cup of tea quote

"in the cookies of life, FRIENDS are the chocolate chips"

enjoy this flash mob type of collaboration performance ;) just click on the post title

Josie and Aunt Kori sprinkles cupcakes

click for my updated fall album for thanksgiving pictures, my dear college friends from CA and Phoenix gathered together for our first "friends thanksgiving" which was a blast!

Embracing being in my Optimistic Twenties

You know when you are in a certain mood or mind-set that you can't get rid of until you validate it by finding that song, that artist, that sound that expresses how you're feeling in the moment? Well here I am :)

"There's a new wind blowin' like i've never known.

I'm breathing deeper than I've ever done.

And it sure feels good, to finally feel the way I do.

I wanna love somebody,

Love somebody like you.

An' I'm lettin' go of all my lonely yesterdays

I've forgiven myself for the mistakes I've made

Now there's just one thing, one thing I wanna do, mmm, mmm

I wanna love somebody,

Love somebody like you."

-Keith Urban (from the wonderfully sappy, chick-flicky soundtrack in How to Lost a Guy in 10 days)

Goodnight!

To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God

So i've done some things lately, new things, that I'd like to share here.

Been to see "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ballet with my sister for her birthday, in Phoenix.

Taken to my first college football game, ASU vs. Stanford, close game but ASU still lost.

Seen the 25th Anniversary Celebration production of Les Miserables on screen, for a one night, one time showing played in select theatres throughout the U.S. It was superb and magical and as always touched me to the core:)

Glowed in admiration and pride (this fall) hearing my one and half year old niece Corinne say "Aunt Kowi" whenever I come through the front door --this is a perfect example of the title for my Blog :) And she continues to expand her vocabulary every day!!

Celebrate being employed as a teacher's assistant for a Montessori Preschool for almost three months now! I feel blessed for a job and one that I can see myself staying in and continuing my education for. And Ironically, it quickly turned into a personal dating service for Kori by her two matchmaker boss's. ha! or Rather, one blind date turned very successful and still promising :)

In my free-time/part time work status, Finished some more seasons of the HBO series Dexter and Entourage, still catching up to their current seasons now and kicking back to laugh my socks off with my mom watching the new tv hit, Modern Family, which I highly recommend to just about anyone:)

Currently reading : Harry Potter no.7 The Deathly Hallows, Three Cups of Tea, and a couple self-help books of a personal nature ;) those who talk to me often and know me won't need further explanation there.

A day back on Facebook (for desperate stalking purposes, LOL, yes I'm honest) quickly reinforced for me why I left the "social network" in the first place in the summer of '09, a test of sorts after leaving college and the east coast to allow me to choose more tangibly who and when I contact those people in my life. Using the old-fashioned ways of telephone conversations, face to face visits, e-mailing and letter writing which are (to me) more productive a way of personal communication without all the silly distractions of status updates, picture album viewings of people you hardly know and unintended time-wasted, browsing intricacies of every one's lives minus probably the most important one, oneself.
So needless to say, I'm Kori, and I've been facebook sober for 17 months ;)

And lastly, I've been taking college dance classes four nights a week, in Ballet and Jazz, which have been awesome and I plan on continuing my education there in the Spring!!

In closing, after a helpful reminder from a Sunday School session yesterday I plan to be others-minded and use my time availability as best I can to serve the less fortunate during what can be one of the hardest times for those alone, during the holidays; It was a reminder because I can definitely get caught up and stuck in my "family bubble" of happiness and easy thankfulness, that I forget what my religion and spirituality calls me to do. To live the love I've been given.

amen and peace friends!
-Korianne

footnote* the above title to this post is a quote/lyric in the finale of Broadway show, Les Miserables, and it is one of my favorite quotes of all time!!

Can't Tell Me Nothing with Zach Galifianakis - High Quality Video

I came across this video a while ago but still watch it from time to time for a good laugh...plus the song is genius by Kanye:)

Glee - Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

This is why I love Glee...can make a crappy song so fun and beautiful and make you want to sing along;)

If not Now, When? If not Me, then Who?

I'm trying to live with intentionality and grace today. I'm trying to do my best to live my life responsibly and by these wise words:
to whom much is given, much is tested
AND
be the change you wish to see in the world

"She's making plans and making tracks" - Rascall Flatts


"Maybe you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be?" - Sex and the City

Silent Monks Singing Halleluia

Embracing a Passion

Here's some great lyrics from an all time favorite musical, Les Miserables. Song by a young boy, named Gavroche, fighting in the french revolution, a tragic character but also a comic relief in the show as you can see below and HEAR

*And the Title for this post is reflective of my new appreciation for the opportunity to work at a Montessori Pre-school academy, began this school year and do believe I've found my calling or passion or as Messiah College loved to put it, my vocation.

Enjoy...

"Little People"

They laugh at me, these fellows, just because I am small.

They laugh at me because i'm not a hundred feet tall.

I tell 'em there's alot to learn down here on the ground.

The world is big, but little people turn it around

A worm can roll a stone

A bee can sting a bear

A fly can fly around Versailles 'cos flies don't care

A sparrow in a hat, can make a happy home.

A flie can bite the bottom of the Pope in Rome.

Goliath was a bruiser who was as tall as the sky

But David threw a right, and gave him one in the eye

I never read the bible but i know that it's true

It only goes to show what little people can do.

So listen here Professor, with your head in the clouds

It's also kind of useful to get lost in a crowd

So keep your Universities I don't give a damn

For better or for worse it is the way that I am

Be careful as you go, cos little people grow

'Cos little people grow

And little people know

When little people fight

We may look easy pickings, but we've got some bite!

So never kick a dog

because it's just a pup

You'd better run for cover when the pup grows up

And we'll fight like twenty armies and we won't give up!

bonus track haha...god this woman is blessed! Enjoy Lea Salonga singing both "I dreamed a dream" as Fantine and "On my own" as Eponine from Les Miserable as well.

hope, i am aware now, here we go...5 months later :)

you are the bearer of unconditional things
you held your breath and the door for me
thanks for your patience

you're the best listener that i've ever met
you're my best friend
best friends with benefits
what took me so long

i've never felt this healthy before
i've never wanted something rational
i am aware now (i like to think i am)
i am aware now

you've already won me over in spite of me
and don't be alarmed if i fall head over feet
Don't be surprised if i love you for all that you are
i couldn't help it
it's all your fault

-alanis morissette head over feet