Project 365

2008-12-31T22:36:00.000-08:00

Whew! Can you believe it? I did it - a photo a day for a year. Some days seemed to inch by, slower than molasses, but as I sit here reminiscing, it seems like the year flew by. It seems like just yesterday that I sitting here, preparing for this project. I've learned a few things as a result of doing this:

(a) I've enjoyed always being on the look-out for memorable moments, unexpected beauty, interesting tidbits, and everyday happenings,
(b) chronicling my life has shown me just how boring it really is, and
(c) juggling two blogs is a pain.

I've decided to continue this, but not on this blog. Thus, the sunsetting of Project 365 +1, 2008. The photos will be incorporated into my regular blog:

www.latteier-taylor.blogspot.com

All 7 of you followers can follow me there!

Cheers!

day 366 - final day!

2008-12-31T22:34:00.001-08:00

Went for a hike (well... nature walk, to be more precise) today. Whaddaya know... Megan came along!

day 365

2008-12-30T21:39:00.000-08:00

Peter came over to hang out for bit... Zoey loves company.

day 364

2008-12-29T20:44:00.000-08:00

Started switching out the seasons (since my closet is tiny)... seems I have a penchant for cable-knit sweaters.

day 363

2008-12-28T19:30:00.000-08:00

Connor, in his usual position. He has been complaining of pain in his back and legs.... Inasmuch as his Christmas vacation (thus far) has consisted of movie watching, video game playing, and internet surfing/YouTube watching, it is safe to assume that the pain can be attributed to long hours of inactivity rather than muscle overuse.

day 362

2008-12-27T18:46:00.001-08:00

The significance of this picture? This is me and The Filth (as we lovingly call her), enjoying the PEACE and QUIET of my home, sans the kids and their cousins. The mayhem was unbelievable! Kevin took them back at the appointed time, but had to stick around since the adults were, oh.... only about 5 hours late in coming home.

day 362

2008-12-26T18:41:00.000-08:00

Kevin agreed to babysit his ex-wife's sister's four kids (yes, he is CRAZY) while they all went up to L.A. for the night. We had to get all the kids out of the house , so we hit the park. Connor wasn't excited to go, but we made him.

I didn't get any pictures of the little ones (not really interested, to be quite honest), but I took a few more of Connor and of Kate and her favorite cousin, Caitlin. See HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE.

day 360

2008-12-25T20:13:00.001-08:00

day 359

2008-12-24T20:12:00.000-08:00

day 358

2008-12-23T20:28:00.000-08:00

Winding down after Mutual... two cute Beehives and a cute little sister.

day 357

2008-12-22T20:27:00.000-08:00

Had lunch at my parent's house today... my mom makes the best pho ever! Perfect lunch on a rainy day!

day 356

2008-12-21T21:53:00.001-08:00

Celebrated Christmas and Joyce/Grammy's birthday. Happy Birthday, Joyce! Go HERE for the post.

day 355

2008-12-20T21:51:00.000-08:00

Finally got a Christmas tree up. Go HERE for the post.

day 354

2008-12-19T22:08:00.001-08:00

It's that time of the year, when the oven works overtime.

day 353

2008-12-18T22:06:00.000-08:00

My mid-afternoon snack.

day 352

2008-12-17T22:05:00.000-08:00

Ahhhh.... don't you just LOVE driving in the rain?

day 351

2008-12-16T22:05:00.000-08:00

After Kate's winter band performance....

day 350

2008-12-15T22:04:00.000-08:00

Met some old work friends for lunch at a chinese restaurant in Brea... this was the restaurant's take on Christmas ornaments: plastic forks and take-out containers. Hmmmm....

day 349

2008-12-14T22:03:00.000-08:00

Made a carrot cake for my friend Angelica's birthday...

day 348

2008-12-13T22:02:00.000-08:00

Our breadsticks came EXTRA buttery tonight... almost made Kevin sick. He tried to force us to a different table.

day 347

2008-12-12T22:01:00.000-08:00

This house, on the other end of our street, makes up for all the [outward] Christmas spirit that we lack this year.

day 346

2008-12-11T22:00:00.000-08:00

A good friend went through the temple for the first time, so a bunch of us went to support. It was a wonderful evening!

