sprechen sie englisch?

First off, let me explain.
I know you posted on July 5th.
And I know that it is July 8th.
But life is hard sometimes.

Like when you are in a foreign country
where you have to go to
3 different stores
3 different times
before you get a SIM card that works.

But we only have
1 SIM card that works in
1 country
because they're not cheap.

So, hence, I am tethering

(for those of you who are technologically-impared
and don't know what that means click here
[sorry it's in German - like I said: life is hard sometimes.])

Enough explaining on my part.
How about this picture does some explaining instead.

Yep. That's the view from my window.
Well, hello there, Alps.

That particular mount is the Jungfrau -
translated to "young maiden."
She is protected by two mountains on either side
whose names translate to "ogre" and "monk."
Cool? You tell me.

Not that I speak German or anything though,
'cause I don't.
Unless knowing how to say "I am vegetarian" counts.
By the way, I'm yet to say that,
in case you were wondering.
And in case you are reading this and wondering,
"is she really vegetarian?"
I am.

There is a general trend here
of things being steep.
the Alps
the stairs
the prices

There is also a general trend here
of lots of driving.
I have been in 3 countries so far
(including Switzerland, France and Germany)
and that number will reach 5
by the end of the trip.

The other general trend would have to be
AMAZING VIEWS.
If I wasn't tethering,
I would post some pictures for you.
(Bet you feel dumb if you still
don't know what 'tethering' means)
Hopefully you'll get to see some soon.

Other highlights include:
- Stuffing my face with chocolate at a chocolate factory
(the winning flavor: "crement")
- Entering France just to buy some almond croissants
(reminiscent of last November...?)
- eating delicious cheese in the quaint village of Gimmelwald
(just to give you a feel for the place:
Less than 200 people live there,
the only way to get to it is by aerial tram or trail,
and there is a store that still lets you buy things on credit)

Obviously the highlights all involved food.
That just seems to be how it works.

Also, I have finished one book so far.
Reasons to Live
It was a winner. You'll have to read it.
Meaning you, specific (Taylor)
and you, general (hello there, follower).

Well, when it comes to slow internet,
I can only take it for so long.
And it has been so long.
So, so long.

Love you.
(once again, specific and general)
Can't wait to hear more about Utah.

Tay

i miss the rains up in salt lake.

hellooooooooooo.

(pronounced: hell-ohhhhhhhh, not hell-oooooooooh).

what a great weekend.
taylor o. had auditions for the byu performing group young ambassadors.
it went really well, so we're excited to see what happens.
yay.

10+ hours of auditioning was pretty fun, too.
but probably not as fun as this:


taylor b. enjoyed a very relaxing weekend in utah's dixie.
her friend natalie died over 3 times.
(see above picture).

the landscape was almost as wonderful as the company.








yay.

in other news,
not having a spring break here at BYU has paid off.
tomorrow is our last day of school.
yay.

we're real excited for this semester to be over,
but sad too, because we won't be living together for a while.
in fact, taylor b. will be living at the wasatch running center
for the next few months.
so, stop by and say hello won't you?
it's just the perfect time to start some warm-weather running.
we know we're lovin' it.
yay.

have a nice night.

"ahhh. carrots." ---taylor o.

we love that---taylor & taylor.

p.s. feeling stressed about school?
don't.
we feel this sums it up perfectly.
they always know how to keep it real.