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I am officially addicted to pintrest.com. I absolutely love it! You can get great ideas for everything imaginable! Who knew, everything you could think of could be on one website! I have no idea how people are so creative! Avoid this website if you don't want an addiction!

This is one of my favorite things I have found, it was so so so sweet.
http://www.fromdatestodiapers.com/50-rules-for-dads-of-daughters

School has officially started!

So this fall I will be taking 18 credit hours and working 26 hours per week! It is going to be a super crazy semester for me, with a lot of stress and work. (Good thing Taylor is such a great husband and is willing to take a lot of the household duties away from me so I can concentrate on school!!)

After completing this first week of school I have realized two things, the first is that I have A LOT of papers to write, some will be easy, some will be a lot of work but all in all it is not going to be to difficult. The second thing I have decided is that I love the classes I am taking. I am enjoying doing my homework because it is fascinating and I am really enjoying what I am learning. I know that sounds totally crazy, especially because it has only been 1 week of classes. I hope I still feel this way in a couple of weeks when my papers and midterms come around.

I feel like I am going to learn such real world stuff, stuff I can use in my everyday life. I am really excited about the semester (at least for now) and I hope I continue to learn and be fascinated by the information I am being taught.

I really feel like this is a confirmation to my decision, of not going to nursing school. I loved all my pre-nursing class and really did enjoy all the information I learned. This semester is different though. I am excited to go to class and feel so happy when I leave school. I honestly feel like the classes I am taking this semester are going to make me a better person, a better parent, and hopefully I will be able to help others with the knowledge I am gaining.

Hopefully I feel like this in a couple weeks when things really start to get crazy and stressful! Here is to enjoying my senior year of college :)

And the decision is....

For the few people that read this blog, I figured you want want an answer to my last post about "Big Decision".

Well, after lots of fasting, prayer, thoughts, debate, and discussion, I have decided I will not be going to nursing school. This is probably the hardest decision I have ever made. I have worked my whole collegiate career on being a nurse. When I didn't get in this last year, I let that dream go, and choose to follow a different path.

The letter from Weber through everything for a loop and almost made me go crazy (literally!). But I believe that the Lord will direct your path in the way that is best if you put your faith in him! Well I took that to heart and put a lot of faith in Him. I honestly feel that I should stay on the path that I am on and follow the Lord's plan for me. As much as I want to be a nurse, it is not the right thing for me to pursue.

So instead I will be graduating in May with my BS degree in Human Development and Family Studies. Possibly pursuing Child Life after graduation. Though nursing has a better job market and much better pay, I know that one day I will touch someones life with my human development degree. Whether big or small this is the path I should be on.

I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for listening to my fasting and many prayers and helping guide my life in the direction I should be going. I love my Father in Heaven and I am so grateful I have Him to turn to in my times of need!

So here goes life with all the good and bad things that come with it! I am excited for the future and everything I will get to do and experience!

BIG decisions

Have you ever felt like you have the biggest decision of your life lying ahead of you and you have no idea which way to go? That is me right now.

This last Saturday I received a very unexpected letter in the mail. Taylor hands me a letter and said, "It's from Weber State Nursing". My initial thought was that it was about reapplying and all the other fun junk mail that you get. Well that was not the case. The letter said I had been accepted into the Weber State Associates Degree Nursing Program, starting January 2012. I was NOT expecting this. I had given up on being a nurse. I had completely accepted a new path of life and was very happily living it.

So now what do I do?! Do I continue on the path I am on now and the choices I have made and am looking forward to OR do I go after nursing school?

If I say on this path I could be done with college in May with my Bachelors of Science in Human Development and Family Studies. This is SOO intriguing because I could be done! And then I could continue on with my life and the other adventures that await!

If I go to nursing school, I will cram the last 6 classes (20 credit hours) into 1 semester, graduate with my BS in December and then start nursing school in January. The drive is long, it will be extremely stressful, and it would be at least another year! So instead of graduating May 2012, it would be May 2013. But I would be able to fulfill the goal I have worked my whole college career for, the goal I have wanted as long as I can remember, to be a nurse!

