The Sorensons

Senior Day Loot

2008-10-21T11:05:00.000-07:00

How cute is the bear with that stan state soccer tshirt and those little cleats! I can't even talk about the framed jersey... I'm speechless.

Bomb Squad!

2008-10-21T10:44:00.000-07:00

Me Bri and Jade play forward together and have awesome chemistry. I play center, Bri plays right and Jade plays left. We like to call ourselves the bomb squad. Not really sure how it started but we think its hilarious.

Senior Day!

2008-10-21T09:29:00.000-07:00

Sunday was my soccer Senior Day! Senior Day is usually the last home game of the season, where the seniors on the team are honored for, you know, all of their hard work... dedication etc... =) haha but anyways, there are seven seniors on our team which is a huge senior class. Usually by the end of four years there are only a few seniors left on the team. I was kind of dreading my own senior day because I thought it would be extremely depressing. My soccer career is coming to an end and let's just say I'm not counting down the days. Let's just say that my senior day was better than I could have ever possibly imagined. It started out with team breakfast where our coach let the seniors order whatever they wanted instead of the usual breakfast we have to get at Perko's. Delicious! Then we went to the locker room where the girls had made us each our own posters and they had all written us little notes. There were balloons everywhere and our lockers were decorated. They gave us each these pink glittery crowns which we looked amazing in. We went to the field where before the game started each senior walked out to the middle of the field with their family as the announcer read a little paragraph that our coach had written about each of us. I almost cried at that point but I was able to hold it together. Gabe said some beyond nice things about me as a player. Before we walked out, he gave us each our black jerseys that he had framed for us. This was too much, I may have shed a tear or two. The girls gave us each gifts to open as we stood out on the field. They were build a bears with CSU stanislaus soccer t shirts and little cleats. They are adorable! Lance brought me beautiful flowers and it was cute because i could tell he was a little embarrassed giving them to me in front of my whole team. The game started and we were all surprised because Gabe wasn't yelling at us from the sideline. He told me later that he couldnt coach because he was crying. it was kind of sweet. The cherry on the top of my senior day cake was the goal I scored. I have never been more excited about any goal I have ever scored. It was one of the coolest goals and it being on senior day made it that much better. We won the game 3-2. I will always remember that day as one of my most memorable soccer experiences.

Rocky and Spazzy McGee

2008-10-20T10:50:00.001-07:00

I have 2 new kittens who I have named Rocky and Spazzy McGee. My mom's friend was giving them away and Lance and I sort of have a mice/rat problem at our house in the wilderness. It seemed like a good fit. And they are really cute to say the least! Rocky is really quiet and calm. She likes to watch her brother be a nut. Spazzy Mcgee is a spaz. He likes to jump around everywhere all the time. His other favorite activity is picking on his sister. She only takes so much though before she tackles him and has him pinned. Its funny because she is smaller. They crack me up! Rocky is the gray one and Spazzy is the white one.

RIP Mia

2008-07-08T00:47:00.000-07:00

In case you haven't heard, my puppy was hit by a car a few weeks ago and she passed away. Lance and I both took it really hard. Mia was the closest thing to a child that we had. She was my best friend besides Lance. She protected me at night while lance was working. She would follow me around everywhere I went in the house at night. She would sleep in front of the door in my room but on nights when Lance was there she would sleep in her bed. She was my protector and buddy. She loved everyone, even cats. She found everything in life to be fascinating. I learned so much from her. I will miss you Mia. And I will see you again in all of your glory. All dogs go to Heaven! I highly doubt she is resting where she is. She is probably making friends and playing her little heart out right this second.

