I had a pretty restless night’s sleep last night. I’m so tired today. :: Yawn::
I also have to tell you that I was initially a big fan of Mere-D (the bachelorette this season)–but right now–not so much. She’s boring.
Just thought I’d share.
I ate 2 cookies today and a Subway turkey no-cheese sub. Jared says that if I eat subway, everything else is A-OK.
He’s a liar, by the way.
Today, my friends, is a fat day. No two ways about it–definitely feeling porky! GRRR!
I ate cereal, muffin, hot cocoa, sandwich and some moose munch. I could just be done for the rest of the day!
… and boys and girls, please, remember, birth control is YOUR FRIEND.
Thank you.
So anyway, I thought I would drop that in there since I was just reading my brother’s band’s website and these teens were discussing birth control on the message board. Apparently the band members (this, sadly, includes my darling brother), are well versed in birth control and we needn’t worry about them.
Thank God. Wait until I tell Mom….
Speaking of birth control in all of its glory–I went to Erin & John’s wedding on Saturday. Actually, I was in their wedding. I have to say, it was absolutely a fantastic wedding! Everyone loves their own wedding, but their wedding made me want to get married all over again. Or, at least, have another big party! woohoo!!! Aside from the other Maid of Honor (as a married hag, I was MATRON of Honor) blacking out at the altar (ladies, let’s keep those knees LOOSE!), the day went off with only one hitch: the bride and groom (cue cheesy laughter). See, they got hitched… hitch? hitched??! Ha!
Erin’s dress was beautiful–scoop neckline with beading on the bodice and a chapel length train. It was ivory and absolutely stunning! She had her hair up in a MASS of curls (if you know Erin, you know she has 5xs the average amount of hair on her head) with a beautiful crystal crown. I’d say tiara, but there was just so much sparkle, it was definitely a crown!
They had SO much food at their wedding, too! Oh my gosh–we just ate and ate and ate! They served appetizers, soup, salad, pasta, filet AND chicken, twice baked potato, vegetables, international coffee service, chocolate mousse, cake and a sweet table. HOLY COW–I have never eaten so much! 😀 Well, maybe I have, but this just tasted so good!!
At our wedding, our DJ forgot the music for our first dance. It was tragic because Frank and I worked hard to choreograph our first dance and then–woosh–no song! eeek. At Erin’s wedding, the DJ had our song and we danced our dance to it before the other guests arrived. It was very happy! 🙂
So this weekend I am going to run down to visit my sister in St. Louis for a couple of days. I can’t wait to see her!!! I LOVE HER!!! EH EH EH EH!
Okay, gotta be productive… must go get some lunch!!
This isn’t so bad, once you look past the twitch… Gotta go.
Okay, yesterday my office celebrated Halloween like we did in grade school. Parties, candy, costume contests, etc. The whole 9 yards. Fantastic. The result was a sugar high like none-other. But as we all know–what goes up… does come down. HARD. Blah.
This leads me to my current position. I am up on the scales. I am bloated and fat-feeling from Georging (I know, TMI). And I have decided to give up chocolate for 1 month. Starting now (Mind you–I had a “fun” size pack of peanut butter M&Ms and a “fun” size Nestle Crunch before 10 this morning). I expect that I will experience some classic withdrawal symptoms. I expect that this is going to much more difficult that I could ever imagine. But I am going to do this.
Before the wedding I gave up ice cream for 2 mos and now I don’t eat as much as I had before, so that’s good. One food item at a time.
You know, reading the word Monday just now made me think of several things. First of all, if it was French, it would be Lundi. But it’s not, it’s American. But if the first 1/2 of the American word were based on French, then Mon would mean “my” and then day would just be day. And then today would be my day. Which it is clearly not since here I am, living it up at work.
Also, when I studied the word Monday as one would study art, I thought, “Monday doesn’t look foreboding and sad and like a rude buzz kill in the midst of one fine party.” Instead Monday looks sweet yet succinct. If you roll the word around on your tongue, it seems soft and rounded, not harsh and painful. Monnnnnnnday. Mmmmmmmmmmmmooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnndaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy. It’s actually quite a pleasure to say. mmmmmmmmmmmmm. oooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnn. daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay. Good stuff.
But here is the truth about Monday. She is all dressed up, looking cute on paper. The reality? She zaps you of any good time you might be having and kicks your butt when the alarm goes off at 5:30 am.
Friday, alternately, makes me think of fried foods. Friday should be a day where everything (cats, too) should be dumped into a vat of oil and fried like no one’s business. Yet Mardi Gras (fat Tuesday)–the day where you fry everything and eat crap is–as the name suggests–typically celebrated on a Tuesday. Tuesday is a day that really sounds rough. If you are going to receive a severe beating, migraine, bad news, etc–that should occur on a Tuesday. Tooooz day. Tooooooozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz daaaaaaaay. It’s a day that looks short but drags on forever. And Wednesday. People should get married on Wednesdays. First because “Wed” is in the word. Second because it’s a long long word (well, by day of the week standards). Marriage should also be long. And Wednesday is a day that makes you wonder if there is ever any end to the week. I think people who have been married for a long time wonder if there is ever any end to the monotony of marriage. Also, if your marriage follows Tuesday, the day of badness, then Wednesday is BOUND to be the happiest day of your life. Or at least of your week so far.
