. Even on the commercials for the animals, ASPCA maybe?

    I haven’t watched last night’s episode of SYTYCD so I’ll make sure to have a tissue handy because I bawled last year with “This Woman’s Worth”.

    Have a great evening 🙂

    Reply
  11. Amy @ Edible Amy says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    Coldplay songs always get me emotional! Also, just about any song that triggers a thought in my head and I feel like I relate to the lyrics exactly. You and Ryan are such cutie-pies! My boyfriend and I have been together almost 2 years but we really only get to spend summers together since we are both in grad school 3 hours away from each other. We are house-sitting right now and have gotten to live together for the past 2 weeks and it’s been so great! It’s so nice to have our own space. We never get to be alone! I definitely appreciate him more when I see him since my time with him is limited during the year. Sorry to ramble…you guys are so sweet, it makes me smile! 🙂

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      July 15, 2010 at 9:07 pm

      aw, i’m so happy for you!! long distance is tough, but can be SO worth it.

      Reply
  12. TheKetchupDiaries says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:47 pm

    “Butterfly Kisses”. Gets me EVERY TIME.

    Reply
  13. Jessica @ How Sweet It Is says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    That is so sweet. The songs that get me are anything by James Taylor – its a nostalgia thing.

    Reply
  14. Exercise and Eat says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

    Reply
  15. Shanna, like Banana says

    July 15, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    The Breast Cancer dance gives me chills every time. So touching.

    You’re very lucky to have a guy like Ryan who is willing to share his love for you 🙂

    Reply
  16. ellaroo88 says

    July 15, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    Oh so great! I hate/love that sappy feeling! It happened to me today and it was over paperclips. . . Silly huh! It’s such a mushhy feeling but you know it makes you strong

    Reply
    • ellaroo88 says

      July 15, 2010 at 9:09 pm

      Oh and oddly enough the songs that makes me tear up right now is
      House that Built Me Miranda Lambert

      Reply
  17. Emily says

    July 15, 2010 at 9:06 pm

    Their rendition is so amazing! Thank you! Love it!

    Reply
  18. Liz @ Tip Top Shape says

    July 15, 2010 at 9:06 pm

    Both of those dances are just beautiful.

    I get pretty emotional during “Lost” by Michael Bublé. But even worse is “I’ll Cover You (Reprise)” from Rent. That song never fails to make me tear up.

    Reply
    • Merri says

      July 16, 2010 at 11:04 am

      OMG – I LOVE that song from RENT, I tear up too, every single time!

      Reply
  19. Heather says

    July 15, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    oh my goodness, i love emotional songs! and i love that you were expressing yourself tonight too 🙂 “knees to the earth” by watermark makes me SOB every time…it’s the song i walked down the aisle to!

    Reply
  20. Mama says

    July 15, 2010 at 9:38 pm

    I Hope You Dance and Slipping Through My Fingers are both tear-jerkers for me as a Mom. Daddy dissolves with Little Miss Magic. I think as parents, our emotions are tugged the most by our children. I love you, Julie and I’m sending you hugs for your love and support for me. xo Mama

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      July 16, 2010 at 8:51 am

      mama, before i realized this comment was you, i was like that’s EXACTLY like my parents! 🙂 love you, too!

      Reply
  21. *Andrea* says

    July 15, 2010 at 9:40 pm

    aww don’t apologize! i feel like we get to know you a little more by sharing these precious moments. ryan sure is a perfect 10 – he’s adorable and sentimental! you’re a lucky girl 🙂

    the song ‘i hope you dance’ by leeann womack always gets me.

    Reply
  22. Kaella Carr says

    July 15, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    If you like the SYTYCD performance last night you MUST watch THIS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXqa6BitTCk

    it’s from the Canadian version and features our winner Tara Jean it is SOO moving! And just brings me to tears everytime I watch it.

    Another GREAT song… Matthew Mayfield “Lives Entwined”

    Reply
  23. Morgan @ Healthy Happy Place says

    July 15, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    so glad your mom is finished with breast cancer treatments!!! what a strong woman she must be.

