[ here and there & this and that ]

[ new blog ]

2009-12-16T09:00:00.002-10:00

OK, I guess the family blog is here and I'm taking suggestions for names. I hate thinking of names for stuff like this. Grrrrr. So, any ideas!!!

http://dougnbecky.blogspot.com/

Last post on this...

2009-10-23T10:54:00.003-10:00

Ok, i think maybe 2 people follow this, but just in case, I think this is the end to this blog. Doug says we need a family blog now. So here are just a few pics from the wedding and I guess there will actually be one more post telling you the new address of our new family blog. that makes me happy.

September 12, 2009 in the Sacramento Temple. Best day ever.

Just after we took the plunge...

If you want to see a few bigger pictures, go to Mark Lee of Holladay Photo's blog at http://holladayweddings.com/blog/ or you can see them all at http://holladay.instaproofs.com/

It was absolutely perfect. Thanks for making it so wonderful you guys. I love you!

[ the moment you've all been waiting for ]

2009-07-14T00:45:00.002-10:00

[ groceries will cost 45% less... ]

2009-07-02T15:25:00.004-10:00

If you want to see how far your money would go in another city, try out this Cost of Living calculator from CNN. Jessica... I'm moving to Houston. But seriously, housing, 70% less! And groceries!

But I suppose there is something to say for paying the extra.... and it looks something like this. Thanks Adam A. Palmer for taking awesome pictures :)

[ Happy Birthday to Me ]

2009-06-30T14:43:00.004-10:00

Just in case you were wondering, this is what 30 looks like.
A fire hazard :) They actually put 30 candles on the cake. So thoughtful.

Some of my birthday loot.

Beautiful and delicious breakfast by doug. yum. jealous, aren't you?
And thanks for my sun dress grama (as modeled in the picture)

I think i got them all... i wonder if i'll get my birthday wish...

[ happy birthday alli! ]

2009-06-30T14:40:00.003-10:00

and hope you liked your's your present... might be the best one yet :)

[ old to you... new to me! ]

2009-06-29T17:34:00.004-10:00

I finally got a new car! I've been searching and searching and I have been wasting soo much time (and doug's too and he's about had it) and looked at about 40 cars and i finally found one i felt ready to buy. here she is. a 1999 honda accord. she's practically brand new inside, even with the new car smell :) it's automatic, so that's a bit strange, but i'm sure i'll get used to it. And there are some scratches on the outside, but that's ok with me. Only 63K, one owner and it has a sunroof! Yeah! Can you tell i'm a little excited? Mahalo James in Hawaii Kai for wanting a brand new one :)

[ five of us ]

2009-06-18T16:56:00.006-10:00

my new desktop image. it makes me smile every time i see it. because i remember that cassie and alli were fighting over whose arm goes where. and even jake is smiling.

[ butter ]

2009-06-17T20:16:00.006-10:00

this is part of doug's magic diet plan. it must be magic because i don't know anyone else who can do this on a regular basis and still get skinnier. he goes very heavy on the butter on everything. like it has to seep through his toast. he's started dipping his chocolate chips into it. what? who does that? he also drink a lot of salad dressing from the bottle. a lot of it. like it's juice. and he's so slim and trim. i think maybe he should market this new found magic diet.

[ erin & greg got married ]

2009-06-14T11:07:00.008-10:00

Ok, so on a more upbeat note than last time....I'm so glad I went. It was so very much fun. Hanging out with the Allreds to all hours of the night, hanging out with them anytime is a treat. Pedicures with the ladies. Finding a random last minute hair salon to do erins hair for her wedding pictures. you know, no biggie (luckily it turned out beautiful, but seriously, is that something you leave to chance?) And it was so fun to see Cassie and Alli. And UT is really beautiful in the spring :) Congratulations erin and greg! i love you guys.

[ stressed out ]

2009-06-14T10:45:00.005-10:00

looking for a new car is seriously stressing me out. it's time consuming, annoying and so far very disappointing. and i'm also losing faith in craigslist. doug and i had to spend the whole beautiful day yesterday in the car looking at loser cars posted on craigslist. they were all disgusting/nasty inside. and not too great on the inside. and it's so stressful wondering if you're going to get something that's just going to fall apart right after you get it. so the search will continue tomorrow.

and...

i have to go to the chiropractor/massage guy 3 times a week for my neck/back and that takes a bunch of time. and i'm falling behind at work and i have a billion things to do before the summers over and i have to publish an article and get ready to go up for continuing faculty status in the fall and make sure they'll keep me :)

and...

i'm still kinda sore from the stupid accident. and i'm exhausted.

and...

no, i'm still not engaged in case you were about to ask.

