tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75978491339374285192024-03-04T20:06:21.351-08:00From the Middle to the EndInquire WithinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-86051605430146975332013-12-31T15:37:00.001-08:002013-12-31T23:28:45.050-08:00Best of 2013Hello devoted readers. 2013 ends tonight and 2014 begins tomorrow. I'm making plenty of resolutions and I'm ending 2013 with a bit of relief. So here's a list of our best moments:<br />
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*Hitting the 4 year mark (of marriage)<br />
*Quitting my job and selling basically all of our possessions<br />
*Moving to Chicago<br />
*Taking an epic road trip<br />
*Seeing every single state license plate this year!<br />
*Making our own sauerkraut<br />
*Visiting a dive bar for the first time<br />
*Buying a Chaise Lounge-YES!!!<br />
*Being Featured in the <a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/2014/01/young-adults/i-feel-gods-love-when?lang=eng" target="_blank">Ensign</a><br />
*Successfully living in less than 300 sq. ft. of space without permanently harming each other<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-9966722353694254512013-09-19T20:07:00.003-07:002013-09-19T20:07:41.885-07:00Chicago Tips and Tricks<br />
I thought I'd share some things I've learned living in Chicago:<br />
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1. DO NOT drive on 290 if you'd like to get anywhere within any reasonable amount of time. It's easier and maybe safer to drive through more dangerous parts of Chicago.<br />
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2. Shirts are optional at art school--for everyone.<br />
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3. Thunderstorms here are FANTASTIC!<br />
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4. <a href="http://www.margiesfinecandies.com/" target="_blank">Margie's Candies</a> is some of the best ice cream I've ever had.<br />
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5. Some middle school students are actually funny.<br />
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I think I'm starting to get used to this place. I still miss the mountains and not getting lost all the time. However, I've always found my way back, which is good. It's strange living in this huge place where there's so many people and feeling so disconnected, but being so crowded. People watching here is golden. There are so many fascinating people on our adventures.<br />
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Also, seeing a Georgia O'Keefe painting in real life is artist heaven. They have this sweet show up right now at The Art Institute that deals with impressionism and fashion so I also got to see Manet and Monet and Degas. AHHHHHHHHH!!! I totally played it cool while we were there, and you probably shouldn't tell Noah this, but going to see art for free was like the best date ever. It's like we're members of the museum, but I pay so much more than anyone else to go there.<br />
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I think I've made a little bit of room in my heart for Chicago.<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-11443096013144801112013-09-19T19:58:00.002-07:002013-09-19T19:58:52.737-07:00Greetings from the Big City and OhioAn update! An update! To peak your interest here's a picture of the sweet desk Noah made for our apartment:<br />
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Somewhere in August we took a trip to Ohio for Rachael's baby shower. Woot! Here are a few gems for that escapade.<br />
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Today is this guy's birthday:</div>
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Husband, thanks for bringing me to live in your old stomping grounds, introducing me to so many new things, kissing me often, and always, always keeping me on my toes.</div>
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He is the sexiest man alive.</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-40524885920820334372013-08-02T11:02:00.000-07:002013-08-02T11:02:40.182-07:00Let's get personal.Deep breath. My palms are a bit sweaty and my heart is racing because I'm a little scared to share this with the internet.<br />
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So there's been this skeleton in my closet and while my real closet doesn't have a lot of room, my emotional/spiritual one is lined with them. They're piling up and it's time that I've let someone know they're there so they can come and investigate and maybe help me clear them out.<br />
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I'm here to talk about infertility. There's your cue to leave if you're uncomfortable with the subject and it's a bit too raw for you.<br />
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For the last 3 years I have struggled and by struggle I mean my chest has been ripped open, my faith questioned and my spirit broken. I have taken countless pregnancy tests, cried A LOT, and grown a beard. Sometimes I feel like I belong in one of those freak show circuses. Line up to see the bearded lady everyone! I bet she had some real illness like <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/polycystic-ovary-syndrome/DS00423" target="_blank">Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)</a> and I kind of feel bad for her. I've been there except I bought an electric razor at Wal-Mart for $9 and I tried to hide it from the general public because I can't afford laser surgery and I'm embarrassed.<br />
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Last night was one of those really bad nights I was lamenting my abnormal facial hair. If you can't tell that I'm a <a href="http://mormon.org/" target="_blank">Mormon</a> or <a href="http://lds.org/" target="_blank">LDS</a>, I'll tell you, I am. We have this thing in our culture where we teach young women how glorious it is to be a mother. We have countless Sunday School lessons about how wonderful we are as woman (and we are) and we have Young Women lessons about becoming a mother one day (which is wonderful). We have been taught to want and love and crave being a mother. So I do.<br />
