Wednesday, February 27, 2013

As I See Fit

So, I officially joined the Beachbody team back in January to get in the best shape of my life with the help of Shakeology AND Insanity and so far I've had pretty great results!

I wanted to share this so I can officially be held accountable for my actions and to share my excitement & experience with everyone. Want info for yourself, just ask - I can help you get started as well, and we can do it together...want to see how it works, I have 3 weeks left and will post my results! You can also join me on my fitness page Live Well, Look Great to follow my journey, for motivation and helpful tips or if you have any questions, just let me know!!

This is pretty much sums up how I feel and what I share on my blog about my health and fitness....



30 Days from now your either going to be BLOWN away by how much you've improved in how you look and feel, or you're not.


The choice is yours. 

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Things are Coming Along!

Planning for my wedding is finally coming along! Along with receiving info for the resort on what options we get for the ceremony & reception, last week my mom and I went shopping Half of Half and found her Mother of the Bride dress for the wedding!!After trying on a few different dresses, this one we both agreed looked the best on her and it's perfect for a beach wedding.



Also, Kawon & his groomsmen met up last Sunday to pick out and buy their suits for the wedding. They had the option to pick from these two looks and chose to go with the bottom one. Most suits stores they visited however, haven't received their summer looks in yet and only had a small selection of light colored suits to chose from. So now they have to wait until mid March to purchase them. : (



Kawon also ordered his shoes for the wedding and now we're just waiting for them to be delivered.



Last week, I also received the envelopes I had ordered online  and made a quick trip to Michael's to pick up some more card stock for our wedding invitations! Now, I just have to decide on a font and get started!



Still to do on the list....a ton of stuff, but I can breath a little easier knowing that some progress has  been made. 

Monday, February 11, 2013

Quick Planning Update!!

I finally placed an order for the envelopes and paper that I need for our wedding invitations!! I'm not sure why it took me so long to make the purchase considering I've known for a while what I wanted. But I made it happen today, so that's one more thing I get to cross off of my list. 

Also, if I get some time this week I'm think I'm going start looking for a sash for my dress. When I bought my dress I tried one on and it made a huge difference in the way that I looked. But the one I tried on was a bit pricey so I didn't purchase it. I said I'd just make my own but come on now, who am I kidding.

If you know of any shops or can recommend a business what has affordable belts and sashes for bridal gown, let me know!!


Friday, February 8, 2013

I Have to Stop Worrying and Plan This Wedding

When it comes to planning our wedding, I think I've hit a wall. According to my to-do list, by now I should have a host of things done but in all actuality I haven't done much. The wedding is exactly 4 months from today and that's only 120 days from now! Eekk!

Yes, there's less to do when planning a destination wedding, but there's still things to be done and I've been seriously slacking. Decisions...decisions and when it comes to planning my own wedding I am no good at making decisions. And to be honest I finally admitted this week that one reason I'm having such a hard time making decisions when it comes to the wedding is because I'm so worried about whatever else is gonna think. Why? I have no idea! It's my wedding, right? Why should I care what anyone else thinks, but I do. And I need to get over it pronto!

Last Saturday, I met up with my Matron of Honor, Maid of Honor and mom to go over the details of my bridal shower & bachelorette party and now I feel a little better about those events. This week I also emailed the wedding coordinator at the resort to request info on decor, flowers and menu choices and got some information packets back to go over so that I can have an idea of what I want. Whew!

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Tomorrow I plan on ordering some card stock that I plan on using for our DIY invitations (that I should have bought a few weeks back) so that I can finally start that project. And I'll continue the search for bridesmaid dresses as well. Kawon and his groomsmen are going shopping on Sunday for their attire, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that everything turns out okay and they find everything they need.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Superbowl Sunday XLVII Recap

Kawon & I celebrated Superbowl Sunday at our friends Bill & Allison house along with our friends the Cope's & the Claudio's and had a blast as usual. Last year we all met up at Fuzzy's Taco Shop to watch the game and this year the Kelly's offered to host the watch party at their new home in their mega media room.

There was plenty of yummy food including chocolate bacon wrapped stuffed jalapeños, chips, dips, chocolate stuffed strawberry's, brisket & ribs and of course there was no shortage of adults beverages on hand!  I did bring my camera along but was too wrapped up in the festivities to take very many photos. I was able to snap a few photos of the goodie I made though.


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I made Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Shrimp for an appetizer and made Giradelli's Double Chocolate brownies for dessert and it all turned out great! Unfortunately, the team I was rooting for loss, but I still had fun cheering them on with good friends which is always a good time!!

How did your Superbowl Sunday turn out?