I have been agonizing over this ever since I opened the letter. I have shed many tears, talked to LOTS of people, prayed, fasted, and pondered which decision to make. I still have absolutely NO IDEA what path I should take. I honestly feel like I am trying to choose between two great choices, neither decision would be bad, neither path would be a bad choice. So I keep asking what should I do? Taylor and I have talked and talked and talked, every moment we are thinking about what we should do!

I am trying to trust in the Lord and follow His will, but how do you choose between two great paths. I feel like I have to choose a path and then the Lord will support me and let me know if I am right. I will continue to pray and fast and ponder my future... hopefully I can figure it out pretty quickly!

Any suggestions would be much appreciated!! Wish me luck :)

Oh My JULY!

Happy 4th of July! I can't believe June is already over! It was a great month but went by way to fast, summer usually does. Tay and I were able to do a lot of fun things. I was in school but it went well, it was our 3rd year anniversary and that was way fun, we went to Bear Lake with friends and that was a ton of fun (pictures to come!), and my sister-in-law had a beautiful baby girl name Ann Rebecca Maxfield! She is super cute!

And then comes July. I cannot even say how busy July is going to be for us. 8 days! In July I have a total of 8 days that does not have something scheduled yet. Here is the schedule:

July 4: family and fun!
July 5th-8th: Girls Camp for me, California for Taylor
July 9th: test / Powell Prep
July 10th-17th: Lake Powell
July 19th: Ward Bridal Shower
July 20th: Family Pictures/ Young Women's
July 21st: Bridal Shower for Katelyn!
July 27th-30th: Camping with Maxfields

This does not include any of the work, call, or homework. This is going to be a very very crazy month but I am very excited for all the fun and craziness. Lets just hope we survive!

Happy Three Year Anniversary!

Three years ago...

I cannot believe it has been three years! Time sure flies! We have accomplished so many things in the short three years that we have been married!

We went to the melting pot for dinner, and it is so delicious! Then we went boating on our actual anniversary. I loved it. Out in the sun, skiing and doing the sky ski, it was exactly what we wanted. We got a six man camping tent for our anniversary present. I am way excited to use it. We wanted something Honda could fit in and would last a long time. Taylor also got me some perfume and I am getting his College Diploma framed! It was a great anniversary.

The Melting Pot (6/10/11)

Happy Anniversary Taylor! I love you and I can't wait to see what exciting things we have ahead!

Westminster Graduate!

Congratulations Taylor on graduating from Westminster College! I am so proud of you and all that you have accomplished. Taylor graduated with Magna Cum Lada, a 3.8 gpa, high honors, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management.

He graduated at 1:45 pm on Saturday May 28th, 2011 at the Maverick Center. We went to Westminster first and took a couple of pictures in his cap and gown before heading to the Maverick center for the actual ceremony. Here are some of the pictures.

I am so proud of you sweetheart!

Sick :( and School

I have been sick for what feels like forever! Really it has only been 10 days but it feels forever. It started with a cold, sore throat, and ear ache. Then it transformed to a sinus headache and it felt like it was turning into a sinus infection. But then the worst part... the cough. After being sick for a couple days I developed a cough. I have had bronchitis 2 times and this was worse. My sternum hurt so bad I thought I was going to die.


So I went to the doctor on Friday because work won't allow me to cough, they don't like sick employees around sick kids. Weird I know ;). The doctor gave me the worst news, the cough was still just a product of having a cold and it would go away in 7-10 days. :( That means no inhaler for bronchitis, no antibiotics, nothing but cough syrup. Well it has been 6 days since the cough came around and it has not gotten any better. I still have a few days to wait and see but knowing my luck it will turn into bronchitis or pneumonia if I am really lucky. So for now I just get to be miserable. Luckily, I have been able to work, which has been nice.


