Diving in head first

I spent much of the weeked starting my final project which is going to be a homepage for my wife and I.  My plan is to come up with something that is professional enough I can post it too a resume.  As I started the project, I realized I have a lot more to learn.  What I have done so far is a lot of CSS so that I could get some more practive with it.  I like the way the page is turning out so far.  I need to work on my linke and my main image that is taking FOREVER to load.