Happy Holidays To You

Happy Happy Holidays!
It's true what they say, this really is the most wonderful time of the year!
Being able to spend time with my family and celebrating the birth of Christ, is always a highlight for me.

A tradition my aunt, grandma, and cousins have had for a while is a little sleepover called, "Auntie Claus"
Basically, we wear our jammies, eat dinner, drink hot chocolate, and watch "The Polar Express." This year definitely did not disappoint.

Precious.

On Christmas Eve, I got my favorite present!

We got to skype Elder Boyd (!!!!)

It was amazing to finally see and talk to him after six months.

He's doing so well, and had some great stories to tell.

My favorite part was singing "Silent Night" right before he got off.

The spirit was so strong, and I was reminded that families really are forever.

Like, how cute is he?

Christmas Day was lovely.

Having little kids in the family really brings the magic and spirit of Christmas in the home.

They were so excited. 

And let's face it, I was too.

The Gram Gram and I took some Christmas selfies.

We just couldn't help it.

So grateful for this beautiful woman.

I am so grateful for Jesus Christ, and for the ultimate sacrifice He made by coming to this imperfect world and atoning for our sins. What a blessing it is to know that through Him, we can all return as perfect with our Heavenly Father someday.

Merry Christmas!

♥ Bekah

Finally Done With Finals Week

Finals Week: Gets a whole new meaning in college.

Hello and goodbye to the craziest week of my life.

Seriously, in high school finals week is a joke.

In college finals week is, well, not.

On top of that, we had to move out of our lovely Old Heritage Halls into the New Heritage Halls by Saturday morning.

Bio, Mission Prep, Sociology were the only tests I actually had.

Then I had presentations for Book of Mormon, Voice, and Writing.

After finishing everything by Friday afternoon, I then had to go work from 4-8.

When I FINALLY got home, Sean, Joy, and I set to work cleaning out beloved Horne 55.

At first it wasn't too bad.

We even got some Martinelli's to celebrate.

After Sean went home, Joy and I continued moving.

Here we are around 1:00 AM

...

And 2:00 AM

It snowed about an inch in an hour. Wowie.

We eventually found ourselves, exhausted, lying in the middle of our New Heritage living room, at 3:30 AM, eating a whole package of chocolate covered pretzels, saying to ourselves, "How have our lives come to this?" 

At 8:30 AM, our alarms went off, and so we continued.

I was not in any mood to get dressed or look cute, so I spent the rest of the morning dressed like a hobo:

It's fine.

To make this long story short, we ended up successfully moving out on time.

Joy didn't miss her flight, and I made it safely home.

Saying goodbye to our favorite Horne 55

The lovely Lady Horne in the flesh.

So there you have it.

Until next semester, then.

♥ Bekah

If Only For A Second.

Carefree: Lighthearted, joyous, elated, cheerful, gleeful, blithe.

Oh my.
Just watched this video.
It is the loveliest thing.
It gave me chills and put a smile on my face.
I promise you want to watch it.

♥ Bekah

Opportunity

Fear: Something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension.

So here I was, writing my sociology essay, when this lovely little song came on.

It took me a minute to listen to the lyrics.

And now, frankly, I'm obsessed.

"Don't be scared of what you cannot see

Your only fear is possibility

Never wonder what went wrong

Your second chance may never come around"

I think that I feel this way too often.

I get too afraid of the future: of unseen possibilities.

But just imagine what those unseen possibilities have in store for us.

So many amazing, wonderful, exciting blessings,

experiences,

and opportunities.

I definitely needed this reminder today.

Happy Friday!

♥ Bekah

Accidental Phone Calls

Mother: A sacred title referring to a woman who bears or adopts children.


Today while I was in the library, my mom called me.  Excited to hear from her, I quickly answered the phone, then realized she hadn't meant to call me.  But to my delight, I could still hear her and the kids as they were on their way to the store. I decided to eavesdrop on the cute little fam of mine.

I listened to my mom talk to the kids, ask them some really cute questions, and sing Christmas songs with them.  The way she responded to the kids when they asked questions, or asked for candy canes, or fought over a certain toy, reminded me of how wise my mom is. I am so grateful I WAS SENT TO HER FAMILY.  I really could not have been luckier.

To the beautiful, elect, noble woman who taught me everything I know: I love you.

♥ Bekah

Hello There, Elder Boyd.

Missionary: Someone who leaves their family for two years, so someone can be with theirs for eternity. ♥♥♥

Because he sent me an email, and I'm really emotional, AND I JUST LOVE HIM SO MUCH, I'm posting this picture from my favorite missionary.

Cheers from Taiwan..

Love, Bekah. ♥