Weekend Update

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

The holiday sparked a little bit of a debate... regarding my wedding (I swear, it's impossible to please everyone). I was asked why I am not getting married in a church.

You see, I was raised Catholic and even went to Catholic school for many years. After this experience, I can say that I will NEVER send my own children to Catholic school. I'm sure a lot of people have had wonderful experiences attending Catholic school. Me? Notsomuch. First, I was the only child in my class (from first to eighth grade!) who had divorced parents. We were literally taught that people who get divorces go to hell. Sure, I laugh about it now... but imagine how much distress this causes a 5 year old. Information was crammed down our throats and were told that "good Catholics believe this or else..." Yeah, this didn't work for me.

Still, I had always imagined I would get married in the Catholic church.

Now? Not a chance. You couldn't even bribe me. The Catholic religion... what a joke. With all of the sex abuse scandals and even news of the pope's own brother being involved in one - you can check it out here - it's embarassing to even call myself Catholic. I don't think this makes me a bad person.

Thoughts?

In other news... I am going to start the Advocare 24 day challenge. It is a full body cleanse. My brother and sister in law and a few of their friends have all completed this 24 day program. My brother lost 17 lbs and my sister in law lost about 8. I am hoping this is what I need to kick start the weight loss again. My wedding is less than 6 months away and I need to focus!!

M's party at the winery was SO much fun and he was so surprised. He was mad at me for a minute, but got over it pretty quickly. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures.

Well, I need to be getting back to work - lunch time is almost over. I will be catching up on your blogs soon!

Frustrated

I'm starting to get a little discouraged. The scale will not budge... actually, in the past few weeks, I've gained a couple of lbs. This is so frustrating. I've lost 40 lbs since I was at my heaviest and looking back I see at pattern. I will lose about 10 or so and then I am just stuck for several weeks. I gain and lose the same 3-4 lbs.

My plan is to bump up the cardio a little bit and watch how many carbs I am eating. I still stick to about 1500 calories a day, but really the only difference I can think of is that lately, I am eating more carbs than I was about a month or so ago. I also haven't been very good about drinking my protein drink... need to get back to that.

Today is my last day of this work week... thank goodness for that!! It's also been a frustrating week on the job front. I'm so thankful for 3 day weekends every other week.

I'm excited about M's surprise party Saturday. The weather is also supposed to be gorgeous this weekend! Can't wait until Easter to see my nieces and nephew.

In wedding news, we've decided to not have our wedding in Mexico. We talked about having immediate family go to Mexico with us to be a part of it, but financially, this won't be easy for a few people and I don't want it to be a burden on anyone. With that said, it is more important to us to have our family be there on our wedding day. So a wedding at home is our final decision. My stepmom is so excited that she is willing to plan this whole thing. She already has several things in motion. September 25th is the wedding date.

Have a fabulous weekend!!

A-Z

Since I don't have much to talk about today, I stole this from Go East Memphis Mama.
Play along if you'd like.

A. AREA CODE : 330

B. BED SIZE: Queen.

C. CHORE YOU HATE: Vacuuming.

D. DOG'S NAME: Stewart.

E. ESSENTIAL "START THE DAY!" ITEM: Coffee!

F. FAVORITE COLOR: Red.

G. GOLD OR SILVER: Silver.

HEIGHT: Just barely under 5'7''.

I. INSTRUMENTS YOU PLAY: Piano... just a little.

J. JOB: Supply Management.

K. KIDS: Not yet.

L. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: A house... with my fiance.

M. MOM'S NAME: Caryn

N. NICKNAME: Crick.

O. OVERNIGHT HOSPITAL STAY: When I had to have my gallbladder removed.

P. PET PEEVE: Tardiness.

Q. QUOTE FROM A MOVIE: Oh geez, I don't know...

R. RIGHTY OR LEFTY: Righty.

S. SIBLINGS: 2 older brothers, a younger brother and younger sister.

T. TIME YOU WAKE UP: 5 a.m. - waaaay too early!

U. UNDERWEAR: Yes?

V. VEGGIE YOU DISLIKE: Peas.

W. WAYS/REASONS YOU ARE LATE: I'm generally not late. See my pet peeve.

X. XRAYS YOU'VE HAD: Chest... knee... I think that may be it.

Y. YUMMY FOOD YOU MAKE: Tacos.

Z. ZOO ANIMALS YOU LIKE: Elephants?

Weekend, Wedding, And A Surprise

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. Mine was kind of busy, but that's ok. We spent time with family... moved our new refrigerator into our kitchen (ALL by ourselves... yeah, fun) and did some major laundry. Tuesday is M's birthday and I have a surprise up my sleeve that I am so excited about!! Since M doesn't read my blog and really doesn't even understand what a blog is, I can share my plans with you.

I am inviting M's closest friends to a winery outing this Saturday. He knows we are going to the winery Saturday, but he thinks we are just meeting one other couple and not celebrating his birthday. M is very laid back and never wants anyone to go to any trouble for him and this includes on his birthday. So I invited his closest friends to get together and so far, 19 people are planning on attending, including 3 of his friends who live almost 2 hours away. He is going to be so surprised to see everyone. I can't wait!

In other news, our wedding plans are up in the air. Our Mexico trip is booked and we are still going... that isn't changing. We had a long talk with a few different family members and even with the family drama that has been going on, I'm having serious second thoughts about not having my family there on my wedding day. If... IF we did decide on having a ceremony here at home, it would be small and only be immediate family. My parents have a beautiful yard and several acres. If we do decide to go this route, we will have a small ceremony in their backyard. Afterwards we can have our very informal party.

Needless to say, I'm a little conflicted about this right now and M and I still have some talking to do. Bottom line is, we are both having a hard time not including our families into our wedding plans. I don't want to look back and regret it. My dad and stepmom have been against the wedding in Mexico from the beginning. Even though my mom and M's mom have kept quiet, I know it hurts them a little that they won't see us get married.

However, I have made it clear that I do want this to be simple (and M agrees)... I don't want a church wedding or a big reception. I am ALL about a very simple, laid back wedding. So there's some thinking to do on that.

Nothing to report on the weight loss front. The scale is not budging and I'm considering only weighing in twice a month.

Have a great week!!

It's Okay Friday

I haven't been posting much because work has been kicking my @ss this week. There's a lot of changes going on around here and I'm trying to keep up.

Anyway, onto It's okay Friday.

It's okay to...

Give your boss the finger behind his back when he tells you to "handle" someone else's messes.

Go out for a drink at the winery right after your workout.

Say exactly what you want to say even though you know feelings are going to get hurt. Sometimes, it just needs to be done.

Eat a little chocolate most days... even though you are trying to lose weight.

Be confused as to why so many people are obsessive about the show Lost.


Happy Friday!!!