"Oh my life is changing everyday in every possible way"

Well. I've been a busy bee! Finished the programs, finished putting together the gifts and notes for the bridesmaids, purchased all the linens for the reception, finished all the place cards and escort cards, the ceremony has been laid out, ordered the favors, and even picked out a cute honeymoon outfit! That's probably not high on the list of importance, but it made me feel pretty good. All that stuff has been sent on it's way to MD and I'm left here sorta wondering what to do with myself. Not that there's a lack of things to do. I've still got to pack up the house. I've started in on some things, the easy stuff, like DVD's and books. This upcoming weekend will probably be the big push for packing.

I have been in the biggest workout slump. I don't think I've run in... 2 weeks? And I haven't done any activity whatsoever for the past week. Thankfully, I've lots of time before the race I signed up for (Dec. 8th). Not so great is my rapidly decreasing strength and stamina. Oh well, I'll just start from the beginning again. I was eating very little up until this past weekend and then somehow Cheetos and pizza and brownies made their way into the house... Don't know how that could have happened... I blame the cats! Despite the cats sabotage I seem to still be holding the weight at bay.

I think one of the best things about living out here in California is the access to produce. It's nearly year round and on top of that, it's so cheap. It's easy to get back on track diet wise when meat and cheese cost make your wallet squeal, while produce makes your wallet sigh with relief as you're muscling out a pallet full of vegetables and fruit from your local store. The other day we had so much produce left over we decided to make a 'casserole' which I believe translates into, chop it up and toss it all in the oven. My current favorite thing to make is kale with loooooots of garlic and a whole onion. Not exactly the most pleasant experience for Ed, but boy do I feel healthy after eating that. Debbie gave us this awesome garlic roaster which we've been putting to good use as well.

I'm getting really excited to get back to the east coast and play. And by play I mean help organize wedding stuff. I can't wait to help my Mom... ya'll should see the stuff she's putting together. It's amazing. And all the bitching I do about being swamped with stuff... I'm perpetually inundating her with information and purchases and she still has a full time job to manage. This wedding would not be happening without her and the rest of the east coast family manning this ship. Oh and just wait til you see her dress. Carolyne's response to it? "She looks like a movie star!" :)

Speaking of pictures. I apologize again for the lack of pictures on this blog. I just cannot get a computer other than Ed's Mac to process the pictures from my phone. I swear, maybe even this weekend, I will borrow Ed's computer and go through this and some older posts and attach some pictures. Because, I know, I read other people's blogs, and having pictures makes a WORLD of difference.

Last little random bit of news for the day, I won a book! Gretchen Rubin, the wonderful, inspiring woman who wrote The Happiness Project has completed a new book called Happier at Home. It is released in September, but she's giving away a few copies early. I cannot wait to read this. And I'm feeling very lucky today thanks to that little moment of excitement! Maybe I'll be lucky enough to magically appear in the gym and do some exercise! :)