Friday, February 20, 2009

Exhausted, but totally on board

Didn't post yesterday, obviously. Invitations went out! WOO! I am so stoked to start getting RSVPs! I did good on food and water yesterday, no exercise. Today I did good on food and water and I spent 30 minutes lifting weights and speed walked 2 miles.

I had to write a paper today and I just still haven't caught up on sleep. I should probably go to bed now but I'm sitting here fiddling with my registries. Macy's is telling me that I need to have 150 gifts on there because of the number of guests I have and I only have 28 things. haha. I just don't see much I want. I really suck at registering. My mom is like YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING, how can you not find stuff to register for!? haha.

Anyway, my blog is boring. Sorry!

Here's today's food --

Fiber one cereal 4 pts
lean pocket 5 pts
100 cal pack 2 ptc
lean cusine pasta 6 pts
cookies 3 pts

Wow. The benefit of writing things out like that is that I just noticed I had no fruits or veggies today. haha... I suck.

Oh, I got a tanning bed membership. Tanning isn't something that's important to me since I'm all old and wrinkled already... but I do need to get some of this winter day-glo off before the wedding and particularly the honeymoon. So I'm going. The thing is I LOVE going because it's nice having a few minutes to just relax and enjoy the warmth. I just don't care for the whole cancer bit. Oh well, it's not like it'll be a regular thing, it's just before the wedding.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

First weigh in was today!

Today is Tuesday, therefore weigh-in day. I am down 3.6 pounds and Ben is down 4. While I'm super glad to have lost that, I am still right at where I had been prior to AF so I don't know how much actual loss that is. Whatever though, it's still 30 pounds lighter than my heaviest & I'm feeling good.

Food was fine today... didn't get in enough water. I also skipped my PE class so I didn't get any exercise either. Boo!

Did accomplish a good bit of wedding stuff. Had our 60 day meeting and everything went smoothly with that. Got the invitations stamped, stuffed, addressed and DONE so they will go out tomorrow. I even made the accommodation cards today. Everything with accommodations went really well... they're offering a free shuttle to take our guests to the church, then from the church to the reception site, and then pick them up and bring them home. So that's awesome because they can all drink and get a ride back convienetly! So I'm super pleased. I also printed the cards in Edward Cullen's font... so naturally I was really happy to include that somewhere. I'll probably use it for parts of the programs as well, haha. We also set up one of my centerpieces and it looks good. We're thinking we'll order more feathers just to really bulk it up some, but they'd look fine even if we didn't.

Oh, we also ordered the 'knock off' shoes today. I just had to get something done. I found an online coupon so they were $42 shipped. MUCH better than the cost of the other ones, so I'll try to hold back from judging them until they arrive in a week or so.

E-mailed the girl on etsy who makes the garters I want... hope to hear back from her soon.

Overall, making progress & that's good. I am BEAT and am going to bed, where hopefully my success today will grant me some LEGIT sleep and not this nightmarish/wake-up-every-hour bull I've been getting lately thanks to wedding stress.

Couple pics from the invite/centerpiece stuff-

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Monday, February 16, 2009

Ugh, I am having SUCH a case of the Mondays.

Today has just been a mess. There has been so much drama it seems. My mom's friend and old co-worker was murdered last night... the #1 suspect is her husband, and the worst part is she was STABBED to death. Mostly on her knees, as she was clearly balled up trying to protect herself. That was the first news of the morning and it's hard to shake that.

Tomorrow we have a meeting with our 'coordinator' at Glendalough. Someone pointed out that it's actually called our "60 day meeting" and therefore we have 60 days left. I nearly hyperventilated. So tomorrow I have to hand in two work sheets... one with all of the things checked off that we want to do -- cake cutting/garter toss/ first dance, etc. etc. etc. Easy enough. Then we have to hand in our music sheet, so Ben and I have been trying to pick out our last minute music things and that's been a PITA.

Mom is determined to have my invitations mailed tomorrow and apparently I don't have any say in this. I haven't even given her MY guest list, but everything else is addressed and ready to go. I had a major bridezilla moment because she was putting friggin' liberty bell regular stamps on the RSVP cards and I was (well I'm still not) happy about this... but whatever, too late now. I know it's just a stamp, but lately it feels like I'm "caving" on all these little things that really add up.

My cousin just got engaged today -- they're getting married in Sept or October and she asked me to be her Matron of Honor. Super nice, totally excited, but don't have time to think about that just yet.

I shouldn't have signed up for school this semester. I'll be glad I did... but I have 8 tests for PE that are online that I have to take within the next 4 weeks and I have a paper due Thursday I haven't started on, plus I need to talk to my professor about what MY itenerary includes since I'll be missing the last month of the semester for the wedding.

Oh we picked out tuxes today too. The guys need to have measurements and $ in by the end of the week. *bangs head against wall* Someone remind me to make sure Ben has called them tomorrow, PLEASE. On the up side, Ben's tux was free since we're ordering enough.

