Fall is Here!

This past weekend was one of those "blogworthy" weekends. Maybe it was just because we got some good pics, nonetheless, it was a good one. I've been lacking in photos lately, so I'm now going to make up for that. On Saturday we went to Tucanos for Tristan's birthday; a yummy, delicious, and never-ending plate of goodness.

Tristan had to earn his ice cream by doing a little dance..

The Perdues, Packards and us. Mom and Dad you might recognize Tristan's brother Jeremy, a former Madrid missionary!

Yes, we like to have fun...

Here's the not-so-good bringer of good meat, the other one was better but we never got a picture of him.

Then on Sunday we took advantage of the BEAUTIFUL fall weather, the leaves changing, and the mountain air and drove the Alpine Loop, if you haven't done it I highly recommend it.

Doesn't this look like it could be a poster with the nice old porsche?

Ry put his wonderful photography skills to work...

Sargie also loved the ride...

Diet...

Ok, so from the title you're probably thinking, "oh good Becca is finally going on a diet!" But, sorry, not gonna happen, I like my food too much, that's why I jump rope! Right? Right. So, I guess not only people can be conscious about their weight. Oh Sargie. That can has become one of his favorite toys, and it's great for me because it's something he actually can't destroy so we finally found a toy that will last longer than a few days!

And like I said in the last post, Sargie loves to be with us every second we're home. Ok, so I put him in the position, but he was just hanging out, he loves his daddy.

So people have kids, so they post about their kids. But until we have little Ryan's and little Becca's running around, all you're going to hear and see about is our baby Sarge.

My Random Thoughts

1. So this is why I started doing a blog during the summer time: we actually had a life, we had free time, we went on trips, our school work wasn't too demanding, and our lives seemed a lot more exciting than they really are.

2. My knee has not miraculously healed over night. But by doctors orders I have faithfully been jump roping. Holy cow, it is quite the work out! I have discovered muscles I have never felt before. And I felt them all weekend long! I like it though, it's growing on me.

3. Sarge gets mad at us because he's home alone all day, but oh well, there's not much we can do there. But when we are home he has to be by our side every second, even while I study he has to sit on my lap if I'm at the table, or he has to sit next to me if I'm sitting on the couch. He's needy, but I like it, he loves me. Even when I sit down to play the piano, he jumps up onto the bench next to me.

4. So on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ry has marathon days. He has class at 8:00 a.m., then 9:30, then work until like 6:00, then class again until 8:00 pm.. He had to meet with a group after his class tonight, so I'm home all alone, with Sargie sitting in my lap. I hate eating alone, so I have waffle batter waiting for when Ry comes home. We'll eat, watch a little Sports Center, Sargie gets his "bedtime" (he doesn't get to sleep on the bed, but he loves how comfy it is, so we let him lie on the bed until he calms down and goes to his own bed), and then it's time to catch a few z's.

5. So have a mentioned that I have nightmares every night? Well the past few days they haven't been too bad, but for the past few months I have had nightmares almost every single night. These are just any nightmares, but someone is chasing me, trying to kill me. Psycho huh? Ya, so I wake up like breathing really hard, or wimpering, or moaning, and Ry has to reassure me that it's just a dream and that everything is ok. Weird huh? Any suggestions as to why I'm having these nightmares?

Anyway, this is me not wanting to study. I hope you've enjoyed it!

P.S. I haven't taken any pictures in awhile, so sorry about the lame posts. But we are going to Spain for Christmas to see my lovely parents! I can't wait!

Frustrating, yes, but it could be worse

Well I am a sad little girl tonight. The past week or so my knee has really been bothering me, especially when I run more than 3 miles, going down the stairs, and doing lunges. So I finally went and talked to Ry's dad and after I was telling him where and when my knee hurt he had a grin on his face and said, "well I have good but bad news, you won't need surgery or anything, but you have 'runner's knee', a problem with the lateral band"... how frustrating is that?

I can't run, I can't bike, I can't do the olyptical, I can't do an aerobics class, no kick boxing, no nothing. The only kind of cardio I can do is jump roping. Who jump ropes? I'm sad, but that's ok, I'm going to go buy a jump rope tomorrow and become an expert jump roper over the next few months and I will also be doing a lot of icing, stretching and resting.