The worst part of being sick right now though is that I started my first summer semester. Yes, I have been in college for a while and this is the first time I have taken classes in the summer. I am so busy in the summer, going to Powell, girls camp, etc. that classes just didn't seem like a great idea. But if I want to graduate in May I have to take a couple classes this summer.


Luckily, I have 2 online classes and only 1 in class. My Monday night class is actually going to be pretty relaxed and fun. I was worried but it is going to be pretty chill and I am excited to learn.

Let's just hope my cold/cough/whatever it is goes away so it is easier to study!

Human Development and Familiy Studies

That is what I will be graduating in a year from now. After not getting into nursing school, I began to look at many different options. After running degree audit reports (DARS) on 10-15 different kinds of majors I was really frustrated. Nothing seemed like a good fit and I still had a long ways to go to get any kind of degree.

So I looked again. I feel like it was a prompting from the Lord. As I scrolled through the whole list of majors again the Human Development and Family Studies link caught my eye. I hadn't seen it in any of the 15 previous times of scrolling through the list but I am glad I looked again. After running the report I was only 9 classes away! I couldn't believe it, I was much closer then I thought and I could graduate by next year.

So then I looked at what I could do with this degree and it hit me, a Child Life Specialist! They are all over Primary Children's Hospital! I would still be able to work with children, be in the medical field, and help those in need. It takes a little extra work, because you have to get a certificate after the degree but it is only 2 more classes and some clinicals. That I can definitely do after I graduate in May.

I am all signed up for classes for this summer and fall. Leaving me only 3 classes to take in the spring and graduate in May. I am still going to apply to the UVU nursing program just to have an option but I am feeling very good about this path.

I feel like the Lord is pushing me toward the path that He knows is best for me, so I am trying to follow that path. I am grateful for the love that Heavenly Father has for me and I am trying my best to follow His will.

So here it goes, a completely new pathway of life... it'll be interesting to see what the next few months brings!

1st Lesson is Complete!!

I succeed and gave my first every church lesson. I didn't even pass out! :) I did get very nervous and the heart rate did go up (yes I check because I am weird like that). But it was a success. It was really lucky that we had a lot of announcements and items we had to complete before the lesson began because my lesson wasn't as long as I thought it was. I thought the girls would participate a lot more then the did but I know for next time and can make it a lot longer. I am glad it is over and I am glad that I did it, it was a good experience and I hope the YW learned something. If not I at least learned a lot :)

Freaking Out!!

I have to teach my first Young Women's Lesson on Sunday and I am freaking out. Most people are really going to roll their eyes at this statement but they don't know me very well. I HATE being in front of people, it absolutely terrifies me! I have been looking at this lesson for over a week now and I honestly have no idea what I am doing! I am hoping and praying that the Lord will help me get through this first lesson and my very first teaching experience. The last couple of days has been a serious emotional roller coaster and I am sure that having my emotions and thoughts all over the place is not helping my nerves on planning this lesson. But I am learning to rely 100% on the Lord, so that is what I am trying to do with this lesson. Plus searching a lot of sites, reading lots of scripture, saying many prayers, and reading/re-reading the lesson manual... Hopefully that will be enough! Wish me luck, I am seriously going to need all the help I can get!!!

Heart Break and Conference

So April Fools has become one of my least favorite days. I found out on April Fools Day that I didn't get into the U of U Nursing school... again. I think it has to be a cruel joke by the U to send out the decisions on April Fools Day but that is what happened.

I have been extremely heart broken. I've wanted to be a nurse as long as I can remember, so to not get into nursing school again has broken my heart. I thought for sure I was going to get in this year, I have been praying, fasting, having others pray for me. I've pretty much done everything I could absolutely do to get in, and I feel like I have failed.

Then came General Conference and it couldn't have come at a better time. I am in a weird position right now because I don't know what I am going to do with my future, so I decided to really use the promise of conference and listen to see what the Lord had to tell me. It definitely worked.

