Health Fair

I had a great time this past weekend at the health fair sponsored by Lisa Fleet, Photographer and Diva Fit Creator. The health fair had soo many great booths to visit and get a wealth of information.

My first stop (I apologize a head of time for not having my camera, which I damn near sleep with) was the Dr. to see what my stats where. Well the weight portion is what really took me for a loop, remember I said I hadn't been on a scale in a minute, well, umm slightly embarassed, I really had no idea what I weighed.

Current weight 219. I am almost the same weight of my husband who is 6'4 in a half and super skinny. So talk about an eye opening experience! After leaving there I checked out ladies with some HAWT purses! J&C Accessories you will be hearing from me, ASAP for a purse party!

Next was they had free testing for HIV, STD's and a few other things. I thought why not, although I am married you can never be to sure, right! So off to testing we went. After getting a clean bill of health, I was on to wandering around the health fair checking things out here and there and I was excited to really get down to it the nitty gritty.

I mentioned before I have a few goals, one goal is audition for a new professional dance team. I am going to audition for the Baltimore Blast Cheerleaders in July (once I make my goal) Although Hip Hop is my specialty I do miss Jazz a little bit here and there.

My 2nd goal, if you read through my re-caps and wedding planning, I posted some gorgeous pictures of my bridesmaid, I plan on ordering their bridesmaid dress for me in black, because that dress is an amazing cocktail address and I hope to wear that dress for the reveal in June. Or this beauty check it, is it not HAWT!

Diva Fit Competition

So if you haven't heard about the Diva Fit Club you need to join ASAP, STAT on Facebook, just type in Diva Fit. Your's truly is a contestant in the Diva Fit Fitness Competition. For 12 weeks, I will try to transform my blubber (literally) into pure tone,muscle and all around sexiness. That's right I am bringing it back in 2010. Now the true nature of the beast is what I eat! Now I love a good work out, hell I am a dancer was is trying to get back into it after a yr of rest but honestly it's about what I digest.

Last summer, I was severely ill, ill to the point where I dropped about 20 pounds or more. Now my body and general health just did a whammy and finally my body said no more. Once I felt better, I was just siked that I was thin. I didn't try to maintain it, I didn't try to even savor it, it was there for a minute.

In 2003, I worked really hard to lose weight and because I was motivated, I made it work. I was tired of looking the way I did, I was tired of just being. So I set out to make a change in which I did I went from wearing a size 14-16 to wearing a 6-8. It took me a little less then a year but I made it happen. Matter of fact I didn't even realize that I had lost the weight.

Now in 2010, I am one of 15 contestants in the Diva Fit Competition. Pretty similar to a Celebrity Fit Club/Biggest Loser. I am excited to go on this journey, and most of all I am excited to learn how to eat better, how to be more healthy inside and out! So I am excited to share this journey with you. As the weeks and months go on, I will share my daily food diary and my struggles and tribulations along the way as well as some photos and measurements (yikes!) Look for a full list of measurements and photos for tomorrow's post!

Also if you are in the DMV area, DIVA Fit is sponsoring a health fair on Saturday, February 27th from 12noon-4pm. Please see the DIVA Fit Club group on Facebook for more details.

Back to basics

So finally towards the end of February I have a ton of ideas of what to post and I am excited to say I have a rack of ideas, so excuse the brain dump it has been building up for about a month now.

I am sure at this point you are curious as to what has been going on in the world of me. Well one, My neighborhood, if you haven't had the chance to check out my neighborhood, visit or tour it, then you will shortly hear all about it in many up and coming posts, but that neighborhood is Patterson Park,(hello I love thy!) We are currently renting in the neighborhood, but we are hoping to buy (fingers crossed) in with in this year!

2nd, I am a contestant in a fitness competition, no not your normal just lose weight competition, but a semi celebrity fit, biggest loser competition. So I am excited to share that will be my follow up post in a bit.

3rd, my journey, not just my fitness journey, but my inner and outer search for peace, beauty and happiness. So let's get it in!

Blog Changes

So I am in the process of trying to decide in what direction I want this blog to go forward in. Now that my wedding is over, what am I up to. What things are coming up and what things am I excited about. So bare with me as I make some minor adjustments to this blog and take it in a new direction with fun posts and updates.

