My life's Movie Soundtrack 2008

Okay, I know that I did this last year, but I was avoiding my homework tonight, and it seemed like a fun thing to do tonight. Also, I have a lot more music this time around and figured it would be slightly different. So here goes...my life's movie soundtrack 2008.

1. Opening credits:
Be Our Guest – Beauty and the Beast

Ma chere Mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride
and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight.
And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a
chair as the dining room proudly presents -
your dinner!

What a great way to open my life movie!! :) I love this movie.

2. Waking Up:
Pride and Prejudice: Dawn

Beautiful music…great to wake up to!

3. First Day of School:
Suavemente –Elvis Crespo

Suavemente, besame
que quiero sentir tus labios
besandome otra vez.

(Gently, you kiss me that I want to feel your lips kissing me again.)

Right….that’s a great way to start school. Ha ha ha.

4. Falling in love:
Africa – Toto

Its gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There’s nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in Africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

I think this is probably one of the best songs ever, a perfect falling in love song. I like it.

5. First Kiss song:
Kiss Kiss – Chris Brown

She want that lovey dovey (lovey dovey)
That kiss kiss (kiss kiss)

Ha ha ha. A little rock for a first kiss…but hey, it works yah?

6. Breaking up:
Time to Say Goodbye – Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman

Italian lyric goodness…I love this song, and it’s a great good-bye song. :(

7. Prom:
My Life – Billy Joel

I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

Okay then…this must be the one of those non-slow dance type of songs. A good song though.

8. Life:
I Have Decided – Amy Grant

I have decided,
Im gonna live like a believer,
Turn my back on the deciver,
Im gonna live what I believe.

A good song for my life. I like it.

9. Mental breakdown:
Seduces Me – Celine Dion

I don't care about tomorrow
I've given up on yesterday

Okay…so I pulled the lyrics out of context, but it works yes?

10. Driving:
Far Far – Yael Naïm

how can you stay outside?
there's a beautiful mess inside
how can you stay outside?
there's a beautiful mess inside

A good driving song. A very good driving song.

11. Flashback:
Loving Arms – Dixie Chicks

I’ve been too long in the wind
Too long in the rain
Taking any comfort that I can
Looking back and longing for
The freedom of my chains
And lying in your loving arms again

If you could hear me now
Singing somewhere through the lonely nights
Dreaming of the arms that held me tight
If you could only hear me now

The perfect Flashback song to an old relationship. Been there, done that.

12. Getting back together:
Save the Last Dance for Me – Michale Bublé

But don't forget who's takin' you home
And in whose arms you're gonna be
So darlin' save the last dance for me

Yeah…definitely works. ;)

13. Wedding:
Elephant Love Medley – Moulin Rouge

Love is a many splendored thing,
Love lifts us up where we belong,
All you need is love!

Okay…so the song just might really be about being a prostitute, but honestly, it has some good lines for a wedding song yah?

14. Birth of a child:
Everything I do, I do for you – Movie sounds version

This is the non-word version I have on my computer. I like it for this because it sounds more like a lullaby and is very sweet. :-)

15. Final battle:
If I Fall You’re Going Down with Me – Dixie Chicks

’cause if I fall you’re going down with me
You’re going down with me baby if I fall
You can’t take back every little chill you gave me
Your going down wih me babt heart and all

This is perfect for a battle. Cause if I fall…

16. Death scene:
Aqueous Transmission - Incubus

I'm floating down a river
Oars freed from their holds long ago
Lying face up on the floor of my vessel
I marvel at the stars
And feel my heart overflow

I love this song. We did a really cool dance to this song once upon a time…and the lyrics are good for a death scene too.

17. Funeral song:
You’ll Be in My Heart – Tarzan

'Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more

A great funeral song. So good.

18. End credits:
Chicken Dance – Swiss Accordian

No one can forget the chicken dance. I want people to leave the movie of my life with a really catchy tune in their head…or at least an annoying one they can’t forget. :) Because I’m cool like that.

Okay…that was fun. Now back to my homework.

