Foco and Friends

Hey Whit! I love that hat, where did you find it?

We went up to Fort Collins as our last stop on the Colorado Tour... Because there are no sushi place in Helena, that won't make us ill, we decided to have dinner at our favorite FOCO eatery, SUEHIRO'S! We met up with Tyler, MAndy, her friend Paul, Jody Whitney, Tom, and Seth! Matty and Mark met up with us after dinner for some pool and haning out at Steakout! It was so great see all of them, and a huge thank you to Jody and Whitney for dropping us off at the airport on Thursday morning!

Our flight was scheduled to leave at 12:45 pm...we didn't take off until 5:00pm... the flight attendant then told us that this particular flight had been cancelled three times, but that they decided to "just go for it". When it comes to flying, I'm not too comfortable with "just going for it"! Whatev, we made it!!!!!!

Our trip was a whirlwind of a vacation, and next time we will try to stay for longer... but thank you to our families for your flexibility and hospitality! We love you all and can't wait to come back home again!

My Pics are lacking :(

I was so caught up in the Christmas fun that my pictures are definatly lacking...So sorry!

I did snap these few pics...if anyone else has some, send 'em my way!

Down South for Christmas

Jordan keeping an eye on his luggage....okay, the pink ones are mine.

Our trip back home for Christmas started off with a bang, getting to the airport three hours early for a flight that was delayed an hour...Like I always say, "it's better to be three hours early
than one minute late." Jordan may not agree.

Man, the paparazzi in Great Falls were insane as we were walking out to the airplane, but a nice one happen to send this one to my agent :)

Colorado Bound

Jordan and I are preparing for our trip back home! We are very excited and anxious to see what the airports have in store for us! We're just praying for safe travels and happy hearts! I am so sorry tha Jody and Whitney could not make it out of Colorado, because i know how long they have been excited to go to Georgia. But, selfishly we are happy we get to see them more than expected.

My Brother is already there, thankfully, from the east coast...and I hope that everyone else traveling does so safely!
It is going to be a crazy six days, but Im ready and really needing it!

Bon Voyage and I'll be sure to post pics upon our arrival back in Helena!

Happy Graduation!!

This last weekend some of our best buddies, Tom and Brian, graduated from Colorado State University!! We are so sad that we couldn't share in the fun, but hope that your weekend was awesome!! You guys have worked so hard and we are very proud of the both of you!

Happy Birthday Brother!

Happy Birthday to my Big Brother, Todd!!! I hope you are enjoying your dinner at Gibbet Hill with the fam! I can't wait to see you on Saturday! I lvoe you and wish you the very best for your birthday! Love, Bec

"As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same." - Donald E. Westlake

Happy Birthday to Jill!

I am a copier, big time, with my picture selection!

I do hope that your day was relaxing and wonderful... And i hope that you liked jordan's birthday wishes via the internet broadcast! We love you!

Gold Star Members!

Last week Helena opened its fist and only Costco !!! I have been excited about this for about two months now!! Jordan, knowing he really didn't have much of a choice agreed to go with me! Here are our shiny new cards!!!!!

It was a mad-house of excitement...I was thrilled, jordan not so much.

Here's what we got:

Bagels, green beans, asparagus, cranberry juice, Kashi bars, cans of air-4 (jordan was especially blown away by this one), Salmon, ginormous jar of artichoke hears, some book about hockey fights, turkey, Japanese style cup o' noodles (note: the original kind, minus corn. who knew that made it Japanese?) , pasta and gum.

Things we sadly could not get:

Ugg boots ($89! What a steal! I'm still sad i dont have them), Package of five tubs of body butter ($14), the 3 carat diamond earrings, the 5 ft. pointsettia plant....oh the beauty.

This is one of those posts that no one really cares about (like what you had for lunch), but it is fun for me to share. Sorry to those who did not enjoy this one.

P.S. I had a half turkey sandwich on rye with pepper-jack :)

Whoa!

What a l-o-n-g week!

I'm so glad its over!

15 days until CO!

Pointsettia died despite following the plant resuscitation directions :( Thank you Auntie Quail for trying to help my plant. I think it was beyond helping...I fed it to Wallace. j/k .

Worth the Money

This is a picture of a Pointsettia that I bought from a little boy a couple of weeks ago. I was at work and in walks this little boy (probably 10 yrs. old). He was dressed up in a collared shirt and bow tie. Nervously he asked,

"Imsellingpointsettiasfortheyouthchoirwouldyouliketobuyone?"

He was talking so fast and so quietly, I had NO idea what he asked or what he was selling, but i was sure I was buying whatever it was. He was DARLING, it was all I could do not to buy seven of them.

