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the great exuma honeymoon {5 months 'late'}

and since i am about 5 months late… here are some pictures from the honeymoon!  i am clearly going to have to tell the story with pictures to get caught up on all of the non-blogging i have been doing with my non-exercising!

First day as newlyweds we went to a 2 year old birthday party for one of our florists  daughters!

Living at the beach and having a super creative event designer for a mom makes for a kick @$$ birthday party.

It was nice to relax and be done being all "bridal". 

Hanging with the wedding planner off the clock!  She is a ROCK*STAR

…and then I scratched my cornea.  That 2 year old birthday party was crazy pants!

bumped up to first class on the way to the Bahamas!
we were in the purple section of first class!

thanks champagne and xanax!  the Miami airport… less than a first class experience!

Welcome to Sandals Great Exuma, Bahamas

getting ready to meet our butler!

a room with a VIEW!!

room service!  and then time to go to bed at 9 PM!!
{it was CST… so we did make it to the 10s where we come from}

our little villa!  {ours is the far right}

day 1: driving range

not sure what i am doing… just trying to look good doing it.

cheesy.newly.wed.golf.pose

not sure why i love feet pictures so much… pre-dinner

/me… forgetting how long my hair was :(

busy day!

if only the water could've been more beautiful

waiting for our frosty drinks at the pool bar!

dinner at the pub

 

just anoter day at the office

loving the outfits

…learning the swing of things

my patient handsome instructor

he's taken ladies

showing off my coconut{s}

HAPPINESS

cabana #3 (PFC)

heading home… in the same oufit… not in first class!

home <3 sweet <3 home

the "kill"

so who else is obsessed with volleyball and abs now?  i.want.abs!  this comes with frustration though.  i just got off my spinner… and the same class i used to TEACH 4 times a week and 2 times on saturday i could barely get through in the "comfort" of my own home with some serious cheating.  we are taling U-G-L-Y!  but the good news is that i was actually able to "try"!

…flash back 3 months…

so after taking a 2 month "honeymoon" from the i am about to be a bride crazy "diet" i was feeling extremely motivated to get those abs that i didn't even know i wanted so badly until becoming interested in beach volleyball 10 days ago.  so why not dive into Insanity for the 5th time?  …in a hotel room in wisconsin… well {something} happened to my hip.  sciatica? bursitis? whatever it is it hurt like hell, to do anything… it even hurt to do nothing.  so i kept doing nothing for 2-4 weeks… saw a chiropractor… 6 weeks {still ouch}… 8 weeks {8 pounds}… got a shot… waited 10 days… tried doing something… the hurt came back.  NERF!  and couldn't be more frustrating especially seeing all of the beautiful bodies on tv.  

well its been almost 3 months now… and i am just happy to have completed 349 core exercises and a piss poor spin class in the past 48 hours.  baby steps right?  

i do have an appointment with an orthopedic sports medicine specialist in a couple weeks.  hope to get some "answers" and a plan!  i don't want to do anything stupid and hurt it all over again.  maybe i am just getting "old."  too bad i am not accepting that!

WFT: Call Me Maybe

Just listen to that song and TRY to be in a bad mood at the end!  Serioulsy just finished 7 times on repeat on my way home from work today!!  Don't forget to check out the hilarious video at the bottom!

Call Me Maybe

CARLY RAE JEPSEN

I threw a wish in the well Don't ask me, I'll never tell I looked to you as it fell And now you're in my way I trade my soul for a wish Pennies and dimes for a kiss I wasn't looking for this But now you're in my way Your stare was holding Ripped jeans, skin was showing Hot night, wind was blowing Where you think you're going, baby? 

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy But here's my number, so call me maybe It's hard to look right, at you baby But here's my number, so call me maybe 

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy But here's my number, so call me maybe And all the other boys, try to chase me But here's my number, so call me maybe 

Your stare was holding Ripped jeans, skin was showing Hot night, wind was blowing Where you think you're going, baby? You took your time with the call I took no time with the fall You gave me nothing at all, but still you're in my way I beg and borrow and steal Have first sight and it's real I didn't know I would feel it, but it's in my way 

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy But here's my number, so call me maybe It's hard to look right, at you baby But here's my number, so call me maybe 

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy But here's my number, so call me maybe And all the other boys, try to chase But here's my number, so call me maybe 

Before you came into my life I missed you so bad I missed you so bad... I missed you so, so bad 

Before you came into my life I missed you so bad And you should know that... I missed you so, so bad 

It's hard to look right, at you baby But here's my number, so call me maybe 

Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy But here's my number, so call me maybe And all the other boys, try to chase me, But here's my number, so call me maybe 

Before you came into my life I missed you so bad I missed you so bad... I missed you so, so bad Before you came into my life I missed you so bad And you should know that 

So call me maybe

a resurrection and wednesday's favorite thing

i saw my newest favorite thing coming soon on TLC this evening and it reminded me that i have a blog.  and that i used to update it regularly.  is it sad that it took several tries before i could even remember the website for this thing!  …luckily the third time is a charm!   enjoy this video.  you know what i will be doing august 8th.

take THAT c-word!

