At long last! We have a shower door!

Our bathroom has been remodeled for a few weeks now, however, we haven't been able to shower in it due to the lack a shower door. After much research, we ordered a frameless, sliding, glass door. It took FOREVER to come in, but it's here now, and it's perfect! Our bathroom is complete and we couldn't be more pleased.

Today I ran around town gathering the last of the things we needed to finish our front yard. We worked this evening laying the last few pieces of sod and digging out the weeds in the final flower bed. All that's left is to plant the last flower bed. It is going to feel so good to be done with that little project.

I also worked on updating the salon website today. Check it out!

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!

Memphis here I come...

I am going to try and be better about updating my blog. 2 in a row, that's a start huh?

I had a busy day at work today. The weekends end too quick! Came home and cooked dinner. I got to use a lot of my new Pampered Chef stuff, so that was fun! After dinner I met Lyndsey and Brooke for coffee. Got to hear all about Lyndsey's honeymoon and new job. I'm so happy for her!

When I got back, Gary and I went to the gym. I haven't run in 3 weeks. I ran on the treadmill, not as good as running outside, but I did use incline. I did 3 miles, but my time was no where near where I would like it to be. To motivate myself, when I came home I went ahead and registered for the the St. Jude's Memphis Half-Marathon on Dec. 5th. Now it's real, so I have to train, right?

Our new bathroom!

Our bathroom it pretty much finished. We are just waiting on our shower door to come in and then it will be complete! We love it, it is SO much better! What do you think?

We found out the Kroger in the shopping center where the salon is will be expanding soon. Therefore, we have to find a new location. We went to check out a space this morning in Park Hill. I love the location, but it will be a lot of work and money getting set up. I have mixed emotions, part of me is excited, but part of me is disappointed. After all the work on the location we are at now, all the money we just paid back, we are back at square one. Oh well, I know it will all work out. Laura takes her state boards tomorrow, so she will be working full time very soon. I am really excited about that.

Went to yoga tonight with Meghan and my mom. We did 20 different back bends. I have a feeling I am going to be very sore tomorrow. Gotta get serious about my half marathon training soon!

My new hair!

So tonight I did something I have been wanting to do for a while now. I got my hair all chopped off, and it feels so good. I thought I wanted to grow it out again, but let's face it people, I am a short hair girl! What do you think?

My Exciting July!

Last week Gary and I spent 4 days in San Antonio with his parents. I had never been to San Antonio before, so I really enjoyed seeing all the sights. We shopped at the outlet malls in San Marcos, ate Mexican food on the Riverwalk, toured the Alamo, ate breakfast at The Menger Hotel, layed out by the pool at the Westin, took a cruise down the river, spent a full day at Schlitterbahn (the world's largest water park), and had brunch at the Guenther House. We enjoyed getting to spend time with the Grants. San Antonio is a neat place, if you have never been, check it out! More pictures of our trip are up on facebook.

When we arrived home in North Little Rock, we found our bathroom different than we had left it. The remodel process has finally begun! Everything had to be ripped out. Now the new frame is in place and ready for tile. We will have a bigger shower and a new floor. It will be so nice to have a little update on our tiny bathroom that we use every day!

This week was super busy at work. I was playing catch up after missing a few days for the trip. So I was ready for the weekend! Friday night our friend Hunter came in town for dinner. We ate at Acadia in the Heights. It was really good! I got the Pork Chop and Gary got Salmon.

Saturday night was the Idols Live tour! Brooke and I had tickets on the floor. We ate dinner at The Starving Artist Cafe in Argenta before the show. (Excellent!) All of the Idols performed and they did a fantastic job. Kris was amazing, he made Arkansas proud. After the show we met up with Justin, Kirt, Bekah and Whitney and waited by the buses for the Idols to come out. After a about an hour we got to meet, all of the guys! So much fun! IHOP followed, I got home at 2:15am. I have been drained every since! I decided I am getting to old to stay up past midnight. Sad huh?

Yesterday, after church and a baby shower at US Pizza, Gary and I worked in the yard. We dug up a huge dead plant in front of our house. It looks so much better, but man am I sore today!

Cleaning for my Pampered Chef Party tonight. Looking forward to trying a Mexican Pizza and Margarita Pie!

My first 5k.

It's been a busy few weeks for us. After a fun 4th of July weekend at the lake with Caleb and Laura, Gary spent the last week in Houston , TX working. He has had his hands full trying to get the company's name out to the Texas Walmarts. I spent the week getting ready for my first 5k. The race was last night at the Big Dam Bridge. It was so exciting running with all those people around you. I finished in 36minutes and 50 seconds. I would love to have done it in 30 minutes, but considering I only trained for about 2 weeks, I was pleased. The race really got me excited about training for the half marathon. After the race, Gary, Brooke, Jonathan, Rachel, and I went out for pizza downtown to celebrate.

Today after church, we enjoyed resting all afternoon. Then, we went and saw "Bruno" together. It was out of control, but I gotta admit it had me laughing a lot. Tonight we grilled chicken, played with Lola and caught up on some TV. In less than an hour we will be going to pick up my parents and brother from their youth choir mission trip to New York, DC, and Philadelphia. It feels like they have been gone forever and I am looking forward to hearing all about their trip.