All Moved.....July

It is official we have survived THE MOVE to Gainesville. Last Sunday we moved in, wow we have almost been here a week. We had some great friends help with oh so fun process on a 101 degree day. Luckily, the move went pretty smooth with no major casualties as far as all of our crap goes. We had an old dvd player that decided to break in the move, and few little things here and there. I can not explain how nice it is to not be moving. We will get some pictures once we are all the way unpacked. We have completed the kitchen, main living area, kids room, our room is unpacked. Now we just have random things to find places for, as well as pictures to find walls for, etc. It is finally feeling like we live here which is a nice feeling.

Besides the move, not much has been going on, Corey has been hard at work. I started my graduate classes for certification, so all my extra time not working, or taking care of kids is now occupied by studying, watching videos, reading and taking tests. On school work "breaks" I unpack or organize some things. Other then that, life is pretty normal these days and everyone is adjusting to the new place beautifully. That is all with us for now, hope everyone is having a great summer!

Time Flies....The Taylor's

Well I am officially a slacker and a half. However this time there are lots of good reasons why it has been so unbelievably long since my last post........

First off, we got hitched on March 26th 2010 and it was the happiest day of my life.

My parents threw an amazing wedding for Corey and I and it was everything I had dreamed of. We got married at St.Andrew Lutheran Church and had the reception at Meadowlark Gardens in Vienna. It truly was an amazing celebration of our friendship,endless love and support for each other. We have been through a lot together and no matter what seems to come our way, one thing never changes I will always be there for Corey and he will always be there for me, we can lean on each other and make the other crack a smile even in the hard times. Thanks to all the family and friends that gave up their time and helped us celebrate our special day. Here is a picture from that special day: Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Corey Taylor.

Our amazing wedding was followed by 5 days in California. We flew out the next morning at WAY TO EARLY in the AM. We both felt pretty crappy on the flight, and we arrived there by 930 am CA time. We started off in Napa Valley and truly it was amazing there. We loved the vineyards, although I would be lying if I said we weren't overwhelmed. We had heard about how its literally hundreds in a row, but once we saw it, we were like WOW. We stayed in Napa 2 days and finished up that area by heading to Longboard Vineyards which was in the Sonoma area. This vineyard ended up being one

of our favorites. From there we headed to the San Francisco area. We spent a few days

in San Fran hanging out and exploring. We went and saw Alcatraz and other sights of San Fran. We loved San Francisco and ended our trip to that area by getting a

matching tattoo on the top of our shoulder blades. The tattoo is of a flower that is half a Calla Lilly and half a rose, with a banner that has 3.26 in it. We got them done by Barnaby at Mom's Body and Tattoo Shop in San Fran. He did an amazing job and we love them. The honeymoon seemed way to short, but doesn't any good trip?!?! We came back to reality and got back into the swing of work. See a picture to the left of Corey and I in one of favorite attractions The Castle/Vineyard we saw in Napa. For those of you Bachelor watchers it was where Jake went on one of his dates during the last season as our tour guide of the castle liked to point out. haha

Which leads be to the second reason life has been so crazy. Corey and his custody case for the boys at the beginning of June and this was much awaited and anticipated for Corey and I. We were trying to get full custody of the kids so that they could have more stability in their life and give them so routine, as well as a safe environment. Well we stewed that whole week and we had an amazing outcome. Corey and I got full custody of the boys, with their mom getting visitation every other weekend. So we have them for two whole weeks, then she gets them Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon on the second week. The boys have adjusted amazing, and we have noticed big changes in their behaviors. We have not had as many discipline issues with either of them and they both tell us they are happy, which makes my heart smile. Anyone who knows us, knows this has been an uphill running battle since Corey and I first started dating so we were beyond glad to finally see something really exciting and good come out of all the sweat, time and energy we have put into this issue. So with full custody came a lot of schedule adjusting, and getting into a new routine for everyone. The kids are doing awesome with everything and Corey and I count our blessings everyday for having such fun loving kids in our daily lives. Here is a picture of the boys with their little friends From bottom around clockwise: Nathan (8), Braden (4), Brooklynn (2), and Maddie (almost 4). The boys loving hanging out with these girls and enjoying the

pool while Corey and I go to work during the week and our friend Angie truly has been a blessing to help us out through all this chaos since the New Year.

So if that isn't enough reason number three and four I have been MIA. The third reason is Corey and I have decided to start looking to move. So in my downtime I have been sorting through stuff, organizing, and starting to pack up stuff that we canlive without for a few weeks. We are hoping to move by August 1st. We are moving for a few reasons, the first is utilities are killing us out here in our current house. We love the property, but paying what weare in utilities on top of our rent and other bills is becoming too much. Also we are ready to be in closer to family, friends, as well as our jobs. Moving also means that if something happen at Nathan's school we would both be closer from our jobs to go get him. The area we are looking to move is Gainesville/Bristow or maybe

Haymarket. We are actually seeing some places on Sunday so hopefully we will fall in love with one of the rental properties and put an application in for one of them. Either way this is a new chapter in our life and hascreated a lot of work. Which brings me to reason number four, I have decided to take some graduate level classes. These classes which start next week, July 15th will lead me to become a BCaBA, which stands for: Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst. To become a BCaBA I have to take 3 classes, one right after the other, so one starts in July and ends begininng of October, and then the next one starts a few days later and goes until January and then next one starts and goes into April. Once I complete all the classes I have to study and sit for a Board Exam to become a certified associate behavior analyst. The board exam is some serious hard stuff, just like any board exam that nurses, lawyers etc sit for. So why am I doing this?!? Well I am in love with my job, doing ABA with children with Autism. I get beyond excited to see the progress they make and the milestones they hit with our help. So since I have finally found something that I can actually say I get up out of bed in the morning and don't groan at the thought of going to, I decided to get some certification and with it will come a promotion to a consultant with my job. Speaking of promotions, I just got a promotion a few weeks ago to a Senior Therapist which was really exciting. After finally finding something I love to do, I now hope more then ever that everyone can find something as rewarding for themselves as I have and that they truly enjoy doing day to day. So we are trying to get as organized and as much done as possible as far as packing/moving goes before my class is really demanding. It will be a lot of work juggling work full time, with two kids full time and a graduate level class but I know if I put my mind to it I can do it. It would be easier if Corey had the typical 9-5 job cause he could help with the kids in the evening, but that isn't the case so I will make it work.

So that is the TAYLOR life lately. Corey is doing great, still really busy at work....summer is definitely always crazy for him with business. He works hard for the boys and me and I am grateful for that. No exciting news with our crazy dogs, Mylo is still a playful ball of energy and Addie still puts him in his place even though she is only 15 lbs.

It truly is a sight to see when she does it, I guess it helps that he thinks he is a small dog. Hahaha. Here is a picture of our "little boy" Mylo who will be two in November and Addie his "big sister" who will be five in November.

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer, and takes some time to stop and appreciate the little things. I truly believe its those little things that make your day. Hopefully I can add BLOGGING to my TO DO LIST at least every two weeks, and then maybe I won't forget. We will get everyone our new address once we know where that will be. :o)