Could You Please Not Do That?

Have you ever just stopped to watch people? When they don't know you looking of course. And not in any weird creepy way. I mean have you ever just been really observant?

In case you didn't know, I'm kind of a fanatic when it comes to books. I love to read. Some of the books I read just amaze me, the things that people can pick up on by being observant and paying attention to their surroundings.

Along with loving reading I love to write. I had an English teacher that told me that the key to good writing is excellent observation skills. He then proceeded to tell me that, that is the exact reason I struggled. I decided to prove him wrong. So therefore I began the hobby of being as observant as possible. I have tried to notice the little things that happen. No matter how little they may be.

So by means of my people watching I have a story for you. I was at work today in the drive up not paying too much attention to the moniter when a tube dropped, but there was nothing in it and no car to be found. Then I noticed 3 kids, (two boys and a girl) they were about the age of 11 or 12.

Sending the tube back out I decided to watch and see what happened. I flipped my moniter to the camera that they were closest too and watched as they ran up and sent in another one. By this time I had a plan. I didn't even look at the tube yet and I just sent it back out. I watched them as they were just snickering and thinking they were hilarious.

Now it was the girl's turn to do it. She tried to be very sneaky not realizing that I could see every move she made. She pulled out a little mission impossible stunt and rolled to the side, crawled to the tube and right as she stood up to push the button I flipped on the mic revealing myself on her screen and said, "Hi, can I help you with something?"

She yelped in surprise and ran over to where the boys were. One of the boys thought that he was going to show me, so he tried to be even more sneaky. He stood behind the brick piller near the button and was reaching around to push the button when I came on again, "Could you please not push that?" I said.

He screamed higher than the girl and ran off towards his friends. It's obvious that they were just three bored kids bored and trying to have some fun. They stood on the curb for about 45 minutes jumping up and down and trying to get passing cars to honk.

Now this was just funny to me, and I'm sure they didn't think anything of it. (Even though I'm pretty sure their mothers won't hear a word about it.) But at the same time it caused me to think.

What about my life? I know there isn't anything watching me on a camera all the time, but someone is watching me. He may not be able to show up on a screen and say "Please don't do that." But that doesn't change the fact that he's there. And every now and then I'm sure he'd like to say, "Taylor what are you thinking?" 

How many times do we do dumb things without thinking how they may affect others? I don't know that I can count the times I have. 

Oh, and Happy Easter :)

 

Spring and Saturdays

Okay, so it's spring in cache valley. Which for me means, rain, sports, school ending, and family outings. Well Saturday was just like most in my family. Mom had a speaking assignment in Logan, Dad coaches Brenna's soccer team (They had their first game of the season), Porter had a water polo tournament...


BRENNA'S SOCCER GAME:

Yeah, she's the tall one in blue :) 

Fighting for it

Throw in.

Porter Freezing at the game with me. Yep you guessed it! It was raining!

Half time. Dad is the one in jeans and the black coat.

Brenna struggled keeping her shoes tied...

Okay, so after her soccer game Porter and I went for hot chocolate. We were driving all over Hyrum and found this:

Needless to say we were laughing pretty hard! 


Oh! I finally wrote the missionary! It took me forever I know, but I'm so excited. I hope to hear from him soon!


For the rest of my Saturday I went with my mom. It was Prom, I didn't get asked, so I got my first ever manicure! So great! Then mom and I went to see the movie "Soul Surfer"! It was so good! One of those inspirational movies that make you look at your life and say, it could be worse. I highly recommend it.
I promised some pic's from Royalty...I just have some of me and Porter and Brenna...but it's better than nothing.

You've gotta love family!

SPRING BREAK

                                                                       

It's spring break!! And I am anywhere but here. I do keep getting updates from a couple of friends that are there in Hawaii on what they're doing and how warm it is. I usually have to reply with, "Oh, well it's sleeting here."

Good Ole Utah.

So for spring break I have been working, chillin with family and going to movies. Just in case you were wondering, "I am Number 4." So amazingly great!!! I have seen it three times already and am taking my little sister to it tomorrow.

Oh, and the guy in it...SO ATTRACTIVE!!!

Other than that my family all went to Fat Cats in Ogden. It was actually a lot of fun. Before that we went to Stone, Idaho and got to spend some time with my paternal Grandma. She has been in a wheel chair for 43 years and can't really speak. No one really understands what happened. But My dad (Her baby) is one of the few that can understand her. It's often hard for us kids when we go to see her because we can't just talk to her like we do our other grandma. But she tries; and I love her so much.

