Happy Birthday Jax

I stayed in Madison this weekend because Jaxson turned ONE today! We all agreed this year went by quickly. Jaxson was super cute as usual. He got a ton of awesome gifts, including a new ugly doll from yours truly. He ate his cake like a champ, no encouragement needed. I snapped a lot of photos of Jaxson. I realized I didn't have a whole lot of pictures of Ethan, but he was busy running around playing. So here are photos of the day! Happy Birthday Jaxson. I love you so very much and it's been such a joy to be able to watch you grow up this past year.

And this is what I wore today. I bought this white skirt a few weeks ago, but it was too thin to wear without an extra slip. After purchasing one yesterday, TADA! I found another skirt this weekend that has the same shape as this but is red with white polka dots (I'm excited to wear it). Momma and I are gonna have a mom-daughter day tomorrow. Probably thrifting and lunch.

What is everyone else doing this weekend?

It's midweek and I hope everyone is having an awesome week. I had a rough day being positive yesterday and I woke up today to the sweetest text from Mr. SB. So my day started out better and I had a more positive day. After work I met Mom, Dad, Jaxson, Ethan, Ben, Courtney, and Lola at the Monona Terrace. They have "Tunes on the Terrace" that is a free event every few weeks. We all went once before and it was a lot of fun. Tonight's music was 60's and 70's dance music. I spent a lot of time out side of the show playing with Ethan, which I was okay with :) He's such a smart guy, he impresses me each time I spend time with him. Here are a few photos from tonight.

Well I was thinking today of a few things I need/want to get done over the next week and a half or so. I thought I might be kept more accountable if I wrote them down here.

• Bake treats and hand write a letter to Mr. Scottie B. and ACTUALLY mail them (sometimes before next Wednesday)
• Write down a work out plan (I've just been going into the gym without a set routine and feeling unproductive)
• Bake Ethan a special treat for Saturday (it's Jaxson's birthday and I don't want him to feel left out)
• Sit down and read my camera's manual before Saturday to help me take better pictures for Jaxson's birthday
• Buy tickets for the Wrigley Field event (I'm going to get us outfield seats, how awesome?)
• Wake up in time to actually get ready for work the rest of the week and next
• Remember to not just reach to God for my struggles, but to thank Him for my blessings also

I think that is all for now, hm. I may add a few goals to these. What are you goals for the next week? I'd love to hear them and help encourage you to meet them!

While editing photos I was thinking about how personal I want this blog to be. I mean I upload lots of photos of friends, family, and myself...but there is a lot that I leave out of my blog (emotions, struggles, and such). Well for now I am going to just give those reading an update about my weekend. I drove down to see Mr. SB on Friday night and we went out with friends. I will be honest and tell you that...I drank too much. I swore that I would never drink ever again (or until Saturday night at the wine bar). Aside from a drink or two too many, I had a fun night. I wasn't feeling 100% on Saturday so it resulted in a lazy day. Later in the afternoon, Mr. Scottie B. and I finally got ready and headed into Chicago :) We met up with Morgan and Nick at 694 Wine & Spirits. We drank some wine, ate delicious food, and enjoyed great company. Nick and Morgan are an adorable couple and so much fun. We always laugh a lot together. 

Sunday started with church. Mr. SB led worship on the piano and it was super awesome! After, we headed to Egg Harbor Cafe for brunch. Then Starbucks where Mr. SB had me watch two youtube videos (that I'm too lazy to link, but both were funny). After that we went to Bdubs to watch the Cowboys win! We had talked about going to see Lion King but the game was more exciting. We spent a little more time together after the game and then I headed back to Madison. 

(this was from last weekend, how cute is he?)

This next weekend I will not be seeing Mr. SB. It's Jaxson's first birthday party so I'm gonna stick close to home and spend time with family. Hope everyone's weekend was amazing also!

Lazy Thursday

So. I was gonna go to the gym after work, just like I have all week. But I came home. So then I told myself that I'd change at home. Well I had a letter from Mr. SB waiting at home. sigh, he's so great. After I read the letter...I just did not feel like going to the gym. Then I realized an episode of Project Runway on that I hadn't seen yet.

Here I am, drinking lemonade and eating peanut m&ms and NOT going to the gym. I guess I'm giving myself the night off. I decided I'm gonna go tomorrow to make up for my laziness.

I thought I'd share a few links and such.

