Beck Family

My family was all together for the first time in a long time! My little brother just got home from his mission and my sister was in from California for Thanksgiving so we took FAMILY PICTURES!!

Oops!!

Last Monday I decided to be a good wife and cook dinner so I made taco soup. It was all done and Russ wasn't home yet so I left it on the stove and turned the stove to OFF. I then went upstairs to read. About an hour later my house smelled so I ran downstairs to find a kitchen FULL of smoke! I couldn't see a thing! The smoke took over my entire house!! Apparently instead of turning the stove to OFF, I had turned it to HIGH and had burned the soup for an hour! Needless to say this has been quite the week. I've been staying at my mom's house all week and have had to commute every morning! I don't know how commuters do it! I hate it!!! We've left our windows open as much as possible (but it's been snowing half the week!). It's Friday and our house still smells like smoke! We're trying EVERYTHING to get rid of it! In a couple days I'll have to wash ALL of our clothes cause they reek! Russ has been so good through it all and hasn't complained even though it's been alot of driving and cleaning and COLD (with the windows open) all week long. Let's just say, I will NEVER make taco soup again!!!

NERD!!!

My COMPREHENSIVE Exam is this coming February (over everything I've learned in the last four years!) and the national PRAXIS exam (for certification as a SLP) will be next semester or in the summer so I am officially a NERD!!

Russ is a NERD too but he's at SCHOOL so I couldn't take a picture of him!!

A REAL DATE!!

Russ and I are BORING and all we ever do it work and school. (Hence why I never blog!) We never have enough time to even see each other, let alone do anything fun! But this past Friday I didn't have work and Russ got done with work early so we went on a REAL DATE! We went to Logan and went to the temple, ate at Iron Gate Grill, went mini golfing in a mini golf place all decorated for Halloween, and finished the night with a caramel brownie shake from Charlies (the best shake ever!!). It was a MAGICAL evening! I loved being with my husbando all night and not having to think about school or work once!!

We tried to get the temple in the background but it didn't quite work!

There was construction at the temple and this was the sign they had up!!

I love life!

I know this is a really random post...especially for me but I've decided that there are alot of things I love right now and I decided to share a few...

1. I love my husband! He is such an incredible man and is so perfect for me! I love him more and more each day! I can't believe how lucky I am to be married to a man like him!

2. I also love the little guy in my stomach and love that I can feel him move around right now!

3. I love to read! Absolutely love it! I just finished (in a day) Shannon Hale's new book 'Book of a Thousand Days' and recently read 'River Secrets' and can't wait to read her new 'Forest Born'.

4. I love my job! I'm working at a new school this year with Kindergarteners and first graders. Of course some days are better than others but I love the little munchins I work with. They make it all worth it and always make my day. Kids are so dang cute!

5. I love that I can eat real food now! Instead of just toast like I have for the last four months! Of course I don't eat meals like this one all the time but looking at it doesn't make me gag anymore! Yeah!!

6. I love FALL! I have officially decided that it is my favorite holiday. I always knew I liked spring and fall the best because of the weather but I absolutely love fall! I love the weather, I love the leaves, I love how beautiful it is, I love the back to school feel, and I love the anticipation of the holidays!

Coming soon...

We're having a BABY!!! I'm due the end of January and just found out that we are having a BOY!! I was pretty nauseous for the first three-four months but I'm feeling GREAT now! We are so excited!!

Beck Family Fun!

We went to St. George and Vegas with my familia last week. We were only there two days but it was fun! We went swimming and hiking in St. George and in Vegas we went to Donny and Marie!! We were the youngest ones there by far but it was an entertaining show! Thanks Mama Sue!

One Year!

Russ and I have been married one year! It's been incredible and just gets better every day! I have the most amazing husband and I'm so grateful for all that he does for me and all that he has taught me. I love you Russ!

Summer happenings...

Here's some pics of the recent summer happenings in my life. I've gotten to tend my nephews lately and they are so stinkin cute! I was trying to take a picture of the baby but Logan insisted he be in it too! :)
I went and saw my little niece sing in her sunshine singing group on the 24th! She was so cute! She's the one on your left that is doing actions!

And I made my very first creative cake! Okay, so it was super simple but I'm still proud of it! My nephew wanted a blue truck cake for his birthday so this is what he got!

Book recommendations!

I know I've been in school all summer but every so often (okay- whenever I can) I reward myself with a good book (not all the text books I was suppose to be reading!). And I just wanted to recommend a few of my favorite!

Of course, no book collection would be complete without HARRY POTTER! If you haven't read them yet- you should NOW! I reread the 6th and 7th book and I forgot how much I loved them! And if you're a fan- you should definitely go see the new movie!! I love Harry!!


This next series is also a MUST READ! My mom has been trying to get me to read it forever and I finally gave in. It is the 'Great and Terrible Series'. It's an LDS fictional account of the last days. It is incredible! There are six books in the series (the second is the hardest to get through but get through it because it is worth it!). I just finished the last book and I wish there was more to the series!

I don't know how many of you have heard of Shannon Hale, but I love her books! They're really easy reads (probably directed to teens and young adults). I don't know if I'd call them fantasy but everyone I've read has been so good! I loved 'princess academy', 'goose girl', and 'Austenland'!! Check her books out!

Another one I read and liked (but don't have a picture of) is 'The Book Thief'. It's about a little German girl during the time of the Holocaust (if you like books set in that time period then you would love this). Death tells the story so it's a little different and sad but such a good story!

I've read a couple more (I told you I love reading!) but these were by far the best! If you have any recommendations for me- bring em on! I'm looking for a new good book!!