I'm trying to get ready for what's coming next in my life. Graduation is coming up soon, right after that is my Great-Grandma's 90th birthday party. I'm kind of confused by this. A couple of her granddaughters insist on throwing a party for her, but with how bad her dementia is she's not going to remember it probably. She most likely won't recognize anyone there. And the whole time, to whomever stops to talk to her she'll say "They didn't tell me we were coming here. I didn't even get ready. Just look at me." It's sad that she has gotten to this point. But we still love her.

Two days after her party I leave for DC for a week! So Excited!! Then a few weeks after I get home, I have girls camp...I can't remember if I told you this or not...but I was called as an assistant camp director this year. It will be good. But I'll have to figure out how I'm going to beable to coordinate with our camp director since I'm going to the singles ward starting in May.

Right now, I am actually trying to utilize some sort of creativity that I might have and write a Science Fiction story...I'm at 30 some odd pages and surprisingly still going strong. :)

My little brother has switched sports for a season and is going to his 24 hour water polo tourney. I wish him luck. He's more brave than I am. My little sister is starting soccer and has her first game next week! I wish her luck as well. (Personally I think soccer is in the worst season...it's too cold)



Well, that's about it for now....

P.S. Guess what!! I got 3 books the other day from Borders (They're closing) for like $10.00 Yeah! Saved myself $30.00 by waiting til they're 'bout ready to close for good!

CRAZY!!!

Guess what! My life has been absolutely crazy for the past few weeks. Shocker huh. So Porter swam at state J.O.'s the other weekend. Much to my dismay I had to go here:

If you know me at all you will know that I am not a fan of this school...I never have been. But since my little brother was swimming at state I had to go down right?! So I suffered a little and watched my brother do amazing at state!! He got first in the 100 Back and dropped time in every race. He went to the finals in all 8 races he was in and swam a ton of yards! I'm so proud of him!

Brenna had two dance competitions this week, both of which I was unfortunate enough that I couldn't go. But from what I hear she did amazingly well! She also has one next week! I'm just hoping that I will be able to somehow work it out so I can go to that one.

I think I'm going to have to get my wisdom teeth out over spring break! How dumb is that?! But I do need

to just get them out. And I never have time

 so this is probably my best option.

I finally figured out my housing and such for next year!! I am so excited! And last night I was chosen as 4th Attendant to Miss Hyrum (Carlee!) It will be so much fun! I'm way excited! I'll post pictures later :)

Beautiful Day!

I just had to take a minute and say, today was such a beautiful day! With weather in the 50's I couldn't have been happier! I love that I can take the chance to walk to church, around the neighborhood, to the local park, wherever it may be I can go and feel relaxed. 

I love Cache Valley I don't think that I could ever move somewhere that was drastically different in landscape compared to home. But I guess you never really know. 

Guess what! I finally decided I'm going to be an Aggie!!! Utah State is where I'm headed in the fall and I am nervously excited. Since I was about twelve years old I have looked forward to the year 2011. I knew that this was the year that I would graduate from high school and move on. But now that it's finally here I'm nervous I'm so sure that I'm ready for all the responsibility that comes with growing up. 


There's nothing I can do about it...But I still tend to look at the past two years spent in high school and I think "Did it all really happen? Or was is a dream that I'm going to wake up from and wish that I could go back to sleep?" 


I know rationally that it's not a dream but it doesn't change the fact that I'm not sure I'm ready to grow up yet. Ah well. Life is not patient and it doesn't wait for people to be ready for the next thing it will throw at us. 


A song that I can't help but think about in this situation is Jo Dee Messina's "That's the Way" What a great song!!

DAY OFF!

Guess what! I didn't have school today!! It was so nice! Even if I only slept in for an hour. :) My mom and I went out to breakfast today at Village Inn and then went shopping, and I love shopping. Then after a wonderful day spent doing various activities we went home, changed, and went on a nice long walk together.


Then we got home again and I proceeded to get ready to go to work, my mom came around to corner with this shocked look on her face and I just kinda laughed thinking "What's wrong?" She pulled me into the front room and pointed at the laptop, I walked over there with her and looked at the screen, pulled up was a great priced package to go to DC for a week!!! I was kind of shocked! She smiled and said, "you know we're just looking at our options."

So I was off to work. Then a little into work I got a text, it was asking about my license and stuff followed quickly by a text that said "WE'RE GOING TO D.C.!!!" Yep, I am about to leave the western US for the first time in my life. June 6th can't come quickly enough!!

Some places I want to go:

                                                                   Lincoln Memorial

  Mount Vernon

                                                     The Smithsonian   

 Arlington National Cemetery

And many, many more places, it's too bad there's only so much time we can spend there. :)