I didn't get an amazing revelation or anything but I definitely had a comforting feeling and know that the Lord had me in mind in several of the conference talks. I still don't know what I am going to do with my future and I still don't know why I am going through this but there was a great quote from Elder Christofferson. He said speaking of the Lord, "I am the gardener and I know what I want you to be." This hit me like a ton of bricks. The Lord is the gardener and He knows what He wants me to be.

I am have to put one hundred percent of my faith in that the Lord knows me and He knows what he wants me to be. He is trying to direct my life into the direction it is supposed to be going in. I have the faith that He is giving me the direction in life that will give me the best and happiest future.

I have a lot of things to work out and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't really sad and now very scared but I know that the Lord loves me and is going to help me through this difficult time in life. So here life goes, possibly in a totally new direction. Wish me luck!

Stupidity and Stitches

Today has been a weird day! It all really started last night. I didn't get home until 10pm because I had the YW training sessions down at the Tabernacle. (Little side note, the benches in that place are HORRIBLE, if you go there bring a butt cushion, or your butt will go numb.) Anyway, when I got home I ate a quick dinner and then talked with Taylor for a while, so we didn't get to bad until almost midnight. With a 5:30am alarm, midnight is very late :( So I was very tired this morning but I was getting better as the morning went on. I got to work at about 6:40 and was on a roll! I was getting everything done quickly and was accomplishing a lot. Until I forgot 1 VERY important thing.... don't walk down the halls without putting your arms behind your back! You see, I have a very serious issue about hitting my arms on walls, beds, doors, etc. So I always walk down the halls with my hands behind my back, protecting my arms from injury. Well, today I forgot and my arm was the recipient of the damage. I moved over in the hallway to let someone with a bed pass and I hit my wrist on the metal plating of OR 3 door frame. Of course for me, it had to do more damage then it would to most less accident prone people. The metal sliced my wrist. I didn't look to bad but I was worried about the possibility of infection. So I showed a nurse and she said I had to go to employee health because it was a work accident. They then made me leave work, and go to intermoutain med. I work at a hospital, there are people that can give me antibiotics and Plastic surgeons to stitch it! Oh no, that is not possible you HAVE to go to the med clinic, lame. So I left work and drove to the clinic. After 2 1/2 hours I had 3 stitches and a band aid! What a waste of time. The only great thing was I got the rest of the day off :) I was pretty happy about that. So that is my stupidity of letting my very accident prone self slice my wrist and get 3 stitches from a door frame.

Day 14!

I have to brag a little! I have not had any chocolate, candy, dessert, or treats of any kind for the last 14 days!!

It has been so hard, I really didn't think it would be this hard. The reason it has been so hard, other then my pure love of chocolate and candy :), is that I am ALWAYS surrounded by treats. Work as treats on every desk every day. I'm not talking the yucky candy either, free Reese's cups, twix, snickers, cadberry eggs, and the list goes on! The parties at work are very frequent as well. Of course we had a St. Patrick's Day Party, I have never seen such delicious looking treats, the brownies, sugar cookies, etc. looked and SMELLED so enticing! But I resisted!

So I get home from work and you would think I would have a little reprieve. Well you have not met Taylor then. He does not do it on purpose to torture me but this guy can eat treats! I have never seen someone eat so much sugary food and stay as skinny as he is. He has amazing genes! Anyway, let me give an example of what this lucky man of mine can eat. Last Sunday he ate, 5 sugar cookies with frosting, 3 packages of fun dip, some thin mints, and a couple little candies that we had lying around.

Of course I am sitting next to him while he eats this, and the nice guy he is he offers me a taste. Well luckily for me my desire to finish this task has overridden my need and desire for treats. I think I am finally teaching my body that it doesn't need a treat after a hard day, a meal, or just for the heck of it. I really think when I start introducing sweets back into my diet I will be able to control the amount I eat and really eat much less then I used to :)

I do have to say, the no sugar and LOTS of water, I mean 50-64oz a day, has made me feel better. I wish it was helping me lose more weight but I need to introduce exercise into the plan for that to really take effect.

