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.