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Just a taste of what my bachelorette party was like....

Yep, that's a penis cake.

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Sue's making the best of her situation. Sharing is caring.

Yes my cat likes to sleep in interesting places...

IKE

better not ruin my bachelorette party. i have a feeling he will. i guess that means the bars will be pretty empty on saturday night. good thing i have a nice, sturdy umbrella. i'm really disappointed tracking this hurricane every day. it keeps looking worse and worse. when has a hurricane ever come close to austin? never. except on my weekend. oh well...nothing that can be done about it.

back to something fun....last weekend was my shower. it was awesome. heather, kim and nory did a great job. we had a nice brunch at taverna with my favorite girls. it was nice to drink mimosas and open presents. i received many interesting pieces of lingerie.

ok back to work!

runner's high

i think i may have caught it. today is day 3 of running in the mornings at town lake. actually, today wasn't a scheduled running day, but i asked my fabulous trainer to come with me this morning. even though getting up so early is a bit of a chore, i still love the way i feel when i run. i also love listening to the runner's podcast selection of music. it keeps you motivated when it hurts.

feeling a bit of guilt for not keeping up with the shred this week. last week i did about 6 sessions and none this week. sorry jillian.

tomorrow is my bridal shower. i'm excited since it's at one of my favorite places for brunch, taverna. it is also a lingerie shower, so i am expecting the worse from my friends. i'll make sure and take many pictures if my hands aren't full of mimosas.

i'm old

well today is my birthday. i am 31. they say 30 is the new 20 so i am 21 today!

also i have started running. haven't done that since high school. my wonderful trainer and bridesmaid, nory, has graciously volunteered to get me into shape with a 5 week plan. we went running this morning at 7am on the trail. it was hard. we did intervals of 2 minutes walking and 1 minute running. i have to admit i felt great about an hour after. i'm not giving up on the shred though. i may move up to level 3, as level 2 is KILLING my knees. i think i may be slightly addicted to it. i "shredded" 6 days last week. it must be the pain and soreness that gets me hooked. mmmmm.

last night nory, keith and matt took me out to mars. it was fun to hang out with the boulton's and watch the rest of weed's. tonight matt is taking me out to uchi. haven't been there yet and i am excited!! my wonderful matt also bought me a half day at the lake austin spa. that will come in very handy before the wedding.

ok back to work!

shred - level 2 - i'm crazy

oh wow. i'm in a new world of pain today....my lower back. level 2 of the shred is basically lot's of core exercises and plank workouts. i had to do the modified version as my shoes were slipping and i am not that far advanced by any means. i think i had my ass too high in the air and put too much stress on my back. uuggh.

i did level 2 this morning, so it's not a good thing to be in this kinda pain so soon. i may move back to level 1 tomorrow....or tough it out and try level 2 again. i've also decided not to shred everyday. i seem to do better when i work out 3-5 times a week.

i plan on going running with nory next week in the mornings. no more time to slack off! i have 39 days until the wedding. that's a little over a month for you slower ones.

can you believe it? i think we are pretty much done with the majority of planning. matt still hasn't ordered his tux, or encouraged the boys to get their measurements. i am not pleased with this one bit, but that's his job to deal with, not mine. the rings are coming in tomorrow. the favors are all here. the only thing left is to make payments. boooooo.

if you have received an invitation my dear 4 readers, please send out your rsvp. i know the due date is not for a few weeks but it IRKS me to no end when people don't send out those self-addressed envelopes, waiting to be put in the mail. we have seen a few come in every day, so that has been a weight off my shoulder. yesterday was the first day to not have any rsvp's in the mail. i hope it's not a sign of things to come.

ok, enough wedding talk. it's so boring, i know.

there is this little wonderful cupcake bakery that opened up on my street. i have been DYING to stop in and grab a single cupcake, but i must resist the urge. right? one single cupcake will screw my diet...right? no, must remain strong!!!

check this out!

my wedding photographer, sarah, is featured on this amazing blog. and i am happy to see our photos picked out as some of her favorites!

http://www.dontboxusin.com/ - august 10th post.

Almost home!

Sitting in Charlotte, waiting to board my Austin flight. Almost
missed my flight due to an hour overlay in New Wark. But all is
good. I cannot WAIT to be back home. I wish I had more time in the
gift section today. That's my favorite location. But I'm sure Judith
picked up 100 catalogs for us to go thru. But it's always better to
see things in person. I'll survive my disappointment.

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my last night in new york...

well i did have exciting plans to spend the night by myself, checking out all new york has to offer. i walked to the apartment, dropped my bag, and promptly fell asleep. alas.

all packed up for my flight back tomorrow afternoon. it's somewhat bittersweet. i really love this place, i love all the shops and how different life is. but i miss austin. i miss matt and our house. i can't wait to step foot in austin and throw myself into our bed.

so i bid my 4 readers goodnight.

Meatpacking district

Gonna go eat and go to a sex club.

