Fighting the Dark Cloud of pudge!!

OK, I know it has been a few days - sorry.  End of semester and things have been hectic.

Good news, I have maintained. Not as great as losing, but noting that I had three vials injected into my spider veins again on Friday, I could be registering a loss and not know it!  Absorb liquid!!!  It wasn’t as bad this time.  I guess it is like waxing…it gets easier with time???

I did not get the job as Assistant Head of the Arts at another school.  They said I came in second.  (Do they say that to all the ‘losers’??).  Anyway, as it is technically a demotion, I am not upset. I didn’t expect to get it as I am a drama teacher and they have a huge music programme.  What I did get was excellent feedback for when/if I make it to the next step of the Vice Principal process.  I hear that on Friday.

This weekend my Maid of Honour (size 10 - 12!! :P) and I went to a bridal show.  We had fun.  Most of the items I have already got a handle on- I was looking at Honeymoons and Limos this show.  (My invitations are being printed as I write!  Keeping in mind that both of our Mothers happen to be named Iris, we chose to use the flower, iris, as our anchor theme.  This really reduced the invitation search as there were only about 5 or 6 choices.  Here is what I am going with.    www.finestationery.com/product.cfm?prod_id=43690&cm_thiscategory=3000001&cat_id=15&subcat_id=2&cat=2  - but with different names as those people are not us!) Right now Paul and I are thinking of a honeymoon in Glasgow with a side trip to either Oslo or Prague.  Any feedback on that?  We do not want anywhere too hot in July- esp since a lot of Europe is not air conditioned.

I have also picked up our ketubah.  In Judaism this is the marriage license.  Apparently in Hebrew (which I cannot read, write or speak) this basically protects the woman as the man is forced to give her a certain number of sheep, goats etc. if he leaves her.  Obviously this is a traditional thing, but I did tell Paul I think “cleaning lady” should be reflected somewhere in the text!  We went with “Reform” text as neither of us are very religious.  (He is the one who pressed for the Jewish wedding- I was happy with “drive thru Elvis chapel in Vegas”!).  Here is what the ketubah more or less looks like.

www.ketubah.com/engine.cfm?i=33&dID=001-043

And finally,I have chosen my dressmaker.  Of course I have to tell HER that.  This is her site  www.catherinelanglois.com/

She seems to have simple (meaning not wedding cake type) dresses.  The one I looked at is not there (naturally) but should be on her site soon.  It has a lace top and silk skirt.  I wanted it just below the knee and the two pieces separate so that I can wear them again.  She said she can make a jacket for me too.

So, as you can see, I have been quite busy.  At this point, I think you are more on top of my wedding than the Maid of Honour is!

According to my long term weight plan, I need to lose one more pound by the end of Jan to make my Jan goal of 195 pounds.  This evening I am going to a pub for dinner.  I have not been to this pub before but I am sure I can get something within the caloric range.  Of course the fact I found, and ate a fair chunk of, a large Hershey’s kiss,  has lowered my allotment!

Hubby seems to be improving.  He had to take a sample to the lab so should know if he has the bacterial infection that appears to be plaguing CT right now, in a few days.

Cheers!