31 Day Challenge - Day 31

Day 31 - The BEST thing about being you

Becca

The best thing about being me, is that I get to play with my cute little buddy everyday.  And I'm married to the most wonderful man!  They are the BEST things about being me.

 Greg 

That would be that I get to be with my beautiful wife and adorable little buddy.  I've got it pretty good.

31 Day Challenge - Day 30

Day 30 - Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Greg

Tom Brady on a game day.  Cause I would just want to see what it's like to be that rich and famous.

Becca

I'd switch with someone who has a personal chef and housekeeper.  Oooh! And that lives in a warm climate with a pool.  Isn't it obvious why?  Then I could be pampered for a day and not have to worry about dinner or cleaning up after the tornado that is Collin.  But I honestly love my life, so I would appreciate the day, but be glad to come back to reality. 

31 Day challenge - Day 29

Day 29 - Your favorite song

Becca
Wow.  I really don't think I could pick one.  I love lots of songs.  I really like Everything by Micheal Buble, and Sunday Morning by Maroon 5, and Use Somebody by Kings of Leon, and If You Want Me To by Weezer, and All Over You by The Spill Canvas.  All of those songs I never get sick of and could listen to a million times.

Greg
Seether - Rise Above This, and I like Buck Cherry - Everything  

31 Day Challenge - Day 28

Day 28 - In the past month, what have you learned?

Greg

I've learned that I am SUPER done with school.  I'm ready to be done forever!  And I've learned that we're taking the job in Utah for now.

Becca

Hmmm... I've, well we've learned that we will be staying in Salt Lake for another year.  I've also learned a lot about couponing.  I've been  researching it to help us save money.  Oh, and I learned more about the process of purchasing a home.  And from doing this challenge, I've learned some things about myself and quite a bit about my husband.

31 Day Challenge - Day 27

Day 27 - A picture of you from last year and how you've changed

Here's a picture of both of us from last year, about the exact same time of year, acutally.

Becca
I've changed because last year at this time I was still teaching, so my stress level has decreased significantly.  Also, my arms have gotten stronger from carrying Collin around.  And I'm eating healthier. 

Greg
I'm tanner than last year.  I've got a lot more job experience, and I have a full time job.  And I'm about a week away from graduating with my masters.  

31 Day Challenge - Day 26

Day 26 - Why are you doing this 30-day challenge

Greg
Cause my wife told me to.

Becca
I thought it looked like fun.  I thought it would be fun to look back at in a few years and see how the answers have changed.  I didn't realize how redundant some of the questions were when I found it originally.  I think that if I did it again, I would find some different questions. 

31 Day Challenge - Day 25

Day 25 - What do you think about your friends

Becca
 I think I've got some great friends.  Right now, I don't have any that live close, so the fact that I can still call them friends even though they live far away says something. 

Greg
They all suck, the end.  What friends?  I think they should buy me more presents.  I also think my friends should stop being good at Words with Friends so I can win some.

31 Day Challenge - Day 24

Day 24 - What would I find in your bag

Greg

 laptop, pencils and pens, key badge, misc. school papers, maybe a granola bar wrapper, and in the morning you'll find my breakfast shake packets.

Becca 

my wallet, coupon book, a diaper, wipes, snacks, a binky, phone, fhp, tissues, Vaseline, check book, bobby pins, hair elastics, lotion (hand and face), lists, earrings, ibuprofen, lactaid, receipts, I think that's it.

31 Day Challenge - Day 23

Day 23 - Your last 5 Facebook status'

From most recent:

Becca

A friend of mine needs some help. If you could, just take a minute or two and go "like" Boggy Creek... Then click on the April 15 contest and like the photo Clarey - Eagle by post (I think it's the eighth one). PLEASE!!! And thanks in advance to anyone who helps us out :)

Poor buddy! Collin just broke his top canines (pointy teeth) and is working on the bottom two. Let's just say its been a rough couple of days.

 Looking to buy a dslr camera. Does anyone have one that they love, would recommend, or know anything about dslr's? Any suggestions?!?

Loving this spring-ish weather! I'm so ready to get out of this house and enjoy the sunshine!

Just got an awesome deal on a canvas print! Just wanted to share :)

Greg

Sorry to brag, but I will. Life is good! I graduate with an MBA next month, have two good job offers, have a week long Caribbean cruise in next month, and have an awesome wife and kid!! Man! If only the Lions would go to the Super Bowl, my life would be complete....!!

I just submitted my Madden NFL 12 Cover Vote Bracket!
Guess the Madden NFL 12 Cover for your chance to win Super Bowl tickets and more.

