day 10 of 30!

Something you are afraid of.

Ha! This post could go on for years! I know we aren't supposed to be fearful, because the Bible tells us not to, but this is one of my major downfalls. I trust the Lord and have faith that He will keep me safe and give me the life He wants for me, but sometimes I still worry.

• I am TERRIFIED of storms.
• I do NOT like scary movies.
• I am scared I will NEVER get married.
• I am WORRIED I will get in debt and not be able to fix it.
• I HATE bugs. They scare me to death.
• I am petrified of marrying the wrong guy and getting a divorce.
• Not getting a job after college.
• Not being able to have kids (when the time comes)
• Some rollercoasters.

These are just a few of my fears. Some are petty, I know. Some are far in the future, but I still worry about it. A few of these probably sound ridiculous, but this list is what I am afraid of.

day 9...

"A Friend loveth at all times."-Proverbs 17:17

Today's Blog Challenge is a picture of you and your friends. It's sad to say I don't have that many pictures of me and my friends. I am a horrible picture-taker (I never take pictures). I always forget my camera. Here are some of my closest friends and there are a few missing. Shout out to Katy, Bonnie, And Lou Lou!! I love all my friends. I wouldn't make it without them!

day 8: a place i've traveled to.

Family Vacay to St. Lou-ay

The last time I traveled was the when took the family trip to St. Louis a few months ago. St. Louis is always one of my favorite places to go. The town lives for Cardinals baseball as do I. I love it there. Everywhere you turn is RED! You can read all about this vacation here!

There is so much to do in St. Louis especially for a family. They have a free zoo and an amazing galleria to shop! ha. Cardinals game are always fun and a good family atmosphere. I think they even have a free science museum that is supposed to be really good. I sound like an advertisement, huh? I can't help it, because I love this city. I can't wait to go back next year. Woo Hoo!

speak now...

Taylor Swift just came out with her newest CD, "Speak Now." In the front of the CD cover, she gives a little note or letter about why she wrote this album and how she feels about "speaking now." I fell in love. It is such a potent message. It is inspiring. It will give you chills. It will make you want to run to whoever you have in mind and speak now. I want to share it and I hope it speaks to you like it did me.

'Speak now or forever hold your peace,' the words said by preachers at the end of wedding ceremonies all over the world right before the vows. It's a last chance for protest, a moment that makes everyone's heart race, and a moment I've always been strangely fascinated by. So many fantasize about bursting into a church, saying what they'd kept inside for years like in the movies. In real life, it rarely happens.

Real life is a funny thing, you know. In real life, saying the right thing at the right moment is beyond crucial. So crucial, in fact, that most of us start to hesitate, for the fear of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. But lately what I've begun to fear more than that is letting the moment pass without saying anything.

I think most of us fear reaching the end of our life, and looking back regretting the moments we didn't speak up. When we didn't say, 'I love you.' When we should've said, 'I'm sorry." When we didn't stand up for ourselves or someone who needed help.

These songs are made up of words I didn't say when the moment was right in front of me. These songs are open letters. Each is written with a specific person in mind, telling them what I meant to tell them in person. To the beautiful boy whose heart I broke in December. To my first love who I never thought would be my first heartbreak. To my band. To a mean man I used to be afraid of. To someone who made my world very dark for a while. To a girl who stole something of mine. To someone I forgive for what he said in front of the whole world.

Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you'll regret more than the ones left unsaid are the ones you use to intentionally hurt someone.

What you say might be too much for some people. Maybe it will come out wrong and you'll stutter and you'll walk away embarrassed, wincing as you play it back in your head. But I think the words you stop yourself from saying are the ones that will haunt you the longest.

So say it to them. Or say it to yourself in the mirror. Say it in a letter you'll never send or in a book millions might read someday. I think you deserve to look back on your life without a chorus of resounding voices saying, 'I could've, but it's too late now.'

There is a time for silence. There is a time waiting your turn. But if you know how you feel, and you so clearly know what you need to say, you'll know it.

I don't think you should wait. I think you should speak now.

P.S. To all the boys who inspired this album, you should've known. :)

Love, Taylor

day 7 of 30!

