The latest..

So I haven't updated my blog in forever and I really need to!! So here it goes!!


A few weekends ago, Jordan had something in Prattville that I went to with them. Before we went, we went to Starbucks for a silent social. Since the Mapp's took their trip to Haiti last summer, they have been learning sign language and hanging around the deaf community here in Montgomery a lot more. So, since we go to LAMP, Brandon and I haven't been to anything where we can learn sign language so we just sat in a corner of Starbucks and talked for an hour and a half. We talked about past relationships and got to learn more about each other! It was really nice!!



December 1st (forever ago) was homecoming! One of the best nights ever!! I got ready with two girls I've gotten to know! They're two of my best friends! Brandon and I took pictures with them, their dates an two other couples! Good times! Then b and I went to Applebee's to eat, and we had a lot more fun watching the Alabama game than I thought we would! The dance was pretty fun! It was a great night!

Over Christmas break, Brandon and I spent a lot of time together! Mason was here so I got to be with him too! It was a good Christmas break!

After Christmas, Brandon's little brother started playing upward basketball at church so I go to his games every Saturday! It gives me a chance to go support Jordan and to see Brandon more!

I have made some pretty awesome new friends so far this year! Love them all!! This past weekend, Becca White turned 16 and she wanted to do something fun but simple for her birthday so he got a LITTLE groups of people together to go ice skating and then head back to her house an just hang out!! It was originally supposed to be 6 people, but it ended up just being four! We had a great time! We're all sore from skating and laughing all night! We had a great time!!

School has been crazy!!! It's not that the work is insanely hard, it's just that there is so much of it!! And starting at 7 am does help because we get more time to work on homework and I am perfectly fine with that!! APUSH is the hardest class as a sophomore. And I've done okay in it, I don't have an A or anything, but this is probably the one class that I'm okay with have a C in.

This year has been pretty different. New faces, new place. But it's been a good kind of different. I still miss all of my friends at trinity, but getting to know new people has been such a blessing!! I'll be at the trinity vs lamp baseball and soccer games! So hopefully I will see some of you there!!!(:

My Handsome Homecoming Date! <3

The best guy in the World!

These two>>>>> I don't know what I'd

do without them!!

Becca White!

What a great night with such a great guy!

Annie Sparrow <3

Victoria, Becca, Me, Graci, Daniel, and Miles!

We support our guys!

Becca and Victoria!

Destiny, Me, Kayla, Annie, and Becca!

My favorite picture of the night!!<3

Victoria, Becca, Me, and Will!

He looked so good!!

My best friend!! <3

The Group!! Casey and Brandie, Evan and Victoria, Brandon and I,

Alex and Becca, Will and Jamie!

Lately...

Dress: Check

Shoes: Check

Date: Check

Pictures: Check

Food: Check

Transportation: Getting there…

All ready for Homecoming next weekend! I’m so excited! Last week, Brandon FINALLY asked me to the homecoming dance. He “broke into my locker” and put sticky notes in the shape of a question mark in my locker. The . of the question mark said, “Will you go to Homecoming with me?”  So how could I not say yes? (:

My dress is one shoulder, black, and has a design on the left shoulder. Brandon doesn't know anything about the dress. He only knows what he is supposed to wear. I told him he needs to wear either black pants with a black shirt, or black pants with a white shirt. My personal favorite, on him, is black on black. It would match my dress VERY well! His tie is either going to be red or silver. Once I get the pictures on my laptop, I will make sure I post them. (:

School has been crazy lately. So many assignments and test. A Spanish project kept me up till 5 Tuesday morning. I only got 30 minutes of sleep. :P  So Wednesday was my sleeping day.

I told a few people, but I don’t know if word got around or not. Monday, November 5^th, Brandon got 25 stitches in his mouth. In fifth period, which is P.E. for him, the guys were playing basketball. There is a guy in there who he doesn’t like, and they got into a little argument. While playing, the other guy kept fouling Brandon and he was all over him. So Brandon kind of pushed him away. The next thing Brandon remembers is looking at his hand, while on the gym floor, with blood everywhere. The other guy had punched him in the face, and knocked him to the ground. The left side of Brandon’s mouth split open. He had three layers of stitches. 25 total. The outside stitches came out the next weekend and his pain was gone by that Friday.

