22 December 2008

Jon plays at Hope Concert, Red Bank

NOW it's HO HO HO time!

Aaaaaand my exams are OVER! I am in the best mood EVER, having finished all five final exams and doing pretty darn well on all of them. I am now officially a junior in college. :)

More importantly, I can FINALLY focus on Christmas time and all the festivities - I've got parties to go to, movies to curl up and watch, presents to wrap, our tree to decorate, the annual How the Grinch Stole Christmas Broadway play to see down in San Diego...I'm one happy Little Miss Elf.

And only 10 days until I get to see Mister Elf again!

Oh, it's good to be free.

Hope everyone's having a happy holiday season as well!

Ho Ho Ho! Or not.

It's that time of year...again. How do 365 days go by SO FAST when they seem to drag on a 24-hour basis?

I wish I were enjoying putting up lights and wrapping gifts and drinking hot cocoa, watching the snow fall and curling up for a good holiday movie.

But unfortunately in San Diego we don't get cold, we get Santa Anas (hot, DRY winds of death from the east that give new meaning to Santas in surf shorts.) And in college, you don't get the luxury of relaxing and movie-watching. You get to bully your brain into studying, writing final papers and generally stressing out to the point of nervous breakdown while everyone else bounces around in the Christmas spirit. I'm playing rebel here - turning up my nose at the beckoning call of review sheets on my bed, purposely making time to deck out my website and pretending I don't have anything else to do.

It won't last long.

What sucks even more is that this is hands down my FAVORITE time of year. I work with children at an elementary school, too, so you'd think I'd have even more of an "in" with the childhood innocence of the season, making crafts and eating cookies and decorating trees like a kid again.

But I'm stuck in the mental quicksand muck of impending exams, papers, assignments; drowning in piles of reviews and notes and trying to ignore the other overwhelming concern of financial bankruptcy.

*sigh*

It's so much fun being an adult.

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4 December 2008

Jon and Dorothea out in New York

I'm back!

Apologies for the hiatus. I've been off enjoying a romantic two-year anniversary with the BF and busy making plans for a last-minute trip to EUROPE after Christmas. :) I will be going back to a snuggly, cozy little home in Veldhoven at the end of this month to spend 2-3 weeks with one of my favorite families ever. So there's a lot to look forward to with the holidays and that!

I hope to get the next chapter of Lie To Me up soon...but bear with me as I catch up. Finals at school are also approaching (insert loud groan here) so I need to implement major time management.

Thanks for the patience! ;)

Becky

P.S. Nickelback's Dark Horse album is freaking awesome. The end.

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20 November 2008

Jon and Dorothea at Museum Gala at American Museum of Natural History

Subscriptions

Since there are so many sections to my site, I usually try to post updates on this main page (in the left sidebar) to alert you to new chapters, stories, etc. that are up. However, you won't be alerted to a posted update if you aren't a follower of the site!

I suggest for those of you who frequent the site and stories to become a follower of my main page and subscribe to the posts.

You can become a follower by clicking on "Follow this blog" under "My Readers" in the bottom sidebar of this page, and subscribe to posts by clicking the option under "Stay Up To Date" in the right-hand sidebar. You can choose your method to subscribe (feed alerts will come through a variety of servers, including Yahoo, Google, etc.) and Followers will be notified of to-the-minute updates in their blog account homes. It's the easiest way to stay on top of things, especially if you're like me, and read a thousand other stories as well as actually try to live a normal life.

HA!

And of course, make sure to do the same with stories you're following. I know from personal experience as a reader of other author's stories that if you're a follower and a subscriber, it's SO much easier. You get notified of a new chapter right away, and it saves you from constantly refreshing a page to see if the author really does have no life and is posting right then because she knows you're waiting.

Okay, maybe that's just me.

Revamped!

*gasp* The place looks so new!

Yes. Yes, it does.

If you haven't already kind of caught on, I'm a complete graphic design nerd. Junkie. Addict. I don't claim to be fabulous, but I just love it and am constantly learning in the "field" and improving my knowledge base.

I am also a perfectionist. And those two traits - addict and perfectionist - don't blend too well in the creativity field. I am never satisfied.

Hence, why you have been seeing probably ten thousand different layouts and designs on my site and stories over the last week or so. I *think* I have finally settled on a design I'm happy with...but in a few weeks, I'm sure I'll grow bored again and change it.

Just a heads up.


P.S. Feedback is always very much appreciated. Let me know, if you would, what you think of the layouts and designs around the site. I promise not to bite your head off if you hate it.

7 November 2008

Jon at Safe at Home Gala

1 November 2008

Jon at Pittsburgh V Notre Dame

15 October 2008

Jon and Dorothea out in New York

10 October 2008

Jon out in New York

My Adventures Series

These are chronicles of my traveling life in the real world - journals/daily followings of my adventures around the globe. I'm lucky to be able to travel as much as I do, and I love to document my trips for my own memories - and for friends and family back home!

So if you care to read up on my journeys, feel free.

Enjoy!

Becky

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PAST ADVENTURES:

My Adventures: Greetings From Paris
July 2009

The City of Romance! From the dazzling lights of the Eiffel Tower, to the magnificent Notre Dame, to the topless sunbathers along the Seine, Paris was a treat. Hot and muggy, beautiful and cultured, we made the most of our stay and soaked it all in...by foot.

My Adventures: Holland II
Dec. 2008 - Jan. 2009
Exactly one year after the first trip, I flew back to Amsterdam and spent two cold, wintry weeks with my boyfriend in the Netherlands. Entertain yourself as I journal about my first time in the snow, excellent home cooking, and a fairy-tale amusement park, among other things...

My Adventures: Holland & London
Dec. 2007 - Jan. 2008

It was my first time abroad, and I chronicled every minute of it. From mispronouncing Dutch words in the Netherlands to getting lost in London, it was my long-awaited dream trip. And you can read all about it.

25 September 2008

Jon at Advertising Week