They made their nest at the corner of the ceiling of her doorway. They are very cute but they make quite a mess down below :)
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Caroline's new house guest
They made their nest at the corner of the ceiling of her doorway. They are very cute but they make quite a mess down below :)
Saturday, July 30, 2011
The place we decided NOT to get married at :)
I am going to try to keep the visuals of the wedding and what we choose a surprise so that when I post the wedding pictures you will all be shocked and those that are coming to the wedding will be surprised when you walk in. However I can show you what we did not choose :)
Pine Lakes
This is a very popular wedding location and golf course. A LOT of brides get married here. It is gorgeous but mostly due to Myrtle Beach taxes it cost 10k more then the venue we chose. The alcohol didn't help, if we took the alcohol it would be about 2k more then the venue we chose. There are pros and cons of every site and while this definitely is pretty...we would have to pay a lot more to give up on stuff. Plus the lay out is a little weird. The way our wedding would go we would be divided between rooms. It is also VERY formal. Our wedding will be formal but not Pine Lakes formal.
We shall start the tour from where the Bride gets ready:
It is small but enough space for about 4 bridesmaids and the bride to get ready. Not sure what you would do if you had more bridesmaids then 4.
This is where the guests would walk through. They actually walk through this and the ball room to get to the wedding venue.
The above pictures are where we could get married. we could get married facing the golf house or the "garden" with the red trees. To the left if your looking at the garden or to the right of the house if your looking at the house is the pool for members. We would have had to plan our wedding so that the pool would be closed so we wouldn't have the noise from it being a distraction.
The ball room is very pretty. I love the blue and yellow together but I could see those colors clashing with certain colors of bridesmaids dresses. There was a wedding the night before and in this wedding they had a small enough guest list to fit in the larger part of the ball room and had a buffet so the buffet went into the smaller part. In this case, it would work well but I will be having a plated meal and my guest list won't fit in just one room so they will be separated from each other. The ball rooms are separated. There are 2 large doors that would remain open but there are walls rather then having it be more of an open floor plan.You can see what I mean in the first picture. The room to the left is the large ball room and the wall and door you see on the right is the smaller portion. Pretty but I don't want the guests that end up back there feeling like they are separate from the guests in the larger ball room.
So while it is very pretty and a lot of brides have had amazing weddings there, that is why we chose not to get married at Pine Lakes on top of the cost.
Pine Lakes
This is a very popular wedding location and golf course. A LOT of brides get married here. It is gorgeous but mostly due to Myrtle Beach taxes it cost 10k more then the venue we chose. The alcohol didn't help, if we took the alcohol it would be about 2k more then the venue we chose. There are pros and cons of every site and while this definitely is pretty...we would have to pay a lot more to give up on stuff. Plus the lay out is a little weird. The way our wedding would go we would be divided between rooms. It is also VERY formal. Our wedding will be formal but not Pine Lakes formal.
We shall start the tour from where the Bride gets ready:
This is where the guests would walk through. They actually walk through this and the ball room to get to the wedding venue.
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| This is part of Ballroom but also how the guests get from the "lobby" to the outside wedding part |
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| One half of the ballroom |
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| The other half |
So while it is very pretty and a lot of brides have had amazing weddings there, that is why we chose not to get married at Pine Lakes on top of the cost.
Friday, July 29, 2011
August's Grocery List
Here is August's grocery list....it actually shouldn't be that bad...
August's Grocery List 2011
English Muffins
Sub Rolls
Crusty Bread
Dish Detergent
Tomato Paste
Molasses
Potatoes
Frozen Peas
Frozen Carrots
16 ounce bag of frozen hash browns
Garlic
Capers
Red Onion
4 Onion
3 red peppers
Tomatoes
Provolone
2 Cheddar cheese
Parmesan Cheese
6 ounces Gruyere
Manwich
Chili
1 16 ounce can of whole kernel corn
1 15 ounce can creamed corn
Tuna
Bacon
Heavy Cream
Half and Half
Butter
Sour cream
Eggs
Pasta Sauce
Steak Sauce
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Augusts' Menu
Well we did end up having to go back to the store for a few things in July. I can't remember exactly what but it brought us technically a few dollars over June's meals cost.
Here is August's menu. I really tried to use things we already had in the house. In one of July's trips to get what we forgot we ended up buying two pizzas and getting a box of ready made cookies, a box of perogi's, a box of cheesy garlic bread and a Tyson Anytizer for free. We have already eaten one pizza, the cookies and the cheesy bread. We have also run out of my breakfast food and I have decided that even getting it at Costco..it is just too expensive so I am going to try to find cheaper options. Hopefully my efforts will work even though we have to restock some pantry items.
Here is August's menu. I really tried to use things we already had in the house. In one of July's trips to get what we forgot we ended up buying two pizzas and getting a box of ready made cookies, a box of perogi's, a box of cheesy garlic bread and a Tyson Anytizer for free. We have already eaten one pizza, the cookies and the cheesy bread. We have also run out of my breakfast food and I have decided that even getting it at Costco..it is just too expensive so I am going to try to find cheaper options. Hopefully my efforts will work even though we have to restock some pantry items.
August 2011 Menu
Monday, August 1st: Shephards Pie
Tuesday, August 2nd: Stove Top Chicken
Wednesday, August 3rd: Fend
Thursday. August 4th: Chicken Dijon
Friday, August 5th: Emeril's Tuna Melts
Saturday, August 6th: Out
Sunday, August 7th: RAH @ Carolines, BMC Fend
Monday, August 8th: Mexican Lasagna
Tuesday, August 9th: Pizza
Wednesday, August 10th: Fend
Thursday, August 11th: Perogi's
Friday, August 12th: Zucchini/Sausage Lasagna
Saturday, August 13th: Out
Sunday, August 14th: RAH @ Carolines, BMC Fend
Monday, August 15th: Spaghetti Carbonara
Tuesday, August 16th: Meatloaf
Wednesday, August 17th: Fend
Thursday, August 18th: Mahi Mahi
Friday, August 19th: Spanish Chicken with Rice (4 breasts)
Saturday, August 20th: Out
Sunday, August 21st: RAH @ Carolines, BMC Fend
Monday, August 22nd: Slow Cooker Potato and Double Corn Chowder
Tuesday, August 23rd: Oven Honey Chicken
Wednesday, August 24th: Fend
Thursday, August 25th: Salmon Cakes
Friday, August 26th: Meatball Subs
Saturday, August 27th: Out
Sunday, August 28th: RAH @ Carolines, BMC Fend
Monday, August 29th: Cheeseburgers
Tuesday, August 30th: Tuna Helper Casserole
Wednesday, August 31st: Fend
I will post the corresponding grocery list tomorrow hopefully. After it is officially August I will post how July's menu went. As always, if you want any recipes let me know though I don't there are any new ones here....