I even put together a intramural soccer team for this fall with a bunch of girls from high school plus a few other friends, and guess who can't even play anymore? Ya, that's frustrating. Oh well, I should be able to play by the tournament. Anyway, at least I don't have to have any kind of surgery and it's not all that serious, well it could be, but at least I found out what it was early enough so I don't make it even worse.

But life is still good, school is going great, work is great, I love my husband so much, Sargie always makes me laugh, I get lots of quality time with Jen, and my fam is always there to talk to. I love them all so much!

School, Work, and Loving Life!

2 weeks down and 13 more to go in the semester. You would think that I'm looking forward to graduating wouldn't you? Well it's been a nice ride, but we are more than ready for our next train.
Well Ry started his new job this week at the credit union by the stadium (p.s. Go Cougs!), so if any of you are members of that branch, go visit and say hello! Ry's such a good, hard worker, they're so lucky to have him. He's excited to be part of "society" again, he loved his 2 years at the MTC, but it was time for a change. He's also looking forward to not have to wear a white shirt and tie everyday, now he can wear a blue shirt and tie! That's a big deal. We also were able to have dinner tonight with Ry's potential boss for our post-graduation options. It was a such a pleasant dinner, they were such kind people.

I will soon end my 3 years at the Bookstore, well "soon" as in 3 months. I gave my "notice" and I'm currently looking for any kind of internship for winter semester. We'll see what happens. I also talked with a man in the Marriott School the other day that is going to be my best friend the next 11 months. He is the director of career services and he basically told me that he's going to help me find a job when I graduate and line my up with some awesome interviews with some major corporations. Hurray! There is so much to look forward to. I love life. We are so blessed and are so excited for what we have to come.

Food, Football, and Friends

We made it through the first week of school! It seemed like such a long week; we had to spend hundreds of dollars on text books, every class period was spent going over the syllabus, we are trying to get used to our new schedules, and we're trying to find the motivation to study again. That is why we absolutely LOVE our weekends! We ate yummy Cafe Rio on Friday night and then chilled with Dave and Crissi and played a little Yahtzee, a Farnsworth favorite pasttime.
On Saturday, the day we had been waiting for, we had a sweet BYU Football BBQ. Brittany and I weren't shy in preparing the patties, they were thick and juicy. The boys manned the grill and did a fabulous job cooking the beastly burgers and also grilled some fresh corn.

Look at that gourmet buger...

What's a football party without some bean dip? Brittany was kind enough to not deprive us of a wonderful dip. Erin provided a quenching raspberry sherbet lemonade. Basically, we feasted. It was fabulous.

Jen also made an appearance with some friends, and we cheered the Cougs on to the very stressful end. Bad call or not with the whole celebration thing...WE WON! Good game Scott! Bring it on UCLA.

Let's Eat!

So since it was Labor Day weekend, I've had a few people ask me what I did this weekend. What I say is, "well, we basically ate". It's true, but it was fabulous. We were lucky enough to go up to Park City with Ry's parents and his brother Josh. We stayed at The Lodges of Deer Valley, it was so nice. We came back into town because I had to work, and we also caught the first half of the BYU game in the stiffling heat.

Jen randomly walked by, and ended up taking our seats at the half...

That night in Park City we ate at an amazing Italian restaurant on Main Street called Cisero's. If you want to have the perfect Italian experience, this is definiately the place to go. The food was simply wonderful!

This sign was in the waiting area, it made me laugh so hard. Just imagine if it were true...

The rain pounded on the roof all night long, and continued all through Sunday. The power went out in the middle of one of the many MASH episodes we watched; so we took a cozy nap during the thunder storm, played some Scrabble and Rumikub, then took a nice drive around town.

We actually turned on the fireplace, at the end of August, who would've thought? We ate a scrumpcious chicken dinner and woke up Monday morning to eggs, hashbrowns, waffles and peaches. We hit the outlets before the crowds and were done just in time for lunch at RedRock. Now if you're looking for some top quality American food, they'll hook you up.

Like I said, our weekend basically revolved around food, but we loved it. Now here we are, watching Monday night football (can you believe UCLA pulled through?), anticipating the First Day of School!