After Christmas, David and I realized we had each gained about 10 pounds since we started dating in the fall of 2005. It was gradual, but our clothes were snug. Ok more than snug. So we decided to get serious and get "skinny" before our wedding. We were already members of the YMCA so we actually started going and then we signed up for group "personal" training. It went great for about 4 months. We loved our trainer and we both lost the 10 pounds. And then she had a motorcycle accident and we were stuck with a replacement trainer. To make a long story short, we didn't appreciate his or his boss's emails (see excerpts below) so we "fired" him and tried to get our money back. They wouldn't do that so we're in another class with a better, nicer trainer now. Maybe we'll lose a few more pounds before the wedding!
Excerpt #1:
"Don't eat cupcakes, pizza, cake, or that scary Domino's Oreo pizza my students are talking about. Don't eat that stuff because it is very bad for you, will kill brain cells, and give you terrible wrinkles. So if you eat these things you will get all wrinkly and not smart. Is that really want you want in life? Is it really worth it? Of course not. Be a good TNT student and make your coach proud :-). "
Excerpt #2:
"And always keep in mind that the smaller your portion size's the healthier, smarter, better looking and more attractive you will be!!! : ) ..or at least seem to others Ha ha!
So it seems that I am not a true member of the blogosphere given my extremely infrequent posts. I thought I might chronicle the journey that is planning a wedding, but alas I have no time for such musings. David and I will be married in less than 60 days. Deep down I'm kind of panicked about everything coming together and looking like a sane person made the decisions. At almost every turn, I have made a decision and then changed my mind, or pulled a Scarlett O'Hara and said I'll think about that tomorrow. There are only so many tomorrows left so it's time to get really serious. Unfortunately work has not slown down nearly enough as I'd hoped to allow me to get wedding stuff done during the day. I really am having a lot of fun getting ready for the wedding and now that the showers have started it's truly a celebratory time with our family and friends. My new goal will be to post about the showers since there are five of them. One down, four to go. Stay tuned!
I feel so old. David just told me about a special 20th anniversary showing of one of my all-time favorite movies, Dirty Dancing. The sad thing is that I remember this movie being the highlight of my birthday slumber party in 6th grade. I don't recall the details, but I do believe it was somewhat scandalous that my mom allowed such young, innocent girls to watch this "dirty" flick. If you are a Dirty Dancing fan then you can catch the show either May 1 or 2 at 7:30. Click here for more information:
http://www.movieweb.com/news/57/19257.php
Hello! I have a feeling Jane will be the only one to ever see this -- at least until I actually commit to the time and effort of maintaining a blog. It started with me wanting to comment on some of Jane's pictures, but I couldn't do that without joining vox so here I am. In the midst of wedding planning it seems I might have a lot to say or vent about so perhaps I'll find this a useful venue. In the meantime, I have a meeting in 5 minutes and will conclude this by saying I am so very sad about the horrible loss experienced by Virginia Tech this week. I will never be able to comprehend what happened. My prayers go out to the grieving families and all of the Hokies.
