Blog With Becka

I usually do no give in to forwards.  In fact, I never forward anything, but this was so amazing I thought, why not post this on my blog.  This is a copy of the email. I hope you get something from this.

This is something we should all read at least once a week

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio

“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me… It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in Aug ust, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone…
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay check.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you..
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words “In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone and everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time – time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved them.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

I hope you enjoyed this! Have a happy Halloween!

“It is better to fall short of a high mark than to reach a low one.” – H. C. Payne

1. I will no longer be a person that is lazy even for me.

2.  I will go to church every Sunday possible and pray more. I will take all of my troubles to God.

3. I will no longer take any crap from the people who are trying to run over me because I do not act like a female dog.

4. I will tell you the truth no matter what because that is what I’ve always done.

5. If you do not like me, then get over it.

6. I am going to go to state in debate this year if at all possible

7. I am going to place at district in extemp if at all possible

8. I am going to state in editorial writing if at all possible.

9. I will pour all of my love and affection into those that show love and affection towards me. 

10.  I will get organized and take care of the business that I need to take care of in order to be successful!

“May today mark the beginning of many new joys and accomplishments…and a continuation of all of the good things that you have already achieved.”

-Author Unknown

You know when people say “this is the first day of the rest of your life.”? I’m under the impression that you have. Today was the day that we received that talk from everyone.  I’m also under the impression that this whole “senior year” thing has fully gotten into the bloodstreams of all of my fellow classmates. We aren’t free yet, but the freedom is so close we can smell it. Our hearts are racing with every moment that passes because we all know that there is no prolonging this event.  Just nine short months from now and we’ll be dressing in purple gowns (or whatever school color you may be) and stepping foot on that stage.  The moment will come when our names will be called and our parents will stare in disbelief (not because we’ve done something bad this time!) because we’ve finally accomplished something we’ve been working at for thirteen years of our lives. It’s simply amazing how fast time flies.  No doubt that tears will fall that day, but not bad tears, happy tears. We will all head our separate directions and never see eachother again as a group.

For now, this is just miles away though. I will love, laugh, and enjoy myself while it still lasts. As Mr. King says “Senior year will go by very fast.” I’m going to live it up. We are the top of the line in the school now, and even though after we walk across that stage, we will go back to being small again in this world, at least for now, we are the AWESOME SENIOR CLASS OF 2010!!!

Today was the best last first day ever!! Rock on Seniors…

Whitney proposes at Chili's after State...

Peanut butter sleepy time...

Renassiance Fest

Corey, Me, Freddie, ... Enough said.

Oh mann...

Last weekend I went on vaction.  Yea, I found time out of my busy schedule to take a weekend getaway trip to Corpus Christi.  I’m already in love with the place, and this weekend just fired me up to move down there even more. I’m almost 18 years old and I’m ready to pack up and get my tail down there!!

Anyways, we did lots of fun stuff… Not really anything we couldn’t have done around  here, but it was still great to get down there and just get away for the weekend.  We left at 7 on Friday morning (too early). We were in Houston by ten and were good and lost in Corpus Christi by three that afternoon.  Friday we just drove around Corpus Christi looking for North Padre Island and finding our way around there…. It was a pain in the butt.. But hey we know our way around there.

That’s about all we did except we went to eat a Joe’s Crab Shack…

Though it was an empty vacation, I enjoyed the beach and the ocean air… I love that place…

-Becka

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race”

-Calvin Coolidge quotes American 30th President of the United States, 1872-1933

This seems to be the quote of the summmer.  Persistence. Don’t ever give up!  That’s what I have to keep telling myself anyways.  I got a week of break when school go out, and then I got SLAMMED with constant day to day pace.  This blog and all of my other blogs are lacking in information lately.  Taking college classes is a pain in the butt.  My summer started off with them, and it will end with them.  In Summer I, I took General Anatomy and Physiology and General Psychology.  Now, in Summer II, I am taking General Biology.  I’m kind of liking this biology class because the labs are fun, but I go FOUR days a week. I mean c’mon.. FOUR? On Mondays and Wednesdays the class is only 2 hours long, but on Tuesday and Thursday it goes 2 hours for the lecture and then 3 hours for the lab.  That’s five hours for one class!!!  Shortly after I got out of school for the Summer I also got a job.  I work at Etech Solutions.  I’m a Click To Chat AT&T Wireless Sales Representative.  It’s an easy job, but whew! It gets really old really fast.  I’m not worrying about anyone but me this Summer.

Here is a day what a day in my Summer is like…

I wake up around 7:30-8 o’clock in the morning.  I shower and get ready to leave for class at nine o’clock.  Morgen usually picks me up.  Then, I go to class in Lufkin either from 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m. then from 12:30-3:30 p.m. or just from 10 – 11:50 a.m.  Then, everyday after class I head to Nacogdoches.  Then, I go to work from 4:00-10:oo pm.  When I get off, I study, and then I crash wherever I am.  I know people miss me, but it’s really busy and really hard to keep up with things right now!