day 345

2008-12-10T20:41:00.001-08:00

Got this advert for a seminar in my inbox at work... a hint, perhaps?

day 344

2008-12-09T20:40:00.000-08:00

Brrr... it's time to start bundling up a bit before going out.

day 343

2008-12-08T20:39:00.000-08:00

I love having friends who are fabulous bakers! Thanks, Chanin!

day 342

2008-12-07T20:37:00.000-08:00

I saw these at the grocery store and had to have them... they reminded me of Jr. High School. I used to get them at the little window at lunch time. Ahhhhh... good times.

day 341

2008-12-06T20:36:00.000-08:00

Oceanside on a beautiful December morning.

day 340

2008-12-05T21:23:00.001-08:00

My bro-in-law Bryan recently found out that he passed the Bar exam (yay!) and had to So Cal return for the swearing-in ceremony. He brought Gavin with him. I went down to my parent's house at lunchtime today to see the little guy... we called Cindy when he awoke from his nap.

day 339

2008-12-04T19:22:00.000-08:00

You can tell... Kate's been here. She spends hours messing with her hair. Geez. Tween-hood.

day 338

2008-12-03T22:21:00.000-08:00

Tonight was the Relief Society Christmas Dinner, facilitated (in large part) by my gals Chanin and Julie. Great job, ladies!

day 337

2008-12-02T21:50:00.000-08:00

The annual YM/YW White Elephant Gift Exchange. Some went away with decent stuff...

day 336

2008-12-01T20:20:00.000-08:00

Kate and her stylish new hat...

day 335

2008-11-30T22:19:00.000-08:00

Collins, enjoying his nakedness. Sampson's not sure what to think...

day 334

2008-11-29T21:17:00.000-08:00

Just about ready to mail...

day 333

2008-11-28T21:14:00.001-08:00

I've got a YW Board Meeting on Sunday. Of course I need my ladies to have matching binders. I'm not a tad bit OCD or anything...

day 332

2008-11-27T21:13:00.000-08:00

One of the best parts of Thanksgiving dinner... hot rolls, right out of the oven!

day 331

2008-11-26T21:13:00.000-08:00

Last night we had a YW slumber party. I did not slumber with the rest of the party, but returned early enough to catch the girls before they awoke. See more HERE.

day 330

2008-11-25T20:12:00.000-08:00

My new computer screen is reeeeeeeeeeeeally reflective.

day 329

2008-11-24T22:10:00.000-08:00

Today is my brother Philip's 32nd birthday. As you can see, I've remained consistent with NOT getting my birthday cards sent in a timely fashion.

day 328

2008-11-23T21:09:00.000-08:00

After many, many months of technical difficulty of one kind or another, we finally got a new system. I'm loving it (even though it's not a Mac... perhaps one day).

day 327

2008-11-22T19:08:00.000-08:00

Went through our numerous boxes of books... found some for the book drive.

day 326

2008-11-21T20:41:00.001-08:00

Why she loves digging through the wastebasket and ripping apart paper, I'll never know.

day 325

2008-11-20T21:40:00.000-08:00

We got into a minor car accident today on the way to pick up the kids... A 19-year-old mother of two (yes, that says "19-year-old mother of two"), who claimed that she was distracted by her screaming babies in dirty diapers, ran a red light. Luckily it was only this minor damage, but what a hassle it will be to get it taken care of. My car isn't even a year old!

day 324

2008-11-19T20:38:00.000-08:00

Work. A million things to do, not enough time in which to do it...

day 323

2008-11-18T21:37:00.000-08:00

Apparently my stars were aligned... I got fresh-baked cookies from my good friend Chanin! They were mmm-yum good!

day 322

2008-11-17T23:36:00.000-08:00

Stayed up late working on stuff for Young Women in Excellence.

day 321

2008-11-16T18:35:00.000-08:00

Connor had been dying to get this picture, and spent quite some time chasing her around until she cooperated.

day 320

2008-11-15T17:18:00.001-08:00

Seems that Zoey believes she's a much smaller dog.

