Ok, so I realize it has been almost a year since my last update...my bad. I promised myself that I would keep up with the blog so family and friends could see what we were up to and we would have it as a record for ourselves later. But, there really has a been a LOT going on "back at the Beck's" over the last school year. New house, new car, new jobs, training for a half marathon...whew...I'm tired just thinking about it and I've already lived it once. There were quite a few nights with very little sleep.
We spent Thanksgiving at home this year, and were thrilled that all of Bryan's family made the trip to spend the holiday in McKinney! Bryan begged Grandmother to make one of her delicious apple pies...and it did not disappoint! Here Bryan and Janet are sneaking in to check the progress of the pie while she makes it.
No post would be complete without at least one picture of Adi. She discovered toilet paper a couple of months ago. At first she just snuck into the pantry to pull out a roll and tear it up. Eventually she realized she could carefully grab the end of the roll in the bathroom and pull it all through the house!
I spent the winter and early spring training for the Dallas Rock n' Roll half marathon with Team in Training. They are a wonderful organization that raises money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and train participants to run marathons/half marathons. It was a wonderful experience and I would love to do it again. After the craziness of moving finally settled I got back on track with training and am still running 2-3 times a week. I'd love to do another half marathon or even train for a full...we'll see what happens.
I didn't quite make my goal time, but I was still thrilled to complete the race and was pleased with my results.
In April I traveled to Abilene for the ACU tennis reunion. Here is Hutton performing at the dinner that Saturday night. It was a lot of fun to see some old teammates and catch up with everyone. I also got to stay with Andi, Matt, and Ryan which is always fun.
Here is one of the last pictures of our old house while it was still "ours." We loved that house...and we spent a wonderful 7 years there. It was kind of sad to leave it, but we are excited about the next chapter of our lives in our "new" house.
Between moves (out of one house and into the other) we went to the Kenny Chesney/Eric Church concert at Cowboy stadium. Bryan gave me the tickets for Christmas. At the time we didn't realize the concert would be in the midst of moving...but it was a great break from all the moving craziness and a really fun night. I have to say that Eric Church was my favorite part (no offense Kenny).
And here is our new house! It looks a little different now that we've been in it a few weeks...more flowers, new fence, our "stuff" mostly unpacked, and most of the rooms have curtains now. We are loving it! Adi and Val like it too, although Adi is less than thrilled with the floors...she has a hard time getting enough traction to run as fast as she would like.
In the midst of the house shopping/moving process, I had to say goodbye to my car of 12 years. She and I had been through a lot, but I am loving my new car. Also, I had a few crazy days of interviews and meetings for a part-time job teaching at the local college. I still have my regular teaching job, but working with college students this summer has been fun too.
I will do my best to stay more up to date on the blog. I'm already organizing a post for "Top 10 Events of Summer 2013" so stay tuned.