What else? Hmm. Still working on registry stuff. I didn't update yesterday, I don't think. But yeah we registered ALL DAY yesterday. I don't feel like posting about that now, but I still need to go online and browse through that, especially before people get the invitations. SO MUCH TO DO!

The last few nights I have been waking up multiple times in the night ready to jump up to go work on some wedding something. Ben says I am kind of turning into a crazy person in just the last week. I was thinking it was my period, but it hasn't gone away... the mood swings have gotten better but the wedding stress has gotten worse. I hope this simmers down. I need another vacation. Forks, anyone? :)

Tomorrow we have our 60 day meeting from 9-4:30... I don't even know what we'll be doing so I have no idea how it could possibly last that long! I feel so unprepared! THEN, I have PE from 5-6:15 and that's like a 45 minute drive both ways. I have two free tickets to a screening of a movie that doesn't come out until March 20th, but we can pre-screen it for free at 7:30. I don't see any way I can do all of that... I'm thinking of skipping on PE, but I can only miss two & I already missed one when we got trapped in Seattle. Plus I WANT the exercise. I'm just gonna play it by ear tomorrow, but it's gonna be a long day I think.

Oh I need to do something about shoes. I HAVE to have my dress altered. I was there today and they wanted me to set up a time, but I can't b/c I don't friggin' have shoes. I told my mom to just order the $50 ones. I don't know if she did, I should ask tomorrow. I had planned on getting my good shoes once I found out what my tax return would be, but all those documents are at my mom's house and I keep forgeting to grab them. I guess if she hasn't ordered the $50 shoes then maybe tomorrow I'll have time. Besides, we just saved like $120 by getting Ben's tux free so that makes my shoes only like $65 to me, right? Riiiight?! haha

I miss my dad. I was just listening to the song I'd picked for me and my step-dad to dance to... (Heartland's I loved her First) and it makes me freaking BAWL and it's probably a bad idea. But it's just SUCH a sweet song. Any song I dance to for a father/daughter dance is gonna make me cry, so might as well put on some waterproof mascara and go out with a bang. Sitting here crying while that song played on youtube is what reminded me to 'take a break' and blog... but I guess crying isn't getting wedding stuff accomplished now, is it?

... weigh in day is tomorrow! Weight Less! WAYYYY LESS! haha, I'm lame.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

February 14th

Since I wind up posting at like midnight every night my posts are dated a day off. Anyway, today was the 'real' St. Valentine's day. I did good on points & got in more than enough water. I'm not in a blogging mood, but I wanted to say something so if anyone is reading you know I'm not slacking. We started addressing wedding invitations today, I got the guest list for the bridal shower to my maid of honor finally, and tomorrow after Mass Ben & I will be registering. Check check check! Did some crunches/push-ups and arm weights today... nothing serious in the exercise department. Still feeling good and on board! So is Ben! *pats ourselves on the back*

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Happy Shannontine's Day!

I'll keep this one short. Tomorrow night Ben is working so he wanted to go out for Valentine's day tonight. This year I don't really care about Valentine's day... I'd be happy spending some quality time at home with Ben. I don't want to spend money we shouldn't by going out to eat, and I don't want to go somewhere while counting points because that usually feels like money wasted... and I definitely am not about to stop counting points.

I got up, had a bowl of fiber one cereal for breakfast (4 points) and then didn't eat anything all through work because we were going to The Cheesecake Factory with my cousin and her boyfriend for dinner. I was irritable, as I have been all week and rushed to get ready. I wasn't thrilled about going and blowing on food... BUT I had a ton of daily points since I had hardly eaten anything all day (bad for me, I know!) plus all of my 35 flex points for the week. So I skipped the appetizer they ordered and ate a little over 1/4 of my burger, a couple fries, and then Ben and I split a slice of cheesecake that we didn't finish. So I feel like I did really good and still didn't feel deprived... but I think points-wise I didn't blow it altogether, which I'm happy about.

I also got in all of my water for today.

No exercise, unless having your legs waxed counts, haha.

Friday, February 13, 2009

I need to reign in Bridezilla

I am so ready for the mood swings that accompany my period to be done. I am feeling bat shit crazy these last few days. *sigh*

Today was rockin' for food and exercise! I ate --

egg beater & toast sandwich - 2
granola bar - 2
snack mix -2
spaghetti with meat sauce & garlic toast - 10
smart ones ice cream brownie thing - 4

got in enough water

had my P.E. class. I had a test in my class before that and was having a headache from hell and seriously contemplated just bailing on PE. But I wanted to be able to report back that I got in my exercise, and I did! It was one of those pounding make-you-naseous headaches too, so I'm really proud of myself. I did 30 minutes of strength training and then speed walked a little over 2 miles. I had worn my saucony's instead of my running shoes... and they're like a size and a half too big... and that was a mistake. Have I mentioned that the speed walking isn't on a track or treadmill? It's through a field... on like gravel/dirt/mud/sand. So it takes a lot more to propel yourself further... and then today I go doing it in shoes that are slipping off. I felt like I exerted more effort than normal.

... okay now that that's out of the way -- about my bridezilla coming out today. I blame it on my period. For reals.