day 319

2008-11-14T17:17:00.000-08:00

Several days ago I asked Kevin to bring in the bag of dog food from the car. He brought it in and put it in the living room (rather than the garage where the food is traditionally kept). It's still here.

day 318

2008-11-13T19:16:00.000-08:00

Here I am, underneath my desk at work. Our office participated in The Great Shakeout, So Cal's massive earthquake drill (see HERE).

day 317

2008-11-12T18:15:00.000-08:00

Lately Zoey has been obsessed with something outside. I have no idea what it is, and I don't think she does either. She will spend hours looking out the sliding glass door, I'll let her out, she'll sniff around then come back in, only to sit and stare some more. Weird dog.

day 316

2008-11-11T21:14:00.000-08:00

Our Laurel class activity (with our lone Laurel, Jessica) consisted of salad and cinnamon-sugar breadsticks at Pat & Oscar's. Muy delicioso!

day 315

2008-11-10T20:13:00.000-08:00

Kate claims she has taken up knitting. True, she does have yarn and two of the world's largest knitting needles, but I have yet to see anything come of it.

day 314

2008-11-09T19:12:00.000-08:00

We canceled satellite and they have the GALL to demand their equipment back!

day 313

2008-11-08T17:11:00.000-08:00

This is about all we have of Fall at our house... only a few leaves of our tree have turned colors.

day 312

2008-11-07T22:11:00.000-08:00

Kevin found another torture device: the balloon. Zoey spent quite some time bouncing it around before she popped it.

day 311

2008-11-06T21:56:00.001-08:00

I've missed my girl...

day 310

2008-11-05T19:55:00.000-08:00

"Everybody is doing their hair like this." - Kate

day 309

2008-11-04T21:54:00.000-08:00

New York's Finest.

day 308

2008-11-03T20:53:00.000-08:00

Central Park - NYC

day 307

2008-11-02T21:52:00.000-08:00

NYC Marathon - women's winner Paula Radcliffe of England. Finishing time 2:23:56. Amazing!

day 306

2008-11-01T18:51:00.000-07:00

St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Ave. - NYC.

day 305

2008-10-31T21:51:00.000-07:00

The Halloween Parade in SoHo. The word "parade" is used loosely. The freaks certainly do come out at night.

day 304

2008-10-30T23:50:00.000-07:00

LAX

day 303

2008-10-29T19:40:00.000-07:00

Had to attend a workers' compensation conference. The only good thing about it was the view from the hotel at which it was held.

day 302

2008-10-28T22:48:00.000-07:00

The Young Men and Young Women hosted the Halloween Trick-or-Treat activity for the Primary kids. Natalie got a bit carried away with the face paint...

day 301

2008-10-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

day 300

2008-10-26T21:04:00.001-07:00

Here's a little sneak peak of what will be our Christmas cards this year. Ordered some cardstock tonight...

day 299

2008-10-25T20:03:00.000-07:00

We didn't get to see Kate on Wednesday for her birthday, so we made it up today. Apparently, her idea of fun is walking around and around Big Horse (our local purveyor of all things equine) for an hour. We left with a birthday gift, came home to open another gift and lots of cards from generous family members (thanks!), and called it a day. Kate wasn't so keen on having her photo taken with a silly hat, so she had to include Zoey in on it as well. Click HERE to see...

day 298

2008-10-24T18:10:00.001-07:00

Ah, yes.... it's that time of the year when candy bowls are brimming (except for this one) -- taunting you, beckoning you to eat!

day 297

2008-10-23T22:09:00.000-07:00

It's basketball season for the Young Women... We have no basketball players in our ward, and haven't even come close to winning a game (unless you count Redhawk's forfeit). But what our girls lack in skill they make up in enthusiasm. I like this action shot of Jessica (who may be more adverse to photo-taking than Kevin) when she intercepted a pass.

day 296

2008-10-22T20:00:00.001-07:00

I got this jacket at Ann Taylor Loft yesterday... I can't resist a great deal. Regular price: $129. Sale price: $79.99. Clearance sale of 40% off + 20% off coupon = $38 jacket.

day 295

2008-10-21T18:59:00.000-07:00

This e-mail was sent to all the staff at work today. Does this really need to be said? Really?

