Picture updates-the tortoise and the hare.

There you have it...the tortoise and the hare. Scott's bike is a super speedster. Mine...is made for comfort. We had a great ride tonight! We just loved our cruise through our neighborhood. Stifft Station is the best you can ask for.

"Hey--Nice Bike"

Scott has been on a road biking kick. As in -semi obsessed road biking enthusiast. But that is not the issue here. We had spent the past few weekends looking in every bike shop from here to Memphis - literally. And we finally found one for him! His is pretty sweet and is made for speed. However when we went to pick it up, there was a fine little thing in the shop. I just had to have it. It was blue-my favorite color, with baseball glove leather seats. ahhh, granny heaven!

Scott was so nice to let me get it, when we weren't even looking for me one! I opted to go with a basket in front instead of the six pack holder...I felt it went with the Granny motife a little better! We even thought that Harold might want to take a cruise and ride in the basket, but upon closer inspection both to the size and the tag with weight restrictions we realized he wouldn't make it. Poor guy.

One day last week the rain had finally taken a break so I decided to take my bike out for a spin. After I was sweating profusely, I decided to head back towards my house. That's when I passed a 10 year old little boy cruising through puddles a couple blocks from our house, he stopped (you know skidded on the breaks) and looked at me for a moment and said, in a "pick up line" type of voice..."Hey, Nice Bike" ha hah ha ha . I was trying really hard not to laugh out loud but it was pretty cute.

Tonight, Scott and I are enbarking on a little ride through our cute little neighborhood. I hope to pick up some flowers for the house in my basket, and also I hope that Scott doesn't zoom off and leave me in the dust! --Real pictures to follow--

175-60

I can't remember if I told you (all 2 that read) that we recently had to get a new A/C unit for our house. Ours was pretty old and kept leaking coolant so we kept getting only moderately heated and cooled. We had it checked once and had coolant replaced twice. That is a hefty amount of service fees, just so you know. So we decided it was time to look into replacements. Well our current one did not meet energy standards at all, so we decided to go above and beyond our "green" or environmental duties and go with a top of the line 19 Seer unit. Whatever seer means, they told me that it was supposed to translate to being nicer to the environment and saving us moolah. So we were sold. Another bonus that came with it was the fact that it has a super sweet thermostat that you aren't supposed to call a thermostat, because it is a "control panel" - I love how people get pretty excited about heat and air.

We got it scheduled for installation and came home the next day and were amazed a several things. 1) The unit that is outside (pictured above) is literally as tall as me. 2) the thermostat was really a control panel, you can set a daily schedule, vacation schedule and even set the humidity in the house. -Scott is one happy camper at this point 3) you can't even hear it come on and it cools like a dream!

So at that point we decided we didn't need to suffer through these nice (85 degree) springtime temperatures! WE have been running it non-stop! And have been pretty chilly ever since its installation.

And so today in the mail we got our reward! Our entergy bill went from on average 175.00 per month down to $60. Did you read that correctly? That is like 65% savings! I am amazed!

Tagged...i think

I was tagged by Emily, I think...maybe she has two Jessica's in her life..i don't know but I would like to think it was me.



Emily is the like a big sister and a mom and a best friend all rolled into one. She is fantastic, how could she not be with all of those qualities. And she does so many things all in one day, seriously I don't know how she does it...oh yeah, and she doesn't complain one bit! I try to be like her all the time, with her impeccable fashion sense and her ability to plan parties and not stress, seriously how does she do it.



here are the instructions for "eight things":. mention the person that tagged you. complete the list of eight things. tag eight of your wonderful blogger friends. go tell them you tagged them


Eight things I look forward to:
1. My parents being finished with Chemo
2. Our house being just the way we want it...every room painted every thing in its place.
3. My first anniversary, how exciting!
4. Going to hawaii for said first anniversary
5. Going to heaven.
6. Annie the giant poodle being able to get along with Harold the giant cat (i love huge animals)
7. Having kiddos. I want em, but maybe not right now.
8. My friend's weddings that are happening this summer.


Eight things i did yesterday:
1. Celebrated Cinco de Mayo with Cara Beth, Alicia, and Britney
2. Woke up to a thunderstorm complete with a leak in the roof.
3. Watched Real Housewives of New York
4. Felt guilty about Hawaiian trip to paradise while my parents are stuck at home.
5. Weighed myself, let's not go there
6. Tried to be the best assistant I could possibly be as evidenced by the many excel reports completed.
7. Snuggled with Harold, he doesn't mind if you sleep with your head on him, he likes it.
8. Laughed at Annie


Eight things I wish I could do:
1. Throw away the nervous/guilty/worrying part of myself and never have it come back.
2. Go for a run everyday
3. Work but still have time to run all the errands I need to.
4. Keep my house clean all the time, it doesn't seem that hard, but it is.
5. Find a Church
6. Did I mention stop worrying?
7. Lose the 15 lbs I have found.
8. Be one of those people who ALWAYS looks put together instead of frazzled



Eight shows i watch:
1. Paranormal State
2. Amazing Race
3. Cold Case
4. Criminal Minds
5. Real Housewives of NY
6. jon and kate plus 8
7. Deadliest Catch
8. basically anything on Bravo!



I now tag: Cara Beth, Cara Wilkerson, Margaret, Whitney, Deborah, Kristen, Emily Blackwell, Julee

Paradise

In 12 days it is our 1 year anniversary. For the traditional one year gift of paper, Scott and I decided to get each other plane tickets, to Hawaii. Also known as paradise. So in 20 days we will be going back, whoo hoo. I was so excited about booking our tickets I fell asleep at 9:00pm, no joke. We are going to Oahu to take surfing lessons (I know you can't wait for those pictures). Then we are planning to go island hopping and take a more adventurous take on Hawaii. I can NOT wait...seriously. I have to go get my base tan soon (read: spray tan so I don't scare people) and get some cute and cheap swimsuit cover-ups. And oh yeah lose 10 lbs fast...anyone have any ideas? I will definitely miss Annie and Harold but Scott and I definitely are in major need of a Hawaiian vacation! -Send me your weight loss tips and where to find great inexpensive beach wear!