nice day for a white wedding.

hi guys!

i just returned home from a gorgeous wedding.  a big congratulations goes out to my friend summer and her new husband, derek.  the wedding was a blast! everything was so perfect.  it made me happy, excited and a wee bit nervous for my own wedding (which is 53 days, 2 hours, 33 minutes and 4 seconds away.. but who’s counting??)

before i get to the wedding shenanigans, let’s rewind to this morning, shall we?

first things first.. guess what happened this morning?

 

a blizzard. only in utah, folks. well.. maybe in colorado, too, but for sure in utah. blizzards at the end of may. ughhhhh. i want summertime and sunshine! but this snow definitely made for a white wedding for summer & derek today!

breakfast was my typical monday morning fare~ with a little veggie action because i was feeling like a change.

egg whites+spinach+onions+mushrooms

and apparently an empty cup of coffee.. but it was soon topped off. i think i had about 3 cups all together.

oatmeal+cinnamon+sugar free syrup

which i only managed to eat half of because i was full from the scramble.

i’d love to entertain you with interesting happenings from the office.. but to be honest with you, it was a pretty mundane monday! nothing to report.

lunch was a mish-mash salad:

• lettuce
• deli turkey
• cottage cheese
• cucumbers
• tomato
• carrots
• 1 string cheese, diced
• spicy mustard for dressing (thinned with water)
• 2 fiber wasa crackers

random, but tasty.

i love these wasa crackers. they are only 35 calories a slice and they are quite delicious!

they also serve as a perfect vehicle for salad.

i left work promptly at 3 PM so i could get to the wedding ceremony on time. needless to say, there was no time for a workout. no big deal!

i loved all the decor that summer & derek picked out for the wedding. they are both really classy people and their personalities shined through in the setup!

the ceremony was PERFECT. summer and derek are seriously made for each other. i am so happy for them.

after the ceremony, we ate some delicious food!

    

my plate:

and i would be lying if i said i didn’t go back for another one of those delectable mini sandwiches & a couple more meatballs. incredible.

next up was a whole bunch of toasts! first by the bride and groom and then by friends & family.  some of the speeches made me teary eyed :)

 

dancing~

and then.. cake cutting!!

love that photo.

for the reception part of the night, they had an open bar (i sipped water all night), a candy bar, cake and a dessert bar. fun and cute!

i am not a cake person, really. i never eat the cake at weddings. i wonder if i will eat my own wedding cake?! (yes, probably.) instead of cake, i had one of these powdered sugar covered lemon bars.. at least i think that is what it was? powdered sugar covered amazing, that’s for sure.

here are a few more photos from the wedding. it was beautiful.  

 

congratulations to the happy couple!!

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now i am home.. about to go to bed.. but i had to bake 5 sweet potatoes first. they are about to come out of the oven and they will make their debuts throughout the week.

oh! one thing i thought i would mention.. i have been reading blogs lately and not commenting. do you realize how much more efficient this is? well, i do. so i am not going to apologize for not commenting. i am able to read so much more and enjoy blog reading much, much more when i don’t feel obligated to comment on every post i read. sure, sometimes i will click out of google reader to say something on a post.. but for the most part~ i have just been reading instead of writing.

and i think i like it a lot.

SO.. with that said.. just want y’all to know i’ve been lurking. and i hope nobody ever feels pressure to comment around these parts. because that’s just silly.

ummm what else? i’ve got a giveaway on tap this week as well as a couple fun product reviews. i will also be doing a LOT of wedding planning, so i know some of you are into reading about that.. weeeee. get ready.

alright, now i’m just being boring, i’ll go now!

Qs~

1. what is your favorite cracker? i could easily be considered a cracker monster. i love crackers. i used to be obsessed with chicken in a biscuit and cheezits~ back in my unhealthier days. but now some of my favorites are kashi 7 grain crackers, trader joe’s gorgonzola bite size crackers and any variety of wasa crackers. oh and let’s not forget GRAHAM CRACKERS. oh yum. i love those. with milk. i eat them every time i am sick!

2. when at weddings: eat the cake or eat a different treat? or eat ALL the treats?! i almost always skip the cake. i hate frosting and i like almost every other dessert better than cake!

xo. janetha b.