Mud Run!

This weekend I watched Mike and some of our friends do the Mud Run and it was so funny! It's basically a 6 mile run with mud obstacles all throughout it. They all finished and did great; I'm so proud of them! Best of all, I got to meet Abby from Biggest Loser season 8 and she was awesome! Check out the pics below!

The group-before!


Christen and Kylie in the mud pit!


Jacob & Jenny all covered!


Look at that sexy mud-
covered man!


Mike & me after the Mud Run!


Part of the group after the race!


Christen & me with Abby from
the Biggest Loser season 8!


-- Post From Becky's iPhone

Rascal Flatts Extravaganza!

A few weeks ago my best friend Christen and I took a girls weekend to go see Rascal Flatts in OKC! I bought us tickets for her birthday and we had a blast! Here's a rundown of our fun-filled weekend:

We rode the Amtrak train up to OKC, which was really fun! We got to hang out and relax and it was fun! Here's us on the train!



Saturday we went to the mall and had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory...Yum!



Then came the concert!! Rascal Flatts was awesome and the people watching was very entertaining!















SUCH a wonderful weekend getaway! Love fun times with my BFF!
-- Post From Becky's iPhone

Christmas 2010

Well believe it or not, I am actually posting on the blog!! It has been FOREVER, but one of my goals this year is to be a better blogger!

Mike and I both just returned to work after a wonderful Christmas break! Here is a rundown, complete with pictures, of our holiday festivities:

First up was a few family get-togethers at our house, the Smiths and the Evans. My lil bro and sis, Nathan & Danielle stayed the weekend too, which was lots of fun!
She's so old now!!! Danielle-14


Dani, Duch & me


Mike and 2 of my bros, Roger & Nathan


We spent Christmas Eve with my family, watching Despicable Me, opening presents and eating dinner at Olive Garden, followed by Christmas Eve service at Mom & Rick's church. Fun day!
My parents


My crazy brothers!!


Laura & me at dinner


We also spent Christmas Eve with the Graziadei kids, letting them open their gifts from us and Al & Annalyn. Definitely a highlight of Christmas, seeing how excited the kids were!
Christian, Patrick, Elijah & Erin


My silly mother-in-law!


She doesn't like the Santa hat, but she looks so cute!!


We spent Christmas morning with the Evans, including opening presents via Skype with Ali in China! She emailed us pictures of our presents that she got us, and Annalyn will bring them back with her when she goes in April. It was so good to get to include Ali, even all the way from China!
Mike, Duch & me on Christmas morning!


Annalyn with her present from Ali!


Al showing off his new slippers, with his constant companion, Lil' Man!


The week after Christmas we met my parents at their timeshare in Florida for a little vacation. We were also joined by Rick's daughter and son-in-law and their 3 kiddos, from Boston. We had such a fun time with everyone jus hanging out and relaxing!
Mike & me on the way to the airport!


Maddy (8), Catie (4 1/2) & Nicky (1 1/2): such adorable and fun kids!!


We got to go to the beach in December!!! Crazy!


That water was freezing!!!


Captured a sweet moment of Uncle Mike & Nicky!


The last few days in Florida were spent with Mike's aunt and Uncle Tomm & Whitney, and their new addition, Thomas (better known as "Little T"! He is so precious and we were so glad we got to see him!
Meeting Little T!!


Crashed out on Mama at dinner!


My favorite Little T picture!! He loved his bouncer!


All in all, we had a wonderful Christmas break, and were so blessed by family and friends! Hope yours was great as well! And wishing you all many blessings in the New Year! We're excited to see what 2011 holds for us! :)

Posted by *Becky*

"Dear John"

FYI: If you haven't seen the movie, you may not want to read this, as there are spoilers!

So I just finished watching the movie "Dear John" for the first time and I am left feeling...perplexed. When I began watching the movie, I was wrapped up in the sweet love story, the mystery behind John's dad and the little boy Savannah was close to, and....well, let's be honest, looking at Channing Tatum is always enjoyable! Once he leaves for war, I was sad for them to be apart but loved how they kept each other going through letters (such a lost art these days!)

Then...I began to hate the movie.

After not writing for 3 months or so, she writes to break up with him while he's serving overseas, saying she's engaged?? I know later she explains that the guy was sick and he wanted someone to care for his son, but really??? They paint this picture of John and Savannah as being totally in love, and then she just up and marries this older guy out of the blue?

Then his dad dies, and that whole part of the movie was awful...I definitely bawled like a baby!

Okay, so then the movie starts to redeem itself because he obviously made the anonymous donation to pay for Savannah's husband to come home and say goodbye before he dies, which was really sweet. But then....the movie basically ends. I ASSUME they got back together in the end, but they didn't really explain anything....

Did she go see him where he was stationed? Where was that little coffee shop where he saw her? Was he expecting to see her? Where was the little boy she was supposed to be caring for now that her husband died? Did John and Savannah end up together??

I have not read the book, but I am wondering how close it is to the movie. I think I want to read it, but so many parts of it were so sad that I'm not sure if I really want to give it a try.

So basically, I loved/hated the movie, and am annoyed that it made me cry and now I have a headache. And, I'm home by myself with no one to discuss it with...hence, the blog post.

Soooo, fellow blog readers, what did YOU think about the movie?

Our Cruise!

This year for our 5 year anniversary, which was actually on June 18, Mike and I decided to take a Caribbean Cruise. We flew into Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and took a 7-day cruise to the Bahamas, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. It was by far the best vacation we have ever taken and we look forward to going on another cruise sometime in the future! Here are some picture highlights from the cruise, all of the pictures I took are on Facebook if you want to see more! Enjoy!