A Bunch of Becks and Beyond

The new year has been a surprise I took the Real Estate exam and missed by one. I am not a good test taker.  At the office we hired a new COO and get downsized us all.  So I am looking for a new opportunity. As I am on the hunt I am working part time.    I am blessed to have this position. It allows me to look for something wonderful and not be in the poor house. Sometimes you have to just stay strong and and have faith.  Faith in the middle of the trail.  I know that the blessing will come and I just have to wait for it.      That is how life is, Ryan is doing well and his photography business is growing. And he is still teaching dance.  Ernie has put in his garden for the year. We had a wonderful  birthday celebration for him.      The time has come for our family to meet at Hawley Lake and spread the ashes of both Dad and Ma.  There will be pictures to follow. As of now that is the news.

The years are going by faster and faster and I am not keeping up well at all.   This past year has  been busy. Ernie and I started the new year with me at a new job and Ernie working a temp job.  For this job a real estate license is required and lots of hours studying. Ernie and I got new calling s to serve I the nursery. There are only two kiddos right now.   We decided to go to Disneyland and celebrate Dad's Birthday and Ernie's . It was really his way of keeping me busy when my heart was so heavy. Thank goodness we buy these kind of thing way in advance.  So off we went and make sure to be busy and smile. One of the areas we made sure to visit was the Tikki room. Dad didn't really like it. But it made me think of him anyway.            I am taking classes for real estate and there is a lot to learn, it seems that I would know some since I have been working in a Real Est...

I can hardly believe that another year has passed and I have been so bad at posting. The end of 2015 just zipped right on past.   Then came 2016 and boy what a year.  Ernie and I started the year feeling good about where our life was. And you know that is when it all goes crazy.  February  and Ernie lost his job. It has been the  worst and the hardest time ever to find a new job.  I went to TOFW in March and came back to work to be laid off after 13 years. Shocked is all I can say.     Ernie and I had a vacation planned so off we went to Jamaica with our cruising buddies Sam and Karen Cook. It was a wonderful trip and time to regroup and think about what we needed to do.    We also met a cousin that we didn't know and they stayed with us. They also had joined the LDS Church.  So that was fun to find out.  We took off and spend some time in the Temple.  Where we found peace that the Lord was with us and that al...

Well here it is almost done that is another summer. Lets see what has been going on, Ryan is no longer dating and just building the photography business.  (1000 words photography By Ryan Orion Beck)  just in case you would like to check it out.   Ernie and I went on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera in April and May. We ended our trip with a few days at Disneyland.  I know we are never growing up.   Then we got ready to attend the family reunion in Santa Barbara.  With Ernie working graveyard shifts its hard to get to places on Saturdays, but we work it.  We drove up early in the morning and hit all kinds of traffic but that is LA.  Got to be with the family and so happy that we make that effort to attend. Loads of laughs and pictures later. And drove back to San Diego.  We stopped to have a little dinner with Dawn, Evan and Heather. Then back to the Freeway, no traffic on the way home.     Then July 4th and the fair...

Okay so the year has passed so quick. Ryan is doing a lot more picture taking and dating a nice woman named Natalie. Dante was working in a show in Vegas for the last 6 months of the year. He is now back in LA.  Ernie is working crazy overtime in 2015. It's almost like I live along, thank goodness we make sure to talk every day.   So the year is off to a fast start for Valentines Day we took off for the day and drove to Yuma AZ. What the heck? There is a lot of cool stuff in Yuma, who knew? We had a nice breakfast at the Cracker Barrel and then went shopping to walk around a bit.  I found a few new stores and I am now a fan. We may have to come here more often during shopping hours. We found a great place to stay from the early 1900's "The Adobe House".   We are enjoying our Anniversary this year and birthdays. Ernie and I are looking forward to seeing the MADCAPS Show that Ryan helped choreograph.  That show was wonderful we are so proud of all he has do...

Hello,    I was really going to try and be better at keeping up the blog.  And here it is Sept. So that didn't seem to work out so well.  Let me go back to Feb.     Ernie and I took the bucket list trip and went on a cruise to Jamaica. The trip was so fun we met some wonderful people at dinner. Karen and Sam, Teresa and Doug, Rebecca and Max.  What a great group for dinner. Every evening was fun and new exciting to find out what everyone did every day. We celebrated our 30th anniversary on this trip.   We flew in to Florida and stayed at a Rodeway Inn in Ft Lauderdale. (never again at this motel) It was not great service at all.   We left the next morning on our trip and enjoyed Key West FL. We found a great tea and spice shop. A wonderful chili and hot sauce place.  Toured a museum. And then back to the Ship. The next day we walked around Grand Cayman Island. Did a little shopping and back to the...