Day 7: Favorite Movies

• Breakfast at Tiffany's (who would have thunk it?)
• The Sandlot
• The Proposal
• Pretty Woman
• Sweet Home Alabama
• Casablanca
• Rear Window
• Made of Honor
• Marley and Me
• 300
• Finding Nemo
• The Blindside
• Remember the Titans
• Pursuit of Happyness
• P.S. I Love You
• Definitely, Maybe
• Talladega Nights
• 8 Seconds
• Man in the Moon
• Monsters, Inc.
• Cars
• Troy

I don't know if you can tell or not, but I love movies. ALL movies! This isn't even the whole list just a few off the top of my head. There is rarely a movie I find that I don't like. So what are your favorite movies? Day 8 is tomorrow. Woo Hoo!

DAY 6!

A picture that makes you happy.

day 5: siblings.

3 brothers and me.

I have three little brothers--Tyler (20), Hunter (13), and Hudson (7). All three of them different, unique, one-of-a-kind, but all surprisingly amazing! I love all my little brothers--each in their own way.

Tyler is the oldest of the three and very close to my age. We have always been close. He is more like one of my best friends than a brother.

This is a picture of Tyler and Taylor (his girlfriend and future wife). Tyler is an outdoorsy type guy. Anything to do with sports, hunting, fishing, mudding--Tyler is there. He loves the outdoors and is very athletic. He is one of the funniest, but one of the most sensitive boys I have ever met. I know I can always count on him for anything. I love my bubby!

Hunter is thirteen and the most different of all of us--which is not a bad thing (he is unique and always himself).

He is a VERY energetic boy. He is also athletic and likes to hunt and fish, but is not obsessed or as passionate about it as Tyler. Hunter likes to try new things. He is always up for an adventure. He is a "gamer" (loves video games). ha! He also is an artist. He loves to draw and is pretty good at it. He liked/likes to skateboard. Hunter is completely opposite from Tyler in an aspect, but it is good that he has his own personality and way of life. This kid will always keep you on your toes, but he is a good kid and means well. And I love him for not being ashamed to be who he is and do what he likes.

Last, but not least is my little Huddy Bry Bry. Hudson Bryce is 7 and was born when I was 15. He is almost like my kid to me. Sometimes my parents or myself has to stop me from correcting and disciplining him.

Hudson is the baby. I love him! He is seriously like my own. Hudson has a mixture of Hunter and Tyler. He looks up to them both and I love that. He loves hunting and fishing and video games and movies and baseball and anything Daddy does. He is a sweetheart. Hudson is at the age of "kids say the darnest things." He will say the funniest things that he has picked up from one of us older ones. And it will absolute crack you up. The other day he told my mom (after my dad was telling him something), "i ain't dealing with this. you need to handle it. it's your problem." Now, honestly he probably should have gotten in trouble for the smart mouth, but it is just too funny and he is the baby. We all just laughed. I love my huddy bry bry and he always knows he can get his way if he comes ask sissy.

day 4!

Day 4 of 30: Meet My Parents.

I don't have a picture of just my parents so I chose this one of the family (minus tyler). Anyways, my parents are the best! Ok, I am probably a bit biased. I love them! They are more than just parents. Since I have gotten older, they are more like my best friends.


Meet my dad, Tim. I am definitely a "daddy's little girl." Since I am the only girl, ha! I get to be daddy's princess at all times. I love it! My dad is one of the funniest men you will ever meet. And he always has the best advice! He is something else. You can always count on daddy to brighten your day through any situation. I am so glad gave ol' timbo as my dad. He is someone I know I can always count on. He will always be there for me and never turn his back. I love him!

Momma Beth is my best friend. She is a great christian lady and someone I look up to. I love my momma and am so thankful for her. She is someone who I can lean on and trust always. We fight sometimes, because we are like sisters (everyone thinks we are). But she is my mom and I will always love her.

I am so blessed with the christian parents God gave me. They have been married for 24 years and still going strong. I hope to have just as strong and committed marriage as my parents do.

day 3...

First True Love

ha! This one should be interesting. Well where to begin? First let me say, I have not really ever had my first true love. I know, I know...I'm 21, how have I not fallen in love? Well I haven't with a guy yet. Let me explain.

