Sunday Seven #9

Sunday Seven is a weekly meme for giving thanks and/or for noting important events in our lives. You can join the Sunday Seven group here.

1. My brother Matt was married last Saturday to the love of his life, Ellie. I am thankful that he found his true love, the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. You can see pictures here, here, and here. I will also be posting more pictures over the next few days, so keep checking back!

2. A half an hour before the wedding was to begin we (Rich, Brooke, Hailey, and myself) were lost a half an hour away from the location on the wedding. My cell phone did not have any reception, so we could not call anyone for help. On the verge of tears and certain that we were going to miss their wedding, I prayed that we would make it on time. I am thankful that God helped us to find our way and we arrived with 5 minutes to spare!

3. I am thankful that I have an awesome new sister!

4. I am thankful for all of the family we were able to see last weekend. It had been much too long since we saw many of our relatives. Although the time went by much too quickly it was a lot of fun to see everyone.

5. I am thankful for all of the family members who told me how much they love my blog. Sometimes I wonder if anyone actually looks at all the work I do, so I was very happy to hear that many people are enjoying it.

6. It was a really long weekend for a 7 month old and I am thankful that Hailey was so very well behaved!

7. I am thankful that everyone had a safe trip to and from the wedding.

The Ceremony

Matt and Ellie were married on May 19th at The Fontainebleau Inn. It was a beautiful ceremony with perfect weather.

This is where the ceremony took place.
Mother and Father of the Groom.
Pastor Hill, Matt, Mike and Jon.
Jonah, the ring bearer, and Kate, the flower girl, making their way down the hill. If you look closely you can see that Jonah dropped his pillow.
Jonah went back to get his pillow.
Bridesmaid Kat, and Maid of Honor Stephanie

Matt watching Ellie as she makes her way down the
aisle.

Ellie and her dad.

Saying their vows.

With this ring I thee wed.

The kiss.

The happy couple!

See previous posts for pictures from the Rehearsal Dinner and Getting Ready.

Getting Ready

Matt and Ellie were married on May 19th. Here are some pictures from before the wedding.

Matt, the Groom, getting ready.
Jon, a Groomsman, getting ready.
Mother of the Groom worrying about everyone getting ready on time.
Sam, brother of the Bride, holding his tux.
Mike, the Best Man, is ready to go.
Father of the Groom getting ready.

Ellie, her Bridesmaids, and the rest of her family got ready at The Fontainebleau Inn (the location of the wedding) so I do not have pictures of any of them from before the ceremony.

You can see my post from yesterday for pictures of the Rehearsal Dinner.

Rehearsal Dinner

My brother Matt got married on May 19th to his wonderful fiancee Ellie. Over the next few days I will post pictures from the weekend festivities.

These pictures are from the rehearsal dinner on May 18th.

The groomsmen open their gifts from Matt and Ellie.
Groomsman Jon, Matt, and Best Man Mike pose for a picture, with Ellie looking on smiling.

Some of Ellie's family.

Ellie giving a hug to Stephanie, the Maid of Honor.

Wordless Wednesday #6

May Day Weight Loss Challenge- Week #2

The results are in!

I met most of my goals from last week:

-I drank lots of water.

-I planned healthy snacks so that I did not get hungry.

-I exercised almost everyday.

My goals for next week:

-Continue to drink lots of water.

-Exercise every day except for Sunday. In addition to my regular exercise (using the treadmill and taking Hailey for a walk), I have taken Angel up on her Don't Take The Easy Road Challenge . I'll do things like park at the back of the parking lot and make extra trips up and down my steps. Every extra step helps! Plus if you enter the challenge you get entered to win a weight loss journal made especially by Angel! And, who doesn't love a prize?

-Continue the healthy eating.

At last weeks check-in I felt a little discouraged because the scale had not moved, but I was encouraged because I lost inches. So, this week I am extra excited because I lost inches and pounds! I lost 3.5 pounds! Woo Hoo!!! Now I am off to go check in at Tales from the Scales.

18.5 pounds to go!

I've Been Tagged!

Well, I figured it would happen eventually. I've been tagged! It's my first time being tagged, and I was tagged twice. First I was tagged by KC to post 7 random facts about myself. Then the very next day I was tagged by Serving Him to post 8 random facts about myself. I know I would bore everyone to death by posting 15 random facts about myself, I'm just not that interesting. So, instead I have decided to just do 8 to cover both.

Here are the rules: Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged write a blog post about their own 8 random things and post these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to tag 8 people and post their names. Don't forget to leave them a comment and tell them they're tagged and to read your blog.

So, here goes.........

1. I love to go shopping. Just not grocery shopping.
2. When I eat I like to make sure that each different food on my plate does not touch any of the other foods on my plate. Then I only eat one food at a time before I move on to eat a different food. For example if I have roast beef and mashed potatoes on my plate- I will finish eating all of the beef before I move on to eat the mashed potatoes. And, I always save whatever I like best for last.
3. I keep my cooking spices in nice straight rows in alphabetical order.
4. I love lists! I have a to-do list for each day of the week that I print out once a week. I also have pre-made lists on the computer for groceries and my weekly trips to Target. I just have to print my lists out and then I cross off what I do not need before I leave for the store. I take it a bit too far sometimes. If I come across something in the store I want to get and it is not on my list- I write it on my list so that I can cross it off!
5. When I was a teenager, my first job other than babysitting was cleaning the home of a family friend. I don't know if she (JenLo) knows this, but she is about to find out because she reads my blog. One of the first times I was cleaning I needed to run the dishwasher. Well, instead of putting dishwasher detergent into the dishwasher I used regular dish soap- probably something like Dawn. I started up the dishwasher and left the kitchen to go clean somewhere else. A little while later I walked by the kitchen and saw it was filling up with soap bubbles. In a panic, I called my mom and she came over and helped me clean up the kitchen that was filled with bubbles. The kitchen was sparkling clean when we finished! We had to run the wash cycle several times to get all the bubbles out of the dishwasher. I always wondered if there were any bubbles left over the next time they ran their dishwasher.
6. When my cousin Beka and I were teenagers we did some crazy things. Once she was old enough to drive we would go for some nice rides. From time to time we would pick a car and follow the car all over the place. I'm sure our parents did not know we did that (until now). I now know that was a really stupid thing to do! We were lucky we never picked a crazy person to follow around.
7. I have never had a broken bone.
8. I have an obsession with even numbers. When I listen to the radio or watch TV, the volume has to be set on an even number. When I eat something like grapes or M&M's I have to eat either 2 or 4 at a time. Not that I am eating M&M's with my diet and all. But, if I were eating M&M's and there was only one left- I would not eat it.

So, there you have it. Hope you're still awake. Now I have to "tag" 8 people to also do a list of 8 random facts/habits about themselves. I tag Beka, Angie, Laura, La Bellina Mammina, Angel, Jodie, Liz, and Military Mommy. So, play along if you want to. If you don't want to that's okay too! Come back and leave me a comment once you do your post so that I can make sure I see it.

Did I Say That? #3

I never thought I'd hear myself say, "Hailey, please don't put your fingers in Mommy's nose."