Starting the day with some tunes from Sister Act is always a good way to go!
Yes, the song starts out slow, but just try to resist singing along and dancing your heart out when they start breaking it down and singing “Oh Maaaariiiiiia!” (Michaela, Carrie, Leah and Kristen, this song makes me miss you girls so much.)
Though I adore the original Sister Act soundtrack, the Sister Act II soundtrack will always be my favorite. I used to listen to it nearly every day before high school as I got ready in the morning. “Oh Happy Day!” <—That boy can sing.
My workout today began with 30 minutes of cardio split between the treadmill and the elliptical. “Hail Holy Queen” motivated me to kick things up a notch on the treadmill and helped me get in the zone.
I followed up my cardio with an upper body workout that had my muscles burning.
Breakfast
Breakfast this morning was an old standby!
Toasted English muffin + Cheese + Eggs + Jelly for a little sweetness
Sweet and savory all the way!
BICBands Giveaway Winner
The winner of the $40 gift card to BICBands.com is…
- Janay Campin: “There is a little city my dad grew up in that is full of our relatives that are Irish. My grandma grew up there and her parents came from Ireland. All of my dad’s side and their friends have a HUGE St. Patrick weekend get together. It’s always so much fun with potato bobbing, an Irish jig contest, a parade and lots more. Moving to Chicago this will be my second year not being able to travel back for the festivities. So this year my fiance and I have decided to run in a race. The Lucky Run. One of the fun St. Patrick’s BICbands would be perfect to add to my wonderful accessories!”
Congratulations, Janay!
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Question of the Morning
- What is your all-time favorite movie soundtrack?
My favorite movie soundtrack is definitely Sister Act II, but I also love listening to the soundtrack from Home Alone at Christmastime. The soundtrack from Remember the Titans is also pretty stellar.
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My favorite movie soundtrack is The Little Mermaid! All of the songs make me so happy 🙂
Rent was a favorite of mine when the film came out. Currently, I love any of the soundtracks from the Twilight Saga; such amazing music selections!
I love Sister Act! I saw the movie for the first time a few years ago, and just recently during Thanksgiving break, I saw the musical version up in Chicago. You love the movie, go see the musical, you won’t know what to do with yourself! 🙂 I have sooo many favorite soundtracks, but I’d say I’m stuck between Aladdin, Les Mis (the movie), and Beauty and the Beast.
I have to agree with you.. I LOVE Sister Act One and Two. My fiance rolls his eyes every time one of those discs come from Netflix with the “again?!” look on his face. 🙂 I love in the video you posted above at 2:26 when Whoopi is shakin’ it with the sisters on stage haha! Thanks for the morning laugh!
Are we long lost sisters??? I was obsessed with the Sister Act 2 soundtrack {and movie} when it came out! I think I’ll be watching it here again soon now that you reminded me how awesome it is! 😉
I have to say: The Little Mermaid! I love all the songs, and can sing them verbatim. One of the best movies of all time!
Oh my word, I love the Sister Act II Soundtrack, too!! That was one of the first CD’s I ever got … I think I got it in 4th grade. And I still listen to that thing on occassion.
I also love the Notting Hill soundtrack. 🙂
I love Pulp Fiction’s soundtrack! So many oldies but goodies.
Dirty dancing! I still have “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” on my iPod
Nothing makes me want to dance like the Sister Act soundtrack – amazing! I should really think about incorporating a few of those tunes into my fitness playlist!
The Garden State soundtrack got me through high school. Also, this is a musical rather than a movie but I could listen to the Wicked soundtrack on repeat forever. In fact, I think I’ll go listen to it now! 🙂
I love that simple and easy breakfast!
I actually don’t have a favorite soundtrack, is that bad? Maybe I need to pay attention to the music more during movies? 🙂
Is is sad that the Lion King has my favorite sound tracks? Oh and that sandwich looks amazing!
Not at all!! Love Lion King!
Yum! That breakfast looks soooo good! I love the soundtrack “A Whole New World”.
Do you have breakfast before or after your morning workout?
Thank you for brightening my day with Sister Act songs! Sunshine in my Monday 🙂
Oh happy day!
Right now, since I have 4 children, I like the Lorax sound track. I don’t know if it’s my all-time fave, but it’s pretty good. Clearly, I’ve spent waaayyy too much time with small children! 🙂
Goose bumps EVERY TIME I hear that song!! Made my day, thanks for posting!!
I love the soundtrack for Transformers! Great to for a good sweat session.
Haha yessss Sister Act is a good one!
I love Hercules soundtrack, Les Miserables soundtrack, and the theme songs from HP & Pirates.
My favorite breakfast sandwich is a whole grain english muffin, swiss cheese, egg, turkey bacon and homemade grape jam! YUM YUM YUM! Love the sweet and savory together! I will have to try listening to that song in the morning. It sounds like a great way to begin the day… especially a MONDAY! 🙂
I loved Grease and Grease 2 when I was a kid. I watched those movies A LOT! My all time favorite soundtrack is to Garden State. Some of my favorite songs are on there.
How had I forgotten about Sister Act? It was one one of my favorite childhood movies! Listening to “Hail, Holy Queen” brought back many happy memories. 🙂
A few soundtracks I love: Grease, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Forrest Gump, and nearly every Disney movie (especially Beauty and the Beast and the Lion King).
I forgot about My Best Friend’s Wedding, awesome soundtrack!
Growing up, my favs were Now and Then and The Lion King. I loved the old classics from Now and Then and still wish I lived in that era. The Lion King just had fun upbeat muisc.
Give me some of that deeeeeeep shoulder action! Best!
Not sure about a favorite; but Mama Mia comes to mind!!
Hairspray!
Definitely the sound track to Cruel intentions. I used to always play it in my car and know it back to back
YES!! Sister Act is the JAM!!! My friends from high school and I would always sing along with the soundtrack – Joyful Joyful will always pump me up (as long as it’s the SA version!)
Oh my gosh, you just made my day! I, too love these soundtracks!!
Sister Act on a Monday morning = big smile! And its 6pm here but I am craving your breakfast right now…yum!
-AJ
FitTravelerAJ.blogspot.com
My favorite movie soundtracks are Rent, Momma Mia, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Walk the Line, Forrest Gump, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Grease….can you tell I love movie soundtracks?!
You have the cheesiest taste in music!
Yep!
Favorite soundtracks: The Big Chill and Much Ado About Nothing. I know these really date me, but the music is so wonderful and different on each. Great question and I love your blog.
A Knights Tale. The movie takes place during the middle ages, but the music is all rock.
Rent for sure!
Haha I remembered you use to eat that english muffin thing all the time! Good to see it back 😛
So funny, I was walking around my house singing Oh Happy Day the other day!
My favorite all-time movie soundtrack is the soundtrack from Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. Some of the soaring orchestral sounds on that soundtrack are so inspirational and I even added them to my running mix so they pop up as I’m finishing a race and give me a boost as I head towards the finish line!
Lost Boys, Breakfast Club and the Big Chill….all awesome soundtracks! I must be your grandmother!
I can’t believe I won some fun BICBands!! That’s so exciting! If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t know what BICBands were! 🙂 You rock!