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I want to be a mother so badly my heart is breaking.<br />
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I want to be just like everyone else who is having children. I <i>want</i> to be so ill I'm throwing up and I'm miserable if it means that I am cool enough to get the chance to grow a human being, but I'm not. I'm also not angry that you're having them. I think it's amazing and I'd love to come chat with you at your baby shower.<br />
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Now, some of you are thinking, "Well Becky, there are drugs for that you know. My friend so and so got pregnant right away on Clomid." Sorry, I didn't. "Well Becky, there's in vitro and there's the possibility you could lose some weight and it would fix a lot."<br />
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Thanks for the advice.<br />
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Excuses aside, you honestly don't really know what it's like to be me and you never get to (lucky for you). So if I want your advice on fertility I'll let you know, but for now I'm going to tell you how it feels to be LDS and to be infertile from my point of view.<br />
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For the longest time and even now I have this fear that because I'm not getting pregnant that I don't have enough faith and that I've somehow sinned in some way that God won't follow through on His promises to me. I know that's a lie, but I still believe it sometimes. I'm afraid that God has forgotten me and that He doesn't really want to give me a baby and that I'd probably make a miserable parent anyway. <br />
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I've been taught that it's my purpose in life to be a mother and to bear children, but I physically can't. My reproductive organs disagree with the commandment to multiply and replenish the earth no matter how much I will them to start working. I thought to myself, "Why am I so faithless? Why does God not care and see that I'm suffering here? Where is my Balm of Gilead?" It got so bad that I started to question everything. "Does He really exist or is this some joke? Or maybe it's something we've all made up to make ourselves feel better." It's not. He's really there, but I'm just not pregnant and it doesn't mean that I'm not faithful enough. It doesn't mean I'm a lazy slob and that I don't know how to have sex. I got the same talk you did.<br />
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It's my gene pool folks and God can perform miracles, but it doesn't mean I have to sacrifice my self image, my faith and everything else for me to finally have a baby. In fact, it's probably best that I don't sacrifice any of those things. <br />
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So I'm going to keep enduring for a season and say, I guess I don't really have an answer for anyone about infertility. I guess I'm just here to say I'm not a success story (yet) and it sucks to suffer this way, but I have hope that it'll end and one day I'll get to snuggle my own baby in my arms whether it comes from my own body or someone else's. In the meantime, do you mind if I hold your baby?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-54957015325991486142013-07-24T20:26:00.002-07:002013-08-02T11:09:26.224-07:00The House--er Studio Apartment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So here's a fun story. Noah and I found this sweet deal on Craigslist for a bed and since we didn't have a larger vehicle we fit it in the car!</div>
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What follows are pictures of the apartment and various activities. It's a big adjustment, but it gets better everyday we're here.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sauron toast for Rachel when she came to visit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah made this handy spice rack out of a wine box we found at his parents.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our "bedroom."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have beautiful light.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah's grandfather's shelf at the foot of the bed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The room divider that we both love.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from our "office."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The closet filled with all my classroom supplies. It's a work in progress.</td></tr>
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By the way, you have to walk through the closet to get to the bathroom.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A peek into the bathroom (not kitchen).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah had to stand on the toilet to get this view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "kitchen."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obvious what this is?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our "counterspace."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the pillow I covered in 2 seconds!</td></tr>
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So there you have it. This is what city living is all about--rearrange the furniture every 2 weeks.</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-72804400221239059922013-07-13T19:00:00.001-07:002013-07-13T19:00:18.609-07:0010 things I've Learned Moving to ChicagoWoot! I'm back, second day in a row. Yesterday you got a Reader's Digest version of our trip and today I want to share with you 10 things I've learned.<br />
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1. After playing the license plate game we've discovered that New Hampshire is the most reclusive of all the states because we saw 47 out of 50. Now you're thinking, "Becky, that's three states." Well folks, you can't blame us for not finding Alaska and Hawaii considering they're not actually attached to the United States.<br />
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2. Pigeons are loud. Also really annoying annnd slightly scary.<br />
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3. The brown line Damen stop on the L is not anywhere near the blue line Damen stop.<br />
