One Bad Week

If there was ever a week with a series of unfortunate events this was it. Nothing really life altering but just a lot of bad luck. It all started last Sunday. Taylor went out to wash the cars only to find out that civic had a big crack in the windshield. We have no idea how it got there but it now has to be replaced. Taylor then informed me that his Xbox had died. While playing it he heard a "pop" and then he got the "red ring of death." For those who don't have an Xbox, the "red ring of death" happens when your Xbox breaks. It's just a red ring that comes on the screen and you can't play anything. The Xbox now has to be sent away to be fixed. Then on Friday Taylor calls me at work to tell me that he dropped his Ipod in the sink. Luckily it is still under warranty but also has to be sent away to be fixed. As if that wasn't enough about an hour after the news of the Ipod Taylor called me at work again. This time he told me that our laptop was having problems. The anti virus software was booting us out of everything saying that we had 41 viruses. 41! We started to get a little freaked out because Taylor has finals coming up this week. There is no way that we could be without a computer. Luckily Taylor called Toshiba and it was an error with the software. After about an hour on the phone the computer was fixed. That was a huge relief. Once the computer was fixed I went online to check the bank account. I was surprised to find out that we were in the over draft. When I checked the account I found out that the DMV had taken out $188.00 from my account. I could not for the life of me figure out why. My cars get registered in December and January so why would the DMV take money out of my account? By this time it was too late to call the bank to try and figure it out so I had to wait until Saturday to check. Saturday morning Taylor went to the credit union. He found out that the money was for the registration for the civic. We wrote the check in January. The DMV got paid in January but the credit union never posted it to our account. I told Taylor that after this week if one more thing breaks or we end up being out anymore money I think I'm going to lose it. Thank goodness it's Sunday and a new week begins. We couldn't possibly have another week like this. Could we?

Another Semester Gone

As Taylor finishes another semester of school, I've been thinking a lot about this whole school situation. I know that you have all heard about how hard this situation has been for me. From living with my in-laws, being the main source of income, and giving up a lot of things that I wanted for Taylor and myself. I've done a lot of complaining and feeling sorry for myself. Rarely do I stop and think about how hard Taylor is working and what effect this is having on him. His job may not be bringing in the dough but he still works hard to do his part. On top of that he is busting his butt at school, all to better our future. I just wanted to take the time to make a post and tell him how proud of him I am.

Taylor, I love you so much and I am so proud of you. You are doing an amazing job. Keep up all the hard work. I know that it will all pay off in the end for all of us.

Fun At Jungle Jim's

Aurora and Courtney on the Swings

Taylor and Aurora

Courtney

Courtney and Aurora on the bumper cars

Aurora on the space ship ride

This past Saturday Taylor and I took his cousins girls, Aurora and Courtney, to Jungle Jim's. We had so much fun hanging out with our friends Jeremy and Tiffany and their two nieces. All of the girls played so well together. Courtney and Aurora had so much fun playing video games, winning tickets, and going on all the rides. Poor little Courtney is scared of a lot of things. She went on a ride similar to the music express at Lagoon. The ride operator sent the kids around in a circle going forward. He then stopped them and asked if they wanted to go backwards. All of the kids screamed "yeah" in excitement. Courtney hesitated and finally said "yes" with a look of fear on her face. I felt so bad when he ride operator turned around and said "that poor little girl is terrified." After that she was done with that ride but had a ton of fun on the rest of them. I think that Taylor's favorite part was watching the girls on the bumper cars. They could not figure out how to get the car started. The first time that they went they just sat there staring at us and yelling "ours is broken." The second time we sent them with Tiffany and Jeremy's nieces, Natalia and Ashlynn, in hopes that they knew what they were doing. That time was even better. They could only figure out how to go in circles over and over again. All in all we had a really good time.

My Husband The Super Trooper

So Taylor decided that he was going to grow a nasty mountain man beard. After a while it started driving me crazy. Besides the fact that it was totally uncomfortable to kiss him, he looked like a hobo. After weeks of nagging he finally shaved it off. In the middle of shaving he stopped to take this picture of his awesome super trooper mustache. Now don't everyone be jealous. This hottie is MY husband!

Hawaii 2007

One year ago today I was chillin in Maui! I would give anything to be back there right now. Hawaii is truly one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. Granted I haven't really been very many places but still. I decided to post a little slide show of our trip last June. Can't wait to go again!

Moxley

I just wanted to post a couple pictures of my little Moxley. The first is of her sleeping in her new favorite spot. She loves to make a hole in the center of the love sac and curl up and take a nap. The other picture is of her and her best buddy. Moxley just loves Matthew. When he comes over she goes nuts! She can't wait to play with him. The last picture is of her in the covers. She isn't a morning baby. This is what she looks like when you try to get her out of bed in the morning. I know I'm totally a cheesy dog mom but she really is my baby. She is so much fun and she has the best personality.

Graduation, Congrats Kelsey

Yesterday Kelsey graduated from Jordan. Seeing my brothers and sister graduate makes me feel so old. Only Matthew is left. I'm really proud of my sister. She's planning on going up to the University of Utah this fall. I wish her all the best in whatever the future holds for her. The above pictures are of Kelsey and her boyfriend Mike and the other one is just of me and Kels.

3 YEARS!!

It's true!! Taylor and I have been married for 3 years now. Since 05/05/05 and we couldn't be happier. Looking back it's been a very trying 3 years. All the things that can lead to divorce we've been through in the first 3 years of marriage. Loss of job, buying a house, selling a house, living with the in-laws... We've done it all and we are happier then ever. I can truly say that I married my best friend. I couldn't imagine my life without Taylor. I am the first to admit that I am a hand full. He puts up with me and so much more. I truly feel so blessed to be married to such a wonderful person. I love you so much honey! Happy 3rd Anniversary!

My New Ride

Ok so I've actually had it for a few months but I didn't want to post any pictures until I got it washed. After the nasty winter that we had I decided that it was time to get an SUV. Taylor got me a 2008 Honda Pilot in January and I love it. I was a little worried that it would be too big for us since it is just the two of us. But, we have just loved it. It's actually been really nice to have the cargo space and the extra room for people. I know I'm totally car spoiled since I got a new civic just a little over a year ago. It pays to have a husband who works in the car business. We had to soak it up before he left :)

Go Jazz!

In our attempts to stay home and have "free" entertainment we have become quite the JAZZ fans. I've really enjoyed getting into the games especially as they head in to the play offs. Taylor even bought me a white D-Will jersey for home games and a baby blue Korver jersey for away games. Taylor being the sports junkie that he is, has no objections to us watching all of the games. We went back and forth on whether or not to get season tickets for next year. We finally decided to go for it and they are all sold out! Bummer. Oh well, we could definitely use the money on something more important than JAZZ tickets. Looks like we'll be watching the games from home again next year.