So, I’ve just got to press on.  I thank all of the people that help me out and support me.  You know who you are…  I love you guys, but I’m exhausted.  I’m gonna start making people set up an appointment to come see me. LOL!!  Anyways… I’ll be posting… Soon Hopefully…

Until Next Time,
Becka!

Crushed
by Lesley Roy

Oh No
It’s bad

Got me feeling so weak
When your holding my hand
You smile I die
Cause I don’t wanna feel what I’m feeling inside
It’s to much it’s to late
I’m so into you

I’d be crushed
If you walked away
I’d be lost
I’d be drowning in gray
I’d be rooted beyond repair
If you weren’t there
I’d be crushed

I swore
I would be in control of myself
What have you done with me
Your lips (your lips)
My skin (my skin)
I don’t know where ya end
And where I begin
I hate you
But I love you
So don’t ever leave

I’d be crushed
If you walked away
I’d be lost
I’d be drowning in gray
I’d be rooted beyond repair
If you weren’t there
I’d be crushed

You got me falling
And I never wanted to feel like I do
I’m so into you

Oh No
It’s bad

CRUSHED!

If you walked away
I’d be lost
I’d be drowning in gray
I’d be rooted beyond repair
If you weren’t theerrree

CRUSHED!

I’d be lost
I’d be drowning in gray
I’d be rooted beyond repair
If you weren’t theerrree!

Yeeaaahhh

I’d be crushed

Oh No Oh No

Thanks elyrics.net for the lyrics!

I Run
Lady Antebellum

I run from hate
I run from prejudice
I run from pessimists
But I run too late

I run my life
Or is it running me?
Run from my past
I run too fast
Or too slow it seems

[Bridge]
When lies become the truth
That’s when I run to you

[Chorus]
This world keeps spinning faster
To a new disaster, so I run to you
I run to you, Baby

When it all starts coming undone
Baby, you’re the only one I run to
I run to you

We run on fumes
Your life and mine
Like the sands of time
Slippin’ right on through

[Bridge]
Our love’s the only truth
That’s why I run to you

[Chorus]
This world keeps spinning faster
To a new disaster, so I run to you
I run to you, Baby

When it all starts coming undone
Baby, you’re the only one I run to
I run to you

Oh oh, oh I run to you

[Chorus]
This world keeps spinning faster
To a new disaster, so I run to you
I run to you, Baby

When it all starts coming undone
Baby, you’re the only one I run to
I run to you, I run to you
Yeah

Oh oh, oh I run to you
I’ll run to you girl
Oh Oh

I always run to you
Run to you
Run to

 ”I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.”

-Frank Lloyd Wright

I know some people on some of my school-oriented teams NEED to see this quote! I rest my case…

-BEcka

I got an email today that was about stress and I just wanted to share it with everyone since I’m on Spring Break!!

A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience,
Raised a glass of water and asked
‘How heavy is this glass of water?’

Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, ‘The absolute weight doesn’t matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.

If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem.

If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance.

In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.’

He continued,

‘And that’s the way it is with stress management.

If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later,

As the burden becomes increasingly heavy,

We won’t be able to carry on. ‘

‘As with the glass of water,

You have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again.

When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden.’

‘So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down.

Don’t carry it home.

You can pick it up tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you’re carrying now,

Let them down for a moment if you can.’

So, my friend, Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now.

Don’t pick it up again until after you’ve rested a while.

Don’t stress today! Happy St. Patty’s Day!! Don’t forget to wear green or a leprechaun will pinch you!

Yesterday didn’t go as planned. I never got me any crawfish, and it was really really sad cause I really really wanted some.  Oh well. We had burgers and hot dogs and we watched the Blue Collar Comedy Tour on Comedy Central.  It was still a fun day as I wrapped up the night by doing laundry, packing for Austin, and going to bed!

Today, I got woke up at 4 a.m.  (Keep in mind I had to travel to Austin today, but wasn’t going to get up til 7:30 a.m.)  I got a text message from Karl.  He texted to tell me that he was back in the states!  Of course, after that I couldn’t go back to sleep because I was so happy!  So I got up and woke Kimberly up and told her to get a shower so we could get this show on the road this morning.

We were packed and ready to leave the house at 8:45 a.m. and we arrived at the school before 9 a.m.  We were actually on schedule.  We left the school shortly after 9 and arrived in AUSTIN by at least 2 p.m.  We then went to the mall where I got a pedicure and then went to eat at Red Lobster.  Our waiter was a total ditz.  He almost called Justin a girl and never got Kimberly anything she wanted. 

Shortly after arrival... So happy to be at the hotel...

Now, we’re just sitting in the hotel room. We’re all chillin’.  About to head to bed actually.

Good night, everyone
Have a great Monday and a great week!