Happiness is a series of choices

This is the quote from a movie I watched last night (with good company!!). I agree with this statement, but at the same time I disagree. If that is possible. Allow me to explain.

See, I believe you can be happy after one choice, being happy is a choice and you can do that at any point. However, I do believe (and my friend pointed this out last night as we were watching said movie) that you can become happier with the more choices you make. See as long as I keep making the right choices I will become more and more happy. Isn't that a good thought? Becoming happier? I love being happy. It's a wonderful thing and I try to be a happy a lot of the time. I do have my sad moments, but I try to make those moments pass as quickly as I can. I hate being down. So I try to choose things that will make me happy and then I can continue being happy. :-) Go me.

So...I promised I would tell you about ST, and I will divulge a little bit of information here. ST and I met at my ridiculously awesome birthday party that I had with my Twin. He was a friend of my Twin's. At the end of the party he asked for my number and then he promptly used that number the following Monday. Due to plans already set in stone for today and tomorrow, we decided to go on a date last night. Ice cream and a movie (although the movie part was decided upon later in the evening). We had a blast and life is good right now. We already have plans again! :-) Happy, happy Alishka. Have a great weekend y'all. I know I will!! Disney on Ice with a great friend, Prom for my sister (which means I get to play hairdresser), wedding reception for my best friend from elementary school, and time with my family! Huzzah!!

chocolate makes your clothes shrink

I saw this saying hanging in the office of the Chair of the Department for which I work. I found it hilarious and oh so true. I find it even more true at this point in time because there is Easter chocolate EVERYWHERE. I barely get done eating all that Valentine Chocolate goodness and WHAM here comes Easter! Easter comes early this year although you and I both know that this is dictated by the moon, stars, and oh yeah...thos funny Jewish Holidays. ha ha ha.

In other news...I sent Sister Truit to the MTC today. I was her "family" and i'm not even going to try and hide it...but I lost it. I cried. I am so sad to see her go,and yet so extremely joyful at the same time. I love Sister Truit to death, she's been my hero, my roommate, my rock, and my best friend in so many ways. She is going to be an incredible roommate and I look forward to being the best pen pal a missionary can have. ;)

I should be studying for a test, doing two chapter of Physical Science and writing a research paper, but instead I am people watching in the HFAC while attempting to get something done. yeah right. maybe after my ballet class that I'm going to take tonight....guess we'll find out. lol.

Okay, I'm going to go and attempt to study now. Wish me luck.

soreness...

7.5 hours of rehearsal is not nice to my body. :P my lower back hurts and it won't pop. It needs to pop SO bad...it just hurts. [sigh]

roommate truit (soon to be sister truit) is the best. she bought me dinner tonight followed by ice cream (yum) and now she's going to rub out this back a bit. Then it's off to bed for little Alishka before waking up tomorrow morning for another great day. After the MTC I think I might go to the temple since I'm missing ballet classes anyways...and then I'm going to study like a madwoman and try to get some research done, etc etc. [sigh] life is so busy these days, but i wouldn't have it any other way. I like being busy. remind me to tell you about st....a cute new boy in my life....but i'm going to go now....that's a story for another day.

busy, busy, busy

I taught my first ballet class at BYU today. Not just subbed, but taught. :P I created the lesson plan, decided on the type of music, and conducted class as if I was the teacher. It was a lot of fun, and I feel like it went really, really well. In fact the real teacher, who was just observing today so she could give me pointers on how to improve, told me that I did very well. Two of my combinations were not very clear to me, so they didn't turn out the way I wanted them to, but it was still a really good class and I enjoyed it a lot. I love teaching. It's like my calling in life. I truly feel at home in the studio as the teacher.

Soon I will be leaving to head to the South Jordan area to pick up roommate Truit so she can stay with me before she leaves on her mission on Wednesday. I am so excited for her, she's going to be freakin' amazing. Sigh.

Oh yeah, I have a test tomorrow, maybe I should study for that instead of blogging....lol. Off to study! ciao!