postal woes...

seriously. I don't even know where to begin. I'm having a hellacious day (for reasons I know are petty but still frustrate me). SO the wedding invites are out - including our RSVP postcard.... so when we originally printed the postcard I think they were 3x4... Lindi and I did 99 of them (stamping our address, writing the little number on the corner, and affixed the postage stamps) when we realized (thanks to Jenny) that they were too small to be mailed... I then did some googling and figured out that they needed to be 3x5 to be mailed (OH WAIT. They need to be 3.5 x 5).

So we went, got the postcards reprinted, did the whole process over again finished them and mailed the invites out - yesterday, no RSVPs came... which was weird because a lot of people told me they mailed theirs out.... so I started getting anxious... SO, today at work, I definitely re-googled the same questions and yup... they need to be 3.5 x 5 - rather than our 3x5.5... I feel like such an idiot and I'm SO frustrated.

I vented to Sarah, who was very patient with me (better than DJ that kept saying "relax" - sorry honey, that doesn't help). Finally, I calmed down and setup an RSVP system on our wedding webpage where people could RSVP.... and then sent out some emails to folks who were invited.

UGH so annoying... it's embarrasing, I thought I caught the problem and fixed it - but after all that work and effort we still screwed it up... oh well. Who knows, maybe the post office will deliver them (some? maybe? please?).... oh well. That's my wedding screw-up rant of the day... but people have been responsive to the webpage, I've had 10 people RSVP already! YAY....

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Bet this wouldn't happen at Hogwarts.... ugh!

Anyways, in case you're wondering in my postal-guidelines-induced-rage I did not fall of the wagon... (although listening to the guy in the office next to mine order an eggroll with his chinese food is making me craaaaaaave)... I've been really good today too! Still no sugar and no bread and I did pretty well at crossfit last night, I ended up doing the modified "B" workout which was - 10 pullups (assisted by a band), 20 knees to elbows, 30 burpees, 1000m row - three times... I finished in 44 minutes and 18 seconds! The last one in my class to finish the B workout - but hey, I finished! And when I looked at the whiteboard of everyone's times throughout the day I didn't do too bad, I was faster than a few people, which is exciting... tonight's workout is an AMRAP (as many rounds as possible) workout with some lifting, sprints, and burpees.... so I'm psyched to see what I can pump out with lifting (wish me luck)!

Okay, off to eat my grapes and wallow in a sea of mis-sized postcards... UGH!

I feel skinnier already...

...okay, not really - but I can pretend.

day 2: no breads no sugars.... and I still have NOT fallen off the wagon (like the kitty pictured above) I'm still alive and I haven't knocked over a small child to steal his candy bar yet. I'm proud of myself, I've stayed strong and I could have had ample opportunity to cheat but I haven't. I keep picturing myself in my wedding dress and it makes it worth it.  yesterday was difficult - but we were (pretty) good....

things I ate: omelet, sausage (no bun), pickled veggies, chicken soup, clam chowder, calamari (maybe not good for me but so worth it).

things I said no to: toast, pancakes, eggs benedict (YUM), apple cider donuts, dessert....

aren't you proud? I'm realizing I need to start eating breakfast because 11:30am rolls around and I'm STARVING... today I had a bunless burger for lunch (leftovers from the dinner we made Saturday night), having apple and some carrots as a snack, and lots of water! Tonight,  I'm having salad for dinner and going to crossfit...

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oh crossfit... I'm not going to lie - I love crossfit. It's kicking my butt in the best and worst kind of way - it's amazing how in pain I am after some workouts. I really do feel accomplished though - I'm doing things I never thought I could do and I feel myself improving and things getting (slightly) easier.  I climbed the rope a few weeks back for the first time EVER - it was an amazing feeling! I'm annoyed with myself because when I first moved to the berkshires DJ told me I should try it but I didn't because of money and I didn't think I could do it - now I realize that really anyone can do it - you just have to focus... I'm going to keep telling myself that as I'm stressing over today's workout --

Today's WOD of the day is:

Three rounds for time of:
20 L-pull-ups

30 Toes to bar
40 Burpees

Run 800 meters

I'm not too excited about running outside in the sleet and 36 degree weather - so I might be rowing instead, we'll see - it'll be a game day decision (based on whether or not I have an asthma attack WALKING to crossfit in the cold). And let's be honest, I cannot do L-pull-ups (YET) so it'll be interesting to see how that gets modified... oh man oh man. Also, I'll be doing knees to elbows as a modification because I can't do toes to bar (YET) either.... someone might have to carry me home after this doozy.

like I said, I love crossfit - I can feel the difference in my body (slightly) based on being just a tad more muscular... but honestly, there hasn't been much of a difference in the past month and I know exaclty why - I haven't changed my diet. SO - now that I'm commiting 100% eating right/working out I'm excited to (fingers crossed) see results!

