pizza, pizza!

so, the sweet sisters in our ward have decided to be oh so generous and cook hollie and i meals for the week since hollie had her surgery. first of all we really don't need the meals because she is more or less doing pretty good now. but, the compassionate service girl was successful in persuading hollie to let them bring us meals through sunday. so that was nice of her. the story goes something like this. tuesday i got home from work and flipped the tube on. hollie and i saw a commercial for little caesar's 5 buck pizza. she said that looked good and in an effort to get her to eat we went and bought one so she could get some food and energy. good pizza. the next day was the first day of meals. i was on my way to my softball game and her visiting teach is on the way up carrying what? you guessed it, little caesar's and breadsticks. i laughed and went on my way and grabbed a slice when i got back home, bless her heart. last night we are playing rock band after we get home and at about 6 the doorbell rings. a guy from our ward is standing outside with what? again, little caesar's and breadsticks. he goes on to explain that his wife had left him instructions for a meal which he had botched and he needed to be to work soon so he ran to the pizza joint and picked up some pizza instead. as soon as the door closed we both started laughing. don't get me wrong, we couldn't be more grateful for the help and the food. it's just ironic that they keep on bringing wonderful little caesar's. maybe that's what we get for all being college students:)

the suckiness of surgery

i'm really amazed it has been a month and a half since i last wrote. for that i apologize. much has happened in such a little amount of time.
first, we went on a family trip in june with my parents and sisters to Newport Beach, California. to say that it was fun would be downplaying the vacation. it was awesome. it has been quite a while since i have felt so relaxed and energetic. we did quite a few things ranging from disneyland, magic mountain (which i would say was the highlight), broadway musical "wicked", beach, and lots of food. it was great.
second, i'm finally seeing some progression in my instrument flying. it has been a lot of fun to get into a bigger plane and do some new flying. i love being in the air!! it is stressful but oh so relaxing. gives me a good break in my day. i'm actually going a little bit later this morning, so wish me the best.
next, hollie had her appendix taken out last week. it was not such a fun situation. she woke me up at 4 in the morning last tuesday and we ended up deciding to go to the emergency room because of the sharp pain she was having in her stomach. so by 5 we were at the hospital. two hours later she had been diagnosed with appendicitis and an hour later she was in the operating room. luckily my parents came down because hers were in denver. i stayed with her all day tuesday as we tried to get her up and going. to say the least she was in a good amount of pain and the drugs made her super drowsy. we had her home late wednesday night (after spending more than an hour trying to get her prescription from walmart. walmart sucks at filling prescriptions quick so don't try). i went to work on thursday and didn't do a whole lot the rest of the weekend because i was at home with her. luckily, and unluckily, it was the 4th of July. so at least we didn't have to go to work but it was a crappy weekend. hollie is feeling better now, but not great. she finally got back to work today, but we'll see if she stays the whole day. at least she'll do what she can, which is better than nothing. i just hope she gets feeling better, for both of our sakes.
lastly, i have had a real desire to go fishing lately, for who knows what reason. i bought a pole and like a starter kit of hooks, spinners, sinkers, bobbers, etc. i went last saturday night w/ hollie to the little pond at the bottom of our parents neighborhood. didn't catch anything and had to sort out a few hitches with my pole, but all in all it was a good time. i really enjoy going so i want to make it more of a habit. i'm trying to read up on it so i know more of what i am doing. maybe it'll be my new hobby. :)
anyways, that's that last little while in a nutshell. hopefully next time i post i'll have a lively experience from this weekend's fishing extravaganza.

the courage more AMERICANS shoud have

the following text frankly amazed me, and i am SO grateful someone finally had the guts to stand up for their nation and their beliefs. if only other TRUE american politicians would take this stand i think they might find more support from AMERICANS than they thought. this was a speech given by the former prime minister of australia, John Howard. thank you for your courage!

"IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians."

"However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the 'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility that our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to Australia."

"However, there are a few things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand."

"This idea of Australia being a multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians, we have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own lifestyle."

"This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom"

"We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society. Learn the language!"

"Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture."

"We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us."

"If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like "A Fair Go", then you should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your culture, but do not force it on others.

"This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you to take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'."

