love

Most of you know how much i LOVE American Idol. Life is that much happier when its American Idol time. With this love obsession comes a favorite. And if you were around me at all anytime within the American Idol 8 season, you knew how much I LOVED Kris. Its true. Love love love. In fact, I voted multiple times each week AND bought his songs on itunes. Yes. It was THAT intense. You can even read my blogs about him here and here

Well since American Idol only runs once a year...I have to find other happy TV shows, and for the past couple years, I have become obsessed with So You Think You Can Dance. I dont know why because I CAN NOT dance to save my life, but its a great show all the same. (see brittany, it IS possible to like BOTH shows!) Well, since the very beginning, I have had a new love to replace Kris. And his name is Evan. Oh, how i love this man. He is a broadway dancer. LOVE IT! And he is just happy. I love his interpretation of the different dance styles, and his personality. I hope he wins...even though Brandon probably will. My favorite pair was Evan and Randi. Too bad she is gone. That was a sad day.
I have since been rooting for Jeanine. Cross your fingers everyone...the finale is next week :)
Go EVAN!!

see an awesome Randi/Evan dance here

la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah

absolutley brilliant

seriously. you have to watch the newest Coldplay video. it blows me away. far far away.

Strawberry Swing by Coldplay

la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah

just believe

You block your
dreams
when you allow your
fear
to grow
bigger
than your
faith.
<3

la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière

-whit sariah

life is wonderful

It takes a crane to build a crane
It takes two floors to make a story
It takes an egg to make a hen
It takes a hen to make an egg
There is no end to what I'm saying

It takes a thought to make a word
And it takes some words to make an action
It takes some work to make it work
It takes some good to make it hurt
It takes some bad for satisfaction

La la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Al la la la la

It takes a night to make it dawn
And it takes a day to make you yawn brother
And it takes some old to make you young
It takes some cold to know the sun
It takes the one to have the other

And it takes no time to fall in love
But it takes you years to know what love is
It takes some fears to make you trust
It takes those tears to make it rust
It takes the dust to have it polished

Ha la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is so full of
Ah la la la la la la life is so rough
Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ah la la la la la la life is our love
Ah la la la la la

It takes some silence to make sound
It takes a loss before you found it
And it takes a road to go nowhere
It takes a toll to make you care
It takes a hole to make a mountain

Ah la la la la la la life is wonderful
Ah la la la la la la life goes full circle
Ha la la la la la life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la life is meaningful
Ha la la la la la life is wonderful
Ha la la la la la life it is...so... wonderful
It is so meaningful
It is so wonderful
It is meaningful
It is wonderful
It is meaningful
It goes full circle
Wonderful
Meaningful
Full circle
Wonderful

~i cant wait for september 26th~


la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah

song of the weeeeeeek

This past week flew by without me even realizing it.
For crying out loud there are only 4 weeks of camp left.
bah!
I can't believe it.
But it was a week regardless of how fast it flew.
And the song for that week was a tie between 2.
The first one was the ITUNES FREE DOWNLOAD a week or so ago.
I love Tuesdays for the sole reason that there MAY be something good for free that week.
Most times its crappy, with some horrid rap song, or even worse... a country song...
but once every blue moon there is something delectable.
And this was one of them...
Fireflies by Owl City

The 2nd one is Old Letters by Company of Thieves
This is the first song on their CD entitles Ordinary Riches.
You may remember them from This post
Sorry its not the best recording, but i just LOVE her voice. brilliant.

la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah

confession

most of you know that I LOVE TO READ.
i do.
it makes me happy.
i feel like i can be someone else,
escape to a distant land,
or even just some other place.
i can live vicariously through peoples lives.
and learn things i never would in real life.
because of this love of reading
i ALWAYS finish a book.
i have never started a book without finishing.
never.
because i CRAVE endings.
i simply want to know what happens.
i want to know who dies.
or ends up with who.
or who the bad guy is.
or what the major twist is.
i just simply always have to know the end.
i am also a very easily amused person.
in everything.
including books.
i tend to like it if i finish it.
so pretty much everything i read.

but folks,
there comes a time for everything i suppose
and i found a book.
a book i CAN NOT finish.
i have been trying
and trying and trying.
and i just can go no further.
remember how i was going to
read one book a week this summer?
well, im still on book #2.
The Thirteenth Tale.
I'm 150 pages in,
and i think thats where it shall end.
This is tough because like I said,
I always finish a book.
But its just not meant to be.
I have tried for almost 6 weeks,
and this is where the book goes
bye-bye.
On to new and better things.


la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah

song o' the week

I wanna be like Ing.
I wish I could sing like this woman.
She makes the world a better place.
Here is her new single from her upcoming album.
She has done it again folks. Done it again.

{This is the only video I could find, since the song only came out 2 days ago, but it works.
just skip to 1:30 and the song starts}

Maybe by Ingrid Michaelson

la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah

watermelon=a taste of summer

Found this article, and figured someone could benefit other than me. yummm

The first think you need to check is the shape of the melon. A good watermelon has a symmetrical shape. It doesn't matter if the fruit is round or oval in shape, as long s the shape is symmetrical.

It is also a good idea to press the skin of the watermelon in many different spots to test for firmness. Good watermelons will not have soft spots.

While looking at the exterior color of a melon isn't sufficient to determine if a melon will be good, dark green melons tend to be sweeter than those that are lighter in color.

When you pick up the melon, pay attention to how heavy it is. Watermelons are more than 90 percent water, so the most juicy melons are going to be the ones that seem very heavy for their size.

How to Check For Ripeness

There are several different ways to tell if a watermelon is ripe.

1. Look on the bottom of the melon. You will find a discolored spot where the melon was in contact with the ground while it was growing. If this spot is light green, the melon is not yet ripe. If the spot is a yellowish-white color, the melon is probably ripe.

2. You can also test for ripeness by scratching the surface of a watermelon with your fingernail. A greenish-white color beneath the outermost layer of the rind indicates a ripe watermelon.

3. You can also tell if a watermelon is ripe by thumping it, if you know what you are listening for. When you thump the side of a ripe watermelon, it will sound as if the fruit is hollow. If you hear a thud or a tone that is high in pitch, you're dealing with a fruit that isn't ripe.

Interesting Fact About Watermelons: Don't buy a watermelon that you know isn't yet ripe thinking it will be ripe by the time you eat it. Watermelons do not continue to ripen once they have been picked.


la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah

song of the week #2

Im slacking already...oops.
but here was this past weeks #1 song.
I LOVE IT!
I have loved, the one and only, Joshua Radin since last summer
when my dear friend Brittany introduced me to Sky
It's been vocal love ever since.
But a few weeks ago, this song really stuck out to me for some reason, and last week it was on repeat 24/7
Hope you guys enjoy it!

I'd Rather Be With You by Joshua Radin

"now here's the sun, come to dry the rain.
warm my shoulders and relieve my pain."

la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah

nope. not gonna do it.

today i decided im not going to grow. i refuse. i think i would rather be a kid.

i mean...i will pretend i am an adult when i need to,
but i have too much of an inner child to keep bottled inside.
for work we played at Planet Kid today. and i had fun.
lots of fun
i am still a kid.
and a kid i will remain.

la vie d'amour et la vie vous aimeront en arrière
-whit sariah