For the record, I will probably spend LESS on my wedding gown than I did on my bike today. And I'm totally ok with that!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Bikes vs. Brides
Today I bought a BIKE! The first one I've had in years. Let me tell you, in college I took my bike everywhere! Every single class, I biked. When I worked at Target, I biked. I love to bike recreationally but haven't had the chance to bike since I moved to Chicago.
For the record, I will probably spend LESS on my wedding gown than I did on my bike today. And I'm totally ok with that!
For the record, I will probably spend LESS on my wedding gown than I did on my bike today. And I'm totally ok with that!
Don't adjust your eyes...
That's right, I'm sitting here in my bed at 5 am on a SATURDAY writing this. Yikes.
To take you a few weeks back I saw the movie Inception, the quick synopsis is that there are people that can enter your dreams and manipulate what your dream is all about. I definitely recommend the movie, but I'm almost positive it's been making me more aware of my BIZARRE dreams.
Well I just had a "bridemare"... or a "nightmarriage"... or just a stupid nightmare involving my wedding. This is the 2nd completely different dream I've had involving something really nutso involving my wedding. Saying in my dreams that things didn't go as planned would very much imply that I actually have planned everything for the wedding, but that isn't the case.
It was our wedding day, I was standing up at the alter looking at our officiant. It was a woman, heavy-set, maybe 50-some years old. She was giving her sermon but she kept mispronouncing things over and over again, for instance she said Piccasso like "Pick-aye-so" and we started to hear snickering in the audience (read: family and friends). I was mortified by this because no one wants people laughing at your wedding unless I do or say something incredibly funny ON PURPOSE! So we are reading our vows and I guess part of that mean that we would get ice cream cones to "enjoy" while doing so. Some sadist gave me a chocolate one that kept dripping on my dress! Well this was all happening while people were snickering and so finally the officiant calls out to everyone in the office, as if they're children in a classroom, that it's not a funny situation and they should try doing it (or something to that effect). Then the woman proceeds to turn to me and start bitching about everything. I literally said "Lady, I don't care, just move on with it!"
And then I woke up.
Please, stop your tears, I know that this dream was very moving and scary that the effect may have transferred even via blog post. Or rather you understand that it was just a dream, a stupid one at that, and you wonder why I am still awake at this hour instead of lying peacefully cuddling my favorite soft pillow?
Well my heart was POUNDING when I woke up!
Almost as much as the dream I had last week which was probably much bigger of a nightmare.
Since the dream was a few nights ago the details have faded but... I woke up in my dream next to my fiance! Well I had to RUN out of there so he didn't see me on our wedding day. So I'm out getting ready, hair, nails whatever you do on your wedding day and I go check out the reception hall. Turns out they put tables and chairs in the CHURCH, like actually where the pews are and the Crucifix and all! So basically my reception was going to be in a CHURCH with Jesus staring down at us the whole time. I kind of got the vibe that having this type of presence would be a major buzzkill and people would basically leave because it feels so wrong to get drunk and dance in a church. If you want a clearer picture, it was at Holy Family in MC (assuming you've been there), but kind of a hybrid with St. Joseph, all wooden but apparently they had some sort of balcony you could go to also.
Also, I realized in the process of things that I didn't even pick out a pair of shoes to wear or buy a garter. So I either asked my Maid of Honor or was going to go myself, not quite clear on that because right around then was when I woke up!
Fwew. Feels good to write out your dreams. Now in few years I can look back on this and totally laugh at how much of a fuss I was making while subconscious!
I know I have a few readers (probably most of you actually) that are married, did you ever have these wedding nightmares? Can I call them Bridemares or does that seem stupid?
To take you a few weeks back I saw the movie Inception, the quick synopsis is that there are people that can enter your dreams and manipulate what your dream is all about. I definitely recommend the movie, but I'm almost positive it's been making me more aware of my BIZARRE dreams.
Well I just had a "bridemare"... or a "nightmarriage"... or just a stupid nightmare involving my wedding. This is the 2nd completely different dream I've had involving something really nutso involving my wedding. Saying in my dreams that things didn't go as planned would very much imply that I actually have planned everything for the wedding, but that isn't the case.
It was our wedding day, I was standing up at the alter looking at our officiant. It was a woman, heavy-set, maybe 50-some years old. She was giving her sermon but she kept mispronouncing things over and over again, for instance she said Piccasso like "Pick-aye-so" and we started to hear snickering in the audience (read: family and friends). I was mortified by this because no one wants people laughing at your wedding unless I do or say something incredibly funny ON PURPOSE! So we are reading our vows and I guess part of that mean that we would get ice cream cones to "enjoy" while doing so. Some sadist gave me a chocolate one that kept dripping on my dress! Well this was all happening while people were snickering and so finally the officiant calls out to everyone in the office, as if they're children in a classroom, that it's not a funny situation and they should try doing it (or something to that effect). Then the woman proceeds to turn to me and start bitching about everything. I literally said "Lady, I don't care, just move on with it!"
