Becka's 30 before 30

Hello world! First of all, our blog readership is going up, up, up, but I see very little comments. Come on people, we love comments. They make us feel loved. :) So...leave us love when you stop by. We'll return the favor!Ok...off of my soapbox...Nate came up with this great idea to make a list of goals to accomplish before we turn 30. You can read his list in yesterday's post. My list is a little scattered but it's fun. I'd love to finish all of these things! 1. Shoot a portrait session for someone famous2. Get a press pass to a Mute Math concert3. Shoot a wedding in another country4. Make a photo book of themed images5. Send a postcard to Post Secret6. Sing on stage again7. Go back to Salerno8. Go on an Alaskan cruise9. Host a dinner party worthy of Martha Stewart Living10. Have a cookout at one of the local springs11. Run a 10K12. Get tattooed13. Establish a tradition14. Enter a ballroom dancing competition15. Play and win something in Vegas16. Book a limo 17. Get a puppy18. Attend a professional football game19. Go hang gliding (preferably in the mountains)20. Eat at Manuel's on 28th21. Sell my car and buy a more fuel-efficient one22. Own all 3 seasons of Roswell on DVD23. Set up an acrylic aquarium with brightly colored fish24. Find my old coin collection and find a better way to store it25. Purchase a piece of art from a gallery26. Own a pair of Monolo's27. Send birthday cards and holiday gifts on time28. Start a local nonprofit based on Celebrate Adoption29. Diversify my investment portfolio30. Have visible absNate and I are headed out of town tonight. I can't tell you what for but it involves crossing one of Nate's goals off of his list. We'll have pictures when we get back! Have a wonderful Father's Day weekend!

March 2007

yes, i am recording the account of the single most embarrassing moment in this 33 year old life and it is being released on the world wide web for the whole world to see (or the 2 people who have seen this blog).it was a regular old thursday. for the most part it had been a boring day. two letters to draft for the texas book festival, supplies to order, emails to the texas library association for conferece badges. and the gray skies gave this boring day a quintessential backdrop. i had just received my paycheck and the first thing i wanted to do with it was to buy my niece's birthday present. i said good-bye to my boss, ran to the bathroom, and hopped in my car. sitting there in the driver's seat something did not quite feel right with my skirt. it was my all time favorite skirt. when one is poor, one wears the same clothes over and over again. this skirt had seen the outdoors many a time; with that it had seen some premature aging. i stepped out of my car to head to old navy in search of some summer sandals for aiden. my skirt felt quite loose. i thought it had loosened some but not enough for great significance. i thought it would be a good idea to look for something to wear for the rest of the day though, just in case. i looked and looked for something and then decided to pick up aiden's shoes and call kara to make sure i had the correct ones. one hand held my cell and the other held aiden's shoes. everyone in the world fears losing clothing in public places. my childhood nightmare from our years in south america was riding my bike to school only to find that i had forgotten to get dressed. i was not a child anymore. and the elastic broke and the skirt fell past my knees. of course this day of all days the only pair of underwear i could find happen to be the purple leopard print ones, not the boring black ones or the pink. it is my hope that the lady who laughed at me and stared at my underwear is the only person on the planet that witnessed the horrifying sight. if so, may i never see her again. and never again can i walk into the hancock old navy. (that makes two stores i can't walk in to. a month ago i accidentally walked into the men's restroom in borders books, my second most embarrassing moment and another person i hope never to see again.)needless to say, i have a new pair of black pants.