I've created a Youtube channel, and have posted one video. I'm working on a couple more, they should be up soon.
http://www.youtube.com/beckelliott
Friday, November 30, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Various and Sundry Things
The holidays are here, and it's been a lot more than a month since I posted. I do apologize.
Life has been full, but it's starting to settle down.
We're mostly moved into our house, but we still haven't hung up pictures, or curtains, or things like that. There are a few books that still need to be unpacked, and a few things that still need a place, but for the most part, we've got things fairly well put together.
Our furnace hasn't been working for the last few weeks. It's been in the low 20s here, and I couldn't even take a bath, because the tub was so cold, it pretty much immediately cooled off the water to a lukewarm temperature. Sunday night we finally caved and got a little space heater that's worked nicely so far. Yay for Bed Bath and Beyond gift certificates! So it's kept the house pretty warm for the last few days, and now we finally have a furnace guy out here to fix it. Yay for warm houses!
We had some friends over last night for dinner, and I made broccoli soup and banana bread, and we played Apples to Apples and Speed Scrabble, and then watched random strange youtube videos. Among my favorites are the Gaki No Tsukai "Silent Library" videos, the laughing babies, the children dancing to Britney Spears who get scared by their mothers, and strange Indian (not Native American) music videos, with subtitles of what it sounds like if they were speaking English (not what the actual translation is). For instance, "My loony bun is fine Benny Lava".
I have piano students today, and then we don't have community group tonight, so I think we will stay in and watch a movie and relax or some such thing. It's been awhile since we've had a night at home together, and we will probably go to bed early. We're both pretty tired from the last week.
Hopefully the next time I blog won't be a month or two from now.
Life has been full, but it's starting to settle down.
We're mostly moved into our house, but we still haven't hung up pictures, or curtains, or things like that. There are a few books that still need to be unpacked, and a few things that still need a place, but for the most part, we've got things fairly well put together.
Our furnace hasn't been working for the last few weeks. It's been in the low 20s here, and I couldn't even take a bath, because the tub was so cold, it pretty much immediately cooled off the water to a lukewarm temperature. Sunday night we finally caved and got a little space heater that's worked nicely so far. Yay for Bed Bath and Beyond gift certificates! So it's kept the house pretty warm for the last few days, and now we finally have a furnace guy out here to fix it. Yay for warm houses!
We had some friends over last night for dinner, and I made broccoli soup and banana bread, and we played Apples to Apples and Speed Scrabble, and then watched random strange youtube videos. Among my favorites are the Gaki No Tsukai "Silent Library" videos, the laughing babies, the children dancing to Britney Spears who get scared by their mothers, and strange Indian (not Native American) music videos, with subtitles of what it sounds like if they were speaking English (not what the actual translation is). For instance, "My loony bun is fine Benny Lava".
I have piano students today, and then we don't have community group tonight, so I think we will stay in and watch a movie and relax or some such thing. It's been awhile since we've had a night at home together, and we will probably go to bed early. We're both pretty tired from the last week.
Hopefully the next time I blog won't be a month or two from now.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Houses
We signed a contract a few hours ago.
We will be moving into our new house the first week of November.
I'm incredibly stoked about this. We have three people interested in the apartment, so apartment rent will be covered, I have more people interested in taking piano lessons from me, and we are in a great financial position.
God is good.
I will have a piano in my living room again, and I will be able to sit down at an instrument and have the added impetus for the creative process.
I can't wait.
We will be moving into our new house the first week of November.
I'm incredibly stoked about this. We have three people interested in the apartment, so apartment rent will be covered, I have more people interested in taking piano lessons from me, and we are in a great financial position.
God is good.
I will have a piano in my living room again, and I will be able to sit down at an instrument and have the added impetus for the creative process.
I can't wait.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
New Beginnings
Rebecca Bales Elliott here.
Right. So.
I've had a couple of blogs before this one, but never really kept up with them. However, I've decided that I should really get back into the habit of posting and continuing to post, seeing as how you never really know where you'll end up, and it's a lot easier to maintain contact when you're in the habit of doing so already.
Also, I'm really bad with phones.
Here's an update to get you all up to speed.
I got married on the 18th of August to a Mr. Adam Elliott.
We are still living at my apartment on Lower Brownsboro, but we have just recently begun looking for a house, found one that we love, and will most likely make an offer on it within the next week. We are hoping to be moved out of the apartment before the holidays.
I have started advertising for piano students, as I would love to make that my primary means of income.
I've been in the hospital within the past week, got sick, and am still feeling the after effects of a pretty nasty bit of problems.
I'm working on setting up some shows in town this fall/winter, and hopefully will get momentum back up from last year.
I'm still driving the medical courier route, and thats proven to be a bit of a frustration, but also, a bit of sweet money coming in.
It's been fun, getting to know my new in-laws.
Learning how to be a wife has been a beautiful thing, and has proven to jump-start my creative process recently.
I have a lot more to write about now, and I also need the discipline of writing/song-writing.
And now I need to do a few things before church, but I will soon return.
Blessings on your alley,
Beck
Right. So.
I've had a couple of blogs before this one, but never really kept up with them. However, I've decided that I should really get back into the habit of posting and continuing to post, seeing as how you never really know where you'll end up, and it's a lot easier to maintain contact when you're in the habit of doing so already.
Also, I'm really bad with phones.
Here's an update to get you all up to speed.
I got married on the 18th of August to a Mr. Adam Elliott.
We are still living at my apartment on Lower Brownsboro, but we have just recently begun looking for a house, found one that we love, and will most likely make an offer on it within the next week. We are hoping to be moved out of the apartment before the holidays.
I have started advertising for piano students, as I would love to make that my primary means of income.
I've been in the hospital within the past week, got sick, and am still feeling the after effects of a pretty nasty bit of problems.
I'm working on setting up some shows in town this fall/winter, and hopefully will get momentum back up from last year.
I'm still driving the medical courier route, and thats proven to be a bit of a frustration, but also, a bit of sweet money coming in.
It's been fun, getting to know my new in-laws.
Learning how to be a wife has been a beautiful thing, and has proven to jump-start my creative process recently.
I have a lot more to write about now, and I also need the discipline of writing/song-writing.
And now I need to do a few things before church, but I will soon return.
Blessings on your alley,
Beck
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