Loving this new shop and website Red Velvet Art. Prints by Elsie Flannigan and Frank Chimero and such adorable accessories! Their blog is just as cute. Anyone want to drive to Missouri to check out the shop in person?! :)

What I *heart*: new (to me at least) blogs



1. Cake Wrecks: Seriously so funny! I laugh out loud every morning at work when I check this blog. Sometimes you will think "This can't be real, no cake maker is that dumb to misspell girl or birthday." But trust me, it is real and it is hilarious!



2. 365: From the profile. "A New Years Resolution made by 2 sisters and a sister-in-law. A photo a day, subject matter open-ended. The rules are simple: take a photo, post it by midnight. This is our year in photographs." I had the opportunity to meet 1 of the contributing sisters when I was up in Utah. She was one of Rachael's roommates and is just as charming in person. Really is such a pretty blog and I love checking it everyday to see how the photos connect to one another. Oh and I belive only 1 of the sisters is an actual photographer and got her degree in it. They really are just that amazing.



3. Rockstar Diaries: I have actually been reading Rockstar Diaries for a while now but think everyone should check out this goodness. Naomi and Josh are officially the cutest couple I have ever seen. I love reading about being their young love and being married in NYC.



4. Inkmark: Pretty much want to be her when I am finally a mom. Most of her projects are simple but so so pretty and creative. I can't wait to one day throw a Polka Dot birthday party for my little girl (or maybe a green and blue one for a little boy!) after seeing it on her blog. A real inspiration.

Why Hello! It certainly has been a while hasn't it. Well things here at the IWILLSAVEYOURDAY house has been quite busy. But I am excited to get back to regularly blogging and sharing with you my craziness. First here are the highlights from the last three weeks:

*Photography has officially taken over my life and I am in LOVE with all of it. I had the opportunity to do some amazing sessions with lots of awesome local photographers. Plus I had my first wedding of the year (which was unique). All my spare time is going into building my business with the marketing and networking.

*Went to Utah with Rachael and my mom for one of Rachaels bridal showers. It was A LOT of driving for 4 days but I had a good time relaxing, hanging out with my fam, and meeting Rae's friends from BYU. Plus on the way back from Provo we went the Las Vegas way since there was a big storm the other way. I hadn't been to Las Vegas for a long long time and thanks to my mom we stayed at a pretty swanky hotel on the strip. It was all good times but I was definitely looking forward to getting home to B and G.

*We finally got word that the offer on our house got approved!!!! Oh you didn't know we were selling our house huh. Man I am awesome at keeping secrets. :) A week after the whole MC dealio, Brandon and I made the hard decision to put the house up for sale. The failing economy hit Brandon's commission only job and we were struggling to stay a float in our current situation. So selling the house was the only real option that we had. After lots of prayers and fasting, a couple decided to take a chance and put an offer on our house right before Christmas. We got the approval from the bank at the end of January and the day we got the approval we signed papers to an amazing rental just down the street. We were definitely ready to move on even though I loved our house. We know it wasn't exactly what we had planned when we bought it in March of 2007 but we had to put our trust in God that He knows what is right for us. So we spent Valentines Day moving and unpacking. Real romantic huh! :)

*Gidget is still adorable and her knew thing is sitting on my head in the middle of the night waking me up. Brandon thinks it is cute, me on the other hand find it not so cute.

*Rachaels Wedding! Wedding! Wedding! Bridal shower this weekend, then her and Gregg's groomals, then the wedding. I am seeing the light at the end of this wedding tunnel. :)

Ok I promise not to wait three weeks to blog again. I have a lot of things I am excited to show you! So get back into the habit of checking this little space of mine out.

What I *heart*: Christmas Ornament Edition

1. Bakery Box in Yellow: Spending $18 on an ornament in a recession is justifiable right?! right?!



2. Glass Robot:



3. Owl, Woodland Creatures: Pottery Barn is heaven for beautiful ornaments.



4. 12 Day of Christmas: I would attach these to some garland and put it on my mantel. Oh wait. Note to self: one day have a mantel.



