Year Review and Challenge!

Hey guys I hope you had an AMAZING Christmas and that you are as excited as I am to start off the new year! I wanted to take a post and share some of the fun things I have gotten to do this year and then give you a little challenge! So let's get started!


1. In March I had the awesome opportunity to compete with my jazz choir at an All- Choir Competition and my jazz choir won in 2 out of 3 categories and won the over all competition.

2. After winning the competition my choir got the honor of singing at the Kennedy Center before the main stage show.

3. In May, my family and I went to the NASCAR race in Richmond and I got to meet Chase Elliott and I was even on NASCAR.com 

4. Later in July my family and I took a trip to Charlotte, NC and spent a few days viewing the shops and going to the Hall Of Fame. It really was a great family trip and I even got to meet David Ragan!

5. A week after I got home from Charlotte I left for a Mission Trip to Charleston with my youth group. There I got to work with children and created activities to do. It really was a life changing experience and I can't wait to go on another trip this summer.

6. A couple weeks later I got the message of a lifetime that my best friend who lives in Tennessee was only two hours away from me. Of course I went and had an amazing time and learned we wouldn't be apart for too long.

7. Less than a month later I was back with Katelyn on our way to a race week in Bristol. It was one of the best weeks of my life. We surprised another friend and got to make some unforgettable memories.

8. In September we started school again here and it was the start of my junior year in high school (which is going pretty well!).

9. The racetrack always seems to call me back when I haven't been gone long. So Halloween my family and I drove to the track for the truck race! It was a really fun day at a cool track and I got to see some friends that I hadn't seen since Bristol and Richmond (which was in September).

10. So a little fact about me is that I am a Broadway nerd. One of my all time favorite shows is Newsies. My fabulous parents got me tickets for my 17th birthday and I was slightly excited! Now if you follow me on Instagram you know I got to meet a cast member which was fantastic! 

The last thing I don't have a picture of and it happened back in September is I started this little blog called Rocking the World. It was an impulse move that has actually become a wonderful thing for me! I have gotten to learn about others and connect with people too! I hope you enjoy reading these posts as I do writing them!

So the Challenge!

I have learned that if I don't take time to look through my pictures and recap the year I forget a lot of things so doing this yearly review helped me remember some cool things I did! So what you guys can do for this challenge is make a flipagram with all your fun memories from 2015 and put your favorite song from 2015 in and send it to me on Twitter or Instagram (which are linked)!

I can't wait to see your videos and your fun memories! I hope you enjoyed this post and I hope you have a wonderful New Years! 

- Megan

Rocking Christmas with Megs: Boat Parade!

What I am updating again!? I know it is a miracle but here is another post in my series Rocking Christmas with Megs!

So in my town there is an annual Boat Parade! So this year my parents and I took a day trip to go see it. The parade was beautiful. The boats were decorated to support Paris and others were just really fun! The they all drove by and everyone got to cheer for their favorites!

The parade was in Downtown Alexandria which is such a cute little town. They have little boutiques and resturants and the streets are all decorating!  This cute little town also has a store representing my two favorite guys Ben and Jerry! Literally one of my favorite places to get ice cream. I like to get Milk and Cookies on a sugar cone. It is my favorite!



I also got a new outfit for this occasion so I could be festive but still warm and a little dressy.

My skirt which is peaking out from under my coat I got from Khol's and that skirt is just a fun and festive pattern.

With the skirt I had on a black long sleeve shirt with a red scarf also from Khol's.

I actually don't know where the coat is from ( I got it as a hand me down) But any coat that you love to wear is perfect.

Now you cant see my shoes but I was wearing a pair of brown riding boots from Khol's that are so cute and comfy!

This outfit is perfect for a Christmas dinner or a party or if you just want to be a little dressy!





But that is it for this fun little post about some fun things that go on in my little world. Make sure you search around because your town could have something fun going on too! If you do happen to find something fun and you go make sure you let me know and send me some pics!

I hope you enjoyed this post and got some outfit inspiration for the holidays! If you try out a similar outfit make sure you send me a pic using #christmaswithmegs and I will talk to you guys soon!

- Megan

Rocking Christmas with Megs: Christmas Movies!

Well if you are like me you in the winter you l to sit on the couch all day and watch movies and drink hot chocolate. Since Christmas is coming up I thought I would do my favorite movies Christmas edition. So here we go!

1. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer! Not only is there a song but the movie is AWESOME! 

2. Frosty the Snowman! Literally every time I hear this movie I start singing the song. It is just so fun and cute!

3.  Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Whooville and the Grinch! What more could you ask for?