OK, rant over. for now :)

Update: Still no car, but I'm not so stressed out anymore :) thanks for your calls to check up on me :)

[ totaled ]

2009-06-04T14:14:00.010-10:00

How sad, my car is totaled. I really loved my car. The 97 Honda Accord has really treated me so well. But someone tried to kill me last week. It was kinda raining/sprinkling and i was just leaving for Costco and didn't even get a mile or two on the way when some kid coming the other direction in a big full size truck lost control and started fishtailing and going crazy. i was stuck on a little bridge behind and car when he smacked the back of his car on his guard rail, missed the lucky car in front of me, and then smashed into my door and squished me into the guardrail. It was a very loud crash. but i was pretty much ok, a little shaken with a bit of glass in my arm and some bruises to come for sure, but very lucky considering. luckily there were a bunch of witnesses to say it was in no way my fault. and luckily it was just close to home so a bunch of friends were close by to stop and help me. a few cop cars and and ambulance later doug took me to the emergency room where they cleaned the glass out and took some xrays. the worst part was the glass cleaning. it made me oh so close to passing out. i'm kind of a wuss apparently. but i'm alive and well, just kinda sore and i move my neck a bit funny still. they just towed away my car 5 minutes ago to the salvage yard. how sad. they are going to let me know how much i get for it soon. the 17 year old kid that hit me was petrified. i'm glad his dad's new truck had insurance :) anyway. some pictures for your viewing pleasure....

before the night was over i has doug as my slave (he's seriously amazing at taking care of me when i'm sick... i love it), my home teacher call me and check up and friends from the ward, rs pres visit at the hospital and call from the bishop that night. home cooked meal when i got home and then some dessert. doug's like, "you really have a lot of people that care about you" and i guess he's right.

[ craft time ]

2009-06-04T01:36:00.005-10:00

This was my mom's birthday present this year. I decided to be cheap and make my family aprons for their birthdays this year (thanks to Cassie for the idea). This was my 3rd attempt and I'm getting pretty good at it :) It was a success and she loved it. I'm really giving little blue a workout these days. I made matching dishtowels to match.

[ top 10 names for 2008 ]

2009-05-13T12:06:00.005-10:00

A few interesting facts:

In 2008, American parents voted for change in naming their children. After a 12-year reign as the most popular baby name, Emily has slipped to third on the list. Emma is now the nation’s most popular name for girls.

The most popular boy’s name, Jacob, remained the same for the 10th year in a row. (I would not have guessed that Jake has the most popular name... or that it has been for the last 10 years...)

**Top 10 Names for 2008**
Rank	Male name	Female name
1	Jacob	Emma
2	Michael	Isabella
3	Ethan	Emily
4	Joshua	Madison
5	Daniel	Ava
6	Alexander	Olivia
7	Anthony	Sophia
8	William	Abigail
9	Christopher	Elizabeth
10	Matthew	Chloe
from the Social Security website: http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/pr/baby-names2008-pr.htm

Check here to find out how popular your name is. Becky hasn't been in the top 1,000 since 1992!

[ quilt ]

2009-05-12T12:46:00.004-10:00

It's finally done! I started this about 2 years ago and I finally got it done with the help of my friends Beth and Marj! We stayed up late Saturday night, after going to Foodfest for the 50th time (but it was still fun), and sewed and tied it! Bride Wars got us through the sewing and Bedtime Stories got us through the tying.... and a little moose tracks ice cream if truth be told :) But here she is. I'm going to make some pillow shams to go with it. It's huge and I love it :) Yeah.

Sorry this is the only picture I have cause I lent my camera to doug for his trip to CA for his sisters farewell and supposed trip to Nicaragua that he ditched out on. More coming when I finish the pillows :)

[ lunch break ]

2009-05-12T12:38:00.004-10:00

Ok, don't hate me, but this is what I've been doing on my lunch break lately. It's finally been sunny and the beach in my backyard is beautiful! This picture is from my phone, but the water is sooo blue/green and clear. But I was taking a walk thinking about how lucky I am and how jealous everyone should be of me and I saw these two guys sitting down talking a ways up and the one with his back facing me had on this red speedo bottom, but it was like a string bikini with ties on the sides. I was like, nice. But I got closer and realized it was a woman and she just didn't have her top on. Just sitting there chatting it up, topless. Excuse me?! Lest you think it's all fun and games over here, I also had to kill 4 cockroaches that night.... 2 of them were flying at me trying to attack! Welcome back warm weather.

