August is the month of birthdays!

August 2nd: Brandon is a year older!














Fun facts: in dental school, from Mexia, played baseball in college, but doesn't like to play co-ed softball because girls aren't good enough :); cleans house when stressed; SOON TO BE FIRST TIME DAD.....baby BJ (Brandon Junior) due in February! Congrats to him and Terry Lind!

August 6th: Shawna turned 30!!

Fun Facts: previously served in the Aggie Corps of Cadets, currently serves in the navy, dental student, strong Republican, can seriously shake it, loves loves loves animals (like me!)-has 2 cats and 2 dogs!

August 10th: Bar, the all star, has a birthday!
















Fun Facts: met Bar at A&M in biochemistry, LOVES to fish, in dental school, super smart, eats like crazy but stays super skinny, has the longest fingers and toes you have ever seen!


August 19th: Our pal Lex was born today!
Fun Facts: student in dental school; favorite colors-purple and teal; doesn't like lasagna; loves to dance; enjoys People magazine (like me!); would like to live in Washington state one day!
























August 21st: Today is the day Billy (Tanner's dad) and Paw Paw Spence (Tanner's grandpa) were born!
I'm lucky to call these guys family :)

Fun facts about Paw Paw: happily married to Maw Maw!, played basketball at Southwest Texas (now Texas State), served as a basketball referee for many years, one of the sweetest men you will ever meet!!!

Fun facts about Billy: weighed 4 pounds at birth and had to wear doll clothes; used to sport a mullet and a mustache; gets to travel all over the U.S. for his job; serious trash talker of A&M even though his daughter-in-law is a graduate!



August 22nd: Our buddies, Susie and Hunter, celebrate their big day!

Fun facts about Susie: should have her own cooking show...she is that good! Hates to clean (like me); loves Coke and John Deere; didn't know chili came in a can until college. Also a dental student!

Fun facts about Hunter: Aggie grad!; enjoys hunting, fishing, etc.; can't eat his dinner until it is COMPLETELY cooled off; hates my banana pudding; can grow a beard in 5 seconds.

August 27th: Uncle Jay's birthday!!

Fun facts: Wendell Jay is the name on his birth certificate; 4th born of 6 kids-my mom's brother; a farmer; enjoys chocolate oatmeal cookies; went to state in track in high school; always makes us laugh during board games; very aggressive when playing the game "Spoons"; married well!; raised my 2 handsome cousins; ONE AWESOME UNCLE!

The Japanese students are in Texas!

Konnichiwa! (which is hello in Japanese pronounced koe-ni-chi-wah) I am EXTREMELY lucky to be part of an awesome Japanese exchange program at school. On Friday, ten Japanese students flew in to San Antonio after being on a plane for 12 hours!!! They get to hang out with us all week long, attending our classes and going out around San Antonio at night. In the spring, I and 9 of my classmates will get to visit Japan. Exciting, huh?

This year, my exchange student's name is Yoshimi! She is super sweet and knows some English!

As you can see, the peace sign is a popular thing. They immediately throw the deuce when posing for a picture.

In Japan, these kids go straight from high school into a 6 year dental school program. They NEVER touch an actual person til they graduate...only manikins.

Moral of the story: don't get dental work in Japan.

I'm Baaaack!

I survived my Harlingen rotation, and now am back at home with my lovely hubby and sweet pets. I missed them all so much! Tanner was apparently excited to have me home; he bought me a welcome home present!

Check out my new sunglasses! I actually had seen these in a store whenever we had a date night at La Cantera mall, but never picked them up. And he remembered the exact pair, people. I was so surprised!

I actually was thinking of him as well and bought him some sweet-smellin' cologne at the outlets down south. It is smells oh-so-good: Kenneth Cole's Black.

In conclusion, I should leave more often :) Just joking.

So let me tell you what I miss about Harlingen:

1. I miss my roomie, Lex. (Although I do see her every day at school!) This picture shows what we did just about every night. Since we didn't have a TV, we spent most of our time on the internet and chatting. And somehow, we managed to stay up until midnight almost every night. She cooked me hamburger helper, and I baked her a pizza. :)

2. Harlingen was also the home of the BEST quesadillas, enchiladas, and QUESO (which so happens to be my favorite food). Lex and I decided we were ravished from pulling teeth all day, so we ordered a large queso at this one restaurant. Usually this girl and I can dominate a bowl of queso. Not this time! Take a look at this thing! We barely put a dent in it! The orange is to put the picture in scale. I could have seriously cooked a casserole in that thing.

