Our latest project

During the spring and summer my favorite thing to do is work in our yard. Last summer we took on a portion of our yard and built a retaining wall and planted grass giving us a larger yard to enjoy. This year we are taking on a different portion of the yard and rebuilding a fence. Below is our progress thus far.

Before....

(Ok, you can't tell but the yard is slanting up away from the camera and to the right, which is why it needed to be dug out and evened.)

In the middle....

Can you see Ben working hard here? He is wearing camo so you may miss him.

I don't have end pictures yet because we are not done. Now we have to go buy the materials and put it all back together again. I can't wait for next weekend!

I must be growing up...

The other night I watched the President's address to congress and was not only interested in it, but had several thoughts of my own I told the President during his speech (he didn't respond). It's funny to me that when I was a kid I was annoyed the President's speech was on all the channels and now, I watch it willing. Weird.

Why would two people need all these clothes?

The answer is simple. On October 4, 2009, Ben and I will be running the Portland marathon. Ben has already been training up for this marathon for quite a while; I, on the other hand, began training last week. I have a training schedule, have researched proper nutrition, hydration, stretching, and strength training, and am dedicated to training up. So Ben and I went shopping last weekend and stocked up on the clothes and shoes we need to help us be successful. Another tool I have in place to help me be successful is my coworker. She used to be a fitness trainer at the Y for several years and she is helping hold me accountable to my training schedule.

When I was in 7th grade I made a list of 50 things I want to do before I die. While some of those things on the list are no longer goals of mine (and many more I’ve already accomplished), one of them was to run a marathon. I figure I’m not getting any younger, so I might as well do it now. Plus, since Ben is running it with his company commander, I figured now was the perfect time.

PS We are not running the Honolulu Marathon but that is what Ben's jacket says.

Why start a blog?

I have decided to start a blog on this Valentines Day because I am very proud of the gift I made Ben and wanted to impress the whole wide universe. I know it's not an original idea, but my statements are.

Pretty great huh? Ben got me my favorite candy and tonight will take me on a date out to dinner. How nice.