more than a slice of american pie.

is taylor really blogging right now? YES she is! can i get an amen, or a wow it's about time you dang slacker? you can say it, i can handle the hate.

instead of explaining my non existence, i'll let you take a look for yourself.

ladies and gentleman, the new workplace for tmm herself...

and i loveee it. sometimes i actually look forward to going to work. but that's a whole different blog to discuss.

& speaking of work, every night i work, i hear this song...

and for the past 3 weeks i have been searching and searching for it on youtube and itunes. finally, i typed some of the lyrics in my phone while it played tonight and i found it :) pause the playlist and take a listen. i'm sure you've heard it before, but i truly am in love with this song.

and since i don't have any easter pictures on my laptop yet, i thought i'd do this to solve my boredom problem. found this on another blog, and i love these anyways, what'da know.

the abc's of taylor

Age: eighteen.

Bed size: amazingly comfy full.

Chore you hate: cleaning showers, and vacuuming. 

Dogs: kye & surri :)

Essential start of your day: school. how wonderful.

Favorite color: green and black.

Gold or silver: silver.

Height: 5' something. 5'6 possibly.

Instruments I play (or have played): piano, i miss it occasionally.

Job title: RUBY'S!

Kids: Oh heck no. Not for a long long time.

Live: boondocks, NC

Mom's name: Tana. as in Daina with a T, not Tina with a southern accent.

Nickname: tay. tmills. tay tay. t.

Overnight hospital stays: Neva eva. Thank goodness.

Pet peeve: Unfortunately I have many. popping knuckles, grown out hair color, and people not texting back.

Quote from a movie: a Christmas story: 

Mr. Parker: Fra-gee-lay. That must be Italian. 

Mr. Parker: Oh, yeah

Right or left handed: right.

Siblings: only childd

Time you wake up: well. depends on the day. m/w: seven. t/th: eight.

Underwear: aeire, vickies secret, target.

Vegetables you dislike: raw broccoli 

What makes you run late: sleeping.

X-rays you've had done: teeth. foot. cat scans. ya know.

Yummy food you make: i can make a mean taco salad, just sayin'

Zoo animal: polar bears, i could sit and watch them for hours :)

Mrs. Parker: Uh, I think that says FRAGILE, dear. 

i promise...

that i'm not the worst blogger in the world.
...okay maybe I am, but i do promise that i have good reasoning.

& to disappoint you some more, I'm actually doing this in my CIS class, which is pathetic. i'll go ahead and admit it on myself.
which means, i don't have any pictures to share, or long stories to tell due to the fact that my teacher might walk over at any given moment and i'll be so intrigued by writing this post that i'll forget to minimize the screen and get in trouble for not duplicating and aligning objects. sheesh.

all in good time my friend. it shall be happening soon.

over and out.

eyes as blue as tulsa skies.

tulsa, oklahoma. one of the greatest places ever.

one. my my mom's sister and her family live here.

two. everyone's nice.

three. the weather's always pretty to me, even if it is a little cloudy and rainy.

four. i love everything about it.

paden. wyatt. emma. 

best cousins ever.

blasting out to eminem, techno, and country music in padens sweet ride. shopping. fresh wave  self serve yogurt bar (wish NC was cool enough to have one of these). ladies night out for my moms birthday, steak, crab cakes, & black bean artichoke soup.  getting lost in down town tulsa, and of course i would be driving. call of duty beast. let it be bracelet. genghis grill.

"Tell me something bad about Tulsa,
So I won't have to go back
Believing I belong there
Again" -George Strait.

friday mornin' wind is blowin'

friday morning. nine thirty am.

sitting in my parents bedroom, in complete silence except for the three ticking of watches i can hear beside me on the dresser. one laying at my feet and the one in my moms travel jewelry bag, making a constant repeating sound, the kind you move your feet to every time the loudest tick makes its turn. my two best friends sleeping soundly, one in my "cloud feeling" like bed upstairs, and the other downstairs in the office sleeping on the trusty 'ol blow up mattress, which 50% of the time i find deflated by the next morning. let me go check on that.

disturbia, possibly one of the best movies of all time. every time the best friend c.r.marti comes home, we watch it at least three times...i'm not kidding. we've almost got the lines down to a T. and we still crack up during the funny parts, like seriously bust out laughing. that's when you know it's one of the best movies ever.  we talked the other best friend marcie gale to come watch it with us, which is a huge accomplishment. this girl will stay as far away as she can from scary movies. but with three people huddled on a couch, the fear slowly died except for the jumpy parts, which marcie caused the whole couch to make a jolt due to the unexpected jumpy scenes.  love her.

we shut our eyes at around five. and quite frankly i have no idea why i'm awake right now,  possibly because marcie takes up the whole bed. if i got a nickel for everytime i asked marcie to scoot over in the middle of the night, i swear i'd be rolling in the dough right now. & every time before we go to bed we argue about that subject, never fails. true best friend love right there.

i also feel like this is a rambling post, which is awesome.

and alsooo, lent started wednesday! i decided to give up facebook. which is super sad and pathetic, because it truly is hard. but i'm holding strong!

happy friday! oklahoma post coming asap, try to restrain yourselves. :)

everybody put yo hands in tha air

day thirteen; pictures of your favorite band/artist.

mmm, lover. Chris Brown

t.swifttt.

rihanna.