5. Paper Mache Pear: I saw these awesome ornaments last year and I still love them. Would be a fun messy project to do with kids.

*I wrote this post in honor of the season premier of The Office (my favorite show) last week. But with all that went down, I didn't have a chance to finish it and post it. So it is a week late but you get the idea!*

What I *heart*: Office Edition

1. fresh stack of Post-It Notes: preferably in pink.



2. Real Simple Calendar: I love that you can write in the dates/months as you go. It also comes with organizational stickers so I know that if my day has a purple sticker it means another meeting and if it has a yellow sticker it means someones birthday. Might seem dumb but it makes scheduling fun!



3. tiny Hawaiian Breeze Fan: for when my work decides we live in the Arctic Circle and it's a good idea to turn up the heat. On the flipside, I always keep a sweater on the back of my chair for those days it is freezing.



4. Uniball Vision Exact Pen: the best pen ever. Enough said.



5. Skull Candy ear buds: to drown out those pesky coworkers :)



6. Pretty File Folders from See Jane Work: these make me happy every time I open up my file drawer.



7. Ikea "pencil" cup: technically it is for kitchen utensils but it works perfect for pens, pencils, scissors, rubber bands, or whatever else you need on your desk.



8. Koosh Ball: provides entertainment for when you can't imagine another minute looking at the computer.



9. Staedtler Mars Eraser from Utrecht: now this might be only important to me but this eraser is the BEST for when you draw something with a pencil, then draw over it with a pen. It erases the pencil without smudging the pen. This is very important seeing as I have ruined MANY drawings with pen smudges but I am sure it is only me.

I have been a big fan of the blog "your heart out" (it is on my sidebar.) It features all things Utah. Now you are probably thinking, "Wait Beka, you don't live in Utah?". Let me explain, when my younger sister decided that BYU was the place for her, I knew I was going to miss her dearly. I wanted a way to stay connected to her so I would always look for stuff for her to do in a new town/state. That is when I found Ali's blog. I have never lived in Utah nor will I ever but I always loved the idea of having a place to go that talked about where my sister was living.

So imagine how stoked I am to find out there is new blog for all us Arizonians. It is called i heart mesa and I am already in love.

Their profile pretty much explains it all:

"We are tired of reading about festivals in Portland or the city life in New York. We live in Mesa. Arizona. This blog was created to promote local interests and activities. The grass is not always greener on the other side (figuratively). We'll take care of informing you of what's going on and you take care of enjoying Arizona, whether you’re looking to entertain yourself or 5 selves. We live in Mesa. Arizona and we love it. How about you?"

So next time you are looking for something to do or anything Arizona related. Head on over to i heart mesa.

1. 2 béka - 2 frogs, 2. Shakey's Pizza, 3. Hotel Fray Marco de Niza, 4. Meeting the pregnant princess of the forest, 5. Untitled, 6. Fresh, 7. Out my window - Cephallonia, Greece vacation, 8. cupcakes on pitt, sydney, 9. Green, 10. waiting for the train, 11. cow in mouth (who's crazy ?), 12. Aspen

I saw this "Mosiac of Me" on Orange Beautiful and really liked it.

This is how you do it (I took it from OB's blog):

So, here's the deal... you answer the following 12 questions about yourself:

1. What is your first name? beka

2. What is your favorite food? pizza

3. What high school did you attend? marcos de niza high school

4. What is your favorite color? green

5. Who is your celebrity crush? zach braff

6. Favorite drink? water with lime

7. Dream vacation? greece

8. Favorite dessert? cupcakes

9. What do you want to be when you grow up? interior designer

10. What do you love most in life? being creative

11. One word to describe you? crazy

12. Your Flickr name? iwillsaveyourday

Wanna play?: Type your answer to each of the above questions into
Flickr's search. Using only the images that appear on the first page, choose your favorite and copy and paste each of the URL’s into the Mosaic Maker (3 columns, 4 rows)... Enjoy!

i am: Beka.

