quote for life.

"I must learn to love the fool in me--the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries. It alone protects me against that utterly self-controlled, masterful tyrant whom I also harbor and who would rob me of human aliveness, humility, and dignity but for my fool." -- Theodore I. Rubin, MD

travel-lust.

Soo... over the past week I have been trying to keep myself busy. From movies to hockey games, board games to studying (blargh). I've just been trying to keep my mind off the situation at hand. Wounds are still fresh. But after all is said and done, I am never going back on my lifetime saying of "life is good." Because life IS good!! It's flippin' fun while we have it!!

But onto the point, I have reeeeaaaaaallllllyyyyyy wanted to get out of town for a little. Roam the world. Or country. Or province. Or general area outside of my basement. That would be nice.
Our school is taking a trip to Costa Rica on spring break and I am sooooo excited!! :D it's going to be a blast and a half.
But you know where else I want to go? Iceland.
Yeah, you read right, Iceland. Who would want to go to Iceland you say? Me, that's who. Watch this video and you will too.

(pardon the naked people in the middle. (Egad!))
Much love. -taite

inspiring.

If there is one thing that I have learned over the past 4 weeks, it is that life is a gift. I realized that I need to live in the moment and reach for things that I would usually shy away from. I need to play. To run. To laugh. To sing. To love. To be carefree. To be forgiving. To be fun. To be an example. We need to appreciate life for what it is, because life is too short to treat it otherwise. I know that for my whole life people have been telling me "Life is short, have fun." And I never realized the deep truth in that statement. You seriously, SERIOUSLY don't know which day will be your last. Enjoy each breath you take, because life as you know it could soon end. 

“People say you don't know what you've got until it's gone...truth is, you knew what you had, you just thought you'd never lose it.”  

My friends, enjoy whatcha got. I love you. Yes you, for real. Even if I barely know you, I love you!!! Talk to me, so I can know you if I don't. Have a merry ol' day, and cherish your loved ones and every moment you have with them.

- Taite. :)

nephew.

Just in case you didn't know, my nephew is freaking adorable.

It seems like forever since I have seen him last. Lately I have been missing my family. A lot. Wendy and I do pretty well by ourselves, but I miss all my siblings. Especially my sissy. I love her. (You are probably reading this right now, love you Melia!! :) Back to my nephew, he is growing up way too quickly. It's nuts. I miss that kid.

And here's his youtube video if you haven't already seen it. He's a sick b-baller.

Summer-longing.

How much I long for Summer. The relaxing days spent mostly on my porch, sun-basking. The drives to the bridge. Maxing out the car with Clay. Dubstep appreciation drives with Renzo. Bridge jumping in the dark. Lightning watches on the tramp. Running around in the pouring rain (and the boys having nearly no clothing on... ;P). Walking around town and posing as skid-kids. Shenannies. Rooftop egg tosses. Texting until all hours. Water fights. Fortress-building. Duck-shooting. Apple-batting. Bike-jumping. Movie-watching. Cuddle sessions. Venting feelings. Climbing trees. Pool playing. Scaring children. Bike riding. Longboarding. Winks runs. Museum visits. Cramping too many people into a car. Awkward glances. Laughing fits. Shopping. Trying on outrageous clothing. Being spontaneous. Frollicking and skipping down roads. And sidewalks. And hallways. Dancing our butts off. Grinding. :) Pestering each other. Pantsing each other. Flashing each other. Setting each other up. Making fun. Sitting on park benches. Playing on parks. Midnight meet-ups. Hand holds. Long hugs. Taunting for kisses. Counting steps. Lounging on couches. Playing games. Watching games. Party crashing. Baking. Dressing up outrageously. Crumping. Learning the art of rap. Trunk rides. Face licks. Warm embraces. Frightened jumps. Sly smiles. Saying so much without speaking a word. And just being with each other.

I wish I could go back to all those days and live them again just once more.
I wish more than anything that we could have had just a little more time.
I wish I could be that free again.
I wish I could feel that love again.
I wish I could see those smiles, just one more time.

<3

Sexy People.

Haha, I don't know what is up with me, but for a long time, I had a favorite blog to read. What was it you may ask? Sexy People. The Sexy People-blog. It's pretty much the best time ever. I definitely recommend going to check it out. right now.

Aren't they beautiful?!

Biking with no hands!!

Haha this past Spring/Summer, almost every day, Renzo and I would go on a little bike ride and chat as sometimes we picked up more people along the way and ended up having a group of people biking around town in a little herd. We had so much fun!! I miss biking ever so much.

Along with biking came with competition... of course. I always sucked at riding no-handsies, but Amber and Renzo were the best. They would always show me up. I wish I could've seen this video earlier so I could practice and own their butts while we rode!!! Hahah.

Music.

Soooo as of late I've been listening to some nice acoustic music. Including this beaut of a song.

My friend was learning it on the guitar and I wish I was talented enough to play the guitar.

