New Mexico « Beck’s Blog

Weird and sometimes awful things that happened during our vacation…

1. We leave early Christmas morning for the long drive to New Mexico. Our truck took forever to start. The battery seemed a little low. Hmmm. That worried us. Luckily, it was ok.

2. Because it is Christmas, no restaurants are open, except Waffle House, which we had for breakfast and for dinner. LOL

3. The next morning, we pull out of our hotel in Arkansas and hear a ka-thud-thud-thud. I think we blew a tire, but noooo, the tail gate of the truck opened up. Thank GOD that it didn’t happen on the highway! But, it won’t stay shut. I don’t know what is wrong with it and the truck is only 2 years old! So, Dave finally manually moves some pieces in the latch and gets it to stay shut. We lock it and put bungee cords across it to be sure.

4. Because of said problems with the tailgate, we refuse to open it until we get to Jason’s house…we left our jackets in the bed of the truck…and it’s about 20 degrees. Ha ha

5. We drove through 100 miles of a strong snow storm, and lived to tell about it!

6. A few days before we left for NM, I caught that awful virus that’s going around- massive sinus issues- cold, cough, nose, sneezing, etc. Well, I passed it to my parents, my brother, his kids, Dave, and maybe more people!

7. Because of said virus, I was often dizzy- the high altitude didn’t help. So, one morning, I’m in the shower at the hotel and I blow my nose. I get dizzy and fall out of the shower. Yes, I fell out.of.the.shower…and onto the floor, taking the whole shower curtain with me. Thank GOD I didn’t hurt myself. LOL

8. On the way home, the last day of traveling, we wake up and head out. About a half hour into the trip, Bailey starts puking everywhere. Again, thank GOD that we hadn’t eaten breakfast yet and all she had drank was water. There was no odor or any other unpleasantness.

9. Due to Bailey throwing up all over herself and the blanket by her feet, I had to get her out of the car and strip her down naked on the side of the highway…and it was 22 degrees. I found a nightgown in the back of the truck which had sat there all night, so it was 22 degrees too. Poor, poor Bailey. She only threw up one more time, but she had a fever all day and couldn’t eat or drink until nighttime when she nibbled on some crackers and sipped water. We honestly weren’t sure that we would make it home!

I hope you’ve enjoyed our drama!

January 12, 2008 Posted by beckbeck | Bailey, Dave, Jake, Me, New Mexico, family, kids, trip, vacation | | 4 Comments

The wedding pics

Jason and Jenny had a traditional Jewish wedding, but I don’t have any pics of the ceremony. We weren’t allowed to use flash. I do have a lot of pics of the party though! We had such a great time.

First, here are some pics of us doing the flowers the day before the wedding. The arrangements came out gorgeous!

This is Jenny and her sister, Mary.

Here are two of Jenny’s close friends. I loved them!

The bouquets.

Here are the flower arrangements I did for the tables, boxed up and ready to go to the temple.

Now for the wedding. We had a lot of time to spare while waiting to have our pictures done, so we took some pictures of our own!

Here is my mom with Jason’s step-dad, John. It’s the two step-parents!

The kids

just the girls…

Jenny and I…

Mom and I…

This is Bailey with Jackson, who is my brother’s sister Jen’s son. He loved her and danced with her all night. He cried when she danced with other people!

Can you tell he loves her?

The beautiful bride and groom with their beautiful cake.

The dads.

My boys…

Me and my little lady.

We danced the night away.

Bailey loves that she now has an aunt. Here’s Bailey with her Aunt Jenny.

As soon as I get a hold of some more pics, I’ll post them!

January 4, 2008 Posted by beckbeck | Bailey, Dave, Jake, Jason, Jenny, Me, New Mexico, brother, family, trip, vacation, wedding | family, Jewish, New Mexico, photos, wedding | 8 Comments

We’re home!

After 10 long days, we are finally home. We went to Albuquerque, NM for my brother Jason’s wedding. We left on Christmas day and got back last night. Did I mention that we drove? Yeah- that was fun. I could write a book about the trip, but instead I’ll just show you some of the highlights in pictures!

These are the states we went through. I’m missing Alabama and Oklahoma. It was hard to take the picture while driving!

On the way out, we went through a 100 mile wide snowstorm. The kids loved it, but Dave, not so much. It doesn’t look heavy here, but it was.

This is in Texas. It was very cold, but the jackets were locked in the back of the truck. That’s a long story, but we couldn’t get them out because we were afraid we couldn’t shut it again!

Our little man chillin’ in the truck.

We had some beautiful views while driving.

We saw the largest cross in the Northern hemisphere.

We passed through cattle country and smelled some stanky cows.

Finally, after 21 hours in the truck, we arrived. This is my brother’s cute house.

And this is his view!

The cousins are so excited to see each other!

And the pre-teens head straight for the computer!

Maria & Sierra loved seeing their Papa.

We just loved the scenery!

Just kidding! We loved spending time with the family.

Here is Dave with Jenny, my brother’s new wife!

My boys hanging out at the rehearsal dinner.

My mom and I eating her famous chicken and yellow rice. They cooked it for 45 people!!

Here I am with John, my brother’s step-dad, and Everett, who is my brother’s brother-in-law, but not mine. It’s confusing! Jason actually has a sister, Jen, who is a month younger than me. Ha ha! I don’t have any pics of the two of us- I need to get some.