The Sunday Summary

Today is the first day of the countdown to Kyle's return from Korea. We sent him off in Reins' style yesterday with lots of hugs, kisses and I love yous. There were plenty of tears, but we are strong and will not let this bring us down or apart. I can say with certainty that we have the most amazing family of friends here and I know they will take great care of us. With that said, let's catch up on some Reins' happenings.

Good 'ol iPhone and Mac haven't been talking well for the past week. Nobody was recognizing each other, therefore, no pics were being uploaded, which led to no Blog. I tried everything to get them to talk, but it wasn't until Mari advised to power off both electronics and restart them, that the magic happened!! So, here we are. I'm going to back track a bit, so hang in there.

With the departure date getting closer, Kyle got on board with a bunch of projects around the house. Seriously, this guy amazed me with the amount of work he got done in his last week home. I am elated to inform you all of the fabulous pergola he built for my garden. I have never had a vegetable garden before, so I hope that it lives up to his hard work. We have eggplant, green bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini squash, lettuce and artichoke. Everybody cross your fingers...the more the garden flourishes, the more you will get for free!!!

Kyle and Brad tending the soil for the new garden!

The fabulous pergola!! Such a great job!!!

Our new babies!!!

Our little gardener.

As many of you know, I recently participated in Nashville's Country Music 1/2 Marathon. This was my third 1/2 and I had all intentions of beating my previous time of 2:44. I was successful with a finishing time of 2:34!!! I could not have done it without my amazing running partners, Libby and Susan! We had so much fun! I had a little discomfort in the hip area around mile 5 and I am so thankful the girls were there to keep my spirits up. At one point, we looked at each other and said, "This was a good idea...three months ago!!!"

"Uh, yea, it could be my favorite number...right?"

Before...

After!!!

Nashville was under serious weather watch and many of the full marathon runners were redirected to finish only the half. Such a shame for all that training. We literally crossed the finished line and given our medals, when the sky opened up. Serious rain and lightening, tornado warnings all around. Crazy stuff. It did not, however, keep us from running to the Miller Lite tent and receiving our free beer! Dammit we worked to hard for it!

Nashville with the gals was just what I needed before sending my guy off. Thank you Libby for training with me and taking time away from your family to do so! You have been so incredibly amazing and I'm so proud of you...proud of us!!! Susan, I am so thankful that you joined us on this endeavor and I loved every minute of our time together! Soul sistas!!! Last, but never least, thank you Kyle for taking such wonderful care of our Boog while I was away. It means the world to me that you supported me from the beginning and never gave me a hard time when I would have to skip out on you to get my miles in. You're the best and I love you more than you know.

Some other exciting news....Gannon is in his big boy bed!!! Kyle and I decided that it would be a great idea to convert Gannon's crib to a toddler bed prior to his departure. This way, if Gannon had trouble adjusting or wouldn't stay in his room, I would have Kyle here to round him up and get him back in there. I don't know what we were thinking, the kid hasn't gotten out once. In fact, he still calls for me to open the door and get him out. Love it! He couldn't be more thrilled about his bed and I have the pictures to prove it!

Our big boy in his big boy bed!!!

He loves it!