Swine Flu + Exams = Fun times!

Since its been a while since we have posted, I just wanted to update everyone. At the beginning of the week Laura started feeling sick. We took her to the hospital and they told us that she has the swine flu. Of course it had to hit during the most stressful week of the month, but we are doing good and Laura is starting to feel a little better. I guess I am next but I hope that I dont start feeling anything until after tuesday when I finish with exams!

Luckily I was able to save up for a new camera, we have been using out underwater camera and as you can see the image isn't very clear. Too bad, because these are some of my dear friends in Cayman. Shalynna, Kieren (Porter) Laura and Sarah. We had a little get together on Sunday.

These are some very adorable kids from the branch who are all watching a cartoon, Denet is a good sport to let all these kids in her room but then again they are pretty cute and very sweet:)

Relief Socitey Retreat with the Branch

Marcila, Laura Kieren, Grace

Laura and Kieren

Grand Cayman Branch Relief Society and one little girl

As many of you know, Bryan and I have been serving in the nursery since we got married! Why do people think we like kids? Do they not put it together that we don't have any children on purpose? Not that we plan on being that way forever but if the nursery callings keep coming then it may be a while before there are any little Bryan Taylors on this earth. On top of med school being difficult for both of us we don't get spiritually uplifted at church and we only get to know a few of the nursery boy's parents (if you know what I mean). SOOO this Relief Society Retreat was one of my favorite things I have done on this island. It was only 3 hours and we played some games, and had lunch and also had some very good advise. It was nice to meet some of the sister's because I don't get to know anyone but the nursery kids. Anyhow, I am not writing this to complain about my calling because I do like it. I just wanted to tell everyone in the RS thank you!

Shalynna, Laura Kieren, Ondina.

Went for sushi and a movie with some girls from the branch. It was so fun! Wish we could do it every week. I must not get out enough because I laughed so hard in the movie "the Proposal."
Can't wait to go out again.

• Taggy 8 Things:
  
  8 Favorite TV shows:
  
  American Idol
  The Office
  Brothers and Sisters
  Saved By the Bell
  America’s Funnies Home Videos
  Ellen
  What Not To Wear
  Desperate Housewives
  
  8 Things I Did Yesterday:
  
  Went to Spin
  Talked to my mom on Skype
  Did 6 loads of Laundry and vacuumed
  Went to Linner (Lunch/dinner) with husband
  Prayed that Bryan will be ok with all the school stress
  Read book
  Tried to jump my car which ended up needing a very expensive battery
  Created Power Point for MBA (Bryan)
  
  8 Favorite Restaurants:
  
  Café Rio
  Ragazzi’s (Grand Cayman)
  California Pizza Kitchen
  Sundance (only been there a few times $$$)
  Copper Falls Steakhouse (Grand Cayman)
  Red Robin
  Johnny Carino’s
  25 Main (St. George)
  
  8 Things I am looking Forward To:
  
  Living in one place for more than 1 year
  Bryan coming home before Midnight and getting to relax
  Paying off student loans
  Leaving the island for good which means Bry will be done with Sciences
  Living in more than just a studio apartment and not pay $1600/mo. Rent
  Starting a family someday
  Losing myself in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains (hopefully living near)
  December 2009, when we will get to be with our families for Christmas.
  
  
  8 Things On My Wish List:
  
  Bryan will be happy even though school has maxed him out
  At least 3 baby girls (am I dooming myself for a house full of boys?)
  Buff shoulders like my mom and sisters
  SMU would get Title 4 so we could get government loans
  My car would never break down
  Everyone would start flossing daily (seriously, don’t lie!!)
  To be naturally skinny so I can eat what I want
  Live near the mountains and have horses
  
  
  Tag 8 People:
  
  Kieren
  Saundra
  Brianna
  Bre
  Chelsea aka Homie(time to update the blog sista!)
  Jen
  Erin
  Heidy
  Shalynna
  
  

Improving my wife skills.

