1 Month Today!

Let me get this over with here and now:

one month today until we get married!!!
I can't even tell you how excited I am about this. I spend my time hovering between excitement and panic, but today is definitely a day of excitement. I never thought this day would come. I spend so much time hearing other brides counting down to their own wedding, and now it's only a matter of days for me! One month; 30 days; four weeks = not long at all.

Another reason to be happy is this: At my Weight Watchers weekly weigh-in (that's a lot of W's), I discovered I’d lost 3lbs since last week! You may recall that when I went for my first dress fitting, I was heavier than I was when I first went to collect my dress. It gave me a huge downer, so I vowed to lose some of the bulge, and I did it. I’m so happy.

Now, I'm not afraid to admit how much I weigh, so to give you an idea of where I am;

* Last April I weighed 173lbs
* When I started WW in January, I weighed 161.5lbs
* I currently weigh 144.5lbs
* My goal for the honeymoon (31st Aug) is 140lbs
* My goal for Christmas is 133lbs

The first 12lbs didn't count in Weight Watchers terms, because I lost that weight before signing up. But I lost a further 14lbs between January and March, but was then told to stop losing by the wedding dress vendor. I've therefore been hovering around the 147lb mark ever since, but as of 8th July, I'm officially back on the points system again; in a mission to get to my honeymoon goal.

And now I have some free space in my wedding dress, I intend to make the most of the food at the wedding, by eating lost of crackling!

Sorry if this image grosses you out, but crackling's a huge thing in my family, and was the deciding factor for having a hog roasted at the wedding reception. But as everyone knows; calories don't count at weddings, so I should be safe...

I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it before, but I go to my Weight Watchers meetings with my mum, and then spend an evening with her; catching up, chatting, laughing and just enjoying one another’s company. Hubby picks me up on the way back from work (which is often as late as midnight), so I don’t always get much sleep on a Wednesday night! Last night we were up until 1am, which explains why I’m sitting at my desk about to nod off.

This is not good.

Tonight I’m on day four of my housework frenzy. We have a friend coming to stay tomorrow night, and the house was an absolute mess. I’ve managed to get through most of the washing up, all of the laundry, and consolidated paperwork into one monster pile, which is now situated in the corner of the room. Tonight will be spent cleaning the bathroom, mopping the floors and vacuuming the carpet.

And tomorrow I can relax, because I’ve decided to ban housework for the next few days.

Reasons to be Happy

I'm giddy in a good way today. There's just so many good things happening around me!

* The weather is incredible at the moment, and I mean incredible. There hasn't been a cloud in the sky; it's been beautiful. The weather's set to continue until at least Sunday, and they say it's going to be a hot Summer.

* At work today a colleague of mine received an award for all of her hard work in the organisation. It's about time she was recognised, because she goes above and beyond to help people, and on top of all that; she's a good friend of mine.

* Lots of people around me are expecting babies. I'm not sure if it's just because it's Summer and all the bellies are out, but it seems there's loads of them around at the moment.

* I'm getting married five weeks tomorrow! Five weeks!! Now, that's very scary, but so exciting. I have to pinch myself because I quite literally can't believe it. This day has been so long coming, and it's now a matter of weeks. Awesome; in the original sense of the word.

* I've been learning about HTML tags, and found out that:

you can do cool things like this on your blog
* I'm watching "Britain's Got Talent", and it's getting more and more camp. I absolutely love it. These are the Dream Bears:



* Also on BGT, there was a little girl called Hollie Steel, singing "Edelweiss" (which, by the way, is one of my favourite songs in the world, because I'm a sucker for The Sound of Music), who started crying in the middle of her performance. Simon Cowell has assured her they will let her sing again. Pfft, and people say he's mean!

* I paid the final installment of our honeymoon this afternoon. I have a slight sick feeling now, because I only realised today that we booked a "room only" holiday, meaning we have to find more money for food. I'm sure I specified that we wanted all inclusive. Now I just have to admit my mistake to Hubby...

* Before finding this out I bought a really cute denim dress from Oasis (pictured right). I'm ashamed to admit that even though I have absolutely no spare cash this month, and the fact that I was looking for a "little black dress", I found this denim one and I loved it. I don't have many dresses for the Summer, and this was perfect. And what's more; it makes me look really slim! You don't need to know how much it is; because it was too much. I've already cut off the tag and washed it, so Hubby will never know...

* I did also find a "little black dress" (pictured left), which I needed for our joint Stag & Hen party, which is on 8th June. Our theme is "Blues Brothers", and I had the hat, the heels, the stockings and garter, but no dress. Panic over though, because I've found it, and managed to squeeze into a UK size 10 (I'm normally a 12). Unfortunately there's no space for my bra, but the tightness of the material will keep me in check, haha. Me = Cloud Nine.

* I received a letter from my great aunt today, who lives in Homeland # 3. I contacted her a while ago in a bid to find out what she knew of the family. I read her letter when I got back from work today, and she said some really nice things. I was just left feeling like I was flying. There's something about receiving letters from family and friends that can instantly lift your spirits.

* And last of all; it's Friday, which means I don't have to set my alarm tonight :)