Happy Birthday Carson

So my first paid baking job was for a one year olds birthday party. The theme was monsters and it was so much fun lol. He had a three layer 6 in smash cake with teal buttercream icing. And then 30 monster cupcakes in green and violet with edible eyes. Since I had extra cupcakes left over I made a few sunflower cupcakes with Oreos as the center part. They were pretty awesome.

Healthy in 2012

So, before I left the states my last doctors appointment I weighed 180lbs, and for those that know me no I don't look like but that is the heaviest I have ever been. I also left the doctors office with a new inhaler which for those that know me know that I haven't used one of those in years either. So, I have to drop some weight and remember all the steps to control my asthma and what triggers it. Yayyy me. So I accepted the beachbody challenge pulled out the p90x and started insanity which is fucking insane lol. Ordered shakeology and stopped buying junk food, but I don't think that helps when I get into my baking spurts and have all these sweets around lol. I was doing zumba three days a week but it wasn't enough cardio and I wasn't pushing myself to learn how to control the asthma so I started running but sigh my attention span is two seconds long so treadmills are no good for me. I was invited to go to a spinning class and figured okay it's a stationary bike can't be that hard. Yea okay silly me lol. It wasn't as intense as you see on commercials but it was the truth had my hurt racing and my brain thinking what the hell are you doing trying to kill yourself. But ha go figure it worked me out to the point where I wanted to go back. But then I went and signed up for Tae Kwon Do lmao and lord that is truly the truth but I enjoy it tons and it is teaching me patience and self control. Cannot believe after doing all of that I have lost 10 lbs in a month. I don't want to lose to much but enough to get my asthma out of the mild phase. So heres to a healthy 2012

Lotte World

Happy Birthday Shawny!!!!

The little man turned 5 on the 16th of January, and he spent his day at Lotte World which is like our Disney World. He had a blast, and actually got on some of the rides despite the extremely long lines. I know next time to go during the week because the wait time was at the most 90 minutes for one ride 30 minutes at the least. We visited the Korean folk museum that was upstairs from Lotte World and ate at a Korean style restaurant. I tried the pan fried shrimp rice with kimchi and some type of the soup. The boys were not that bold so they had corn-dogs lol. Will went to this place that was advertising New York Style Hot-dogs, and they sure didn't look like any hot-dogs I had ever seen lol. Will was blown away that they had meat as a topping for hot-dogs. Since Shawnys spongebob cake pan hadn't come in yet he decided he wanted cake pops. So he had those in place of a cake and at the whole damn pan hisself. lol I think Jay and Will got 2 at the most.

TMC Experience

So, on christmas day I felt horrible but I blew it off as I was probably coming down with a cold and was just going to finish cooking and rest. All I wanted to do was go to bed my body hurt so bad. But after I ate a little, which if you know me you know I eat as much as my boys I noticed that my mouth was hurting. I couldn't even chew the food and I love mac and cheese so I was pissed that I couldn't eat it at all. I went to bed woke up the next day still unable to eat but slightly better. We headed to the orphanage to pass out presents and hang with the kids, but after 3 hours my body started to ache like no other and my teeth were hurting so bad. I told Will I needed to go to the TMC (troop medical center) so we went and lol I am convinced that the army just likes to pass out pills. They treated me for everything but what I came for. And the first classic question that everyone had warned me about was "Do you smoke?" lol so when I replied no they looked baffled and went on to the next possible factor "do you drink?" lol no so they told me I had a fever of 102 and that I had some inflammation on my throat wrote me a script for chloraseptic and 800mg of Ibuprofen and sent me on my way, with instructions that if the pain wasn't relieved after 3 days to come back. I waited a week while the pain was getting worse, and since I couldn't eat anything I stopped cooking lol. So, since I refused to cook what I couldn't eat Will got pissed and tired of ordering food and told me to go back to the doctor and tell them to fix me lol. I went to the dental clinic but my luck they were closed. Soooo, back to the TMC it was. And this time I walked out with more ibuprofen and a script for a sinus infection. Lmao yep everything that wasn't wrong with me was treated. They asked me could I breathe I had no runny nose just my wisdom teeth growing in in the back which they didn't deny but just felt that couldn't be the source of my pain. lmao assholes, so now I have this explainable sinus infection that I had no clue I had. And if the meds don't relieve it in 3 days I am to come back lmao. But if I didn't know I had it how will I know if the meds worked? hmmmmm. I said fuck it and called a Korean dentist, they saw me the next day because the dental clinic on post only takes walk ins between 7:30am and 10:30am and you cannot make an appt for those things. I was in and out in 30 minutes xrays and teeth cleaned plus shawny got seen. And then scheduled to come back the next day to have my teeth pulled. I had inflammation in my gums that were making it hard for me to eat but since the TMC was more focused on everything that wasn't wrong with me they didn't know that. lol I have never been more happy to have my teeth pulled then I have been in my life lol. He hasn't pulled them all out at once but one at a time every three days. I go back thursday to have the top two pulled and then I will officially be able to eat what ever I want. So guess who has to re-eat christmas dinner that's right the Taylor boys lmao. So, now I am considering going to a Korean doctor for regular checkups since they seem slightly more competent then our own medical staff on post. Oh well when in Rome one must do as the Romans do.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