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Overwhelmed
I have been feeling very overwhelmed lately. And no, I do not feel that it is just the wedding though maybe I am just not seeing it.
I get home from work any time between 5:45 and 6:15. I have emails to read and send (this is mostly due to the wedding), blogs posts to read, have to make dinner, shower since I work out twice a day, and still hang out with Brian.
I do get everything done but Brian has been spending a lot of time playing his games as the first hour and a half I am home I am dealing with emails. He tries to talk to me and all I can manage is "huh? hold on....trying to get this done" and then later have no clue what he was trying to tell me. After I get done with the emails I start dinner. Dishes has been lacking this week and Brian has now only started to do them after they were literally falling out of the sink and off the counter. I wish he could help more with the dishes...all he does is play games after work. (If I weren't doing emails he would be hanging with me)
While dinner is cooking/after we have eaten I try to catch up on my blogs. This is fun and I enjoy reading them all and refuse to stop but by the time I am finished it is about 8:30 and Brian and I still haven't had much time together. We have about time for one tv show and then it is time to go to bed. It is then when I actually get to grab a shower. Whatever I don't finish I do the next morning after I pack our lunches for the day.
Each day is like this.....never feeling like I have a moment and never feeling like I have accomplished anything. And if you know me...then you know I need to feel like I have accomplished something. I haven't even found a moment to take the nail polish off my hands from my manicure and it desperately needs to be taken off.
A fellow blogger posted about having a life planner...where she writes down what she needs to do each day, what she needs to do that month/year, a place with her grocery list and menu, a place for the recipes she is using and other various things which I wouldn't need. It is something that just helps keep everything organized and something that I could check off each day and feel like I have done something. I might have to find something like that for me.
The weekends are busy but there is a bit more of a breather because I can check my email periodically so I don't have 40 emails to go through at the end of the day. I am enjoying what I am doing but just missing the downtime. It also doesn't help that I am pretty tired from the work day and working out twice a day on top of it.
I get home from work any time between 5:45 and 6:15. I have emails to read and send (this is mostly due to the wedding), blogs posts to read, have to make dinner, shower since I work out twice a day, and still hang out with Brian.
I do get everything done but Brian has been spending a lot of time playing his games as the first hour and a half I am home I am dealing with emails. He tries to talk to me and all I can manage is "huh? hold on....trying to get this done" and then later have no clue what he was trying to tell me. After I get done with the emails I start dinner. Dishes has been lacking this week and Brian has now only started to do them after they were literally falling out of the sink and off the counter. I wish he could help more with the dishes...all he does is play games after work. (If I weren't doing emails he would be hanging with me)
While dinner is cooking/after we have eaten I try to catch up on my blogs. This is fun and I enjoy reading them all and refuse to stop but by the time I am finished it is about 8:30 and Brian and I still haven't had much time together. We have about time for one tv show and then it is time to go to bed. It is then when I actually get to grab a shower. Whatever I don't finish I do the next morning after I pack our lunches for the day.
Each day is like this.....never feeling like I have a moment and never feeling like I have accomplished anything. And if you know me...then you know I need to feel like I have accomplished something. I haven't even found a moment to take the nail polish off my hands from my manicure and it desperately needs to be taken off.
A fellow blogger posted about having a life planner...where she writes down what she needs to do each day, what she needs to do that month/year, a place with her grocery list and menu, a place for the recipes she is using and other various things which I wouldn't need. It is something that just helps keep everything organized and something that I could check off each day and feel like I have done something. I might have to find something like that for me.
The weekends are busy but there is a bit more of a breather because I can check my email periodically so I don't have 40 emails to go through at the end of the day. I am enjoying what I am doing but just missing the downtime. It also doesn't help that I am pretty tired from the work day and working out twice a day on top of it.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
An update on the wedding :)
Today Brian and I are going to try and get the cupcakes to taste test. I will leave 4 here and bring the rest to Caroline's. Hopefully they are open with a good variety :)
Yesterday we dropped off the contract at Wachesaw so I am very excited about that as well. Today Caroline and maybe her daughter are going to come with me to meet with a possible photographer. He is a bit expensive though and while I want professional photo's I don't really want to spend 2k on them. My trainer at work knows a girl who does weddings so she is going to get me her name. Hopefully a) her pictures are good and b) she is less expensive.
The hotel rooms have been put on hold and the guests only have until December 1st to get the rooms booked so that puts the rush on save-the-dates so that everyone has enough time. I have traditionally thought the hotel info went with the invitations which means the invitations would need to be sent out before October and that would be only 2 weeks or so after the save-the dates. My trainer suggested sending the hotel info with the save the dates and my co-worker said that is how she did it and it worked wonderfully.
Now I just have to wait for my group sales director at the hotel to tell me how I should let the guests know how to book the rooms. It is a bit of a complicated set up....half of the people will be combining and have set rooms and the other half will book on their own within the block. The fear is that someone who is supposed to combine will end up in a single room and someone who isn't supposed to combine will end up in one of the larger units. Everyone who is combining knows they are and will be reminded before the save the date cards get sent out. What I do know is that everyone who is combining will get a special insert in their save the dates along with the typical hotel-info. What that insert and hotel info says, I will leave for the group sales director to advise on. I know how complicated and easily this can get messed up if people call in saying the wrong thing or not saying enough as I worked there and handled these calls so I definitely want my wedding to go smoother and easier for the Front Desk staff to handle because we are expecting about 60 people calling in which can be a lot for the hotel.
We are still deciding on what to do Friday night. Right now, if the cost is right, we are thinking of doing dinner at the hotel at about 6:30 after a quick rehearsal either at Wachesaw or outside where we would get married at the hotel if we got married there. After dinner we would have a couple activities for people to do so that everyone can get to know everyone. That is the current idea :)
Next week I hope to meet with the DJ. The second DJ finally emailed me back but didn't really answer any questions so I hope the first DJ who responded and was just so helpful is just as wonderful as he seems to be. It would be nice to get that checked off the list.
