Tagged!!

8 Random Things!

8 Things I'm Passionate About: 1) Jarom 2) Jacob 3) my religion, 4) Family 5) Outdoors (all inclusive) 6) Having a clean kitchen 7) Drinking water 8) Reading

8 Words or Phrases I Say Often (keep in mind that I spend a lot of time conversing with a two year old): 1) C'mon 2) Stay with me 3) Let's change your bum 4) Old MacDonald had a farm 5) I Love you 6) what? 7) no way 8) really?

8 Things I Want to do Before I Die: 1) Have more children 2) Grow old and gray with my sweetheart 3) Go back to school to become a nurse 4) Complete a triathlon 5) Finish my house 6) Take Jarom to Alaska to heli-ski 7) Be a better cook 8) Travel

8 Things I Have Learned From My Past: 1) Always be true to yourself and others, 2) Life is about taking chances because really, what do you have to lose?, 3) Do not judge others, 4) Walk by faith and trust Him who knows best, 5) Trials and struggles help us progress, 6) All that really matters is my family, my God, and what's in my brain, 7) Life's not so serious so quit acting like it is, 8) Forgive.

8 Places I Would Love to go See: 1) Africa (all of it) 2) Some parts of south america, 3) Europe (most of it), 4) Israel, 5) Asia (most of it), 6) Alsaka, 7) Hawaii, 8) Any and all islands.

8 Things I Currently Need or Want: 1) My house to be done, 2) a new car, 3) another baby, 4) eternity band, 5) a vacation, 6) new decor for the house, 7) a new US treasury secretary, 8) Mitt Romney to be a presidential candidate-not because we share the same religious beliefs but because he understands true economics.

I tag Aly and anyone else who wants to do this!

Life Comes at You Fast!

I was stressed, tired, and distracted when I turned left in front of a car that was going straight through the light. I am grateful it wasn't worse, and I am especially grateful I was by myself. That is such a rare thing because Jacob is pretty much always with me. I miss my car though!!!

Fun times!

Hiking a couple of weeks ago. I am having a brain cramp and can't remember the name of this trail. We've done this hike a few times, and it is so pretty.


What do you do when you have some time to kill before church? Play in the water of course. I was in the house getting ready for church and could hear the water running outside. A little while later Jacob is knocking on the door, and he's soaking wet with the biggest grin ever.

The water fight was sure tiring!!!

The Greatest Show on Earth

We went to the circus on Friday night. It was fun and worth every penny. Jacob was so fascinated pretty much the whole time but especially when any of the animals were out on the floor. When they would leave he'd say, "where'd the elephants or tigers or horses or whatever go?" The animals were amazing and the motorcycles in the steel cage were cool too. He did get bored when it was the acrobats or just the clowns. Honestly those parts bored me too. The funniest thing was on Saturday morning Jacob woke up about 6 am and came in our room crying that he wanted to go back to the circus. We told him it was over and he went back to sleep for a little while.

So Much to Do......

I am supposed to be shopping for window coverings, fireplace mantels, bathroom tile, etc. The list goes on and on. I needed a break from shopping the web so I thought I would do a quick post. I wish I could put some pictures up, but I don't know where my USB cable is to upload my pics. They will have to come later. I'm still trying to decide if this whole buying a fixer-upper was worth it. It's been a lot of work so far, and we've only just started. But things are progressing, and I'm really excited to see the finished product. Once the main floor is finished there's a zillion other things to do like unpacking, painting the basement, getting carpets cleaned downstairs, the yard--do a drive by sometime to see what that entails. We also need to be able to park our cars in the garage before winter. I really don't see an end in sight, but is there really ever an end when you are a homeowner? We've been taking lots of pics to do a before and after slide show so stay tuned.

I am also supposed to be shopping for a car, but that is one of my least favorite things to shop for. I really hate it, and so I've left it up to Jarom which makes me feel kind of bad because he's super busy. I'm so lucky to have such a sweet husband who will do the things I despise. I really should be the one shopping since I'm the one that crashed the RAV4. Oh well, he gets to drive lots of fun cars. He he!!!

Good thing I don't have to study biology amongst all the craziness. Yes, that's right, I am a college dropout. After I wrecked my car, I realized how stressed, tired, and overwhelmed I was and that I really had two choices. 1)I could do it all and become the wicked witch at the Taylor household or 2)I could focus on what's most important: being a good mom and wife and let some things that don't matter as much slide. So after much thought and prayer, I opted for choice #2. Especially since we are trying to have baby #2 I needed to destress a little bit. There that is my excuse for dropping my classes.

I will get pictures up soon, I hope. Look for some from recent hiking trips, my trip to the zoo with Jacob on his birthday, other birthday pics, pics of the house, and a sneak peak of Jacob's Halloween costume. He loves it!!!!! And maybe a look at my smashed up SUV.

Happy 4th Anniversary!

What is his full name? Jarom Benjamin Taylor

How long have you been married? 4 years today!

How long did you date? Just over a year.

Who eats more sweets? Uhh, Jarom!

Who said I love you first? Me.

How old is he? 30

Who is taller? Jarom of course.

Who is smarter? Hmmm......How do you answer this one? I guess I will have to say it depends.

Who can sing better? Hmmm......Jarom sing? Ha Ha!!! When he does sing he's usually making fun of the song or artist.

Who does the laundry? Me

Who pays the bills? Usually me.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does!

Who mows the lawn? Well, we just barely got our first lawn and we don't have a lawn mower yet. I'm sure it will be me most of the time though.

Who cooks dinner? Me. Unless we're having meat, then Jarom helps with that part.

Who is more stubborn? Neither of us are very stubborn. However when it comes to something I really want I can be pretty stubborn.

Who kissed who first? Jarom did. But he took over a week in between the first kiss and the second kiss. Hello, doesn't he know how much girls analyze things like that?

Who asked who out? He did with a lot of hints and nudging from me.

Who has more siblings? Jarom has 9 compared to my 4.

Who wears the pants? I think it's pretty even.
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The past 4 years have been the best of my life so far. Jarom is the best husband, and I love him more today than I did yesterday. He helps me remember what really matters and is supportive of everything I do. He's the best dad to Jacob. What more can I say? Hon--you're the best and I love you!!!

Checking In

We finally have the internet so I thought I would check in for a minute. We've been super busy tearing apart the upper floor of our house. Jarom has been so awesome to work on it every night after work. I don't even know what time he came to bed last night. He wouldn't tell me, but I know he's tired when he didn't hear his alarm this morning. Both of our parents have been so generous of their time in helping us where they can, including the use of an extra car since I totaled my RAV4. Jacob has wandered away from me aka upstairs without shoes (there is no carpet and there's staples and nails everywhere) so I gotta run!! Will post more later.