    Reply
  24. midgetkeeper says

    July 15, 2010 at 10:15 pm

    Such a sweet post. I hope all goes well for your Mom, lots of prayers headed her way.

    Ben Fold’s The Luckiest, always tears me up. It’s so great.

    Reply
  25. nourishingnoshes says

    July 15, 2010 at 10:19 pm

    You two are so adorable! Does Ryan happen to have any single brothers, friends, cousins, etc.? haha :p

    Are we ever going to find out what his three words are?? 😀

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      July 16, 2010 at 8:52 am

      haha sure! i think once the wedding is over, i’ll probably do a weekly wedding post until i’ve covered everything. until then it’s a secret though! 🙂

      Reply
  26. Anne @ the doctor takes a wife says

    July 15, 2010 at 10:24 pm

    Lady Antebellum w/ Jim Brickman “Never Alone” watch it on youtube. It’ll change you life.

    My daddy and I danced to it at my wedding. LOVE that song. Super cheesy though…

    Reply
  27. Jessica @ lacesandlattes says

    July 15, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    Hallelujah done by The Canadian Tenors. Get’s me every time!

    And Straight No Chaser = a fabulous concert!!

    Reply
  28. jenny says

    July 15, 2010 at 10:54 pm

    i saw that dance last night and i was totally brought to tears! my mom died 9 months ago of lung cancer and she was in stage 4 when she was diagnosed…which happened to be the day BEFORE i had a baby. it has been a whilrwind of a year to say the least. i began running 6 months ago and just completed my second 1/2 marathon. she would be so proud, but i couldn’t help balling my eyes out when i saw the dance and “fix you” by coldplay last night.

    just found your blog..through skinnyrunners! i look forward to reading! 🙂

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      July 16, 2010 at 8:53 am

      oh my gosh i just got teary eyed reading this comment. you clearly are one heck of a strong woman. congrats on your baby and your race. i’m sure your mom would be so amazed. 🙂

      Reply
  29. Courtney says

    July 15, 2010 at 11:22 pm

    Just found you on Skinny Runner, and you guys are too cute! My thoughts and prayers are also with you and your family while your mom goes through her recovery.

    As far songs go, gosh, there are so many!
    Close Your Eyes – Dave Barnes (our wedding song)
    Goodnight My Angel – Billy Joel

    The list could go on, but I won’t bore you 🙂 Nice to meet you!

    Stop by One Fine Wire if you ever get a chance!
    http://www.finewire.blogspot.com

    Reply
  30. Melissa says

    July 15, 2010 at 11:39 pm

    “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles & “Here” by Rascal Flatts. Love them both!

    Reply
  31. Tracey says

    July 16, 2010 at 12:05 am

    I wish your mom the very best!

    Reply
  32. Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run] says

    July 16, 2010 at 12:16 am

    Wishing you mom a full recovery. That dance must have hit you hard.

    “Walk Away” — Ben Harper

    Reply
  33. Brittany says

    July 16, 2010 at 12:32 am

    “Slipped Away” by Avril Lavigne – it’s what I listened to over and over after my Grandpa passed away.

    Sending prayers your mom’s way!

    Reply
  34. pursuitofhealthfulness says

    July 16, 2010 at 2:38 am

    I’m exactly like that… I’m pretty even keeled, but sometimes something will just hit me. Last year, for example, about a week after my cousin died unexpectedly, the song “Drops of Jupiter” came on my iPod. Granted it had NOTHING to do with my cousin, but for some reason I got really wrapped up in it. Now I can’t listen to it without thinking of him.

    P.S. I just saw your face on Skinny Runner!

    Reply
  35. thirtyandhealthy says

    July 16, 2010 at 5:18 am

    Hey there, sent her by SR. Songs that make me tear up are In the Ghetto and This Woman’s Work. Best wishes to your Mum. X

    Reply
  36. erica says

    July 16, 2010 at 6:05 am

    omg. i finally got a chance to listen to the song (and a bunch of other ones too!) i’m hooked!!! thanks for introducing me to them! omigoodness i’m gonna be listening to them all weekend! 🙂

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      July 16, 2010 at 8:53 am

      they’re so, so amazing. i LOVE SNC!

