Weeeekend :)

Justin and I decided that our kitchen can get a little boring- so we made a goal to try at least one new recipe a week. And what a better time to cook than on a BEAUTIFUL weekend like the one we just had :) This weeks choice was homeade chicken cordon bleu from Rachel Ray. I cant say that I'm the best cook in the world but... I must admit it turned out yummy!

And we also enjoyed a sunday 4 wheeler ride with these lil' cuties! I just love them :)

The weather was perfect... Happy Spring!!

xoxo

Is so excited.

I can't wait for this!! May 28th please hurry. :)




Happy Friday... Finally!
xoxo

Here's to Happiness.

Have you ever made a "happy list?" You know a list of all the things that make you... well

HAPPY! I have seen these on a few blogs and got to thinking about what truly makes me happy. And here is what I came up with...

1- Cupcakes- any kind, anywhere, any time

2- The smell of fresh rain and kissing in it :)

3- Feeling HIM kick

4- drinking coffee on my porch

5- making my niece and nephews giggle

6- A clean house

7-sleeping in on weekends with the hubs

8- getting packages in the mail

9-camping with family and friends

10-How fast my puppy Mia runs to see me when I get home

What makes you HAPPY? I'd love to hear all your happy lists- I dare ya! :)

Spring has Sprung!!

So I think it's safe to say that Spring is here... Finally! I couldn't help but notice how warm the inside of my car was when I went to lunch- It almost felt HOT! These are the kind of days that make a full time working girl wish she wasn't a full time working girl! It makes me want to just be outside, laying on my grass while eating a popsicle and playing with mia :) The best part about it is.. the weekend is suppose to be even better. I hope you're all as excited as I am- and soak up as much sun as you can. Happy Friday- ENJOY!! xoxo

Just in case...

You haven't heard...

we're EXPECTING and it's a BOY!!! And yes... we're too excited! :)

I think I'm in love...

with a few wonderful things lately...
- christmas cadbury eggs ( ya I know it's only November 4)
- shopping on etsy... love, love, love!!
- surprise date nights with the hubby (he's been surprising me a lot lately)
- working on the house and making it our home
- Christmas Shopping
- the fact that Tomorrow @ 5pm I'll be on my way to wonderful Park City to spend the
weekend with 2 of the most amazing girls I know..CAN.NOT.WAIT!

Ya... life is good! xoxo

Anticipation

Only 34 days left until I'm in New Moon Bliss!! I'm so excited I can't even stand it... Oh and I just pre-ordered the movie tickets for me and my girlies... Ya that's right I ALREADY HAVE 'EM!! (Do you have yours??) I know I jumped the gun a little but what can I say... There ain't no messin' around when it comes to TWILIGHT and I ain't about to be takin' any chances... So here's a little eye candy for your friday entertainment... ENJOY :)

Us in Mile High City

So I'm a little late at blogging... What can I say?? I suck at it! Anyways... I managed to steal my husband away for a weekend (which doesn't happen very often lately) but I had to bribe him with a Dallas game of course ;)... So off to Denver we went!

Bowling @ Lucky Strike Lanes... Justin won.. Of course!! And Sam lost...
we teased him about it all weekend! You'll get 'em next time! ha..ha...

On Saturday we met up with one of my besties Maurie and her husband Jordan. We all went out to Dave and Busters.. It's like an arcade for adults ;) we had a lot of fun playing games and eating yummy food ;)

Then Sunday was GAME TIME!!! I have to give Denver it's props on the stadium cause it was insane. And their fans are outta control. It was a riot and we really had a good time other than Dallas lost. BOO Broncos!!! And this is is the second Dallas game we've been to and this is the 2nd loss we've witnessed LIVE(both away from home). So we decided next time we go... we're going to see them play on their own turf!! (Texas 2010?? Maybe ;)!!)

Fallin' for Fall

FALL is in the air and I must admit that I'm a little excited!!
I can't wait for the leaves to change color,
the air to turn crisp,
and must we not forget HALLOWEEN!!
Fall is fantastic and I can't freakin' wait... sigh!
What do you love about FALL or do you not love it at all?!?
Happy Friday Everyone...
Hope it's nothing less than lovely ;)

I love this story and I LOVE Rachel McAdams. August 14th can't come soon enough! :)

Lately

Lately...

