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.

my life's movie soundtrack

{If your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be? So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc).
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press Play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the Next button.
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool.
7. Don't skip songs.}

(1) Opening credits: Wonderful, Wicked, The Original Cast

(2) Waking up: Smooth (Ft. Santana), Matchbox 20

(3) First day at school: He Mele No Lilo, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu (From Lilo and Stitch)

(4) Fight song: Holding out for a Hero , Bonnie Tyler (from Footloose) (this is perfect!)

(5) Breaking up: Harder to Breathe, Maroon 5

(6) Happiness: Friends Stick Together, Kenneth Cope

(7) Life's okay: Love Is A Sweet Thing, Faith Hill

(8) Mental breakdown: Reflection, Mannheim Steamroller

(9) Driving: You Say It Best, Alison Krauss

(10) Flashback: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, Andrew Lloyd Webber (this is perfect too!)

(11) Getting back together: Good Vibrations, Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch

(12) Wedding: Whiskey Lullaby, Brad Paisley (This is a really sad song…no good for a wedding, but I promised I wouldn’t cheat…)

(13) Birth of a child: Pride And Prejudice: Leaving Netherfield, Pride And Prejudice (Original Soundtrack)

(14) Final battle: I Believe, Jericho Road

(15) Death scene: Tonight The Heartache's On Me, Dixie Chicks (not really death scene material…)

(16) Funeral song: Suavemente, Elvis Crespo (this would be the point when the funeral turns into a party…)

(17) End credits: Amazed, Lonestar

the ABC's of VA

So this year, to document my little trip to visit my family in VA I'm going to do the ABC's of my trip. I had a wonderful trip and did many fun things.

A is for Avatar. This was an AMAZING movie. I really enjoyed it. It was visually stimulating and the soundtrack was just freakin' awesome.

B is for Bowl games. Specifically the Maaco Bowl Game Las Vegas. aka the Las Vegas Bowl Game. BYU vs. Oregon St. BYU WON!! (Also Utah won, that is good for the conference)

C is for CHRISTMAS!!!! woot woot! The wonderful things I got this year include: a waffle maker, gift cards, money, slippers, chocolate, a super cute apron, etc. It was a lovely Christmas.

D is for Dinner. I helped out a TON more this year than I have in years past. My favorite part was decorating the table for our feast. It looks gorgeous.

E is for equality. specifically, sibling equality. I forget what it's like to have to share chores and other things with my siblings. Lately, it's only been Brother C and Sister D living at home. So having me and Sister B at home again throws things out of whack and the other two are demanding equality. It sort of drives me nuts, to be honest. sigh. oh well.

F is for Family. I love my family. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with them. At the same time, I'm glad to be back in MY BED and closer to the BF and all that jazz. I definitely missed him a ton.

G is for Grandpas. I only have my 2 grandpas alive these days. My maternal grandfather lives with my family, and I enjoyed being able to spend a little bit of time with him. I haven't seen him in a year and so it was fun to be around him again. Grandparents are just awesome.

H is for a House. Specifically, our new house. My parents did a great job of not making us feel like just workhorses to help move the family across town. It was weird to spend the holidays in a different house from last year.

I is for ICE. Our new driveway really likes to attract the ice. This is not fun when wearing 3.5 inch heels. Just sayin'

J is for jokes. My family loves to make fun of me and they didn't disappoint this year. i don't remember all the things we laughed at, but we laughed a lot.

K is for Kangroos. and lions, or more specifically Food Lion. Random, I know, but it's a grocery store in VA and close to my fam and well...I went there. It was festive. Or something.

L is for Love. I love my family. and SwingKid and vacations that I get paid for. :o) Mmm...love.

M is for Money. I got some Money for Christmas. YAY money!!!

N is for Nutella. Which I did not eat at all while in VA, BUT I saw it at the Food Lion store...so it counts right?

O is for O Christmas Tree. I got to decorate our tree this year for the first time in many years. It was pleasant. And enjoyable.

