We were at the salon at 8am to get ready for the day, hair and makeup all around!

It was fun to spend the morning with the girls and my mom Once we were all gorgeous and dolled up we headed to the reception sight to get ready. While helping the girls get dressed it hit me that I was getting married that day and I got a little overwhelmed with emotion, but kept it together since my makeup was perfect!I didn’t want running mascara.

The weather was calling for downpours and since my reception was tented outside I was nervous but tried not to let it bother me. When it was time to get dressed I could not wait to put on my gown, I loved it so much.  I was dressed quickly and had tons of time for pictures I was actually early for my wedding and we had to have the trolley drive around the block a few times before heading in the church. Just as I was supposed to walk down the aisle, the sky opened up with rain like I had never, ever seen. It was insane. But, I just brushed it off and took my favorite walk I will ever take with my dad. The whole way down was filled with smiling familiar faces and I was super excited to see everyone- especially my handsome husband waiting at the end of the aisle!

The ceremony went perfectly, aside from the loud bangs of thunder that could be heard over and over again! I soaked up every minute. I had been waiting almost 12 years to say my vows with Adam and be his wife. Nothing made me happier!

Once we kissed and her pronounced husband and wife, we walked back down the aisle to so much applause. It was truly amazing!

Once we got to the doors, I saw that the rain had worsened! It is hard to describe how heavy and hard it was raining. I got SOAKED getting into the trolley, even though EVERY effort was made for that not to happen. It was clear our planned outdoor pictures were not going to happen and I have to admit I was bummed. My bestie May was the best Maid of Honor and worked out a bunch of alternate ideas since I was not able to think straight. Long story short- it only rained for one hour. It was the most rain the City of Boston has ever seen in a one hour period since the weather began being recorded. I KID YOU NOT! I was handed a drink and at that point decided a little rain was not going to ruin my good time!

After we took a few photos indoors, I walked to to see my soaked yet laughing guests. They were having a great time and didn’t care that there were completely drenched! The rain stopped the weather cooled off a little and the night turned out to be beautiful. Our outdoor pictures happened after all!

After pictures, I entered my reception and had a very emotional and sweet first dance with my new husband to Johnny and June by Heidi Newfield.

Here is the song in case you never heard it before:

My dad and I had a great time dancing He is truly one of my best friends and I am so lucky to have such a great relationship with him. I love you FFF Dad!

I don’t have any food pictures because like most brides I barely ate anything.

We did have a surprise visit from Oscar, who wanted to congratulate his mom and dad:) My sister-in-law went and got him

A great time was had by all! It was seriously a packed dance floor and bar and everyone was enjoying themselves!

This one was one of my favorites. My brother- in- law is in the foreground, but if you look in the back my Maid of Honor is on the floor, and people around her are just all over the place!

Here is a pic of my besties May and Colin! Love them!

Adam’s family members came across the country to come to our wedding and I loved seeing them! LOVE YOU GUYS!

It was amazing to have all the close friends that I grew up with in attendance. They know how much Adam and I have worked to get here and know all we have been through as a couple. It is great to have friends you have known you whole life and I love each and every one of them!

It was the best night of my life and I partied all night long!

Obviously, these are not the professional pictures. But, my amazing photographer Adriano Batti has them up on his website. Here is the link to view our photos if you are interested!

Next stop…honeymoon posts! This is going to be good, so stay tuned!

My wedding was not everything I ever wanted, it was 100 times more. I had the best time of my life and am truly, truly blessed to marry my most favorite person on earth and have the most amazing family and friends. On Saturday 7/10/10, I also gained 1 handsome, sweet and incredibility hilarious husband, 10 fantastic nephews, 1 beautiful niece and 9 new siblings! I finally got the sisters I always wanted growing up!

The honeymoon was amazing too, it was a once in a lifetime breathtaking trip that was humbling, a little wild at times and absolutely amazing! Ok, now it is time for pics and stories. I will do a few separate posts for you as they are easier to read and easier for me to write. It was not my intent to be blogging this late I thought I would blog from the cruise ship, but internet was insanely pricey!

REHEARSAL DINNER:

We had a fantastic rehearsal dinner that included our families and wedding party. I was so busy I didn’t take many pictures, but luckily my friend Dan is a camera genius and got great shots! Thanks, Dan!!!! Looking back I was MUCH more nervous during the rehearsal than I was at my actual wedding…weird huh?

My dad” fake” giving me away

Listening carefully to the priests instructions.

My beautiful bridesmaids!

Groomsmen…they aren’t bad to look at either

My lovely parents-in-law.

FFF Mom and Daddy!