Yesterday we dropped off the contract at Wachesaw so I am very excited about that as well. Today Caroline and maybe her daughter are going to come with me to meet with a possible photographer. He is a bit expensive though and while I want professional photo's I don't really want to spend 2k on them. My trainer at work knows a girl who does weddings so she is going to get me her name. Hopefully a) her pictures are good and b) she is less expensive.
The hotel rooms have been put on hold and the guests only have until December 1st to get the rooms booked so that puts the rush on save-the-dates so that everyone has enough time. I have traditionally thought the hotel info went with the invitations which means the invitations would need to be sent out before October and that would be only 2 weeks or so after the save-the dates. My trainer suggested sending the hotel info with the save the dates and my co-worker said that is how she did it and it worked wonderfully.
Now I just have to wait for my group sales director at the hotel to tell me how I should let the guests know how to book the rooms. It is a bit of a complicated set up....half of the people will be combining and have set rooms and the other half will book on their own within the block. The fear is that someone who is supposed to combine will end up in a single room and someone who isn't supposed to combine will end up in one of the larger units. Everyone who is combining knows they are and will be reminded before the save the date cards get sent out. What I do know is that everyone who is combining will get a special insert in their save the dates along with the typical hotel-info. What that insert and hotel info says, I will leave for the group sales director to advise on. I know how complicated and easily this can get messed up if people call in saying the wrong thing or not saying enough as I worked there and handled these calls so I definitely want my wedding to go smoother and easier for the Front Desk staff to handle because we are expecting about 60 people calling in which can be a lot for the hotel.
We are still deciding on what to do Friday night. Right now, if the cost is right, we are thinking of doing dinner at the hotel at about 6:30 after a quick rehearsal either at Wachesaw or outside where we would get married at the hotel if we got married there. After dinner we would have a couple activities for people to do so that everyone can get to know everyone. That is the current idea :)
Next week I hope to meet with the DJ. The second DJ finally emailed me back but didn't really answer any questions so I hope the first DJ who responded and was just so helpful is just as wonderful as he seems to be. It would be nice to get that checked off the list.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Week of fitness #2
My second week at the gym was a lot of fun! The days continue to fly by and I love all the girls that go to the gym. They are all so nice and funny! I work with a lot of funny people! Zumba on Tuesday night was cancelled but they added a stations class which was a lot of fun as well. I love my schedule and hope Augusts schedule of classes is just as much fun :)
Even though it has only been two weeks there have been some changes already with my body. As I mentioned before my back is back...haha! My calves are almost back where they used to be and from my waist up I have already slimmed down. The newest thing is that my shoulders are back. My arms are getting there but they won't be back to exactly where they were when I was doing gymnastics because of course I am not flying around bars. My arms may actually come back different as I am doing different exercises.
I can't wait for Monday to do it all over again! August 1st I will be taking pictures and I will start there for my progress reports. SO much fun!
Even though it has only been two weeks there have been some changes already with my body. As I mentioned before my back is back...haha! My calves are almost back where they used to be and from my waist up I have already slimmed down. The newest thing is that my shoulders are back. My arms are getting there but they won't be back to exactly where they were when I was doing gymnastics because of course I am not flying around bars. My arms may actually come back different as I am doing different exercises.
I can't wait for Monday to do it all over again! August 1st I will be taking pictures and I will start there for my progress reports. SO much fun!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
A quick food update ...
before I jet off to work.
We are going to hit it even this month comparing it to June. Remember when I said we were $30 under what what we spent on June (not counting Costco as we don't know which month to include it in)? Well of course I forgot a few things on the list, one thing on the list wasn't at the store we went too and we had friends over and needed to pick up stuff for mashed potatoes so we have spent the $30 that we had "saved" and are now even with June. Still not too bad of a start.
In the next couple of days I will be planning August's schedule. Can you believe it is almost August already????
We are going to hit it even this month comparing it to June. Remember when I said we were $30 under what what we spent on June (not counting Costco as we don't know which month to include it in)? Well of course I forgot a few things on the list, one thing on the list wasn't at the store we went too and we had friends over and needed to pick up stuff for mashed potatoes so we have spent the $30 that we had "saved" and are now even with June. Still not too bad of a start.
In the next couple of days I will be planning August's schedule. Can you believe it is almost August already????
Sunday, July 17, 2011
What a productive weekend!
My mom came in yesterday afternoon at about 1:30pm and we had a great lunch at one of our favorite restaurants Maggie D's. After that we went to look at Pine Lakes which was another venue we were looking at. We had found out the night before that it would cost 10k more then the first venue I found. We did not think it would work but I wanted to Mom to see the first venue before we made a decision. After Pine Lakes we dropped Brian off and Mom and I went off on our own.
We saw the wedding bands and add mine to Brian's wishlist account so that when we are ready to buy it and it is no longer in the store they can order it for us. We did not put Brian's on because he is still deciding between two. After that we went to go try and get cupcakes for dessert at Carolines'. I have decided that an actual cake is just too expensive so we are going to do a small two-tier cake so I can freeze the top layer for a year and cut the bottom layer. For the guests we are going to do cupcakes. I believe I have found a place to supply them. It is owned by a local family and is newly opened but they seem like they do a good job. They were closed by the time we got there (Once they run out of cupcakes they close) so we had to find a cake to bring to dinner but we could see some of the cupcakes through the window that were on display and they look good! Next Saturday I am going to go in the morning when they first open to grab a couple. Hopefully they are as good to eat as they look! I figure this way we have more flexibility with yummy flavors and it might be more fun. Based on the price on the menu this cupcake place still makes it very affordable even without a wedding package. I am excited to try them out and ask questions. After the disappointment of the cupcakes we went and got myself a manicure. My mom has been dying to get me one for three years and it finally worked out! They lady did a very nice job and the color is a bright peachy color which will go well with all of my work outfits so I won't clash.
After our excursion we went to pick up Brian, find a cake and head to Carolines' for dinner. Caroline made a wonderful dinner as always and we stayed way to late but it was so much fun! Caroline and her daughter Blair (who I have worked with at the Retail store and known since) gave me a wonderful book to help keep me organized and to give me a timeline which will help me figure out what I need to stress over when and not to stress over things I don't need to. They also gave me "Real Simple Weddings". That magazine is fabulous! I figured out what colors I want (Royal purple, baby blue and a darker blue) which was one of my biggest concerns as I didn't have ANY idea as I always imagined a fall wedding and fall colors don't work in the Spring.