John Mayer.

katy perry.

it's a whaaaat? combination.

day eleven; a picture of something you hate.

this picture makes me cringe. times a thousand.

day twelve; a picture of something you love.

simple things like this.

the lake. smith mountain, preferably.

my dream car.

the beach at sunset or sunrise.

quotes like this.

toms shoes.

day eight; a picture that makes you smile.

title goes here.

day nine; a picture of a person who has gotten you through the most.

the sister, best friend, whichevaaa.

love you mgm, thanks for everything :)

knee slapper.

day eight; a picture that makes you laugh.

when have i ever had just one picture of something?

web cam. burst.

costume shopping. reno 911.

black spot on arm? bug. bug? attack.

the fall of the summer. 

firecracker coming undone.

the moments that make you realize how amazing God really is are the moments that i wish would be on repeat forever. oh believe me, i know God's love for me is beyond words that i can even say, but it's the moments that give you chill bumps, bring you to your knees and make you cry because his love is that powerful is what makes my heart beam x09822746.

this past sunday, i was in a situation where i had seen something that i had tried so hard not to see for the past three months. one of those moments where your stomach turns to knots, your eyes automatically start welling with tears, and you would do anything to turn back time for just two minutes so you could choose to take a different path. i started praying, hard heart felt prayers and  begged God to let my body be stronger, to handle the obstacles that i know i'm going to have to face. obstacles that i know are going to make me just want to cry my eyes out and rewind time. 

i text my friend rdj,  and just started venting. my thumbs were texting like a race horse. "why do i put myself in a situation where i knew this could happen? why in the world do i let it bother me as much as it does?" i parked my car, and let all of my emotions run free. (i'm pretty sure the kid who rode by on a bicycle probably thought i was absolutely weird for having a breakdown in public.)

i was mad, upset, hurt, and confused. my mind was completely in left field, and i got a text message that read the following:

"all i can say is that my preacher told us this morning that the key word in life is "next." If something bad happens, move on, don't dwell on it. there's nothing you can do about it cause it's the past. whatever happens next, make something good out of it."

the words i exactly needed to hear. my eyes filled with tears again, i felt God's love take over my whole body. this is one little bump of this amazing journey he has me on, he's blessed me with amazing friends who know exactly what to say at the right time. the "next" step of my journey is one that will bring me one step stronger. 

thank you rdj.

"It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect." -Psalm 1:32

and happy valentines day :)

a wall full of gum.

you know the weekends that are jammed packed full you cant seem to catch a breath, but you would do it every single weekend all year long? well, last weekend was most definitely under the "can't catch a breath, do it every weekend" category. 
let us recap:

i was reunited with my best friend. and beanie.

we made brownies at one in the morning. and yours truly got in trouble for eating the batter.

stayed up till four in the morning watching videos and pictures from our younger days when we thought we were hip and cool.

like this...

march, 2008.

after two hours of sleep, i woke up at 6 to go to the state wide Young Life leadership conference with the county's Young Life leaders :)
two words, a blast. and we met up with our best friends Sidney and Thomas! who are YL leaders in Rahhtown.

"hey, you have a car. you have yourselves, come to raleigh!" stated sidneylee and t.yo, so guess what mals, tyler c, and myself did saturday night? :)

raleigh bound.

-ate us some amazing noodles & co.

-ben and jerrys & starbucks

-the game of things.

-waffle house.

my friend's are absolutely awesome. 

and unexpected plans to take a road trip last minute makes everything better.

what'a baby.

day seven; a picture of your most treasured item.

was given to me when i was one day old.

it's what you would call my security blanket.

my parents hid it when i was about five, i needed to learn that i didn't have to have a blanket to survive.

i found it when i was about eleven. 

i don't sleep without it, i can't sleep without it.

cheesy, i know. but this thing's tied around my finger.

you know how you've been asked "what is the one item you would save in a house fire?"

besides humans and animals, you know my answer(:

here's to my blanket.

swift.

 day six; a picture of a person you'd love to trade places with 

for a day

credit: paigeeebaby.tumblr.com 

why so?

well, because...

- her first big hit was named after my favorite male country artist.

-she's dated three of my favorites..Lucas Till, Joe Jonas & Taylor Laughtner .

-her voice is drop dead awesome.

-most of her songs relate to my life, it's kinda freaky.

-her style is what's up.

