A Little Bit of Everything

Ugh. I spent about two hours last night writing a HUGE post with a ton of details about the weekend with updates on my scoliosis and wedding planning and when I got up this morning to publish it, it was gone! I’ve had ecto eat posts before but I always forget to save my content to a word document – so disappointing!

Perhaps this little face will help cheer me up.

I can’t rewrite everything this morning because I have to go to work but here’s a very short version of what was supposed to post today…

Friday afternoon – I had an appointment with a chiropractic doctor in Charlottesville that specializes in scoliosis, Dr. Dolly Garnecki.I have a new treatment plan involving over 20 exercises (when crazy equipment) to do at home everyday. It’s quite overwhelming at the moment, but I’m excited to have something to do for my scoliosis other than worrying about whether or not I will need the surgery. Positive yards are being made!

Saturday = more venue touring and a celebration for Stephanie’s b-day at Havana 59!

We still haven’t found the perfect venue for our ceremony and reception (we’re planning to do both at the same place). We realized the venue we loved last weekend, The Manor at Kings Charter, probably isn’t going to work out because of the size of our guest list. It’s a shame beacuse both Isaac and I loved the ceremony site, the house and the women that worked there were amazing. There isn’t enough space inside the house to seat 150 guests and if we have it outside under a tent our music would have to be turned off at 8PM. We wanted the party to last longer than that so we’re still on the hunt.

Here are our requirements – a reasonably priced venue that can hold 150 people for an outdoor ceremony and an indoor or tented reception where all of our guests can have seats.

So far we’ve toured Virginia Cliffe Inn, The Boathouse at Sunday Park, Amber Grove, Lewis Ginter and Main St. Station. Some are too pricey for us, others just didn’t “feel like the one.”

We currently have a few more to tour including The Science Museum, The Mill at Fine Creek, Tuckahoe Plantation and Willow Oaks Country Club. I’ll be really excited once we’ve found the venue because then we’ll know the date and we can start asking our wedding party if they’ll be part of our celebration!

The girl’s dinner for Steph’s b-day was a blast and the food at Havana 59 was quite tasty!

We ordered two “Spanish pizzas” with roasted veggies for the table and every one ordered a salad for their entree – typical ladies. I’d highly recommend the Chopped 59′ salad sans the chorizo as it was awesome.

The server brought over the chocolate torte with coconut almond crust and raspberry sauce for Stephanie. I had a bite and it was rich, creamy and delicious – perfect for a b-day celebration.

Last but not least, I attended a bridal shower for a friend on Sunday. The only sad part is that I forgot my camera and didn’t get photos of the beautifully decorated house, fun drinks and food. Lucky for me (and Isaac) the host sent me home with two cupcakes from the party.

How pretty are these edible flowers? I love them!

Other items of interest:

• Check out my guest post over at Diets In Review – Saying “I Do” Can Cause Weight Gain. The article is about how to prevent the weight gain a lot of women tend to have after they get married or move in with a significant other. I may not be married yet but I’ve lived with Isaac for 3 years so I definitely know a thing or do about the extra pounds that can creep on.
• This Tone It Up Ab circuit is killer! My abs were sore all weekend thanks to this thing.
• The Sparkly Soul headband giveaway is still going on. Enter before tomorrow, January 31st for a chance to win.

That’s all I have time for right now, but expect an update soon about the Eat Clean Stripped Challenge, which ended this weekend. Be warned though – I’m not super proud of my performance or the results. :/

Tagged as: bridal shower, scoliosis, Stephanie's b-day, wedding