Stay tuned!

Recaps Over

Ok so now that my recaps are just about done. To sum everything up I spent a little under a $1000 for everything. I did a ton of DIY crafts and would be happy to share them with you all just let me know if you are looking for something specific. I don't regret anything but I an super happy it's over.

I wish it could have been bigger and we had more family there but it is what it is. I wish I had a bridal shower or a Girls night out shindig but there's no point in crying over spilled milk. I wish I could have worn my original dress but hey I loved my last dress! And lastly I wish the photographer took more pictures of us, or our friends and family having fun but we will hopefully get pictures from friends.

But it's a done deal and I am looking forward to starting our new life and finally getting things done in 2k10 or twenty ten as I have started. So I am looking forward to what's ahead good or bad for me and my new family.

Happy New Year!

Vendors!

I am actually going to keep this post short (hopefully) as I get close to finishing my wedding recaps. But vendors be wise! Be the over so bride on a budget I had to really hunt and research vendors. I was able to either really good deals or negotiate for what was affordable for us.

Some vendors I found through good ole trusty craigslist, but be warned some folks are crazy and some folks are gems in disguise!

As you know my cake was made by Amber (www.1bakemeacake.blogspot.com)in Cecil County, MD. Amber was fantastic and her prices were amazing! So my advice look for your up and coming "stars" but know your research. Have an idea of flavors,styles,designs and cake stand choices.

Location, Location, Location! I hunted for months for a location and either the cost was a factor or possbilities of moving our date and yada yada, in the long run, we have to amazing locations. One The Patterson Park Baptist Church in Patterson Park, Which A is amazing! It is this gorgeous Spanish style church, that def, went with our theme of a Tiffany Vintage wedding. Because we are very active in the community, the Pastor was kind enough to host everything for FREE! Which was amazing I might add.

Our Reception Venue, also amazing, was a church hall. This church hall is in a Historic Part of Baltimore and it too is also a Historic Church. I used to be a Community Organizer and actually used the church for many many activities. So I contacted them in hopes of an inexpensive venue and low and behold they allowed me to use the space including their chairs, tables, staff person help and it was all under $100, you say what!!! Saint Johns in the Village was just stunning and of course it helped with the budget!

*So Advice for those on a budget really consider your neighborhood,your friends, family etc... put the pedal to the medal and really do leg work on who can help you.


Last bit of advice on vendors, as I mentioned a few times, do the leg work and the research in getting the best price especially if you are on a budget. I bet you are wondering what my total budget spent was huh ? :)


So here are a few photos to enjoy!

and they ate cake

My husband and I are both fairly picky eaters, well to be exact I am picky and he picks everything else off my plate. When it came time to decide on a cake I knew this time around exactly what I wanted.



Design wise, something simple and elgant, not a whole lot of fuss, but something that looks good on a white vintage cake stand. Flavor wise, no Fondant, I wanted the cake to not just look good but to taste delish! Now we both looove carrot cake and chocolate cake and lemon cake, but we wanted to also be considerate to what our guest might enjoy.


So KISS (keep it simple stupid) We went with a 2 tier cake, top layer vanilla and bottom tier chocolate with no filling, with buttercream and by far it was the best tasting wedding cake ever. I even took pieces to work after the fact and people loooved it. We did decide to freeze a slice and save it for our anniversary next year.

Cake table decorations, I made I Do Letters in our colors and went back and forth on Cake Servers. I had actually purchased two sets, one set was a cheap set cause I really couldn't find what I wanted. The last set was purchased the year before at a yard sale and low in behold after some last minute research and they ended up being an expensive set like crazy expensive.

Oh the baker I forgot to mention was fab, she was local, well local to her area and about an hour from us. To save us on cost we, meaning I, picked up the cake, she even planned my drive and how I drive in making sure, she Prepped the cake for me. She built a lip in the box so that even if the cake slid it wouldn't mess it up. So the delivery (me driving at 90 to make it home in time) the cake was safe and not destroyed!

I loved our cake and because we had so much left over we are still currently eating a slice or two!