Brigham Young Cougars exhibit commitment to honor code by dismissing Brandon Davies - ESPN

sports.espn.go.com

 if you pull a groin, make sure it's your own

Much b-day loves!! I got some good friends. Love you all!

 

 

31 Day Challenge - Day 22

Day 22 - Something you crave often

Greg

My wife and football.

Becca 

French Fries.  Yep with capital letters.  I've been calorie counting to finally lose the baby weight, and that craving is stronger now for sure!  mmmm...french fries...

31 Day Challenge - Day 21

Day 21 - Something that makes you different from everyone else

Becca

Well, huh.  Everyone is unique.  So I guess just the little things that make me, me, would make me different from everyone else.   Not to mention, I've already shared so many things that make me different, day 1 for example.

Greg 

Agreed.

31 Day Challenge - Day 20

Day 20 - A picture of something that makes you happy

Greg

Borrowed from thesportsunion.com

Becca

Puppies!!!  Look at them...their little noses, and puppy eyes, and floppy ears.  Oh they are just so cute.  And they make me happy; how could they not?

Borrowed for gottalovealab.com

 

31 Day Challenge - Day 19

Day 19 - Someone you love

Becca
Well this is an easy one...

I love all of these people... 

 

There's a special place in my heart for these people...

 I ADORE this little cupboard climber...

And I especially love this man!

Because he is one amazing guy and keeps me smiling, laughing, and thinking "How in the world do I deserve to be so blessed as to be able to call him my husband?"

Greg
 Sheesh! I think Becca said it all! I can't add much more! I love them all and many more. I'll just keep this nice and simple.

 My parents are too funny and fun-loving. They are the best! Taught me a lot and how to do it right. Love them lots.

I love these guys so much! I am a very lucky and blessed guy to have them be with me. We have so much fun together and love being together! I love you both!!

Whoops...

Well not exactly whoops, it's more like we've been distracted.  

We haven't posted the past couple of days for our 31 Day Challenge because we were stressing (ok just I was stressing) about choosing between two job offers.  That's right two!  Yay for my awesome and wanted husband!  I can say "yay" now because we've finally made a decision.  

I mentioned a while back that Greg interviewed with the Fortune 30 company, Boeing.  Well, they offered him a job.  Not only did he get an offer, but one that they created just for him, not the job he'd applied for.  Yeah, he's pretty great!  The problem was it wasn't one of those blow-you-out-of-the-water couldn't-possibly-turn-down offers.  It was just a good offer.  And when the company Greg is currently working for found out he had another offer, they stepped up their offer quite a bit.  It is definitely a competitive offer. 

So we wrestled with the pro's and con's of each, and debated them, and discussed our feelings about each one and in the end we both decided and got the feeling that we needed to stay here in Salt Lake for a little while longer.  Greg declined the offer with Boeing (I know, we're crazy), and accepted the offer with the company he works at right now.  

I've already started planning where we're going to spend all that money!!!  And it starts with saving for a house...

31 Day Challeng - Day 18

Day 18 - Your nicknames and why you have them

Greg

Gregorio - Name from Spanish classes

Greginator - Not sure exactly how, but my mom started it when I was young

Roger - It's a family name for dorky

Hardcore Falcore - From the Neverending Story (theme song playing in mind)

Destroyer - Nickname that I gave while bowling or playing card games

Mt. Dew Boys - Henson and I had this because we drank Mt. Dew instead of other drinks

Teggy Two Shoes - Cyndi made this one up when I was young

Gregger Gregger - Mike made this one up for me...

There are probably more that I can't think of at the moment

Becca

I really don't have many.  My cousins called me Rabon-Rabee.  I don't know why.  They just make up nicknames.  One of my common nicknames is Bec and I'm guessing that's because it's shorter than Rebecca and Becca.  Another one is Be-KA, as in the sound a chicken makes.  I probably get called that because its fun to say.   One of my friends in college called me David.  He did because Rebecca was a common name so he shortened it to Becca, which made him think of Beckham, which lead to David.  Yeah, he was weird, but it stuck with those college friends.  I think that's it, and some of those are stretching it cause I don't get called them very often.

31 Day Challenge - Day 17

Day 17 - Plans/dreams/goals you have

Becca
I feel like this is the same thing as Day 2.  I already listed some of my dreams or goals.  I guess one other thing that I plan to do, is find something that I love to do.  I'm talking about jobs or careers.  Some ideas that I've rolled around in my mind include: writing books, floral design, or cake decorating.  All of these things are on hold right now, though, while I raise a few little kiddos.  But as soon as our last is in school, I plan to find what I love to do.

