Hello, world!!

The past year has been a good one! I apologize to my frustrated readers who wished I would have blogged.... but- I'm back! I have a goal to write once a week... Don't laugh, it WILL happen! :-)

I know this poem was pushing it, but it's been a lazy Sunday and I thought this would "spice" things up a bit.

Hello world, 

It's been so long

Since I've posted

on this, our neglected blog.

So much has happened,

I'm dying to share!

So here's a brief recap,

of this past year's affairs:

August 2008: I had a wonderful birthday, as you have seen

September: School + work= no time to breathe

October: Halloween as Palin & McCain

November:  Our Anniversary on our brains

December: We spent Christmas by ourselves this year (pretty much... hehe.)

January: I said goodbye to my job, which was followed with cheers. 

February: Aching for warm air and Spring

March: Trip to the Dominican Republic on JetBlue's wings

April: A birthday surprise for Scotty- a GUN!

Partied along with the family, had so much fun!

May: Scotty said goodbye to Bloosky, his work there was through

June: Whirlwind trip to Seattle for Fathers Day, and to see Ryan, Shelley, and Maxwell too!

July: Back up to Seattle to try and sell our car

August: Had another happy birthday, and here we are! :-)

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today is my birthday.. 21 years old! I don't think I've ever had a birthday quite like this one already, and it's only 10:00 in the morning. :-)

It's just been really quiet around here this morning. I've had a lot of time to think and reflect on my life so far. I know this seems cheesy and probably cliche, but I am so very thankful and happy to be here- meaning on this earth, living this life. I've been thinking about who brought me here.. My amazing Dad and my Angel Mother, who unfortunately can't physically be here with me to celebrate. And that's ok.. I am just thankful that my life has stemmed from two such incredible people. 

I've also been thinking about my sweet husband, who creates a life within my heart that is indescribable. Cheesy..... YES! Sincere? Absolutely. Scotty- Thank you for allowing me to be yours! 

Anyhow, I'm sorry if this post is too sappy for all of your liking(s)... :-) but I mean it. I am thankful to be here, celebrating my 21st birthday. 

Love to all of you!

D

Wow, Wow, WOW!

I should be shunned by the blogging community. Has it REALLY been this long since I blogged last? Holy smokes. Time does fly! That's probably all I talk about on here, is how fast time goes. I was talking to Scotty yesterday about how I can't believe it's AUGUST already. So much happens in a year. It's kind of fun to look back to a year ago and compare where we are now.. let's see. Last year at this time, Scotty and I started talking again and realized we couldn't live without each other... haha. My car accident was almost a year ago.. insane. ANYWAYS! Enough reminiscing.. 

We have been so super busy lately! We bought our new town home (LOVE IT!!!)  in Pleasant Grove. We are seriously loving it here! We've had a blast decorating and getting settled. Things are actually starting to come together! I'm pretty pumped about that. There are still a few lingering boxes in the office and guest room, but other than that, we're pretty well set. It feels so great to be in our own place to call home. We're guessing we'll probably be here in Utah for a good 5 more years. Heck! We could have a kid by then! Or two. haha! Back to the subject at hand, our home... haha, I will post pictures soon. It's super cute!

I think this is all I have time for today, folks, but stay tuned for pictures of our lovely abode, and a giant post about our SWEET trip to Lake Tahoe, CA!!!

Until next time... Sorensen's OUT! :-)

Finally! Wedding Pictures!

Photobucket Album

Yet Another Nashville Star Update....

Just kidding.... I'm actually still waiting!!! Quite the "update," I know. I haven't given up hope yet... but, we shall see. I was informed (on the 27th of March) that I was still "in this..." that I was in the top 200. So that's good to know that I'm still being considered. How exhausting this waiting process is, though! Wow. I am ready to know if I've made the next round or not. The next round will consist of 30-50 semi-finalists, who will be flown to Nashville in a couple weeks. Cross your fingers for me! ;-)

I finally found my cd of my wedding pics! I'll be posting those soon. YAY!!!!!

Dana

Nashville Star Update!

Holy smokes. What a weekend it was! It's Tuesday and I'm still trying to recover. :-) Like I said in my last post.. I flew out to Denver, CO to audition for Nashville Star, which is basically the country equivalent of American Idol. For those wondering if this is the same competition I did in the fall of 2006; Yes. Same competition. I had a GREAT experience in Denver! We (Kaylene and I) stood in line outside in the 33 degree weather for about 2 hours, then were able to go inside to wait some more. haha. What I'm trying to get at here, is besides the waiting around, it was a blast. I met so many nice people, and feel really good about my auditions. 

I made it through the first round, which was in front of everyone, plus one camera, plus one judge. The auditions were very raw.. no microphone. (Except for the one that was about 2 feet off the ground, and strictly for the camera.) As you can imagine, it was hard to hear some people... but- what can ya do? Groups of 8 were called up by number. Each person would then step up and sing. Once everyone in the group had auditioned, the judge called forward the numbers of those who would advance to the next round. I was lucky to be the only one who advanced from my group! I was surprised. Anyhow, after that I was taken to a holding area where I was waiting to go into my second audition. I ended up waiting about an hour and a half, I think.. maybe longer. It's all such a blur at this point! In that audition, it was dark, except for the "stage" area that I was to stand on. The lights were so bright that I could barely see the casting director/red dot that was the camera. haha. First, I sang part of my original song, "Perfectly Broken." After my song, they asked some questions about things I had said on my 17 page application.. haha, Something that was a huge benefit was the casting director was very nice; a bubbly personality, so I felt like energy was being drawn from me in a positive way, I was able to adequately show my personality to them. Another thing that was really cool was that I was able to talk about my Mom, and how she has impacted my life through her awesome examples I've learned about through her journals. 

So now is the worst part.. I'm waiting for a phone call from the Nashville Star Staff inviting me to the second day of the National Auditions, which is basically the last audition before getting on the show. I'm super anxious!! 

Last of all... I just have to express how thankful I am to my amazing Scotty, who is so supportive of me and my dreams/goals. He's my biggest fan! So I just want to give a quick shout out to Scott, who I love SO much. Love you babe!

Until next time......

D

Long time no See!

Howdy! It's been way too long since I've posted... but.. it's bed time, so this will have to be short. Life is wonderful for us! Crazy at times, but so much fun. We are absolutely LOVING being married. Scott's still keeping busy with work and his 120+ employees, and I'm keeping busy with work at Podango.com. 

Something exciting, just real quick- This Saturday, I'll be flying out to Denver to audition for Nashville Star. My AWESOME friend Kaylene is coming with me.. and we're so excited. NBC is taking over this year, so I think the show will be a whole lot better. (USA Network used to run it.) So! I'll keep you all posted on what happens! Wish me luck!

Love to everyone,

Dana and Scott