10.30.10

We have set a date! All this talking about weddings is nonsense now- we are DOING IT! We met with our reception planner yesterday at our fabulous venue. I don't know if I talked about it much, but it's the top floor of this amazing old building, complete with hardwood floors, exposed brick, beautiful chandeliers, and little balconys that you can step out onto and look out at the river. They do the catering and the bar, the tables and the chairs- you just rent the linens for the tables and decorate (which I am very excited for). It feels SO real now.

I've been sick since last week which is really hindering what I want to do on a working out front. I started feeling like I was getting a cold when I was at work last Wednesday- sore throat, sneezing, feeling tired and "swimmyheaded". I took a jolt of some wellness formula vitamins that my work friend Janet gave me and was able to at least get out of the house for a little while on Thursday and then I had Friday off and basically just rested. I felt fine by Saturday when I went back to work, other than this annoying cough. I kept taking my Tylenol Cold and work every 4 hours, and that seemed to keep the cough at bay. Now, I guess all the snot and phlegm is breaking loose because I nearly fractured a rib from all the coughing I did last evening. I bought some Robotussin at the grocery store while getting dinner, but that did SQUAT, so at 10pm, I headed back out to the dreaded Walmart and picked up Mucinex and Delsym. That seemed to help enough that I slept through the night and only coughed a few times. Today I'll add Sudafed to the mix and hopefully I'll be on the mend. I feel like I've really been majorly on the go this week despite being sick, so I'm hoping THAT is not what is wearing me down so much.

I work my first night shift tonight, will sleep all day tomorrow and then my hairdresser is going to make me look like a rock star at 6pm. I am getting "The Ginnfer". I have long coveted Ginnifer Goodwin's short, layered bob, and quite frankly my own hair is in kind of a style rut. I thought I'd keep it long until the wedding, but what am I? 22 years old? NO! I do not need long, flowing hair to be a beautiful bride. After all, I'm not going to wear my hair in a prom updo anyway so what's the point in keeping it so long? It's just hair, and if I change my mind, I have over 11 months to grow it out! Here's Ginnifer and her lovely hair. I'm going that color this time around too, I do believe. What do you think??



In more Weight-Watchery news, I have learned there are several ladies at work who are doing Weight Watchers. They know all the good meetings to go to and have clued me in on several food finds already- just when I thought I knew everything! One of them even suggested we maybe do a "Biggest Loser" at work, where everyone puts in $10 and the winner takes the pot. I'll tell you nearly nothing motivates me as much as money does, so I'd be all for it. Nonetheless, the comraderie comes at a great time because there are many more food temptations at this hospital than my last. In the daytime, there is the cafeteria, not to mention two other little cafe type places to decide to go to rather than eating your healthy lunch you packed in the morning. At night, the girls make up for the food places being closed by regularly bringing in feasts. For instance the other night, there was lasagna, salad, breadsticks, and about four desserts. One of the desserts was some orgasmic concoction of brownie, topped with a marshmallow and peanut butter Rice Krispy mixture. And another one of my coworkers at night bakes something EVERY time she works. The good thing is that you can ONLY eat in the breakroom, which really isn't so much as a room as a pass-through so people walk through and see you eating all the time. At my old place of work, you could eat virtually anywhere- and I did! I'll make it my routine at the new job to just stop off in the breakroom at mealtime only. I think it will be okay if I sneak my water bottle out to the nursing station. I really had a hard time getting in water over the weekend when I was working. I brought a 30oz bottle with me to work on Saturday and by Monday evening when I left, there was still half of it left! I'll have to find a way to be better about getting my water in!

This weekend I go to Cincy to see my BFF Jennifer. She has suggested we take an early morning hike on Saturday, which I am very much looking forward to! I have another friend who is traveling with us who is also doing Weight Watchers, so I know I have the potential to have a great OP weekend! Now, if I could just stop coughing!