"If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."

i understand some may believe this goes against the american values of freedom of religion, speech, etc. i support those values. however, i do not support people coming from all over the world to the u.s. and then believing that they can change and alter our culture to fit their beliefs and lifestyle. this outrages me beyond words. lets keep the values and beliefs that the founders of our country established. keep america pure. elect leaders who will keep america pure. stand up for ourselves and don't let the minority change true americanism.

i can't believe it's been so long

so, it's been a while since i made a post. in fact, i really think i posted just like a week and a half ago but by blog says the last post was on April 30. so, here i am, apologizing for not posting for a while. in the last little bit quite a bit has happened. i actually go my private pilot license last week. hooray for me. that's the first step in a long process to get my license. but, it's a step in the right direction. in fact, i have my first instrument lesson today with my new flight instructor. when i get a around to it i will post my movie of the south end of utah valley on my blog. i took it while i was flying last tuesday night. that's the biggest news for me lately. anyways, i have class this morning and need to leave soon so i'll check in later.

my first video production

so this is our first video, and i'm sure many more will come. just the typical retardedness of goofing around with a video camera. it's fun though.

coolness of the camcorder

so, we finally got a camcorder. i'm not gonna lie, i like it a lot. it keeps me busy filming and probably making a fool of myself. but i like it. i'm sure you'll be seeing some of my wonderful videos here in the near future. i love feeling like i'm finally coming into the technology era of life.

retarded randomness

this is more or less a random blog entry. i am basically going to inform you of my boring life and what is going on. it's the last week of school and finals are this week. it's going to be nice to have another week of school under the belt but now i am going to summer school. how fun, eh? but...that being said, i am only a couple of flights from getting my private pilot's license. pretty sweet huh? that's what i'm freakin talking about. i'm glad it's finally getting that close. i must say thought...i feel really burnt out. i just need a break. i want to realx for two days and not have anything to do. can't that ever happen? i just realized today that i haven't had a real break for an entire day for like two or three months. i know, i know, now i'm just whining but i feel justified in my whining. maybe i just need to buy something really cool. isn't that what shopping is for? to but something sweet to make you feel better. that's my philosophy at least. i have my written private pilot test on Friday and i don't even feel like studying in the least bit. i care but at the same time i could care less. just let me lay around and whine some more...

i like using videos

so, i am now finding out how to add videos to my blogging experience. i like it pretty much really good. i know that really not good english. anyways, it has been fun and i think hollie and i are going to buy a camcorder to have some fun with. maybe i'll put some videos and pics of us up sometime soon if we ever really buy a camcorder. peace!

the laughing baby

so this is a funny South Park clip that involves the "laughing baby". i thought it was pretty funny but you gotta mentally bleep out two f-words. sorry bout that! enjoy!

the lameness of the weather

ok, so the weather totally sucks. i haven't been able to fly all week cuz of the stupid weather. how the heck am i ever going to get done with flight school if i can't get in the air? no one really knows. i am supposed to get up tomorrow but we'll see. the weather has not been cooperating at all. it's freaking april and it is still snowing on occasion. how ridiculous is that? anyways, something to add to things that suck, the april, snowy, weather.

the first cross country

so i was fortunate enough to make it back safely from my first "cross country" flight this week. and when i say cross country...i really mean flgith somwhere other than the southern half of utah valley. i made it all the way to whopping delta, ut, a meager 50 miles one way. the airport there is quite the place though. lots smaller than provo, both area and runway width. it was quite interesting as we made it down there and began our descent. the runway looked so small but i thought maybe we were a little higher than usual. nope, the runway was sooo small, like half the width of provo. plus a little bit of a crosswind added to that and it wasn't the funnest or prettiest landing i've ever had. but, on the plus side, much better than the landing i had on wednesday when i didn't even flare at all and landed on all three wheels. ooops. but that's ok, it's gotten better. anyways, we made it all the way home and now i'm an experienced cross country pilot. yeah baby. maybe we'll go all the way to ogden soon.

the woes of every day life

oh the pain...that more or less explains what my life is like at the present moment. all the little nit picky things that are just annoying and then they all add up and just make me want to scream!!! i can't even explain all the stupid things that have been going on lately. things that in most cases cause much frustration and cursing, but for the sake of future posterity i will refrain from making any such remarks.
first...i got a freaking computer virus this week. all because of msn messenger. i was forward a message from a coworker that contained a link that supposedly contained a picture of me. no such picture was contained. only a demon virus that ruined me for three days. after much frustration, countless restarts, and many curse words flying i had to nuke my computer off all data and restart it as if it was just being opened from the factory. that means all files, documents, music, software, games, pictures, etc. gone...gone...gone! yes, it was a lovely situation.
next...we lost our laundry key at our apt. yep, so i'm on my last pair of g's and we are making a run to the laundro-mat tonight. can't get in our storage locker either. hopefully we don't need anything too important down there.
i've also been slammed at work this week. order after order lay on mydesk for abut four days. they're finally done now...thus this post:)
it's just been a testing week and i'm glad it's almost over with...

