Day 179: Beer by Becca

"He was a wise man who invented beer" -Plato

Day 159: Bird by Becca

psst...I tawt I taw a putty tat!

Day 131: Star by Becca

As you can see, my young apprentice, your friends have failed.
Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station!
Fire at will, Commander!

Day 122: Cantina by Becca

If I was a duck, this would be my Cantina, good food, drink and friends.

Day 120: Fire by Becca

The fiery Christmas Cactus (blooming right around Thanksgiving).

Day 119: Cat by Becca

Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur...

Day 116: Bake by Becca

Caramelized apple pie...fresh out of the oven...
I hope the crust comes out ok, I put too much butter in by accident, and therefore had to add more flour and water...well at least it looks tasty!!

Day 95: Stunning by Becca

I always forget how much I love the fall colors. Then one day it just hits me...the trees are stunning! Here is a picture I took on the way back from a midday bike ride, at a park not far from our house.

Day 93: Closure by Becca

So Mike and I came back from our Honeymoon about 2 weeks ago. Upon return to the northeast I found out that one of the units in the hospital I work in was closed due to issues with the state budget.

Because of this, I was laid off since I was the least senior in the department, even though I didn't work on that unit...it really sucks overall! The state made some strange rules before they went through with it. My supervisor and director of my department are furious! (So am I!)

My last day was this past Thursday and packed all my stuff in my car. I am still having difficulty finding closure to this whole thing, it is all still sitting there!

Day 69: Weather by Becca

We lucked out with the weather while visiting Seattle, WA. Though it has been rainy and cloudy in New England...the western part of the country has been sunny the whole time we have been here (who said the Pacific Northwest is rainy!? At least not this week!)

Day 66: Claw by Becca

So there is a piece of climbing equipment called lobster claws...this is close but only has one carabiner. But it still looks like a claw!

Day 55: Mess by Becca

We seem to go in cycles as of late, when we actually are motivated to pick up the apartment and then about 30 seconds later it is back to a disaster area! I don't know how it happens...but we like to blame the cat, especially for the empty wine glass.

Day 52: Accident by Becca

Poor couch.

Accident?
I think not.

Day 49: Hair by Becca

I have always had mixed feelings about my hair. I started going gray when I was 16 and it has pretty much been thick and wavy since then. Through out college I dyed my hair, but being the low maintenance type of person that I am...I decided to let it go.

Sometimes I forget that I have some pretty significant streaks of silver. Until the kids I work with are stumped by my age, or older coworkers come up to me and tell me how inspiring I am (seriously...I have a 40 something year old coworker growing her hair out gray, because she feels empowered...by me?!)

But I have come to enjoy it as I have gotten older.

Day 48: Dark by Becca

When I carpool with Mike from work, I typically pass the time by walking to the Y so he can wrap up loose ends before he leaves. Today, as I was about to walk out the door, dark clouds approached and began to downpour. I was not prepared with any type of rain protection, so I had to settle on waiting for my ride.

Day 31: Introduction by Becca

Hi, my name is Becca. I am 29 years old. I currently live in Manchester, NH with my (soon to be) husband Mike. We have lived here since 2004. Prior to that we lived in Indiana, and worked at Indiana University's Outdoor Center, Bradford Woods.

I am a Licensed Recreation Therapist and spend my day at New Hampshire's state psychiatric hospital working with children ages 4-14. I get to play, run around and act goofy for a living...I really do enjoy my job.

I have always been the competitive type, I have played soccer throughout my life, but finally it got too hard on my joints in college...and I was devastated! About 4 years ago, I started playing Ultimate Frisbee. I play on a local co-ed in the BUDA League called the Granite State Grass Stains. We play pretty much all year round...outdoors and indoors. It has been wonderful!

Day 30: Carve by Becca

This is a candle holder that Mike's boss gave him when he left Bradford Woods in 2004 (and the location of which we are getting married in less than 5 weeks!) It is made from a fence post originally from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia...near the Appalachian Trail. I have always admired people who can carve wood...it is a beautiful art.

Day 29: Coffee by Becca

This weekend we attended a reception in Rockport, MA. It was beautiful! We stayed at a little B&B called Pleasant Street Inn. Though we were not there for long, we had a nice time! Here is a picture of their coffee bar.

Day 26: Book by Becca

Day 24: Plane by Becca

In 2002-2004 I worked at an outdoor center in central Indiana. I absolutely loved living and working there. During the summer we had 10 weeks of camp working with kids and adults with various types of chronic conditions.

Camp Little Red Door was one of the camps...and a lot of fun! It is for kids with cancer, in remission from cancer and their siblings. One year the theme was geared around a contest with balsa wood airplanes...this was our camp shirt for 2004. Elwyn decided to pose with the shirt.