Honeymooning With My Husband

M and I honeymooned in Riviera Maya. Our resort was absolutely gorgeous. We spent much time pool side with drinks in our hand relaxing. We also jet skied and went swimming with the dolphins - our favorite part of our vacation.

My brother and sister in law went with us. A little odd? Perhaps. Originally we were going to get married at our resort and my sister in law and brother were our matron of honor and best man. By the time we decided to have our wedding at home, with family, our trip was already booked. The four of us had a blast and would definitely go back to our resort for a future vacation.

We stayed at Dreams Tulum Resort and Spa. I recommend it to anyone looking to vacation in Riviera Maya/Tulum area. The only bad part was our ride from the airport to our resort. It was a solid 1.5 hour drive AND the air conditioning in the van wasn't working. But they greeted us at the hotel with wet wash clothes and glasses of champagne. Nice!

I also got my nose pierced when we left the resort for a quick shopping trip in Playa del Carmen.

I have wanted my nose pierced for a while now but M was so against it. He didn't like the idea at all. Finally I talked him into it - I told him I would wear it for a week and after that I would take it out if he hated it. Wouldn't you know, his first comment after seeing it was, "I really like it!"

I don't have a picture of the actual piercing. M couldn't stand to watch it. I assumed they would pierce my nose like they pierced my ears - with a piercing gun. Not so much. They used a needle and shoved it through the inside of my nose. I was totally not prepared for that and it hurt like bitch! I'm glad I didn't know that before hand, because I just might have chickened out.

Here are a few pictures...

Hey, Is This Thing On??

Testing... 1... 2... 3...

Wow. So it's been almost 2 months since I last blogged. I'm not making any excuses. I didn't have a whole lot of blog material... and I was stressed with wedding planning.


Anyway, I'm back and a lot has happened in the last couple of months. M and I got married and went honeymooning. I got my nose pierced. I also changed positions at my job. I ran my first 5K. And some other exciting things. I'll be catching you up over the next couple of weeks.


First, let's talk weddings. M and I tied the not on September 25 - both the wedding and reception were in my parents backyard. It was perfect and very "us." Neither of us wanted a big fancy wedding... because well, neither of us are big fancy people. The wedding ceremony was for immediate family only. I blubbered through my vows (and remember this post... I never cry). And the "reception" (if you even want to call it that) was very laid back. After the traditional dances - i.e. first dance, dad & daughter, mother & son - M and I changed into a sweatshirt and jeans and hung out with everyone else around the bonfire. It was so much fun. M and I are truly blessed. We have amazing family and friends. Our day was perfect and I wouldn't change a thing about it.

I will leave you with a few pictures. We don't have pictures from our photographers yet, so here are a few that other people snapped.

Hi, My Name Is Christy...

And I'm addicted to carbs and sugar.

Seriously, it's ridiculous. If I want to lose this last 6-7 lbs before the wedding, I'm going to need to step it up. Lately, all I want is pizza and or pasta. And skittles - I'm addicted to these, thanks to my coworker...

It's amazing that I haven't gained any weight with the carb and sugar overload lately. Why can't I crave salads like I used to? And why is it that the already made salads (that are way overpriced) that I buy taste so much better than the salads I put together myself??

Starting tomorrow (let's be honest, I already failed for today - I had some of the above skittles, a piece of dark chocolate and a piece of pizza for lunch), the eating like crap stops.

Has anyone tried riced cauliflower? I keep hearing this come up - if you know about it, fill me in, please! Cauliflower is one of my favorites.

And how do I curb sugar cravings? Any other suggestions??

Just Another Day At The Office

Hi guys. I used to blog, but now I just plan my wedding.

Anyway...

100 Loves post #3 was 7 things I love about my job. Honestly, these days, I'm a little irritated with my job situation... so I am choosing to skip that one.

Speaking of the work place, let's talk about office ettiquette for a quick minute. Apparently, the people I work with don't know what that is.

Here are my 10 commandments for the office (I'm sure I can come up with more than 10, but I will leave it at that for now).

1. Thou shalt not have LOUD PHONE COVERSATIONS about personal things. I don't care that your baby daddy is a deadbeat who doesn't pay child support and is now in jail for stealing your credit card. Really. And neither does anyone else.

2. Thou shalt not belch and giggle about your farting contests with the person sitting in the cube next to you. Seriously, this happens. It was so often that my boss could hear it in his office down the hall (and these people sit in the next aisle over) - he had to call their boss to ask him to talk to them about "having a little class."

3. Thou shalt not clip your nails at work. EVER. Gross.

4. Thou shalt not bring your kids to scream and yell and run down the halls on your day off. Why are you coming to work anyway when you have the day off??

5. Thou shalt not go without caffeine. Putting up with your bitchiness is not part of my job description and I don't get paid enough to do it.

6. Thou shalt not eat other people's food. Just because it's in the community refrigerator, doesn't mean you have permission to take whatever you want.

7. Thou shalt not heat up something in the microwave that the rest of will have to smell all afternoon.

8. Thou shalt not sluuurp your soup. I have an extra spoon if you need it.

9. Thou shalt not dress like your ready to work out. I know we have a "business casual" dress code, but you are taking it a little too far and forgetting the "business" part.

10. Thou shalt not pass off work that's is clearly yours onto others because you don't know how to do it. Ask questions if you aren't sure, but I'm not doing your bitch work simply because you're too lazy to learn your job.

Ahh... I feel better.

Today is the last day of my work week. Have a fabulous weekend, kids!

Six Quotes I Love (100 Loves #2)

Oops, I'm late on this again...

Six Quotes I love (this was hard, because there are a lot I really like)

1. "Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse 'I Love You.' Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense. Never let your prayin' knees get lazy, and love like crazy."
--Lee Brice, Love Like Crazy

2. "The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is family."
--Lee Iacocca

3. "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Suess

4. "So how does it happen, great love? Nobody knows... but what I can tell you is that it happens in the blink of an eye. One minute you're enjoying your life, and the next you're wondering how you ever lived without them."
--Hitch

5. "I have failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."
--Michael Jordan

6. "Don't be so open minded that your brains fall out."
--??