      Reply
  37. Courtney (Pancakes & Postcards) says

    July 16, 2010 at 6:10 am

    First random thing, your brussels look great… I just heard of a new method, steaming and then sauteeing with lemon juice, onion and slivered almonds (plus some S&P) and it rocked my world.

    Songs, there are so many. Definitely Coldplay Warning Sign for whatever reason, and Fix You. Both of those get me!

    Reply
  38. Brittany (A Healthy Slice of Life) says

    July 16, 2010 at 7:54 am

    This post spoke to me- I’m such a mush-ball when it comes to songs!

    David Gray’s This Year’s Love remind me when my (now husband) and I lived 2 states away from each other and the struggle it was being so far away

    and

    Michael Buble’s Everything was our first dance song, it’s a happy one, and still gives me butterflies.

    Then there a million other songs that bring me back to childhood (Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen) and a lot of others that I can remember exactly what grade I was in and who they make me think of. I love music!

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      July 16, 2010 at 8:54 am

      we’re dancing to “everything” as our first dance song, too!!!

      Reply
  39. LiveForTheRun says

    July 16, 2010 at 8:49 am

    Sweetness. That’s OK. Sometimes Oprah makes me cry.

    I watch the preview for the Blindslide and lose it.

    Reply
  40. Frugal 'n' Fit! says

    July 16, 2010 at 8:53 am

    I was feeling very emotional last night too and almost teared up reading this post! Should I blame the pregnancy hormones? Or is it just me? Either way, I can relate to your outpouring of emotion! Sometimes it just hits with no warning! 🙂

    Reply
  41. Kate says

    July 16, 2010 at 8:57 am

    Yellowcard – “Believe” (about Sept. 11 attacks)

    Reply
  42. Jennifer says

    July 16, 2010 at 9:26 am

    Found you on SR’s blog where you were featured as her Cat Lady Blog. She is right. You are gorgeous and tiny and so unbelievably sweet. I should hate you but I think I might just be in love with you. So, now I will stalk you, I mean follow you. So I know what you are doing all the time.

    Congrats on the soon-to-be marriage. Oh, and my song tears me up all the time is “Fly” by Celine Dion. We played it at my brothers memorial service and I couldn’t keep the tears from pouring.

    Run on.

    Reply
  43. Maura says

    July 16, 2010 at 2:19 pm

    Christmas Shoes by Bob Carlisle totally makes me bawl. I can hardly get through the whole song without completely losing it. Not sure why but it’s so touching.

    My heart goes out to your mom, you and the rest of your family. There is nothing wrong with getting emotional. I do it all the time! I work in a cancer center with patients on Phase 1 clinical trials. My patients are some of the bravest people I have ever met and I love when everything works out for them 🙂

    Reply
  44. Angela says

    July 16, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton. I can’t even think about that song without crying!

    Reply
  45. Ramisa says

    July 16, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    Where did you get the headband? I love it

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      July 17, 2010 at 7:33 am

      j.crew!

      Reply
  46. Amber K says

    July 18, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    Tim McGraw’s “Don’t Take The Girl” always hits something within me and I get a little misty-eyed.

    Reply
  47. Barbara says

    July 19, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    This was such a great post Julie! This is why I keep repeating myself and asking you to do posts on relationships! How you handle arguments, about how you guys decided to start doing ‘date nights’ (whose idea and why), what you do when you disagree, how you keep things fun etc. You 2 are the most beautiful, genuine, in love and committed couple with the added bonus of actually LIKING each other as friends, as well as partners! It is sadly so rare to see! Most people have their friends, and then they’re significant other. Ryan and you genuinely seem to love hanging out and being together! You always include one another- not because you feel obligated, but because you WANT to be together! Maybe writing how Ryan has helped you through a tough time, with body image, school and how you’ve grown closer together etc.
    Love you guys!
    Barbara

    Reply
  48. Kerry says

    September 3, 2010 at 9:54 am

    Mary Black singing “She moves through the fair”. My parents are from Ireland and they would always play this when I was growing up.

    Reply

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