Jessica and Nate were married on Saturday. My girls got an incredible uncle that day and of course, Jessica got a wonderful husband. We had such a good time. Claire and Ava went to the salon to get her 'princess on.' She looked perfect in her little crown, beautiful dress and cute little smile. The wedding was lovely, our toast was awesome (if I do say so myself) and the dance was fun. The toast was a group effort...my vision, Chris' idea and my sisters and Phil's imagination. Awesome. We rewrote the verses to Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe." Jessica and Nate refer to each other as babe at nauseaum. It was perfect and very funny; however, I may be a bit biased. Our gift to them, which is from my sisters and I, was a personalized picture. They loved it. All in all, it was a perfect day. Let's hope the perfection continues for the rest of their lives.
Yes, indeeedy do. 0.0 is exactly the amount of weight I lost this week. Irritating! Here's the breakdown: number of times I cheated on my diet--ZERO! number of times I worked out--FIVE!! (running, no less). Now that is a mean, mean slap in the face. After I picked myself off the floor and resisted the urge to throw the scale through my window, I've come to realize that it is time to call in the big guns. There will be no messing around. Through a very valuable (HA!--sense the sarcasm) inservice this year, I've learned that I am "Green," meaning logical, research based, problem solver, mathmatical thinker. I am applying the same thought and strategy to my 'get fit' adventure. There will be no relying on the treadmill to tell me how much I've burned. That thing lies, LIES, LIES!! Take for example, the fact that each time I worked out, I burned at least 300 calories--most often 350, my pulse was around 87 (which is pretty much a near death resting ...
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