Our Get Away Weekend

2008-07-07T23:22:00.000-07:00

Lance and I decided to celebrate our 1rst anniversary a little bit early. Lance has to work on our anniversary and this was the best weekend to go so we just went. We stayed in Monterey and visited Carmel where we stayed on our honeymoon. We went to all of the main spots that we went to a year ago. In Monterey we went to Cannery Row and to Bubba Gumps Shrimp Co. On friday night we watched the sun set on the pier. Very romantic :) We had delicious Clam Chowder at a really nice restaurant at the Old Fishermanns Wharf. We had the best seats in the house overlooking the water and there were otters swimming around while we ate. They were really cute! I really liked the otters. On Saturday we spent the day in Carmel. We started the day at the beach which was really fun. Lance is not a huge fan of the beach but he didn't complain because he knew I really like it. We went into a lot of stores and looked at all of the ridiculously priced items and then moved on and looked at the ridiculously priced art. It was fun though. We went by the ridiculously priced Inn that we stayed in on our honeymoon and waved. The Monterey Best Western that we stayed in was actually pretty nice. It didn't quite measure up to the Coachman's Inn though :) where we stayed. The Hog's Breath Restaurant in Carmel was lance's favorite spot. Lance is convinced that it is the best food on the face of the Earth. It was pretty good. Here are some pictures from our trip -

Our vacation began in the car as many great ones do. Lance was not liking having his picture taken. He had better get used to it! He'll be a seasoned pro by the end of our weekend :)

Our day in Monterey begins at the wharf!

My face is a little to close to the camera in this one :) oops... hey is that Lance behind me?

In a tourist shop, we decided to do a hat fashion show...

I don't really know about this one.

Lance's Hugh Heffner hat...

This one looks pretty good. Dallin would be jealous.

Our otter lunch mate!

Lance made friends on the way to the beach!

Well I really wanted a picture with the ocean in the background. We were on a hill, however. And yes, right after the picture was taken, we slipped and fell down the hill. Yeah...

Today is a good day. Smiles all around

We got a whiff of some not so nice beach smells. yucky! It quickly passed.

Day at the Beach - It is not 110 degrees here!

Smoochin on the beach

This is Lance in front of his favorite restaurant. He had just eaten there and looks so happy:)

2008-05-24T18:52:00.000-07:00

I thought I would put up some springy/summery pictures of our house. I love it, although it is a drive to get to school. It is very peaceful out where we are. That is a nice way of saying we live in the boonies =). At least it is pretty boonies though. I guess it could be like ugly Nevada boonies.

The Tick

2008-05-16T23:21:00.000-07:00

So yes, Mia dominates this blog, but she is the most interesting thing goin on right now, so she gets the spotlight. Mia got her first Tick and she let me and Lance know. She started crying yesterday so I knew something was wrong because she never whines. Turned out she had a big fat tick on the back of her head. Lance held her down (she is pretty strong now) while I pulled it out. It took us a few tries to get it completely out. Nasty little bugger!

2008-05-16T23:19:00.000-07:00

Mia chronology

2008-05-16T22:57:00.000-07:00

So basically, Mia is getting big - frame-wise (she is still kinda scrawny, she needs to fill out more =). This is fine with me because Lance is going to start working nights and I need my protector ready to protect. It will just be nice to have some company at night. Look at how she's grown, keep in mind, she is only 7 months old now.

Me and My Mom (or "My mom and I")

2008-03-26T08:59:00.000-07:00

This is my mommy. I am visiting my family for spring break and she has the week off of work so we have been able to spend some quality time together. I love being back home.

Mia and Zack

2008-03-26T08:39:00.000-07:00

So this is my mom's cat Zack. He is quite a character and has been since he was a kitten. He and Mia are the same age - 5 months old. He is a siamese cat and has the attitude to go with it. Mia and Zack met for the first time this passed weekend. Zack was very protective of his territory and hissed at Mia and kind of slapped at her with his paws. Mia, of course, was completely oblivious and was trying to play with him. She is going to be a superb guard dog =). Aren't all dogs instinctively supposed to hate cats? Not Mia. I could just hear her "Hi! I'm Mia, lets be friends!" Eventually, they will be friends. A Lion and the Lamb sort of thing, but I think Zack might be the Lion in the reationship.

Time for an Update

2008-03-19T09:55:00.000-07:00

I realized I needed to update when I saw how little Mia was in the last pictures I posted. She is bigger now (her frame is bigger - she is pretty scrawny though =) She is still an adorable puppy, just bigger. I am counting down the days until spring break (2.5 left!) My body is ready for a break from soccer and I never say that. Well, let me rephrase that. I am ready for a break from 6 am weights and conditioning. Soccer I love, it's all of this torture I need a break from. My brain is ready for a break from school. Ok, whining is over, sorry, every once in awhile I have to vent. I do love soccer and my team, but this break is exactly what I need. I will try to update again tomorrow, I have to go to class!

