Well, here's another instant classic...
this was taken in our newly remodeld library/pasture.
Happy Holidays from the Taylors!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
the Christmas flu
got an early present this year, not sure who gave it to me but it has rearranged my schedule quite thoroughly. You guessed it, the Christmas flu. I was given this lovely gift Tuesday night. I spent Wednesday trying to give it back and Thursday i conceded defeat. My biggest accomplishment since then has been taking a shower which of course wiped me out and i needed another nap to recover.
So this has become another lesson on what Briana wants to do vs. what Briana can do.
I want to:
-decorate this christmas tree that's been sitting in my living room mocking me with it's lack of lights and ornaments
-decorate my house with the boxes of Christmas cheer that have been sitting unopened in the art room
-make the glorious gingerbread house that Heidi and I were going to conquer the world with tomorrow
-work on my Christmas shopping
-attend the 3 Christmas functions I had planned this weekend
What I've been able to do:
-sleep
-cough
-sleep
-drink this miraculous invention called a Hot Toddy (seriously it works)
-sleep
-read
-sleep
This has been very frustrating. Grrrrrrrr. I do have to give tons of bonus points to Trev who has taken excellent care of me, which included: getting the miraculous Chicken noodle soup from Panera (which has wondrous healing powers), getting me Whiskey for the Hot Toddys, making the Hot Toddys, rubbing my feet, getting me extra medicine, blankets and tea, grocery shopping, cleaning the house and picking me up movies. Seriously he's great. Just great. I'm impressed all over again just reading that list. Oh and did i mention he's put up with my complaining and overall patheticness?
I guess the moral of this story is Trevor is awesome and learning Christmas patience is good for me.
So this has become another lesson on what Briana wants to do vs. what Briana can do.
I want to:
-decorate this christmas tree that's been sitting in my living room mocking me with it's lack of lights and ornaments
-decorate my house with the boxes of Christmas cheer that have been sitting unopened in the art room
-make the glorious gingerbread house that Heidi and I were going to conquer the world with tomorrow
-work on my Christmas shopping
-attend the 3 Christmas functions I had planned this weekend
What I've been able to do:
-sleep
-cough
-sleep
-drink this miraculous invention called a Hot Toddy (seriously it works)
-sleep
-read
-sleep
This has been very frustrating. Grrrrrrrr. I do have to give tons of bonus points to Trev who has taken excellent care of me, which included: getting the miraculous Chicken noodle soup from Panera (which has wondrous healing powers), getting me Whiskey for the Hot Toddys, making the Hot Toddys, rubbing my feet, getting me extra medicine, blankets and tea, grocery shopping, cleaning the house and picking me up movies. Seriously he's great. Just great. I'm impressed all over again just reading that list. Oh and did i mention he's put up with my complaining and overall patheticness?
I guess the moral of this story is Trevor is awesome and learning Christmas patience is good for me.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
lists and notes...
things i learned over thanksgiving:
-people from Florida are not at all concerned if there is a lizard in the house and think people who are concerned are silly.
-Christmas music has the opposite affect on me and Trevor
(ok, i kind of already knew that one ;)
-77 degrees = winter clothing for Floridians
-My 3-year old nephew Caleb is Spiderman-obsessed. I asked his twin sister Sammy who her favorite character was and she said "Aunt Bri". Smart girl. :)
Other things I want to mention that don't have an all-inclusive category header:
- It snowed all day yesterday, December 1st (this is big news for Chattanooga)
-Heidi and I are making a world dominating gingerbread house for our St. Elmo gingerbread house competition this Saturday...more pictures to come
-Today we are getting our Christmas tree (one way or another at this point)
- I was feeling pretty good about my Christmas shopping progress until talking with 4 people who are done and seem concerned about my level of progress
-Just found a 40% Hobby Lobby coupon that made me smile my bargain-shopper smile
(http://hobbylobby.com/weekly/weekly.cfm?page=2)
-I put Eggnog on my grocery list today which made me smile my Christmas smile
Merry Christmas wishes to all my blog-peeps out there.
-people from Florida are not at all concerned if there is a lizard in the house and think people who are concerned are silly.
-Christmas music has the opposite affect on me and Trevor
(ok, i kind of already knew that one ;)
-77 degrees = winter clothing for Floridians
-My 3-year old nephew Caleb is Spiderman-obsessed. I asked his twin sister Sammy who her favorite character was and she said "Aunt Bri". Smart girl. :)
Other things I want to mention that don't have an all-inclusive category header:
- It snowed all day yesterday, December 1st (this is big news for Chattanooga)
-Heidi and I are making a world dominating gingerbread house for our St. Elmo gingerbread house competition this Saturday...more pictures to come
-Today we are getting our Christmas tree (one way or another at this point)
- I was feeling pretty good about my Christmas shopping progress until talking with 4 people who are done and seem concerned about my level of progress
-Just found a 40% Hobby Lobby coupon that made me smile my bargain-shopper smile
(http://hobbylobby.com/weekly/weekly.cfm?page=2)
-I put Eggnog on my grocery list today which made me smile my Christmas smile
Merry Christmas wishes to all my blog-peeps out there.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
make a wish...
I've finally come up with my "make a wish" wish. you know, the "what would your dream be if you were granted your "dying wish."
Ok, well I've decided that mine would be to be in a Muppet movie with Amy Grant.
I've already come up with the plot, it would go something like this....