Praying with our priest after the rehearsal.

The dinner following the Rehearsal was at Max and Dylan’s- one of my favorites! It was in the same room where Tina’s Surprise 30th was! The food was great. I did manage to snap a nice picture of my plate for you

I had some salad, mac and cheese (Max and Dylan’s has the best!), a very small piece of salmon and chicken, and delicious grilled veggies!!! NOM, NOM, NOM!

Here Adam and I are with his siblings and their spouses.

All of the children-in-law of Adam’s parents.

The dinner was great. All of the people in the wedding party loved the gifts Adam and I got them and they deserved them- they were all fantastic and we are so lucky to have them all in ourt loves!

After the dinner we headed to the local bar and my good friend Casey who flew in from Colorado met us out! I was so excited to see her

The night got a little crazy and was only a clue to the insanity that would ensue the night of our Wedding. Get it girls!!!!

Wedding post to follow!!!! Get excited

Yesterday I got a ton of work done and it felt great to know I would manage to get everything done before heading out for my wedding and honeymoon.  Lunch was what I could scrape up at home. I am not going to the grocery store since we will barely be eating at home this week and will be gone for over two weeks after Sunday. I made a turkey sandwich with mustard and pickle on wheat and a salad with whatever veggies I could find

After work I headed to a meeting at our priest. The walk from my work to the church was about 1 and 1/2 miles and it was brutal! Luckily, I had some money left on my Starbucks card Oscar gave me for Mother’s Day and I got a venti passion tea lemonade.

Perfectly refreshing! I also had a kid’s clif chocolate chip bar as an afternoon snack.

The meeting with the priest went well. I had about 30 minutes until my makeup trial and Adam suggested that we stop for an ice cold beer and I had to agree it was a great day for a beer. I had a Shipyard Summer Ale (so good!).

At 6:00 pm I met my mom and we went to my makeup trail. I LOVED IT! The makeup artist was so sweet and adorable and  did exactly what I wanted! I cannot wait to see how the hair and makeup looks together on Saturday

After the trail I was “all dressed up and no where to go.” So mom and I headed to Yoki for a little sushi date. Can you believe my mom has never had sushi?! I was craving it (blame the heat) and so I was excited to take her. I started with a little miso soup.

I got a yellow tail roll and a spicy tuna roll.

and my mom and I split a vegetarian roll.

Everything was delicious! My mom liked it a lot, she struggled a little with the chopsticks which made dinner very entertaining But all in all I think she will be having sushi again soon

The rest of my night was spend doing laundry so we can pack for our honeymoon tomorrow!!! (eeekkkk!!!).

This morning a combination of a super cuddly Oscar and it being my last day in the office made it hard as heck to get out of bed! But I managed, by the grace of God! Breakfast was a repeat of yesterday Total, with fat free milk, blueberries, strawberries and bananas.

Since we are limited in the grocery dept. the only portable lunch option I had was some Amy’s Pea Soup and while that is my favorite, pea soup in the middle of a heat wave is not all that appealing! So I stopped at subway and grabbed a turkey on wheat with mustard and all the veggies and some cheddar popchips!

I ate IT ALL! Yup every bite! Isn’t the heat supposed to decrease your appetite? Not mine, not today!

Today’s Outfit:

Darker than usual, huh? They must have turned the lights down?! Black sundress from the Gap and Kate Spade sandals.

Well, I got to get moving! Once I leave work I am on vacation until the 27th of July!!!!!!!! Tonight is filled with wedding meetings and errands!

See you all later on!

Yesterday, Adam and I slept in. We had a lot of fun on the 4th and actually managed to get ourselves to four parties!!! We spent time with both our families and some friends -it was fantastic! The 4th was my Pa’s birthday by the way!!!!

We slept in pretty late and it felt fantastic!!! When we got up we decided to take Oscar for a long walk to get some lunch at Sorelle’s.  We are in the middle of a heatwave in Boston right now, but I didn’t think it was that hot out…

I got a tuna sandwich. It was on mutligrain bread with garlic mayo, lettuce and red peppers. It was awesome, I asked for it sans mayo but the guy behind the counter assured me that the mayo “made the sandwich” and it would be a bad idea. He was right!!!! It was so good with the mayo.

On the side I had some salt and vinegar chips and a black tea with lemon.

After lunch we walked around the Navy Yard a little.

On our way home Oscar got so tired and hot that he refused to walk. First, he tried to get into a random car because he figured we could use a ride home. Then, he flat out refused to move, he would not budge an inch. So, he was carried home…he is such a drama king!!!!

I spent the afternoon taking care of some wedding tasks before heading to the gym for a 6:30 Body Pump class. For a pre-workout snack, I had a kids clif bar.