Today, Sunday, Caroline, Blair, Brian, my Mom and I met at Brian's and my possible house. Caroline had seen it before but it was Blair's and my Mom's first time. I also walked them around the lot. They loved it! After the house we stopped to get bagels and then Brian got pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. We were already running a bit late and that just made us later which only made us later for our next appointment. We were due at Wachesaw Plantation at 9:30am and we didn't get there until 10am. Wachesaw is the first venue I found thanks to Caroline and I was excited to show it to Mom. It was in our price range as it turns out and everyone loved it. My Mom was very pleased and excited. We have held the the venue unofficially so I can get confirmation from the hotel that I can still get the hotel rooms that we need and want. After the venue we drove to Broadway, took ridiculous pictures, dropped Caroline off and went to eat before my Mom flew home.
Our wedding date is March 3rd, 2012 and I am so excited! I have emailed my hotel asking to put the rooms on hold officially and letting them I know I have the venue on hold until I get confirmation from them that I have the rooms that I need. I am going to email the photographer I found and ask for a meeting, I am going to email the cup cake people and ask what they normally due/charge, etc (this is a bit early but I am excited!), and ask to meet with the musician. I am hoping Caroline can come with me as Brian has done his duty in all this.
We are 9 months out of the wedding. According to the book my first steps are:
-Plan get-together for families to meet, celebrate and discuss wedding plans. (outside of Brians' family we did that this weekend)
-Announce engagement in newspapers (haven't done it, should we do it?)
-Discuss budget (done)
-Select date (done, 03.03.12)
-Go for engagement photograph sitting
-Hire wedding consultant (don't need)
-Choose and ask attendants (chosen 4 now need to get a 4th groomsman for Brian so I can ask)
-Put together guest list-(Done but I am sure we will continue to add a few people)
-Book site for Ceremony (Done)
-Book Site for reception (Done)
-Book Officient
-Book Caterer (Done...reception hall is taking care of that)
-Book Musicians (Don't need, no musicians)
-Book DJ
-Order dress and veil/headpiece
In August/September I am hope to have everything taken care of from this list and move on to the 6-9 months list which I will describe then. I think I will end up having most of it done before then coincidentally but I am pleased that this book says I don't need to send out save-the-date cards so early. Everyone who needs to make travel plans knows so the save-the date will act as a reminder. Plus it gives me time to actually get engagement pictures. By my count I have until October to get to the 4-6 months list which is going to be plenty. I love having a schedule :)
We saw the wedding bands and add mine to Brian's wishlist account so that when we are ready to buy it and it is no longer in the store they can order it for us. We did not put Brian's on because he is still deciding between two. After that we went to go try and get cupcakes for dessert at Carolines'. I have decided that an actual cake is just too expensive so we are going to do a small two-tier cake so I can freeze the top layer for a year and cut the bottom layer. For the guests we are going to do cupcakes. I believe I have found a place to supply them. It is owned by a local family and is newly opened but they seem like they do a good job. They were closed by the time we got there (Once they run out of cupcakes they close) so we had to find a cake to bring to dinner but we could see some of the cupcakes through the window that were on display and they look good! Next Saturday I am going to go in the morning when they first open to grab a couple. Hopefully they are as good to eat as they look! I figure this way we have more flexibility with yummy flavors and it might be more fun. Based on the price on the menu this cupcake place still makes it very affordable even without a wedding package. I am excited to try them out and ask questions. After the disappointment of the cupcakes we went and got myself a manicure. My mom has been dying to get me one for three years and it finally worked out! They lady did a very nice job and the color is a bright peachy color which will go well with all of my work outfits so I won't clash.
After our excursion we went to pick up Brian, find a cake and head to Carolines' for dinner. Caroline made a wonderful dinner as always and we stayed way to late but it was so much fun! Caroline and her daughter Blair (who I have worked with at the Retail store and known since) gave me a wonderful book to help keep me organized and to give me a timeline which will help me figure out what I need to stress over when and not to stress over things I don't need to. They also gave me "Real Simple Weddings". That magazine is fabulous! I figured out what colors I want (Royal purple, baby blue and a darker blue) which was one of my biggest concerns as I didn't have ANY idea as I always imagined a fall wedding and fall colors don't work in the Spring.
Today, Sunday, Caroline, Blair, Brian, my Mom and I met at Brian's and my possible house. Caroline had seen it before but it was Blair's and my Mom's first time. I also walked them around the lot. They loved it! After the house we stopped to get bagels and then Brian got pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. We were already running a bit late and that just made us later which only made us later for our next appointment. We were due at Wachesaw Plantation at 9:30am and we didn't get there until 10am. Wachesaw is the first venue I found thanks to Caroline and I was excited to show it to Mom. It was in our price range as it turns out and everyone loved it. My Mom was very pleased and excited. We have held the the venue unofficially so I can get confirmation from the hotel that I can still get the hotel rooms that we need and want. After the venue we drove to Broadway, took ridiculous pictures, dropped Caroline off and went to eat before my Mom flew home.
Our wedding date is March 3rd, 2012 and I am so excited! I have emailed my hotel asking to put the rooms on hold officially and letting them I know I have the venue on hold until I get confirmation from them that I have the rooms that I need. I am going to email the photographer I found and ask for a meeting, I am going to email the cup cake people and ask what they normally due/charge, etc (this is a bit early but I am excited!), and ask to meet with the musician. I am hoping Caroline can come with me as Brian has done his duty in all this.
We are 9 months out of the wedding. According to the book my first steps are:
-Plan get-together for families to meet, celebrate and discuss wedding plans. (outside of Brians' family we did that this weekend)
-Announce engagement in newspapers (haven't done it, should we do it?)
-Discuss budget (done)
-Select date (done, 03.03.12)
-Go for engagement photograph sitting
-Hire wedding consultant (don't need)
-Choose and ask attendants (chosen 4 now need to get a 4th groomsman for Brian so I can ask)
-Put together guest list-(Done but I am sure we will continue to add a few people)
-Book site for Ceremony (Done)
-Book Site for reception (Done)
-Book Officient
-Book Caterer (Done...reception hall is taking care of that)
-Book Musicians (Don't need, no musicians)
-Book DJ
-Order dress and veil/headpiece
In August/September I am hope to have everything taken care of from this list and move on to the 6-9 months list which I will describe then. I think I will end up having most of it done before then coincidentally but I am pleased that this book says I don't need to send out save-the-date cards so early. Everyone who needs to make travel plans knows so the save-the date will act as a reminder. Plus it gives me time to actually get engagement pictures. By my count I have until October to get to the 4-6 months list which is going to be plenty. I love having a schedule :)
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Fitness Center
The fitness center is so much fun! I have really enjoyed doing it this week! I have realized it helps break up the day. Yesterday was the only time I didn't do anything at lunch time and the day seemed to drag compared to the other days. The week has also gone by so fast too! While others were praying for 5pm Friday (I was a bit too but that was because Mommy is coming today) I was fine.
