Bridal Shower and Wedding Planning

Last weekend I was back in the Chicagoland area for my bridal shower and some wedding planning! I flew in on Thursday night and got to catch up with my mom and dad. On Friday the wedding appointments started early! First it was off to the florist to confirm the flowers that I wanted for the bouquets. It took about an hour but I think it was worth it to ensure there are no surprises on the wedding day.  After that it was off to the venue to run through the details for the day. That was a long, exciting and exhausting appt. After that we went to a tasting for the day after party which was incredibly delicious!! It was necessary to do a 5k walk after that!! Friday night we picked Carisa up from the airport. It is so much being around my sister!

Saturday we got up and started getting ready for the shower. We made a nice big salad for the shower and gathered up thank you gifts and everything else we needed to bring. We got to my aunt Mary Lee's house and started setting up for the shower. It was a great day! Here are a couple of pictures from the day...

Bridal Shower with family and friends!

Sunday We got up and went on a long walk before Carisa and I had to leave. For breakfast I made an egg sandwich with turkey bacon. Then I flew home to Fort Lauderdale. On both of my flights for this trip I read the book Luckiest Girl Alive. It was a quick read because I was so enthralled with the story line. I had originally picked it up because many of the reviews said it was similar to Gone Girl and I loved Gone Girl.

Monday For breakfast I made an egg sandwich using out new breakfast sandwich maker. I made a simple egg, turkey and cheese sandwich on an english muffin. I was skeptical of this registry item, but now that I have it I love it. For lunch, I had ordered the chicken poppyseed salad from Panera. It is such a nice light salad that was a great way to keep on track. Dinner was some simply sauteed green beans with leftover turkey. I worked out with me personal trainer after work, which is always a nice challenge. 

Tuesday Breakfast was another breakfast sandwich. Lunch was mixed greens, beets, carrots, cucumbers, chick peas and raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing. Dinner was a simply turkey wrap with leftover green beans. My workout was 45 minutes at a 3.3 mph pace on a 5% incline.

Wednesday Breakfast was a breakfast sandwich. Lunch was half of a panera Chicken Poppyseed salad. For dinner I made a salmon patty with sauteed kale. I tried a new kale "recipe" as in I made it up. I started with carmalizing some onions then added the kale and mixed until it started to wilt. Once it started to wilt I drizzled some pomegrante balsamic vinegar on it and then squeezed the juice of 1/2 an orange on top. It was the perfect light dinner.

Thursday Breakfast sandwich with an egg and deli ham. Lunch was chipotle that was brought in for lunch. I started with a base of lettuce then topped with pinto beans, steak, tomato salsa and corn salsa. I added a side of guacamole. It was delicious!

I started writing this blog entry about 2 weeks ago. What happened you might ask...life got in the way. I have made the decision to recommit to writing my blog every week and to recommit to Weight Watchers and working out!

I apologize to those that read my blog weekly for dropping the ball in the past couple of week. Look forward to a regular entry on Saturday :)