Showing posts with label sun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sun. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

let me see you one, two step.

"It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor." -- Marcus Tullius Cicero
With my bikini-clad cruise days still in recent memory and the weather hinting at the start of summer, now seems like an appropriate time to bring up the dreaded "wedding workout plan." It seems I underestimated how big a role this issue would play in my wedding planning-- but I quickly realized my error after scanning a few websites for brides-to-be. Here is just a sampling of the sites I stumbled upon: theknot and bridal guide. I mean, it does make some sense since I plan to remember my wedding forever (and I'll be paying some photographer a lot of money to help me do so!) And considering my wedding might be the single day when I have the most pictures taken of me, it would be nice to look as fit as possible, so then years from now I can show my kids my wedding album and say "See, mommy and daddy used to be so good looking, right?"... or maybe that was just my parents :) . All that being said and done, I will probably try a little harder to eat healthily and go to the gym regularly over the next year or so, but to be honest, Alphonse and I already try to do both of those things, so it shouldn't be too hard. At the end of the day it definitely helps that we often eat and workout together, since fitness is just one of the many ways we can encourage each other!

I may give more details about a specific workout plan closer to the actual wedding date, so check back later if you're interested. Until then, here are a few photos of us baring a little skin and being as silly as usual. Alphonse looooves taking photos, can't you just tell from his facial expressions?!

"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." -- Isaiah 40:31

Friday, April 18, 2008

come with me and escape...

"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) / it's always ourselves we find in the sea.” -- E. E. Cummings
So it's been quite a hectic week, and perhaps surprisingly it has nothing to do with the wedding planning. Even now, I don't have much time to blog since I'm doing some last minute packing for our cruise to celebrate our "engagement honeymoon" (of sorts) and Al's birthday. Instead, I leave you with a few pictures of the places that we will be stopping at during our week-long cruise. There isn't any one else I'd rather spend this week with. :)

St. Thomas

Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Check back after April 27th for pictures from our trip and an update about our wedding planning. :)

"How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand..."
-- Psalm 139:17-18