Wow where did time go?  It seems that I just updated this blog and the month is gone.   December started out fine then Ernie caught a bad cold and in true marriage fashion shared it with me.  I was able to spend a few days with Kress and help her with some Dr stuff. It's always a blessing to help a friend.  I tried to catch Kim but I missed her so I will try again. Thank you to Dante and eLBe for hosting me one night.      We were both sick for the first half of the month.  Our almost Christmas Eve party went off pretty good. I think that starting in the afternoon is so much better. There was lots to eat and good fun to be had.      We had a quiet Christmas and a nice family dinner. It was just great to spend that time with Ryan.            Ernie decided that he needed to change in his job, he had interviewed for a different company and after lots of prayer felt that he...

 I looked for forward to fall and it seems like its just flying by.    Well since I last up dated Ernie has been released from Young Men's President just to be called as the Scout Wolf Leader. He is excited for the no meetings and sleeping in.    I think he is enjoying the new calling. I am still doing Activity Days.   We are working like crazy and working on getting the house in order.   We had the opportunity  to attend Weddings and showers and Birthday parties.   Our weekends are filled with hosting friends and attending events.     I attend another Time Out for Women. Had to drive to  Phoenix alone. I don't think I want to do that twice. I am thankful to everyone who chatted with me while I was driving ( yes I use a bluetooth)   Thanks to Angel for housing me.  I did miss the girls, however I am thankful for the lessons that I learned that weekend. I am so thankful for Cokey who drove up to have lu...

   I can't believe that the summer has ended and I haven't been posting.    So June, We had a wonderful Fathers Day. I learned that sending Chocolate through the mail is not a good idea, but my Dad loved it just the same.  Ernie's garden is in full swing and we are enjoying the fruits of his labor.  Lots of salads and squash.      Aunt Honey had a birthday party and we were able to go for that. Its always a good time when we are with our family. And all my cousins love Ernie. It really nice to have family that loves and respects your spouse. And my family really loves Ernie.    July came along and a long weekend. So we painted one room and worked in the garden some. We went to see fire works with Sid and family. Had the best tuti fruti ice cream.  Got the floor layed out in the front room and by the end of the month we had a new bathroom floor also and both bedrooms painted and trimmed. Now we can have guests again, Saw...

Okay so May started out with our annual Pampered Chef Show. I do this once a year and the commission goes to the 3 day walk for breast cancer. I figure if Carol will walk the  3 days the least I can do is a show to help earn the money.      This year we helped raise a fair amount of money, my dear friend Olga did a show in Northern CA and I in Southern CA. together we had a $1100. show that gave 250.00 to the 3 day.    That was pretty good. Mother's Day we had a nice brunch and the boys were great.  I so just love having them together and the time I can spend with them is priceless.  I sometimes miss when Ryan was little. But as a grown man his has come into his own. He makes Ernie and I so proud. He is talking about going back to school to get his Masters. What a great idea. We are so happy to be able to support him.      Many of you may know that I was in a hit and run early in the month. So I didn't feel any pain unt...

I have to say the month started out with some sad news.    We lost Ernest Beck Sr. He lost his fight with Parkensen's. So then Ernie and I took off to Arkansas. This was a crazy trip first we hung out in the airport for hours (9). We were flying stand by. Then we finally got on the plan and made it to Alanta GA and got the hopper plane into Little Rock AR. When arrived about 8:30AM. We started this trip 4:30AM the day before. To the hotel and off to the service. (thanks Dawn for the tickets)             After the service we and a meal with Ernie's family. Back to the hotel for some needed rest. Checked in at the airport to find that since there was a bad storm rolliong through the area. So we took a flight back toward home that afternoon. We had to fly into Orange County and then take a train to San Deigo.  Thank you Anthony for picking us up at 1AM.         While we were out of...

Well March started out with my Dad and Sandi coming for a visit.     They arrived on Thursday, we rested from the long long trip from NM and to help the dogs get used to the new house.     Friday morning I had nothing planned so we kind of hung out most of the morning since it was about 80 degrees we decided to head to Coronado and enjoy the beauty of San Diego. After a small lunch we went to pick up a cake and the dinner for that night. We have been in the new house now for a year and had dinner on the patio with Kathy and Erica and baby Kenlee.     After a nice evening and a good nights sleep the parents spend Saturday at the OB Kite Festival.      We had the  family over for a small potluck on Sunday night and the parents headed to Aunt Honey's place on Monday.         Ernie and I enjoyed an afternoon watching the MAD CHAPS dance, Ryan did some choreography for the group...