I have been missing the sound of music constantly around the house, with Sether been gone and all, the house is pretty quiet. I have, however taken up the art of the ukulele. Hahahahah I know a couple of songs, and I'm sure I bug the shizniz out of my mother as I walk around the house strumming those 4 little strings and singing at the top of my lungs. Hey, it makes me feel good, so whatever!! I have been trying to play the guitar, but I still kind of suck. A lot. Haha, my hands are too little!! Or I am just used to a little fretboard. I think I'll stick to guitar hero. :)

Me and the good ol' ukulele.

Another music related thing that I really REALLY want is to go to the Dallas Green concert in Calgary in January. Like I would do anything to go to that. MAN!!! I loooooove City and Colour. Sooo bad. Gah. I cannot express in text how much I long to go to that concert. I will be eagerly watching ebay, because I was too stupid to not buy tickets while I had them in my checkout, and they sold out shortly after. I know, I'm stupid. But, when there's a will, there's a way, so we will see how things pan out. :)

Listen, and bask in the Hometown Glory.

The past 3 weeks.

A lot has happened in the past 3 weeks. More than I ever wish could happen in 3 short weeks.

On October 16th, 2011, there was a tragic car accident in our little town of Magrath, and 4 teens passed away. Two of which were some of my best friends. Um, it doesn't really seem real yet, and I don't think it will for a long time. I don't know. I don't feel like I know anything right now. I'm just stumbling around. I was over having a family dinner at the Dainard's on Wednesday night for Renzo's would-be 17th birthday, and I was talking to his  aunt and she had a similar incident happen to her when she was a teen. She said she took a good couple years for it to become real and for her to cope with it, so we will see how this goes. I'll just live one step at a time.

I don't really know what to write on the interwebs, besides just saying that I love them ever so much and I can't wait to see them again.

It's hard to comprehend. I don't know. It feels like they are on vacation or something. I just miss looking at their smiling faces every day of my life and hearing their contagious laughter ringing in my ears almost constantly. There are so many more things that I wish we could have done, places we could have gone, memories we could have made, but for now I'll just remember all the ones we have had. Hahaha those boys were the light of my life. They were flippin' hilar.

I'll always miss my big brothers more than anything. Those 4 will live in my heart for the rest of my life and I hope to live on with their legacies.

I love you guys.

The last night I saw Renzo. We were at a birthday party and it was seriously one of the best times of my life. I had a freaking blast. It is also the last picture taken of Renzo to our knowledge.

When Clay and I went duck hunting in September. It was the first time I shot a gun and I shot my own duck. :) He said he was so proud. We had plans to go deer hunting in the near future. 

I was flippin' ecstatic every time I got to hang out with my Clay boy. Also taken on his phone, luckily sent to myself the last time I saw him. 

A picture of all the dance girls after our production of Peter Pan in June. Love you Jo-Jo. :)

Grad '09. Also one of the best times of my life. Renzo + me + dances always equaled an outrageously fun time, every time. 

My besties. Love you so so much. 

Seriously like so FREAKING much.

heyo.

Hey beautiful.
How have you been doing? Because I have been doing absolutely marvelously.
I just arrived home from Vegas last night. Yes, yes I do travel in extreme amounts. Yes, I do love it. Don't judge me. ;)

Recently, I have started 11th grade, which is kind of a gong show, but I am loving every moment. Life has just been a party. I feel as ecstatic as this bangle-clad woman, except I don't think I constantly have that much hair frizz and I am lacking a ridiculous amount of lemons. But nevertheless!! I have had a grand sense of euphoria as of late.

You know what I do need? A dance party. A really nice dance party. I haven't been classically dancing as much lately, and our school/community/southern Alberta has not had a dance in quite the time span. It relieves stress. Which I have had a pile of lately. (It comes with the positivity sometimes. Every up has its down.)

Welp, I guess this has turned into a little rant of sorts.
I'll be in a better mood tomorrow. Promise.
It is the weekend anyway!! (Hoorah for 2 school days in a week. :)

Love you.

wanderlust.

this makes me want to get up and pack my bags, travel, and make my own adventure.
                    .........and makes me want to follow in Melia's footsteps even more profoundly and                                            go to BYU Jerusalem....

...

If you insist...

*bashful smile*

Hello.

It's been awhile, hasn't it?

To say I've been busy... is a lie. I have just been lazily enjoying my summer days. Although I did go to Dance Camp this Summer!!! .... for the 2 weeks of 8 that I have been away. Whoops.

My life has been pretty lackadaisical, just the way I like it.

I will resume posts of just things I have stumbled upon that are cute. Yes. I like this.

-me.

                                                                                                                                                        meow.

Creativity.

Today, I have decided to be creative.

While I was sitting in my dimly lit room searching the interwebs I made a silent resolution to stop looking at everyone else in the world being creative and falsely living through their creations and fun times and do it myself. So with a swig of my Fresca, (which I am now no longer ashamed of drinking) and the sound of "Pumped up Kicks" by Foster the People ringing in my ears, I decided to be confident and do what I want and what I feel like and to stop thinking about what others will think of me.

Cheers to that.