And then I woke up.
Please, stop your tears, I know that this dream was very moving and scary that the effect may have transferred even via blog post. Or rather you understand that it was just a dream, a stupid one at that, and you wonder why I am still awake at this hour instead of lying peacefully cuddling my favorite soft pillow?
Well my heart was POUNDING when I woke up!
Almost as much as the dream I had last week which was probably much bigger of a nightmare.
Since the dream was a few nights ago the details have faded but... I woke up in my dream next to my fiance! Well I had to RUN out of there so he didn't see me on our wedding day. So I'm out getting ready, hair, nails whatever you do on your wedding day and I go check out the reception hall. Turns out they put tables and chairs in the CHURCH, like actually where the pews are and the Crucifix and all! So basically my reception was going to be in a CHURCH with Jesus staring down at us the whole time. I kind of got the vibe that having this type of presence would be a major buzzkill and people would basically leave because it feels so wrong to get drunk and dance in a church. If you want a clearer picture, it was at Holy Family in MC (assuming you've been there), but kind of a hybrid with St. Joseph, all wooden but apparently they had some sort of balcony you could go to also.
Also, I realized in the process of things that I didn't even pick out a pair of shoes to wear or buy a garter. So I either asked my Maid of Honor or was going to go myself, not quite clear on that because right around then was when I woke up!
Fwew. Feels good to write out your dreams. Now in few years I can look back on this and totally laugh at how much of a fuss I was making while subconscious!
I know I have a few readers (probably most of you actually) that are married, did you ever have these wedding nightmares? Can I call them Bridemares or does that seem stupid?
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Where did I put that wagon again?
So I'm falling off the wagon - sort of. After getting engaged I decided it was a good idea to call it a quits with my WW membership ($40/month) and my gym membership ($80/month). To be honest I was kind of getting sick of going to WW meetings and my gym doesn't have any classes so the expenses were a little too high to keep up considering we have to buy dinner for like 230 people in 11 months! Not that I'm complaining!
To be honest AGAIN I'm kinda sick of writing about this stuff soley on my blog because when I'm not always perfect it's not exactly fun to confess to my 3 readers haha. Anyways, this will morph into a mashup of wedding planning/working out! If you can't tell, I haven't really found my blog voice yet.
Anyways, so many people are asking about our plans and I am excited to announce that we picked a date, location, DJ and now we're in the works with picking our photographer!
So far we've been bleeding money with these deposits and what not, I must say, I'm very VERY fortunate to be marrying someone with the good sense of not spending every nickel like I do. I currently am paying what I can on my student loans and paying credit cards every month (by the way I'm 100% credit card debt free, I just pay off what I use that month! HUGE ACHIEVEMENT!).
I'm really excited for my wedding, last night though I had a dream-mare (that's my word for a dream that goes bad but doesn't really fall into the nightmare category) that my whole wedding just came and went but I didn't get to hear any toasts! So I decided that I need to make a list of things that I definitely need to happen at my wedding:
-Hear toasts from Maid of Honor, Best Man and SIBLINGS (this means you R) if they want to give one
-Dance to Cotton Eyed Joe
-Dance with my mommy! (tear if I don't!)
-Make by brother pay up to the $5 bet we made when I was in 8th grade about whether or not I'd play "My Heart Will Go On" at my wedding (shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I don't think he reads this, it's gonna be a surprise!)
To be honest AGAIN I'm kinda sick of writing about this stuff soley on my blog because when I'm not always perfect it's not exactly fun to confess to my 3 readers haha. Anyways, this will morph into a mashup of wedding planning/working out! If you can't tell, I haven't really found my blog voice yet.
Anyways, so many people are asking about our plans and I am excited to announce that we picked a date, location, DJ and now we're in the works with picking our photographer!
So far we've been bleeding money with these deposits and what not, I must say, I'm very VERY fortunate to be marrying someone with the good sense of not spending every nickel like I do. I currently am paying what I can on my student loans and paying credit cards every month (by the way I'm 100% credit card debt free, I just pay off what I use that month! HUGE ACHIEVEMENT!).
I'm really excited for my wedding, last night though I had a dream-mare (that's my word for a dream that goes bad but doesn't really fall into the nightmare category) that my whole wedding just came and went but I didn't get to hear any toasts! So I decided that I need to make a list of things that I definitely need to happen at my wedding:
-Hear toasts from Maid of Honor, Best Man and SIBLINGS (this means you R) if they want to give one-Dance to Cotton Eyed Joe
-Dance with my mommy! (tear if I don't!)
