one of many firsts

today we spent a few hours at the new practice ripping up carpet (well, i provided moral support while brian ripped up carpet...). :) it was nice to do something to make it feel like our own. brian set up 4 meetings for us on tuesday with different contractors and designers to bounce around different ideas for flooring and construction. it's all going to be happening really quickly in january! we're hopefully going to be having brian's mom's professional painting assistance :) when we get to that, and my parents have offered their help, too, so we're probably going to be able to open by march 1st with no problems! whew! it's going to come quickly!

let's see what else is going on... winter in little rock has been hit or miss. it's freezing cold one day and muggy and barely cool the next. i want it to snow at least once! we'll see if that happens...

i can't believe how soon christmas is creeping up on us. i'm very much looking forward to our san fran trip! it'll be too too too too good to see the pratt family again from their long time living in germany, and i'm going to melt when i get to meet my first niece cate!!! she's such a doll, and i can't wait to squish those adorable cheeks. and i can't imagine how many times i'll be outsmarted by alex and nathan. they're practically in college now from the smarty-pants they're turning out to be. i still have some christmas shopping to do, and it's going to be a challenge, because they all have to fit on the plane!

i'll post more updates about the practice as they happen!