V A L E N T I N E S  D A Y <3

Happy V-Day! 

Something to fun to think about. Phil means love in greek! Phil comes from ancient Greek word Phileein, which means to love, and so a 'philia' is a special love, affection, attraction or preference for a certain type of thing. 

A few words with Phil in them

Phillip- lover of horses 

Philotherianism- love of animals 

Ophiophilist- snake lover

Philalethist- lover of truth

Thalassophilous-living in or love of the sea

Philomath- love of learning

Sinophile- one who admires China or the chinese 

Gynotikolobomassophile- one who nibbles on women's earlobes

(this one just because it's Valentines)

P + T 

Phil goes to work at 7 and I only saw him for a few minutes for lunch, plus I have evening classes this semester so I didn't get to see him really until 6:30 that night. But I came home to. . . .

Phil's Pink Drink- Grapefruit juice, cranberry, sparkling water, frozen raspberries, and lime slices so yummy

I know I really need to take down the Christmas tree! 

Chicken, homemade caesar and croutons (my fav right now), stuffed mushrooms, and Brussels sprouts.

And dinner is never complete at the Beck's house with out horseradish)

Frederick MD to Pacific Grove, CA

More like

Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco Forty-Niners

My Favorite Dessert
Strawberries with YumYum Sauce(sour cream and brown sugar)

and my Mother got me this for V-Day!

Shark Knife!

I LOVE IT!

Something funny!

And Some Lovey Photos

My friend Giuliana sent me this! 

All in all Valentines was simple and sweet, just like my sweet husband. 

I hope your day was filled with lots of hugs and kisses

X O X O

P.S. Valentines Day to me is being someone's Teenage Dream!

Year of the Snake

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!

It's the year of the snake!

Although last year, the Year of the Dragon, is a lucky one and I had most wonderful year, this year is The Year of the Snake (to be precise the Water Snake). The 2013 horoscope predicts it will be a good year to begin important detail work. Research and investigation are supported. Chinese tradition says if your family finds a snake in your house it's a good omen and you and your family will not starve (bonus!). This could be taken metaphorically to mean that a Snake could never have a problem with his family starving because he is such a great mediator, making him good at business. Or it could mean that a Snake would be willing to sacrifice his possessions, something the Snake has a lot of, in order to pay for his family’s food. Any way it is interpreted is representative of the Snake’s character and is a measure of the value he puts on his material wealth. The Snake is keen and cunning, quite intelligent and wise.

(Snake in Chinese) 

Not only does the chinese zodiac tell you of your fortune and things to beware of, it tells you who you are compatible with.  As a monkey, my chinese zodiac says I am compatible with Rat or a Dragon,  so luckily Phil is a Dragon! However, I'm not compatible with a snake. (So maybe it will not be my best year!)

THE CHINESE ZODIACS

Rat

Ox

Tiger

Rabbit

Dragon

Snake

Horse

Goat

Monkey

Rooster

Dog

Pig

My Favorite Snakes 

Piebald Ball Python

These snakes are my all time favorite snakes, the white is caused by a recessive mutation. I think even if you don't like snakes, you have to admit that this is a cool morph.

(Just in case, here is the link to buy one.)  

West African Gaboon Viper

These snakes are so cool! For their size they are wider than most snakes. They have such a pretty/unique pattern. However if they were lying in some leaves you would never see them! Another cool thing about these snakes is that they are fast in water!

King Cobra 

These are named the "King" for a reason. They can reach up to 18ft in length! The cool thing about these cobras is is that they can stand on 1/3 of their body, which could mean some of them could stand 6ft tall! They are very poisonous, 1/5 ounce of venom can kill 7 people! 

Green Anaconda

Obviously, we have all seen a snake movie with an Anaconda in it which makes these snakes a fan favorite. The cool thing is that I found a place to buy anacondas.  You can get green or yellow!

Link to get your Anaconda!

Enjoy these snakes, they are lucky this year! 

Gung Hay Fat Choy

Love, The Becks

Since June 29, 2012...

 Well.... I got married! I guess it's the thing to do, to get a blog once you are married. Phillip and I have been married for  almost 7 months now and it has been like a honeymoon. Here is what's happened since June.

June 29, 2012

 We got married at the Oakland Temple!

 Our Families and close friends came to the sealing 

 We had our reception at the Clement in Monterey

 

with sassy bridesmaids

Had a Coral and Navy Sea Themed Wedding

With Chinese lion dances, surprise songs, my brothers and friend Romney dancing to Single Ladies before the bouquet toss, and enjoyed seeing our guests dance! 

It was a perfect day to start my new journey with Phillip

here is a link a my Short Wedding Video
(I took a lot out because the real one is 18 min long so the editing is bad, sorry!)

HONEYMOON 

We spent our first two days in Monterey at the Clement so we could go to a family dinner at my house. Both our families were in town and that rarely happens (Phil's from Maryland). So we went to one of my favorite sea food restaurants near our hotel,  and the Clement makes a Clement Sundae and is my all time favorite dessert. 

 Phil showing off his new ring

 Clement Sundae

Cousin Jana and baby Gabe

Phillip and I went to Palm Springs for our honeymoon and it was hott! Literally, it was 112 degrees everyday. 

