Day 62 - Naptime is my time

So while the beast slumbers I have been dedicating precious minutes to planning out the wedding ceremony and reception and searching for venues. Never have those naps meant so much to me. Sure it's easier to do regular chores when she's asleep than when she's awake but planning a wedding just can't be done when she's awake. For one thing I feel incredibly guilty if I'm not teaching her something or playing with her in some way. This girl is my life and I can't put her aside for wedding planning, no matter how perfect it needs to be.
I have managed to find one possible location that is pretty much attached to the hill where we want to have our photographs taken so it's really not that bad a deal. In addition I will be attending the local bridal showcase in a few days. I'm so excited to be going and glad I looked when I did. I would have otherwise missed out on it. 

Day 57 - Could this be the dress?

Tired of not doing any active wedding planning I jumped into the book David had been given as a christmas present. While flipping through I came across a Maggie Sottero dress I positively loved! A nice tea length dress. I wonder if it's within my budget? It wasn't the dress that David's co-workers thought he'd look great in though. I hate this waiting game. I don't want to start looking for a dress until I am the right weight. I wish I was the right weight now! 16.8 lbs down a little less than 30 lbs to go. I'll get there in time. Saving money while I work on it. 

Day 55 - AND OFF!

Another .9 of a lb gone today. Down 16.8 lbs. Every time it drops I squeal, I'm glad it's happening so fast!
If only money for the wedding would come in as fast as the pounds are going out. 

Day 54 - It pays off and off and off

Being studious pays off. I should have more nightmares. Almost a full lb lost today. I'm down 15.9 lbs now. Might have to start trying dresses on. Not ready to buy one yet though, I want to be much smaller! 

Day 53 - Nightmares!

Well, the nightmares have apparently begun! After having lost 15.1 lbs and being thrilled by this I had a nightmare last night where I stepped up on the Wii Fit and had gained 10lbs! That positively terrified me and upon waking I was very studious all day!
I will never be that big again! I am not even near my goal weight yet but having lost 15 lbs I feel like I'm so close. Although knowing there are 30 more lbs to go is a little tiring to think about. It's like you can not just be happy to have lost 15 lbs you instead just see each bite of your food as delaying the 30 more lbs you want to be gone.
However, I have been losing weight every second day so I am convinced it won't be long now!

Day 51 - OW OW OW

Down 15.1 lbs now! That is so exciting. What's not so exciting is how tired I am today! Goodness I wish children came with a "mommy is hung over" button! Be quiet world!
My wii asked me if I was feeling refreshed this morning and I wanted to kick it's ironic ass!!

I'm getting so close to my goal weight. I'm still scared to be excited. I don't like how I look yet but it's an improvement none-the-less.

<3 your hippie bride.

Day 47 - A flower by any other name...

I am more than a little terrified to start looking at flower prices. I know that will be horrendously expensive. I keep convincing myself that because Gerbera Daisies are in season in July and that I am not having roses that I will be saving myself a bundle. But the budget in me screams, "You're going to spend how much on something that is already dead, won't last that long and will not be saved forever?" It's like spending hundreds of dollars on a make-over. Pretty for the pictures but only lasts one day. I want my flowers to be picture perfect but not at a huge cost.
Now whenever I am at my local grocer I seem to always be pricing their flowers and looking for gerbera's in my color. If I were brave enough I would simply go grocery shopping the day or two before the wedding, grab up a bunch of gerbera daisies and make my bouquets. Problem with that of course is the risk that they wouldn't have enough or the right colors or both.
What to do, what to do!
On a more positive note, I have now surpassed the 10 lbs lost mark and am headed colorfully towards the 15 lbs lost. Sitting nicely at 14 lbs lost. Almost halfway there!