This little guy turned 3!! Whoo-Hoo Andy! Ya don't even worry, that's a Marshmallow gun and you better watch it :)
These three chicas went to VEGAS and had a much needed good time

My 75 year old Grandpa played a round of golf with all the Grandkids and needless to say he kicked all of our asses!!
We went camping!

And I went home with a big fat grin on my face because I have BONCOS bragging rights and $60 more in my pocket!

Ahh... Life is Good! :)

Zumba..Zumba!!

So this is what I have been doing with my Wednesday nights lately... and I am in Love! Enjoy! xoxo Taya

Goodbye for Now!

Hey Guys! Man it's been awhile... sorry!! :) Life has been a lil busy lately. Anyways, so I have debated and debated over doing this post because I didn't know if I wanted to expose my weakness to all of you like this, but then I thought the more people who know I am trying... might make me want to try a little harder so here goes.. I am giving up sugar. Yep! You read that right.. I'm over it! Why you ask?? Because I have an addiction to the stuff that is gettin' a little out of control and I just decided that me and sugar are going to part ways for a while.. 30 days to be exact! One month, starting TODAY! I just want to see if I can do it and see how my body will react to it. I think I am more curious than anything else and hey it wouldn't hurt to drop a few lbs. either :). Justin thinks I am crazy because I am such a sweet tooth.. he thinks if I go without it I might go insane or something and HEY... he might be right because me without sugar is kinda like Justin without a derby car.. just not LOGICAL! lol :) But.. I want to prove him wrong and challenge myself. So, wish me luck!! For the next 30 days..

No more of this

And a lot more of this!! :)

Happy Monday!! xoxo Taya

10 things you probably didn't know about Me!

Here are the rules:List 10 honest things about yourself--and make it interesting--even if you have to dig deep. Then pass this tag onto 7 other bloggers. And yes Cath.. this was hard!

1- I am addicted to Bubblegum. But here is the weird thing.. I only chew it for about 2 minutes until the flavor is gone and then I spit it out and pop in another piece.. I think I could chew 40 pieces a day if I let myself. :)

2-I cheated on every boyfriend I ever had.. except for Justin. Horrible and mean I know. But, I guess that's how I knew Justin was the one.

3-I love going shopping by MYSELF. Weird, I'll admit!! But then you don't have to deal with going into stores you don't want to, worrying about finding the same thing as your friend and then trying to figure out who gets to buy it etc; I'd rather just not deal with the headache.

4-I am a very opinionated and out-spoken person. I HATE people that are fake to your face and are not themselves. Just be who YOU are and live YOUR life. That's all :)

5-I secretly wish I was a BROADWAY star. I sing around the house, in the shower, in the car... you name it. And no.. It's not TOP 40 that I'm belting out.. It's showtunes baby. Justin thinks I am crazy.

6- I never pictured myself ending up in Sanpete, marrying a COUNTRY boy at the age of 20 who is obsessed with DERBY cars and his idea of dressing up is a T-shirt and his Dallas hat! But... I am SOOOOO happy that I did.

7-I am kind of with Lindsay on this one.. I am addicted to sweets! Justin tells me he doesn't know how one person can consume so much sugar... Some days I don't even think anything remotely nutritious makes it into my mouth.. Im too busy stuffing it with chocolate, licorice, Ice cream.. you name it.. I've usually had it within the last 24 hours.

8- I had a small trace of cervical cancer, went to the doctor a million times, got rid of it, been fine ever since!! :)

9- Somedays I wish my adorable 4 year old niece was mine.. and other days I'm glad she's not.

10- Last but not least... the reason I don't blog very much is because this post took me about 45 minutes and there wasn't even any pictures involved! I'm so slow at this and I guess a little lazy!!

Now I tag: Nicky, Nikki, Amanda Hall, Maurie, Julie and anyone else that hasn't been tagged. This makes for some interesting reading xoxo- Taya-

Tagged- The letter H!

So first of all... Thanks Cath for the tag and possibly the hardest letter in the world! lol :).. After lots and lots of thought, here are 10 things that I love that start with the letter H.

1-Holidays
2-Hearts
3-Hamburgers-with cheese he.hee :)
4-Highlights
5-Hot weather
6-Hip-Hop music
7-Heaven
8-Hot Dogs
9-Happiness
10-Hilary Clinton

Well there ya have it! Now I tag Nicky with the letter L and Amanda Hall with the letter D! Good Luck :)

Let's Play Catch Up!!!