Now I only have approx. another 14 days until my first birthday celebration and the first introduction to sweets. Wish me luck on finishing the last 14 days as strong as the first 14! :)

Here is Goes...

So here it goes! I have been called as the Laurel/Miamaid Advisor and assistant camp director for the Young Women in my ward.

I am so nervous! I have never had a big calling! When I say big, I mean one with so much responsibility and guidance is required. I feel so nervous being in charge of young girls just 5 or so years younger then me. I feel such a huge responsibility to them to do a great job and be the leader they need.
I have never taught a lesson, and I will be teaching on a regular basis! I barely know the gospel myself let alone being able to teach someone else.

I am learning a great lesson here at this point in my life. I have to just trust in the Lord. I truly believe that this is something the Lord is trying to teach me. To trust in Him and trust that His plan for me is what is best for me.

Life has been so hard for me because I don't feel it is going the direction I want it too. I want to be in nursing school and I haven't been able to get in, I want to lose weight but all my efforts have not brought much of a result, and so on. I have never been someone that stays down when I don't do well in things but the last month or so has kept me wondering what my future holds and why my efforts are not being rewarded. I find myself always wondering what I have done wrong, or what should I have done differently or better!

So I am just going to learn this lesson in life and trust in the Lord. I know that He knows who I am and He loves me. He gave me this calling for a reason and I am absolutely going to do my best to fulfill this calling in the manner that He wants me to. Hopefully it will benefit those I am around more then it is going to benefit me. I am also going to trust that the Lord knows what He is doing and even though I want to be in nursing school, he has me on the best path for me and my future.

So here it goes... I'll let you know how it all turns out.

Spring Cleaning!

I feel like I have been doing this (cleaning) all weekend!

For some weird reason I have been hit by the spring cleaning bug! I don't think I have spent so many hours cleaning!

I think it all started because Taylor went out shooting with the boys yesterday. Since he was gone all day and most of the night, I had to decide what I was going to do. No one really wanted to hang out, so I decided to tackle a humongous project!

What is this humongous project? Our second bedroom, also known as the storage room! Over the last year we have collected a few things and instead of keeping this storage room clean and organized, we just threw stuff in the room and it turned into a nuclear bombsite! I wish I had a before picture to show how horrible it was.

So instead of sitting on my butt while Taylor was out having fun, I chose to be productive! I cleaned and organized the entire room. I threw a lot of crap away and put things where they should go. It took me 3 hours but afterward it felt SOO good! Taylor even came home, saw my cleaning and was like "wow, I can't believe you did that all!"

And that is how and when the bug hit! i am grateful it hit because I have the cleanest house I think I have ever had! I am pretty exhausted, who know cleaning all day could be so tiring! ha ha

Anyway, I hope the spring cleaning bug stays around for a while so I can continue to clean, organize, and set up my home! :)

No Chocolate!

Starting TODAY I am not going to have any candy, treats, sugar etc. until my birthday in April. I want to try to go without the candy and without the soda for a month!

If anyone knows me this is going to be a HUGE challenge but I am going to do my absolute best to succeed at this. It has to get easier as time goes on, right? Because today is day 1 and I am having serious cravings and I want some Cadberry Eggs SOO bad. I am proud of myself for turning the cadberry eggs, smoas girl scout cookies, and all the other free chocolate I was offered today!

But I have made it through day 1, now I just have to make it until April 13th!

Wish me luck :)

Unknown

I completley feel like I am stuck in the world of the unknown, and I am really hating it! The future holds so many undecided factors for me right now and I hate that feeling. I am stressed out over things I won't know about until April and August! Who stresses about stuff that is 5 months away?!!! I know it is absolutely ridiculous for me to stress out but I can't help it.

I wish there was a way to see the future. I really wonder if I was offered a chance to see my future if I would take it. Seeing the future takes the faith out of life but it can take away some stress but I definitely don't think all of it. I just want to know right now about what is going to be happening this fall with school, work, Taylor's business, and everything else. To bad life doesn't work that way.