That Monday was going to be his first day back at practice for basketball due to a muscle strain in his calf. Because of the stitches, he wasn’t able to practice for another week. Because he was suspended from school for 2 days, he is suspended from 3 basketball games. This Friday, which just happens to be out homecoming game, will be his first game back. So Monday, when LAMP plays Trinity at Trinity, he will be on the bench, unable to play. But, being the loving girlfriend I am, I will still be there. How could I pass up the opportunity to come back and see friends?

The next month will be a very busy month. Between Basketball Games, Christmas, and Exams, I will be one very busy girl. So I doubt I will be able to update until Christmas break. I will make sure that Homecoming pictures are up by then though.

                    Until Next Time,

                                          Tiffany <3

Lauren, Brandon, and I  after the Covenant Retreat Ceremony

Morgan and I ready to go to a costume party

She was Ariel(with brown hair) and I was and Eskimo!

Brandon and I cleaning out Mason's toys. Found a hammer.

We were officially Pebbles and BamBam. <3

Morgan and I

Mason and I on Thanksgiving at Granny's

Morgan and I

Update(:

I've been getting a lot of requests to update, so I am taking some time (mainly because I have a few minutes) to share some stuff.
So the last time I updated was July 7th. And since then, many things have happened - mentionable and non-mentionable.
The next week, I helped out with VBS at Frazer, and I was also sick the first three days of that week. Brandon and I had a littler gheto/little kid date Thursday of that week... We went to Chucky-Cheese. It was actually and surprisingly fun!
The next week, on July 17th, it marked our one year. <3 We had a candle light dinner at my house and we watched Titanic. He gave me the cutest cupcake necklace. It's small, but I love it!
A few weeks passed. I went with Brandon and his family to a Baseball Game. It was a great time, but it was also a VERY sad night, for me at least. It was the last night I was going to see him before he left to Haiti for 9 days. When he dropped me off at my house and we had the "final" hug, I LOST it. I started crying but somehow I saved the worst of it for once he walked out the door. The next day, he was packing and resting up. He told me that he cried the who way home because he hated to see how much it hurt to watch him leave. )': It was so sad!
But that week wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Without him here, I got through my summer reading HISTORY book. Y'all... It was a legit History book. Called 1491. It was SO boring!!! I missed him terribly, but I got a lot done, which is good. He was home before I knew it and school started soon.
The first day was really weird because the only girl I really knew was Becca White and I hadn't had the chance to ask her if we had any classes together. But, she was the first person I saw when I walked into my first class. It turns out we have 3 classes together. She and I have become really close and she is actually dating one of Brandon's close friends so its been easy to talk to her.
The first few weeks were hard, Brandon wise, because we had gone from seeing each other 2 days a week to 6 days a week. We both knew it was going to take time to get used to it and I think that is the reason we were able to talk everything out and not just give up.
I'm gonna go all mushy for a second... He is my bestfriend. He has been by my side through a LOT of stuff lately and he is honestly the reason why I have been able to push through things lately. He's crazy, and he's loving. He's smart, and at times, he's stupid. He loves to be with my family and he gets SO excited when I tell him that Mason is here. He loves to be with Mason and play with him and it just makes me love him any more.
Okay. Enough with the mushy crap.
One thing that LAMP does that I find AMAZING is Service Projects. There are many details that go into this, but the main thing is each class divides into groups and goes out and serves in the community. Many churches in Montgomery do local outreaches and that is what Service Day is. They can't make it Christian based, but if you ask me, I would say that it is Christian based. And I love it!
Brandon and I chose to go to the Adullam House. Every time I go here, I am touched in a different way. Usually, I clean out the clothes closets. But this time, I got the opportunity to be with the infants. If you don't know much about the Adullam House, it is a place where kids whose parents are in jail can go and live there. They are treated like normal children, even though they aren't.
But while I was there, I cleaned a bathroom and played with the children. Most people would say that I had a fun, easy, and worthless job. But they weren't there with us. The women who volunteer there were tired and the needed to rest. There were two of them and at least 7 babies all under the age of 3. It was crazy! I don't know how they stay sane! It was a great experience and I encourage all of you to go and check it out sometime.
So far, I am enjoying LAMP. Overall, the people are awesome and very sweet. I have made some new friends, but I will never be able to forget all the memories I have from Trinity. I loved growing up with y'all and I wouldn't trade that for the world. It was just time that I left. God put LAMP in my path for a reason and I was determined to find out why. I have now. And it is to be a light there. Matthew 28:19 says, "Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,^[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."
God has called us the make disciples of all nations and many people think that means in other countries, but there are people here who do not know Christ. I want to help them and that is why God put LAMP into my path.

