the retaining wall is done!

Riley sleeping!!

The wall is done!!!!! :-)

<---- Picture from the street.

Riley's Spa Day

Yes, my dog IS spoiled! Today she enjoyed a day at the spa courtesy of PetSmart. Here is what she had done to her:

Bath (with cucumber melon shampoo)

• Loose Hair Removal


• Massage


• Nails


• Ear Cleaning


• Teeth Brushing

She is now relaxing on my chaise lounge! I think the whole experience was a little bit stressful for her. 3 hours away from us with strangers and a bizillion other dogs...

Another topic to touch on...

Richie started the retaining wall next to the driveway today! It's coming out really good so far. Our plans are to eventually plant things in the planting bed in front of the wall when it's complete. Pictures will follow upon completion of the project!

It's hot!

This gorgeous weather has given Richie the opportunity to build a patio in our backyard. We hit a few road bumps along the way, and laying the stone & making sure it was level was definitely NOT easy, but he survived! I love the way it turned out!

This is what Riley does when we aren't paying attention to her:

She likes to chew on the chain from the gate we took out of the yard before the new fence went in!

One of our "road bumps"...when we got to the bottom of the piles, we had 25 broken stones that could not be used. Home Depot was very nice though and let us exchange them no hassle!

Our Tuscan stone

Where he left off yesterday...

YEAH it's finished!

We have a maroon star that my mom had bought us that we are going to put on the house over the patio ( I think )

Party for me!

My picture drawn by a 3rd grader at my school!

Explanation below...

ditto...

This morning at our weekly staff meeting, the Sunshine Club gave me a surprise breakfast and gift for mine and Richie's wedding. I didn't expect it, seeing we still have a few more Wednesday mornings left. I just want to thank everyone for their generosity.

Also, Sister Carol Ann (our principal) hand drew a car with Richie's last name (of course my soon to be last name) in the body of the car and on the hats of the people are our names. I've been so excited to get one of these since I got engaged!!! Check out the pictures below:

Randomness

Can you believe it? The wedding is approaching quickly and I know the next 67 days will just fly by! Believe it or not, I am actually quite calm about everything. We'll see if this calmness lasts.

Make sure you send back your responses for the wedding as soon as possible! Thnx! :-)

The other countdown that needs to be acknowledged is...
12 DAYS LEFT OF SCHOOL!