Go Eagles!!!

Tonight was Meet the Eagles night. Harley is a cheerleader this year and also in band. So she had to be there for both things. She did so good cheering this evening. Can't wait for everyone to come out and see her cheer. Such a HUGE improvement this year so far. Of course fifth and sixth grade she only practiced once or twice a week, and cheered at a game once a week. This year I have to have her to school by 7:30 - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and she has afternoon practice on Tuesdays. So she is getting more training this year then before.

Ashley had my old sunglasses on. I had to get her pic.


The cheerleader herself.... They wore their spirit shirts and sophie shorts and cheer shoes, and bows today. Can't wait to get a picture of her in her cheerleader uniform.


Harley during a cheer.


And another one....


Go Eagles Go!!!

Shelby's 1st Day!

Today was Shelby's first day at her new school, Parkview. She doesn't know anyone and so we were both a little nervous..... :)

It was like starting kindergarten with her all over again. She seemed like she had a good day.

I took this pic of us this morning before I took her to school. Boy do we look alike!!!

Here's to the new school year, and new adventure!

Creative Thinking!!

Shelby can be so creative at times! ha ha!!! She has on her xbox headset with her cell phone strapped to it, so she can talk on the phone and play her xbox at the same time. Of course I had to get a picture of this!



She was a little irritated because I wanted to take her picture. I just thought she was so creative!!! When your blue tooth is messed up, this is another way of doing things! ha ha!!



Oh Shelby, what will you think of next?

Welcome Aboard & Goodbye (Really is should be see you next time!)

Well we got the news this past Wednesday that we have a new branch manager at my work. YIPPEE!!!!! John T. (goes by J.T.) is the right fit for our office. Already he has impressed us and the morale of the office is even better!!!

Even though he's not in the pic below, we had to initiate him into our branch since he's from GA, by making him join us in calling the Hogs! ha ha!

From the left: Walter Jameson (Regional Director), Frank Hiegel (not sure, ha! He's a Financial Advisor in our office), and Greg Gangas (Complex Manager from Tulsa). Walter and Greg are just as awesome as JT!!!

The pic below is why we already love JT! He steps up to the plate no matter what position he needs to play!


The hardest part this week is not saying good-bye, but we'll see you next time, is letting Billie go back to Tulsa. Greg gave her the eye in letting her know she was coming back home. :) She has been our Ops Manager for 42 days. No they weren't 42 days straight, but when she's been there she has gone over and beyond by getting things done that needed to be done. She rocks!

The pic below was the day before she left.


And of course we took a great one! and then we took a fun one! The bunny ears and the panic look....


And of course we had to get JT in on the fun and get a pic of him and Billie.


On Friday we had Whole Hog Cafe catered in. And we had a big cake as well for Billie. Here is a pic of me and my co-workers.


This pic is where Billie is holding up her Arkansas Traveler Certificate. It's really neat and I never knew they did such a thing.


So while we hate letting go of someone who is like family, regardless if she has her job in Tulsa with Greg, I think I can speak on behalf of my office that we are so excited to see what's in store for us! I think JT has the desire to help everyone, and the fire to fire everyone up and get us excited! Welcome aboard JT!

LR Marathon Training Meeting

Well tonight I went to the Little Rock Marathon Training Meeting and let me tell you I am totally pumped up about it! My hubby asked me the other day "Don't you think you need to concentrate on this 1/2 marathon coming up in October?" I said well yeah, but I need to keep something else lined up so I don't ever quit training. I'm a medal junkie now and really I'm a recognition junkie. :) Tonight they confirmed what I had said to the hubs. One lady said you never finish a race, you continue on to the next one. :)

So I'm doing the 1/2 marathon October 24th in support of Soaring Wings. It's a children's home in Conway. Then March 7th I'll do the full marathon. :) I will be implementing jogging here soon. Right now I walk 5 days a week with Saturdays being my long walk day (up to six miles!). I do the Wii Active 5 days a week. I'm also going to implement some Yoga on my rest days from Wii Active and walking rest days too. I need to implement some weight training in there as well.

The LR Marathon training is on Saturday mornings at 6 in the morning!!!! No more sleeping in for me..... Oh well! Also, I will be able to walk however long so I don't have to adjust my training for the Soaring Wings. yeah!!!

So I will try to post things as I think of them. I also will update Facebook (this will be more often).

Celebration!!

I received a phone call at 8:00 this morning from PCSSD. It was Michelle telling me that Shelby got into Parkview!!! We are so excited to see where this new adventure will lead her. Harley will be going to ABHS and it's still the same school, BUT different location and it's the High School. Ashley will be goint to Maumelle Middle School and it will be new for her too. So many changes this school year!! But again we're excited to see what God has in store for our girls.

We took the girls to a new restaurant call Haystack Cafe. OMG, it's a hole in the wall type restaurant and the food was fabulous! I took pics. One of Robert's co-workers plays at different places with his guitars and so we got to hear him for the first time and see him play.


This is Jag. He's the one that works with Robert.


Shelby looked so adorable!!! She's growing up so fast!


Ashley and her beautiful smile!


Harley and her beautiful eyes, and face! She's growing up too fast too!


This was Robert's dinner. Chicken Fried Steak. Big portion too! YUM!!


This was my dinner! Mediterranean Shrimp. It was AWESOME!!! Very well done!

Perhaps my favorite picture for the night was the one below. It was so good I had to put it above as the main page picture. This is the hubs and I and I am so in love with him, even almost 8 years later.


Yes it was a good night of celebrating. I pray that the Lord will keep my girls safe as they embark on another new adventure, and another milestone for each of them.

Music

As you can tell if you've been reading my blog long. I tend to associate music with my life. The new one is by Rascal Flatts and it's call "The Broken Road". I feel this fits mine and Robert's marriage. How we found each other and how it all just fell into place. :)