Hi blogspot....its been a year...literally.

Well I've obviously slacked in blogging in the last year. But I want to pick it back up because life has changed so much and more exciting things will be happening. In the last year I have bought my first home, graduated from ISU and began my career. I’ve been very successful and I’ve made many accomplishments. I really am very proud of myself. I couldn’t have done with out my amazing support team I had this last summer, my family & work family. I found my way back home..and by that I mean me and teej got back together. We both were heartbroken when we ended things and kept trying but it never just quite worked out but this last time for some reason it worked. And I finally feel whole again. He truly is my other half and best friend. I feel so blessed to have someone that loves me as much as he does. He does so much for me, he’s incredible. Also in the last year I lost my best friend of 10 years, my Scout. That was by far one of the toughest things that has happened to me in the last year. I spent half of my life with that dog. And some people didn’t understand why I was so upset but dogs do become part of your family. Right after he died I said, “I never want a dog again!” This isn’t like me. I am such a dog lover and really could never picture my life without one but I was so heartbroken I couldn’t imagine my life without scout. So a month or so passed and one day I looked at TJ and said, “I am ready for another dog.” I got on good ole craigslist and found an add for a mastador/greatdane mix pup for $60. This was it. I knew it. We drove a little past Blackfoot to meet the pups. There was only one left, a boy. He was the fattest and biggest of them all. TJ picked up and said he’s the one Tay. I was hesitant. I didn’t feel it right away like he did. But after playing with him for several minutes we paid for him and would be back to get him in a week or so. (he wasn’t quite ready to leave mama) The excitement killed me! Waiting a week was so tough. I got a text that said “your pup is ready to pick up!” And from then on me and Bosley have literally been a perfect pair. A week after we brought him home me and Teej broke up. I took the dog. We clicked instantly I knew he was a dog made for me. Come to find out later Bos was born on the day Scout died. And I have said from day one that he was sent to me from Scout. He reminds me so much of him. I was blessed with another great friend. He is my gentle giant and he has been through quite a bit with me. Every single day he reminds me of my first love. After TJ and I broke up I swallowed my pride and moved back home with my parents. We had been house shopping and found one we liked, made an offer, and won. We broke up shortly after that. I thought for a month during the whole closing process and on the day before closing I backed out of buying the house. So there I was on another journey, finding a new home. At this time I had started school at ISU in the summer Mon-Fri and working on top of that. I would rush to see houses on my lunch break. After several frustrating months I found my home. It hadn’t even went on the market yet when my realtor called me and said “I really think you will love this house and they are putting it on the market tomorrow” So the next day on my lunch break I rushed to see this house and fell in love. I finally got that feeling everyone said I would get when I found the one. I made an offer and it got accepted that night. It was all mine. So Bos and I started packing our bags. Moving, school full time and working is hard mix. I just now am finally all unpacked. I graduated in July and started working as a Nail Technician at Studio 145 in September after all my finals and state exams were finished. It has been such a crazy road. I started working at Studio 145 in March after a job ended badly. I posted on Facebook “Need a job..like yesterday.” One thing led to another and I started the very next day as a receptionist. At this point I had just moved home from Twin Falls where I was going to CSI and was taking a semester off while I thought about what I wanted to go into. I instantly fell in love with the environment. People ask me if its hard working in a salon with all the drama and cattiness. No! Its not at all. My wonderful and so talented boss has created an environment where we are family. I love every single girl I work with they all take care of me. It’s just what we do. I knew from the very beginning I wanted to stay here for a very long time. So after a while I made the decision to go to ISU for the Nail Tech program. I remember getting accepted..I literally screamed ran around the house and started jumping on the bed like I was 7 years old again. After 3 short months I was done with school and finally began to build my career. Several people say things to me like “when you go back to school” or “real career” This is a career. If you are passionate about what you do, no matter what it is you can go far. I was blessed with literally the best mentor I could ask for as well. She has to take a lot of the credit for my success. I still have a long way to go but it amazes me how quickly my life changed from being receptionist to nail tech. For the first time in my life I could actually support myself 100% on my own. That was a great feeling. And it just gets better and better. Not to mention I love going to work every day. I enjoy what I do. I look forward to seeing my clients. This is what I was meant to do. At 19 years old I am in a great place in my life. Some say I’m a little ahead of the game but I like it that way. I’ve always been an old soul and been older than I really am. I feel so blessed for everything I have and have accomplished so far in my life, but most of all the amazing people that have helped get me to where I am at. Sorry for the novel..its been a busy year. XOXO tay