So far I am working my buns off and it feels great! Today was the first day back at school and I still worked out without hesitation. I created a goal sheet where I put little happyface stickers if I exercise, drink my water and take a multi-vitamin. I will add more goals to it in a couple weeks.
On Saturday I went with my mom and sister to a big wedding expo in Seattle. My mom really wanted to go but none of us expected to buy anything. The first thing we saw was all the different companies and their wedding dresses. I was shy to look around but my sister immediately began browsing as if she was getting married. That helped get me going. Most of the places we looked had really yucky dresses that looked like costumes, but I found some very nice ones at one particular company based in Olympia. I probably tried on about 5 dresses and then there was this one. It was perfect. It is simple and the material swoops to the side just a bit. It's also sleeveless and laces up in the back. The torso is kind of like a corset so it holds everything in and makes it look like I actually have curves, which I don't. I'm not an apple or a pear, just a straight line most of the time.
It didn't fit perfectly but it will by July. It was a size 6 since I guess wedding gowns are in European sizes. $460 seemed very reasonable, too! There was this guy for the Seattle times who took tons of pictures while I was trying on a veil and jewelry and he took down my name and my mom's name but alas, some other girl and her mom ended up getting their picture on the front page. Bummer. The upside is that Mike doesn't get to see the dress until our wedding day. My mom took it home and stashed it away.
Ok, I'll shut up now. I'm just so excited!
Posted By: Leanne_Nalani
Comments to this post:
01/07/2008 19:33
OMGosh!
I'm so excited for you!!! I'd be trying those dresses on, too!! I have a fantasy that someday I'll get married again. Then I wake up and remember I'd have to get a divorce and find someone new! LOL So, I'm just gonna have to be patient and wait to live vicariously through my daughters when they get married!
I'm so glad you ended up finding the perfect dress!!!! That is so exciting. And thats great that you've been working out without hesitation!
because if not, you know we all want to see a picture of that amazing sounding dress! I'm really happy for you that you've been not only sticking to your 3 goals, but have been doing it no sweat so far. Gotta love it when the motivation is in high gear. Do tell us a bit about the workouts... are you doing the FIRM stuff you ordered? How did that turn out?
Oh Leanne! I'm so excited for you! I wish you could take a pic of it and post it on here! So how are Euro sizes differnt? I know about shoe sizes but didn't know about clothing sizes.
The dress. wow that was an easy choice for me, but for some people it can take months to find the perfect dress. I did not really want a dress, so the first one I found that was simple and did not make me feel like a whale, I bought it.
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01/09/2008 10:57
chocolate
Yes, because that is a food that I can't eat in moderation. I will sit and eat the whole thing and not realize it until after it is gone. so the best thing for me is to not have it or eat it. I can do it. I ate a cheese stick and the headache subsided a bit.
I am going to do some exercises tonight, and hopefully it will help me feel a bit better.
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01/09/2008 12:38
Me too!!!
OMGosh!!! I am so excited for you!!!! I can't wait to see the pictures of you in the dress!! You are going to look beautiful!!
How exciting! I went to a bridal fair last year, and all I wanted to do was get married after that! Im glad that you got the dress out of the way! Phew! One thing down many to go! I can't wait to see what the dress looks like! I can't wait for the wedding!!!!! Im so excited and happy for you. You are going to look so beautiful :)
Your wedding dress reminds me of the day when I went looking for mine. I got my dress in St. George Utah and I was living in NJ. I know weird, but they had the dresses I wanted, and they don't sell it anywhere on the east coast. I found my dress easily just like you did. Keeping thing simple is what made wedding planning fun. You seem to be just doing that. I'm so looking forward to seeing the pictures of you in your dress. Great job on keeping your goals. You're doing great!
This is the view from the bench I sat at for 45 minutes while my kids went on it over and over again! I love that California Adventure is not so crowded! Disneyland is always just so packed! Yes, it is really difficult navigating around with 2 kids. We buddied up in pairs or single file. I'm always the leader because I walk fast! We stood in line for an hour and 20 minutes for Space Mountain, but that was the longest line. Worth it, though!
Congrats on getting engaged!! (sorry, I haven't been here in a lonngg time ha but I'm going to try to keep up with it this time!) That's awesome that you found the dress! That's so exciting... but stressful I bet too!