Back in high school, I THOUGHT I found my first love and I loved him and we were going to get married and blah, blah, blah. Well I was not just wrong but WAY wrong. He was a crush--just a crush. I realized after he got married (ha!) that he wasn't who God had for me. That was fine. Because I know my first true love will be my last true love. I want my first love to be the man I marry. And I'm pretty sure that is how God has it planned.

You see, I pray everyday, sometimes more than once, about my future husband--my first love. I know God has someone special for me. This guy was made for me! I just know it. God really has been revealing things to me about what I should and should not want in a spouse. It's not all about what he drives, what he looks like, how he dresses, how he talks, or what he likes. I know the guy God has for me will be what I desire, because I desire what God wants for me.

"Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart."--Psalm 37:4

So whoever my first love is will love me and love God, because that is what's most important. I want God to be my first love, and the man of my dreams to be who God has for me to be an honor to Him. Because truly, my first true love is God.

day 2...

I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Okay, hang on I'm jumping ahead of myself.

This is day two of the thirty day challenge. Day 2 is "what's in a name?" It is about why you chose your blog name. My blog name is Blogfest at Tiffany's. Well first off, I'm Tiffany. ha! And besides, I LOVE tiffany's jewelry. That is where my future husband (if we are really meant to be) will get my engagement ring. I just know it. Anyways, my blog name was obviously inspired by the greatest movie alive (ok one of them)--Breakfast at Tiffany's. I love Audrey Hepburn and she does a superb job acting in this movie. It took me awhile to think of something creative and unique for my blog. I wanted it to be perfect and portray me. And this is how I got Blogfest at Tiffany's. So "what's in your name?" Blog name that is.

30 day blog challenge!

I have ran across this cute, fun blog session (10 DAYS LATE!), but i still want to participate. It is a 30 day blog challenge with each day having a certain topic to blog about. I found it at this cute little blog A Southern Belle's Tales. And I think she got it from someone too. But follow her and you can find out where she found this challenge.

Day One: Recent Picture. Introduce Yourself. 15 Facts.

This is my most recent picture. Yes, I'm looking a little rough and all-natural, but it's all part of hunting. Like before, sorry for the blood (ew. I know).

Now I must introduce myself. Well, I am a 21 year old college student (junior) at the University of Memphis--go tigers! I am an elementary education major and also a SPED major. I can't wait to graduate in December of 2011 and finally be a teacher. I do not have a job. Being a full time college student (in the education department) is a job within itself. I am not married nor in a relationship. I also do not have any kids. But one day (in the Lord's time), I will have all of that. And I can't wait for that day to come (as long as it's His time not mine). I am a Christian and proudly profess my faith. I am a southern belle--born and bred. I also am a die-hard baseball fan (go cardinals!). I try to live perfect, because we are supposed to live like Christ. But here is the one key idea, I am NOT perfect only He is. So although I try to live to be perfect, I will never reach it. And that's okay, because I try. I like failing (at perfection), because it makes my faith in Him that much stronger.

1. I have lived in Memphis (actually more or so the suburban areas of the city) my entire life. I was born and raised here. No, I have never been shot at or been to Elvis' house. Yes, I love our college basketball team, but not truly "bleeding blue and grey" (I don't really root for them in any other sport). That makes me a true Memphian. ha!
2. I love living in the South. I hope to raise my children one day in the South with a southern way of mind.
3. This leads me to say I believe the south is not a place to live--it is a way of life. Although, something intrigues me about a big city and a high-paced life, I know that truly is not me. I would rather be front porch rockin' with the big sun droppin' livin' part of life.
4. I love movies--old, new, black and white, color, romantic, comedy, drama, action. Anything but horror. I am a scaredy cat.
5. I love Cardinal baseball. No we did not make it to post season, but that's ok I still love my redbirds.
6. I am going to be an aunt (first time aunt) in December. I can't wait!
7. I LOVE family. I am very family-oriented and was raised that way. I seriously have thousands of cousins and hundreds of aunts and uncles. I love family reunions and get togethers. It is a time to reminisce and laugh and be merry.
8. I am high maintenance. I know how can you live in the south, HUNT, like baseball, and be high maintenance?! Well you can, because I am. I guess that's what makes me a southern belle and not a "redneck chick."
9. Which leads me to say I am not too fond of the word "redneck." It sounds, pardon my nose in the air, but trashy. Being from the south and saying things like, "I hunt. I drive a truck. I wear camo." People automatically classify you as redneck (ugh), hick, hillbilly, or some other terrible southern term. Now I am proud of my heritage and I love to hunt and wear camo (when I'm hunting!) and no I don't drive a truck, but just because you like those things doesn't make you the R word. It makes you a true southern gent or lady.
10. I want a black range rover or a white tahoe. I am fascinated.
11. I already have my future (FUTURE) children's names picked out.
12. I have found through the years that it's not about how many friends you have, but who truly is your friend. I only have a handful of true, real friends that I can trust and lean on. I love my handful of friends. I wouldn't want to have a bunch of fake friends rather than my 4 or 5 real friends.
13. I have one baby--my puppy baby. Jake addison is the love of my life for right now.
14. I spend money way too fast. This is one of my major downfalls. I know whomever God has for me will be great with money and finances, because I'm not.
15. I love nail polish and painting my nails and other peoples. Your nails should always be painted and always be presentable, in my opinion.