Auntie Gail: I walked to my car (20 degree weather) with plant in hand, and when i got home some of the petals were wilty :( Is there any way to reverse this or are they ruined? Thought you might know...

Stinkin Cold

Today was -2 degrees, at least t was at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon when I was driving past the bank. Good thing I bought this full-length down coat onSaturday (50% off holiday sale might I add) ! I would say that it has been my best buy of the year! Well , here's hoping that you are loving the weather you encountering. And if you are not enjoying it, here's to hoping you have a ull-legth down coat :)

Birthday Christmas Tree!

I have been bursting at the seams for the holidays to come, and here they are!! I recieved a 7 ft., pre-lit Christmas Tree for my birthday in addition to a plethora of ornaments.... I just can't stop gazing at it... On Friday and Saturday we found ourselves at Macy's and Jo Ann Fabric. I found TONS of great ornaments for 50% off!!!!! LOVE IT!

BEFORE:

AFTER:

My mom and I decorated most of the tree (with my Dad making sure the ornaments we symetrical:) on Friday, while jordan was in Billings..but once he was back we did a Tree Lighting Ceremony and had him put the angel on top! I just love this tree and thank you everyone who contributed to us having it! P.S. Whit, the Christmas Brick-A-Brack goes wonderfully with my new holiday collection of stuff!

Thanksgiving Visit!

I was so thankful to have my parents come and visit for Thanksgiving/Birthday! They drove out on Wednesday and arrived just as I was getting off work! Here was out yummy turkey as it was being cooked to perfection!

Walace was helping as he always does...couldn't do it without you buddy :)

Taking a break from Turkey Day to open presents...

On Saturday, we had planned to drive to Missoula (about 1 1/2 hrs. away) to do some shopping and whatnot, but a storm came in and made that roads yucky...So, we did some shopping here in town, and then hunkered down inside the house with some chili! Later we went to Jordan's hockey game, which thay won 8-2!!! It was a ton of fun! Overall, it was a cold, snowy, relaxing and mellow Thanksgiving...and we were so glad to family here to spend it with us! We love you mom and dad, and thank you again for driving out to see us in the Big Sky State!!!!

MANY THANKS!!!!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the thoughts, cards, calls, texts, candies, and gifts that everyone sent for my TURKEY DAY BIRTHDAY!!!! I had a great day, and many thanks go out to all of you for making it that way!!!!! 22 will go down in the record books as a GREAT one
! I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!

Happy Birthday Tan-Man!

I'm not certain if my cousin Tanner reads my blog, but if he does,
I wanted to wish him a very Happy Birthday! I'm hoping that is was EXTRAORDINARY!!! You and Todd are getting pretty old :) I hope you are coming to CO for Christmas so i can see you!!!! Miss you buddy.

Well, we're new at this!

Jordan and I apologize for the mix up........ Today is not Ben-Ben's Birthday, but MAXWELLS!!!! A combination of mixed up information and an air-head moment got Benjamin an early birthday greeting!

Here is the actual birthday boy:
Jordan and I would like to be exempt from adult rules of knowing when birthdays are until we are 25...does that sound okay? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE CUTEST STINKIN' BOY EVER!!!!! We love you and miss you- Aunt Becca and Uncle Jordan

Happy Birthday Little Guy!

Happy First Birthday to Benjamin Shier!

What a cutie-pie you are! Uncle Jordan and I are very excited to see you in December.... I'm not sure why I'm writing this to you, you can't read. Maybe Mama can read it to you! :)

There are LOTS of November B-days so if I am late, early or don't post, please don't be sad with me. I'm gonna keep up the best I can!

Going to Billings

Jordan and I are driving to Billings this afternoon! I haven't ever gone to an away game, so we thought it would be fun to go to Billings together today. It takes about 3-4 hours to get there, so we had better get going! Talk to you all soon!

What up Gov?

Today I got a call at work from the Governor's assistant to see if he could get his hair cut...I said yes. I'm nice that way :)

Anywho, Thanks to Jody for informing me that Montana's Governor is a Colorado State university Graduate ! So I chatted with him today about Colorado and he was telling me that a while ago he was having lunch with Bill Ritter and Roy Romer and that they were both CSU grads! He was off to catch a flight to Africa or Washington, or somewhere, I can't remember.

That's my news for the day...

Excitement Mounting!

I am so excited for Thanksgiving/Birthday/Holiday Season that I can hardly stand it! Like Whitney, I am SO excited to start decorating!

So excited that I asked for this for my birthday....that way I can put it up the day after Thanksgiving!