3. Since Harlingen was so close to Port Mansfield, we went and visited Dad during the weekend. He was there getting ready for a big fishing tournament. We enjoyed a private beach, picking up sea shells, singing karaoke at the local Pelican's pub, shooting skeet, and hanging out at South Padre Island. Thanks for entertaining us, Pop! This is Angie, Lex, and I sitting on his ghetto quail hunting truck.

Now, I'm back in the swings of things at school. But my friends and I already hit up a happy hour in the middle of the week for some uplifting. Every one of these gals is a fourth year! Yay!

Celebrating the Birth of Katie!!

Let me just tell you a few things about my good pal Katie.....

1. We met while working together at Pier 1 Imports in College Station and became friends instantly. It was fate. Our favorite shift began at 5:30 AM. She is also an Aggie :)

2. This girl is an all-star at just about everything she does...painting, sewing, cooking, being a new mommy, being my friend, etc.

3. Speaking of painting, she helped me paint my brother's condo one long day just because she wanted to. Amazing.

4. We share the love for Wings-N-More chicken strips. Yum.

5. Her talking voice is soothing and angelic, but she can do some awesome impressions...my favorite involving a lisp. And her laugh is contagious.

6. Her baby, Bryce, is DARLING. Spencer is supposed to give horseback rides at her 1st birthday party!

7. I would hire her instantly to be my kids' nanny or my dental office manager or my interior designer. Or all three. At the same time. She could so do it.

8. She took off for 6 months to just travel the world. I've only been out of the U.S. to go to Mexico.

9. Her cat is a killer cat. She attacked me the first time I ever came over to her apartment. I thought all animals liked me. :( The cat now lives with her parents since Bryce came along.

10. We once went on a home tour in College Station and fell in love with most of these gigantic houses. Since we both would like to live in College Station again in the future, we plan on buying one of them together since they are soooo expensive. Her and Travis on one side, Tanner and I on the other. It will be perfect.

Happy Birthday, Katie!

Happy Happy Birthday, Cousins!

My lovely cousins, Jarrett and Beth, share a birthday today!

Hope it is a wonderful day for you both! And since I am in Harlingen, feliz cumpleaños mi primos!!

Hola from Harlingen!

Amigos! I have been shipped down to South Texas by school to fulfill an entire 2 week rotation. Luckily, I was blessed to be scheduled with my good buddy, Lex.

So really...it is almost like a mini vacation.

We are sharing a semi-nice apartment building quite close to the Harlingen clinic, known as Su Clinica Familiar. Our apartment has no TV :( but has wireless internet :)

Here is already a conversation between a patient and me on the very first day....

me: Hola, sir!
patient: You know espanol?

me: Not even poquito!

patient: You not Mexican girl?

me: No, sir.

patient: You look like Mexican girl. You should know espanol!

me: But, I'm not.....

patient: What are you?

me: I'm white. Blanco.

patient: No, you look like Mexican girl.

Frustating.
Just open your mouth, mister, and let this white girl get to work---now that's what I should have said.

Oh, we went out last night......

My romantic husband...

Tanner and I were watching TV the other night. Tanner made a comment about how a girl's eyes on the show looked weird.

me: Well, are my eyes weird?
Tan: No, I love your eyes.
me: Oh really? (covering my eyes with my hand) What do you love about them?
Tan: (pause) They remind me of the ocean.
me: But, my eyes aren't blue.
Tan: Well, then, they remind me of pecan trees swaying in the wind.

Yes, ladies...be jealous. Be very jealous.

Best Bro Ever Turns 23!

Clinton Wallace: Even though you were SOOOOO annoying as a child, I have found that you have become one of my best buddies :) And even though you may complain a lot here are the reasons why you are cool...
1. Your jokes and impressions are awesome.
2. You're one smart cookie, and you barely have to study.
3. You cheer me up when I'm down.
4. You think I can solve every medical mystery. FYI: I can't.
5. You were the only person on my side when I wanted Spencer.
6. We both have those darn "spots". :)
7. You have shorts in every color of the rainbow. Literally.
8. You share my love for dumb movies and animated movies.
9. You can make everyone see your view. That is the lawyer in you.
10. Your accomplishments are out of this world. Go you.


Here are the things you could improve on....
1. Quit making fun of my cooking.
2. Get a cooler dog.
3. The way you say "Ssshhh"
4. Mumbling on the phone.
5. You complain a lot.

