It's Here!

My baby came and it came early! Sooooo happy! It's actually the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!

Today must definitely be my day. I got to laze around in the morning. I went to class from 2:30 until 4 and then ran off campus to grab a delicious pita (oh man was it delicious). I had a class at 5:30 and it was supposed to go to 8:30 but we got out at 7. That made me beyond happy because my mom and stepdad had already told me a special package was waiting for me! After they withheld it until I would bring in their stuff from the car (soooo mean- especially since they didn't buy it. I did!) I ran downstairs and opened my precious Macbook. Man oh man a material good has never made me so happy before. I've wanted a Macbook since high school. When I got my last computer I decided not to go with a Macbook because it was so expensive but I spent about 200 dollars less than a Macbook by the end of it. Now I've finally made the leap and couldn't be any happier. 

Now, to commemorate this moment I have taken my very first set of photobooth pictures. Enjoy.

So cheesy but oh so good.

Now I have just discovered that episode one of season two of Girls has finally come on HBO on demand and it deserves my full attention. 

Bye for now

xoTaylor

Today is for...

- making healthy choices (who knew sugar free syrup and whole wheat waffles could taste so good?)
- sleeping in
- watching Angry Boys on HBO on demand

- wearing shorts and tights (favourite outfit ever)
- nail painting

- school from 2:30 to 8:30 (yikes)
- maybe a workout when I come home from school (if I can possibly force myself to)


I like Mondays because I don't have to do anything before 2:30 so that means I get to make myself a nice breakfast (actually lunch by the time I get up) and just lay around my apartment until I have to leave. I am super not into my classes this semester but I have to get through them so I guess I'll just make the best of them. My life from now on is going to revolve around doing my readings (I'm sure that's not something you guys were excited to hear again). During school readings are all I talk about because they are such an all-consuming part of my life. If I'm not doing my readings I'm thinking about how I should be doing my readings so prepare yourselves for the incessant reminders to myself that I gotta read!

Happy Monday

xoTaylor

Secret of the Week

Now that things are finally back to normal I can get back to some of my regular features!

Without further adieu:

There were lots of good ones, maybe better ones than this but I wanted something a little more uplifting and when I look at this one it makes me feel like everything will be alright. I just love everything about it and the fact that some words scribbled on a photo can make things feel a little bit better.

xoTaylor

Baby Shower

 The day for the baby shower has finally come. I must admit that I am glad that it's finally come and gone. It was a TON of work and it also means that we are just getting closer to meeting my nephew!

Friday night Jordan and I spent an ungodly amount of time making the tim bits (or donut holes for my American pals). Saturday my sister (Amanda) and I spent all day yesterday putting the chocolate on the cake pops. They turned out so gorgeous. We made six dozen and it took forever. After that we also had to make pom poms. Mighty easy and we watched The Bachelor while doing it. Who's excited about Kacie B. being back?? (I am!)

Anywho...today was finally the day. The shower was at one and I got there early to set up. We had an amazing dessert spread: a chocolate fountain, cake pops, cupcakes, cheese cake, cookies, fruit...YUM. I made myself stick to fruit. Sad but strong as I'd like to think. How amazing was the fruit baby!? And my sister's mother and sister-in-law made those sugar cookies too. So amazing. The best part was that Erika was with me to keep me company. I got to hang out with my best friend and didn't have to talk to too many people I didn't really want to talk to because I had Erika to make me look busy (haha). Finally...look how big Amanda is! Huggeeeeee. I love it. All I do is touch her belly.

After the shower I went over to Jordan's for dinner and then we went to see The Hobbit. Obviously not my choice but I've been saying I'd go with him forever and it was his treat so who am I to say no? We saw it in IMAX 3D which I've come to realize I hate. 3D is hard enough to handle as it is. It's like brain overload. These glasses are effing with your eyes and then on top of that your eyes are freaking out trying to get perspective since there are so many layers to the picture now. If that's not enough, thanks to IMAX, every sound blasts in your ear.That being said...for a 3 hour movie that I had little interest in seeing, I found myself pretty entertained. Gollum is my favourite, even though he's a psycho.

Well kids, I'm watching episodes from season one of Girls (for probably the millionth time) since I missed the premier of season two tonight. Oh man I can't wait to see it when it comes onto HBO on demand (fingers crossed for tomorrow).

Bye for now.

xoTaylor

(ps only three days till Macbook time if all goes well!)

The Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars

Over vacation I got the chance to delve completely into a good book and immerse myself in the story without having to worry about reading some psych textbook or doing a paper. It was so wonderful that I read two books, the first of which was John Green's The Fault in Our Stars.

The Fault in our Stars is about two young people with cancer who meet each other at a cancer support group. Hazel, the main character, has a cancer that makes her lungs not work so she has to carry around an oxygen tank. Augustus had a very special cancer which took his leg but is now in remission. The two meet at this incredibly boring support group for teens and connect instantly. They share books and Hazel`s favourite become a focus of the novel when the two are searching for answers from the author. Over the course the two fall in love but of course, as the title suggests, their stars are crossed. That`s all I will tell you for now, so not to spoil anything.

The Fault in Our Stars was an incredible book. It didn`t exactly go where I was expecting when I first picked up the book but I loved it anyways. John Green writes so beautifully and I found myself constantly searching for a highlighter so I could remember a quote from this book. You easily fall in love with his characters and this book was so touching that I was actually lying by the pool and crying. This says something because I very rarely cry at books.

Here are a couple of my favourite quotes from The Fault in Our Stars:

"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Augustus half smiled. "Because you're beautiful. I enjoy looking at beautiful people, and I decided a while ago not to dent myself the simpler pleasures of existence." (Green, 16).

"I'm in love with you and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout to the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labour has been returned to dust, and I know that sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you." (Green, 153).

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once." (Green, 125).

Those are just a few of the beautiful words that still make me feel weepy when I read them. I highly recommend this book.

Next week: Looking for Alaska (another John Green novel- get excited, it's wonderful too!)

xoTaylor

Notice Anything Different Around Here?

Welcome to my new nest! I changed my...everything basically. Isn't it prettttyyy? I guess since I will be getting a macbook very soon (Wednesday if all goes well) I also needed to upgrade the blog.It's a little frustrating but I'm glad it's been done and I now have a beautiful header!

What do you think? Feedback is VERY welcome.

Well it's 2am now. Time has gotten away from me and I now MUST go to bed because I have to wake up early tomorrow to make the tim bits (donut holes) that Jordan and I made tonight into cake pops with my sister for her baby shower Sunday.

Night pals.

xoTaylor

Emma Stone is a Perfect Human Being

Last night Jordan and I went to see Gangster Squad. The conclusion that I've come to is that I am beyond obsessed with Emma Stone. Beyond.

Besides that, Ryan Gosling is completely amazing. He is so awesome in this movie. I love his gangster accent and his chivalry. I want to go back in time now. Seriously

Today I started off my day with a little workout. Erika, her mom and I hit a spin class at noon and it felt SO GOOD. I haven't been to spin in forever and I sweat my butt off. I love spin because I never leave a class without having had a good workout. I neeeed to make it to more classes.

I think I'll be baking some cake pops today (or maybe I'll push it to tomorrow) for my sisters baby shower. Really all I want to do is laze around all day...maybe clean the apartment if I get the motivation. Unfortunately I should probably try to get some reading done. Such is life.

Happy Friday y'all!

xoTaylor