Thursday. Thuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrzzzzzzzzzday. Sounds drunk. All good weekends begin on Thursday and end with the awful, sock in the mouth Monday morning–further prooving that Monday sounds much nicer than it really is. Thursday sounsd like Slursday. Which is what you do when drinking too much, but having a good time.
Saturday. No complaints on that day. On Saturday, if you’re lucky, you can say you sat around. Sat-your-day. Or at least had the option to do that. Perhaps you Sat-your-day in a bar. Or maybe you Sat-your-day at a college football game. Who knows. Who cares? It’s your day! rah!
Sunday. Sonday. This is the day typically reserved for the Son of God. And God. It is also a day that reminds you that while you’re in church, at a family function or sleeping in–you are probably missing the sun. Unless you are at a football game or something fun. Sunday. The only thing that could ruin a Sunday is Monday. How appropriate. You have God’s day. Then your day (Monday–if you follow my half English/half French translation.) And that brings me to Monday. Which is where I am.
Welcome to Monday.
Friday I went to Lincoln Park with Frank, Stacie D and Kate A. Good times. Then Saturday I had lunch with Jennie W and then dinner with Laura P. And Sunday we went to church, lunch with Frank’s parents and then we slept for a very long time.
Rah. Is it time for a nap yet??
Well, I don’t actually have a case of the Mondays. I just thought of Office Space and that line. Hee hee. The weekend was nice.
Friday, the Gs came over and we ate some Chicken Marsala that I made. Very proud of myself for that. Then we sat on the porch and drank wine and had some pie. Very good!
Saturday Frank and I took care of a few chores and took a nap and had breakfast together. Then in the afternoon we saw my brother’s marching band compete at Prospect H.S. They took 2nd in AA Class. Awesome! After that, we went to dinner with my mom, dad and some of their friends at Bob Chinn’s Crab House in Wheeling. What a fantastic dinner! We were quite tired and pretty much collapsed in bed when we came home Saturday night.
Sunday Frank went to work early to fly a long trip. Kelly H came over and we drove up to Great America for a day of Fright Fest–woohoo!!! Then Frank and I had some Jimmy John dinner and wrote thank you notes. Who doesn’t love that???
It was a pretty nice weekend. I did miss not going to church. Hm.
I hope everyone else had a great weekend! And Jamie, no–it is you that rocks. Woohoo! You updated again on Friday–that is just too exciting!! Now we just have to get Jane to update…..
Well, it wasn’t that this weekend was sooo exhausting, but I just am not sleeping well! I have been having bad dreams about the wedding and I am NOT alone–Frank and my friend Erin have been having hideous dreams as well. Crazy!! I wake up at 6:00 a.m. thinking that for some reason the wedding is going all wrong or we have to cancel it…. not the best way to wake up!
This weekend Dad and I spent some quality time together. He assembled a desk while I put away a bunch of the shower gifts that we have been given. Then I whipped up some dinner for my Mom, grandma, Sarah and Dad. We had a nice little dinner in our little apartment. I just love the apartment!!
Last night Frank and I decided where we wanted to hang pictures and where we needed to put new pictures that we want to order. It’s a really exciting time!
Of course, last night Frank and I both realized that we are getting married NEXT week. How crazy is that!? The engagement went by so quickly and all of a sudden, here we are, almost married! And both of us are so excited about it and love each other and can’t imagine a better way to spend the rest of our lives… but at the same time… eeesh! It is *the rest of our lives*–doesn’t that sound just like a jail sentence? Except it’s not.
So yeah, I am working out some of the final trolley arrangements and transportation details today. I have a few things to pick up and drop off. My mom has really stepped up in the last week or so and done an incredible job helping me. I’d have to say Mom, Dad, Andy and Sarah all deserve the vacation they are taking after the wedding 😀
Only 11 days to go!! Boy do I have butterflies!!!
Well, it’s FRIDAY!! YAY! And it’s only TWO weeks to the wedding–eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek! Time is truly flying by!
In the past 2 days I have written nearly 30 thank you notes for the two showers and wedding gifts that keep arriving. One family sent me the sugar bowl and creamer from our China set, but they arrived separately so they received 2 thank you notes for what I’m sure they intended to be one gift. Oh well! I just keep writing!
Today is a fat day, sadly. I really need to drink some water and watch what I eat today. I think it’s that time of month, but I know I haven’t done anything to help it with eating at least one cookie every day. Yesterday I had 2 pieces of cake. Small pieces, but 2 none-the-less!
Let’s not talk about food, though, okay?? Cuz I still I have at least 3.5 hours before I can eat… not that I’m hungry… but I will be if I keep thinking about it…
I think it’s time to do some work!!
14 days to go!
That is French for “Fat Wednesday”–which happens to be what I am having. Let me tell you what I’ve eaten today. First, I had a bowl of honey nut cheeries, a piece of bread with peanut butter and jelly (not a lot of peanut butter, but a lot of jelly) and a glass of OJ. Then I couldn’t wait until lunch to have my sandwich, so I ate my PB&J at 10:30a.m. At 12:30 I ate some yogurt. Not too bad. Then at 2:30 I had one regular semisweet chocolate chip cookie from Mr.s fields and 3 small ones! (the itty bitty ones)… What makes this bad is that I am going out to dinner at 7 with some friends at California Pizza Kitchen–one of my most FAVORITE places! GRR!!! I’m just gonna wanna eat everything on the menu. I am going to have to practice some self control!
Other than that, the wedding stuff is going swimmingly. Mom and I are working on our final count. Crazy!!
23 days to go! I can’t wait!
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