4. Elf! Must I say anymore? I just love this movie.

5. The Polar Express! Guys this is one of my all time favorite movies and it is just so fun and cute and you can't help but sing along to it.

6.  A Prince for Christmas! This is an ION original movie but if you can find it anywhere I highly suggest watching it. It is heartwarming and such a great story. I mean come on, who isn't a sucker for a cute prince?

7. The Santa Clause! This has become a classic movie to watch in my house. We always watch all three of them together as a family with hot chocolate and cookies. It is a great movie for all ages.

8. Santa Claus is Coming to Town! This is a Christmas classic and it is so cute! It has catchy songs and it will warm your heart.

9. A Charlie Brown Christmas! Whether it be because I love Linus telling the Christmas story or the little tree and the ornament this is one of my favorite Christmas movies. 

10. Mickey's Christmas Carol! Disney and Christmas? Yes please! This classic story with the Disney characters involved will always have a special place in my heart. 

So there are my top 10 Christmas movies for the season. I hope you get some time to watch some of them whether you are snowed in from school or you just take a lazy day. If you have a favorite Christmas movie that I didn't say here send it to me! I would love to know what your favorite Christmas movies are and I am always looking for new Christmas movies to watch. IF you do send me a message make sure you use #christmaswithmegs so I see it!

I hope you enjoyed this post and thank you to the awesome people who have been sharing the blog with your friends and I will talk to you guys soon! 

- Megan

Rocking Christmas with Megs: Christmas Playlist

- So like every party you need fun Christmas songs to listen to in the holiday season! So here are some of my many favorites that get me hype for the holidays.

1. All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

2. Last Christmas by Ariana Grande

3. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays by N Sync

4. This Christmas by Matthew Morrison

5. Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo by Trans- Siberian Orchestra

6. Carol of the Bells by Pentatonix

7. Fairytale of New York by Celtic Thunder

8. White Christmas by Bing Crosby

9. You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch by Thurl Ravenscroft

10. Santa Claus is Coming to Town by Jackson 5

11. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Judy Garland

12. Hot Chocolate by Tom Hanks

13. When Christmas Comes to Town by Meagen Moore and Matthew Hill

14. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer by Gene Autry

15. Frosty the Snowman by Gene Autry

16. Santa Tell Me by Ariana Grande

17. My Grown Up Christmas List by Kelly Clarkson

18. Mary Did You Know by Pentatonix

19. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Frank Sinatra

20. We Wish You A Merry Little Christmas by Weezer

These are some of my favorite Christmas songs! Let me know your favorites in the comments or on twitter using the #christmaswithmegs and as always thank you for reading and I will talk to you soon!

 Megan

Rocking Christmas with Megs: My Top 10 Things to do for Christmas

So since Christmas is this month I thought it was time for another mini-series! So during this whole month I will be posting Christmas-y things you can do to have a fun holiday season and what better name for the series than Rocking Christmas with Megs! To start it off I wanna share my top 10 things to do for Christmas.

1. Set up your Christmas tree! Simple but fun and it sets the mood for the season!

2. Listen to Christmas music! Find your local Christmas station or make a Christmas playlist. Just get that music up and have a blast.

3. Make a gingerbread house. They sell kits to make your gingerbread and I even found one the other day that was a sugar cookie house if you don't like gingerbread!

4. Drink some hot chocolate. Simple but yummy.

5. Have a gift exchange! Get a group of friends and just do Secret Santa or something and just give each other fun stuff.

6. Have a Christmas movie marathon! Another group activity that is really fun and you get to watch your favorite Christmas classics.

7. Make Christmas cookies! Make it a party with cookie cutters and decorating and make yummy cookies! Friends and cookies! What's better than that?

8. Play in the snow! I don't know about you but I live in a state that is blessed with snow every year and a LOT of it. Make sure you enjoy it! Go sledding or make snow angels or even build a snowman (maybe name him Olaf!)

9. Wacky Christmas Photo Shoot! Get your crazy Christmas sweaters or your fancy Christmas dresses and take some pictures with your friends or family!

10. Go look at Christmas Lights! Christmas are always fun to look at and you can make a whole big family thing! Take hot chocolate and get your pj's and just drive around looking at lights.

So there is my top 10 and I am SO excited for this mini series! I absolutely love Christmas and everything about it! It is such a fun time to be with family and friends and have a great time. So feel free to comment or send me your top 10 things for the holiday using #christmaswithmegs and I will be back soon!

- Megan