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4. 230 square feet is small for two people, but possible to live in.<br />
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5. Fruit flies are super dumb and NEVER DIE!<br />
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6. Driving in the city isn't as bad as parking in the city.<br />
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7. Six inches of water and sand constitutes a "beach." :)<br />
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8. When doctors and lawyers move, artists can benefit. ($200 so far spent on furniture at a brand new value of about $700!)<br />
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9. Sequesters suck for education and employment.<br />
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10. If you have a place to go in Chicago--there's a line waiting for you when you get there.<br />
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Pictures to come soon of the apartment (and by soon I mean August because that's when we'll get all of our final bits of furniture)!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-84674686997540129422013-07-12T19:38:00.000-07:002013-07-12T19:41:24.038-07:00Epic Road Trip 2013Oh hi!<br />
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I know, I've been absent again and you've missed me terribly (or not).<br />
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Well, no matter how you feel about my absence from the blogging community I'll give you a little rundown of our little (or extremely long) road trip, but I'm going to give it to you in pictures because: 1. I think it's more interesting; 2. I look pretty sexy in some of them; and 3. I have your attention for the moment.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did you know that there are A LOT of different kinds of turtles and they ARE ALL OVER MISSOURI. I didn't kill any with the car, but that doesn't mean that we didn't come close. Who knew?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the heck is a Prickly Pear Cactus doing in the middle of the Ozarks? It was there to remind us of home?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspiration Point...very inspiring.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"What's that on her head?" That would be the bug net that goes over my face to protect me from the million bugs that wanted to eat my face.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noah in Dismals Canyon aka the Rainforest in the middle of Alabama where deadly lone star ticks come from and bite you. Yes, I believe I picked up a tick here and it was traumatic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This describes our relationship well.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh my gosh he's handsome. I win.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dead fish. Noah took the teeth. They weren't gross, mostly just really cool.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-81479083909974794362013-05-23T10:43:00.002-07:002013-06-03T21:45:20.655-07:00Dear Utah,<div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); ">I've been avoiding this for some time now. I was in denial that I'd leave. I came here for school and I didn't think I'd stay, but I did.</div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); "><br></div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); ">I fell in love Utah, with many, many beautiful people. If I were to begin listing them you'd get really bored, but we both know their names. </div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); "><br></div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); ">We've had good times and bad times. I developed road rage because of your drivers, been sunburned on your mountain peaks, despised your endless trains, and shed countless tears. Still, I've looked out on the water pocket fold as the sun rose, slept out under the stars in the Narrows, drunk from clear mountain streams, and laughed until my belly ached.</div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); "><br></div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); ">Now here we are on the road driving towards a new beginning. I'll miss you and your funny pronunciations and your quirky LDS culture. I feel like I've left a huge chunk of my heart there with my friends, colleagues and my students.</div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); "><br></div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); ">I think it's safe to say I've fallen in love, again, with you.</div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); "><br></div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); ">Love,</div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); "><br></div><div style="font-family: Noteworthy; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 32px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.0976563); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); ">Becky</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-90265012611715562882013-05-01T21:34:00.002-07:002013-05-01T21:34:45.254-07:00Why hello...Hello there blog reading community. I bet you <strike>cried yourself to sleep at night</strike> missed me. Well I'm back!<br />
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And since we know how fond of lists I am I'll list the furniture we still own:<br />
1 couch<br />
1 mattress<br />
3 camp chairs<br />
a folding table<br />
and a recently acquired ottoman<br />
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We've been packing like crazy. Noah's quota is a box a day. We sold off all of Noah's glass inventory tonight and are having a yard sale this weekend. Whew, we have 13 days until our mover (Noah's dad) arrives to drive most of our worldly possessions to Chicago. Here a few pictures of what we've done.<br />