Day 3

Yikes another exhausting day has come to an end. Too tired to party
or drink in New York. What is wrong with me?

I think I found my bridesmaids some cool jewelry. I'm excited. Hooray!

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New York Day 2

Today is jewelry. Lots and lots to browse and buy. Taking a quick
lunch break on the roof. That's the Hudson river in the picture. Ok
back to buying.

Ciao!

Hellooooo New York!

Too tired to blog. Been clothing shopping all day with Trey. I love
H&M with all my heart. I bought this amazing, sexy black dress. It
rained all day, flash flooding. Fun stuff. Bye!

bye bye austin, hello new york!

i'm leaving tomorrow morning for new york. it's work-related so i won't be having a ton of fun, but i will manage. shopping for 5 days straight isn't the easiest thing to do, but i will try my best.

anyways i like the new york gift show. it's my favorite show to buy at. lots and lots of vendors. miles and miles of fabulous products to make our store pretty. i will miss 5 days of working out, but at least i will be putting in a few miles a day at the javits center.

superficial comments ahead: i received quite a few compliments on my recent weight loss today. i hate to be so vain about it, but it made me feel FANTASTIC. i'm going to try my hardest to avoid the coffee, italian food and alcohol that i love so much. blarg.

I DID WHAT?????

in my quest to finish my invitations as quickly as possible, i totally fucked up big time. i sealed the majority of my RSVP cards. yep, i am an idiot.

so i google solutions on how to unseal an envelope and salvage my stamps. there are a few suggestions out there, especially popular is the "freezing the envelopes for two hours." guess what? it doesn't work. i left them in the freezer all night. so now i have to go to paper place and pray they have a similar envelope and pay MORE money because i wasn't thinking properly.

at least i was able to mail off some completed invitations today. but i still feel like a moron.

shred day 4 - complete!

i cannot believe how fast i can see results with this work-out dvd. talk about a self-esteem boost! i can feel muscles i have never felt before and see my upper body tightening up. and i'm only on day 4!! what will i look like on day 20?

regardless i am feeling 100% better than i have in quite some time. even though i am sore every day, it's so worth it.

shred day 2 - done!

so my second day of the shred actually went better than expected. i was still sore but i pushed thru and completed the workout. hooray for me!!

our invitations have just been mailed off this morning so they should arrive monday. then i can get started addressing them and send them off. another big check off my wedding list.

i have a makeup trial tomorrow. i am a tad bit worried since the artist is an old, old friend of mine from burnet. he does beauty pageant work, hence the worry i feel about him doing my bridal makeup. plus i rarely wear the stuff so i don't want to look like a whore. it should be interesting, nonetheless!

1st day of the shred

my muscles are complete jello. i cannot believe how 20 minutes kicked my ass. i hope i can move by tomorrow because if i am in pain now, thursday will be a nightmare. thank goodness for my lunch massage tomorrow.

per my wii fit, i gained 3.5 pounds at surfside this weekend. luckily i have lost them after a few days of crying and semi-working out. but i can't wait to keep up on the 30 day shred and the wii fit.

patience.

yesterday matt and i went to the driskill to taste the menu we selected and pick our cake flavors/design. needless to say, i am SO EXCITED now. after work today we met with our dj and ring designer. things are happening so quickly. i can't believe we will be married in less than 2 months.

patience.

burned to a crisp

yes i am taking a break from the sun and surf to read some work email and relax in the AC. i really kept applying sunblock yesterday but i am red!!! it hurts.

but i am right back on the beach on day 2. that's dedication. or druken stupidity.

Surfside

This will be our new home for 3 days.

white trash weekend

matt and i are breaking away from austin this weekend and heading down to our favorite coastal hideaway, surfside! heather and jesse are supplying us with a rental place on the beach. it's not the cutest thing, but it's cheap and that's what counts in surfside.

so we leave tonight for houston and will be on the beach by friday afternoon with lonestar in hand.

pictures shall follow....

colotte in the wild

sunday afternoon i decided to lay out and get a little bit of sun. colotte joined me for a bit and acted like a real cat. she stalked a few birds, tried to run up a tree and pooped in the back corner of the lawn. i am so proud of her.




sadly i stayed out too long and roasted my shoulders, stomach and legs. wearing clothes has been a pain in the ass today. thank goodness for aloe with lidocaine.


looks a bit more harmless in these pics i know. i wore red today to hide my stupidity.

our wedding photographer, sarah, just redid her website. and hooray we are in the engagement section!! check it out. her work is fantastic!

http://www.sarah-q.com/

This is what happens when you play Wii Fit with drunk boys in the room.

look what i did today!

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How does a dinner of sushi rolls and saki make my weight look so
dramatic on the wii chart?