-Make by brother pay up to the $5 bet we made when I was in 8th grade about whether or not I'd play "My Heart Will Go On" at my wedding (shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I don't think he reads this, it's gonna be a surprise!)
So yeah, that's about all that's going on right now... oh and I guess we kind of picked our colors, purple and silver! If you don't like it, well who cares!
Tonight I'm going to try to go for a run, last time I ran for approx. 1.8 miles according to my app runstar (it's on the droid, but you might get it on iPhone too). It's a free application that tracks where you're running with GPS and plays music with a "power up" song in case you need a little boost! It's really pretty sweet. I've set my goals to run 12.4 miles this month - that is totally achievable! And I'm gonna do it all outside! For resistance training I'm getting back into Pilates after years of not doing them. I can't wait til I can do the teaser without looking like a total goon!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Funny Friday!
Happy Friday to all and to all a Happy 4th of July! May your weekend be filled with fireworks, fun, grilling, swimming, accompanied by gorgeous weather!
My plans? Well thanks for asking - I just bought tickets to go to a Cubs game this weekend. I'm not one with much desire to watch sports but I do enjoy the beer drinking and hot dogs! Besides, my fiance had never been to a game at Wrigley Field so I thought it would be fun to treat him to a day of sports since I so often veto watching ESPN in favor of watching some show that he has no vested interest in. But who doesn't watch Pretty Little Liars now? For my own sanity I'm going to assume you all do enjoy this show about 16 year olds as much as I do.
This picture is super blurry but something really funny I found on lamebook.com today. I'll transcribe the status update in case it comes out blurry on the blog:
I'm going to take a picture of my firstborn and use age progression software to figure out what he'll look like when he's 16. Then I'm goin gto fram the picture and keep it as a centerpiece in our house, something he'll grow up looking at. Then when the appropriate time comes, and he realizes that the picture is of him, I'm going to try and convince him that he is a time traveler.
So the deposit has officially been put down for the location for our wedding reception! This is a big celebration as it means that we've finally set the date!! Just a little over a year from now left til I'm a Mrs. Word on the street is that we may have a very special guest at our reception and I really hope that they can come! I think it would be a treat for everyone!!
Other wedding related news is minimal - except that I'm now officially addicted to reading the articles on theknot.com. I'm trying to find out what might be a nice wedding favor and how we can decorate the tables.
Food & Exercise related news: I'm getting quite sick of hard boiled egg whites - as should be expected. I just liked the amount of protein and how full they made me feel... Gotta find something else healthy and filling to eat at breakfast. I've worked out now 3 days this week and plan on going tonight after work. Probably doing some light lifting and maybe some cardio - but I'm going to keep it short. My weekend is screaming at me to go have some fun!
Question of the day: What are you doing this weekend to celebrate the 4th?
Thursday, July 1, 2010
NSV
Hey guys, not sure if we discussed what an NSV is or maybe you forgot, but it's a "non-scale victory". I am wearing a pair of work pants today that I haven't worn in at least 3 years. I tried them on by accident today thinking they were another pair and they fit!! So I'm definitely feeling pretty proud of myself today.
Also, I was having a rough day yesterday but kept a clear head about myself when it came to dinner. My fiance and I decided to go out to eat and then go shopping. The decision came down to Red Robin which if you've read any "worst food in america" list you'll find at least one Red Robin entree on there. I didn't opt for the salad but just ordered chili instead, no calorie dense hamburgers for this girl. Checking out the calories just now I know it was a good choice (425 for a bowl) but I scraped off the tortilla chips and cheddar cheese that accompanied it. This wasn't too hard to live without, I often find myself omitting cheese on sandwiches and salads because I don't see the point of the extra calories. If I want something cheesy, it better be chicago deep dish or something similar in order for me to actually appreciate the cheese!
That's all I'm going to write today, I just wanted to share my good mood instead of sharing what I ate in boring detail.
Also, I was having a rough day yesterday but kept a clear head about myself when it came to dinner. My fiance and I decided to go out to eat and then go shopping. The decision came down to Red Robin which if you've read any "worst food in america" list you'll find at least one Red Robin entree on there. I didn't opt for the salad but just ordered chili instead, no calorie dense hamburgers for this girl. Checking out the calories just now I know it was a good choice (425 for a bowl) but I scraped off the tortilla chips and cheddar cheese that accompanied it. This wasn't too hard to live without, I often find myself omitting cheese on sandwiches and salads because I don't see the point of the extra calories. If I want something cheesy, it better be chicago deep dish or something similar in order for me to actually appreciate the cheese!
That's all I'm going to write today, I just wanted to share my good mood instead of sharing what I ate in boring detail.
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