Hello, Good Morning

Moving right along. I hopefully have just one blood test left. Damn hormones are taking A MILLION YEARS to drop down to zero. I thought last week would be the last one.... apparently not. So. This Friday should bring the glorious ZERO we need so we can stop being in this limbo!

The bridal boutique I bought my dress at sent an anniversary card. Incredibly thoughtful! I didn't think I would hear from them after the wedding last year. Who knew? So if any girls out there are still dress shopping or have a friend of a friend--- get yourselves an appointment with Charlotte's Weddings & More in Beaverton! Great selection and really thoughtful consultants.

We went camping last weekend in Central Oregon. Had a blast! Came home burnt to a crisp and bitten by tons of bugs, but had tons of fun! The itching from the bug bites is pretty much gone (thankfully!) and the burn? Ah, the burn.... next time I will listen when the doctors supply me with information about how the drugs they give me can affect my body and skin exposure. Never in my life have I burned like I burned last weekend! My poor face swelled a bit.... that was awkward! Started out in my forehead and then gravity moved it south slowly... At first I looked like a klignon from Star Trek (minus the huge wrinkles) .... no joke. When it moved around the top of my nose and eyes... then I started looking like that lady that is addicted to plastic surgery. Thankfully the puffiness has gone away completely!

The other thing I have learned? Don't peel a sunburn too early! Boy have I learned this lesson! I made my chest a bit raw. Not so nice and ridiculously painful. Almost healed up now from it. Almost.

I got a nice tan though!

I have started my Jillian Michaels workout.... bought her 30-Day Shred dvd. I watched it last night so I was acutely aware of what I was getting myself into. Just watching it, I knew I would be in for it. Twenty minutes of intensity. That's all it is. Just 20 minutes! I hate to admit that I couldn't even do the entire thing... had to keep stopping momentarily to get a drink of water and attempt to catch my breath! If you are a lazy bum like I have been, you feel the burn instantly! This is going to be well worth my $10 investment from Target! (plus hand weights)

I will get this body whipped into better shape! We've got 3 weddings to go to in the next two months and I need to find a new dress for these occasions! And, hopefully dropping my pudge will help out with the next pregnancy! What better motivation???

By the way.... I've had the song "Hello, Good Morning" by Diddy & Dirty Money pretty much stuck in my head since Saturday night. It provided good background music to my work out today!