-her first name's pretty cool too.

t.swift, ladies and gentlemen.

thanks for the memories.

day five; a picture of your favorite memory

i have a trillion, so here's a few...

numerous beach trip with the best friend.

numerous lake trips with the best friend.

summer of 2009.

homecoming court with four of my best friends.

this day.

inspire.

day four; a picture of someone who inspires you.

the adorable baby's not me, kudos to my cousin Leigh. but i love this picture of my mother (:

mama;

the lady who is a wonderful cook and has good style. the one that will laugh non stop with me, over the craziest things. she always knows when something's wrong, and always makes me feel better. she has a wonderful love for our Savior. she's the only one that can make the perfect peanut butter and jelly, and still puts up with me when i laugh about her falling asleep at 9:00 nightly. her artistic ability makes me sick, but i absolutely love it :) she inspires me to the moon and back.

i love you mama!

we're old, dang it!

day three; a picture of your favorite movie

everything about this movie makes me smile. it's pure love. check it out.

two, much better than one.

day two; a picture of you and the person you have been the closest with the longest.

(I have two)

Sidney Lee Scott

tom house. fourth of july. beach. scratch, sniff, poof. alice. tim, scaredness. mario party 5. pistachios. woods. phone calls. burke. oh my heavens. 

Lathan Shaun Hunter

brother. river. elementary days. tucker. lolli. check yes or no. titanic. shrimp poppers. carpooling.

love you guys :)

twenty two days.

the disappointment in myself has reached a high.
when i was at young life leadership last Sunday (exciting news to come) i was telling something about myself, i said that i "looooooved to blog," and now realized that when i said that i hadn't blogged in a week or a week after. it's quite sad actually.
so, i'm going to do one of these "30 day challenges," but we'll make it 22 days.


Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts
Day 02 - A picture of you and the person you have been closest with the longest
Day 03 - a picture of your favorite movie
Day 04 - A picture of someone who inspires you
Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory
Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day
Day 07 - A picture of your most treasured item
Day 08 - A picture that makes you laugh
Day 09 - A picture of the person who has gotten you through the most
Day 10 – A picture that can always make you smile
Day 11 - A picture of something you hate
Day 12 - A picture of something you love
Day 13 - A picture of your favorite band or artist
Day 14 - A picture of someone you could never imagine your life without
Day 15 - A picture of something you want to do before you die
Day 16 - A picture of your night
Day 17 - A picture of something that has made a huge impact on your life recently
Day 18 – A picture of your favorite book
Day 19 – A picture of someone you miss
Day 20 - A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel
Day 21 – A picture of yourself and a family member
Day 22 - A picture of something that means a lot to you

day uno; a picture of yourself with ten facts.

1. i eat two bowls of frosted flakes a day. one for breakfast, one before i go to bed.
2. i could watch the movie "second hand lions," over and over and over.
3. i pack two honey buns in my book bag every day before school. oink oink.
4. i could eat pasta allll the time. it's my favorite.
5. i'm addicted to watching csi and pretty little liars.
6. i use to be quiet until i got to know you...now it's the complete opposite. i'm very outgoing.
7. skeet shooting is love.
8. young life is a HUGE part of my life. i love every bit of it and my fellow leaders have become a second family.
9. i love doing laundry. no joke.
10. God, family, and friends are my backbone.

doo-whop and hooligans.

well hey blogger. long time no see.


recap of this weekend? ditto.


friday
have you ever woke up and had a craving for a tall vanilla bean frappuccino, and some extra dough in your pocket? i did!
so i did my chores, ate my ramen noodles, updated the tunes, jumped in the car, and headed to big 'ole Winston.
two HUGE bags full of my old clothes that have been adding up for the past couple of years took up my whole back seat, and i was trucking to Plato's closet, where they so nicely look through you're clothes and pick items to re-sell in their store, and PAY you for your old clothes that they decide to take.  Sound dreamy to me.

so i lugged my two huge bags in the store and they looked through my clothes as i shopped in their store.  let me tell you, i fell in love with their shoes. the fact that someone else's feet had been in them kinda grossed me out, but i loved them. and i fell in love with these...

except blue.

yes, yes, yes i know. when i told jay about how they were "Jordans," the first thing he said was "gangster." pretty much sums it up.  



when they called me up to get my "loads of dough that i get to put in my pocket," i was beyond thrilled to hear that out of my two huge bags of clothes they only picked 3 items that came to a refund amount of $7.75. yes, $7.75. note the sarcasm 


to turn around my dough disappointment my best friend surprised me in winston by coming home from college, ate some chic-fal-a,  and bowled a wonderful score of 39.


saturday
-loads and loads of laundry.
-lots of laziness.
-and...

nothing is better than a good looking ashton kutcher and a hilarious movie.


if you haven't seen it, i recommend it!


sunday
if you live in the 336, you know that today was possibly the best day of the year so far.
maybe because i wore shorts and a t.shirt all day, on January 30th, yesssss.

a day of being at the river, riding the four wheeler, and being able to feel like you don't have to wear socks for a change was positively nice.


happy monday!