Awkward Turtle

MLK Weekend at Tahoe

2010-01-20T16:33:00.000-08:00

Here are some awesome pictures from my trip to Lake Tahoe MLK holiday weekend! I went with 9 other people, stayed at a friend's family cottage and had an amazing time. One of the nights we had a crab feast, which was wayy yummy!

Sun Bowl 2009

2010-01-02T14:59:00.000-08:00

Stanford vs. Oklahoma on Thursday 12/31/09. Exciting game. Great pagentry. Good time with co-workers. Overall a definite thumbs up!

2009 wrap up!

2010-01-02T14:27:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I suck at blogging. Here is a recap of what I did this past year.

January:
Went to San Diego with my friend Patty for my birthday.

March:
Katie, Chris and Emmaline come to visit. (will update with pictures when I get them)

April Part One:
Sara comes to visit!

April Part Two:
My Parents and Grandma come to visit!

May:
Nicole's Wedding Shower. Sorry no pictures.

July:
Jamie Jo's Wedding Shower. Sorry no pictures.

August:
Nicole's Wedding. Sorry no pictures

September:
Jamie Jo's Wedding. OMG, wayy too many pictures. Check out my facebook page!

November:
Thanksgiving with Peter and Marc.

December:
Holidays with the family.

The Cottage is complete!

2009-02-17T13:07:00.001-08:00

So this past holiday weekend I was able to finish painting, hanging art, and finding new homes for my stuff. Take a look. And book your next flight to come out here and see me soon!

My new cottage

2009-01-23T12:22:00.000-08:00

I've finally moved out of what I like to call "the dorm room". I was very blessed to have found such a great living situation upon my arrival here to CA. But it was only temporary and I really missed my belongings which have been in storage since this past May. OMG.

Anyways, I was once again lucky to have found a great little place. It's a one bed/one bath cottage with an attached garage. I LOVE IT! It's perfect for me. No room for my dining room table and chairs. But it has an eat-in kitchen. I have a few more pieces of furniture to purchase. A low shelving unit, a bed frame, and a TV stand. I've already scooped them out at IKEA. This is still a work in progress. I've got to finish painting the kitchen and putting up pictures. But I'm so happy! Check out the pics!

Thanksgiving 2008

2009-01-07T19:32:00.001-08:00

I spent the holiday with my brother Peter and his family in Portland. Too bad all of my winter clothes are still in storage, because it was freaking cold! Omg! It was a great trip. The boys are growing up so fast. They just watched the movie Stars Wars, so they are all about the guns. You'll notice in a few of the pics they were "shooting" at me. The time with them is priceless. I hope to make another trip this summer. They are also quite the cooks. They love to cut vegetables and stir mixes. I wish I had gotten some pics of their culinary skills.

Maroon 5 Concert

2008-09-23T17:23:00.000-07:00

Last wednesday I went to a Maroon 5 and Counting Crows Concert. Some highlights:
1. We parked next to these two couples who were boozn' it up with some vino, while we rolled some Mike's hard lemonade. The cops almost got us because there is a no alcohol allowed in the parking lot or no open containers policy. That really blew. Anyways, we tried to act all normal but you'll see in the picture.. we looked wayy obvious.
2. Swedish fish are a lot of fun. Wether it's throwing them in the air to catch in your mouth or in your shirt, or putting them into your drink to gobble up later it's definitely entertainment.
3. Dude there were people wearing parkas at the concert. I mean it was chilly but not cold enough to necessitate a parka. We could have used some gloves, though. I'm ain't gonna lie.
4. Maroon 5 was freaking awesome! I was pleasantly surprised at how well they did live. Adam Levine is the hottie of the century.
5. Counting Crows were wack. It was like watching an overacted bad version of Les Meserables. The lead singer was so high, that his tounge was practically hanging out of his mouth when he sang. There were a few songs that rocked, but overall they sucked.
6. Speaking of getting high. The smell of weed was so pungent, that I was probabaly high also and didn't realize it. Which means the Counting Crows had to really suck if I was "high" and thought they sucked

Enjoy the pics!

Family Visit

2008-09-23T17:10:00.001-07:00

So my rental units and grandmother came into town labor day weekend. We had a blast. From touring campus in a golf cart, going to half moon bay and enjoying the local brewery, to wine tasting. Here's a quick visual recap of the holiday weekend. Not alot of photos, but you get the idea. I am very blessed to have such a wonderful family!

