Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Wedding Stuff Weekend

Hello! School has started back and I am in the middle of trying to get everything organized for my three classes I'm taking and for volunteer activities that I've signed on to do. So much has been going on, I've been wearing myself out. Hey, if I'm going to bed at 9, that means I'm tired haha

Classes for this semester are:
Monday: Seminar
Tuesday: Gastronomy
Wednesday: Food & Society

I've signed up to be a nutrition instructor for a Cooking Matters class through the Raleigh Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. It was a last minute assignment and my volunteer coordinator was like begging me to help them out since their original instructor dropped out. It's a very big step for me because I have been working in the offices this summer and I have no previous experience teaching nutrition in a class setting. I've led groups (of kids) before during summer camps but have never led a full-on nutrition lesson. It's scary, different and exciting all at the same time. I just hope I can improve over time.
I teach this class along with one of my classmates so it's going to be fun. Whatever teaching skills I'm lacking she can make up for it because she's already good at it.
These are on Tuesdays.

On Wednesdays I will still be working in the IFFS office. I'm glad to be getting more volunteer hours in. That's for sure.

This past weekend was the last weekend for a while that I have things scheduled for wedding planning. Weekends from now on are booked with weddings, vacation (singular), football games, etc.
Two weekends ago, I went to Uptown Charlotte to celebrate my friend Amanda's bachelorette party! It was so much fun and  all the girls had a blast!
I borrowed a few pictures from the night.
Can you tell who the bride is?

In our VIP booth

My Best Friends from High School :)
So much fun and I'm thinking of having my bachelorette weekend in Charlotte now. MOHs get on it!

This past Friday I went and looked for bridesmaid dresses and it was a complete BUST. I cannot tell you how frustrating it is to not find a dress. Fortunately, I do have a back-up choice on Etsy. But I am trying my hardest to find one that the girls can try on in a store. We will see!

Saturday, we went to Winston to decide on our invitation style and look at the venue. We wanted to show the venue to Thomas's parents since they haven't seen it before. They really liked it, which I was glad! Also, we decided on the invitations, so now we just need to wait a while before actually ordering them.

Sunday was the day we had everyone that is involved in the wedding over at my sister's house for a meet and greet. Not everyone knew each other so to prevent awkward encounters at the bachelorette party, bridal shower, etc., I wanted to get everyone together. Also, one of my bridesmaids is leaving the country for study abroad so I wanted her to meet everyone before leaving. She's going to Barcelona, jealous!

All the bridesmaids, minus one! MOHs on left. Love these girls!!

It's sad to not be able to wedding plan this fall BUT I really need to take a break before I am sick of it. haha Plus school needs to be my priority right now. Thomas and I both have a very important year and once the wedding gets here it will be time to move on and begin our life how we want it!

Friday, August 3, 2012

Golden Week

I have been watching the Olympics religiously the past few nights. Gabby Douglas won the women's All Around competition in gymnastics and was so awesome last night! Before she won, I was a bundle of nerves since the Russian competitor was very close to coming up and beating her. However, the U.S. prevails once again!


I was pulling for Aly Raisman to win bronze too but she was surprisingly butted out by one of the Russian girls. I'm tempted to say that this wouldn't have happened if Jordyn Weiber had competed instead. Looking forward to the rest of the gymanstics competitions.


Tonight, however, I will miss the broadcast because I'm attending a wedding but I'm sure to watch as soon as I get home and try and catch up. I'm curious to watch the trampoline finals! I will also be missing the movie on the Magnificent Seven, as you know if you read this, I love them girls!


In other news, I have been continuing my running. Today I ran (in the hot, hot heat) and I also did this Ballet Boot Camp Challenge!


Whew! It kicked my butt! Especially right after a run which I guess is not the most opportune time. However, I didn't feel like sweating twice today.
Try it! But I must warn you, if your arms are as weak as mine, the dancer's twist will HURT!


I don't think I've talked about it on this blog, but I've been dabbling with the Paleo Diet. I took a Paleolithic nutrition class earlier this summer and it really opened my eyes to what may be wrong with our nutrition guidelines. The practices of the Paleo diet are just very simple and obviously hard to stick to because of the lack of bread, pasta, rice and other whole grains. It also doesn't include dairy which is hard for me because of my love for yogurt. Beans/legumes are not allowed as well. The reason? All of these things cause gut irritation and thus according to some research, prevent us from absorbing valuable nutrients and can lead to chronic diseases that plague many Americans. It's very interesting and I actually was strictly paleo for about a month following the end of the course. However, I have since returned to my carb loving ways. But Thomas and I have recently decided to start on the paleo path once again.


Which leads me to what I am going to call, Sweating for the Dress. (Inspired by this shirt that I found on Pinterest) I would be a June Bride :)


Want it!
 I exercise and attempt healthy eating for one main reason, my health. I am a girl though and would love to look smoking hot in my wedding dress come June 2013. (who doesn't?!) So as of today I am going to be keeping track of my progress with the combination of my running, workouts, and mainly paleo diet.
This isn't me saying I am going to update this blog with boring running times, calories burned, etc. Just a statement telling you  (my few readers) that this is what I am up to.
As of today I have 322 days and 19 hours to get my butt in gear and get fit. Plus it helps to know what my dress looks like and this helps me to imagine how I want to look in it.


Alright so it's time for me to get ready for this wedding tonight. Even though it's a friend of Thomas's and I have never met the couple getting married, I still look forward to seeing other people's wedding ideas come to life. Maybe I'll see something that I would like to incorporate into our day.