I Love my Mia =)

2008-02-06T16:03:00.000-08:00

She is vicious - look at her trying to take my ear off. she is a killer =)

My New Puppy

2008-02-06T15:28:00.000-08:00

Lance got me a puppy for Christmas. her name is Mia (she is going to be a soccer star someday). I think this picture is hilarious. it is her glamour shot. She is already way bigger than in this picture, but still sooo cute.

Pictures of the Inside

2007-12-19T15:19:00.001-08:00

It's huge compared to our little apartment! 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms - practically a mansion!

Our New House!

2007-12-19T11:24:00.000-08:00

I thought I would post some pictures of the house that we will be moving into in a couple of weeks. I love it. It We were cleaning there on saturday and I was thinking that there was something familiar about it. That is because as a child, this is exactly the kind of yard I wanted - complete with perfect climbing tree which I also included a picture of.

Cooties

2007-12-11T22:01:00.001-08:00

this is serious business.

The Worst Christmas Task

2007-12-11T14:02:00.000-08:00

I consider myself a big fan of Christmas in general. I love the Christmas hymns we sing in church, the nativity account, all of the fun stories we hear about giving - and getting into the spirit of giving. I can't say I don't enjoy the receiving end of Christmas as well. However, along with that spirit of giving comes the act of wrapping. Wrapping gifts is not a talent of mine. It is difficult for me to do the sides of the box or whatever is being wrapped. My gifts always end up looking all wrinkly - like a five year old did them. I also frequently misjudge how much wrap to use and then have to cut another strip so that you can't see what the gift is. That's another thing - in all of the accounts of the nativity I have heard and seen acted out, not once have the gifts presented to the baby Jesus been wrapped. They were all presented as they were, none of this ridiculous froo-froo wrapping or bows - nonsense all of it. I know that wrapping gifts is no big deal for most of you, if not all of you. If you happen to enjoy wrapping, you may disregard this post as the ramblings of one who is not good at wrapping. If you know me, I simply don't like to do things I'm not good at. But, then again, I think most people are that way to some extent. And for those of you whose solution is to do the whole bag with tissue paper thing, I am bad at that also. I wrinkle the tissue paper too much or don't use enough or I use too much. Plus I think that route is more expensive than the wrapping paper. Let's face it, I'm a lost cause. But I figure, if that is the only part of Christmas I don't like, I won't let it get me down. Think of it this way - a good laugh for those who receive gifts from me. Here are two of my better "wraps" - and you'll notice that one has an added on piece and the other just looks a little wrinkled. But those are pretty decent for me, you should see some of the others! I do think I got better as the wrapping progressed today.

2007-12-02T00:05:00.000-08:00

So this whole blogging business is feast or famine with me so enjoy while you can. Below pictured are may way cute nieces and nephews - yet another added perk to marrying Lance! I don't have any pictures of Abby yet but I'm working on it. For now, here are Claira, Dallen, Callie, Bailey, Kayden, and TJ.

I love my way cute Nieces and Nephews!

2007-12-01T23:51:00.000-08:00

Resemblances

2007-12-01T23:44:00.000-08:00

While going through pictures as I am on a blogging roll this evening I found these pictures from last year around Thanksgiving time. I now can see how a lot of people think I Megan and I are sisters. In fact I look quite a bit more like Megan than I do like my own adorable sister, Amanda. Why is that? Oh yes, hello Ellen! You are looking radiant in this picture as always!

The Greatest Team You've Never Heard Of

2007-12-01T23:11:00.000-08:00

So my coach - Coach Gabe as we call him, was laughing about how when he runs his camps for little girls they look so funny in their jean shorts with their shin guards on the outside of their socks and their hair in pig tails. He is used to seeing us in our boring practice gear all tucked in (looking exactly the same like little drones - I'm not bitter though) every day. Anyways, on wednesday we all decided that it would be funny to surprise Gabe. He thought it was hilarious and btu insisted that since we had decided to do this ridiculous thing, we had to practice like this the whole time. I don't see what's so funny, we look good ...