So I know that I have been horrible and haven't blogged FOREVER! I guess all I can say is that my life is not that exciting... Justin and I have just been really busy with work and haven't had time for much else. However, we have managed to have somewhat of a social life during the last little while and here's what our busy selves have been up to!

Well first of all... I cut my hair! It is soooo short!! But what can I say, I am my moms guinea pig and it was time for a change! :)

Last weekend my family and some friends went sleigh riding up to the power plant. It was a lot of fun. The snow wasn't as packed as it usually is because well... there hasn't been any snow! But we had a good time anyways, just hanging out, enjoying the snow, and bbq hotdogs! YUM!!

Yes, that is my 75 year old Grandpa on a sleigh! I about died.. hee.he :) I couldn't believe he actually did it.

BreiLynn and Braiden playing in the snowAlex didn't know what to think of the snow, but when we put him on the sleigh.. he loved every minute of it and didn't want to get off!!

The Night of the Roll-offs! This month Boncos was at Todd and Cathy's house. She was a great hostess and we had a great time as always. We had yummy taco soup, birthday/wedding cake that was to die for, and lots of laughs.. :) Thanks Todd and Cathy! I cannot wait until next time..

Ster and Amy rolling off for Most Wins!

Here are the Winners: Amy had most wins (after a roll off with Ster), Todd won most Boncos (after another roll off with Greg and Karen), Jami got last BONCOS, and Cathy had most losses!

Justin and Me just being our goofy selves. We look forward to reading about what you have all been up to. xoxo Justin and Taya :)

Jazz Game

So as one of Justin's Christmas presents I bought him some JAZZ tickets, with the one condition that he had to take me with him of course :) So we headed up to the game on tuesday night to watch the JAZZ take on the San Antonio Spurs. It was close the entire game, but the SPURS ended up takin' home the braggin' rights.. I was bummed, but what I was really hopin for was to see Eva Longoria (her main man plays for the Spurs) sorrry to say I had no such luck. But man what a game!!


Here is a little Game action for ya!!

Mmmmmm... Dippin' Dots! The best part of going to the Jazz Game if you ask me :)

Me and Justin.. In his Dallas hat of course!!

Happy Birthday Mama!!!

Happy Birthday Mom! I just want to say how much I love and appreciate you! You are an amazing woman and mother and even a better friend! You are so full of life and have taught me to live life to the fullest and be myself. Thanks for all you do for me.. Hope you have a fabulous day, you defintely deserve it :)

Ya.. that's my mama with her crazy sister Lorie.. Those two together= Good Times ALWAYS

Me and my mom just being goofs.. I hope I am that cool when I'm that age :-)

My turn for Boncos!

So this month it was my turn to host Boncos and it was a blast! We had such a great time and I know that we all look forward to the night out once a month. We had dinner, rolled our hearts out, and even played a little Guitar Hero: World Tour. I know it was just what I needed and couldn't have asked for anything better. Oh and Greg should seriously think about a singer career :) lol.. I don't think I ever laughed so hard.. Maybe him and Jake could do a duet. Now that would be a party!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Tod had last bonco, Amy had most losses, Mandi got most wins after an intense roll off with Cathy, and Justin won most Boncos! Now thats my babe :)



Me and Laci putting our rollin' skills to the test. Love this girl Oh so Much!

And here is the band in ACTION! Jami's on the bass, Justin had the guitar, Laci Lou on the Drums (hardest part if u ask me), and Glorious Greg was hittin' those vocals. Ahh.. Good Times!

So thanks everyone for coming. It was a riot and I can't wait to let loose with all your crazy selves next month... :)

Happy Birthday Brei and Happy New Year!!

So I'm sure a lot of you know that I have the cutest niece in the world! And no I am not byast.. ;) Anyways, her name is BreiLynn and the lil' cutie turned 4 on the 28th. I just wanted to say Happy Birthday Brei.. I love you lots and your little soul has made such a difference in my life and you have brought so much joy to our family!

Look at that Gorgeous face :)

Brei opening presents with her Dad

Me and Breiber... Just Hanging out!

Happy New Year! So for New Years , we went to Jake and Jami's to play Boncos with our couples club. It was a lot of fun! I walked away with the most wins and $30 more dollars in my pocket. :) Jami made dinner, we played poker, danced, and lit fireworks. It couldn't have been better! Thanks Jami.. It was awesome. Can't wait til next time..

Cathy and I cheesin' it for the camera All the Boys
And a perfect way to end the night.. Muah!!