Greg
Ummm... interesting. Well, mine are fairly vague. I know the sort of direction of things that I plan/dream. I plan on working hard and progressing in my career to find a niche that I feel extremely comfortable with and really really enjoy. In doing this, I'll provide for my family but also be able to enjoy my family. So, I plan to consistently go on fun vacations and trips with my family every year (by this, I don't mean like an extravagant vacation every year. Small, fun trips to even Albuquerque can be enjoyable). I also plan on going to a football game IN THE BIG HOUSE! Oh, and I plan (well, mostly dream) of watching my Detroit Lions in the Super Bowl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I can dream....

31 Day Challenge - Day 16

Day 16 - Another picture of yourself

As I mentioned before, we don't have pictures of us individually.  So I decided to go with pictures of us as children this time.



Greg

Becca 

31 Day Challenge - Day 15

Day 15 - Put your Ipod (mp3) on shuffle.  List the first 10 songs that play.

Becca

Josh Gracin - Nothing to Lose

Patty Lovelace - You're All I Think About These Days

Keith Urban - Making Memories of Us

Kings of Leon - Use Somebody

Dashboard Confessional - Screaming Infidelities

Kenny Chesney - Summertime

Drifters - Stand By Me

Moulin Rouge Soundtrack - All You Need Is Love

Aerosmith - Walk This Way

The Offspring - Hammerhead

Greg 

Foo Fighters - Times Like these

System of a Down - Lonely Day

Tim McGraw - Please Remember Me

Billy Currington - I Got a Feeling

Saliva - Ladies & Gentlemen

Los Lonely Boys - More Than Love

Keith Urban - Better Life

Crossfade - Cold Remix

Steve Holy - I Got a Brand New Girlfriend

Yellow Card - Only One

31 Day Challenge - Day 14

Day 14 - A picture of your family

Greg's Family - This was at our wedding.  His whole family was there.  The only person missing is our Collin.

Becca's Family - This is on our big church history trip back in 2006.  It's the most current one I have.  Today, however, we just had professional family portraits taken.  Finally!

Our Family - This is from our fall pictures.  We did get some of our little family today with Becca's family pictures as well.  We're excited to see how they turned out.

31 Day Challenge - Day 13

Day 13 - A letter to someone

Becca

A letter to someone...a letter to someone...

I've got nothing.  I don't have anything that I need to say to anyone I know, or don't know for that matter.

Dear future self,

I hope that in the future you are a better mother.  I hope you're finding activities to increase your kids' knowledge and understanding.  I hope that, as a family, you have had lots of fun and are finding times to have quality family time and make memories.  Please remember that you need to still date your spouse, and are finding good babysitters to let you go out on dates.  Remember to tell Greg you love him at least once a day.  And why not throw the little one(s) in as well; make sure they know they are loved.  Enjoy life; have fun; build quality relationships.

That is all,

Rebecca

Greg

I've got even more than Becca's nothing, which is absolutely nothing.

 

31 Day Challenge - Day 12

Day 12 - How you found out about blogger and why you have one

Greg - 

Whatever she said :)

Becca - 

I found out about blogger by reading my sister-in-law's and old roommates.  Both of their blogs were so cute I wanted one.  Plus since high school I haven't been very good about writing in a journal, and I thought this would be a good way to keep a record of our life.  Lastly, I like to write and blogging is an outlet for that.

31 Day Challenge - Day 11

Day 11 - Another picture of you and your friends

Becca

This is my friend Laura.  We were roommates at BYU-Idaho my sophomore year, and then again in Utah after I graduated in 2006.  We had so many good times together!  She is such a fun-loving person and I love her!


Greg

 My good buddies Eric Walters and Jon Henson. We did some skiing, bball and golf together. I've known these guys for a long time and I'm still friends with them, so...  they must be pretty good guys!

31 Day Challenge - Day 10

Day 10 - Songs you listen to when you're happy, sad, bored, anxious, or mad

Greg

Happy - 3 doors down

Sad - Billy Joel

Bored - whatever is playing on my mp3 player

Anxious - Heaven's so far away

Mad - Theory of a Deadman

Becca

Happy - Anything  I can dance to, or sing with at the top of my lungs like I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston (it's stuck in my head right now...)

Sad - Upbeat, happy songs (gotta cheer up!)

Bored - Whatever's on

Anxious - Nothing; I need to be able to think about whatever is making me anxious and work it out

Mad - Angry songs