ten on tuesday

it's time for ten on tuesday again. if you want to play along simple copy and paste this picture into your blog and think of your ten things.

this week's topic is ten thing we shouldn't do/bad habits. oh boy! this should be interesting. here we go.

1. nail biting

i bite my nails continously. nervous-bite 'em. anxious-chewing away. excited- gnawing on them. frustrated- you guessed it. it's all i ever do. i do not know why or how i got started biting my nails, but i have done it since i was little (like 2). my mom tried everything when i was a child to stop me from biting my nails, but nothing worked! this is my worst (and most disgusting) habit. if anyone has some old remedies to help me quit, i'd be glad to listen.

2. cry

i know it's okay to cry and it's part of being emotional and a girl. but i cry about everything. i am sure everyone i know has seen me cry at least once. happy, sad, nervous, mad, excited--cry! movies, songs, stories, books, people, tv shows--cry! ha. now i sound like a moron who cries all the time. it's not like i cry everyday but at least once or twice a week. i think it's my therapy.

3. mountain dew obsession

i would love to say i only drink water and milk and occassionally a glass of sweet tea, but truth is i drink mountain dew constantly. it is by far the worst type of soda for you, i know. but i can't stop drinking it. it's like my drug. i mean i have an excuse--i'm a college student who needs energy. bad excuse, right? i love it and drink it like nobody's business.

4. pets

i love animals--all animals (except for scary ones). and i want them all for pets. every stray i see, i think i should take home and adopt them right away. i seriously think i will have a farm here soon (kidding, hopefully). i really should not want all these animals. i mean that can get gross and nasty and STINKY! let's just say i'm going to try to stick to my sweet jake addison for now. no more...i try to promise.

5. baby names

now i'm not pregnant nor plan on being pregnant for the next 2 or 20 years. but i love baby names and look at them all the time. i have an obsession with unique baby names. i think it's so cool to have a child's name that no one else has. i have picked out close to five names (first and middle) for each gender. ha! hopefully my future husband (whoever he is going to be) will like one of the ten names. this is in no way normal, i know.

6. procrastination

this is it! this is the worst of the worst. i procrastinate until procrastination is not an option. i wait until the last minute to do EVERYTHING! i hate that i procrastinate, but i can't stop doing it. it's like i do my best under pressure. it's terrible! i have to learn to do things before ten minutes to due time.

7. being late

i guess this goes along with my procrastination, but it's its own category. if i have to be somewhere at 11, tell me 10:30 because, i won't be there until 11 anyways. i am always one minute late to everything. i will even get up an extra hour or so to get ready so i won't be late, but somehow, some way, i still am late. i hate being late! i honestly do. but i always tend to do it.

8. eating out

i love to eat out. my motto is eating out is totally in and eating in is totally out. i would eat out every meal (if i had the money!) ha. it is so much more ideal to eat in at the kitchen table with family and discuss what you did that day. but i would much rather go to chili's or my local favorite mexican restaurant and enjoy a meal and talking with friends or family. but it's just too expensive to live this way. i need to learn to eat at home!