I stuck to my schedule and decided that that is not enough. There are just too many fun classes and I want to take them all! Considering I haven't worked out in 6 months I am not sore at all. There are some specific points that are sore for my arms and if I am sitting for a while it is a bit sore to stand but that is all. Muscle Memory is also an amazing thing. My shoulders are coming back, my back is back to where it was, my abs have flattened more then the classes have made them, my bottom is almost back and my arms are almost back. It is pretty cool. I still have a ways too go but it is cool how fast your muscles regroup.
My new schedule:
Monday: 12:05-12:35 Circuit City
12:35-12:45 Abs
5:00-5:30 Elliptical
Tuesday: 12:05-12:35 Sassy Step
12:35-12:45 Stretch
5:15-6:00 Zumba
Wednesdays: 12:05-12:35 Strike (found out that this is kick boxing)
12:35-12:45 Abs
5:00-5:30 Elliptical
Thursdays: 12:05-12:45 Zumba
5:15-5:45 Abs
Fridays: 12:05-12:45 Triple Threat
5:00-5:30 Elliptical
I accidentally left my written out schedule at work so this is what I could remember. The only one I am not sure on is Friday's Triple Threat class. I know that class starts at 12:05 but I don't know if it ends at 12:35 and another class starts at 12:35 or if it does end at 12:45 or even ends as 12:35 and there is no other class. Either way I am there until the class(es) end or 12:45.
How do I work food? Well I have enough time to eat a Nutri Grain bar between the class ends and me getting back to work so I eat that. I eat lunch in my afternoon break like I eat breakfast in my morning break.
The classes are so much fun! I love all the teachers and my "class mates" are a hoot. So far it is the same people over and over which is great. I LOVE zumba! It is a complete blast!
I know this can sound like a lot but it really isn't. A lot of people get to move around during the day. I am used to moving around during the day. When I was working retail I was running around during the day and then I started working at the hotel where I more or less paced around and rarely had to run up 14 flights to catch a guest before they got to a room (yes me running up those flights of stairs can be faster then an elevator in the summer). I was also standing a lot. Well that burns more calories then you realize and I am literally going to be tied to a computer and phone. This is completely fine but on top of a normal workout I would have to do to maintain/lower my current weight/size I have to do more to make up for the movement I am not doing during work. I do not want to end up with "secretary's hips" and so this is my attack. It is also a lot of fun so it doesn't seem like work. I feel better, I am sleeping better, time is moving better so I am not stuck. All this work is definitely worth it.
Right now I work 8-5 with a 12pm lunch but after training my schedule may change. I hope I keep my 12pm lunch as that is when all the classes are. My manager has seen me go to the gym during my lunch breaks and she seems pretty flexible/reasonable within reason so maybe when the time comes if my lunch breaks change I can talk with her and work something out or maybe switch lunches with someone. That is a ways away but the only downside I know of so I am not doing that badly :)
I stuck to my schedule and decided that that is not enough. There are just too many fun classes and I want to take them all! Considering I haven't worked out in 6 months I am not sore at all. There are some specific points that are sore for my arms and if I am sitting for a while it is a bit sore to stand but that is all. Muscle Memory is also an amazing thing. My shoulders are coming back, my back is back to where it was, my abs have flattened more then the classes have made them, my bottom is almost back and my arms are almost back. It is pretty cool. I still have a ways too go but it is cool how fast your muscles regroup.
My new schedule:
Monday: 12:05-12:35 Circuit City
12:35-12:45 Abs
5:00-5:30 Elliptical
Tuesday: 12:05-12:35 Sassy Step
12:35-12:45 Stretch
5:15-6:00 Zumba
Wednesdays: 12:05-12:35 Strike (found out that this is kick boxing)
12:35-12:45 Abs
5:00-5:30 Elliptical
Thursdays: 12:05-12:45 Zumba
5:15-5:45 Abs
Fridays: 12:05-12:45 Triple Threat
5:00-5:30 Elliptical
I accidentally left my written out schedule at work so this is what I could remember. The only one I am not sure on is Friday's Triple Threat class. I know that class starts at 12:05 but I don't know if it ends at 12:35 and another class starts at 12:35 or if it does end at 12:45 or even ends as 12:35 and there is no other class. Either way I am there until the class(es) end or 12:45.
How do I work food? Well I have enough time to eat a Nutri Grain bar between the class ends and me getting back to work so I eat that. I eat lunch in my afternoon break like I eat breakfast in my morning break.
The classes are so much fun! I love all the teachers and my "class mates" are a hoot. So far it is the same people over and over which is great. I LOVE zumba! It is a complete blast!
I know this can sound like a lot but it really isn't. A lot of people get to move around during the day. I am used to moving around during the day. When I was working retail I was running around during the day and then I started working at the hotel where I more or less paced around and rarely had to run up 14 flights to catch a guest before they got to a room (yes me running up those flights of stairs can be faster then an elevator in the summer). I was also standing a lot. Well that burns more calories then you realize and I am literally going to be tied to a computer and phone. This is completely fine but on top of a normal workout I would have to do to maintain/lower my current weight/size I have to do more to make up for the movement I am not doing during work. I do not want to end up with "secretary's hips" and so this is my attack. It is also a lot of fun so it doesn't seem like work. I feel better, I am sleeping better, time is moving better so I am not stuck. All this work is definitely worth it.
Right now I work 8-5 with a 12pm lunch but after training my schedule may change. I hope I keep my 12pm lunch as that is when all the classes are. My manager has seen me go to the gym during my lunch breaks and she seems pretty flexible/reasonable within reason so maybe when the time comes if my lunch breaks change I can talk with her and work something out or maybe switch lunches with someone. That is a ways away but the only downside I know of so I am not doing that badly :)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
I had a play date on Sunday!
And Brian should be very very jealous! This cutie came to play! As usual I took way too many pictures and now can't decide which to not post...so I posted them all!
I am so thankful for Jenn for bringing him over! It was great seeing her and I had a blast chasing this little man around!
