BECKSTREET

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Ahhhhhhhhhhh........Tea

This morning I woke up with a very sore throat.
As is the kind where you can just tell you're getting sick and there is nothing you can do about it. I hope it's not strep. Strep just kills you. I can't afford to miss work either. I've already been missing like a day a week doing mission stuff. I think my boss hates me, but he just isn't saying it to my face. He just kind of ignores me. That's ok though. I only have 21 days left of work. But who's counting??

I've had a box of unopened herbal tea in my desk for about a month. I just never got around to drinking it. The tea and a box of instant oatmeal packets are my emergency food supply. I only eat those when I forget to bring lunch, or when I don't have a car to go get fast food. Today was the first day ever that these two circumstances intertwined. So, strawberries & cream oatmeal with peach tea for lunch. I have to say though, the tea helped my throat immensely. The hot liquid calming my throat all the way down. So nice. Not only that, tea just seems to calm your nerves. Like yoga without all the pain. sweating, and looking ridiculous.

I can't remember the last time I had tea. For a while there I was going though a tea craze and couldn't get enough. I've started a collection of teapots as a result. I have an entire tea set from Martha Stewart, and three other teapots that I adore. That's what I'm going to have in a china cabinet in my kitchen instead of dishes. Teapots.

This was just a quick post of a thought I had and wanted to get down on paper (well, computer). I have about 100+ pics of my family trip to Moab this past weekend and am working on captioning and uploading all of them. It will be a huge post. promise!!!

Bec

Saturday, June 02, 2007

Memorial Day

This Memorial Day we had a family BBQ. My grandma came as well as Lemlea, Michelle's Fiance. We made WAY too much food!!! We had 7 Steaks, an entire bag of Chicken Breasts, 2 bags of Hot Dogs, 10 Hamburgers and a Big bag of shrimp. We cooked them ALL!! and that's not including all the side dishes!! We were all uncomfortably full the max. It was Delish!!!! My dad bought a new canopy as well. Went very well with the barbeque we got him for fathers day two years ago.
After we had all digested for a while we decided to shoot off the canon to commemorate the purpose of memorial day. those who have gone before us the the next life. My dad and brother built our canon for New years and the 4th of July, but we decided to use it for this!! Pretty much you put calcium carbide(?) and water together and it explodes really REALLY loud without projecting anything out of the canon or causing damage. It's awesome!
After that Michelle and Lema showed us their engagement photo's and we helped pick out a picture for the invitation. I will post that on here as soon as I get a copy.
Then.. I went to see PIRATES!!!!! Everyone else took naps and discussed wedding plans, but we rushed off to see good ol Johnny Depp. A very fun ending to Memorial day, hope your's were all great!!!!