Just want to give a shout out to my mom for kicking some major JASMINE @$$!

Today was the first day of the rest of her life after finishing:

back surgery with 5 spinal fusions

1 bone marrow biopsy

3 rounds of chemo {R-CHOP}

2 PET scans

22 days of radiation

…but who's counting!

Look what she got today

Can't wait to see them when they all bloom!

We are beyond blessed that the {miserable} list is as short as it is though!  I know many are not as "lucky" as we have been… prayers and thoughts go out for those that have traveled this path before, those who have "won" it, those that "lost" the battle, those who are still on it, and those just beginning… 

We have an official WEDNESDAY'S FAVORITE THING!!

BABs and I had a BALL this past weekend spending our Costco rebate check!  No one will go thirsty at the pre-wedding bon fire, we got a super awesome Keurig, and a SodaStream {as seen above}.  I still got $9 in change!  We broke it out tonight and made some homeade diet grapefruit soda {or Fresca}.  I drank a whole liter of it… and then we added 9 flavors to our BB&B registry!  We aren't kidding folks!  We want soda flavors as a wedding present!  Then I read a blog where you can buy liquid caffeine and add it to your soda for a little boost!!  Might be trying that sooner than later!

Speaking of wedding… thirty-one days!

Except for one more run to Kinko's and a frantic first day when I get to Florida I am pretty much "done"!  Super looking forward to my "girls' weekend" in A-town this weekend!  WOOT WOOT!

Feel free to leave any last minute wedding advice in the comment section!  

forty days...

things accomplished

• finalized proposal with florist… {well my pharmacist eye saw where she has an 8 instead of a 4 for "# of table arrangements"… luckily the price is only for 4} …so almost finalized floral proposal
• first day back at the office without a resident to train or precept or teach or proofread or correct… you really take for granted just doing thing your own way {the right way} the first and only time!  accomplished lots there
• found yankee candles at Kohl's for 80% off!  {the reception bathrooms are going to smell sooo pretty!}
• DIY programs with tiny bows done & done!  {very therapeutic for an OCD girl} on another note: tiny bows are the devil!
• burned and delivered 1 of 2 photo cds necessary for wedding celebration!  {21, if you are reading this… as soon as i write you back it will be in the mail!}
• valentine's day crock pot chili ingredients ready to go!  ground beef has been browned and drained and is prepared for chili tomorrow

things i learned today

• you are silly to call your florist the day before valentines's day!  she sounded really busy for some reason!?   
• gf: "fisher's flowers"
• kd: "hey grove! its kd.  i am so glad i caught you in the shop!"
• gf: "yup! busy day with all the valentine's flowers coming in"
• kd: "i am so dumb… you can call me back wednesday if you need to"  {so dumb, for real}
• luckily i DID pick the ONE day of the year she was actually IN her shop!  she was even awesome enough to talk to me for the {final} changes! i heart grove fisher
• thou shalt not try to carry a macbook in one hand with a glass of water in the other hand whilst balancing iPhone ON TOP OF aforementioned glass of water whilst walking across the house in the dark whilst also face timing fiancé!  iPhone is "sleeping" right now in a delicious bed of jasmine rice!  isn't the name of the rice ironic?
• i am "allergic" to wedding planning… all of the planning i have accomplished has been WONDERFUL but has also sent an invitation for my little buddy "the terrible shoulder knot" to make an appearance again!  i must need another massage!

things that were not so accomplished today

• dishwasher is still full of clean dishes {glass half full perspective: i ran the dishwasher yesterday!}
• the self proclaimed 40 day less-cheese-more-core-work challenge did not start.  {i am considering this a plus though… since the 40 day challenge wil spill over in to married life now and i won't just immediately "let myself go" once all of these wedding shennagans have come and gone}

things i am looking forward to

• BABs comes home from 6 days away for work and a brotherly bonding weekend!  
• valentine's day chili!  all i have to do is open 6 cans in the morning and add beef… 10 hours later dinner will be served!
• first official meeting with my new group at work!  {new jobs are pretty cool!  will be ready to give this old one away soon… cause doing 2 jobs, and getting paid for one, is less cool}
• finishing the hunger games!  {like 10 chapters left in book #3}
• 5 ingredient girl's dinner thursday!
• waking up tomorrow to a functional iPhone {a girl can dream right?}

g'night y'all