Sunday, November 02, 2008
Sunday, October 05, 2008
On our way
L. and I were married last night, at Lord Hill Farms in Snohomish, Washington. Although the weather was interesting, it made for some good drama and some lovely pictures. We had close to 175 guests, and it was a truly amazing experience. We are truly blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives to come and celebrate with us. I wish that we'd have had more time to talk with everyone individually, but I suppose that's the way things go when you're the bride or groom.
Now we're off to France for our honeymoon for the next two and a half weeks. Another dream coming true...
Now we're off to France for our honeymoon for the next two and a half weeks. Another dream coming true...
Monday, September 22, 2008
Fun part of wedding planning
L. and I recently discovered that one of the fun parts of wedding planning is figuring out the alcohol to serve at the reception. Our facility is restricted to wine, beer, and champagne only, so no yummy hard liquor concoctions, but we've had a good time with the other tastings.
After our research, we've decided on the following selections:
Columbia Crest Grand Estates Chardonnay, Columbia Valley 2006
Columbia Winery 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale
Redhook's Blonde Ale and Black Hook Porter
The cool thing is that Columbia Crest, Columbia Winery, and Redhook are all local here in Washington. Buffalo Bill's Brewery is in California, so it's the only one from out of state, but it's so good that we just couldn't pass it up for a fall wedding!
We got the Chardonnay and Pumpkin Ale today. We ran out of room in the car, so we'll have to get the Cab Sauv tomorrow. We'll also get the Redhook tomorrow, when they have their Micro Monday special, where you buy one case and get the second case at 1/2 off. Every little bit of money saved helps. L. about died when he figured out how much we were spending on alcohol alone, but it will be worth it. Plus, any leftovers will come back to our house, so we can use the rest at another time.
After our research, we've decided on the following selections:
Columbia Crest Grand Estates Chardonnay, Columbia Valley 2006
Columbia Winery 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon
Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale
Redhook's Blonde Ale and Black Hook Porter
The cool thing is that Columbia Crest, Columbia Winery, and Redhook are all local here in Washington. Buffalo Bill's Brewery is in California, so it's the only one from out of state, but it's so good that we just couldn't pass it up for a fall wedding!
We got the Chardonnay and Pumpkin Ale today. We ran out of room in the car, so we'll have to get the Cab Sauv tomorrow. We'll also get the Redhook tomorrow, when they have their Micro Monday special, where you buy one case and get the second case at 1/2 off. Every little bit of money saved helps. L. about died when he figured out how much we were spending on alcohol alone, but it will be worth it. Plus, any leftovers will come back to our house, so we can use the rest at another time.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Mad Men illustrations
If you're a fan of the show Mad Men, check out some illustrations of the show: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nobodyssweetheart/sets/72157606178887453/detail/.
Very cool. Love the idea of having some of the scenes as illustrated wallpaper and such. What a great show. It's one of the few things I actually watch that has substance to it.
Very cool. Love the idea of having some of the scenes as illustrated wallpaper and such. What a great show. It's one of the few things I actually watch that has substance to it.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Good quote
Read on my friend, A.'s status line in Gmail:
"53% of white women are now for McCain. 47% of white women are embarrassed."
"53% of white women are now for McCain. 47% of white women are embarrassed."
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Slip, sliding away
So, I'm done with the 20/20 program now and I need to schedule my last appointment for lab work and final meeting with my 20/20 doctor. Overall, it was a great success. I lost 46 pounds, 40 of which I've maintained.
However, now that the program is over, I am struggling a bit to keep up with everything. I think part of it is due to the fact that the wedding is a month away, so everything seems to be going faster and faster. But part of it is because I'm not really following the lifestyle, so a lot of my cravings and such are back. It's very frustrating. And now my workouts with my trainer are down to once per week, since I decided to hire J. to keep pushing me with the weight training and keep me accountable. But maintaining the other two to three days of working out on my own is difficult.
I felt pretty desperate tonight when I broke into both the popcorn and hot chocolate. We've been eating out a lot, and I'm not making great choices. I really need to get myself back on track. When I make smarter choices, the cravings do start going away and I of course feel better about everything all around. So, I just need to remember that. Tonight, I made a healthy lunch and packed everything up neatly in the fridge. I'm going to try and get up early enough to make some eggs, and toast with peanut butter so that I at least have a healthy breakfast and lunch squared away. And I've got to get the carbs back down to 200 calories a day or less so that I get rid of some of this water weight.
So, tomorrow is a new day and I know that the next few days are going to be a bit miserable again while I work back off of the carbs, treats, and such and I'll need to devote more time to cooking and planning my eating again so that I don't get off track. Here we go again...
However, now that the program is over, I am struggling a bit to keep up with everything. I think part of it is due to the fact that the wedding is a month away, so everything seems to be going faster and faster. But part of it is because I'm not really following the lifestyle, so a lot of my cravings and such are back. It's very frustrating. And now my workouts with my trainer are down to once per week, since I decided to hire J. to keep pushing me with the weight training and keep me accountable. But maintaining the other two to three days of working out on my own is difficult.