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| I am 9 months old! |
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| Not quite walking yet... |
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| I think this is one of my favorite pictures of myself... |
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| mmmm lunch! |
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| ooo bottle! |
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| Keep in mind that he has just eaten 8 ounces of baby food.... |
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| Much better! |
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| Playing with my yellow duck! |
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| We found Baby! (my doll from when I was a toddler) |
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| This is out of order.... |
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| I can stand on my own! |
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| Someone is worn out! |
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| Night Night! |
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
My new workout schedule
Over the past two years I have started becoming more interested in being healthy. It started slowly at first (once I got as small as I could for Alyssa's wedding I kind of plateaued and it took me a while to get the motivation) but the ball definitely started rolling.
Brian and I completely re-did what we ate and what we had lying around the house. If we don't buy it we can't eat it. I started going to Curves and did Gymnastics at the same time for about a year or so. I can't remember exactly but in that year I lost 20 inches and 18lbs and ended up at 160 lbs. I am a solid girl so I will never be 120 (if I do, someone please call an ambulance) but I was doing pretty well at 160. A lot of it was muscle thanks to gymnastics. But all that work was hard and tiring. Between the hotel picking up and the late night gymnastics classes, I got burnt out and stopped knowing that I would at some point have to start doing something again. This was in December of this year.
Between December and about April I kept looking at local gyms but they were all so expensive! I tried to do another shocking activity (I like to do activities that no one would expect from me hence the gymnastics) but there really wasn't one. Then I got hired at the current company where they have a gym basically free of use to the employees and $20 a month for spouses. The fitness center is great! They have 4 treadmills, 1 stair climber, 3 bikes, 3 treadmills, free weights, a machine that allows you to do several exercises using weights (Brian and I can't think of the technical name) and a glider (supposed to be just as affective as an elliptical and treadmill but even easier on the joints). They also have a room for classes that you can use yourself if there isn't a class in the room. I am very pleased with it and Brian is thinking about joining. I was very excited about this opportunity because I knew that I could partake in it and keep up with it!
I have done very well keeping up the good eating habits since December. I am absolutely not as toned as I once was but my stomach remained flat which I don't think has ever happened. I have also only gained 6 lbs which I think is amazing. I don't have that far to go to get back to where I was 6 months ago.
Here is my schedule for July:
Monday: 12:35-12:45 ABSolutely (a quick class on my lunch break focusing on abs of course :)
5:00-5:30 Elliptical (my cardio for the day)
Tuesday: 12:35-12:45 S.T.R.E.T.C.H (a class for stretching so I can stay limber)
5:15-6:00 Zumba (SO excited for this one)
Wednesday: 12:05-12:35 Strike (no idea what this class is about but I thought I would try it)
5:00-5:30 Elliptical (mmm cardio)
Thursday: 12:05-12:35 Elliptical (cardio is good)
5:15-5:45 Ablab (Another Ab class)
Friday: 5:00-5:45 Elliptical (one thing as it is a Friday and my reward)
Each month the classes change which will help keep things new and fresh. I plan to do as many classes as I can. I am fine doing them in my lunch break as long as I can still eat lunch. I will do the elliptical when I am not doing a class like this but the days could change depending on the new class schedule.
I started today and I feel great! I was able to do the ab class fully which surprised me. I have always had issues with my abs and could never do the class 100% correctly. It helped that it was only 10 minutes but still. I think it was a great place to start. I was also able to do the elliptical for 30 minutes non stop on level 2 in the random mountain (resistance increases, decreases, increases, decreases in random pattern) setting which surprised me as well. The last time I did the elliptical I was dying after 20 minutes. Today I was able to breath without dying through the whole thing! I was tired at the end but I wasn't as out of shape as I thought I would be. I am definitely at a better starting point then I was 2 years ago. I am pleased that I was able to keep my body in shape/size as well as I have since December.
I will try to post monthly photo's to track any progress in size/shape. It really helped me last time to be able to look back and see where I came from. So excited to continue this project!
And wow...look at that...a post not centered on the wedding :)
Brian and I completely re-did what we ate and what we had lying around the house. If we don't buy it we can't eat it. I started going to Curves and did Gymnastics at the same time for about a year or so. I can't remember exactly but in that year I lost 20 inches and 18lbs and ended up at 160 lbs. I am a solid girl so I will never be 120 (if I do, someone please call an ambulance) but I was doing pretty well at 160. A lot of it was muscle thanks to gymnastics. But all that work was hard and tiring. Between the hotel picking up and the late night gymnastics classes, I got burnt out and stopped knowing that I would at some point have to start doing something again. This was in December of this year.
Between December and about April I kept looking at local gyms but they were all so expensive! I tried to do another shocking activity (I like to do activities that no one would expect from me hence the gymnastics) but there really wasn't one. Then I got hired at the current company where they have a gym basically free of use to the employees and $20 a month for spouses. The fitness center is great! They have 4 treadmills, 1 stair climber, 3 bikes, 3 treadmills, free weights, a machine that allows you to do several exercises using weights (Brian and I can't think of the technical name) and a glider (supposed to be just as affective as an elliptical and treadmill but even easier on the joints). They also have a room for classes that you can use yourself if there isn't a class in the room. I am very pleased with it and Brian is thinking about joining. I was very excited about this opportunity because I knew that I could partake in it and keep up with it!
I have done very well keeping up the good eating habits since December. I am absolutely not as toned as I once was but my stomach remained flat which I don't think has ever happened. I have also only gained 6 lbs which I think is amazing. I don't have that far to go to get back to where I was 6 months ago.
Here is my schedule for July:
Monday: 12:35-12:45 ABSolutely (a quick class on my lunch break focusing on abs of course :)
5:00-5:30 Elliptical (my cardio for the day)
Tuesday: 12:35-12:45 S.T.R.E.T.C.H (a class for stretching so I can stay limber)
5:15-6:00 Zumba (SO excited for this one)
Wednesday: 12:05-12:35 Strike (no idea what this class is about but I thought I would try it)
5:00-5:30 Elliptical (mmm cardio)
Thursday: 12:05-12:35 Elliptical (cardio is good)
5:15-5:45 Ablab (Another Ab class)
Friday: 5:00-5:45 Elliptical (one thing as it is a Friday and my reward)
Each month the classes change which will help keep things new and fresh. I plan to do as many classes as I can. I am fine doing them in my lunch break as long as I can still eat lunch. I will do the elliptical when I am not doing a class like this but the days could change depending on the new class schedule.
