Hello World! Sorry, I tend to get caught up in what I am doing. So, here is my recap. Last week Lesley asked me to be a reader at her wedding. Not only did I say I yes, I was truly honored. Les is a great friend of mine and when she chose her bridesmaids I was living in Austin. I wasn’t sure at that time if I would even stay in Texas much longer so she didn’t ask me to be one. I didn’t mind at all. Actually, I was happy because I was over the “Bridal Wave”. But, when she called me and asked about the readings, I was so excited. The wedding date finally arrived and it dominated my whole weekend. It was so fun! Lesley looked beautiful and in love. The reception was amazingly creative. It was at the Dallas Museum of Art. I love the exhibits there.

Have you ever heard of the game “Gay Chicken”? I had never heard of it until Saturday night. Here’s how it works. With no warning, one of the guys would reach over and hold or rub the other guys hand until he jerked away. Don’t get me wrong I have no issues with gay guys or chicks. I just think it’s funny.

Really it’s already Tuesday? My weekend flew by and my Monday is a foggy memory. We had our usual Monday meeting which to me is interesting and enjoyable. I like to be all together as an office eating lunch and coming up with new ideas. There are days when I am exhausted but once we get started I wake up and hope that something unintentionally brilliant will surface.

I know when you are not involved in something it can be boring so I will try not to beat you down, but let me say this… This exotic dance class is so fantastic!! Our instructor is Clarissa and the class is called The Art of Exotic Dancing. It is by far the best workout I have ever had. I ran track and cheered from the time I was 7 and this beats them all. I feel like every muscle in my body is getting used. I also believe it shapes a woman better than lifting heavy weights. I lived with a trainer and body builder for nearly 4 years. He would put me through hell in his work-out routine but this class takes the cake. Yum I love cake. The great thing about it is how much more confident you can become. You don’t have to be a great dancer (or actually be a dancer) to take this class. It truly is for everyone. I used to take yoga with my mom and we had everything from veterans to first-timers and this is very similar. So to conclude this tangent that I said I wouldn’t do, if you want to feel better about yourself or your body then take this class or one like it. I would rather you take it from artofexoticdancing.com since they’ve been nice enough to teach Kellie, Shanon and I for free.

Tomorrow is my challenge with JC and I am both confident and nervous. In fact, I am about to start brushing up on my music skills so I have to wrap this up. I have an acting class tonight. I missed last week because of the Fall Out Boy interview (not complaining) and that is why I am so excited about going. I have never taken acting before but now that I am able to afford it (sort of) I am loving every minute.

Vegas Baby! Swingers is a great movie by the way. Next week I will be in Las Vegas with Jennifer and M’Lynn (you may remember her as “Rachel” on the show; I tried to hook her up with her “Ross” from high school. By the way “Ross and Rachel” are not dating exclusively just keeping in touch and becoming closer friends. So Jen, M’Lynn, and myself will be on our first ever girls vacation to LV. If you know of a good show to see or bar to check out please let me know. I am going to do a video diary of our 4 days together. I think it will be fun to chronicle the whole trip online and it will provide us with a great memory on DVD. Ohhh we should have a watching party! LOL that is lame but funny.

Thank you to everyone who has been commenting with advice and personal stories. I enjoy reading them. It gives me comfort to know that others have been where I am. I have a question for anyone reading this. Would you prefer to read my blog or watch a VLOG (video log)? I’m a youtube fanatic and I’ve been thinking about switching over to video instead of text. At the very least, it would stop my assault on the English language. J I talk a little better than I write; believe me.

Love,

Tay

This is where I am right now. It is 4:30 and I am killing time with some self discovery until my acting class starts at 6pm. I love it so much and by that I mean the acting class. The “me time” can get boring but that’s part of it. I selectively spend time with my girls. I love my family but don’t make near enough time for them. I am just living the 23’s. This New Year for me started single and it’s the first time since I can remember. I have been sitting back watching all my girlfriends indulge in there boyfriends or fiancé’s. It’s cool though I am for once not gripping about it. Nope right now I am listening to Amy Winehouse and my idea of an early dinner was 5 club crackers. Okay I’m so screwed in this preliminary cook off against JC. I think I am capable of cooking something but I am not positive because I absolutely do not cook. The island in my kitchen has clothes on it. I wish I had that love for cooking. I am not creative with taste. I have friends who can see 5 random items in a fridge and make something delicious with them. I am not going to stress about it.

