A million bucks!!!

Spring Break was this week and Monday found me at Joann's looking for material for a project I am thinking about starting. Well I didn't end up getting anything for that project but decided that I need to have a sewing project during the break and found a cute pattern and fabric and decided to make a dress. I spent Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon and evening sewing and finished the dress. It was the first piece of clothing that I have sewn for myself. I was really nervous but the pattern said it was easy. So I read the directions and began sewing. It was a fun project to work through. I wore the dress and I felt like a million bucks. I got alot of compliments at church and many were amazed that I made it for myself. Those compliments were great to get but honestly, it feels so great to be in something that I made for myself without help! It feels the same as when a child learns to tie their own shoe with help and they feel so great that they did it!!

MisconsinHere I Come!!!!

Okay so I know that its not Misconsin but Wisconsin. My niece Ellen Calls it Misconsin because my sister Melanie lives there and Ellen just joined the two together so Melanie+ Wisconsin= Misconsin! and that is what we call Wisconsin.

So Yesterday my mom called me and told me that she was sending me something. I natually piqued my curiosity and I thought about it all last night and looked out the window faithfully to see when the mail would get here.

Well the package finally came and I went and picked it up and opened it to find out that for my Birthday my parents are giving me a trip to Misconsin to visit my sister and her family and also to go to the sale at the American Girl Doll factory!! I am so excited and also so grateful for loving parents who have given me the best gift ever of being able to go and visit my sister's family!! Thanks Mom and Dad!!

So on my mission one of my companions had this song called Peace on a cd that a friend sent her. Well we both fell in love with this song but didn't know who sang it or what cd it was from because it was from a colection of cds. Since I got home a year ago I have been on a long search for this song. This past semester my roommates who sing with the instatute choir said that they sung this song last year and informed me of the title and that it was from a EFY cd but they didn't know which one. well today i got on YouTube and found it!! It really made me happy since today we had a womans conference in my stake and we talked about finding Joy in the temple. I thought instantly of this song because it reminds me of the temple. How nice that whoever created this video thought the same because it is acompanied with pictures of temples around the world. So I hope this link works!!

If it doesn't go to YouTube and type in: EFY 2007- Felicia Sorensen- Peace and it should be the first one with a picture of flowers. I hope you feel the peace that this song brings in thinking of the temple.

Name Change

Okay so I am not getting a name change but I have made the decision to change the title of my blog. Although I sometimes feel like I am living la vida loca my life really isn't all that crazy. Also I am not a huge fan of Ricky Martin. So I have decided to change it to something more meaningful for me. I have always loved the movie The Sound of Music. If I could only own and watch one movie that would have to be it. It was the first movie that my mom and dad owned after they got married and it is just a classic.

In the past few years I have come to love the song Climb every mountian. I think the message that is in that song is for everyone. No matter what the trials we are going through in this life we need to go through them at the best we can and keep the end goal in our sight.

The Olympic Spirit.

The Olympics what a wonderful experience it is. It is a time when a nation comes together to cheer on the athletes that represent their country.

To cheer on a pair of figure skaters who have dreamed for 15 + years for a gold succeed!!

To watch athletes perform to their best and achieve the goals they have set.

Although I love watching the events especially pairs figure skating and speed skating what i love most about the Olympics is the spirit of the Olympics. Maybe it is also remembering when the Olympics were here in Salt Lake City and the excitement in the air and the memories that were created that year!

I Could Have Danced All Night!!!!

This past Wednesday our Stake had an activity which they called it A Night of Finer Things. Everyone was suppose to come in their prom dresses or in their best dress.My roommate Natalie really wanted to go and ware a dress that she got from being a brides made. I decided that I would go with her. So I got on my favorite polka dot dress and my awesome red shoes that I have. I have to admit that I was not very excited to go to this activity because i had the fear that I would be the only one not in a prom dress because i never went to prom. Any ways so i got ready and then we went to the last half hour of the activity. We went so late because my roommate had a commitment that she couldn't get out of until then. Well we got over to the activity and there were actually more people then i thought would be there. They had art work that people in our stake have done or collect and then they were playing music that you could actually dance to like samba's waltz's or just slow songs. There were people there dancing but a good chunk of girls on the wall and a few boys who just were not dancing. For a little bit i felt like i was back in the sixth grade when we would have grade dances like three times that year and they threatened us with homework if we didn't dance. It was awquard. Well they announce the last song and my roommate who really wanted to dance was asked to dance and i said to myself that i was glad that she got asked to dance because i knew that was what she really wanted to do and it really didn't matter to me that i didn't get to dance( although in my mind i really wanted to dance). About half way through the song Ben came over and asked if I would like to dance and I said yes. Well we danced and had a great conversation. All to soon the dance ended and I thanked Ben for asking me to dance. On my way home the lyrics to I Could Have Dance All Night ran through my mind. I rushed home to tell my other roommates and as i walked into their room, with a huge smile on my face i sang....

" I only know when he began to dance with me. I could have danced, danced, danced, all night!!"

Photo Shoot

So my old Roommates Laura, Amy and I got together last week and decided to get all dolled up and take some pictures so i thought i would share are few.