I think those guys above are well harsh! For a first website I think it's really good. How many newbies attempt rounded corners on their first site?!
As mentioned, I would change the top menu and also remove the visitor counter... they are so pointless and end up detracting from your site (if you want to count users, just embed the code without the counter image).
Also, colour scheme isn't my cup of tea and i always think sites that are of a fixed width should be centered.
A really good first effort