Happy Birthday Taylor

Yesterday was my niece's 1st birthday! I am so excited and blessed to have her in my life. She is beautiful! She is such a joy to have around. She's such a good baby. She dances now and it's the sweetest thing. She is talking and trying her best to walk. I adore her! Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

Tag from Rylee

(She didn't really tag me.. .. But I thought it looked fun!)

Tag

8 favorite TV Shows

1. Medium
2. Heroes
3. Boston Legal
4. Bones
5. Any CSI Show
6. Grey's Anatomy
7. House
8. And any other crime show

8 favorite Restaurants

1. Rodizio Grill
2. Olive garden
3. Macaroni Grill
4. Italian Village
5. Village Inn
6. Tepanyaki's
7. Chinese Buffet
8. Arby's

8 things that happened yesterday

1. Ran out of Toner
2. Mailed off my postcards
3. Worked 9 hours
4. Went to Thriller
5. Hung out with my sister in law and my mother in law
6. Ate left over yummy SPIT (Stephanie's Pasta in Training)
7. Bought a breakfast burrito
8. Processed Pictures

8 things to look forward to

1. Halloween
2. Taylor's Party on Sunday
3. My massage
4. Thanksgiving
5. Christmas
6. Finishing school
7. Spending time with family
8. Brian getting into pharmacy school

8 Things I Love about Fall

1. Hunting
2. The Smell
3. The Colors
4. Almost Christmas time
5. Sweatshirts
6. Hot apple cider and Hot Chocolate
7. Fall Clothes
8. Christmas Music

8 things in my wish list

1. Finish School
2. Brian getting into Pharmacy School
3. Owning a house
4. To own my own photography studio
5. To have a family one day
6. To lose some weight
7. To travel the world
8. To Keep in touch with all people that mean the most to me!

8 people I tag

1. Work friends: Jessica, SWilkes, Holly, Carlye,Keely, etc.
2. Family: Kim and Heather and Nan and Michelle, etc.
3. High School Friends: Sheena, Daltons, Shea, Liz, etc.
4. Monica
5. Jenny from SUU
6. All three Taylor families
7. Julia
8. And everyone else that feels so inclined

Tag From Keely

So the name of the game for this tag is to choose your
4th picture in your 4th folder, and then talk about it.

This picture was in my "Work Pictures" folder.

This is me and my friend, Dene. We were both dressed in pink and black - so we took a picture. Dene has been at RE/MAX for 3 years - so she's been there the whole time I have. She knows the office like the back of her hand. She is everyone's go-to girl.

On a personal note, Dene is quite easy to talk to and can make any day fun at work. She's very talented in many ways: she can fix almost any computer issue, she knows a lot about cosmetology and is a great "WAXER" and she is also very creative.

Dene, thanks for who you are. You are fun and kind and have always been a support to me at work. Love you, Love you, Love you!

I TAG EVERYONE (who hasn't done it already) -- This is a fun tag!

The Life of a Hunter

Some of our family members drew Cow Elk tags for an area near Strawberry that none of us knew very well. So the weekend before the opener we (me, Brian, Jake and Jeff) went scouting. The weather was beautiful and the turning leaves were a sight to see. We had a great time exploring and the boys ran into quite a few elk we could shoot. I personally had a spike tag.

So... the next weekend we (me, Brian, Jeff, Steve, Zac and Lynn) went hunting in that same area. It was a little bit chilly, but the biggest thing was the rain. It was wet and slippery. The very first morning we ran into a whole herd and Jeff ran after them. He shot at them, but had no luck. Another time, we were sitting in a meadow and Jeff decided to go hike to the other meadow to see what was there. And lo and behold, a cow came trotting into the meadow Brian and I were in. I didn't have a cow tag and Brian didn't have a tag at all, so of course the cow just stood there watching us. We radio'd Jeff, but the cow wandered off just before he got back to us. It was pretty eventful. Jeff and Lynn got sick from soup that went bad, I made friends with a sheep dog and we even had a little 4-wheeler mishap, but everyone is okay and well. No dead elk though.. .. .. :(

Happy Birthday

I have to wish a Happy Birthday to two of my very most favorite people today, October 17th!

