Its Official.........

I SUCK AT BLOGGING!!!! okay so my new goal is to try and blog once a month (who knows if i will actually do that but thats the hope). I am going to do a quick recap to start off.
-Brylinn Eddington- September 3, 2010

Lucky to have such a beautiful niece!!!!

-Jordan Taylor- July 29th 2011






---How lucky am I to have two cute nephews and one beautiful niece!! I love being an aunt!!!



-Massage Therapy- When I moved back home I had no idea my life would end up here!!! I randomly decided to jump into massage therapy. I absolutely love it. Who knew? Maybe the things in life that bring us the most joy are those that are unexpected!!!


--So I hope I can keep up with this! I am making no promises!

lessons learned!!

Top 15 things I have learned while I have been here in College!!

1. If an 8:00 am class is required for your major...change your major
2. Boring lecture?? Start a wave!
3. College-level algebra: 5 returnable bottles= 1 delicious Ramen Noodle Dinner
4. Enjoy being a freshman... It will be the best three years of your life
5. When reviewing your notes before and exam, the most important will be illegible
6. Every instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except study for that instructor's course
7. College is a place to keep warm between high school and early marriage
8. The important thing is the educational experience itself...how to survive it!
9.Girls carry around too much stress.. can girls get a college degree without injuring their health?

10. Sharing one fridge with your roommates is easy just make sure to brace yourself before you open it.
11. By the time it gets to 4am and you are still awake...just stay awake class is only 3 hours away.
12. If your instructor gives you an open book test..you will forget your book.
13. Never put down the remote or you will end up watching every version of Pride and Prejudice.
14. The fourth meal of the day is the most important.
15. Minimize food budget by scheduling classes around Happy Hour.

I am almost done with this semester!!! 3 weeks and counting!

(I am glad I have learned so much)

Jackson Colby update!

These are some updated pics of Jackson Colby Taylor. He is now two months old!!!!

I love this little boy!!!

Jackson Colby Taylor

Jackson Colby Taylor was born at 12:00 am on May 1, 2010. He is 7lbs 13 oz and 20 1/2 in. long.

I am a very proud aunt of this little guy! I am a little bias but he is the most adorable little boy ever!!!! I love him so much and I am so excited he is finally here and apart of our family!!!!

1st family photo!!!!

I love this little guy!!! He is such a joy! During this month we have had a lot of struggles in our family and he brought good news!!! Love you Jackson!!!

BYUI

Okay I know I have been really bad at this!!! I will try to catch you up!!! There is a lot that has happened. Christmas was amazing!! I love my family so much and it was so fun just being home and relaxing for three weeks!!! I am now here in Rexburg!! The weirdest place i think i have ever been in!!!! It is so small and very different then what I am used to....but so far so good!! I am a little afraid to admit to this but I think I am even starting to love it!! hahaha School is hard in that there is a lot of work to be done but I feel like I am really keeping up with it... which is good considering how High school was for me!!! I have an English class that I absolutely love.. weird I know but I feel like I have learned more in this one English class then I did in all four years of High School English!

BYUI really is an awesome place. I love that we pray before every class, you can talk about Christ and Heavenly Father all the time and no one looks at you weird, the spirit is always around!!!! I have not meet any boys datable yet but some really good friends! I am so glad that the guys here actually care more about WHO you are not WHAT you are!!!!

My roomies are awesome!! we have such a good time! We are already so close that we have so many inside jokes I cant even count them all!!!

It has been a hard and challenging road but I think I am finally to the point where I feel like anything that comes my way I can handle it with the help of my Heavenly Father of course!! Times are hard and the stress is still a big part of my life but I guess I have just found a better way to manage it!!!

PICS TO COME!!! =)

What an Incredible ride!!!!

Okay so I wrote this a long time ago just never posted it!! I decided I would post it-- it is a litte cheesy but that is okay!! Utah really was an amazing time for me!!!