Maybe some of you have taken "How well do you know Bryan" facebook quiz and found there is a question on there about cookies. Bryan LOVES chocolate chip cookies and the problem is I do not cook. The question on facebook goes something like this:

Who makes Bryan's favorite cookies?

a) his mom

b) Laura

c) his grandma

d) Kieren

e) factory made cookies

So I know what you're thinking......and it is NOT Laura. I was really sad that a lot of people took that quiz and no one, not one person guessed me. Well the answer is Kieren, she is one of our friends here in Cayman and she makes killer cookies. I decided to improve my wife skills and learn from Kieren. We made cookies together and although I haven't tried them on my own I hope Bryan appreciates my effort :) However I don't want to get in the habit of baking cookies because the problem is that I eat way too many!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM

It was pretty hard to find a picture of Sam in my photo album, primarily because he refuses to let us take a picture of him. I will have to work on that one. Now to my point....HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER! Just wanted to let you know that you have made our crazy family very lucky to have a son/brother. .We will be thinking about you while you are training to be an Officer in the Marines and hopefully fly some seriously cool stuff someday! Can't wait to see you again around Christmas. Love, Laura and Bryan.

P.S. Smile next time so everyone doesn't think you're so mean:)!!

What has Bryan Been Up To?

Just school and here is our lovely clean apartment. One of my friends wanted to know where we put all our clothes and here they are!! That is usually what they are doing, just laying around.

So Bryan just comes home to eat a peanut butter and apricot sandwhich and then he goes back to school and then comes home for dinner or we go out if I don't want to cook. Then he goes back to school.

Lucky Pink Scrubs.

Last week I wore my pink scrubs and I had a very lucky day........ This is the break/lunch/lab room at work isn't it nice?!! Well, I walked into the room and 3 assistants were in there talking to our lab tech guy and he turned to me and said " If you can pull this 10 dollar bill out of this bootle without tipping the top bottle off you can have the bill." I guess all the girls had been trying to do it and I didn't know that but I walked right up and yanked it out without even moving the other bottle! Yippy! I never win anything so I was happy. I think the other girls are indimiated by me now :)

I got in the elevator at my apartment and my friend Allison was in there in my exact same scrubs! She is a physical therapist here.

I also got a free rug from someone at work and that was pretty lucky too, I think. AND it just happens to match our very lovely cigarette burned, mysteriously stained island bed spread! Isn't our apartment cozy?

Beach

How hard is it to get a picture everyone is happy with? Shalynna, Heidy and Laura

Fun with friends at the beach on ANOTHER Cayman Holiday.

Summer

Summer

Star Fish

On one of the many holidays here a few of us went to this star fish place on the island. Kaity and Allie

Kiern and Porter

Laura and Kate

It was fun to see these star fish and even cooler that we could pick them up. This was one of the smaller ones, I don't know why I didn't get a picture of a big one.

HOMESICK!!

Now that Bryan is back in school I am lonely again and so then of course I think about home and when I think about home I think about my family and then I am HOMESICK! Some of my close friends may remember me having a hard time at sleep overs when I was young because I got homesick over the night and my sweet mom would have to get up in the middle of the night and come get me. It is probably a good thing I am an ocean away so she has a good excuse when I call her crying.

Me on Bryan's favorite truck on my dad's farm.

Fully loaded baked potatoe anyone?...anyone? I even miss the smell of rotten taters.

One of my favorite things ever is going to the farm with my dad on Sunday mornings before church. Can you believe this stack of potatoes is 15 feet deep?

Has anyone NOT seen my mom in this exact position doing this exact thing? I didn't think so. I think my siblings and I have over hundreds of pictures of this scenerio. This little couch in my mom's kitchen sure has a lot of mother napping miledge on it. I MISS MY MOM!

I MISS MY DAD!!

HELLO FROM THE CARRIBEAN!

I love this pictures because Bryan looks scared in which is really opposite from what is usually going on. I am kind of a wimp in the water, I am always afraid something will bite me. I also think it is funny that there is a man boob in the picture and no Bryan doesn't have them so look closer. Anyhow, just wanted to tell everyone hello and that we really had a great time together while Bryan was on break. Wish you all could be here with us, espeically those who were supposed to be here 2 Christmas's ago but couldn't because of the rain.

MORE SNORKELING

First thing to know is to fully wash out the defogging solution aka soap before beginning. Otherwise it stings the eyes.

Laura diving pictures. Bryan had the camera which is why I am in most of the pictures. By the way did I mention that our underwater camera is awesome! I guess it was ok for me to break out other camera by accidently dropping it so we could get this one:)

STING RAY CITY

7 years good luck if you kiss a sting ray.