#8

Plant & Grow Tomatoes

RH & I eat a lot of tomatoes, so I thought it would be fun to have a vegetable & herb garden. We cleared a bed on the side of our house & went to Archie's Garden Land to buy our plants.
Here's our before picture:

YUCK!!!

Here's the after:

Back Row (L-R) Cucumber, Squash (seeds), 2 Bell Pepper Plants
Front Row (L-R) Basil, Jalapenos, Cilantro, Jalapenos

Back Row (L-R) 3 Tomatoes, Watermelon (not pictured)
Front Row (L-R) 2 Cherry Tomatoes, Oregano, Rosemary, Cantelope

They are not the best pictures, but you get the idea. I've planted, now they just need to grow. Archie's suggested some plant food to help us out, hopefully that will work!

In our back flowerbed under the big pecan tree, we planted asian jasmine for ground cover & a japanese maple tree. I forgot to take a picture!

#30a

Learn to sew a quilt

Ok, so it's not exactly sewing, but I did learn how to make a tie blanket. I went to Hobby Lobby & picked out the pattern & backing that I wanted and between Cathy & Evelyn (the lady who works in fabrics @ Hobby Lobby), I learned what to do. It was very easy! Here's how it turned out:

I made it for Copper since Nickel already had a blanket that was similar.

New Addition

We have exciting news about a new addition to our family....



Gotcha! It's Copper, our new brown & white Shih Tzu. He's a little over a year old & weighs 13 pounds.

A friend of mine from high school, Shannon, knew what we were looking for & contacted me when little Copper needed a home. He was at a kill shelter in Wise County & Day 3 was fast approaching. Jill & I went to pick him up first thing the next morning. The little dog was so excited. It was if he knew he was being rescued & taken home. Unfortunately, he smelled really bad, but had already been cleaned up & didn't have fleas or knots in his fur. His first stop was Glamour Paws, where we take Nickel, to get groommed and then we went to the vet. Dr. Gumphory thinks Copper was probably hit by a car but can easily be fixed up. Nickel is tolerating his new fur-brother much better than I expected & is teaching him the daily routine. Copper doesn't play with toys yet or with Nickel, he is happy just getting his belly scratched!

March Recap

March was a very busy month! Work picked up around spring break, which is great. I also accomplished a lot on my list:

1. Run a 5k 2. Sew a button on & it stays - Cathy will help me as soon as I buy some buttons
3. Blog about 30 under 30 - post pics & update my progress - so far so good
4. Eat Indian Food 5. Master 3 or 4 Greek dishes – Saganki, Passtiso & Moussaka, Baklava 6. Take a cooking class
7. Cook a whole chicken/turkey
8. Plant/grow tomatoes - have a plan
9. Host a formal dinner party - date set
10. Have a murder mystery dinner party
11. Host a family holiday 12. Paint a painting - started planning
13. Paint pottery - started planning
14. Take a self defense class
15. Learn/invest in the stock market
16. Read the One Year Bible - started
17. Go camping - started planning
18. Take a road trip by flipping a coin
19. Plan & take a cheap weekend getaway - started planning
20. Sell $6 million in RE in 2011 - started
21. Pay off HH Loans
22. Get my Broker’s license23. Get CRS Designation - in the process
24. Leave my 20's in style
25. Find a facility & start volunteering for the Delta Society with Nickel
26. Hang a light fixture 27. Add curb appeal to our house - started planning
28. Take at least 1 picture of RH & I every month - so far so good

29. Indoor rock climbing - attempted
30. Learn to sew a quilt & apron with Michelle & Jenica

#1

Run a 5K

My friend Allison wanted to run with me, but she talked me into a 10k! I was a little nervous, but glad I did it. We ran about half of the marathon, so I met my goal. Mile 4 was the longest & I was really ready to be done, but then Mile 5 came and it was all downhill from there! Here's the map of the race:

My number:

We finished in an hour & fifteen minutes, which isn't too bad for my first time. Allie could've ran the entire way, but stayed & walked with me when I needed a break. RH & I have been running/walking from our house & around the TCU loop a few nights per week. I'm also working out with a friend who is a personal trainer 2 mornings a week at 6:45am...I'm not very friendly that early! I like how this is changing my habits & have lost 3 pounds!! Allie & I are doing another 10K soon & hope to finish in under an hour!