And yes that's my real weight. Why hide it?

day 3

another successful day on the wii fit has ended. yesterday i did about 30 minutes. i was very sore in the hips all day. but today was much better. i went home for lunch and busted out 20+ minutes. then tonight finished off with 40 minutes of cardio and yoga. based on my weight chart i have lost 1 lb. hooray! i'm really not putting any hope into my weight since i fluctuate 1-5 lbs daily.

but i do feel good. really.

my wii fit challenge

i'm gonna do this. every day. at least 30+ minutes. i need to lose 15 or so pounds before the wedding to get to a happy, skinny weight. so when i get home tonight i will do the "before" pics and keep this blog updated with my progress.

my first day on the wii fit was pretty sad. i had my weight and bmi tracked. nothing was a shocker there but the wii fit age killed me! i am 44 years old. my balance is pretty unstable too. i tried out the basic yoga poses and pulled off a novice ranking. the one fun thing was the hula hoop games. i really liked those. it was interesting to see how my hips would not make a perfect circle motion at the end of the exercise.

this morning i woke up with sore sides. i can thank the hula hoops and the yoga side stretches for that. how funny is it that a video game would get me sore?

matt and i made a pact that no one can play mario kart until you put in 30 minutes on the wii fit. we shall see how that rule ends up playing out ;)

the cherry on top

to make this weekend even better, we bought these bitches on sunday.

i am in love love love with mario kart and wiifit. seriously i cannot wait to go home and play some hula hoop.

matt's 30th birthday

so much fun happened on saturday. first off, i picked up my wedding dress with my mom. it fit perfectly with no alterations needed. what a relief!

then i spent some time with my mom and dad in round rock. they helped me prepare a part of matt's birthday surprise.

then it was fight against time to get to the party site, opal divine's, and get everything decorated.

thanks to nory, we got everything ready in time to surprise the birthday boy!

that's nory and everyone else hiding behind the door, waiting for matt to walk in.

there is the rest of the crew...waiting patiently.

and here is the birthday boy wearing his unicorn crown. happy 30th matt!

want to see the rest of the pics? click here.

It's finally in!

Just got the call my wedding dress has arrived!!!!! I am giddy with
excitement. Now I can play dress up with my shoes and veil.

Ok must stop being girly.

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I love my cat too much

new layout

because i was so bored with the previous one.

big check!

i finally finished arranging my hotel blocks for the wedding. i thought this would be an easy task... make a few phone calls and be done with it. not so. one week later i have managed to nail down 4 hotels downtown. i guess there are a few big conventions going on that weekend so it wasn't a cup of tea.

but it is finally done and now everyone has a nice price range of hotels to stay at.

i'm relieved and happy.

ahhhh it's the beginning of another week. 89 days until the wedding. i'm really glad it hasn't been consuming my every thought lately. having a healthy supply of books has helped. i've been engrossed with the twilight series by stephenie myers.

i am on book 3 at the moment. i'm tired of the plot though. all i keep thinking in my head is bite the bitch already. i'll finish the series though. then i'll complain about it when i am done.

so back to the wedding talk ;)
i'm feeling pretty good about it. i believe i have most everything booked/arranged that i need at the moment. planning a wedding on my own has been quite an experience. i think looking back, i may have wanted to invest in a planner to do all the worrying for me. too late now. now i just sit back and wait.

meh.

4th of july weekend shots

What is this?

Here is my proof that it rained downtown. It was a downpour for over
an hour. I hear some people up north didn't get a drop.

my special matt

just got awarded "best of craigslist"

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/aus/706729174.html

i'm so blessed, really i am.

My favorite lunch

Besides Whole Foods is my Lulu B's!

Finally!!

I've been screwing around with blogger for the past hour trying to get
my pics to post via mobile. Finally I got it working.

That means more blogging from me at all times. Here is happy sunshine
doll to brighten your day.

eeesh!

i haven't blogged in awhile. i need to fix that. i also need to take more pics. i'll get right on that.

i just finished david sedaris' new book. it was an amazingly funny read. just as funny as this week's gay pride onion issue.

thank you again!

to all of our wonderful friends and family! we were so happy to see each and every one of you at our party. we hope you had a wonderful time, because we did!

more e-pics? hooray!

i'm adding the rest of our amazing photos to my flickr account. there are way too many to post here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35468153796@N01/

engagement pictures are up!

check them out: http://roxyandkaiphotography.blogspot.com/

i *heart* sarah. we got these back within 2 days. how awesome is that???

my new colorful flock continues

so i think i have about 200 cranes folded. they have been solid colors and vary in sizes. well today i decided to branch out and buy some small, patterned paper. the folding has been a bit tricky since the paper is tiny but i have managed to get the groove down.

i can't wait to hang these in the trees for the big party.

i'm not sure if i can complete the big 1000. i'm going to try though.

finally some new pictures!

power outage

so we are chilling on the couch, watching SNL and we hear this loud bang. as i pray it's not a gun shot, the power dies in the neighborhood. great.

what a super way to end the night. no power, no feel good, no wireless (thank goodness for matt's sprint card.) but now i have to get off the computer so the laptop battery doesn't die.

i wish we had unpacked more boxes.

my internet friends are funny

they love to make chops of matt and myself. i guess we are easy targets.