First, my mother-in-law, Sheila. What an amazing woman! Sheila has been a support to me since I was dating her son in high school. She always wants what is best for me. She loves me no matter who I am and the choices I make. Sheila is always there to give advice when I need it. Sheila can always give me insight on the decisions I am making and even on little day to day ideas. Thank you for who you are Sheila. I am so blessed to have you in my life.

Next is Kim, my sister-in-law and one of my very best friends. Kim and I have grown closer and closer these past couple of years and I am not sure what I ever did without her. Kim is always on my side. She is always there to listen and help me through any situation - even if I just need to vent. She always seems to know what to say to make me feel more at ease. Kim is someone I am very comfortable with. I know I can talk her ear off or just sit in silence with her - it doesn't matter either way. I love her with all my heart and I am so grateful to have her in my life.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Memory Lane (Great Idea by my friend Jess)

I thought this was a fun idea. I would love to hear some of the memories you all have.

First, leave a comment on my blog about a memory that you have with me, then do this on your blog and I'll leave a memory I have with you.

Here we go!

Remember When... (Got this from the Rideouts)

MURRAY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS

1. Did you date someone from your high school? Yes, a few people and then I married one

2. What kind of car did you drive? My first car was a red corsica and then a green ford explorer in high school

3. What is your most embarrassing moment in high school? Hmm.. Not sure

4. Were you a party animal? Not really

5. Were you considered a flirt? Um, yes, definietley

6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? none of the above

7. Were you a nerd? in some ways, yes

8. Were you on any varsity teams? Um, drill team

9. Did you get suspended/expelled? Not even close

10. Can you still sing the fight song? Not sure I ever knew it

11. Who were your favorite teachers? Beck mostly

12. Where did you sit during lunch? The foyer, a fast food place or Brian's house

13. School Mascot? Spartans

14. Did you go to homecoming and with whom? Brian my sophomore year, Kent my Junior year and Brian again my Senior year

15. If you could go back and do it again, would you? I enjoyed it and parts of it I really miss, but the drama is not something I want to relive

16. What do you remember most about graduation? Switching seats to sit by Brian

17. Where did you go senior skip day? Um, Brians?

18. Have you gained weight since then? Yes, I have and it sucks, but I am not near as active as I used to be

19. Who was your prom date? I went to Taylorsville's Junior Prom with Joel, My Junior Prom with Chris and My Senior Prom with Brian

20. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? I want to, but Brian doesn't

21. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? To enjoy every moment, to branch out and meet everyone, to not be so serious about relationships

What were you doing 10 years ago? 1998 was my sophomore and some of my junior year. I was dating and dancing and playing hard, I guess.

5 years ago? 2003. I was married and living in a one-bedroom apartment.

Name 5 things on your to do list: Go to Costco's, finish school, process engagement pics, clean room, lose weight

Name 3 bad habits: picking at my nails, always saying yes, procrastinating

Name 6 places that you have lived: parents house, one-bedroom apt, 2-bedroom apt, steve's and cedar city

What jobs have you had in order: Typing invoices for my dad, teaching dance in high school, telelmarketing, blue heron yoga and dance, AED, robyn todd, magellan, Ikon, Clayton, after school program teacher, murray high, canyon view high, dance impressions, LA weight loss, remax/3sixty, wood photography and lots of choreograhy jobs and photography jobs in between...

5 things people don't know about you: I cry very easily, I feed off of being busy, I love dogs and pasta and taking pictures, I can't wait to have children and I enjoy horror movies

The Coolest Trailor in Town

So for a long time, Brian and I have wanted to paint our camp trailor. In September, we were telling our friends Weston and Christa that we wanted to paint it camo. Weston was all for it. And we are lucky he's so crafty because we got the trailor painted just a few weeks later. THANKS WESTON AND CHRISTA!!! Now our trailor was cool before; small, can take it anywhere, fits about 8 people in it... But NOW look at it!!