I opened my email today and I was so excited to see that my dad had emailed me from China. I start reading it and in the first line he says he isn’t coming back. My eyes filled with tears. Then on the second line it says he was kidding and he gets back on the 21st. HA real funny. I love his sense of humor but I have been extra emotional these days. “If you know what I mean.”

Shanon set up an interview for me to do tomorrow about the book “The Bridal Wave” and I can’t wait. The authors are Erin Torneo and Valerie Cabrera Krause. I had not heard of it until today and after the 10 reviews I read and the 5+ interviews I think it’s brilliant. Erin and Valerie met in college and now they are about 29. They really capture young 20’s. I read there individual bio’s and I felt like it was about me. This isn’t another get a man and keep him book. This is a survival guide for all the “Taylor’s” out there. I know naming myself like that to categorize all girls is just as lame as giving myself my own nick name but it’s my blog. My point is this book lets you in a little secret. That is we are not alone.

I think maybe this is because girls like myself who’s friends are all in engaged or married tend to be the fifth wheel of our groups. Maybe if all the fifth wheels got together we would see that not everyone is ready to make the plunge or even get involved. I am right in the middle of carefree and frustrated. It makes no sense but it’s just a feeling.

I love being on the show. I love getting up ridiculously early and walking to the studio. I love saying “Thanks JC!” after he lets me in the building. Then I follow him into the studio where Shanon is setting everything up and writing out the schedule. I love putting my head on her shoulder and saying “Good Morning!” I don’t hang around to long because we all have work to do but I make sure I say Hello. Then as I am walking out of the studio I say “Hey AL good morning.” I turn down the hallway and head straight for the coffee. I pass Dianthe and Don on my way and that’s when they get there “Hey what’s up?” or “Hey mama, what’s up Don?” I make my drink and head straight for the computer. I re-hash the events from the day before or the plans I have that day. I love the morning routine I have fallen into.

Battle of the Sexes has been really awesome. I have been so happy lately because of it. Not because I am super competitive and want to beat the guys, but because of the team I am on. I have not had this much fun with a contest in so long. I have always talked to Shanon and Kellie but not like this. Not the way we have been. It is so great. I get excited when we work on our game plan off the air. This has brought us closer. We can’t stop laughing and not just that but enjoying each others company as friends. I hope we win but if at the end of this we don’t win I will be okay with it. The punishment isn’t bad at all when I think about how much closer we are all getting.

I had the best lunch date with my little brother Tyler yesterday!! He picked me up at my apt. which for me was so cool because he just recently turned 16. Then we headed to Primos. On our way he got frustrated with his phone and threw it across the truck. He isn’t an angry person it was much more playful than it sounds. Right at that moment he swirved up on the curb and hit the sign that has the speed on it. It knocked of his side mirror but that was the extent of the damage. We laughed so hard we had to pull over. I love having silly memories with my brother. I am the oldest of 3. My brother Tanner is 20 and he just bought a house! What? Seriously your 20! He lives in Lubbock and goes to school. I love him to death I couldn’t ask for brothers like these but sometimes I feel like he got the responsible gene.

Today is judgment day. The wedding songs are finished and were judged last night. I am actually nervous. We tried pretty hard and now I am anticipating the results. Cross your fingers!!

When dating you have 2 types of guys. In the broad sense of 2 categories. Obviously there are layers and depth to people but 2 broad types I have come with are guys that like Paris Hilton and guys that don't. If you think about it you might notice the difference in the 2. I have a guy friends on both sides. The ones that like her are fascinated by this Paris Hilton heiress fairytale. They either think she is sexy and Yes they would. They would love to party with her and gay or straight they all want to "hook up" with her. They are players themselves and smooth talkers. They may or may not have money but they will act like they do. They always have a goal in mind and most of them involve getting a new hot chick to come over. This guy if I were to put 2 celebs together and make him it would be Jude Law's character in ALFIE mixed with the obnoxious idiotic behavior of Brandon Davis. The guys that are put off by the outrageously disgusting heiress that is Paris Hilton are usually better boyfriends. That's right they are more honest and can usually handle monogamy longer than the Paris lovers. The I hate Paris Hilton duo that best sums up this guy are Pete from Fall Out Boy and Tony Romo. This is such a crucial question and with the new breed of jerk out there we should put this one before we even find out there name. If you do it this way you will save that 3 minute period of fantasizing about your name and his name together. -Tay