Body Pump was great, I left feeling strong and like a buff bride Ashley and I decided to go and grab some dinner after the gym. It was hot as heck, so we wanted something light and cool. Enter: SUSHI!!!! Oh man! Is sushi not the best summer meal?!

We both drank water (we had had our fair share of adult beverages this weekend!) and shared some steamed edamame.

We shared a few rolls.  All the sushi was amazing and hit the spot! Nom, nom, nom! Not going to lie, as I sit here writing this I am craving it again!!! I get on sushi kicks when I have it I just want more and more…it is kind of bad…

After dinner we went our separate ways. I ran a few errands and stopped at my part-time job to write out instructions for my dad who will be taking over for me while I am on my honeymoon Thanks, Daddy!

I slept like a baby last night! I was scared that as the wedding got closer I would not be able to sleep, but that has not really been the case! When The alarm went off at 6am for my morning run, I felt rested and ready. I had initially planned on running 5 miles, but when I got outside and it was humid and 85 degrees at 6am I knew that was not going to happen, nor was it smart. Today is supposed to be the worst day of the heatwave. I had a deal with myself that if I ran at a really, really good pace I only had to do 2.5 miles. I ran those 2.5 in 23:31 which is a great pace for me for that kind of heat. I was a sweaty beast after the run and hopped right in a semi-cold shower.

When I got out I was craving cereal and milk. I wanted a nice cool breakfast. I have 1 cup of Total, 1 cup of fat free milk with blueberries, strawberries and a banana Perfect!

I was going to walk into work this morning, but on the way I bumped into my friend Mike’s parents who were headed that way anyways and gave me a ride! It was super sweet of them! Mike is currently driving up from NC for our wedding and is expected to arrive today! I am so excited to see him! I have been friends with Mike since I was 2 years old My friend Casey also arrives today from Colorado!

Once I got to work, I popped down the street and got a vanilla iced coffee with cream.

Today’s Outfit:

Sundress from Forever 21. Trying to stay cool!

Since I forgot my camera at work on Monday, I still had to use the iPhone. Breakfast was a mini whole wheat bagel with a little cream cheese, 2 hard boiled egg whites and some fruit salad. I love little platters like this, they are fun

Sorry about the weird angles.

Luckily, Tuesday I was reunited with my camera…I missed it and was sick of ugly food picks.  I worked all day on a project at work, it made the time fly by, but I was super busy! I broke for lunch around 2pm. I had a black bean burger with American cheese on a whole wheat bun and a small spinach salad with carrots and peppers and a little ginger dressing.

After work I grabbed and ice coffee for the walk home.

Once I got home, I made myself a super quick dinner since I had my FINAL DRESS FITTING! I made a tuna melt. I mixed a small can of tuna, plain greek yogurt and chopped dill pickles together put it on two slices of whole wheat bread and added a slice of American cheese and grilled it on the Forman for a few minutes. On the side I had a mini plum and some kettle baked chips. It was so yummy, the pickles totally made it!

Once I chowed down, my mom and I were off to my fitting. I was so nervous and also really excited to see the final product, since my dress had to be taken in a lot. Verdict: OH MY GOD! I am in love! I really, really love how it came out! Sigh of relief!

After the fitting, I was on cloud 9, it was late and I headed to bed!!! I can’t wait to pick the dress up next Friday and even better wear it next Saturday!

Tuesday night I fell asleep so easily, but then woke up- wide awake about an hour later…ugh! I tossed and turned for a while and then was afraid I would wake up poor Adam. So I got up and made some tea.

I read my book and watched a little TV before falling back to sleep around 4am…lovely!

Needless to say, I was so tired yesterday morning when I got up at 6:30. I had zero energy, but I knew if I just kept moving it would get better. Breakfast was an Amy’s breakfast burrito and a nectarine! It was super ripe and delicious- nectarines are underrated.

Yum! Oh- and again, needless to say…ice coffee!

I didn’t bring a lunch since we needed a trip to the store badly! So I popped into Subway and got a turkey on 9-grain, no cheese, and alllll the veggies. I always get the strangest look when they ask me what veggies I want and I say, “All of them!” Oh well, I love veggies!

After work last night I had a lovely walk home with my friend Melissa . We both needed to make a quick pit stop at the grocery store.  Once I got home I had a quick snack of a few ounces of cottage cheese and then headed out for a run

I had a FANTASTIC run! I am fast again, people! I feel like I have been in slow motion since my half marathon! I did 5 miles in 45 minutes and felt amazing!After the run I hopped in the shower and made dinner. I had some sweet potato fries, broccoli and some teriyaki grilled chicken!It was sooo good!