*Takes a celebratory chug of Fresca.* 

Ardor archives.

Now that all the snow is officially gone in Canada and has been for a month or two, I have been obsessed with pops of color and florals. ( "Florals? For Spring? Ground breaking." :)

I have been dancing a TON lately. Rave dancing and classical dancing. It balances out. :) I want to buy this print badly. Because I have the urge to dance all day, every day. 

 

here.

Isn't this picture sweet?! I want to have it at my wedding, it is all of the guests' fingerprints. Original, eh?

pinterest.

Man, oh man how I love sparkles. And monotone peach outfits. And dainty hands. And cupcakes.

Also pinterest.

Also, Graduation for my school was yesterday, and all day I was completely enveloped in it; from serving tables to dancing my little booty off.
When I graduate I want this dress. So very badly. Isn't it so elegant?!

Lots of love,
- taitertot/taiterteen/taitey/TAITE.

hello love bugs.

 

Heyo.  How's it going, lovelies? .... Or probably just me because I'm sure more half of my page views are from myself.... well.. it's a hard knock life.  

I have been really up to a ton actually lately, too much to speak of. I have been very busy, and one event of this busyness was yesterday I went up to Red Deer for a band trip, which ended up being more than spectacular, resulting in some new close friends! 

Well I just wanted to tell you that I am not dead... just thoroughly occupied. 

Love you. 

Really.

How much...

How much I love summer..

How much I want to live in California..

How much I want to sleep on the beach..

How much I want to get rid of my sickly and pasty Canadian complexion..

:)

(source.)

James Franco.

I want this. Soo freaking badly.

My recent happenings.

Well I guess maybe you've been wondering where I've ran away to for the past, like, month.
Or if your a normal person and you don't give a dang, I'll tell you anyways.

Welllll... I went on vacation, and had a downright splendid time.

First we went to Provo, Utah and stopped by to see my sis. It was stellar. We spent a good amount of our time in the scene of this picture, Anthro.

Then we partied it up in Las Vegas, of course. Any vacation staple. 

 We hung out with my broseph, Brett. 

 Hopped in the car, traveled from Las to Los, and then went to visit these beautiful people.
We went to Santa Monica, and it was one of the best times ever! Definitely a well needed time in the sun after a long, LONG Canadian winter.

 (dang blinking.)

And of course, me being a Disney fanatic. We went to the happiest place on earth. 

(And we didn't even take any pictures there. Horrible mistake.)

And now I think you are pretty caught up. 

:)

Friday.

How much I love weekends.

Weekdays are too dang stressful. 

Lately I have been trying to play on my creative side, and I've been doing a lot of what this little girl is doing. Cutting and pasting paper. It's actually more entertaining than it sounds. 

Whatever. I don't want to grow up. 

:)

I'm Baaaaack. *showtune sounding trill.*

Hello world.

I have come back to the good old internet.
How have you all been doing? Because I have been doing absolutely splendidly!

Long story short I've been away, traveling around the western side of North America, and it has been a blast.

I might post some pictures of my adventures sometime this week, but for now I just wanted to salute you and tell you that, no, I am not dead. And I will be resuming posts as regularily as I can.

Love you.

Really, I do.
-taiterteen.

sorry...

I feel awful for neglecting you guys, but i have been terribly busy lately. With the new semester in high school I've had to figure out my schedule, get a hang of my classes, and i have had dance every day. Simply said I have a lot on my plate. And when my 4 google chrome pages packed full of plentiful tabs and wonderful pictures crashed, i lost the will to post. Aaand right now i am vacationing in Vegas. At the moment i am in the apple store. Which when playing around on this iPad prompted me to fill you in on my life. Posts should resume shortly.

I miss you.

-taiterteen.

...

I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did. 

:)

spring fever..

I think I have spring fever. 

The wind and frigid cold occurring outside just a mere six feet away from me is freaking outrageous. 

I want spring. Or summer. Or vacation. Or a tanning bed.

spotted here.

loving this

Loving this girls laid back style. here.

you are..

here.

ardor archives.

here.

here.

here.

Really, I do.

here.

oh man.

Disney movies just never get old. 

Now that I am done my finals, (SCORE!) this morning I have been lounging around and just watched Hercules. And man was it good. I think I am going to re-watch lots of Disney flicks this week off. And then recite many lines of them to anyone who passes me on the street. Yes.

please.

Pretty, pretty please transport me here.

                            

                                  found here.

faves.

Yesterday, I came across the photographer Andrew Curtis and he just conveniently takes pictures of all my favorite things in life. Like:

My lifelong dream of living in a Volkswagen van on a beach in California.

The appeal of living in a run down apartment in a big city.

Puddle jumping.

And gorgeous flaming red hair.

All found on Andrew Curtis' tumblr.

weather.

The weather here has me really in the dumps lately. It sucks. With 120 km/h wind and snow, it's not a very fun time.

I would much rather live somewhere tropical and hot where the closest I got to snow was throwing feathers around in a joyful manner in an empty apartment. Just like this girl. Now THAT looks like fun!!