I miss you all and I will see you soon!!!

                                                          Love,

                                                                                  Tiffany Taylor        

Three of my Lovely Ladies: Niah, Kayla, and Nyla!

And one of the girls who took me under

her wing on the first day: Matalia!

My Summer In A Lot of Words and Pictures(:

So during the school year, I promise I will be better at updating! 


This summer has gone by so quickly! It just amazes me how fast time flies.


I have already been to Fort Walton Beach, Stone Mountain, Miami, Orlando, Disney World, and Lake Martin this summer.


Every year, there is a National tournament in Fort Walton Beach Florida for AMAI Taekwondo. I usually have the opportunity to participate. I only competed in two events this year : Demo Team and Team Board Break. We got third in Demo and second in Team Breaking! While down there, I got to spend some time on the beach with Morgan, her family, and her God-family.


Back in June, a few people from the youth group traveled to Stone Mountain for the day. We had a great time!


I have officially been home for ONE WEEK from Choir Tour 2012. We went down to Miami and Orlando for 8 day. We had an amazing trip!! The last three days down there, we went to Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. We went to Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and Magic Kingdom. 


This past week, I have spent with my cousins at Lake Martin. My sister and I went up Tuesday night. I stayed until Thursday, when my cousin Elizabeth and I went to a girls night at Momma Daisy's house. We had an awesome time even though there were only 4 other girls there. That meant more Ice Cream for us!(: Elizabeth and her family are getting ready to move up to Virginia. Her dad is in the military and it is time for them to move again. This could be the last time I see her for a while and I am not very excited. I will miss her so much! I know she won't be down for Christmas this year, but hopefully she will be back at the lake next summer. 

Tournament

Morgan and Chloe

Morgan, Chloe, and Me

After getting Medals

Me, Morgan, Wilson

Sydney, Russell, Mason

Lee, Kristina, and Me

Morgan and I in Fort Walton

Mason and I at Lake Martin

We got to meet most of the Martin in Disney

Outside the Castle <3

Chloe 

Morgan and I

Morgan and I playing with Chloe

Tanning

First Night There

Waiting in Line for the Nemo Ride(:

Carter, Hollan Jayne, Morgan, Graci, Me, Toni and Brandon

First night at the Beach

The Group! Brandon, Me, Morgan, Graci, Hollan, and Carter.

Laying Out in Fort Walton

In Hollywood Studios

Morgan's little brother, Mason

Morgan

Chloe fell asleep while Morgan was laying out(:

Morgan, Me, and her little God-brother Landon

Tyler and Carter sleeping

This is why you don't fall asleep on Choir Tour

..... TTTAAANNNNNNEEERRR

Miami Marlins Stadium

Marlins Game

We wanted a cute picture together...

And he wanted something serious, but I wanted funny...

Guess who won?

Tower of Terror... Lee is calm. Kristina is scared.

Im about to cut the circulation in Brandon's arm completely

off, and all he can do is laugh at me...

Jason, Brandon, Hollan, and I

Blurry, but some-what cute picture in Hollywood Studios.

All he wanted to do was ride the Star Wars ride. So

I did. Three times might I add.

Kristina and I go see some princesses and this is what I come back to.

A tired, teenage boy passes out somewhere in Magic Kingdom.

We all needed a nap, and he was the only person who could fall asleep.

At Lake Martin with my cousins. This is Elizabeth.