L.A.M.P.

When I was younger I spent every waking moment with these girls making some awesome movies. We named ourselves "L.A.M.P." for "Lindsay Amy Morgan Productions". Oh yes, we were serious. We had costumes, make-up, movie photo shoots, opening previews, ending credits, movie covers, commercials, the works.

And, this weekend we got together to do a photo shoot and watch our old movies together. It was great to reminisce about the "good ol' days". In fact, we loved it so much that we decided to make a music video spoof off of all the funny and weird things that we did in our old movies.

One particular movie was about a group of friends in high school that formed a singing group called "Dream Come True". This song, "What Dreams Are Made Of" by Hilary Duff, was the groups big hit. Thus, a fitting number for our "remake". Enjoy! (yes, we are quite crazy)

I'm Different

...when it comes to musical interests anyway.

I'm not really big into rock n' roll, hip hop or rap.

I don't go to rock concerts and hang out in the mosh pit or go crowd surfing.

My ipod is not the music source you'd want to borrow for your slammin' party.

If you ask me who that band is that sings the latest song, I'd guess wrong 85% of the time.

Jalene's better at that kind of thing. So is Scott.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the "in" music artists every now and then.

I can belt to Beyonce. I can groove to The Black-Eyed Peas. I can bask in Regina Spektor.

However, my kind of music, the music that sometimes makes me weep at it's overwhelming beauty, is classical.

Yep. I'm one of those people that loves going to operas, ballets, symphonies, and choir concerts.

Call me a nerd. I know I am one.

But I am SO excited to welcome in the Christmas season at this!

Hello...

Natalie Cole!

David McCullough!

Mormon Tabernacle Choir!

I rest my case.

"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent."

~Victor Hugo~

Love music, Love life,

&

Have a wonderful week!

It's About Time

I really like this quote, despite the ping of guilt that inevitably accompanies it each time I read it.

"Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leornardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein."

~H. Jackson Brown Jr.~

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Nothing's impossible.Aim high.

As Of Late

...life has been good to me!

For more details, read on.

Halloweening

You saw Cruella and Peacock already...

But I wanted to be something else on Halloween itself...so did Nicole.

So here we are as The Bride of Frankenstein and the Angel. I love this costume!

My sister-in-law Kara helped me with this awesome do. Thanks Kara!

It involved: gel, blow drying upside-down, three-barreling upside-down, hairspray, backcombing, hairspray, styrofoam, bobby-pins, hairspray, white temporary hairspray dye...and hairspray. If it wasn't so weird, I'd probably do it more often.

It's strangely addicting having really tall hair!

Bowling

for ward FHE

(more pics here)

Check it out! They heard I was coming so they stamped my name on the bowling balls!

...jk...but I still think they're awesome!

Birthdaying!

Thank you for the kind birthday wishes, everyone!

Feathy Lou and Joseph got me these lovelies and decorated my room all cute and princessly! I decided to keep the streamers up for as long as they'll stay. It's fun walking through them every time I exit and enter my bedroom. Thanks Feath & Joseph!

Madre took me to IHOP for breakfast and got me (drum roll) my very own tennis racket!

So excited to take this to the court and Venus it up! Thanks Madre and Dad!

(not such a good picture, but I'll get some action shots on the court one of these days)

Sir Scott got me some hot chocolate because

a) it's "Italian"

b) to milk grasshoppers

How thoughtful! Thanks Scott!

I made a stop at good ol' Kohl's before I headed to school. Apparently I'm really good at convincing myself that I don't have enough clothes as it is. This is the outcome of yet another successful visit to that oh-so inexpensive addiction of mine, Kohl's. Gotta love cute and cheap!

"It's my birthday present to me! I'm...so...happy!" (name that movie)

Trav took me to a little piece of heaven called The Cheesecake Factory for dunch (or is it linner?) and got me a print of my favorite painting ever, "The Red Kerchief" by Mr. Claude Monet.

Monet finished this portrait of his wife Camilla shortly after she passed away. Thus, the symbolism of their separation with the closed door and her longing glance as she passes by out in the cold. This is one painting that Monet never sold. In fact, it remained at his bedside until he passed away in 1926. I love that story, beautiful! Thanks Travis!

John and I take late night runs to the grocery store to get banana milk on a regular basis and he always gets me a Propel or Fuze whenever I'm not with him.

Thus...his present to me. Thanks Johnny-O!

And...this is what I did with the fam when I finally got home from school at 9pm:

stuffed-crust pizza,

homemade rootbeer,

Biggest Loser,

"Happy Birthday" song,

"For She's a Jolly Good Fellow"

(it's my grandparent's Australian tradition),

blew out candles,

Funfetti cake!!!

It has been a fantabulous week

and it's not over yet!

Have a lovely weekend, cute people! xoxo

Once Upon a Time

...I was born!!!

(and there was much rejoicing..."yaaay!")

Thank you, Madre and Dad,for Life!
I don't mean to be redundant but...Life is Beautiful!
Wishing you all an abundant and beautiful life!!