2007-12-01T21:57:00.000-08:00

I was going through my pictures and I saw these pictures from my friend Summer's wedding. She and I played soccer together at Sierra and she married her husband Jake in the Sacramento temple on July 27th - exactly a week after Lance and I. Beautiful girl and just for the record she is the same age as I am for all of the skeptics who say we're too young. 4 months and going strong, huh Summer! Anyways I thought some pictures from her wedding would be nice. Someday maybe I'll post some from mine. Maybe...

Recent Highlights

2007-11-16T00:17:00.000-08:00

I know that I haven't posted anything in 2 months - that is bad. I am bad - there, I said it. Moving on, I definitely have more time to devote to blogging now that soccer season has ended. Psych! Just because games are over doesn't mean that we stop practicing. Now we are playing "futsal" which is basically indoor soccer played on a basketball court. It is pretty fun, except for the small detail that we start at 6:30 am. But it gives me more time in the afternoon of course which I will devote solely to schoolwork and other productive uses of my time ; ) ... Sadly, soccer season is over, though our team did well. We came in second in our division. I am going to try to attach a highlights video of our season that my coach made. Don't get your hopes too high because I really don't know how to much with this whole blog thing. Erica is going to give me a blogger tutorial session soon so I can make this thing a little more exciting. I other highlights, I made 4 dinners last week which is a new record for me. 4 in one week - truly amazing. My masterpiece was the homemade clam chowder. If you know me, you know that if clam chowder was the only available food left, it would be heaven on earth for me. You also probably know that I am a clam chowder critic and though they are all good, none ever measure up to my mom's chowder. But, I am happy to say, that though it was not as soperb as my mom's, it came dangerously close. Someday I will perfect it. It was a rather complex process too, so I was proud of myself - because complicated recipes don't normally go over well with me. Lance thoroughly enjoyed the meal which made me happy. He says that their all good, but I'm not sure I buy it. I could tell he really liked this one though. If you have any "beginning cook" recipes that are tasty and not super complicated that you would like to share, I would not turn them away! My cooking skills I am working on.

Soccer News

2007-09-13T09:14:00.000-07:00

The main reason that we came to Turlock was so that I would have the opportunity to play soccer at a University. Lance is very self-lessly working full time so that I don't have to work while I am in my season (it is virtually impossible to work while in soccer because of the time factor). So far the season is going really well. Our team won our first 2 preseason games 2-0 to two good teams, then we went to Washington and got spanked by 3 really good ranked -in -the -nation teams. It was a really humbling experience for me because up until that point I had never experienced getting killed in a game. One highlight of the trip for me, however was when we Seattle Pacific University who are ranked 10th in the nation and by far the best and most physical team that I have ever played against. We were down 2-0 halfway through the first half but you wouldn't have known it if you didn't see the scoreboard. Our team was battling hard and playing really well - by far the best we had ever played. Our backs were winning the ball and getting into the attack, the midfield was solid and moving the ball quickly and our forwards were doing a good job of holding it and creating good opportunities on goal. This particular play started in the back, went through the midfield up to a forward who crossed the ball on the ground perfectly across the box to me running full speed onto it and blasting it passed the keeper into the back of the net. Now the best part was that as the ball was traveling a defender saw that I was going to get to it before she did and she gave me this look like "Don't bother shooting it - you know you aren't going to make it." I showed her =). It was by far the best a goal has ever felt in my life. If I can score on Seattle Pacific I can score on anyone. In the second half they preceeded to put us away handily but it was a good learning experience for us and a soccer memory I'll never forget. Since then our team has started conference and after two games we are tied for first place in our Conference so we've come a long way since Washington. There's still a lot of season left but I think our team has what it takes to surprise a lot of people. Go Warriors!

Just the Two of Us

2007-09-11T10:10:00.001-07:00

Photo complements of Denise Edwards photography and Jillian sending it to me. Excellent group effort from all! Lance is tickling me which is why I am cracking up and he has that "I am sooo sneaky" smile on his face. He is pretty cute though.

my new life

2007-08-27T10:45:00.001-07:00

Well, I have been married for a little over a month now. So far, so good. Turlock is all I imagined and more =). No, actually it's great - we have everything here ... everything, that is, except a BJ's and chipotle. It is quite the obstacle, but I am finding a way to survive without my two favorite eat spots. Soccer is awesome - a whole new level of the game that I am adapting to. Lance likes his new job a lot - although I am still not sure exactly what it is that he does =). Something about measuring rock