We mostly just hung out around the hotel and went swimming, but we could only stay at the pool for 30 minutes at a time because Phil's fair skin in 112 degree weather doesn't mix well. 

 This happened everyday 

 We got to spend the 4th of July with Grandma 

JULY

So crazy enough I never went home with Phillip before we were married so I was so excited for our open house in Maryland. 

Our first day was so fun, I loved seeing Phil's home, his old room, his high school football jersey, and it was fun getting to spend time with his family.  

 Downtown Frederick, MD with Phil's littlest brother Joseph 

Phil's favorite 

So East Coast 

Lots of Corn around 

However, I got really sick the first night and I was sick the rest of the week, even during the open house. 

I did get to see Kaylan and her family, best cheerleader PG high ever had!

and my cousin Jared came with two of his little boys! I love my cousins kids! 

  The next week, we went to the annual lake trip with Phil's whole family and I finally was able to enjoy the East Coast. 

My new niece Isla

Aunt Sue, Kidder, and Mom

 Dad swimming around Deep Creek Lake

It was so nice to stay right next to water 

And I got to board the plane early because I have a peanut allergy! 

Funny Story: Phil got tomato juice on the plane and feel asleep with it in his hands and spilled it on the lady next to us, so awkward. 

JULY 6-7, 2012

So after we came home from Maryland, that night we had Corey's Open house. It had great dessert and egg rolls? 

300 egg rolls were a big hit!

The next day we went to the temple for Casey's first time through and I saw a friend there for her first time as well. It was so fun. 

August 12-13

So after Corey's Open House we moved all our stuff to Utah and had to find a place to live before Corey's wedding. We eventually found a place called Siena Villas and we love it. Corey's Wedding Week was so fun. We stayed up in Alpine and got to spend time with family and all my cousins have the cutest kids. 

CONGRATS TO COREY AND CASEY DONG!

(One of Corey's favorite photos)

So glad that two of Corey's friends could come to town for his wedding, it was so fun seeing them.

Cousin Nacy

Cute little Cousins

FALL SEMESTER 

 Just barely took my Just Married sticker off

Officially changed my name! Love being a Beck 

Corey, Casey, Tim, Romney, Phil, Regan
at the Jolley Wedding

We went Hiking in Pleasant Grove, UT. 

Phil got sunburnt at this game

 Got to babysit my cousin JJ's kids...love those little Dongs

 My Dad's Best Friend from high school came to a game with us

Found a Cricket 

Got a green pumpkin

Always fun seeing Romney play

Phil Loves Vannoy 

Made  haunted Gingerbread Houses with Corey and Casey

Have a new favorite sandwich place

Then it snowed...

and I got to spend time with Lily Conroy

and they came to game with us

along with my old roommate Tessa and her fiance Grey. It was FREEZING!

For Thanksgiving we went to Twenty-Nine Palms to my Grandma's and got to see my Mom's Family, which was great. We also got to go back to where we Honeymooned and went to our favorite restaurant.

Babes BBQ

Went to Leonardo Da Vinci Museum, Phil was so excited! 

We've got to watch Isla more lately and it's been so fun!

Got a job at the bookstore as a cashier!

We spent our first Christmas in Orem

 in below freezing weather
With my parents and brother and his Fiancee

Plus Philly wrote me a song! 

We all drove down to Phoenix for my cousin James' Wedding.
We stopped in Las Vegas for a night.

Our luggage fell off our car on the way there, so four of us cramed in the middle together

 We stayed at the Bellagio, my Mom brings her pillow everywhere

 Meet up with Corey's old roommate Tim

When we got to Phoenix we went to dinner with my Dad's Family and went to eat at 

Bill Johnson's Big PP!

 the place was very interesting

 Got my Asian on! 

Always fun with Nancy

Stu was a groomsmen!

Got to see my great Aunt Nettie, it is always so fun seeing her! Still has some spunk!

CONGRATS JAMES AND LEILANI DONG!

Stu's Next! 

The next day we woke up at 4 am to catch our flight to 

Sacramento for my old roommate Tessa and her husband Grey's wedding!

Tessa couldn't find her marriage license for 2 hours, funny.

It was such a great day! 

and Philly ate about 20 jumbo shrimp

We then went home for a few days to celebrate New Years! 

New Year's Kiss! 

 Got some more settlers, I've become obsessed with it

AND NO BETTER WAY TO BRING IN THE NEW YEAR THAN SEEING MY BOY 

JUSTIN BIEBER AND CARLY RAE JEPSON!

I wake up at twilight, UR lips my biggest weakness, One less lonely girl, Where you think your going baby?

Your heart is a muscle, swag swag swag on you, Mrs. Bieber, Call me maybe

Funny Story: we went to the wrong arena at first and it was for a MMA fight and all the people there were laughing at us! 

We took Isla to the Dinosaur Museum and she kept pointing at everything and saying "Big Dinosaur" and "That's Amazing!"

 More and more like Aunt TayTay

and Isla loves her Uncle Philly 

  MLK Day marks the one year of us technically getting engaged.  Can't believe how much has changed in a year! 

So this is our lives so far, Phil is working full time at a pharmaceutical company and I'm going to school still at BYU. We are just happy as clams.