First of all, just to clarify, Amy and I would be the humans that interact with the Muppet's. Ok, so it would start out with some funny spat with Gonzo and the band...then maybe Amy would audition to be in their band and then Animal would eat her guitar and i would be the band manager and wear a beret.
Then we would be forced to work together to save Miss Piggy who has accidentally sold herself into slavery to a tribal community of cannibals.
So we write these new songs (and I help with the lyrics and designing awesome posters at which point Amy realizes that I have HUGE potential and we agree to work together once the movie is over.) Then these new songs end up being a giant hit with the cannibals and they decide to let Miss Piggy go as long as they can eat Sam Eagle. But then we explain that Sam Eagle has to sing bass in the song and that the songs wont' be the same if he's eaten, so they realize that it would be in their best interest not to eat anyone and they become vegetarians with an emphasis on bananas. Conflict resolution.
Then Amy and I, along with beeker, Sam Eagle, Kermit, the shrimp (who when we call him "shrimp" says, "no! I am King Prawn!") board our boat which is magical and takes us back to the studio where we end the movie with an awesome music video that i choreograph, direct and star in (with Amy and the Muppet's of course).
The end.
(but then Amy and I continue to collaborate in all of her future projects and she includes me in all her credits, referring to me as her "Muppet friend".)
the end for real.
Ok, well I've decided that mine would be to be in a Muppet movie with Amy Grant.
I've already come up with the plot, it would go something like this....
First of all, just to clarify, Amy and I would be the humans that interact with the Muppet's. Ok, so it would start out with some funny spat with Gonzo and the band...then maybe Amy would audition to be in their band and then Animal would eat her guitar and i would be the band manager and wear a beret.
Then we would be forced to work together to save Miss Piggy who has accidentally sold herself into slavery to a tribal community of cannibals.
So we write these new songs (and I help with the lyrics and designing awesome posters at which point Amy realizes that I have HUGE potential and we agree to work together once the movie is over.) Then these new songs end up being a giant hit with the cannibals and they decide to let Miss Piggy go as long as they can eat Sam Eagle. But then we explain that Sam Eagle has to sing bass in the song and that the songs wont' be the same if he's eaten, so they realize that it would be in their best interest not to eat anyone and they become vegetarians with an emphasis on bananas. Conflict resolution.
Then Amy and I, along with beeker, Sam Eagle, Kermit, the shrimp (who when we call him "shrimp" says, "no! I am King Prawn!") board our boat which is magical and takes us back to the studio where we end the movie with an awesome music video that i choreograph, direct and star in (with Amy and the Muppet's of course).
The end.
(but then Amy and I continue to collaborate in all of her future projects and she includes me in all her credits, referring to me as her "Muppet friend".)
the end for real.
Monday, November 17, 2008
the goose must be getting fat...
...because Christmas is coming!
wahoo... well speaking of Christmas, what do you think my job duties are for the next 2 weeks? Decorating Christmas trees. Yep, i am getting paid to spread holiday cheer. Sigh. this is truly a holiday blessing.
Of course by the end of next week we'll see if i have any motivation left to decorate my own tree, but I'll have a couple days until that because you aren't really supposed to decorate until after Thanksgiving, but when you've got 13 trees to do you have to start early.
Good thing I've been listening to Xmas music for 2 months to get me in the spirit! ;)
wahoo... well speaking of Christmas, what do you think my job duties are for the next 2 weeks? Decorating Christmas trees. Yep, i am getting paid to spread holiday cheer. Sigh. this is truly a holiday blessing.
Of course by the end of next week we'll see if i have any motivation left to decorate my own tree, but I'll have a couple days until that because you aren't really supposed to decorate until after Thanksgiving, but when you've got 13 trees to do you have to start early.
Good thing I've been listening to Xmas music for 2 months to get me in the spirit! ;)
Friday, November 7, 2008
brianaelizabeth.com
when all our powers combine...
when the planets align and the crystal-magic is complete...
when the...ok, whatever, the big news is... I have a website! This site is for my art-self and furthing the creative powers that be.
SPECIAL THANKS to Kyle Posey who made the magic happen and got this sucker "live". I have no idea how that works but it's a wonderful job to give life to things.
There are still some tweaks to be made and some missing content, such as my new art blog: http://www.brianaelizabeth.blogspot.com/ but this is the most exciting thing that's happened to me since...something else big that's happened to me. Ok well anyway i am totally excited about this and filled with cheer and comfort and joy.
Send your feedback, thoughts comments, disappointing comments, i welcome them all!
Hello world of the web, I am www.brianaelizabeth.com, hear me roar!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
things i'm afraid of
i had a run-in with one of these last night...guess which one.
things I'm afraid of list A (not sure if there's a list B but probably there is)
-snakes
-bizarre and scary textures/patterns (ex. the inside of a green pepper)
-stairs
-ordering pizza
-tape measures
-strangers with knives (i had to put another normal one in here)
-ladders
-people who say "cool beans"
- sweater vests
this is kind of a random post, but since most of my posts are kind of random i guess this makes this one ordinary. Blah and ordinary. Like cauliflower.
things I'm afraid of list A (not sure if there's a list B but probably there is)
-snakes
-bizarre and scary textures/patterns (ex. the inside of a green pepper)
-stairs
-ordering pizza
-tape measures
-strangers with knives (i had to put another normal one in here)
-ladders
-people who say "cool beans"
- sweater vests
this is kind of a random post, but since most of my posts are kind of random i guess this makes this one ordinary. Blah and ordinary. Like cauliflower.
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