I started today and I feel great! I was able to do the ab class fully which surprised me. I have always had issues with my abs and could never do the class 100% correctly. It helped that it was only 10 minutes but still. I think it was a great place to start. I was also able to do the elliptical for 30 minutes non stop on level 2 in the random mountain (resistance increases, decreases, increases, decreases in random pattern) setting which surprised me as well. The last time I did the elliptical I was dying after 20 minutes. Today I was able to breath without dying through the whole thing! I was tired at the end but I wasn't as out of shape as I thought I would be. I am definitely at a better starting point then I was 2 years ago. I am pleased that I was able to keep my body in shape/size as well as I have since December.
I will try to post monthly photo's to track any progress in size/shape. It really helped me last time to be able to look back and see where I came from. So excited to continue this project!
And wow...look at that...a post not centered on the wedding :)
Monday, July 11, 2011
The Wedding :)
Yes, this will be an outlet for me to think about and figure out Brian's and my wedding. :)
We are right now thinking about March 3rd or 10th, 2012. October was just to far. If we can't do what we want in March we will use October as a back up but I think we can do it for March.
In Myrtle Beach people plan their weddings a year in advance. What is the first thing they do? Book rooms and venues. How long do I have? 9 months and counting. Brian has been teasing me about freaking out already and I am not freaking out but I am stressed about beating the clock.
The hotel I am using has rooms March 3rd or 10th (which is how we came up with those dates) and our preferred location has time for March 3rd and possibly the 10th. They have a Bar Mitzvah being held and they will know Wednesday if they have the 10th. I like this location a lot. We found out the night before that it was more expensive then we thought but after going to see it on Saturday and getting an actual price, while it is on the top of our price range it is about $1000 less then we thought and it might be doable.
Right now we are trying to find estimates on all the other stuff to see if we can afford this venue and everything else. So far, things are encouraging. We did look at another venue Saturday that I thought I liked on the website but neither Brian or I are sold on it and it is just too far so that is off the list. We are looking at other venues trying to price them out and see if that would work. But at this point we are hoping for the current venue. The more I think about it the more it fits. The quicker we can find all this out the quicker we can sign the papers and the sooner I can relax about not having the rooms and/or venue taken for the dates we want.
What else do we have to fit in our budget?
Bus transportation (venue and hotel are NOT close)
Cake (doing small 2 tier cake with cupcakes....cheaper, easier, more cake for everyone)
Dress
Wedding bands
DJ
Photographer
The Officient
Rehearsal night stuff
Flowers
I have emailed busing companies asking for an approximate quote. We won't know exactly how many people we will be busing until we send out RSVPs and get them back but an estimate should work. I have emailed Ripley's Aquarium (one of our ideas for Friday night) to see how much they would cost. I know doing 100 cupcakes would be about $250 at a professional cup cake bakery in town, no idea about the cake. We went looking at wedding bands yesterday and we found two we liked and they both cost a little less then $1000 which works. Brian is budgeting $1000 for my dress but I really hope it doesn't cost nearly that. I think I found a photographer I like. I have no idea what you pay an Officiant. And flowers will just be bouquets and boutonnieres for the guys. We will get roses from Costco to spread outside and the table tops will be potted plants dressed nicely thanks to Caroline for the center pieces. Real simple, real elegant, really inexpensive.
My mom is coming this Saturday for one night so I get to show her the possible house, the current venue and hopefully sit in on some visits to other places as well. I am so excited to see her! Everyone has offered to help which is great I just don't know what they all can do as everyone is so far a way :-\. I will figure something out though :) I am feeling better about the whole thing, I just hope we can get all the information we need in time to secure the rooms and venues. It would not be fun to go through all this and then have to start almost from scratch because someone moved quicker then we did.
That is about it for now, any tips?
We are right now thinking about March 3rd or 10th, 2012. October was just to far. If we can't do what we want in March we will use October as a back up but I think we can do it for March.
In Myrtle Beach people plan their weddings a year in advance. What is the first thing they do? Book rooms and venues. How long do I have? 9 months and counting. Brian has been teasing me about freaking out already and I am not freaking out but I am stressed about beating the clock.
The hotel I am using has rooms March 3rd or 10th (which is how we came up with those dates) and our preferred location has time for March 3rd and possibly the 10th. They have a Bar Mitzvah being held and they will know Wednesday if they have the 10th. I like this location a lot. We found out the night before that it was more expensive then we thought but after going to see it on Saturday and getting an actual price, while it is on the top of our price range it is about $1000 less then we thought and it might be doable.
Right now we are trying to find estimates on all the other stuff to see if we can afford this venue and everything else. So far, things are encouraging. We did look at another venue Saturday that I thought I liked on the website but neither Brian or I are sold on it and it is just too far so that is off the list. We are looking at other venues trying to price them out and see if that would work. But at this point we are hoping for the current venue. The more I think about it the more it fits. The quicker we can find all this out the quicker we can sign the papers and the sooner I can relax about not having the rooms and/or venue taken for the dates we want.
What else do we have to fit in our budget?
Bus transportation (venue and hotel are NOT close)
Cake (doing small 2 tier cake with cupcakes....cheaper, easier, more cake for everyone)
Dress
Wedding bands
DJ
Photographer
The Officient
Rehearsal night stuff
Flowers
I have emailed busing companies asking for an approximate quote. We won't know exactly how many people we will be busing until we send out RSVPs and get them back but an estimate should work. I have emailed Ripley's Aquarium (one of our ideas for Friday night) to see how much they would cost. I know doing 100 cupcakes would be about $250 at a professional cup cake bakery in town, no idea about the cake. We went looking at wedding bands yesterday and we found two we liked and they both cost a little less then $1000 which works. Brian is budgeting $1000 for my dress but I really hope it doesn't cost nearly that. I think I found a photographer I like. I have no idea what you pay an Officiant. And flowers will just be bouquets and boutonnieres for the guys. We will get roses from Costco to spread outside and the table tops will be potted plants dressed nicely thanks to Caroline for the center pieces. Real simple, real elegant, really inexpensive.
My mom is coming this Saturday for one night so I get to show her the possible house, the current venue and hopefully sit in on some visits to other places as well. I am so excited to see her! Everyone has offered to help which is great I just don't know what they all can do as everyone is so far a way :-\. I will figure something out though :) I am feeling better about the whole thing, I just hope we can get all the information we need in time to secure the rooms and venues. It would not be fun to go through all this and then have to start almost from scratch because someone moved quicker then we did.
