Can't Weight!

It was a big 'wedding' weekend for the Staples/Cabezas so I'll fill you in on as much as I can this week :)  starting with a big outing that took place yesterday:

I got a call about a month or so ago from Hannelore's bridal salon telling me that my wedding dress was in.  It was in!  They asked me to make an appointment to come try on the dress to confirm it was the correct one, size and had any additions that we might have ordered.  We decided that the day after my bridal shower (a post soon to come!) would be prefect since Mom, Kels and bridesmaids would all be around and could join.

I have to admin that I was a little nervous about seeing my dress again.  Mostly for two reasons: 1) I have not seen my dress pop up anywhere.  I'm reading a lot of wedding blogs, receive BRIDE magazine every month, and am sent a new wedding coupon/contest/check list/giveaway every day.  So I am watching wedding dresses pop up all over the place...but not mine.  I took this observation and did two things: a) grew anxious.  Was there something wrong with my dress?  Why did no other brides see it and think 'WOW' the way I had? b) became very excited.  I knew I wanted something a little different.  After looking at so many wedding dresses I really started to get the 'been there, done that' feeling from a LOT that I tried on.  When I finally found the one, it definitely felt unique to me in a way I loved.  Maybe it truly would be something new when I wore it in October.

While I can't show you pictures from my try-on (for fear of Javs' eyes), I'll tell you that my #1 reason for nerves was quickly put to rest.  I still LOVE my dress.  It feels like me, while being both romantic and distinctive.  It has everything I was looking for in it and I think Javier is going to LOVE it too :)   Mrs. Cabezas and Isabel were able to join me yesterday (they hadn't seen it yet!) and both agreed Javs would approve :)  YAY!

To make up for the lack of wedding dress eye candy, I'll share with you guys the two pairs of shoes I brought to try on with the dress.  I'm planning to go along with the super trendy idea of wearing some colorful shoes under my white dress!  If you are perusing other wedding blogs these days I'm sure you've seen the fun pictures of brides holding up their dresses to reveal shoes of bright yellow, teal or even red!  While I really loved the orange pair (perfect for fall!), they were not nearly as comfortable as the multi-color pair.  I'm still debating which way to go, but with such a long day, the smarts in me scream GO FOR COMFORT.

Reason #2 for my nervousness (and the connection to my title): weight.  Dun, dun DUN.  Its on every bride's mind and, unfortunately, I am no exception (so much for unique, right?).  I want to look my very best for the wedding and true to 'bride' form, I think my best is a few L-Bs less.  I don't think I've gone too weight crazy conscious these days, (I had taco bell last week and waaaay too much pizza this past weekend...) but I am trying focus more on consistent exercise.  I was definitely more of an 'exercise when I thought of it' kind of person, but for the past two months I've been running 3-4 times a week pretty religiously.  I'm no Usain Bolt, but I'm sticking with it and am up to 3 miles for my regular run.  In addition to my clothes fitting better, I'm noticing that I feel better.  I guess the extra dose of endorphins is helping to combat some of that 'omg, the wedding is getting super close' stress I'm starting to feel as well. 



this is my route except I do the full circles and repeat some of it to get up to 3 miles
(also I was totally fine after my fall, my dignity sustained the only injury)



I knew the wedding dress would be the real 'test' of my new workout routine.  I ordered the same size as the sample dress I tried on back in December with the advice from my consultant.  The sample was sucking me in like a sausage a little tight, but 'after I toned up a bit' (my unprompted consultant's words) I was sure it would work.  And I guess it has because the dress felt great :)  It was big actually!  Phew! So even though I'm not tracking exactly what I'm losing, I know that I'm feeling great and must be toning something. That sense of relief and such solid proof that I'm making some progress is certainly inspiration enough to keep it up until October.