Day One--Check!

Many of you probably don't know, but I started a Boot Camp today! It's a Monday-Friday program from 6 am - 7 am where we are put through the ringer by a "Drill Instructor". This morning was my intro workout with the 5 other newbies and I'm already sore--I was sore right after I got out of the shower...this doesn't bode well! :-) But I'm committed and hoping this will kick me into shape.

I will say that it did feel really good to be up and active that early, despite the 35 degree weather, my lack of a hat and gloves and a mat. I didn't think the lack of a mat or gloves would really matter--until I was forced to do push-ups, mountain climbers and burpees on the freezing cold cement in bare hands. :-(

I will keep you posted on my progress. I hope I can get up tomorrow!

Can anyone guess what is 6 months from today?!

That's right folks--OUR WEDDING!!!! I just realized today is October 19, which means that in exactly 6 months at this very moment, I will be getting hair and makeup done! Wow, time flies!

(Last post for today, I promise--I thought I'd give you a good dose since I haven't written in 2 months!)

Check back Monday--we're doing a rehearsal dinner tasting this weekend--yummy!

HONEYMOON!!!!

Did you know that the word "Honeymoon" in Farsi is mah e asal? Translated it can mean both honey moon or honey month/month of honey. And in French it's lune de miel.

Speaking of honeymoons--we know where we're going now! Belinga's mom has so generously given us her St. Maarten timeshare for a week, which we traded in for a week in a far away land (I know many of your are thinking what's wrong with St. Maarten?!). We figure there won't be much opportunity ever to take so much time off of work, so we're taking advantage of it and taking off about two weeks and going to BALI, INDONESIA!!!!!

Click here to see where we're staying in Bali.

We will probably also do a 2-3 night stopover in Hong Kong on our way over! Can't wait!!

Worst.Blogger.Ever

Sorry everyone I've been a major slacker at the blogging. I've been grappling with how much detail I'm giving away regarding the wedding because I want some things to be a surprise! :-)

But I can tell you that I did book the baker in West Virginia. Her name is Margie with Artistic Cake Creations (she is in the middle of creating a new and separate website for her wedding cake business). She's super nice, a "retired" art teacher (she stays at home with her kids now) and does tasty cakes for a good price. She allows you have a different cake and filling flavor for every layer, which is OBVIOUSLY what we're going to do! Now comes the hard part of figuring out what to pick!

I've ordered my wedding dress and the bridesmaids dresses will be ordered in the next month. We all have our shoes (or should have them--ahem--whoever hasn't ordered yet better get on it!)

We have booked a florist--Holly Heider Chapple in Leesburg. She basically matched Sharone's price at Davinci Flowers and is local to the area and has worked at River Creek numerous times. I'm very excited to work with her!

We also booked a day of coordinator! My constant need for control and tendencies for paranoid freak outs necessitate this. :-) I keep thinking something is going to go wrong (which I'm sure it will, but at least she can alleviate some of those concerns). Lynn at The Finer Points will be our coordinator ensuring everything goes smoothely not only the day of the wedding, but in the several months leading up to it.

Though it's not official yet, we will be signing a contract shortly for our ceremony and cocktail hour music as well! I'm a major dork--I cry every time I hear wedding-related music on their sample CDs.

I think that's it for vendors for now! I promise I'll post more!