I called one of the Stuart Weitzman stores in ATL today. I asked if they had the Lover, and they do -- in white & red. Ugh. The white is dyeable and she said she could still order it in a 7.5 because they don't carry half sizes in store. It's $325. They have a guy that dyes shoes for them so she said she'd call him for a quote and get back to me, which she did. It'll be $45 to dye the shoes. Now, if I had ordered them when I was in the other store before they could have friggin' ordered them in fuchsia... so my 'price shopping' is making this MORE AND MORE expensive. UGH!

So I'm still trying to figure, I can order them from zappos in black for $198. Could I have them bleached/stripped and THEN dye them fuchsia? That would still be cheaper. But I need to find a contact for someone who dyes shoes. What the hell would that be under in the phone book? *bangs head against wall*

So my mom calls in the height of my irritablity this evening (another long story) to tell me that the flower girl dress is in. GREAT! I didn't know she had ordered one. I had showed her several that I like... all with big fuchsia bows (that actually match my shoes!) and she didn't get one of those. BUT she did go to Michael's and bought a fuchsia sash. So, we'll see how that looks. Here's what I was wanting something similar to - (which I found on ebay for $40)



ANYWAY, so my mom's on the phone & I tell her about the shoes. She handed her credit card over when I could order them for $225 (they weren't in my size) so I was really hoping for some kind of deal here. Some kind of... I'll pay the $225 I said I would before but you get the rest, or just a "clearly there are no other shoes with faces and you NEED these so I'll buy them" kind of deal. haha. I tell her what happened on the phone and there's just silence. So I keep talking...I explain that it's like, these shoes or I go barefoot. I'm literally on the verge of throwing a tantrum with my feet kicking on the floor like a big two year old... it's ridiculous. Wanting such expensive shoes is so out of character for me and now this?! What has happened to me!? Then she's like "yeah, cause barefoot will just look great" and I say nothing... she says nothing... and I'm just like "OKAY BYE." and get off the phone. Ugh, I am so moody -- I hate this! So then she calls back a few minutes later and is like "I'll pay half. Order them." and I am like "okay bye." haha. I'm still not happy. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME!? So Ben comes home and I start to go into it... and he has no idea what I'm talking about. Somehow, in the wonderful world of Groom-Land, he's missed out on the last two months of my relationship with these shoes. I'm a little hurt, to be honest. haha. I show him the shoes (and the knock offs posted in the previous blog) and he says we should get the knock offs & if I don't like them then order the good ones. He says we can sell them on ebay later. I don't want the knock-offs AND I don't want to sell the Lovers back online afterwards. *stamps feet* haha. Nothing could shake that mood I was in.

So tomorrow I think I will file my taxes and then probably buy the shoes and then pay to have them dyed. I think. I know as soon as I do there will be some glorious other option to get them cheaper. Stuart Weitzman keeps telling me I have 30 days to bring them back... but I guess not after they're dyed. Eh, what can you do.

I now look forward to being married for a new reason -- because I can rid myself of Bridezilla. I seriously cannot believe I MUST HAVE such expensive shoes. $185 for shoes is insane... and that's my HALF of them. Wow. I've totally lost it.

Oh, and I'm going to repost the shoes... cause you know you wanna see em again :D

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Day two is gold & there's no looking back!

I had another great day today! Ben is back on board weight watchers as well (not sure if I'd mentioned that) so that's really helpful & we're both doing well!

Today I ate --

fiber one cereal (the new raisin brand one is REALLY good! and 11g fiber in 1 cup! woo!) with FF milk - 4 points
granola bar - 2
snack mix - 2
chicken pita - 6
toast - 2
pretzels - 2
andes mint - 1 haha

I drank wayyyy more than 64+ ounces today. Getting back into my water feels SO GOOD!

... so work is getting hard. I could seriously eat pizza every day. I WILL NOT CAVE and binge and not count it. If I eat pizza that isn't like a frozen meal or at home thing, I can control myself and spend my flexies. But it sucks being at work making it, smelling it, having it in my car, and seriously... my mouth literally WATERS looking at it. I was sitting in the carry-out area today and on every inch of space we have some kind of food photo. It is a very delicious area to be in. haha. So that's something to keep in mind as a struggle, and remind myself to always have snack food so I don't eat something not worth it just because I'm hungry.

I didn't exercise today aside from some crunches and free weights. I'm actually kind of sore from the weight lifting on Tuesday, and I just didn't even consider doing cardio because I hate it. Whoops! haha.

When I got off work tonight I drove out to Douglasville to take my new rings to Jareds to be re-sized. Yes, I said new rings. Yes, I got ANOTHER engagement ring. Yes, it's my fourth. SHUT UP. haha. But now the problem is officially solved because I have a MATCHING BAND! So now no more stupid ring shopping. Check that off the list! Booyah! I can pick them up tomorrow after four! YAY!

here's a couple quick snapshots Ben took... you should see them in person, better than anything I could ever imagine. My future husband never fails to amaze and spoil me! :)



HE.WENT.TO.JARED!!!! (do you guys have that commercial? lol)