Running

Ok, finally after YEARS of saying I was going to start running, I have actually done it! I think it is because Rick and I always go together, and it definitely helps to have someone with you! I am actually enjoying it and I feel SO MUCH BETTER when I finish! We have been running 2 miles a day! That's HUGE for me...let's hope we can keep it up!

Also, thank you to Joi for her "etsy" tip. I just received 4 orders in the mail and cannot WAIT to put them up! Love it!

Also, I want to give a "shout out" to Joi for her new job this year! I am so happy for her because I know she is moving to where she has wanted to be for awhile. I also know she is going to a great school because I student taught at GCHS and LOVED it! Good luck Joi! :-)

Odds and Ends

I got a very welcomed phone call last Wednesday evening from my great friend, Johannah. She called to tell me that she, her mom, and her husband would be driving through St. Charles the next morning on their way to Iowa. So, we had breakfast. It was such a nice surprise and we had a wonderful time! I even got to meet their dog, Bailey who was in the car!

Me, Johannah, and Brian
Ok, after breakfast, I decided to make a trip to Home Goods to try and find some things for the house. The search is neverending. I found some cute things. Although I am constantly comparing our house to Joi's and Cori's, I still try! :-) Here are some of the new additions:

I got this little table and plant to put in the little "empty nook" (as I used to call it) at the top of our stairs. I love it!
Ok, our office is kind of a disaster. It is a jumbled mess of scrapbooking stuff, school stuff, two desks, books, and just other "stuff" that we don't quite know what to do with. So, for now my motto for the office is, "Just hide the junk." I found some lovely things to assist me with that motto!

Ok, here is my crowning glory. You need the back story though. Our closet is lovely. It is big and wonderful. My dream is to have St. Louis Closets design all of my closets. Well, we got an estimate and it was (drumroll please) $1,500.00 for our closet! OUCH!!! So, I was bound and determined to organize our closet on my own. So, in two hours last Friday, I did it. I should have taken a before picture, but oh well. I was very impressed with my work!

Well, that's the update. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and to all of the teachers I know: enjoy those last couple weeks of summer vacation! :-)

Whew...

It has been a whirlwind! This post will have to be broken down into 3 parts: Lexie, Dance Camp, and Anniversary.

Lexie
Ok, here's the deal...Lexie is not doing so great! She has had a terrible allergic reaction to something. Actually, I am not sure it is a reaction, more that she is just allergic to something. That poor baby has scratched and bitten her ears, skin, and eyes so much that she looks just awful. We have been to the vet twice already for it. She has two eye medicines, allergy pills, a steroid shot, baby Benadryl, and I think that's it! The frustrating part is that we do not know what she is allergic to. I just don't know what to think...does anyone have any experience with dog allergies???

Dance Camp
Camp was fabulous!!! We went to SLU for 4 days and it was the most fun ever! My team did a great job and the girls bonded so wonderfully and were just a pleasure to be around. It really was so much fun. I was definitely in my element! :-)

Anniversary
Last night was our ONE YEAR wedding anniversary! I cannot believe how quickly the time passed! We went to dinner at The Melting Pot (my favorite place!) and when we got there they had roses on the table! This, of course was set up by my wonderful husband! It was a lovely evening topped off by an amazing (and unexpected) gift. Rick got me a second diamond band for the other side of my wedding ring. It is beautiful and I love it. It has been a great year!

You would think...

that summer would allow me MORE time to post!! Well, you would be wrong! I wonder why that is...

A quick update:

1. I finished 2 graduate classes this summer! woo hoo! Only 5 more to go I think??

2. We leave for dance camp on FRIDAY!! Wish us luck!

3. My mom, dad and sister are in Italy, France, Africa...(you name it) right now. And we are here...in Missouri. Boo.

4. Monday is our 1 year wedding anniversary! I will let you know how our cake is! :-)

5. Lexie tore her eyelid. She had to wear a lampshade collar for 7 days. She is all better now!

6. We went to the lake for the 4th of July. It was lots of fun!

7. I think we are headed back there in a couple weeks.

8. I am LOVING coaching dance!

9. School will be starting all too soon...I am trying to enjoy the last month or so of summer!

10. I will be back to "regular posting" after Monday when I return from camp!