little of this, little of that.

hello all!

it's been awhile since i've been on, so i need to catch up on a few things. lots o' stuff has happened and i'm sure you all would just love to hear about it. for one thing, i'm doing away with all sense of rules today, as you can tell with my no caps. so what, i'm an english teacher and we need breaks too. also i can type faster this way and i have a head ache at the moment and too much concentration would be bad. so anyway, on with the news, starting with the things that happened first:

On the 9th ew and i became uncle and aunt. mckenna jo was born on april 9th, at 8:16pm, while ew and i just happened to be at the rehearsal dinner of our friends vicky and kevin, who got married on the 10th. it was indeed a happy weekend all around!

ew and mckenna

mckenna

hotel room scene in chicago (17th floor)

kevin and vicky

this past weekend ew and i had another counseling session, and since we were in town we went ahead and booked our honeymoon. we will be leaving nov. 29th and coming back dec. 4th from riviera maya in mexico. we are staying at the secrets silversands. it is just gorgeous and i so cannot wait to go. i feel like the wedding is taking forever to get here, but then it's another few months to get to the honeymoon, but i believe it will all be well worth the wait.

our resort

school is winding down even faster. i think the official count is 22 days. yikes! i can't believe is has gone so fast, but yet it feels like it has been forever. i really have learned a lot, and grown so much as a person/teacher.

on the weight-loss front. kristen and i will end up being the biggest loser-losers. lol, so we didn't get to our/my goal, but i did lose like 15 which is almost to half my goal. ha. oh well, at least i will fit into the wedding dress without needing any alterations!

well, i think that about sums it all up. i'll leave you with a few pics of the last few weeks.

brina*

Singing in the Rain

Ok, so I'm not really singing.

Well, I'll take that back. I am singing, and it's definitely raining, but not together. I'm sitting indoors, while it is raining not cats and dogs, but pigs and cows! Yeah, that's some country humor for yas!

Anyway, I haven't written in it seems like forever. It's probably because I haven't done so hot on the biggest loser thing. I've pretty much went up and down 1-3 pounds every week. It's this horrible hump that I can't seem to get over. So I'll move on to my next topic.

The wedding stuff is going pretty well. Everything is really coming together. There are still a few details that have yet to be done, but it's going very smoothly. Also, all my bridesmaids have dresses, so that's good news! I was worried, but everything is working out! :)

School is really starting to wind down, and I can actually see the finish line! I'm so ready for this year to be over and to start my last summer living at home with my family. It will be my last days living in a family of 4. This fall I will have to get used to being a family of 2 [for a bit anyway ;) ]

EW and I are still looking for an apartment. We are going a bit farther out, and trying to get the best bang for our buck. There are 2 requirements that HAVE to be in our apartment. I INSIST that it have in-apartment laundry room, and a dishwasher. Maybe I'm being picky, but that's just the way it has to be. I did the whole community laundry room in college and I won't be doing it again, thank you.

Well, that is all for now, I'm afraid the lights will go out if I'm on this thing too much longer!

Brina*

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Well, it's been awhile since I've updated. I know what you're thinking, another bad week right? Well, not really, I'm back down to what I was a few weeks ago, but I didn't feel it was worth mentioning because I have already lost it, but just happened to gain it back. This coming week is Spring Break, and when we get back, the person who has lost the most weight so far will get 1/4 of the money that is in the 'pot.' Which is like over $350 dollars. That person will not be me. However, I'm happy for that. People around here take this biggest loser thing WAY to seriously. If you lose and they gain, they won't talk to you. So I'm happy that I'm staying in the background.

In wedding news, EW and I are going apartment hunting this weekend. We will also be getting our registry together, and I'm really excited about that. I love Shopping!

Next Tuesday, I'll be going home-home to be with the family and I'm very excited to see some friends I haven't seen in a long time. It's already on the lower half of March, and it seems like only yesterday I began my first year as a teacher. With all the budget cuts, I have a feeling this will be my only year as a teacher. If I find a job, I'll be fine with it, but I think I'm ready to branch out a bit. I'm not quite sure what to do. I think I would like to stay in education, but I wouldn't mind finding something else also. Most people go into a field they are good at, and I would like to do the same, but I haven't found out what I'm good at yet. I like a lot of different things, but nothing that I want to do everyday for years at a time. A year ago I would have told you it was teaching, but I really don't think that's the case anymore. Don't get me wrong I really enjoy it, but I don't want to do it year after year. It's been fun, but I feel like I should try something new. This most definitely is something I will have to ponder.

Brina*

Fallen?

Have I fallen off the wagon?

I keep asking myself this question. I've been postponing this update for a few days now. I didn't do to well in the past week, and ending up gaining (I'm embarrassed to say it...) 4 lbs. I knew I wouldn't have a high number, but 4...FOUR!? It always happens. I lose, then I gain, I become frustrated, then ultimately I give up. I really don't want to do that this time. My life is changing. I'll become a wife in 6 months, and I thought with everything going on in my life, there has never been a better time to try.
I'm angry just writing this. On the bright side, the weather is becoming nicer, and I will be more active. Also, I'll be moving home this summer, which will make me less depressed about being alone in Kickadonkey.

In other news: ISAT is finally over! This past week has been very draining with testing every hour for the past 5 days. However, it's been great because I haven't had anything to take home and I've been searching for apartments that we could possibly live in this fall. Today I was able to start our registry. I think I'm going to stick with JCPenny and Target. They seem to have everything we need between the two stores. Even though, personally, I would love to get all of it from WalMart. What can I say? I'm just a WalMart kind of girl :)

Well, there's the bell for lunch,

Will report (hopefully) good news next week!

Brina*