I spent the evening catching up with bestie May and sipping chamomile tea. I wanted to make sure I slept!!

I slept all right! Yikes, I took forever to get out of bed and that resulted in a rushed morning! I made it to work on time though! Breakfast had to be something portable that I could eat while walking around the house! I made a blueberry and yogurt waffle sandwich!

And….coffee!

I am still pulling along at work getting things done so I can RELAX on my honeymoon! Lunch was eaten at 12 sharp…I was hungry. I had a very, very delicious salad! It had: romaine, tomatoes,  cucumbers, carrots, chickpeas, feta, artichokes and avocado. HOLY YUM!

After lunch I took a walk with some co-workers and got some carrot juice! So refreshing and tasty!

Well there you have it folks! You are all caught up! What a relief! I will see you all later on tonight

Breakfast was pineapple Greek yogurt, blueberries, and Kashi GoLean Crunch. Nom, Nom, Nom!

Obvi, there was iced coffee. Unless otherwise stated…there is always iced coffee

I worked feverishly the whole day. I am trying to get all my work stuff taken care of in the next few days so I don’t leave anything unfinished while on my honeymoon.  I used my “lunch break” to run errands which included picking up our marriage license. But- did not include falling down the stairs as City Hall while picking it up, scraping my knee and showing 14 complete strangers my undies in the process! But, somehow I managed to get that done too! I am Wonderwoman, I tell ya!!!   I broke for lunch around 2pm when I was so hungry I could no longer focus.

Lunch:

Along with this soup I had a few whole wheat crackers with laughing cow and some grapes.

I had never had this soup before and it was gooooood! I love anything with black beans anyhow, but it had just enough kick to it and was super filling! I recommend it.

The rest of the afternoon flew by, I couldn’t believe the day was over when it was time to go. Monday was actually the hottest day we have had so far this year. I met my friend Ashley for a quick 3.25 mile run before heading to Body Pump. We ran a super hot and sweaty 3.25 miles in 28:59. The sweat dripping into my new knee cut was not a great feeling, but I dealt with it.  We were glistening after! (like how I make being a sweat factory sound lady like ?!)  We were even more sweaty after we did an hour of Body Pump on top of the run. It was an amazing workout!!!!

After the gym I got on the train and ran some errands and then headed to my part-time job where luckily not too much work awaited me This is a slow time of year for us. After working at my part-timer I met my Adam and his brother, dad and our friend Kevin for a beer. They has just gotten back from being fitted for the suits of our wedding! What a handsome bunch with will be for sure

I went to take a picture and realized, I was so nuts Monday with work I had forgotten my camera at my desk! SECOND TIME THIS MONTH!!! Bad blogger! Luckily I had the trusty iPhone

After the beer we were home bound, while I showered, Adam was in charge of dinner he made mini bagel pizzas. They were tasty, and cute!

Please forgive the bad quality! The iphone is not as good as my regular camera.

Yay! Look, I am getting you all caught up! See you back here tomorrow where I plan to get everything caught up! Le Woot! (that’s French for Woot Woot!).

Where were we? Oh yes…Sunday! Sunday I got up at 7:00 am and was pretty exhausted. I had a banana, which managed to escape my camera, some water and I was off! I headed to meet my friend Jill, her Dad and her brother for our race. It was a special race because it was Jill’s first race and it was also her Dad’s 60th birthday! WOOT!

Jill was pretty nervous and very excited! I remember being the same way at my first race. I knew she would do well. I told her I would run with her at her pace the whole time. It helps to have someone right next to you pacing you and encouraging you during your first race.

While picking up my number I ran into Julia! I haven’t seen her in over a month and that is a long time for us. I have just been so busy! I am hoping we can get together in the next week or so, if not when I get back from my honeymoon.

At 9am the horn blew and we were off. Jill needed to run to music, which was fine, I had my phone with me so I ran with my ipod on. I prefer running and talking when I have a running partner though. It was a hot morning, but we were troppers. I felt great the whole race. We ended up running it is 40:58! It was an excellent time for Jill, she was pleased! We stopped and walked three time because Jill got a few bad cramps. We also had to dodge a dead bird, rat and snake on the route…talk about gross! I am very proud of Jill for finishing! Great Job, girlie!

Jill’s dad ran the race is 36 minutes – not bad for 60! Her speedy brother Danny did it is 22 minutes!

Family picture:

After the race I grabbed an apple and half of a bagel.

We headed back to Jill’s house, on the way we stopped and got iced coffees. I got a grande skinny vanilla latte. Not having coffee started to give me a headache…I am addicted!