Off to drink my water and eat my apple - send me healthy thoughts! :)

say what?

...it's FRIDAY?

say what?!

this week has flown by - and I'm not complaining....

I'm so excited to go home from work today and not think about it until 8:30am on Monday... 

DJ and I dont have much on the plate this weekend which is exciting - I'm going to go to crossfit tonight and then come home and have a glass of wine, do laundry, and clean out my hulu que.... amazing huh?

I'm excited for some QT with Oliver, he's so sweet, he misses couch time with mom (trust me, mom misses it too).  It really is crazy how fast this week flew by - we're less than 2 months away from the wedding! Which means things REALLY need to get checked off this to-do list and we really need to get our act together with the whole "eating" thing (aka not eating everything I see).

I think we're going to start the paleo diet - which scares me... but I'm really going to try. Has anyone out there done the paleo or zone before? any advice? blogs/websites? ANYTHING. I'm going to try really hard to stop eating sugar too... it's my downfall AND I'm going to start weighing myself again. I was regularly and then I stopped and I feel like weighing myself keeps me honest. Let's hope the weight "yo-yo-ing" stops now (lose 5lbs, gain 5lbs... story of my life).

In other news, we're going to Boston on Thursday to see Mumford and Sons and then we're going to spend the weekend there - just relaxing and doing our own thing! SO EXCITED!

tolstoy would be proud & more madness...

we were a pretty hot War & Peace....

 (that yoda is pretty cute too, I know.... Oh Oliver)

here are some more pictures of our halloween weekend...

seriously, halloween party at a country club... who would ever think it's appropriate to stand on a table to watch the thriller dancers?? oh yeah, my husband!

and then there was this special gem... yup, she was serious - and clearly didn't notice DJ was being an ass

look closely, yup, that's a nip....

the next day (Halloween) we carved pumpkins... 

aren't they cute??

 and the boys made a "special" one... which then made it's rounds around Great Barrington

yup. we're a classy bunch.

all in all, it was a great weekend. my best friend (and MOH) Lindi was in town and we had a blast over the weekend and then I took Monday and Tuesday off and we did wedding planning.... we got TONS done - it was so amazing to have her here!

On Monday we spent 5 hours putting all the wedding invitations together, stuffing envelopes, writing/stamping, etc... and I can proudly say we mailed them out! YAY wedding invitations done (I need to get the file from DJ and then I'll upload them for all to see). Also, while doing invitations we had an amazing movie marathon (She's the Man, What a Girl Wants, Mean Girls and Mary Poppins... does it get any better than that??).

Tuesday we went to the rentals place and picked out all the linens, glasses, flatware, etc for the wedding - I then had a mini stroke when I got the invoice/estimate. It's okay though - we'll make it work and honestly it could be much much worse!

We also went and had my dress fitting (it still fits - and even better than last time) and picked out the bustle style and tried it on with my shoes - good times. Don't worry, a full-fledged wedding post is coming up soon... I know you're on the edge of your seats! ;) 

daily dose of husband cuteness....

there's something about watching my husband play with babies - he's just so good with kids that it almost makes want to have a baby with him... ALMOST.

I mean, yes, I want to have a baby with him - just not yet... give us a year or two! I will admit though, sometimes when I watch him I feel that proverbial kick in the gut (ovaries?) telling me to get a move on it... then the baby cries and my gut (ovaries) get all twisted and I get anxious and sweaty... ah! 

...one day we'll give Oliver a baby brother or sister - but for now, he plays very well on his own (such a good only child). Anyways, enough baby chatter... mom don't get your hopes up - you still have a good year or so before you get anything more than your "four legged grandchild" (yes, she calls him that). Enjoy your daily dose of husband (and nephew max) cuteness... look closely at the first few and you might get an extra chuckle (yes, we're very mature).

yup. he's a keeper, my sweet Danny J.....