just do it.

brian is from illinois.

"brian, does it bug you when people

pronounce illinois with an 's' ?"

"not really. it just shows how uneducated they are."

where do you go when you can't go home?

holy cow!

(there is a wikipedia page for

"holy cow." what the?)

it's june. on wednesday.

where has the year gone?

it's practically half over already.

do you realize that?

we're celebrating the end of may

with a few fun things:

1. taylor o. got a new phone.

2. we can text thatcher now.

3. we're going to jerusalem in 90 days.

next,

memorial day is always a good day to

remember things.

we're remembering all the men and women

who have served and given their lives

so that we can enjoy the liberties

and freedom that we do everyday.

thank you.

also, any sort of holiday during

a scheduled school year at the

wasatch running center

=

lots of families and lots of obnoxious,

hyper kids, running around, tearing

things off the walls and riding

the fitting stools like race cars up and

down the track.

in other words, death.

metaphorically speaking, of course.

anyway.

keep reading.

keep running.

keep being funny.

bye.

p.s. shout out to brandon,

(yes, you're getting an early shout out)

we're excited for your 3-flavored cake!

the goonies and the warriors.

life is just about normal right now.

taylor b. is cripple.
taylor o. is asleep on the floor.
andy is making weird faces while looking at his computer.

doesn't get any better than this.
relatively speaking, that is.

another cool thing is that taylor b.
made it into the newspaper as a model.
if you ask us,
that's a pretty huge deal. phd.
we're a little biased, but who cares.
biases have caused a lot of
successful things to happen in this world.
think about that.

not a whole lot else to report.
only 1.5 weeks until finals.
onl 2.5 weeks until break.
count 'em.

bye, bye.





---us.

crying/trying/drying out.

maybe this is the longest we've ever gone without posting,
maybe it's not.
we're not keeping track.

it's kinda, sorta, maybe summer for us at this point.

kinda: because taylor o. is still taking a few classes
at BYU for spring semester.

sorta: because utah hasn't invited summer to the party yet.

maybe: because summer isn't summer when we're not together,
and not with all of our friends.

that's right. we aren't living together.
taylor b. packed up and moved back to the big city last weekend.
taylor o. visited another city: paris.
just kidding. mexico city. but they're similar.
stupid volcano.

so what have we been up to lately?

well, taylor b. went to the train concert with ben.
probably the best concert she's ever been to.
pat crowd surfed, and invited some "fans" up on stage
to sing with him.
please. they didn't even know the lyrics,
and what was their reward? t-shirts.
and hugs from the band.
but no hard feelings.

obviously, taylor o. got a little sun in mexico with the fam.
and when we say a little sun, that is exactly what we mean.

school has been going well for t.o.
she hearts physical science.

taylor b. basically lives at work,
and she likes it.

we're excited for the summer to actually get started,
and for everyone to officially finish up with finals.
meanwhile we have friends all over the world:
london, jerusalem, tokyo, ecuador, ohio, albuquerque.
you name it.
pretty crazy.

we haven't seen each other in 2 weeks,
and we've been in the same state.
that is kinda, maybe, sorta a new record.
and we're all about new records,
and records in general.

"what are those for?" ---stanger.
"train." ---taylor b.
"no, those ones." ---stranger.
"the train concert." ---ben coburn.
(stranger lights up a cig).
"ohh. are there gonna be any good bands there?" ---stranger.

we love that---taylor & taylor.

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.

capillary action.

Here are a few simple pleasures that have made the last few days the BEST.

1. The Stick. If you don't have one, get one. You can buy one at Wasatch Running Center. Go!
2. Stan's Diner. Classic, delicious American food made by a cute Indian man. We're pretty sure his name is not Stan. But the food was so INCREDIBLE. Bonus Points: It is a block from our apartment. We like that.
3. Pebble ice. (You can get it at Stan's).
4. A beautiful, Autumn day. Like today for instance.
5. Did we mention The Stick, and Stan's?
6. A weekend at home:

Taylor O.

• A classic dance party in the Skyline parking lot with her favorite, classic people was a fun journey back to the good ole' days.
• General Conference fed her spiritually and physically. Jenny McKay makes some mean chocolate chip pancakes. Thanks, Jenny.
• She realized that she has acquired from a lot of habits from Bret Richmond Clapier and Norman Derek Jessee. Honestly, she couldn't ask for more awesome influences. The memories shared with them are truly treasured.
• She felt honored to hear a moving love story from the infamous Brandon Moore, as he quizzed her for the test she took today. Talk about multi-tasking. Thanks, Brandon.
• Some great laughs were shared with her family over dinner and the new tradition of a "Girls' Night Out" is a definite keeper. She wishes she was as hilariously awesome as her dad.
  
• There was an extra special bond with her brother, Thatcher, when she realized that he was doing the exact same thing as her from 10-12 and 2-4 on Saturday and Sunday. That bond was even stronger for her parents, who drove through New Mexico last night.

Taylor B.

• She started her great weekend on Thursday afternoon. She loves her job at Wasatch Running, misses working there every day, and would like to give a shout-out to all her fellow employees; they are awesome. Congrats for a successful St. George Marathon weekend, yo.
  
• Friday was full of tears and laughs--good moments and sad ones. Highlights include her favorite restaurant, Zupas, with some fellow bloggers, and an evening on the town with Ben and Taylor O. ("the town" bein' Provo).

Taylor O., Ben, Taylor B., Tyler at the BYU-USU game.

• The weather was one of her favorite parts of the weekend, and she hopes to someday live in a place where it rains all the time.
• Sunday was an extra-special treat. She went with Ben downtown to see the last session of conference; thanks for the tickets, Millie. Seated in front of them were two grown women with crayons and coloring books--Disney coloring books.
• Her Grandma officially penned her into the will; she gets all the umbrellas and the umbrella holder. Quite possibly the best inheritance she could ever ask for. Dinner with G & G and her mom was splendidly, divine.
  
• She spent the remainder of Sunday evening in good old Salt Lake, with the people she loves the very most. With a full belly, umbrellas, good conversation, rain, basement-chats, hugs and laughs, Sunday might have cracked the top ten. Who are we kidding? Of course it did.

After a great weekend home, it's always tough to come back down here, but with a little help from Taylor S., a good run, and Stan's, today has been great.

All jokes aside. We feel so blessed to have so many close friends, and such supportive families. We're grateful for the role the Gospel plays in our lives, and are so excited for many of our very close friends to begin serving missions, and join the 50,000+ missionaries already serving. We know they will be awesome, and we couldn't be happier for them!

Thanks to everyone who made this weekend so fantastic! Truly, one of the best.

"We should get ice cream." ---Ben Taylor
"We have skinny cows at home." ---Taylor B.
"One."---Taylor O.
"We could split it three ways."---Taylor B.
"Then it would be an anorexic cow."---Ben Taylor
"And if we threw it up, it would be a bulimic cow."---Taylor O.
"Lol."---Taylor B.

we love that---taylor & taylor. ;)