i know: a lot

i want: to know more

i have: more then I could ever ask for

i wish: for peace

i hate: not getting to sleep in with Gidgers and B-Dawg

i miss: The Office

i fear: losing it all

i feel: tired

i smell: like baby powder deodorant

i crave: Diet Dr. Pepper

i search: ponder and pray :)

i wonder: what’s next

i regret: a lot.

i love: Brandon

i care: about the environment

i always: bite my nails

i am not: one for tags

i believe: in the Church

i dance: in my car

i sing: the wrong words

i don't always: play well with others

i fight: for the right, to PARTAY!

i write: nonsense

i loose: my mind

i win: it all

i never: liked sports

i listen: to podcasts

i am scared: of the dark

i need: patience for the future

i am happy: when I think of you

Yesterday was Brandons 2 year mark of being home from his mission to Louisiana. I can't believe it has only been 2 years since he got home. So he started a new blog called I love Louisiana. He is starting at the beginning of his mission and scanning pictures to document his journey in the South. When he is done with the first year, I told him I would make it into a book for him. Anyways, he has so many amazing stories about the people and experiences, including getting hit by a car and Hurricane's Katrina and Rita. So check it out!

Also some more Lowe family memebers have jumped on the blog bandwagon. My two sister in laws, Nichole and Jana started family blogs, plus Brandon's cousin Julie. They all have pretty adorible little kids (Julie just had a baby a couple of weeks ago!) So just some more blogs to stalk! :)

Oh you mean that your honey doesn't send you cute pictures of baby animals every day to cheer you up?! Oh well mine does!

"What was that? I’m sorry, I’m on my hamburger phone and it’s kind of awkward to talk on. It’s really more of a novelty than a functional appliance."

Hamburger Phone (that's really a cheeseburger) that was made famous in Juno found here

*8 Things in 2008*

8 things I'm passionate about:

1. Brandon
2. my religion/faith
3. music that I love
4. photography
5. art
6. Gidget
7. Interior Design
8. The Office

8 things I want to do before I die:

1. travel outside of the country
2. live in a different state
3. watch all seasons of Animaniacs with my kids
4. become successful in a career
5. figure out whats wrong with my stomach
6. take pictures for a living
7. see Wicked on Broadway
8. live to see my grandkids

8 materials I have read recently:

1. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
2. Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
3. The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby
4. Book of Mormon
5. Domino
6. Dwell
7. Real Simple
8. Blogs

8 things I often say:

1. Love you
2. GIDGET!!!!
3. I have a headache
4. bumface/poopsicle/honey
5. What the poop?!
6. whatev
7. SHUT UP!
8. My stomach hurts

8 things that attract me to friends:

1. funny
2. talented
3. smart
4. friendly
5. kind
6. outgoing
7. rich (hahaha kidding)
8. understanding

8 albums I could listen to over and over:

1. Stay What You Are by Saves the Day
2. Futures by Jimmy Eat World
3. Transatlanticism by Death Cab For Cutie
4. Do You Feel by The Rocket Summer
5. Deja Entendu by Brand New
6. More Adventurous by Rilo Kiley
7. Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins
8. (Green Album) Weezer

8 things I learned last year:

1. that blessings happen every day
2. how to use Photoshop CS2/3
3. that I love taking pictures
4. how easy I really have it
5. that being a Primary Teacher is harder then it looks
6. that I can not wait to be a mom
7. Brandon is the best husband ever
8. Wal-Mart really isn't that bad

8 random things about me:

1. I love listening to talk radio while at work
2. I never learned how to whistle
3. I am not a big fan of going to movie theathers, it makes me nervous
4. I LOVE everything Disney related and am really excited to one day go to Disneyland with my family.
5. I look at Perez Hilton every day
6. I sleep best on my left side on the left side of the bed. (just like Lindsey)
7. Whenever I want to feel like a cool teenager again, I tell people that I use to work at Vans and how I sold Jim Adkins (from Jimmy Eat World) and his wife Vans.
8. Umbrella by Rihanna is on my top 10 favorite songs from 2007

Happy Birthday BLOG!!!

Here are some fun facts for you. In 12 months I wrote 57 posts, which is about one post a week. My biggest month was December with a whooping 12 posts. Hopefully the second year will be better.