IT IS OFFICIALLY 2012 IN KOREA!!!! SO HAPPY NEW YEAR TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN THE STATES. I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING SPECIAL SO I FIGURED I WOULD PUT TOGETHER SOME PHOTOS OF MY BEST AND WORST MOMENTS OF 2011. 2011 WAS GREAT AND I AM SURE 2012 WILL BE JUST AS GOOD. IF YOU HAVE MADE RESOLUTIONS THAT'S GOOD IF NOT THAT'S GOOD TO LOL. WHY NOT CHANGE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO NOT BECAUSE IT'S A NEW YEAR. EVERYDAY YOU OPEN YOUR EYES IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. I PLAN TO.... LOVE YOU ALL AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!! So since I lightweight forgot that Christmas was on Sunday lol and I hate having thanksgiving food all over again I opted to defy all laws and cook something totally different. We had western ribs, mac-n-chees, corn on the cob, dinner rolls, candy yams (will's request) and chocolate cake. And the usual crowd came to celebrate the holidays with us. That morning Shawny slept until 11 so not your typical excited child about christmas. He woke up walked in the living room and was like oh santa came what you get jay. lol...then he proceeded to take his bath play in the tub get dressed and then open presents lol. Jay, however was up at 8 am ready to go he had already scoped out the scene came and woke me up and was ready to go. So him and mikey were the first to open their gifts in their oriental attire. Since, Will is horrible with Christmas spirit he was eager to have me open two of my gifts two days before lol smh and was made every time I topped everything he thought of lol. This is what I do this is who I am I shop lol and I get the best. Lol, for Christmas my Adult child got a nintendo Ds with a cartridge that holds about 100 games, a green bay packers mink blanket and dj hero 2 to play on the wii. He got me a toaster oven so I can bake, new cook book, a puzzle, and this disc to learn Italian. The boys got a basketball arcade hoop, more nerf guns, the same ds cartridge, board games and a new wrestling ring but you can imagine what they have all been playing with. Yep all three of them dum, dumb, and dumbier in a row on the couch with the ds's to their faces lol. And mikey is running crazy playing with all this new stuff now one wants lol. He got blocks and some cars that he is terrified of lol and a green lantern mask that he will not take off lol. They got to skype with just about everyone and then of course it was back to the nothing box lol. 

Laugh your way to a better marriage retreat

So Will comes home one day like you want to go on a marriage retreat next week...lol I am like ummm who is going to watch the kids. He says oh they pay for everything and they will have babysitters, so I'm like sure why not. You know he is the king for last minute details so that was all I heard about it until the day before we were supposed to leave. Lol... we met the bus at Carey gym at 8:45am, which is very early for shawny who was pissed he had to be up that early. We got an all expense paid stay at the dragon hill lodge in yongsan, which is like an hour away. 3 days, 2 nights and the seminar was actually very funny lol. It cracked me up and broke all of the myths about marriages. Brought to light why people usually on make the 5 year or 7 year life span. And confirmed everything I already knew lol. I have to repeat myself more then once to make sure he is listening, you cannot stop what you did to get the girl once you have her and women are awesome at multitasking and men well can only do one thing at a time so don't give him a list of stuff because only one thing will get done lol. While we were there during our free time we explored the area the PX is like a Walmart lord how I miss Walmart lol. But it has everything lol so jealous because Casey looks like a Walgreen lol. And their commissary is freaking huge compared to our little 7 11 lol. We went shopping in Itaewon and got the boys tennis shoes and Korean jackets made with their names on it. They also had a handmade shoe store freaking awesome. And tons of stores up and down both sides of the street that place has def made it on my must revisit list lol. They had a shop that made cashmere sweaters custom made suits and leather clothing. It was a nice experience. They had some very nice restaurants that we tried out well all but one which was like a fine dining one that sold 5lb lobsters lol. Surprisingly the boys had a blast at their little daycare and mikey found time to cuddle with all of the teachers lol no one was exempt from his love lol. During the seminar they also recommended the book the 5 love languages to help you communicate with your loved ones. Probably the thing that they love the most is what you criticize the most about them and every time you do it it your are tearing them up inside lol. Well, we all know that mikeys love language is physical touch lol he loves hugs and kisses, mine is gifts lol I don't care what it is, jay is appreciation, and Shawny is quality time and will is a little of all. We also got to see some Korean ladies come sing Christmas carols