P is for Planes. I rode two of them and sat on three. Long story. See previous postage for explanations.

Q is for quagmires. I spelled this word in a spelling game. I am awesome.

R is for Ratatouille. I got this movie for Christmas, and I'm rather excited by that fact. :o) Woo hoo for building up my movie collection!!

S is for Star Trek. I got this movie for my daddy for Christmas. We watched it the evening of Christmas. It was a fun watch. What was even more fun was the fact that it had a digital copy and I put it on my iPod. :o) Now I can watch it too. WEE!!

T is for Twitter. I twittered quite a bit in VA. Are you following me? Cause you should.

U is for uhh.....

V is for vacation. I needed a vacation. this little trip was a great vacation. that I got paid for it was a HUGE plus.

W is for White Christmas. I watched the movie with my fam Christmas Eve (LOVE IT!) and then there's the fact that I HAD a white Christmas. :o)

X you know how hard it is to find words that start with X? I know. Lots of word gaming played this weekend. I know. Trust me.

Y is for Yellow. My mom and I are both very yellow people. We like to play when we're together. We played. It was fun. :o)

Z is for......nothing. It's the end. Hope you had a great holiday. I know I did.

the perfect summer day

I love 3-day weekends. I tried to be a responsible college student (ha, yeah right) and did all of my finance homework before the 4th of July. Then, I took my marketing quiz early yesterday so that I could play all day long. And play i did! i started off my day by spending 3ish hours outside sitting by the pool, playing in the pool and reading the Princess Bride. (which is a magnificent book so far. i love it) After my adventures outside, (and getting a little bit of color too) Swing Kid and i watched a movie that he highly recommended, Cinema Paradiso. It was a beautiful film, with a wonderful soundtrack, good story, and the best company ever. After that ended we parted ways and I went to a friend's concert and then headed up to campus to go swing dancing. I love swing dancing so much. My evening continued with good conversation and getting wet in the sprinklers on campus. Overall it was a perfect summer day. I got to enjoy the sunshine and the evening stars. I love summer evenings, so it was honest to goodness the best day I have had in a long, long time.

and....

I’m leaving….on a jet plane! Actually, I already left. See, I would have posted earlier, but with the my last minute packing, the yucky weather, and the fact that I didn’t have any wireless in the airport (at least, not without forking out $8) we’re posting this post flight. J Getting through security at SL Int’l was a piece of cake. I got to the airport at 7:25 and getting through security took me 30 minutes. So I sat at my gate for an hour and a half people watching, taking pictures and talking to my parents and SwingKid.

 

Speaking of SwingKid…get got me a great Christmas present. I was really happy about it. He got me these sweet slippers that have little heat packs in them that I put in the microwave so that my toes can be all toasty warm during the cold months. I put them in my bags for Virginia and I’m sure they’ll keep my feet extra toasty warm in the really cold, old house. J In any case, my feet will never be cold again and I have a sweet boyfriend to thank for that. He loved his present y the way. I got him an awesome Threadless T –shirt and the Dr. Horrible’s Sing A-long Blog Soundtrack. He’s going to love me forever. He he he.  We watched two awesome movies yesterday. One at the dollar theater : Ghost Town. Really super funny and had me wishing I had an awesome English accent. However, SwingKid did favor me in his rendition of  his English accent. It was really cute.  Later that evening we watched Hero, an awesome martial arts kind of film. Slow moving…we fast forwarded a majority of the movie. Then later that night I said good-bye for the next 13 days. L This was sad, but it will be good for us to be apart for a little bit, and let’s behonest; I’m going to have so much fun with my family! Also…he’s picking me up from the airport when I come back and that’s going to be the most awesome thing ever! J

The flight was fairly uneventful...the only thing i ever really noticed was ascent and descent and that felt like an amusment park ride. Which was fun and festive.  I cried when I saw my mom and dad and we went to Subway after finally finding my duffel bag. I am now sitting in my house in Virginia. it's cute and quaint. I'll post pictures later...for the meantime, enjoy your fun times! Loves!