OMG Shoes

I think I found them.  The shoes I'm getting married in.  OMG shoes.

Luichiny Women's Gettin Hitched Sandal

Yes, they're actually called "Gettin Hitched" sandals.  At a whopping 4" tall I'm going to have to practice walking in them quite a bit before the big day.

I only have one concern, and that is the cute flower on the toe.  I wonder if the dress is going to catch behind it and look funky.  Oh well, I ordered them, so if they don't work out I'll just HAVE to find SOME use for them... ahhh it's ridiculously hard being a girl...

Frustration Station

Happy Monday everyone, hope that you had a great weekend! 

I have to admit that I had a little TOO much fun this weekend on the annual Hooligan's St. Patrick's Day Metra Crawl.  But that's another story.

It's come to my attention recently, or more accurately I've been coming out of denial, that my left shoulder is somehow injured.  The thing is that my shoulder makes a loud POPPING sound every time I raise my arm above my head and doing certain exercises with the trainer is beyond painful.  For the most part, my day to day life isn't affected so I'm pretty happy with that but I'm just going to have to go easy on myself.

And sort of embarrassingly, I have some sort of a groin injury.  Wow, that's certainly something fun, no?  Well I can tell you that there was no exciting story of how I got injured here no matter how funny you can think of.  No it didn't have anything to do with a child hitting me with a baseball a'la America's Funniest Home Videos.  Basically it's this tight sensation that doesn't allow me to raise my left knee off to the side.

I am FALLING APART people!

I can say that both of these symptoms began before I started my training sessions.  So I am very much at a loss for how these injuries arose.  Needless to say I spent yesterday afternoon icing them and trying to nurse myself back to 100%.  Well that, and watching countless hours of Harry Potter on ABC Family...

In other frustrated news, I'm still not really noticing any weight loss.  My first thought is that I need to do more cardio in addition to the weight training I'm doing on MWF.  So there you have it people, Operation Lose-Weight-For-The-Wedding still feels like a huge challenge and I'm just putting it out there so I'm not just ignoring it!

Currently I am trying to pump myself up for 2011's first run outside.  My 5k is next Saturday!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I'm sad to report that I'm not celebrating today with a beer, or an alcoholic beverage in hand at all.  I am somewhat recovering still from an incredibly awesome weekend with my Mom!  She's on spring break and came to town :)

At the dying of the Chicago River!

Me and the fiance!

We MAY have stopped in a bar for a green beer, and it MAY have been before 9:00 AM...

 We stopped by Ian's Pizza on Clark Street for some interesting slices.  Mine were Mac & Cheese and Buffalo Chicken.  The fiance ordered a portabella mushroom/roasted tomato/feta cheese and spicy beef taco, my mom ordered a Chicken Cordon Bleu and Spinach Pesto Feta.

YUM!

Let the record show that my fiance, over 5 days later recited the 6 slices that we all ate because my memory failed me!

Also for the record, I tried my mom's Chicken Cordon Bleu and that was definitely my favorite!

The Mac & Cheese was green in celebration of good ol' St. Patrick!

 Later that weekend I met up with my sister, her husband, and her kids!  It was a fun weekend, and now that it's over I'm sad to say that I didn't get any pictures with her or my brother in law!

But not before going for a walk with my mom and the fiance in a nearby nature reserve!

This picture was the best of at least 5 tries...

To celebrate his little brother's birthday, we decorated cupcakes!

It was such a FUN weekend!  I love it when my family gets together.  We always end up having a good time!

I miss you guys!  :(

Warning: Desk only appears clean when I prepare for pictures.

Good day to you all in blogger land.  Just thought I'd share my afternoon snack with y'all.  I'm enjoying a blueberry greek yogurt with apples, grapes and strawberries.  Jealous?

The other day I was working out with my trainer when his girlfriend came in.  Super nice girl, very pretty, and super skinny.  Our discussion, while working out ironically, turns to who has the better french fries, Burger King vs. McDonalds and she says she prefers McDonalds (when BK is a clear winner, obvi).  And not only does she enjoy her own large fries but her boyfriend's fries as well.  So I said, "Well you're skinny, it does NOT show that you like McDonalds".  Her boyfriend, my trainer, then poked fun at her saying that "everyone's metabolism slows down eventually" and that this skinny girl, who doesn't work out [bitch :)] will eventually see the error of her ways.

So that got me thinking, was I somehow blessed with a less than perfect metabolism?  The kind where I gain 3 pounds after a fast food meal?  Although this seems counter-intuitive, I'm going to go ahead and say yes.  I've learned from my unhealthy eating mistakes of the days of yore and I'm correcting it at an age where my body can bounce back from impending doom [exaggeration].  So yeah, I feel pretty good about eating healthy snacks with lean protein, fruits and veggies throughout the day...

instead of those delicious BK french fries...

4 Months To Go!

YIKES!  It's almost def-con 5, we're at threat level midnight, code red people!  Only 4 months left to go!

It's rather exhilarating getting so close to the end of this engagement!  Finally being married!!!  I am of course freaking out by now over the details.  Whoops...

Is it bad that I'm really looking forward to a week in Cancun?  I mean, I plan on getting some sun (although I don't predict a lack of sun to be a problem in July in Illinois/Iowa) and relaxing on a warm beach with crystal blue waters!  I'm also very pumped to take advantage of the all inclusive-ness of the resort we're staying at!

Look how happy we look, although I should probably go to the hospital, something is wrong with my skull

 FOUR MONTHS TO GO!!!