Poor Baby Wallace

Our special little boy has caught Kennel Cough :( When Jill was here to visit, Wallace started having a bad raspy cough and it got progressivly worse and worse ... Being the fairly new doggie parents that we are, we were worried sick and took him to the vet. He probably got it from his monthly trip to the spa (Petco). We have to give him two pills three times a day, stuffed in cheese or bread. Wallace has got it figured out though, eating the cheese and/or bread and at the last minute spitting the pill out! Little stinker!


When Jill was here we went looking for the river (as in A River Runs Through It) and found this lake instead! Canyon Ferry Lake to be exact...
It was really pretty and fun to enjoy MT's nature!
Jordie, Wallace, and Jill!Me and The Pup...
Wallace has always been somewhat afraid of water, but on this day he was kinda curious. Jordan thought he'd help the curiosity along by gently pushing wallace in the water... BEFORE:

After:

Again, it was so nice to see Jill and get to explore MT!

The Ghost of Halloween Past...

I was going to post about Jordan and my first Halloween as a married couple...but then i checked Melissa's blog and found this...

http://www.mrsteten.blogspot.com//


Enough said.

Sadly, the crocodile costume could not be found. I wore it three years in a row, fun is over. I'm married, and the fun is over. :)


We had four doorbell rings, count 'em F-O-U-R . This picture is what was left after our four trick-or-treaters... We kept saying "The next trick-or-treater gets the whole stash." No one else came. :(

More Montana Fun!

On Saturday night we went to Jordan's Bighorn Halloween game! It was a lot of fun and the best crowd I've seen all year! Jill and each had a walkman to listen to jordan while we watch the game in person...I've got this down to a science! This is Mike Butters atop the Zamboni throwing tee-shirts and candy to the crowd..... If Maxwell gets to come visit, we can probably arrange for him to sit on the Zamboni ;)
The bighorns warming up! They won!

The pics you've all been waiting for!

Our first stop was to the Great Northern Towncenter where this cool Hand-Crafted carousel is located!

This is the Capitol Building...Helena is the capitol of "Mun"tana :) Jordan and Jill-

Me and Jordan at the Capitol

Axel Rose at the Halloween Hockey game....it lasted until the 3rd period...and then it was back to plain old jordan :)

Jill Came to Visit!!!!!

This weekend we welcomed Jordan's Mama to Montana! We had such a great time showing her around Helena! To be honest, Jordan and I haven't had a chance to explore the area as much as we would have liked, so this weekend was great for us too!

Well, it turns out my blogger won't allow me to post pics right now :( I will post 'em the minute it fixes itself

PS I am really sad about Reese and Ryan..... They were the one's I really really hoped wouldnt split, just makes me sad :(

It 's been a long time!

Here was the beautiful sunset i capture while taking wallace out to go to the restroom! See, there is beauty here in MT too!


I have to make this quick because I have a lot to do tonight! I will quickly list some happenings !

1. Jill is coming to visit tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED!

2. Jordan has a new day-time job the he really likes, which i will expand on later...he is a beer distributer for my bosses family business....more to come!
3. Been busy at work raising money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation (Breast Cancer)
4. Got new phones, mine finally bit the dust!
5. Was on the news because of #4 and bc my boss didn't want to be...it was cool.
6. Gonna be a nice weekend (50-60 degrees)
7. Thanksgiving/My Birthday is in less than a month! My mom and dad are coming!!!!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!


Okay, i gotta go but i love you all and miss you too!

Thank you Melissa and Lindsey for the cards i got in the mail!!!!! BOO! I mis you too, Lindsey!

Well, i will be posting while Jill is here so you all can keep up with what were doing!

Hello Snow!

This morning we were woken up by Wallace massively heaving at 6 o'clock.... So, I jump out of bed, put on my nearest flip flops and get him out the back door incase the poor guy is not finished..... This is what I see, or better, what I feel...On my feet!

BURRRRRR! My toes were COLD! And all Wally wanted to do was play! But instead we went back inside to help Jordan clean up the mess! It was very Colorado-like, it melted by the afternoon....I cannot say that i was quite ready for snow, but here it is! Ready-or-not!

My Special Package!

On Saturday I recieved a package from my mom! It was filled with all kinds of great stuff! Punkin' Cookies, Candy, The Little Mermaid...etc.

Thanks Mom!! I love you and appreciate the special delivery!!

My Toe!

The doctor I went to see after I messed up my toenail said to expect my toe nail to pop off after about two or three months. Boy was she right! I was just changing my toenail polish last week, and POP! there goes my toenail! Jordan was totally grossed out, i thought it was kinda cool!


gross, i know. Now I'm having second thoughts about having posted this pic.... YUCK!