Trip to Indy

2008-08-19T11:32:00.000-07:00

I've just returned from an amazing week in Indy. I was primarly there for Sara Cain's wedding (now Sara Luketich), however I made my rounds to see family and friends.

1. Visited my college friend Kristie in Lafayette, IN. She has two adorable boys. Ethan and Emerson. I also got to see my friend Erica's mom.
2. Visited my childhood friend Melissa in Clinton, IN. She has two children also, Rebecca (named after me) and Joseph. Rebecca is a trip. Definitely named appropriately. We had a ball singing, dancing, and performing. You know, right up my alley.

A couple of wedding highlights:
1. Got yelled out by the priest at the rehearsal for talking and acting up. Somethings never change.
2. Saw some girlfriends I haven't seen since college. My bro and his wife Kristen were also there.
3. Sara had the best photographer ever. Bobbi+Mike. Check out her website for photos from the wedding. www.bobbiandmike.com.

Gettn' my Tahoe-on!

2008-08-05T13:21:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from my trip to Lake Tahoe with my brother Peter and his in-laws. The scenery was breathtaking. The weather outstanding. See for yourself. I plan on going back every summer. So if anyone wants to fly out next August, holla!

Bain of my existance

2008-07-28T13:04:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Uncle Sam, I got a new camera. I have never owned a camera before. A few disposable, underwater cameras here and there, but nothing to really call my own. I've always counted on my friends to take the pictures and I would just gank some pics from them. Well not anymore peeps. So here's some background around my inaugural photo shoot.

Because of the great California weather, accessibility, and mainly because I could the exercise, I have started working out more. I have the luxury of being .5 miles from "the Dish". The foothills at Stanford University, popularly known as "The Dish," are used primarily for academic purposes, enviornmental restoration, habitat conservation, and for my use, recreation. "The Dish" is 3.5 miles from the gate to gate and is open to the public from approximately sunrise to sunset throughout the year.

So these pictures take you through my walk. I will say it's nice to have music being pumped into my hears via my awesome new ipod (thanks again uncle sam) because I can't hear how out of breath I really am. Granted I'm sweating my balls off, in addition to the salty sweat running down my face, but it's a darn good workout for those lovely thighs I inherited from Warren G's (dad) side, and I don't care how I look, sweat and all, because I'm all about getting my workout on. I just don't make eye contact with my fellow leftcoasters, even if I wanted to I couldn't since the sunblock is running into my eyes, practically blinding me throughout the walk. Whateves, moving on. So the view from uptop is absolutely gorgeous. I can see all the way to the East Bay and even to the San Fran and the Oakland Bridge on clearer days. I'm looking forward to taking mom and dad on the walk when they arrive at the end of August.

Enjoy!

It comes with the Job!

2008-07-09T17:41:00.000-07:00

Moving Expenses to California ....... $5500

Rent in California ...... $1300

Gas for one month ......... $200

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte (Olympic Swimmers) stretching in their speedos 3 feet infront of you (seriously i'm on the other side of the window just inches from the glass and they are right on the other side streching their backs and arms with no idea I'm on the other side) ........................................ priceless!

The Beginning

2008-06-18T16:46:00.000-07:00

Let the blogging begin!!! Okay, acutally, I will mostly be using this blog to upload photos (with commentary). My friends say I'm a retard becasue I make absolutely no sense the majority of the time. So you're going to have a great time trying to understand what I've written. But at least the blog will be humorous (hopefully) and full of Beccaness. See, I also make up words. So, moving on.

I'm gonna try to get my bike (acutally my mother's bike) a tune up and maybe bike to work when I can. I can save some money on gas and enjoy this great weather. Speaking of which, no humidity, no bugs, no crazy thunderstorms. I have heard though that the winter can bring some major winds and rain. That sucks for the swimmers and divers. But it's Cali baby, people swim outdoors year round. It doesn't phase them. Yeah, well I'll be the judge of that when December rolls around.

Oh, so my office is right by the men's locker room. OMG!!! Let's just say, I think they built this office just for me. My door splits, so the bottom half can stay shut, but the the top half can stay open. So I see them come out the locker room all ready to get their workout on, with barley nothing on and omg.... I think you can imagine the rest.

Your First Post

2008-06-14T06:27:00.000-07:00

Becca has gone Blogging!!!!
Woo hoo!
Go awkward turtles!