That is about it for now, any tips?
Sunday, July 10, 2011
July's Grocery List
Brian and I are debating on whether we should include Costco in July's food budget or June's food budget. We technically BOUGHT it in June but all that food was for July.... But if it counts for June our total would be about $350 if it counts in July the total is $330. Brian has been budgeting $400 for meals so we are doing pretty well.
We do eat out each Saturday (once a week is a big change for us) and SOMETIMES on Sundays but both those times it is for lunch which of course keeps cost down. On average it is less then $30 for both of us tax and tip included (some days more, some less). I guess we could cut that out (we have enough left overs to feed us for both those days) but that is the one thing we do each week that is fun. We don't go to the movies, or shopping (last Saturday was the first in years for me and Brian outside of him getting work clothes) or anything like that. We want to save money but we don't want to be hermits when we don't have too.
Anyway, of course we couldn't/can't get everything at Costco so that did involve Food Lion. We had to split it up into two trips. One trip for the first week and the second trip for the last three weeks. We couldn't get a whole month right after going to Costco.
I accidentally threw out the first weeks receipt and the months grocery list so I will be sparing you with what we actually bought but I think we did well.
The first trio we only spent about $40 dollars (that $40 didn't even come out of our pocket, we had a $25 Visa gift card and I had $13 in cash from cab tips). The second trip we spent $112. We did get a few things extra like Ice cream and 2 pizza's (we got 4 things free if we bought two frozen pizza's that we could use when we have game night), a box of energy drinks for Brian (his version of coffee) but even with that our total is $152 which is about $30 dollars less then last months. And saving $30 is saving $30 and we didn't have any coupons this time!
Hopefully August turns out to be the same or better! I think part of why July was less then June is that we had more things left over from June to use in July that we didn't have to buy. I am thinking about getting the Sunday paper so I can get the coupons. I am not going to become a Extreme Couponer but I usually can use some of the coupons out of the paper which would take care of the cost of the Sunday paper and save us a little more as well. Plus I could get more organized. I do still end up buying things that we already have. Like Rosemary this trip. We now have three rosemary's because I keep looking, can't find it and put it on the list. I think one of our Christmas List items this year is a new spice rack to help organize them because we have more spices then we have room for.
We do eat out each Saturday (once a week is a big change for us) and SOMETIMES on Sundays but both those times it is for lunch which of course keeps cost down. On average it is less then $30 for both of us tax and tip included (some days more, some less). I guess we could cut that out (we have enough left overs to feed us for both those days) but that is the one thing we do each week that is fun. We don't go to the movies, or shopping (last Saturday was the first in years for me and Brian outside of him getting work clothes) or anything like that. We want to save money but we don't want to be hermits when we don't have too.
Anyway, of course we couldn't/can't get everything at Costco so that did involve Food Lion. We had to split it up into two trips. One trip for the first week and the second trip for the last three weeks. We couldn't get a whole month right after going to Costco.
I accidentally threw out the first weeks receipt and the months grocery list so I will be sparing you with what we actually bought but I think we did well.
The first trio we only spent about $40 dollars (that $40 didn't even come out of our pocket, we had a $25 Visa gift card and I had $13 in cash from cab tips). The second trip we spent $112. We did get a few things extra like Ice cream and 2 pizza's (we got 4 things free if we bought two frozen pizza's that we could use when we have game night), a box of energy drinks for Brian (his version of coffee) but even with that our total is $152 which is about $30 dollars less then last months. And saving $30 is saving $30 and we didn't have any coupons this time!
Hopefully August turns out to be the same or better! I think part of why July was less then June is that we had more things left over from June to use in July that we didn't have to buy. I am thinking about getting the Sunday paper so I can get the coupons. I am not going to become a Extreme Couponer but I usually can use some of the coupons out of the paper which would take care of the cost of the Sunday paper and save us a little more as well. Plus I could get more organized. I do still end up buying things that we already have. Like Rosemary this trip. We now have three rosemary's because I keep looking, can't find it and put it on the list. I think one of our Christmas List items this year is a new spice rack to help organize them because we have more spices then we have room for.
Friday, July 8, 2011
My one and only photo shoot ;)
I am really enjoying all of the comments I have been getting! I only wish I could figure out how to reply to them without just making a comment myself. Any tips on that? Also my Mom is still unable to comment....we know the comment section is working as I am getting so many wonderful comments from other readers and we know she knows how as she has commented before and it worked so we are stumped!
Anyway, I promised you pictures of my new dresses so I made Brian take pictures of me. I love these dresses! They are so comfy! Plus they are work appropriate with a shrug but once you take the shrug off (or keep it on...) you have a cute outfit for a party which I never have! I have 4 shrugs (black, white, brown and purple) and each shrug can go on multiple dresses to keep things interesting. Love it!
Forgive the side ways pictures :( If I hold my camera one way vertically it is fine, if I hold it the opposite way it isn't and I can't remember which way is which. Oh, starting Monday I will be back at the gym so I will look even better. (The photo's of the back of the dresses are a bit pathetic). And I had just come out of the shower and put my hair up. Usually it is dry and down :)
The last dress is from JC Penney but the rest of the dresses/shrugs are from Dressbarn. I am slightly disappointed in the quality. The zippers are really hard to do even with the dress off let alone with dress on and I keep finding lose strands that I either have to pull out or cut off. However these dresses were cheap and you do get what you pay for. These clothes will last I just may have to pull out the needle and thread. They are so comfy at work! Now I just need a pair of Brown shoes, White shoes and black shoes :)
Anyway, I promised you pictures of my new dresses so I made Brian take pictures of me. I love these dresses! They are so comfy! Plus they are work appropriate with a shrug but once you take the shrug off (or keep it on...) you have a cute outfit for a party which I never have! I have 4 shrugs (black, white, brown and purple) and each shrug can go on multiple dresses to keep things interesting. Love it!
Forgive the side ways pictures :( If I hold my camera one way vertically it is fine, if I hold it the opposite way it isn't and I can't remember which way is which. Oh, starting Monday I will be back at the gym so I will look even better. (The photo's of the back of the dresses are a bit pathetic). And I had just come out of the shower and put my hair up. Usually it is dry and down :)
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| I think I am also going to wear this the Friday before my wedding :) |
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| It has a bow :) |
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| This one is a bit big but they are supposed to shrink |
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| The outfit I wore on the 4th :) |
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| The dress I wore to the interview but it shrunk a bit even though I didn't dry it |
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