Peanut Butter and Jensen!: Our Love Story! We love these two and wanted to share young love still happens

Well we are into February and the birthdays have began. Ryan had one on the fifth. Then Ernie  (& our Brother in law Mark) on the eighth. My dad on the 9th. I picked up Ernie's favorite cake Belgium Chocolate Truffle Cake. He was a happy man. His gift this year, dirt  yes that is true dirt and other plants to help him start his garden. He was thrilled and went right to work planting.     The next week we headed to Utah to Celebrate Betty's birthday and our Anniversary. Took a side trip to Bryce Canyon. If you have never been I can tell you it is a bucket list must see. We had a wonderful day enjoying all the sights that God created. Amazing it was 66 degrees and sunny with about 6 inches of snow on the ground.  The red, Orange and pink cliffs of Utah mixed with the green trees and snow was a beautiful sight.      We spent part of our anniversary with Aunt Honey and Uncle Jeddy. Had a nice breakfast and were able to see Melissa, Jo...

Well I would like to say that the year started off with a bang, however not the case Ernie came home from work on New Years Ever not feeling great. So going out for the evening was out.  Had everyone over for the New Years Dinner good food and family fun.       Then along came the MLK weekend and I came down with a crazy sinus something and stayed in bed for 3 days. I am better now and thankful that it wasn't worse.       We are getting ready to celebrate all the birthdays in February. Ryan's is first and then Ernie.  Ryan has to work the night of his birthday, but I am sure that we will think of something. Ernie and I are going to visit Utah over our Anniversary and enjoy some cooler weather.     San Diego has been cooler then normal for us this winter. We are not big fans of cold weather so we choose to visit it rather then live in it.  There is a plan to see Aunt Honey and Uncle Jeddy in February....

                  The year has starting out great. We had a wonderful "Almost Christmas Eve Party"  I guess I need  to make more food it was the year we ran out.  The men won the game this year and have bragging rights for 2013. Ladies let's get our title back next year for sure.  It was great to have so many of you there, I think I counted 24 adults and 6 kids.               We are going to have to work something out for the kids next year, although they watched movies without so much as a peep from them. The power of media and good food. We had a few new comers this year. Bonnie, Troy Angie and Candice.  I hope you all felt welcome. Then a quiet Christmas Eve Ernie shopped and I cleaned house. Christmas day we had a great time after opening gifts and a quick nap. We lay ed about and  watched "This C...

You've Got One Shot, Charlie Brown   ( I fund this and had to share so true) Another nostalgic post. Respect your elders. We got the Deseret News every evening. Sure, the Tribune was delivered in the morning, but it was clear in my home that there was something suspect about the Tribune. I was always a newspaper reader when I was kid. For the most part, I would look through the whole thing, finishing with the comics. (delayed gratification) But, for one month out of the year, the newspaper had a very specific purpose - and it was serious business to us. As soon as December rolled around, we would grab the newspaper with a sense of urgency, and open it directly to the TV listings to search for the signs of their coming. Who, you may ask? The Big Five of Christmas. Specifically: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Santa Claus is Coming to Town! Frosty the Snowman! How the Grinch Stole Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas These were THE Christmas ...

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So here we are into December. The house is almost ready for Christmas Ernie has to finish putting up the lights. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We drove to West Covina to share the holiday with our family.     Its always a good time at Aunt Honey's house. It was really good to be able to spend time with everyone and to see Cynthia and John together. The last time we saw them together was 1992 July 4th. So its been awhile. John works  hard running that business that he doesn't leave New York often,    It was a great visit. Gabby is dating a young man named Ryan whom we all met. Its nice to see them all growing up and adding more love to our family.      It was nice to see Michael and Martha, even though they live in San Diego we don't get to see them often.   Then on the Saturday after Thanksgiving we cooked up another bird and shared it with all our kids and the missionaries.   Then we got down to putting up Christm...

You would think October screams fall. However if you live in San Diego not so much this year.  I am ready for fall baking and its been hot. So as soon as it cools down I will be in the baking mood.      The month started out with the Surprise party for Michelle. Now let me tell you how hard it is to get a party done for Michelle. She wants to know what we are all calling each other, I think they finally had to tell her.  We had a wonderful party anyway. Lots of people showed up. She seemed to be most surprised by Uncle Billy.     So the month moves on and our Stacey left to go back home with Heavenly Father. She has been fighting cancer for more then two year. She gave it the best that she had. D'ante is missing his mother, however she has so many people that love them both to watch over him.      November and finally a little fall rolls in. Kim and I went to attend a "Time Out for Women" in Phoenix, AZ.  There wer...