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I should preface this by saying during Spring Break we took a trip to visit Shelley and Alan. It was WONDERFUL! Why did I ever say it wasn't a good idea.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My personal favorite was the Saquaro. They're like trees in Arizona!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arizona inspired me to begin painting again.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-81341672470859782402013-02-27T14:27:00.000-08:002013-02-27T21:23:08.062-08:00One reason I love being married to an artist...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Sometimes the prospect of being married to an artist who has chosen to pursue it as a career is <strike>horrifying</strike> a little scary. This is one reason I love it:</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-77407820546482240952013-02-19T22:32:00.001-08:002013-02-19T22:32:07.826-08:00The End and a New BeginningIn the last month we've been waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Finally, Noah's last graduate school letter came in the mail and we are going to Chicago! I'm so incredibly proud of Noah and all that he's accomplished. SAIC here we come!<br />
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Now to just fit all of my worldly possessions in a Toyota Echo...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-14251895617917997832013-02-06T17:51:00.003-08:002013-02-06T17:51:26.764-08:00You're invited...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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And finally, I finished my nativity puzzle!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-23244395647441371172012-10-20T06:54:00.001-07:002012-10-20T07:45:25.997-07:00Happiness...I was thinking yesterday about some of the things that make me happy and I thought I'd share with my humble followers:<br />
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1. This face. Even if it does have a beard.<br />
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2. E. Pluribus Unum (The Art Show)<br />
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3. This song (the video is not much but the song, oh goodness).</div>
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4. This student.</div>
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5. This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54qd0G6d-LA" target="_blank">idea</a>.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-80463718734240344472012-10-07T10:44:00.002-07:002012-10-07T10:44:33.765-07:00What I Really BelieveI've been thinking lately about the upcoming election with Mitt Romney (who I don't endorse). While I was watching <a href="http://lds.org/" target="_blank">general conference</a> this weekend I felt that I should write this little blurb about my faith.<br />
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I think with all the publicity <a href="http://lds.org/" target="_blank">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> or as you may have heard--<a href="http://mormon.org/" target="_blank">Mormons</a>, that it is necessary to simplify some things for those who are curious.<br />
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The following are a basic nutshell of what we believe and are called the Articles of Faith written by Joseph Smith (who, by the way, we do not worship, but revere just as any Christian reveres prophets of old; i.e. Moses, Noah, Adam, etc.).<br />
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<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.</span></li>
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If you are curious even further please visit <a href="http://www.lds.org/">www.lds.org</a> and/or <a href="http://www.lds.org/locations?lang=eng" target="_blank">locate a meeting house</a> to attend where you can find out more. I find the best place to find out about something is to go directly to a source--at least that's what they taught me in school. :)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-56668154450990073922012-10-01T21:26:00.001-07:002012-10-01T21:26:53.549-07:00Oh Hello<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So fall is here and I'm slowly beginning to emerge from a school induced coma. All I've been able to think, breathe, or talk about lately is school and our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/epuartshow" target="_blank">show</a> coming up this month in Logan. So today we decided to get back outside and give a little bon voyage trip to my Chacos. <a href="http://beckyfreakingwhipple.blogspot.com/2010/10/once-upon-time.html" target="_blank">A few years back</a> Noah and I hiked Stewart Falls and were extremely out of breath. This time we were rock stars.</div>
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One of my favorite things to do with Noah--GO HIKING--check!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-39831146774237372812012-09-16T18:43:00.001-07:002012-09-16T18:43:38.681-07:00Prepare yourselves...For everything that could have possibly happened to us:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And so did my family at the beginning of September.</td></tr>
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Besides that, Noah and I are back in the full swing of things and are both working. The End.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-67783072132826804952012-08-28T18:10:00.000-07:002012-08-28T18:10:11.478-07:00Zucchini Hostile TakeoverSecond week of school is almost complete(woo) and August too!<div>
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Turns out, the month of August is really great for Zucchini. Now, if you've never grown Zucchini before, you may have received some from your neighbors, because IT NEVER STOPS GROWING! You end up with so much Zucchini that you have to give it away or your brains will turn into Zucchini.</div>
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Anyway, so we decided this month that we would only spend $20 on groceries because the garden was doing pretty good (and because we frequently overspend our grocery budget). As you may have surmised by now, the thing that has been most in season is the Zucchini (which are HUGE plants by the way). Nevertheless, we have been eating a LOT of our friendly green gourd (much too the amusement of all of the teachers at lunch).</div>
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<a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/07/crust-less-summer-zucchini-pie.html" target="_blank">Crustless Zucchini Pie</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/07/zucchini-tots.html" target="_blank">Zucchini Tots</a></div>
