Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Caught in a blizzard! Today it is snowing so much that they are calling it a blizzard. We cancelled piano lessons today because of the snow. Yes!!! If you know me, you know that I like knowing how to play piano, but practicing is a whole other story. My puppy loves the snow and can’t get enough of it. My brothers and sister are also enjoying the frosty flakes. I have a sinus infection so I’m staying warm indoors.

      Just heard a great song by toby mac called “Steal my Show.” You should look it up if you haven’t heard it yet.

      Okay so yesterday was Christmas! It was just as wonderful as when I was younger. Friends and family gather around the Christmas tree, reading the Christmas story, love and smiles fill the air, everyone giving of themselves to make it better for someone else, fire crackling and Christmas carols playing in the background, peppermint filling the air, fleece and fur pajamas and blankets to keep warm, wrapping paper going flying through the air, cameras flashing to capture that surprised facial expression, laughter and gaiety from the hearts of many; Oh this is Christmas! It definitely is the best time of the year! I hope the Christmas time finds you all in good spirits!

Taylor

Back row of four: Justin- Jamie- Taylor- Autumn
Front row of three: Chandler- Amanda- Grayson

There will be a Christmas video some day with all the pictures. Hopefully it will be put up sooner then my Thanksgiving video got put up.

Friday, December 21, 2012

Christmas is just four days away!!! I am exuberant with joy and excitement. This is the time of the year when we celebrate our Savior’s birth and remember why he came here. This Sunday I would like to invite all of you to come to our church. Here is their website…

     http://www.fbccarmel.com/

Our service starts at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning. Feel free to come and worship the Savior’s birth.

     This Sunday after church my mom’s side of the family is coming down to celebrate Christmas. So we are attempting to clean our house for them.

     Last night was our first snow. There was ice blowing sideways and it was quite terrible driving home since there was little visibility, but I made it home safe and sound. Today my dad took me into an open parking lot where I practiced driving on ice. It was fun and frightening all at the same time. Then my dad took me out on a date for lunch. We went and ate sushi at a place in Clay Terrace. It was absolutely delectable. Tonight I am going caroling and to a girl’s sleepover. I can’t wait. This reminds me, I still need to pack for it.

     Some of you may know that my body is not functioning as well as it should, so I had some blood tests done. The results came back today and said that I have a food sensitivity to milk, wheat, peanuts, and oats. Also I have been taking Magnesium, a Pro-Biotic, and Iron Free Vitamins, which have all been really helping.  Thankfully I have found a doctor that is actually helping me and not just doing quick fixes that don’t really last or work. I feel the best I have felt in years, except for the fact that I have a slight cold from my brother.

     To finish off this blog post I would like to mention that I finally posted up my Thanksgiving video now that a month has gone by. I know it was greatly delayed, but my studies in school always come before blogging and video making.

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOODNIGHT!

TAYLOR R. GOOD

 

 

Starbucks Coffee got its name from a character in the book Moby Dick named Starbuck, who drinks a lot of coffee.

 

The idea of a Christmas tree originated in Germany

 

A friend of mine described a candy cane as…

A cane… but candy. Hard candy that tastes like peppermint or fruit, but never like dirt or brussell sprouts, usually decorated with stripes, but  never polka dots. (now there’s an idea)

 

Another friend of mine said the best gift they bought for someone else was…

A little fake Christmas tree with fake money pinned to it. She gave it to her dad and proved to him that money really does grow on trees.

Saturday, December 15, 2012

A few weekends ago I toured another college. I went up to Grace College with my friends Anna and Jesse. I absolutely loved the smaller campus size. Each classroom seemed much more personal and great for getting an education, although I don’t have much to compare it to so I can’t give it a detailed thumbs up or down. All I can say is I can’t wait to go off and live at college.  They made sure to keep us busy while we were there and we ended up getting to see and tour almost everything on campus and a little off campus.

My dad cooked a delicious dinner filled with swordfish, white asparagus, sushi, bruschetta, pumpkin eggnog and something else. It is nice to eat new things. I truly believe that teaching a kid to try new things is one of the best things you can do for them in their life. We also put up our Christmas decorations! YEA!!

This past weekend I spent with my friend Lindsay. We made spritz cookies, edited old photos, and laughed about our lives.

I had a Scottish Christmas this past Saturday with my Auntie Jen. I absolutely love her. We were able to help her bake and we also were able to help her eat all the food!JRecently life has been up and down making it extremely difficult to find time to write blog posts. I hope to write a lot of blog posts over Christmas break and I also hope to shoot a couple new videos for my You Tube channel.

On Friday I attempted to drive up to my grandparents’ house, but the car broke down one hour into the drive, so much for a surprise “get-away” for my parents. Oh well. Honestly I couldn’t have broken down in a better place because I was only fifteen minutes away from my aunt and uncle’s house. I ended up spending eight hours doing nothing though, which really bothered me. Thankfully no one ended up hurt or in danger and after a five hundred dollar car part was fixed, the van was repaired. :/

Tomorrow we have a Christmas party with our Youth Group and I will be performing in our church’s Christmas Choir program. I am super excited! We are supposed to bring a white elephant gift, so I am bringing a stack of old magazines, wrapped in old newspaper with a box of “Dots”. J

Please pray for Newtown, Connecticut as many families are hurting greatly, after the tragic killings.

 

     Taylor Good

 SISter's

 Hey, look we all got the memo! :) 

Yummy!!!

 There is nothing better than CHRISTmas Lights!!!!! ;)

 Lindsay and myself

 SPRITZ!!!!

Auntie Jen's house for tea

Dinner Time!!