Strange

What a weird stage of life I am entering....I have 2 years of college under my belt (which is weird enough!) I feel like a was a freshman yesterday. I said goodbye last week to a friend leaving on a mission, but it is no longer the boys in my friend group from high school it is the girls leaving! One of my close friends from high school is getting married...Aren't we still 17 years old? The first of my guy friends is coming home from his mission in August. And I am going to be 20 in 10 days. In the words of Karrie from the Incredibles "Weird things are happening."

I have a problem growing up sometimes :D

What I'm thinking about....

66 days!

My New Inspiration

A friend posted this on my Facebook Wall with the comment "Keep this in mind this semester"...so it is my inspiration of the semester. I know it is gonna be hard....But I can do it!

Merry Christmas

Finals are over.....!

and I now own Footie Pajama's....Thanks Mom :D

Muppet's Bring Christmas Joy

If you don't like the Muppet's you have a serious problem on your hands that can only be dealt with through extensive therapy. I went to see the Muppet Movie over Thanksgiving and let me tell you I was crying...Because I was laughing so hard. It was everything that a good Muppet movie should be: cheesy in a good way, music, dancing, heartwarming, hilarious and clever. I loved it a lot....Let's just say I bought the soundtrack.

Part of the joys of the season for me is watching awesome Christmas movie...and I am grateful for the Muppet's for making one of my favs!

Enjoy....and I dare you not to sing along!

P.S. One more week of school and then finals! Christmas is going to get here so quick!

Fun Fact about me...I like FUN FACTS.

A conversation that sparked an interesting thought:

Sarah: "Em I am eating some of your dried apples...they are so delicious."

Emilee: "No problem...they are kinda of chewy though."

Sarah: "Well fun fact about me...I like chewy apples!"

Ever since this conversation my roommates and I have taken to sharing "Fun Facts" about ourselves at random times...or sharing fun facts about each other. It made me think that what the world needs is more FUN FACTS. I mean people act like they are so boring and ordinary...why don't we celebrate what makes us...WEIRD or QUIRKY...or something other than "Hi my name is Sarah and I like to sing." BORING. I want to know things about people that make them fun and interesting...not just the basics that you could gather from a first meeting. Why is it that we feel the need to not share random things? Why is it that if we step outside of the bounds of "My major is..." "I am this old..." "I have this many siblings...." "Blah....blah...blah...blah...BLAH!" people think it is strange. I mean don't get me wrong the basics are important too! I wish that everyone had a little screen floating above their heads that just had random facts about them on it. How entertaining would that be? Fun fact about Bobby he hates even numbers. Or fun fact about Susie: she knows all the words to 99 Red Balloons in German. Now I've just got to invent a floating screen type device...Possible? Maybe.

Fun Fact about me...this is the kind of thing I think about in my spare time....

And T-Swift makes 3!

On Wednesday, my roommate Kenzy and I drove down to Salt Lake to see our HERO Taylor Swift perform at the Energy Solutions Arena (I still call it the Delta Center but whatever!). It was AMAZING! I was screaming so loud and dancing. She was so good live. There was a whole set where she played some of her songs all by herself with just her guitar. I really enjoyed that. Needless to say, I got my T-Shirt...a VITAL part of the concert experience. I'll admit I even got a little teary when she came out....I just LOVE her!

So it made me think about my past concert experiences...The first was going to see Nsync during the Olympics. I was probably 9 and a HUGE fan (I loved Justin Timberlake). I remember sitting with my sisters and my Aunt who didn't even know any of there songs but came anyways because we had extra tickets. I can't even remember what the stage looked like or what they sang but I do remember that it was a really big deal to me. I remember the huge buildup and excitement leading to that day.

My next concert was Sir Paul McCartney...My all time inspiration. I loved every second of that concert. It was cool to look around see how the ages varied of his fans...Old men...Small children...and me in the middle! I had a blast being there with my Dad who was singing along...even if he wasn't screaming as loud as me. He also did an acoustic set like Taylor and I had the biggest goosebumps when he played Blackbird.

Pretty much I have been really lucky! I mean, it is only 3 concerts but all three were awesome and super meaningful to me. Watching Taylor gave me new insight to my own performing. She goes out and gives so much of herself as she sings, She tells a story, she has humility but is also confident...I hope to be able to do the same even if it is singing opera in front of my peers :D