Rolling on the River.

Today was the Easter Seals "Rolling on the River" 5k. Gary and I both ran the race. I finished in 31 and a half minutes. I am getting so close to being able to do it in 30 minutes. Gary finished in just under 30 minutes! He did so good, especially since he trained for like 2 days. We had a good time and the rain held off, but the humidity did make it tough. Overall I am really proud. My last 5k took me close to 37 minutes. So I am getting better.

After the race, we went to lunch at Chick-fil-a and made a stop at Easy Runner. Gary decided he is going to train for the half marathon with me. So, he needed some good running shoes. The ones he ran in today were awful! They watched him run and matched him up with a good pair. We're looking forward to trying them out a few times next week.

I got a pair of Tom's shoes today. They are burlap and super cute. Plus for every pair sold a pair is donated to a child in need overseas.

By the time we finished shoe shopping we were worn out! We came home and took at 2 and a half hour nap. It felt amazing! I have had 2 Saturdays off in a row. That is rare, but thanks to all Laura's help at the salon I will be able to take off a few here and there. That makes Gary very happy.

Tonight Amy and Ryan came over and we got take out from Wing Stop. I LOVE that place. We ate and watched "Taken". We had all seen it, but it was such a good movie we didn't mind watching it again.

What a wonderful Saturday!

All You Need is Love!

I woke up this morning to footage of the September 11th attacks on TV. It's hard to believe it has been 8 years. I can remember that day like it was yesterday. I heard the news on the radio while driving my yellow Mustang to school. I thought it was a joke. Then when I got to my first period class (Drama Tech), Ms. Benson had the footage live on TV. I was shocked! While we watched the footage, the second plane hit... live. I know I will never forget that day. I am remembering the families who lost their loved ones 8 years ago today.

Today my sister brought me a painting she did for the salon. It's really cute! The "V" in Love is a pair of scissors. Cute huh?

Tonight Gary and I played games with my parents, Brooke and Jonathan and Brooke's parents. We had such a good time. It's neat to have friends whose parents are also friends. I hope we can do it again some time.

Tomorrow is the Easter Seals 5k race. I am hoping to finish in under 34 minutes. My last 5k race I finished in 37 minutes. Ideally I would finish in 30, but I have never run 10 minute miles, so we'll see. I hope the rain holds off so there will be a good turn out. Wish me luck!

Running My Little Tail Off!

So much for trying to update my blog more often huh? Well, here's an update...

After registering to run the St. Jude's Memphis half marathon, I have finally gotten serious about my training. I went and bought a Nike+ to run with, and that has really helped. It clips on my shoe, and the other part plugs into my iPod. While I run it tells me how far I have gone, and what my time is. I have been running 4 days a week, and strength training on the other days. I also purchased a new pair of running shoes at the Easy Runner store. I am up to 3 miles in about 34 minutes. I would like to shave off about 4 minutes, so I can run my next 5k in 30 minutes. I am registered to run the Easter Seals Walk With Me 5k on Sept. 12th. If you would like to support me in my run and help the children at Easter Seals who are living with disabilities you can donate on my Easter Seals webpage.

In other news, Laura started at the salon this week. She is doing a great job and providing me a lot of help keeping the salon clean, answering phones, and making appointments. I feel so lucky to have her and Kate as my co-workers. I can already tell she will fit right in!

After several weekends of digging up monkey grass and dead bushes on our flower beds, Gary and several other guys got started tilling our yard and laying sod yesterday. They worked from 7am till 8pm! 4 pallets of sod, 2 tillers, and 2 boxes of pizza later, it looks amazing! Today we got supplies for the flower beds, and got 2 of the 3 planted. We are almost done, come tomorrow evening, everything will be finished! All their hard work has paid off, it makes our home look so nice. I am so proud of all the weeks of hard work he put in to finishing this project. Maybe I will have some good before and after pictures to post soon!