Myers' in Vegas '14

My husband had his annual work in Vegas at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway back in March, and I had the privilege of joining him again (just like last years Vegas Trip). It is always a joy to get to travel, and to do so right around my Spring Break was icing on the cake.

This year we made it a priority to see a cirque du soleil show, and holy cow, it was awesome. I am not ashamed to say that I may have shed a few tears during Beatles' Love.

We ate at yummy restaurants, including Carmine's and Mon Ami Gabi. 

We took a gondola ride. 

We laughed till it hurt.

 We splurged.

 We held hands walking down the strip (and he heels I wore one night just about KILLED me, thanks to the back of them scrapping my ankles. Ouch.)

 We ventured out to Freemont Street, and hated it (sorry haha).

  I lounged around while my honey worked really hard. 

We stayed at New York, New York one night and enjoyed the city lights and atmosphere. 

I could go on and on, but I'll just let our pictures finish this blog out. 

Life is quite an adventure with Mr. Myers. 

I'm beyond blessed to live the life I get to live.

Can't wait to do this all again next year (minus the poor shoe choice I made)! 

xoxo,

Becky

Patio Love!

When we first bought our house, a tree was in the yard. Then one day we came home to find a stump and wood chips everyone. Apparently the tree is part of the condo property and not our own. From there, someone had to come out and remove the stump, which left our entire yard one big pile of chips. Months of removing gravel, wood chips & dirt finally allowed us to change the look of the little area we called our yard. Over the summer I found bricks on craigslist for super cheap and insisted we buy them. Then once the yard was racked, leveled and flag, we were able to set the bricks out to make a better use of our space. There is still a small section that needs bricks, but the majority of the hard work is finally over. Praise The Lord! I spray painted our black rocking chairs white and bought seat cushions from Target to make the area bright. We also strung lights around the fence. It is now a cozy area to relax in after a long day at work. I'm thankful for all the labor my husband put into remodeling this area. I love it and hope to have company over soon to enjoy it with.

-Becky

Striving to be a Great Wife!

If there is one thing I want to make sure of, it's that I am the best wife I can be for my husband. It's easy for me to plan dates and expect to have a good time with my spouse, but I want to make sure I am keeping the spiritual side of marriage in check. I want to pray for my husband, be aware of my feelings and emotions, serve my little heart out in ways that please and honor The Lord.

 Obviously I won't be perfect and don't intend to arrive at the top of some mountain with a gold metal waiting for me, but this is what I was created for.

 I was created to have this marriage, and God knew before he ever formed me that I would have this role to fill, being a wife.

 I'm thankful that God didn't just hand me a marriage and expect me to have it all together. Instead, he allows me to grow in every area of marriage and gives me grace where I need it. He has grown my heart to love deeper. He guides me when I have to make decisions. He gives my spouse patience and kindness for me. He is good, I tell you. 

I learned early in our maggiage that comparing ourselves to other couples only hurts us. We are unique, our marriage is unique, and the way we live day to day is different than the couple next door. It's a hard lesson, but one that couples must learn. "Comparison is the thief of joy!" That includes the couple buying a new house, getting a new car, having babies, being free of debt, going on endless date nights, etc. I pray that when others see my marriage, they aren't comparing themselves and not appreciating what they have. Instead, my prayer is that my marriage would ENCOURAGE others. 

My prayer is for women to embark on the joys of being a wife without jealousy and bitterness. I want women to seek God on  the in's and out's of marriage and find joy from Him as they live out this calling. Come July, I will celebrate four years of marriage, which isn't a lot of years, but they are valuable years. I don't take being a wife lightly :). I know I don't stand on some big platform, nor do I have any fame to be known for by the average joe, but I know my life is being used my God, and I want to be the best that I can for Him, and that includes striving to be great wife. 

I just started reading an older devotional called Women Making a Difference in Marriage. I plan on sharing what I learn. If there is a book or devotional you have enjoyed reading regarding marriage, please feel free to share it with me. 

Until next time friends,

 Becky!

Valentines '14!

It comes as no surprise that I LOVE my husband. He is the best thing that's happened to me, so I try to show my love to him on a daily basis. Being that he is a romantic guy, I am spoiled often by the things he does for me. In three weeks I will be joining him on his work trip in Vegas, so I didn't want him to try to plan anything for me for Valentine's Day. I wanted him to plan our dinners/sight seeing in Vegas :)! I also realized that the past couple of years have included homemade dinners & diy projects to celebrate Valentine's at home. I wanted to keep the tradition going, but add a twist. I love planning things, especially when it's something revolving a date and my man, so I made sure to do just that. My goal was to spend less than $50, and I easily did that. There was a few things that didn't go as planned, but the night was a success regardless. I loved every minute of this, and hope you enjoy our little J & B Adventure. 

