The Big Day: The Ceremony

If you missed Part One, check it out here

Now on to the ceremony!

The Big Day: Getting Ready

Hello hello everyone!

I'm finally FINALLY getting around to blogging about the wedding. 

So rather than commenting on everything, I'm just going to throw a ton of pictures at you!

Staying Healthy During the Holidays

Hello hello everyone!

How in the world did it become November?! Time really flies.

Now, I know this isn't the post you've all been waiting for...the wedding and honeymoon recap, BUT I'm still sorting through all my pictures and will have that up (hopefully) this week or so.

Instead I wanted to talk about keeping healthy during the holidays. 

Thanksgiving is coming up and it's best to go in with a game plan in place!

Did you know that the average American can eat anwhere from 2500-4000 calories on Thanksgiving day?!

But fear not! I have some tips to help you prevent the scale from creeping up.

                        Fill your plate with vegetables first. You don’t have to stuff your plate full of food, be mindful of how much is actually going on your plate.

Be mindful of sneaky calories. Appetizers and wine have calories too, so don't forget to factor those into your calories as well

Bring your own dish. You control what goes in it, don't be afraid to offer to bring something!

                        Eat slowly. Talk around the table and LISTEN to your body; if it says it’s full, stop eating, even if there is food on your plate still.

                        Take a walk after dinner. Recruit family to take a walk around the block after dinner; it’ll help burn some of the calories.

                        Plan to workout the next day. Just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean you should stop your normal routine. Even a brisk walk is better than nothing!

During my family's Thanksgiving dinners I've noticed most people stuff the crap out of their plate, literally to the rim. And some even go back for seconds...and that's all before dessert!

Here's a little guideline to help keep you in check

Most of all, don't stress if you aren't perfect. Just listen to your body and enjoy your family time!

Just make sure you don't gobble til you wobble!

Starting a New Chapter

Well hey there strangers!

It's been a looooooong time since I've blogged.

If you don't follow me on Facebook or Instagram...and you should...I got married!

Michael and I got married on October 3rd and things have just been a whirlwind since then. We went off on our honeymoon to Scotland a couple days after the wedding,

Once I have more pictures from the wedding I promise to update you all with pictures of the wedding and our honeymoon!

Bachelorette Party: Disney Style

Hello hello!!

Wedding day is coming super soon, (like next week, eek!) so I don't have much time to blog, but I did want to get my bachelorette party written about cause it was just amazing!

My best friend works at Disneyland and I love Disneyland so it was a no brainer that's where we'd go.

Michael's sister, Sarah, and I rented a car and drove down while my bestie, Molly, was working. Sarah and I originally got a little Nissan, but after about 10 minutes we got a call from Enterprise to bring the car back because they had sold it to someone already, but they offered us any car they had available. Of course we chose this bad boy!

Yeah, we ended up getting a 2015 Ford Mustang. Holy car batman! It drove beautifully, but was so high tech Sarah and I had trouble figuring out how to turn the car on. The guy started it with the key fob, but we couldn't get it to work and the button in the car wouldn't turn it on. Eventually we figured it out, when we were stuck in traffic in LA (what a surprise).

After our first stop Sarah informed me that her mom had rented us a hotel room in one of the surrounding hotels! We were originally supposed to stay at Molly's apartment, but what a surprise! I was bummed to learn Molly wouldn't be staying there because of work, but told me she had a surprise at her apartment for me to grab before heading to the hotel.

When we got to her apartment I was greeted with this

While I was going, "aww, how sweet," she popped out from around the corner. I wish Sarah had gotten that on video, I just screamed her name and we bear hugged...and I got choked up.

We went out to the Spaghetti Factory for dinner and we were just hot messes. We were loud, laughing, and just making a mess

I spilled spaghetti everywhere trying to get it into the togo box and Sarah's ice cream had a giant air bubble in it.

The next day we went to Disneyland and rather than give you a play-by-play I'm just going to throw pictures at you

 Thanks ladies for such a great weekend!