I would not change a single thing about my time spent here, the happy, the sad, the hard, the bad, the love, the support, the trials, and the blessings I have gained!!! I can honestly say that this was one of the hardest times in my life (with plenty of more to go) but also one of the best times in my life!! As I write this all the memories, good and bad, just come back and make it that much harder to leave. I cant describe the amount of blessings I have received. When I was deciding what school to go to and where I needed to be Heavenly Father and a plan for me! Things did not work out the way I planned but I am so glad that I listened to the prompting that Utah was where I needed to be to learn and to grow! I have learned that we don't have control over most things in our life's but that we do control how we react and what we do with what we have. I have learned the Heavenly Father never leaves us and that he leads us to those that he would have us help and those who can help us! I have learned the gift of service and how richly it can bless you. Ultimately I have learned that I am not alone, Christ has been through what I have and knows my pain, I never have to be alone. I cant comprehend the plan Heavenly Father has for me but I understand more and more what he has in store for me! Each day I learn more about myself and what I can endure.

I have gained such love for the kiddos I have gotten to watch in these past six months! I can tell you if you ever fell discouraged and need unconditional love, find a child! The Love I have for these kids is indescribable. I love when Kolbie is so excited when he learns how to read a new word or can spell every bonus word! I love when Karson runs to me and says "Ms. Beth, Ms. Beth.. do you have any gum??" Or when he lays and snuggles with me! I love when Keira wakes up from her nap and her hair is all over the place and she hugs me or when she sits and plays with my hair. I love when Kenzie looks at me and smiles or when she starts laughing! I love when they say "Ms. Beth I love you." Everyday they teach me how to be become better.

I would not have had any of this if it were not for Annette and Carl. People say that there are angels that Heavenly father sends to us to help us. They are my angels and have saved my life! Its not just that they let me live with them or fed me or helped me find jobs but the support and love that I have felt from them and their family is unmeasurable. They have made me felt apart of their family and have treated me like I was! I can never repay them for what they have done and can only hope to become as generous as they have been toward me!!

On to the future, I will be going to Byu Idaho on January 2!!! My emotions are definitely on the service! Who ever said College is the funnest time of your life also forgot to mention the scariest! I can only hope that this next part of my life will be as fulfilling as these past 6 months!!! Ready to JUMP!!!!

Salt Lake City!!!

This post is just a summary of my time so far in Salt lake! Its been an up and down roller coaster since the day I got here!!! It took me a long time to find a place to live so I was sleeping on my sisters couch for awhile!!(thanks Breaelle) But then I found a little house in down town salt lake it was really cute and my roommates were nice but the location was not that great and not that save and I never could find a job in salt lake and i looked forever and filled out to many applications to count!! Then the answer to my prayers came, my old young woman president Annette called me with a job!!! I went to her house for lunch and to meet Dionne who I would be nannying for! while there Annette offered me a free place to live with her!! ahhh i was so revealed not only was I getting a job but a place to live that would be so much better!!! At this point I finally felt like things were getting better! I love Dionne and Sergio and there 4 beautiful kids and I have the best job ever!! But then just another trial that i guess i needed to go through came! I got in a car accident!! I was fine and no one was hurt but that was not the case for my car!!! I totaled my car!!! =( it was so frustrating and all I wanted to do and all I did was cry!!! If it were not for my parents I dont think i would have gotten through it! I think that this was actually what broke the ice between my dad and I and we were able to talk and build on our relationship! I now have a new Honda! I love it! I also love my job and I am so grateful that I have a job were they are so understanding and really care about me!! I also got into BYU Idaho!!! I go up in January and I am just so excited! salt lake was definitely my test run you might say! I have learned a lot about being on my own and doing thing by myself and i have learned what it means to really struggle! I am grateful towards my Heavenly Father that he lead me here to this place at this time and although it has not been easy I will always remember this experience and how much I have grown! I am excited for what is to come and cant wait tell it is my turn to be a college kid and to date and have friends! I am so blessed and I think when you go through times like these you take what you have for granted and I have definitely been humbled!!!

Here are a few pics of the kids i nanny!! (i can not do a post without pics lol)

Karson--3

Kobie--7

Keira--1

The three of them!

(I will put pics of Kenzie--2 months later)
They are my kids! I love them to death