Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Two Month Mark

Next week will put us to the two-month mark since we moved from Chicago to Fremont. I can hardly believe it. We’ve been so busy already! Life is finally starting to become a familiar routine, and I think that both Steve and I have settled into our jobs, commutes and house pretty nicely. We also found a cool bar to watch our Ducks play! There all still times when we both miss city life and all of our friends in Chicago, but as we start to meet new people I think things can only get better.

We’ve visited Monterey quite a few times for various reasons. I foresee us going down there a lot more too, because since our wedding will be in Monterey, all of our vendors will be too. It’s all a bit overwhelming—meeting with photographers and DJs and all that, but I guess it has to be done. Now I just have to figure out a way to get Steve excited. I think he’s a bit overwhelmed with everything that I am throwing at him.

My mom came down from Oregon to visit us two weekends ago. It was really great to see her and show her around our new town and house. I even scheduled some wedding dress appointments, and my mom, my grandmother and I dove into the massive wedding dress search. I must confess that I was unprepared for what goes on at fittings. When I put my first dress on, made completely of satin, I seriously felt like someone had wrapped a bed comforter around me. There is SOOOO much fabric in those dresses. I am pretty sure I have never been in anything like that before in my life. It wasn’t until the second fitting where I got used to dressing up in these massively formal dresses and parading around for all to see. I’m not a dress-wearer, and never really have been. I’m not too keen on strapless dresses, but it seems that halter tops are hard to find these days, and I was discouraged from cap sleeves by my attendants at two of my fittings (not enough arm movement is allowed with them). I’m not quite sure I have found the “one” yet, but I have some good ideas of what I don’t want (satin heaviness, too much material around the stomach and bust) and what I do (chiffon, flowy, moderate beadwork).

The gym at work is pretty great. Trying the dresses on is a great motivator to lose weight, since white is NOT a forgiving color. I try to work out three days a week on my lunch break, and then Steve an I play some sort of racket sport on the weekends. It’s relatively quiet in there, save for the TV, and has all the machines and weights I need to feel like I got a good workout. I hope that I can keep it up. I’m trying to curb my bad eating habits too, but it’s soooo hard with Halloween right around the corner-- not to mention Thanksgiving, which we are spending in Montana with Steve’s family. It’s been a long time since I have been back to Malta, but I am looking forward to the vacation.

Til next time!