I felt pretty desperate tonight when I broke into both the popcorn and hot chocolate. We've been eating out a lot, and I'm not making great choices. I really need to get myself back on track. When I make smarter choices, the cravings do start going away and I of course feel better about everything all around. So, I just need to remember that. Tonight, I made a healthy lunch and packed everything up neatly in the fridge. I'm going to try and get up early enough to make some eggs, and toast with peanut butter so that I at least have a healthy breakfast and lunch squared away. And I've got to get the carbs back down to 200 calories a day or less so that I get rid of some of this water weight.
So, tomorrow is a new day and I know that the next few days are going to be a bit miserable again while I work back off of the carbs, treats, and such and I'll need to devote more time to cooking and planning my eating again so that I don't get off track. Here we go again...
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Mmmm, cake
If you've never heard of the Cake Wrecks blog, you should definitely check it out. It had L. and I laughing until we were crying. There are just too many to list here, but I think my favorite (to this point, anyway), is this one: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-made-me-laugh-til-i-cried.html. And this one is a close second: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2008/05/when-brides-have-no-budget-or-taste.html.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Friday, August 29, 2008
GOP desperation
Wow, what a desperate move. McCain chose a lesser-known woman, Sarah Palin, as his VP running mate. And she hails from oil-rich Alaska...such a departure for the GOP (not!). Details at McCain praises VP choice Palin's 'tenacity'.
I was especially charmed with what Mike Huckabee had to say of the choice, "Governor Palin ... will remind women that if they are not welcome on the Democrat's ticket, they have a place with Republicans." Seriously? Is Huckabee that stupid, or rather does he think that women are that stupid? Like I would say, "hmmm...this Palin woman has a vagina...and I have a vagina...so, I guess we must want the same things." It's insulting.
From what I've learned about her (recently), I definitely don't want the same things. She's "pro-life", which is such a stupid term. Like those of us who are "pro-choice" aren't in support of life. Like we support abortion rights because we hope women will terminate their pregnancies instead of supporting abortion rights because we believe that every woman has a right to choose what to do with her own body.
I also found it interesting that Palin has recently been under investigation for a situation where her ex brother-in-law was fired from his job as a state trooper. And her assessment of the indictment of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was, ""very dismaying." She added, "Hopefully though, this won’t be a distraction and get people’s minds off what has to be done in the grand scheme of things."" So you know, just sweep it under the rug and don't worry about possible corruption. To her, it's clearly not important "in the grand scheme of things." Although they are touting her as a change to the status quo, I don't really see how that position is any different than what we've seen from the Bush administration. In fact, that's one of the biggest reasons our country is going down the tubes.
So, so far, I'm not at all impressed with Palin. And on a personal note, she has several kids with weird names. One named Track and another named Trig. What the hell? I wonder what the other three are named. Paw, Branch, and Calc? I could probably search for the answer, but it's just not that important. My estimation is that those kids would probably teased mercilessly with those names, except for the fact that their mom is a governor and as discussed above, probably wouldn't be above having the issue taken care of, if you get my drift. Although, as they discuss in the article, she's "in favor of capital punishment in especially heinous cases such as the murder of a child. ""My goodness, hang 'em up, yeah,"" she said." So maybe she'd let the playground bullies off the hook. There is something so weird about people who are "pro life", yet support capital punishment.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
I was especially charmed with what Mike Huckabee had to say of the choice, "Governor Palin ... will remind women that if they are not welcome on the Democrat's ticket, they have a place with Republicans." Seriously? Is Huckabee that stupid, or rather does he think that women are that stupid? Like I would say, "hmmm...this Palin woman has a vagina...and I have a vagina...so, I guess we must want the same things." It's insulting.
From what I've learned about her (recently), I definitely don't want the same things. She's "pro-life", which is such a stupid term. Like those of us who are "pro-choice" aren't in support of life. Like we support abortion rights because we hope women will terminate their pregnancies instead of supporting abortion rights because we believe that every woman has a right to choose what to do with her own body.
I also found it interesting that Palin has recently been under investigation for a situation where her ex brother-in-law was fired from his job as a state trooper. And her assessment of the indictment of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens was, ""very dismaying." She added, "Hopefully though, this won’t be a distraction and get people’s minds off what has to be done in the grand scheme of things."" So you know, just sweep it under the rug and don't worry about possible corruption. To her, it's clearly not important "in the grand scheme of things." Although they are touting her as a change to the status quo, I don't really see how that position is any different than what we've seen from the Bush administration. In fact, that's one of the biggest reasons our country is going down the tubes.
So, so far, I'm not at all impressed with Palin. And on a personal note, she has several kids with weird names. One named Track and another named Trig. What the hell? I wonder what the other three are named. Paw, Branch, and Calc? I could probably search for the answer, but it's just not that important. My estimation is that those kids would probably teased mercilessly with those names, except for the fact that their mom is a governor and as discussed above, probably wouldn't be above having the issue taken care of, if you get my drift. Although, as they discuss in the article, she's "in favor of capital punishment in especially heinous cases such as the murder of a child. ""My goodness, hang 'em up, yeah,"" she said." So maybe she'd let the playground bullies off the hook. There is something so weird about people who are "pro life", yet support capital punishment.
Anyway, it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.
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