I guess it is time for my stress trial in life, or one of many. I have realized that I really need to put 100% faith in the Lord and his plan for me. I know that He knows who I am and is helping me down the path I am supposed to be on but it is sure hard sometimes not knowing where you will be or what you will be doing in the near future.

I think the other thing that is so hard for me is waiting on others. I won't know about school until someone else makes the decision about my future. I won't know if I get the work schedule I need until someone else says it will work out. I want to be able to decide but it doesn't always work that way.

I guess for now I will just try not to stress over things that are out of my control and most importantly remember that my Father in Heaven loves me and is mindful of me. And that is all I can ask for.

My Biggest Goal!

So my biggest goal this year is to lose some weight and be comfortable in my body. This is my greatest weakness and something I really want to improve this year. I know most girls have this difficulty but this is my biggest problem and have become very determined in my efforts to change.

I have started working out and am getting better and pushing myself past the limits I have set for myself. I think that the limits I set for myself are my absolute biggest hindrance. I think I can't do it so I slack off. That is changing! I am doing P90X and it is killing me but after about 1 1/2 weeks I can start to feel the difference.

I am also trying to eat healthier, anyone that knows me knows I LOVE chocolate. It is fantastic, any type! ha ha But I have done so much better. I am not saying I don't eat some chocolate, because to be honest I have to have just a little but the amount has dropped drastically!I have really cut down on my sweets intake, my soda intake, and the amount of calories I have each day. I have also increase my water and have started P90X.

What I can't decide is a reward. I know that sounds silly but many people have told me that to help keep yourself motivated you should reward yourself for weight lost. I am not talking food or treats, that defeats the purpose of the goal, but I different reward that helps keep you going. Knowing you aren't just working towards a weight loss goal but also another type of reward.

I am looking for suggestions, what is a good reward. After 5lbs, 10lbs, 15lbs, etc. or whatever weight loss I need to feel comfortable in my body and proud of myself! Any help of suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Valentine's Day

Taylor and I had a wonderful Valentine's Day. I had to work and he had class so we just kept it really low key. Which was so much fun!


I made dinner and it turned out delicious. We had Steak, salad, Lion House Rolls (that I made from scratch!), and a simple veggie. But it was really delicious.

The best part was the chocolate fondue. We had marshmallows, strawberries, bananas, pretzels, cinnamon bears, and pineapple! I love fondue and this turned out so perfectly. It was a perfect end to a great day. Even though we already got our Valentine's present, Taylor surprised me with Roses and a box of chocolates! It was really sweet. I have to say I have the best Valentine around!

Essence vs Ego

So I went to my sister Dani's Relief Society last night. She invited me and some of my other sisters, only Katelyn was able to come, to go listen to this relationship speaker. He was speaking on Self Esteem. I almost didn't go because I was tired and wanted to be home with my hubby. But I decided that I really could use some good self esteem advice, that is my biggest struggle in life, being happy with myself. Anyway, Dani had gone to a lecture by him earlier this year and said she laughed so hard and learned so much. His name is Matt Townsend, and I would suggest anyone who gets an offer to go to one of his lectures, to jump at the chance! He was great!


So the Topic, Matt called it Essence vs Ego. All about self esteem and how to have/keep a good self esteem. He talked about all the different things in our lives and how it stress us all out not being able to keep up with what we think we should be doing.

He put into prospective what is really important and tied it into the gospel so amazingly. I don't think I have every laughed really hard and felt the spirit so strong. He calls our spirit, given to us by our Heavenly Father our "Essence". We all have our essence and it will always be there with us. We just have to remember it is there. The "Ego" is all of those things that stress us out and we think make up our identity.

My favorite quote from this speaker was this, "Christ saw your face in Gethsemane, nothing you do or feel surprises him. He still loves you unconditionally, even if you don't grow the garden you think you are supposed to have, or have all of your genealogy done. He still loves you! When you are in your "essence" or in your true spirit. You will always feel his love"

I love this because we all stress about our body, our house, etc. We all feel embarrassed, ashamed, guilty, inadequate, and unworthy at times in our life. But if we become one with our "essence" we wont have to feel those things. We can know that our Heavenly Father loves us so dearly and our faults are not seen in his eyes.