day 294

2008-10-20T21:58:00.000-07:00

The ironing was backing up, so the evening was spend in front of the ironing-board.

day 293

2008-10-19T19:57:00.000-07:00

Kevin and Zoey spend lots of hours playing on the stairs...

day 292

2008-10-18T21:55:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since I posted a Zoey picture...

day 291

2008-10-17T23:52:00.000-07:00

After many, many years... Got together with my good friends from high school. A mini-reunion! Go Warriors!

day 290

2008-10-16T20:51:00.000-07:00

Ugh. Came home early with whole body aches and got right into bed.

day 289

2008-10-15T19:12:00.001-07:00

The sky seemed especially blue today...

day 288

2008-10-14T22:11:00.000-07:00

Oh sad day... Jenniffer is moving away this week. How dare she! We got together, not to say "good-bye," but "see you later." She won't be able to shake us that easily.

day 287

2008-10-13T20:10:00.000-07:00

I took a tip from my good friend, Jenniffer (aka Customer Service Queen). After a especially sub-par experience at the Starbucks in downtown Louisville, I sent an e-mail to the corporate office. In the mail came a nice letter and free drink coupons. Thanks Starbucks, and thanks Jenn!

day 286

2008-10-12T19:09:00.000-07:00

Our satellite dish is out. Again. I haven't yet had the time to take care of it. As such, we've been watching hours upon hours of The Office on DVD.

day 285

2008-10-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

Went to Seth and Denise's to see Wendy and Ken. As soon as the camera came out Maya became Ham-Extraordinaire.

day 284

2008-10-10T19:07:00.000-07:00

My co-workers were nice and decorated my cubicle to welcome me back. They don't know me very well. Otherwise, they'd know not to decorate my cubicle.

day 283

2008-10-09T21:06:00.000-07:00

Two weeks in a hotel room with no refrigerator put a damper on my regular dinner fare. O Cereal, how I love thee...

day 282

2008-10-08T20:05:00.000-07:00

Math homework. Not fun.

day 281

2008-10-07T19:05:00.000-07:00

Tonight's Mutual included a competition to see which team could eat the most crap the fastest. Natalie got stuck with the huge, chewy gummy-bat.

day 280

2008-10-06T20:22:00.001-07:00

Someone feels strongly about the Third Commandment.

day 279

2008-10-05T20:21:00.000-07:00

Got home and passed out the souvenirs. We've pretty much mastered the old-fashioned horse-shoe puzzle game!

day 278

2008-10-04T20:20:00.000-07:00

Two weeks in a hotel = lots of lotions, shampoos, soaps, and conditioners.

day 277

2008-10-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

Louisville, Kentucky

day 276

2008-10-02T20:18:00.000-07:00

We were in search of a good breakfast place one morning. The bellman at the hotel suggested this place - Toast on Market. It was phenomenal! If I could, I'd have eaten there every day! Check out their menu HERE.

day 275

2008-10-01T20:17:00.000-07:00

Two weeks of climbing roofs...

day 274

2008-09-30T20:16:00.000-07:00

Outside Louisville, Kentucky

day 273

2008-09-29T20:15:00.000-07:00

I couldn't pass up the chance to visit Churchill Downs... took a tour of the backside and barns and watched the racehorses get exercised. It was fantastic.

day 272

2008-09-28T20:14:00.000-07:00

You can't get cooler than this.
(outside Louisville, Kentucky)

day 271

2008-09-27T20:13:00.000-07:00

They've got a town named after me! This road leads you right to it (Kentucky).

day 270

2008-09-26T20:13:00.000-07:00

I had to stop once at Kentucky Fried Chicken while I was in Kentucky... They had some menu items that we don't have here at our local KFC. Can't say that I'm much interested.

day 269

2008-09-25T20:12:00.000-07:00

When looking for a Safe Place for kids, one perhaps thinks of schools, community centers, fire stations, etc.... Well, add Wendy's to that list! (La Grange, Kentucky)

day 268

2008-09-24T20:11:00.000-07:00

Not a great picture, but there's a huge Colonel Sanders on the wall! (Louisville, Kentucky)