We started off trying to go back to our very first Vday date 6 years ago, but it had closed down. Bummer! I knew when I tried looking up a website for this place with no success, I should have changed locations. 

Next we went out for chips & dip and thankfully was in & out in no time. We were behind on our schedule of events due to Jearen working late, but with the golf driving range closed & not getting entrees, we were back on schedule! 

The next part of the date was probably my favorite. I had no idea trying to buy Jearen a gift for $2 would have been so difficult, and also didn't know Goodwill was going to close 15 mins after we got there, but I was able to find him something. He was so funny. He gave a lady in line his $2 and a brand new stuffed animal and told her to purchase it & meet him outside. I had no idea what was going on until he told me he didn't find anything and then walked out and grabbed something from a stranger. I laughed so hard as I stood in line watching what was taking place outside the store! He's so sneaky! I found him an old Tommy Hilfiger tie & hat from a place that he has a sweatshirt from. He got me a teddy bear that said Hug Me. How fitting! 

Next was dinner at home that I prepared the day before. I didn't want to spend the whole evening in the kitchen, so I prepped ahead. It was yummy! 

I also made Jearen a six pack of Cream Soda that said "Soda, you wanna be my Valentine?!"  

For dessert we made Red Velvet Rice Crispy Treats. Easy, Red & took no time at all. 

We ended the night with the last envelope. For Christmas I bought Jearen the first three seasons of Community and so when I realized a fourth season had came out, I had to buy it for him. Thanks, Amazon Giftcard! 

I hope to keep the homemade valentines tradition going. I'm so glad he enjoyed everything and doesn't get annoyed with all of my diy crafts and cheesy lovey dovey stuff. I married the best man for me! :) 

Becky

2nd Annual Twelve Dates of Christmas!

Last year, my husband and I took part in Twelve Dates of Christmas, something I had discovered on Pinterest. I blogged each date and it easily became something I wanted to do again. Around Thanksgiving, I began picking my brain to come up with new ideas for this year to begin a tradition of Christmas dates. Last year, I was in a Christmas production at my church, and felt like my time was so sparse. The idea of having the twelve dates was a way to make sure we were spending time together during the busy holiday season. Being the planner that I am, I spent HOURS trying to think of unique dates, putting them in the calendar, and making sure I had anything I needed to go with it. I knew it wouldn't go exactly as planned, and it hasn't (thanks to friends offering us tickets to things & what not), but at least I was putting forth the effort. I've had several people tell me how cute the ideas were and how they wish they were doing something similar.

My hope is that YOU will be inspired to create something like this for you and your loved one. It doesn't have to cost a lot of money (several of our dates were free minus a meal),  and it really isn't about the money. It's about the time spent together! I'm a picture person, so I like to document our dates with photos of everything. Thankfully my husband has learned to just roll with it and laughs at my camera obsessed life :). The memories we create through these dates make this Christmas season so special to me. Ladies, it's ok if your ideas are cheesy...it doesn't have to be a serious event every time. For goodness sake, I made salt dough ornaments during one of our dates. We have no children, nor do we really need more ornaments for the tree, but I had all the ingredients and it passed the time during the crazy ice storm we experienced, haha.

Instead of blogging each date this year, I've clumped it up into one post. Here is what we did this year on our 12 Dates of Christmas.

1. Lunch at Jearen's favorite restaurant & Christmas shopping. We needed a new tree topper as ours broke over the years, so we found the perfect one at Target.      

2. Dinner at the Iron Cactus in Dallas with our friends Caleb & Rachel (who also do a twelve dates of Christmas!!) then attended KISS FM's Jingle Ball (thanks to free tickets from our friends!)

3. Dallas Mavericks Basketball Game (we were given tickets to this as well!)

4. Texas Ice Storm '13- Made Homemade Chili & Carrot Cake/sledding/salt dough ornaments/self timer christmas pics (free)

5. Husband took me to doctor for a cough, watched Home Alone 1 & 2 (free)

6. Shopping & Dinner in Southlake

7. Shopping & Dinner in Irving

8. Dart Rail to Dallas' Klyde Warren Park (free, besides the dart tickets)

9. Texas Tenors Concert at Grapevine Opry House (tickets were given to us)

10. Dinner w/ Friends & looking at Christmas lights

11. Still deciding between ice skating (already purchased groupon) or dollar theater. This date is TONIGHT!

12. Christmas Day- opening presents/watching movies

I'm sure next year's dates will look completely different, but hopefully we can continue this tradition.
Ladies, let me know if you had any Christmas dates that are worth repeating! I'm always up for new ideas.

Becky