I wish I could say all that he did last night, or at least put it into comprehendable terms. It was just what I needed to hear and I am so glad that I went. I am going to buy his book on health marriage communication, I will let you know how it is.

Also, he teaches a "Date Night" where he speaks to couples about communication and relationships. I am really wanting to go, I just want to find some more couples to go with! This is what my sister went to and said it was a hilarious night. She even cried from laughter! ha ha If anyone is interested, let me know, I am trying to go with Taylor soon!

The Joys of the Cold

You all know that it has been extremely cold outside. We have all been suffering from the freezing temperatures as we leave the house to do what ever we need.

Well, not only do we have to suffer through the cold but we woke up to a nice surprise... The tube that pumps the water out of our furnace outside, froze. Our renter got out of bed and stepped into a nice soggy carpet! Gabby (our renter) called Taylor and he went down to fix everything he could. He used our shop vac (best invention ever!) and sucked up 3 gallons of water off the floor. After pulling everything out of Gabby's bedroom of course. He pulled up the pad and the carpet and put a fan on it.

Then he left for California. Yeah, this is auction week and Taylor had to leave. Of course everything has to happen on the same day!

So when I got home from work I sucked up another 2 gallons of water out of the pump that had filled up again. And waited for the repairman to come. He came and confirmed what we already knew, the pipe was completely frozen outside. He cut the line and now it is draining into a five gallon bucket. That I get to empty twice a day!

They were supposed to come again today(Thursday) but they never showed. If you know me at all, you can imagine how angry I was. But that is life and I had to get over it. I had Taylor call them, at this point my phone calls were being ignored, and they for sure be here tomorrow at 1. If they know what is good for them at least :)

So hopefully the pipe will be fixed tomorrow. Then I will worry about the carpet, pad, and all of Gabby's stuff being put back. But that will have to be another day :(

Here are some pictures of that wonderful event.

All of our renter's stuff...

The wonderful shop vac

The pipe now draining into the 5 gallon bucket

So Proud of Taylor!!

I just had to say I am so proud of Taylor! He is such an amazing person and a fantastic businessman!

Believe it or not, Taylor has sold over 22 bikes this month!!! Yes it is January, not spring or summer, and he really has sold 22 bikes! All of the bikes he bought to "stock up" for the spring and summer sales, he has sold! His goals starting this business were to sell at least 1 bike a month, and in two short years he is not only exceeding those expectations he is blowing them away. I know it is because he is so serious in success and so determined to make his dreams come true!

I am so proud of you Taylor! You are so amazing, every day your determination, effort, and drive blows my mind. You are such an amazing husband and so great at what you do! I am so glad you took the leap of faith and went after your dreams! I am so grateful that you are trying so hard to succeed in your business and in life in general. I am so proud of all that you have accomplished, and allowed us as a couple to accomplish, so young in life! You are a terrific man and I am so excited to see what the future brings!

I Love You Taylor!

Love your wife :)

Happy Valentine's Day (early)

We got a new Nikon D3100 SLR camera!

I am so excited I can't even explain. I have wanted one of these camera's for a very long time!

We do have to kinda share the camera though. One of the reasons we got the camera, other than I wanted one very bad, was for Taylor's business. His uncle's, or business partners, and Taylor decided that having a camera that could take better quality pictures would help the business. Taylor has sold over 21 bikes in the month of January so it was decided before this pay period was up, we could buy the camera and take the expense out now, when it wouldn't really impact the profit. So we have to share with the business because SLC Powersports helped pay for part of it. But that is ok... I am happy to share!

Of course the first pictures we took were of Honda, haha. He was a great subject and we got some great pictures. So here is what our camera looks like and some of the pictures we took!

Isn't that one of the cutest faces you have ever seen?

I hope everyone can enj0y Valentine's Day as much as we have!