Wedding Wednesday

I can't believe Wednesday is already here and about to be over with. Time is flying by and this wedding is going to be here before we know it.
Updates for the week:
•finished registry for BB&B
•reserved signs for chairs and tables
•organizing everything. This is still a work in progress that is all over our garage.
•candy buffet/favor bags stickered
•sparkler send off bucket filled with styrafoam and topped with moss
•more work on the invitations. They are starting to come together, just a few more steps and they will be done. Definitely a labor of love

I had a question about utensil bags. We are having Eco-friendly disposable plasticware. To jazz them up I purchased some tall and thin white paper bags. I then stamped them a pic of a fork, spoon, and knife. Like the bags that Chuy's puts their silverware in.

Everything is starting to come together and I'm starting to see my vision come to life. Very exciting.
Maybe next week I'll have a photo update of everything.

Weight watchers

Time for another weekly update of my weight. This week's weight is 148.0. Only a 1 pound difference from last week. I was really good about using minimal flex points all week but I still made some so-so decissions. Saturday I went downtown with the girls for drinks and a few. I really haven't had much, if any alcohol while on WW so I think I may have shocked the system a little bit.
This week we are starting up the cardio and light weights at the gym. Then starting in March I'll be going to some of the classes twice a week to increase the cardio and toning.

So there's the plan, we'll see how well it all works. So far I'm pretty darn happy with the results. I'm down a pants size and I feel better about the way I look.

Wedding Wednesdays

Another weekly thing to add to my list. You all are going to know all about life with all of these updates.

I'll make this one short and sweet with bullets.
*finalized car service to and from the venue on wedding day.
*stamped all of my utensil bags
*embossed all of the invitations
*gathered supplies for all remaining DIY items. I'm hoping to have these completed by mid February
*bachlorette/birthday adventure to New Orleans planned and booked!
*purchased dresses for mothers
*sent shoes in for dying

More to come next week!


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Weight watchers

I decided at Christmas with 5 months to go till the wedding it was time to get serious about weight loss. I had tried to watch my food choices and excerising 4 times a week, but with little results. So I decided to give WW a try and so far I couldn't be happier with the results. To keep myself accountable I'm going to be completely honest and post my actual weight and weight loss on here every Tuesday.

Week 1: December 28
Starting weight 155lbs
This week probably wasn't the smartest week to start with New Years and all. I made it work into my points glass of bubbly and all. I may have used all of my flex points but whatevs

Week 2: January 4
Weight 152.2 lbs very exciting loss of 2.8 lbs

Week 3: January 11
Weight 150.2 lbs. Loss of 2 lbs

Week 4: January 18
Weight 149.0 lbs. Loss of 1.2 lbs
This weight is super exciting in that I reached my first goal of being under 150 lbs and losing over 5 lbs!

I'm trying to take this in small goals of 5 lbs at a time. This way I can reach my goals quicker and not feel as easily defeated. Now, my ultimate goal is be around 137 by the wedding in just under 4 months. I think I can do this! I haven't added any exercising to the mix just yet. I don't do early mornings and until recently I didn't get out of work till 6ish. So hopefully this will get me through to my next goal of 145!

Weekend Recap

I just added the blogpress app to my iPhone, so there is limited excuses for not updating now!

So this weekend was pretty slow. A lot was accomplished on the wedding front, lots of laziness, a little bit of shopping, and unfortunantly limited time with Carl. Carl did overnight gigs Friday and saturday night which meant he slept all day on Saturday and Sunday. It allowed me to spend some quality time with my mom running errands and bonding with the puppy.

Hope all had a wonderful weekend!




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Photo Update

So the sickness continues and you lovies are blessed because of it. I'm actually going to make consecutive posts. Yippie!! So the new pretty toy has been making appearances at all of the major events through the holiday season, except Thanksgiving (I didn't have it then) which means pictures!

Faith. Carl's Christmas Present

Ugly Sweater Party, some didn't participate...Carl's mom, Carl, Carl's brother, and his fiancee

Gift Exchange

Carl's dad making his famous Kahlua pancakes. Super delicious!

All of the presents

Opening the presents

Tyler Family

New Years Party

So there is the photo update. More photos to come and more frequent posts...fingers crossed.

Hiatus

I know it has been a long time and I had previously tried to be better about blogging. That was a big fat fail!

A quick update of our lives and what has kept me away from you. No photos right now. Maybe there will be a photo update as well.

November
*Carl's Christmas present arrived a little early. I got him an English Bulldog puppy. We named her Faith. While we love her to pieces, I was in a little bit of puppy shock when we first got her. I didn't know how to handle this. It took a few weeks of adjustment but now all is good with the world.
*Thanksgiving. We stayed in town, mostly because I had to work the next day (boo). Had Thanksgiving with Carl's parents and then went and saw some of my family later in the day.

December
*Trying to fit Christmas shopping in all of the chaos that was our life.
*Started a co-ed softball team.
*Nutcracker performance by Ballet Austin. This was part of my Christmas present from Carl. I absolutely loved this. It reminded me of being a little kid and getting all dressed up to go see the pros put on the Nutcracker.
*Christmas was a traveling one. Christmas Eve we went to a bad sweater party with Carl's family. Christmas day we went to Carl's parent's house to exchange gifts. Part of my present from Carl was a Nikon P90X. I love this camera, though I haven't played with it as much as I would like. In the evening we traveled to Tyler to see my mom and her side of the family. The next day we drove home and relaxed.
*New Years. Started Weight Watchers the Monday before New Years. I thought it was the dumbest move ever at first for choosing that week to start, but I made it all work within my points. 2 1/2 weeks in and I'm already down 5 lbs. I'm super excited with the results. It is definitely making me make better decisions about what to eat. We decided to throw a New Years Eve party. It was wonderful to see old friends that we hadn't seen in years.

January
*Mild freak-out about the wedding coming up. This led to one massive list of things to do. The list continues to grow but it gives me direction on what to do. I have started on the invitations and have made pretty good headway on them. My dress is scheduled to arrive early February. I'm so excited to have all of my girls see this bad boy.
*National Championship Game. It was disappointing to loose and I feel horrible for the newly engaged Colt McCoy to go out the way he did, but I'm super excited for the 2010 season. Gilbert made my fears of how the Freshman will handle being the leader of the team.
*Being sick. Which is why I'm posting at 3:45pm on a Wednesday. Boo.