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!

Prom day.

Today was prom day. Kate and I were busy all day with updos, makeup, and mani/pedis. It was fun to hear who was going with who, and what everyone's dresses looked like. It's such an exciting day when you are in high school. Good memories.

Tonight we went to dinner and a movie with Brooke and Jonathan. We ate at Copeland's. I had crab cakes and shrimp pasta. It was yummy. But, dessert was the best part! We had a huge slice of cheesecake with white and dark chocolate on top. After dinner we saw "State of Play". It had me on the edge of my seat the entire movie, but it was one where you really had to pay attention to keep up. I think I prefer chick flicks. Either way, it was a nice double date.

Grillin' out!

We stayed up late and put together our new grill last night, we almost got a divorce doing it (totally kidding) but isn't it pretty? So, we had Brooke and Jonathan over for dinner tonight to try it out. Gary and Jonathan cooked burgers and brats. It was a total success (at least for the first time). And, we got to eat on the new and improved back porch!

After dinner it was Idol time! Loved Kris again tonight. He surprises me every time. I was also loving Danny and Adam (though I hate to admit it). My bottom 3 for tomorrow: Megan, Anoop (even though I love him), and Lil. Megan goes, tattoo sleeve and all! Bout' time!

Today was my first day back to work after our week vacation in CO. It was hard to drag myself in, but once I got there I realized I had missed it. Kate had all kind of funny stories to fill me in on. You miss a lot of gossip in 4 short days at a salon!