6/30/11

Life in a nutshell

So I'm changing the rules of my blog a little bit. I have decided that my school work is a little bit more important so I thought it would be a good compromise to make my new goal to complete 100 post period. They may not be every day but I'm going to try my my hardest these next couple weeks during finals to post at least a few times a week.

With that being said these last couple of weeks have over all been really great! Though most the time I was feeling really over whelmed, I still had this great opportunity to dig deep and learn a lot about myself. For my Family History final we were assigned to write a complete personal history and when I say complete I mean " what did you do for your best friends birthday party in the first grade" specifics. Luckily the project is split up into sections, each due at a different time so that we don't go completely insane.

The timeline section was due last week. It was one of the best soul searching experiences I've ever completed. There was so much that I had forgotten that had a huge part of shaping the way I think, the way I act, everything that makes me, me. I seriously suggest that you guys take a minute and try looking back on at least one year in your life. Write down some of the important events that you can remember. The big events are easy to remember and shouldn't take that much effort. Then dig a little deeper, try to think of some of the little things that happened that year. The little events are the easiest to forget but can be so exciting to look back on when we older and can't remember that far back. Personally, with the baby/toddler years, I called my family and asked them what they remembered. SO for all of you that are interested in see the final product (Mom, Dad) here it tis.

Get ready for some really funny awkward years!!

6/21/11

Happy Warm Days!

This song reminds me of summertime, which has finally decided to make an appearance in
Rexburg. Hollerrrrrrrr!!!!!!

Weezer - Island In The Sun (Spike Jonze Version)

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    Happy Warm Days!

    6/20/11

    6/19/11

    Taylor Smiles: Happy Father's Day!


    I love my dad! Here are just a few reason's why my Dad is so awesome!



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    He taught me how to appreciate a good sports game.

    He teaches me how to be independent and think for myself.

    He's a great example in faith.


    He's a great listener. I really miss are car rides to and from school.

    He's always supported my big (sometimes unrealistic) dreams.

    "Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes." ~Gloria Naylor
    (or all the time)

    This song always makes me cry. It's really touching. I'm so grateful that my dad is and always has been around to shape me into the women I am today. He makes me smile.
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      Happy Father's Day!

      6/18/11

      Warning: Molten glue hurts!



      I get in these moods were I just want to create something. I usually start going through my closet trying to figure out what I can do to ether alter a piece of clothing or make something completely new out of it. Now this doesn't always work out in my favor. I've experimented with a couple of t-shirts that I intended to make beautiful but ended up with a mutilated mess. But do I let this get me down? To that I say nay! Albert Einstein once said

      "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new".

      Can I get an Amen! If I can take a shirt (that I will probably never wear again mind you) and figure out how to make it into something like a headband (that I will more then likely wear all the time) that my friend is so fulfilling to me. SO tonight I am going to get my creative juices flowing. I am going make a belt/headband using just three materials:

      -2 sheets of felt
      -a spool of ribbon
      -hot glue gun

      This idea comes from a blog I found using StumbleUpon.com. The link below will show you how to make one for yourself.



      Voila!


      6/17/11

      The Lazy Man's Cookies



      Cake Mix Cookies
      Easiest cookies on the face of the earth!!! I love to bake but if I don't feel like getting super fancy I make these super easy treats.

      Ingredients


      2 eggs
      1/2 cup oil
      1 - 18.25 ounce box of any cake mix

      1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees



      add cake mix, eggs, and oil in a large mixing bowl.


      Roll dough into 1 inch balls. The dough doesn't spread very far but they should be at these 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-13 min. Remove from pan and cool on wire cooling racks.


      Enjoyed mine with an ice cold glass of ....water
      (Lactose intolerance sucks) in my Kate and William royal wedding mug. OooOOOoh yeah!!

      6/15/11

      In a journal you must write


      So this blog is my answer to keeping a journal. Now don't you worry, it is not a "my life sucks" therapy session or even a "who's hotter Edward or Jacob?" fest, though Jacob is not that bad to look at. just sayin'. BUT keeping a journal like that has never really worked out for me in the past. As a kid the only reason I even owned a journal was because I would get sucked into the beauty of the sparkly My Little Pony cover. Oh the many promises I made to my mother, that I would write in it every night. psht right! That lasted like a week and then it would get stuffed in a closet or under my bed, never to be seen again. UNTIL a magical thing happened. About a year ago I found at least 10 of these journals with about a page filled out in each. I then wished I had written down some more of the shenanigans I had gotten into or even my hopes and dreams so I could remember what I was like as a youngling. My hope is that this blog will be a baby step into writing in a legit journal everyday!

      Home is where the heart is


      hahaha This is a little shout out to my girl Katherine Young. Just a little puzzle to get your brain going in the morning.
      Man do I miss Maryland!

      And now for some things I wish I had in my life right now.



      Ocean City, where the beaches are gross but the caramel corn is delicious!


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      Assateague's where it's at! The beaches are less crowded and there's ponies!!














      I really wish I could take my baby bro to the Salisbury Zoo. I miss my Monka Man!


      Looks gross right? But let me tell you, I have got a craving for some good Maryland Crab something serious.












      Most of all I'm missing the fam. July 23 can't come soon enough!




      6/14/11

      The little joys in life

      So THIS is my summer goal! I am going to share little joys in my life everyday for a 100 days. If I can conquer this then I will keep going. If not then I won't have to got through the trouble of changing the title of the blog. So it's a win, win.

      So lets get this party started! (Modern Family anybody?!) Today's little piece of happiness comes from the movie that the title of my blog plays off of. The movie 500 days of Summer is one of my all time favorite movies! "But why Taylor? This movie is horribly sad and disappointing." Weeeeeeell, pretend blog voice, because it has, in my completely (but really not at all) professional opinion, one of the BEST soundtracks thanks to a little band called She & Him and other artist like Meghan Smith, Hall & Oates, The Smiths, Simon & Garfunkel, and Regina Spektor. A sweet soundtrack makes a movie for me. SO for all you musically deprived who have not heard of any of these artist, to you're ears I say "you're welcome".