We BLEED Green!!!

So this afternoon I thought the excitement of our day was going to be the patio extension finally getting started!  They poured our concrete today!  Whoo Hoo!!!  I had no idea it involved so many people and steps.  It probably didn't help the situation that I sat at the patio door in our bedroom and watched them work the entire time, taking several pictures along the way of course.  I don't think they enjoyed that too much!  I've spared you the many pictures I took and limited it to just one.  LOL! 

The wood for the pergola should arrive on Friday.  I can't wait for this project to be done!  It's so exciting to finally make this house look and feel like OUR home! 

However, the real shocker was when I had to run "to town" this afternoon to pick up my race kit (for my 5k tomorrow) and Jarred told me to hurry home because he needed to run an "errand" too.  Little did I know that he had purchased a John Deere riding lawn mower and was anxiously awaiting bringing it home.  Normally we discuss such large purchases, but I suppose this was a reasonable exception.  As if there was a chance we would get anything else!  Afterall, our family "theme song" is Big Green Tractor by Jason Aldean.  The kids were as excited as Jarred, and I must admit I surprised myself with the amount of pleasure I took in seeing him offload it.  Actually I guess I had a "moment" and hopped on and believe it or not took it for it's inaugral ride!  (Jarred was noticably jealous, but seeing as the purchase was a total surprise to me, it was a small concession to win me over! Ha! Ha!)  Guess my man is rubbing off on me after all these years.  There's no doubt about it... in this house WE BLEED GREEN!!! (and maroon too! LOL!)