Friday, February 25, 2011

Enjoy the Journey: Top 10 Moments of My Life

< I am taking the challenge presented by Little Miss Momma to share with you the top highlights of my life>

To the title I should add...so far. Because I feel as though I have a lot more living left to do. But I feel as though I have been so blessed with the things that I have accomplished in my life. I am both proud and humbled by the accomplishments in my life, as well as the love and support I have received all through my life.

These are the top ten moments of my life (mostly in reverse chronological order, not by order of importance)


#1. Being selected for the North American Select Fastpitch team to play in the World Indoor softball championships in Paris. (not Ontario, but Paris France).


#2. Receiving a full scholarship to play softball at the University of Detroit for the Titans


#3. Graduating from University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business - Summa Cum Loude.


#4. Getting engaged to GT. Picture is from the night of the engagement!


#5. Marrying Grady, an event that I would do all over again 9 years later. Our marriage makes me a better person.


6. Buying our first house together!


7. Birth of our first child, adorable little Brock. Before him I never realized love was instantaneous. You'll notice I've been cropped out of this picture, it's better that way!


8. Running my first half marathon. I should mention thus far it's been my only!


9. The birth of our second child - our daughter Reese. Suddenly our family was complete!


10. Returning to grad school in order to obtain my Certified Human Resource Professional designation.


Now I challenge you to come up with your Top 10 Moments that have taken your breath away.




Feel free to leave a link to your Top 10 post in the comments section if you choose to accept this challenge, or you can just leave a comment describing a special moment--I would love to see the moments that have inspired your life





















Saturday, February 19, 2011

Time To Get Iced

The Taylors are currently in negotiation for the next purchase for our home. and by negotiations, I mean, GT with a great idea and me thinking of all the reasons not to go for it. But so far I'm actually having a hard time fighting against this latest idea.

You see, anyone who knows us will know that hockey is a big part of our life. Okay besides eating and breathing, it's the main component to everything in our life - including, weekend plans, tv watching, and general prioritizing.

GT has discovered Synthetic Ice! Yes, soon our basement will fade into a year round training centre for our budding NHL stars, so that they can lace up their skates and play on the surface any day, any time. Check out the video for more information.



We still have to figure out all the dynamics and sizing to determine if this is right for the Taylor household. But if it does, I have a feeling there's going to be a constant flow of little people with their skates and sticks coming through our front door!