But let's not concentrate on those. hahaha Just know that I'm lucky to have you as my brother!
Happy Birthday!

Long Time, No Blog

So sorry to you all who have been logging on to read my newest entry (I'm sure I can count you diligent followers on one hand) to find no new entries. I'll tell you my excuse......SCHOOL. Need I say more? So I will try to sum up the last few weeks to fill you in.

Oh my gosh! Michael Jackson died! I am only paying tribute to the gloved one since Tanner was one big fan of his. And, he was once Elvis's son-in-law, of whom I am fan of. Even if Michael was a big weirdo who should have left his nose alone, he could sure dance.

Tanner's King of Pop

Candace's King of Rock and Roll

Which one is your favorite?

I celebrated fourth of July with my family in Cameron. It was wonderful to see everyone! Tanner had to stay behind to work :(

This is where Tan works!

The Quarry Golf Club....

a place where I have studied numerous times :)

And, he has a really awesome boss!
Thanks Bruce for reading my blog!

Mom sent some of Tanner's favorite cookies home with me after the holiday in a plastic bag. I don't know their name but they have peanut butter and cornflakes in them. Tanner had a few and left them on the kitchen counter. We found the bag ripped open with no cookies in it the next morning.

The culprit: Spencer Light.

We also have kept some of my classmates kids in the past week. I just love to babysit. Aren't these kids so adorable!? Thanks for letting them come over! We had a lot of fun!

Bailey

Dylan and Easton


Wow. So I have completed the first week of school, and I am already exhausted! The only thing I keep telling myself is that this is the final year! YES! Look at me....that was the first week of first year. So bright eyed and bushy-tailed. I have NO CLUE what is about to happen to my life. I saw the newbie 1st years today, and I wanted to tell them to run as far away as possible.

My friend, Sarah, and I are in a totally different hallway then the rest of our classmates this year which makes us work "independently". Scary, thought, huh? Fun for us, though. Since Sarah and I are in the same group, we spend quite a lot of time together! :) She keeps me sane sometimes, as you can see in the following photos.





Goofing off in lab 1st year.









Sarah attacking me at a Halloween carnival.









2nd year crazy girls....

...And then jumping for joy when 2nd year is over!

I did spot this rainbow the first day of school. So therefore, this year has to be lucky!

Fishing Trip Success!

Tanner and friends Jason Young, Hunter Gossett, and Jeremy Mueck (from left to right in the picture) all headed out Thursday for a fishing trip down off of South Padre Island. As you can tell by the pictures, they were quite successful throughout the weekend!

After returning home yesterday, I mentioned to Tanner that he should write about the trip and post pics on the blog......but I was given a wierd look. Therefore, I will share these photos with you even though I didn't attend!

Aunt Jana....You Rock.

Happy Birthday, Aunt Jana!

Everyone...meet my aunt...and my Godmother.
Yes, this sweet lady agreed to raise me if anything ever had happened to my parents. And, she made this commitment even before she was married to my uncle. My mom said she wasn't worried about the decision because she knew that Jana and Jay (my mom's brother and my Godfather) would get married in the future. Pretty special, huh?

Jana, I think this was a scheme to keep you in the Beckhusen family...and I'm glad it worked.

Thanks for always being there for us! Hope you have the best birthday ever! We love you!

Snip-Snip!

Spencer will lose his manhood tomorrow. Poor baby. I have mixed emotions about this surgery. First of all, Tanner decided this was the weekend to go fishing down South so I will be the one hauling this big drugged dog home from the vet and preventing him from running, jumping, playing, etc. I guess I will unload him from the car with our wheelbarrow.

At this point Tanner would say....you wanted him. Yes, Tanner.....I know he is my dog.

Second of all, won't he miss them? They are a very BIG part of him. Oh yeah, and the vet told me since they were so large, Spencer probably would have part of the "casing" remaining. So I requested a little puppy plastic surgery nip and tuck. She said she would have to see what she could do.
Oh well. In the end, I know this is the best decision for him. Please pray that all things go OK.

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day, Pops!
I know that God chose you for me, but if He let me have a say so.....I'd still pick you! Thanks for all your encouragement and support! I LOVE YOU!

Oh, and Buoy thinks you're pretty cool as well.

Billy, thanks for raising your son to be the best husband ever!

(Even if you did brainwash him to cheer on the Longhorns....!)