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<a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/ratatouille/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=ratatouille&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=Home%20Page" target="_blank">Ratatouille</a></div>
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Curried Zucchini Quesadillas</div>
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Zucchini Turkey Meatloaf</div>
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<a href="http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/07/low-fat-chocolate-chip-zucchini-bread.html" target="_blank">Zucchini Bread</a> (It's not my grandma's but it's better for you!)</div>
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Spiced/Chocolate Zucchini Muffins</div>
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Roasted Vegetables (Mostly Zucchini)</div>
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We had a fabulous day celebrating the day of this guy's birth..</div>
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And on honor of him I entered a giveaway on <a href="http://colorissue.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Color Issue</a>. Check out that Copper River bag giveaway!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-35894055977302480802012-08-11T22:01:00.000-07:002012-08-11T22:03:39.800-07:00Zombies???So I've been told on multiple occasions that if there was ever a zombie apocalypse that we would survive. Here's ten reasons why:<br />
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1. I love my 72 Hour Kit and food storage.<br />
2. Noah makes our milk(from almonds).<br />
3. We love camping and have plenty of gear to high tail it to the middle of nowhere.<br />
4. We can make sprouts!(Thanks <a href="http://kellyandestherswan.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Esther</a>.)<br />
5. Noah bakes bread(and sometimes he hand grinds the wheat. I know you are all jealous of my domestic husband. Don't tell him I called him that on the internet.)<br />
6. We garden.<br />
7. I know how to make cheese.<br />
8. We dream of living on our own farm/B&B in the middle of some abandoned stretch of land.<br />
9. We own a book about dying our own clothes from plants. <br />
10. I sewed my own dress.<br />
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Which brings us to the real reason I'm putting up this post. I made a
dress. I spend quite some time on Pinterest oogling over maxi dresses
and decided I didn't want a pattern--I was going to make it up. Scary
right? If you think that is scary, try reading or attempting an actual
dress pattern. The dress I just made took: 3 yds. of fabric cut into 4
pieces, a sewing machine(and other various sewing equipment), and about 3
hours. <br />
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I didn't make the belt. I bought that at <a href="http://www.downeastbasics.com/" target="_blank">Downeast</a>.<br />
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So this will be my first day of school dress. Bring it on zombies!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-14678393318040604502012-07-25T20:54:00.003-07:002012-07-25T20:54:39.619-07:00The Great Mt. Timpanogos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, Wednesday last week, Noah and I decided on a whim to hike Mt. Timpanogos. That lasted about an hour (unfortunately, we ran into a thunderstorm and turned back). Along the way, we heard that the other side of Mt. Timp was prettier, so for our next attempt we decided to try that route--and boy are we glad we did!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I kept getting mad because it kept moving, but then it was just trying to pose for a closer shot!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me sliding down on my bum for fear of sliding down against my will.</td></tr>
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So, a short funny story(of which there were many) from the hike:<br />
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I woke up that morning and we looked at the stars for awhile and I discovered a little mouse under my backpack. I thought, "Oh it's so cute!" and turned on my flashlight and it scampered away. Noah goes to get breakfast ready and I'm packing up camp and I go to put on my shoes, but my sock is missing! I had tucked it in to one of the mesh pockets on the side of my pack to let it dry. I quickly realized that the mouse must have taken it! Darn sneaky fellow. I did have an extra pair of nice fluffy wool ones, which is exactly what you want to wear on a hot July day down the mountainside. Noah says it was just looking for a sleeping bag for it's next mousy sleepover. :)<br />
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One word of advice before I leave you. Mt. Timpanogos is a very popular hike, while hiking from Aspen Grove is in fact shorter, it is also not for the faint of heart. We highly recommend hiking from Timpanooeke side which may be longer, but is a much easier/prettier hike.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-61814366055386055312012-07-17T13:45:00.000-07:002012-07-17T13:45:33.812-07:00Dearest Body,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You are welcome now at any point to look like this again. Anytime now would be great. I know you're missing a tiny little organ, but I was told you could function fine without it. So suck it up and get with the program body. Nobody likes a party pooper and you are pooping at my party.<br />
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Love, BeckyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597849133937428519.post-89068025286982953502012-07-14T15:46:00.000-07:002012-07-14T15:46:00.287-07:00Two Things1. I updated the blog layout and am very proud of my Photoshop skills for the day. :) Check out the header if you haven't yet.<br />
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2. I started a website for my artwork!!! It's been 4 years and I think I've been on an art hiatus. <a href="http://rebeccajcoleman.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Check it out</a>!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1