[ saturday is a special day ]

2009-05-03T23:06:00.002-10:00

Yesterday was so much fun. Staying at Holli's and really fun having a roommate again. Woke up and went to Papa Ole's for breakfast with Doug. Then to Turtle bay for some surfing and a lot of sun. It was really fun. I decided it was time to get out when I almost got washed into the rocks on the side.... hope no one saw that :) Then a delicious sandwich and a bit of a basketball game, doug back surfing, becky relaxing and taking a shower. Then off to make tinfoil dinners at dougs with holli and mark. The most delicious dinner I've had in a while. Even though I put waaaayyy too much seasoning in dougs (didn't know that was possible) he still ate it. Smores. We ended the night by bring the mattresses out and have a movie party at Holli's. so special.

[ costco goodness ]

2009-05-03T22:56:00.007-10:00

I don't think I've ever made it home with both loaves intact before. Don't you love this Costco bread? Apparently I do :) And I really do love Costco too. I decided just to try to take back my old beach chairs from there that were kind of falling apart, maybe a year or two old, and they took them back even with no receipt and no hassle :) I am a happy camper with my brand new beach chairs that the refund money bought.

2009-04-27T15:15:00.006-10:00

[ houston ]

2009-04-17T09:57:00.004-10:00

Jessica did a great post that I will link to here about my wonderful trip to Houston to see her and eric and the girls. I LOVE THEM. and had SO MUCH FUN. in case you were wondering :P
http://psilloswilliams.blogspot.com/2009/03/aunt-becky.html

My posts are all out of order. Oh well.

[ the penderwicks ]

2009-04-16T16:21:00.015-10:00

I heart the Penderwicks. If you're in the mood for a feel good, sweet, easy read with a few chuckles, I suggest reading The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, by Jeanne Birdsall. It is a really nice story about a dad and his 4 young girls that really love each other, have great personalities and get into lots of funny situations. I'm reading the second one right now (The Penderwicks on Gardam Street), and I'm only in the middle and wondering when is the next one's going to come out already (there will be 5) and sad that I'm quickly coming to the end. .
From the authors page "Meet the Penderwicks, a family who believes in truth and honor, yet can’t seem to stay out of trouble. There's oldest sister Rosalind, responsible for the rest; stubborn, feisty Skye; dreamy Jane; and shy little Batty, whose best friend is Hound, a large dog more loyal than obedient."

[ conference weekend & the hidden treasure ]

2009-04-16T15:44:00.018-10:00

Conference was excellent. I got a lot out of it and can't wait to re-read everythig. Doug got up with me at 6:00am both mornings to watch it and helped keep me awake. I really loved conference extra this year. I was really glad to be able to watch/hear it. And for the wonderful messages that were given.

The only thing that could make it better was to discover this hidden treasure:
It was also quickly exposed that McDouglas has a new specialty and he is an Aebleskiver maker extraordinaire!

We've had this pan kicking around forever and i couldn't imagine what Kaity used it for, but Doug got it out and said it was for danish pancakes, and voila! we had pancake balls with hidden treasures inside (mainly chocolate chips, berries and bananas... yum)! I am hoping this will be the start of a delicious tradition for many more conference mornings to come....

[ easter sunday ]

2009-04-13T16:22:00.012-10:00

It was a really nice Easter this year. I kind of felt like my mom because I had dinner at my house and made a turkey and baked fresh rolls so basically I was busy all morning. It was such a contrast from running around getting things ready all morning to sitting in sacrament meeting and the feeling of calm and peace that came. I was so grateful for the chance to be there. It was a really thought provoking and touching meeting. The spirit was really strong. And I'm really grateful for my Savior and the atonement. Anyway, I was glad to have that time. Then back home to see if my first turkey turned out ok! Which i think it did. Becoming / Blaine M. Yorgason, Brenton G. Yorgason.

Then a delicious dinner with ham, turkey, mashed potatoes and the works.

My first helping...Followed by a pretty funny game of Scategories. I'm the w-o-r-s-t at that game. The worst. I leave most of them blank. But I did get juicebox for school supplies. That counts, right? Mark got Witchy Woman for a dance and even preformed a bit of it for us. A lot of laughing. I forgot how fun games are.

Thanks everyone. It was a really nice day.

[ journal ]

2009-04-10T13:34:00.007-10:00

I got a new leather journal from the bookstore today. It smells divine. And I got it engraved with gold. Thanks douggie for my present. I love it. And I love you :)

[ in the yard lately... ]

2009-04-10T13:32:00.002-10:00

[ heidi's wedding ]

2009-04-02T17:26:00.002-10:00

[ I know ]

2009-04-02T17:16:00.002-10:00

I know I'm not married and I don't have a kid, but I think I'll have a blog anyway. So there.