am i ever going to catch up?

my theory in life is that i am never going to catch up. it seems that whenever i think i have figured out and done everything that is required something else always pops up. from car insurance, to health insurance, to financial aid, to rent, to utility bills, to blah blah blah...it just keeps adding up and never ends. i just wish i had a week that i didn't have to figure out something in my life that wasn't essential to living it. that's one of the problems with this world...it's become too complicated. too many things you have to have to live and not be in trouble. it's pretty dumb if you ask me!

the first solo

yes, i am officially a pilot now...at least in my mind:) i went on my first solo this last weekend. went up in the plane with my instructor for a few touch and go's and then we dropped him off at the hangar and i took the plane out all by myself. not gonna lie...i was a little nervous as i went up. i remember when i called tower to clear myself for takeoff i used the wrong runway call. oops! anyways, i got myself lined up and took off down the runway and into the air. i remember as i crossed the threshold i said ouloud to myself, "well, too late now" and i knew it was up to me to get myself down now. i made the initial climb and turn out towards utah lake and then leveled out at 5500' as i turned my downwind. i made sure i knew what i was going to say to tower this time as i made my midfield radio call. all was going pretty smoothly. as i was "beam the numbers" i pulled the power back and put in the flaps to begin my descent. this is when it all counts. on my touch and go's with my instructor i came in high every time. i was bound and determined no to make the same mistake again. i was landing in the oppisite direction as i had with my instructor so i was flying into a headwind instead of a tailwind to land, which helped dramatically. my airspeed dropped just right and my altitude was slowly slipping. i was a couple thousand feet from the runway and i added just a little bit of power to get me across the threshold. i crossed maybe 70 feet in the air and pulled all the power. i floated down, pitched back to bleed off some airspeed and slow me down, pitched back some more, kept pulling and pulling, and...bump bump...a nice soft touchdown. i was on the ground and alive! i popped the flaps back up and put in full power and tookoff to try again. twice more i did the same thing, except the last landing was a little harder than i had hoped:) but never the less and not withstanding i had done it. flown all by myself. a pilot i am and will be forever!

car dealerships suck

so, being one of the first trials of my newlywed life, our car brokedown two weeks ago. one of the few things that actually right in this experience was that hollie still had her triple AAA membership. it expired 4 days after that. so we called up triple AAA to come tow our car for us. that was free. off to a good start huh? well, when the car made its way to the dealership we find out they won't be able to look at it til next tuesday, and it was only wednesday. so...whatever, we have to wait. as crap would have it we are supposed to go to my grandpa's funeral in SL that day. thank heavens for parents-in-law. luckily hollie's mom came and picked us up and they let us use their ancient isuzu trooper. it's quite the piece of work but at least we have a car to use. we make it to the funeral and use the trooper the rest of the week. we hoped the car would be fixed early but tuesday afternoon they called up and asked if they could make the repair. first i asked how much it was going to cost me. take a stab...$900!!! For a freaking fuel injector. But it had to be done and we went and picked it up the next day...a week later...and $900 less in my bank account. Freaking fixing my broken car sucks!

things that suck and don't suck

pretty self explanatory...just post me a comment on things that you think suck and don't suck and i'll see if i deem them worthy of being added to my list...

the infamous intro...

so, here we are...the beginning of a blog. i was born in the year of 1985 to parents. they dutifully named me taylor. i did most of my growing up years in South Jordan, Utah, frankly referred to as So Jo. many fond memories were made there...with many friends whom have come and gone. eventually i went on an LDS mission to the greatest state on the east coast, maryland. learned a thing or two and came back home. went to school at byu where i met hollie, my darling wife. been married a whopping three months now...and we still like each other. just recently transferred down to utah valley soon to be university. decided i like it a bit more down there, especially since i fly now. yep, an actual pilot i am, or hope to be someday. take to the skies every couple days now where i can just let go and relax. it's a beautiful thing when you actually like what you do (or will do) for a living. more or less that's my life for now. i'll keep posting and we'll see what comes up...