I stumbled upon this blog recently. It's this super cute LDS wife, who is pregnant. As someone who grew up in Idaho with lots of LDS friends, I think it's an interesting insight to a young blogging LDS hipster wife.

April posted a new photo of her belly! Gah, she's getting more beautiful with each day her belly grows. I can't wait till I get to visit Idaho and meet that baby.

I unfortunately did not make it to Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago this last weekend. Mr. SB, a few friends, and I ran the Fort2Base race. It was 10 nautical miles (11.5 miles). It was awesome! I'm so thankful that Mr. Scottie B. encouraged me to do the race. My goal was to finish it and I did (with a pace of 11:12 minutes/mile). After the race we went to breakfast with friends and then I took a nap (Mr. SB went out with friends to watch sports). I met up after to watch sports and watch the Cowboys lose, dang it! But I wanted to link to A Beautiful Mess because she was there for Red Velvet and her blog is full of photos of Chicago.

And lastly, I WILL be making this to take with me on my weekend trip to see Mr. SB. I think it'll be the perfect breakfast snack to reheat. So I'm heading to see Mr. Scottie B. tomorrow. I see him pretty much every weekend, but when each weekend approaches I get butterflies thinking about getting to see him (this is where you all say "awww"). I wish I could introduce everyone I know to him, he's just so wonderful.

What is everyone's plans for the weekend? Exciting stuff I hope!

A to Z

Here is one of those lame survey's (brings me back to myspace days). Stole this from Miss Indie's Blog. So here are things that you probably don't care to know about me, but you're gonna find out anyway :)


A. Age: 21!
B. Bed size: uh, full.
C. Chore that you hate: I don't think I hate any chore, probably dishes. Or mopping.
D. Dogs: are a lot of responsibility. I'll just hang out with my parents pups for now.
E. Essential start to your day: Water, like a whole bottle.
F. Favorite color: If I had to pick one, gray.
G. Gold or Silver: Silver.
H. Height: 5’3"
I. Instruments you play: I could once play the piano a little. But I'll leave all the musical stuff to my boyfriend.
J. Job title: uh, I don't really have an official title (office assistant to a loan auditing/quality team).
K. Kids: No kids. But I've decided I will someday.
L. Live: in Madison, WI.
M. Mother’s name: Diane. She hates her name and I LOVE it.
N. Nicknames: Tay. Tayloretease. and there are some meaner ones my brothers gave me.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Broken arm when I was six.
P. Pet peeves: People who stand too closely in lines (particularly at the bank) and people who drove with their blinkers on.
Q. Quote from a movie: I'm terrible at things like this. Lately Mr. SB has been quoting Sandlot A LOT. That's all I can think of.
R. Right or left handed: Right.
S. Siblings: Three older brothers.
U. Underwear: Yes, I wear them.
V. Vegetable you hate: Peas.
W. What makes you run late: Getting ready, usually picking out an outfit or doing my hair.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Teeth and elbow.
Y. Yummy food that you make: Mostly baked goods. Cupcakes, cookies, and such.
Z. Zoo animal: Giraffe.


Well there you go. Are you bored yet? If so, here is a cute photo of Ethan so you don't feel like you completely wasted the past three minutes.

See, worth it :)

Cupcake Fun

Last night Adam, Ethan, and Jaxson came over while Rachel had a work appointment. We ate tacos for dinner. Ethan and I made cupcakes, he was such an awesome helper. He even helped me do the dishes! After I finished baking, mom made Rachel a quick birthday cake (belated bday cake actually...since her birthday was last week). When Rachel got back we sang a quick Happy Birthday. It was a fun night.

Ethan has developed the funniest habit of taking my glasses and wearing them :) adorable

                 For the record, Mom let this happen...NOT ME!

An update about my weekend. I made my way down to Chicago on Saturday evening to meet up with Mr. Scottie B. and his brother, Chris. I'm slowly meeting more and more of Mr. SB's family, haha. And then we also met up with friends and we went to Howl at the Moon. It was so much fun. The music was great, we had some delicious drinks, and danced.
 

Sunday Mr. SB and I went to church, had lunch with friends, and had a very laid back afternoon. And I fortunately got to spend Monday with Mr. Scottie B. because of Labor Day. Of course we started the morning with Starbucks and then brunch at Wildberry Cafe. After brunch, Mr. SB got all set up and got to talk with his family via Skype. AND I met his Mom, Dad, and Grandpa while he talked to them. 

We spent the rest of the evening at the lake front on base. It was such a wonderful weekend.