Walking Down a Healthier Road

First of all.....I'm still working at uploading video from the concert. I think I have to load it via a third party like Photobucket, then link to it from my blog. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear 'em. It's only 1:44 worth of video, for Pete's sake.

The other thing we're working on here is eating better and getting on a consistent exercise routine. When I say we, I mainly mean Bill and I. However, we're also taking steps to get Miss Ree to jump on the veggie/fruit bandwagon. Such as, no you may not have any frozen yogurt until you have eaten some grapes, carrots, or apple. She's not super excited about it, but she's playing along.

Bill thinks a lot of my headache issues are related to the preservatives in processed food. So we're working to cut them out pretty much completely. I've done it before. I went on a major health kick before and during Ree and Hammie's pregnancy. I know once I get going I'll feel so much better that I won't miss it.

It's exciting to see how much Bill is into it. It's weird, but good, to see him eating vanilla yogurt with 1/2 an orange mixed in. About the only way I've been able to get him to eat fruit in the past is to blend it into a smoothie! Last night he made little individual veggie cups with raw broccoli, carrots, and two colors of bell pepper. Surprisingly filling!

Anyway, I hope this becomes a new way of life for us. No worries, I'll still bake treats (since I will know what's going into them), there will just be more healthy stuff to the right and left of them.

G's Concert

As many of you know, G had his first concert on Sunday. I went and it was a good, though loud, experience. They played 4 songs + an encore. They will be playing again next month since they came in 2nd at the Empyrean's contest. Here's a sample.
It's hard to tell, but G's female fans are on the right. There were about 7 of them.

It's Done!

After only 1 month, our kitchen is finished. I really wanted it to be functional, pretty, and cozy. I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out, Jed did an amazing job!

Does This Look O.K.?

New Counters and Sink!

A Fun 4th!

We had a great time celebrating the 4th of July with our friends the McMaster's!

Floor's In!

The floor is installed and lookin' good!

My Mom helped me un-pack everything and we found a new home for each item. I have plenty of space left, which is exciting. Thanks to Mom for helping me!

Granite Layout, Etc.

Yesterday we went to the granite shop to look at our slabs and layout where we want the counters cut from. As has been the case throughout this remodeling adventure, the fabricator was extremely helpful in the process. He explained that the two slabs we ended up with were cut out of the mountain at the same time and were almost mirror images of each other. That made the layout process easier. He showed us how to layout the templates so that the counters would follow the natural flow of the stone. Who knew?

While we were at the granite shop Jed installed the light above the sink area and all off the crown molding, upper cabinet doors, and knobs. It's looking pretty good! Today the floor goes in which means my dining room will be out of my living room. Yay!