Salut!
Je m'apelle Madeleine et j'aime parler le Francais, mais, je sais parler un tout petit peur.
J'ai une famille: ma maman, mon papa, mes plus jeunes soeurs : Isabella, Juliette et Lorelei, et mon jeune frère Samuel. Je vis dans une maison. J'ai deux chats appelés caramel au beurre (Butterscotch) et ange (Angel) et un chien appelé Shelby. Je vais au lycée (school?) et à ma classe préférée est la conception intérieure (Interior Design). J'aime chanter et danser. J'aime jouer avec mes amis et aller des dates. J'aime aller à la plage, à la course sur des aller-chariots, à l'étiquette de lazer de jeu, et au patin de glace.
que faites-vous aimez-vous faire ?
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Wedding Bells, Reception Plans and The In Laws
I had great fun planning my wedding today! (OK, not really, just doing some research on costs for my friend Jeremy, but nevertheless...) It was so exhilarating looking at all the gorgeous wedding gowns, decadent cakes, and breathtaking rings! Just so wonderful! Jeremy almost had a heart attack when he found out the engagement ring i liked would cost over $3000 hehe, not to mention the cost of the wedding band, and i haven't even researched the gowns and caterers and reception center, the band, and OH! We mustn't forget the chocolate fountain- now that's important! Its amazing how things can add up.
Weddings can be so magical... at least that's the way Hollywood likes to portray it. I have personally only ever witnessed one wedding, a coincidence that occurred while playing at a park as a little girl. After seeing some cool weddings in movies and being to beautiful gardens, I've decided that i would like to have my wedding reception outside, during the spring, gentle sun shining, soft wind blowing, creek trickling, birds chirping, family smiling at a beautiful garden somewhere. Quite the expectation list- huh?
It's interesting how weddings seem to be all about the bride. Makes me wonder where the tradition comes from? And although i consider myself a traditional person, i would like my wedding (well, reception) to have a slightly different focus. I've learned from my parents that marriage isn't only between the bride and groom, but really between the two families. It's inevitable that once married, both the husband and wife's families' will have to associate with each other, sometimes this is a wonderful thing, and sometimes this causes problems. But either way, you can't escape the fact. I roll my eyes every time i hear complaints about 'the in-laws' on TV or in real-life and how the complainer can't stand them. I want to tell them: "come on! you should have known what marriage means more family for you! Get used to it!" It is for this reason that i want my wedding reception to be about the families. Wouldn't it be so cool to fly everyone to Hawaii where for a couple of days before the wedding for the two families get to know each other? The babies, toddlers, children, adults, teenagers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc,. get to bond, play games, have fun and learn to like each other. Maybe I'm just a big dreamer, but wouldn't it be a happy thing for not only the bride an groom to love each other, but for the families to enjoy being related too?
Weddings can be so magical... at least that's the way Hollywood likes to portray it. I have personally only ever witnessed one wedding, a coincidence that occurred while playing at a park as a little girl. After seeing some cool weddings in movies and being to beautiful gardens, I've decided that i would like to have my wedding reception outside, during the spring, gentle sun shining, soft wind blowing, creek trickling, birds chirping, family smiling at a beautiful garden somewhere. Quite the expectation list- huh?
It's interesting how weddings seem to be all about the bride. Makes me wonder where the tradition comes from? And although i consider myself a traditional person, i would like my wedding (well, reception) to have a slightly different focus. I've learned from my parents that marriage isn't only between the bride and groom, but really between the two families. It's inevitable that once married, both the husband and wife's families' will have to associate with each other, sometimes this is a wonderful thing, and sometimes this causes problems. But either way, you can't escape the fact. I roll my eyes every time i hear complaints about 'the in-laws' on TV or in real-life and how the complainer can't stand them. I want to tell them: "come on! you should have known what marriage means more family for you! Get used to it!" It is for this reason that i want my wedding reception to be about the families. Wouldn't it be so cool to fly everyone to Hawaii where for a couple of days before the wedding for the two families get to know each other? The babies, toddlers, children, adults, teenagers, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc,. get to bond, play games, have fun and learn to like each other. Maybe I'm just a big dreamer, but wouldn't it be a happy thing for not only the bride an groom to love each other, but for the families to enjoy being related too?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
The Sweetness of Song
Isn't song so... fulfilling? It's hrd to pick an accurate adjective. Right now, I'm listening to "Celtic Women" a group of Irish singers who have some of the most pure, and beautiful voices in the world. "Oh Danny Boy" is the song playing now, and the sound is just so reverent and soothing, i think i could fall asleep listening to it! I think Heavenly Father meant for music to be used in ways that will uplift us.
Today my dad played some of the church hymns sung by the Tabernacle Choir as we were getting ready for church, I hadn't really listened to them for a while and as i heard them today, i felt like I'd come home, as if listening was the best thing for me to be doing then. It was beautiful. Some of the hymns we listened to were: Brightly Beams the Father's Mercy and Master the Tempest is Raging, both such beautiful songs, and amongst my favorites for the peaceful messages they bring. Aaahh! Some music is just so, wondrous!
Its interesting how music influences the way you act. For instance, when i need a confidence boost, i like to play the song, Grace Kelly by Mica. It such a crazy, fun, up-beat song, that after i sing along and dance to it, i feel so pumped up and good inside! It tends to serve its purpose ;)
I guess one of the funny things about me is that i tend to sing more than i listen, and under the same principle of music's influence, i tend to sing songs according to how i want to feel, and sometimes according to how i feel presently. It's kinda cool to realize that music has so much power!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Not All Its Cracked Up To Be
Umm, i'm not completley sure what to write since i'm so new to this blogging business, how about...
I can't believe it's the 3rd of January already, actually i guess i can. The scary thing about it is that my birthday is in two months- i'll be 17, and although logically its just a number, i think psycologically it feels like a big leap, as if with a greater age comes greater responsibility and expectation. I suppose i'll find out for sure in two months... As for now, i plan to make the most of being 16. It's funny but true: when i was a little girl i used to think that being 16 was such and enormous thing, i would play games pretending to be 16, thinking that meant i was very mature and privelaged, but 8 years later, i've come to find that being 16 isn't automatically glamorous!
One of the most amusing series i've ever watched is "My Super Sweet 16" on MTV. It's absolutley amazing how emotional these teenagers and families get about the big "16th Birthday Bash" and coming of age "ceremonies". The families showcased on the show spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on their teenager's birthday parties, that its sickening to watch. One of the most pathetic things i remember from the show was one 16 year-old complaining that the car her father was about to buy for her "wasn't expensive enough" and that when her sister was trying on a dress to buy for the party, that she couldn't buy it because, "she's not allowed to look hotter than me!" Gah! What spoilt brats! Definatley not giving "16" a good name! And to think that all the build up is for a party only lasts for one night! Now that's what i call misguided...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
One of the most amusing series i've ever watched is "My Super Sweet 16" on MTV. It's absolutley amazing how emotional these teenagers and families get about the big "16th Birthday Bash" and coming of age "ceremonies". The families showcased on the show spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on their teenager's birthday parties, that its sickening to watch. One of the most pathetic things i remember from the show was one 16 year-old complaining that the car her father was about to buy for her "wasn't expensive enough" and that when her sister was trying on a dress to buy for the party, that she couldn't buy it because, "she's not allowed to look hotter than me!" Gah! What spoilt brats! Definatley not giving "16" a good name! And to think that all the build up is for a party only lasts for one night! Now that's what i call misguided...
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