Changes.

Ever have one of those days where it feels like after it.. things just won't be the same?

Not that things are necessarily changing for the bad but,

I am totally having one of those days.

I start nursing school Monday.

I am so thrilled, nervous, anxious, overwhelmed, & ready to puke all at once! I know nursing is the career for me and I am prepared to work hard but there are always those "what if's" that like to pop up and pester me.

McKall moves to college.

This is both an excellent and sad thing. I am so happy she will be getting the college experience (and not keeping me up every night, since I get up for work at 4 am! sheesh!! ha ha) but I have always been so protective of McKall. I just worry about her.. guess it's the big sister in me. Along those same lines... I have been panicking that my little brother Kaden will be in high school next year & baby sister Shelby is in junior high!! People always get mad at me when I say this but it makes me feel old!!!

It's crazy to see my family growing up and changing. I am so excited for what the future holds for the amazing Killpack +1 Garcia family :)

I guess I wouldn't have things any other way...

As hard as change is.. I know it is necessary & (gulp) good!

My great guy!

Micheal Lee King & Taylor Michelle Garcia

So as I was editing & putting together some photos for Mike to take as he heads back down to school... I decided I had to share.

I am so grateful for Mike & the amazing boyfriend he is :)

We have some great times together & he makes me really happy!!

He is one amazing guy & I am so lucky to know him.

(I know.. mushy, mushy)

but... he is fabulous.

The end.

Foreign Exchange Student!

Say hola to Christina our foreign exchange student from Spain!!

She has come to stay with us for a few weeks and we took her out to a nice American meal... Teppanyaki. :)

It has been so fun to have Christina around and to learn so much about a different culture! I love it. It's funny to ask her about the simplest things because in Spain.. they do everything so different.

One thing I found funny - Christina has had a hard time adjusting to our meals because she eats lunch at 4pm & dinner at 11pm! wahh!! Crazy. But awesome. I'll keep you posted on the fun things we do...

adios!

Eat Pray Love

I recently read this book over my Lake Powell vacation (amazing) and totally loved it!

I admit I first wanted to read this book because I knew it was being made into a movie with Julia Roberts. Who doesn't love her?

But as I began to read this book it really opened up my eyes as to what I want out of life. I was so envious of her adventures and found myself thinking: "Hey, I wanna eat pasta in Italy! I want to meditate in India.. I want to have my palm read by a medicine man in Indonesia!"

For some reason this book really put into perspective what I want out of the big picture in my life... and that involves a lot of traveling! I want to see everything I can... set foot on every continent (maybe not Antarctica.. haha) and experience all that this beautiful world has to offer. After going to Africa and falling in love with the people & the culture I developed an itch inside me that seems to drive me to adventure out & involve myself in my global surroundings.

As cheesy as it sounds, it's the truth... "live life to the fullest, you never know which breath may be your last"

And that is definitely what I intend to do :)

Red Sox!!

What a great way to start a week.. road trippin it to Colorado to watch the

Boston Red Sox take on the

Colorado Rockies!!!
It was a long & hot drive but oh so much fun :)

Sadly the Red Sox lost but it was still a pretty great game.

It was the best to go with my cute boyfriend Mike & my girlfriends!! Especially Karyn because she is the biggest Red Sox fan I know & she has taught me much about the game of baseball and the Red Sox team. I think she feels about the Red Sox how I feel about Johnny Depp... so that's really sayin something there!!

I am super grateful to Mike for being such a good sport about the trip & being willing to spend over 1,000 miles on the road with 4 girls. We are so funny & sometimes I don't know if he felt the same.. ha ha. Mike is such a good boyfriend & I love him for all he does for me!

And well of course, no real baseball game is legit unless you have a ballpark hot dog!! I was not let down at all!! Delicious. I loved this little trip & hope to make it to many more Red Sox games... especially ones at Fenway Park! Go Red Sox!!

Bye Bye Brother!!

Yesterday my little brother Kaden turned 14!

And today... he left for Spain.

I cannot believe it!! Although I am going to thoroughly enjoying the quiet his absence will bring I am gonna miss him over the next couple weeks. Kaden is going to Spain as part of a foreign exchange student program. He goes to a charter school where he has learned a TON of spanish and is going to Spain to further his learning. I am so proud of him and super jealous!

Kaden is such a caring, funny, and loving brother. I am so happy he gets to participate in something so neat! I love you Kade :)