9. answering the phone

here's the problem. i DON'T answer the phone. i HATE talking on the phone! i would much rather text or facebook (sad, i know). write me a letter and i'm good to go. give me a call and i probably won't answer. i need to learn to answer the phone. you never know when it is going to be an emergency or important.

10. reality tv

i'm addicted. name it, i watch it! it's really not a good thing at all. i love all reality shows. but it takes up way too much of my time. i need to learn to spend my time on quality things rather than wasting it watching teen mom or biggest loser or big brother (which i seriously need to have rehab for, because i miss it too much) or jersey shore. or anything reality!

What are your ten thing you should not do or your ten bad habits? i'm sure they are not as bad as mine!

Is it Christmas yet?

I am getting so excited about Christmas already and Thanksgiving hasn't even come yet. This Christmas is going to be very fun and special for us. Here are my reasons to be so excited about Christmas.

1. Hopefully Santa is bringing me these boots. ha! It's a good thing I still live at home and Santa still visits. I already have a few pair of boots but I want more (something for the outdoors instead of fashion boots.)

2. I can't wait to decorate. I have so many fun and cute ideas for my Christmas table. I already want to decorate! I also can't wait to decorate the living room and bathroom. It's always so much fun! Here is a few of my ideas for this year's decorations. I like the table decorations but probably will do more christmas-y colors. and I adore the wreath.

3. Baby Caysen will be here. She is due to be born Christmas day. She is going to be the greatest Christmas present ever. I can't wait to be an aunt. She is already spoiled rotten and not even born yet. ha! I am so excited to see her in cutesy dresses and bows! She is going to be a doll baby.

I can hardly wait for Christmas. Can you?

third time's a charm...

So I've been hunting several times this year already (bow season opened in TN two weeks ago). Anyways, I have one stand that I claim as my own--we all do. I have already hunted my stand twice this year and haven't seen anything. So I have ventured into hunting some of the other spots. Well yesterday afternoon, Dad wanted to go with me to video in case I killed something, so we opted for my stand. So this would be the third time I've hunted this stand. And well, I killed a deer. Woo hoo! Third time really is a charm!

Quick story: Me and one of my friends made a fun little $5 bet that I would/wouldn't kill a deer this (yesterday) afternoon. Me being on the optimistic side of course! Well my dad said that isn't fair, because you might not see a deer. So we decided it would be $5 if I see one and $5 if I kill one. My friend for sure thought we weren't going to see anything, and if we happened to, it wouldn't get close enough for me to shoot. Well sure enough I won $10. ha!



This small spike (2 horns) stepped out in the field about 35 yds. I put my bow on him and shot. I was so excited, because I have never bow hunted before (this is my first year). So this is my first kill with a bow! I was overly excited.

Here I am with my little spike. I was so stoked. It was dark out when we found him--pitch black. The coyotes were howling and I was SO scared. They were laughing at me, because I'm a major scaredy cat when it comes to the dark and weird noises in the dark! Who wouldn't be?!

Well anyways I had to share my "good luck" hunting trip. Sorry for the blood in the pictures. Kinda gross, i know!

not me monday

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

It was not me who ate the big chewy sweetart candies in the deer woods yesterday for dinner. NO! I would never eat so unhealthy and in an inappropriate place. ever! I always eat green beans and spinach and grilled chicken at the kitchen table every night at 7.

It was not me who bit off my fake nails, because I was tired of the red and wanted to paint my real nails purple. I would have went to the nail place to have them removed or just had them fill and paint my nails for me.

And it was definitely not me who (after not biting off my nails and not painting them purple) only wore the purple for a day and then changed my polish to a pretty pink. No way. I would never change my polish color a day after I just painted them. That is way too high maintenance for me!

It's not me who started vigorously working on an assignment I thought was due today and then looked at the schedule and seen it was due next week, so I quit right away. I would first never procrastinate until the night before to work on an assignment. And if I might have accidentally forgot until the night before then seen it wasn't due until next week, I would have continued to work on it so I could be finished with it a week before it's due.

It's not me who did not feel like fixing my hair so through it up in a pony tail. I always fix my hair to go out, especially to school. I would never get dressed, put some cute earrings on, and put my make up on just throw my hair up in a pony. My hair is always perfect before leaving the house.