Jill and I washed out faces and then I headed into downtown to pick up Jacqui! Jacqui was in town looking into some programs at Tufts! I was excited to see her since it had been about 4 months since I had seen her last Once Jill and I picked up Jacqui we headed to Sound Bites to meet Fiteralla and Kendra. They are both Boston Bloggers that I have never met. It was very nice to meet both of them. Oh wait and did I mention Whit was there?! HAHAHAHA! YUP! I love that girl! I was sooooo excited to see her. She was in town visiting too

Sounds Bites is one of my favorite places for Brunch EVER!!! I started off with a little pumpkin coffee and a GIANT Smart Water.

For my meal I got the banana walnut whole wheat pancakes.

Jill and I also split some smaller sides of egg whites, veggie sausage and homefries.

I ate about 1 and 1/2 pancakes and most of the sides. Eyes = bigger than tummy. We sat and chatted for about two hours It was so fun! I was glad to meet Kendra and Jacqui  and soooooo happy to see Whit and Jacqui again

After Brunch, I hung out with Jill and little more before heading home to get ready to meet with the organist at my church. The meeting went well, I pretty much knew what I wanted. He played all different songs for me, the Bridal and Wedding March gave me the chills and got me super excited for the big day!!!!!

After the meeting I headed out to dinner with my future-in-laws for Fathers Day- a week later We went to the Prince Spaghetti House.  Not going to lie, the healthy options here are few and far between (ok- non existent!). When I go, I just have to eat what I like and not think about getting something healthy because there is no way around it. I started off with a salad from the salad bar.

Lettuce, bean salad and cucumbers. For my meal I ordered my favorite thing ever! Eggplant parm!

I ate about half, the potion was huge. Of course I saved room for my first soft serve of the summer.

Sunday night was spent looking at honeymoon stuff and spending time with Adam before the rat race of this week began…

Ok, now I just need to update you on Monday- Today…we are almost there. HOLD ON!

Saturday I slept in, like really, really late! My body was exhausted and I really needed the rest. I slept in so late that when I woke up it was far too late for breakfast. So, I had lunch! I had two pieces of leftover pizza from the night before.

Is it just me or is pizza soooooo much better the next day if you heat it up in the oven? Yum Yum!

Around 6pm Adam Jill and I headed to the yacht club Adam’s parents belong to for their annual  Lobster and Chicken Dinner.  You get 1/2 a roasted chicken, a baked potato, salad and 2 pounds of lobster.  It is a pretty good deal. It was my first lobster of the summer!!!

The meal started off with salad, I actually had two bowls…I was really craving veggies:

Look at these little cuties:

They are actually quite frightening looking, now that I look back on it!

Jill had never had lobster so I cracked her’s and got the meat out for her…she was a little shocked at how messy it got (and by shocked I mean totally grossed out!). Eating Lobster is hard work

Jill took her first bite ever of lobster and…..

She liked it!!! YAY!

Here is plate number two:

Clearly this is an intense amount of food!!! I had the claws of both my lobsters (claw meat is the best!) and the tail of one of them. I also had a few bites of chicken and half of the baked potato with sour cream. My meal could have fed three of me I drank water the whole night, I was dehydrated from the beer the night before and wanted to make sure I was hydrated and ready for our race the next morning! It was a hot one!!!

Stay tuned for Sunday and Monday recaps!! 

I am going to fill you in on all the fun details, it will just have to come in portions or bite sized pieces so that I don’t overwhelm myself (Who and I kidding, I am already overwhelmed! )

First things first- The winner of the Tazo Tea giveaway is amystartstorun!!!! Amy wrote:

1. Pool parties
2. Weekend trips to Mexico
3. Flippity flops
4. Trips to the lake
5. Long sunny days

Yay! Amy…I know you are going to love this prize! Email me your mailing address to foodfitnessfashion@gmail.com and we will get that right out to you!

Ok, after my last post I spent 6 hours laying out in the sun in my backyard writing out my thank you notes from my wedding shower. It literally took me 6 hours to write them because I wanted to make sure I personalized them and let my guests know how grateful we were for their gifts! We have very generous families and friends!!! I ended up writing 68 in total!! That’s a lot of notes!

Around 1:30 pm, I broke for lunch. I had organic turkey, mustard and pickles on sprouted wheat bread with a giant fruit salad. Nom, Nom, Nom!

I ate most of the fruit and about 2/3 of the sandwich. I filled up on the fruit, it was just so ripe and tasty-what can I say?!

Once I finished the Thank You’s I had earned myself some beer and pizza. I was so relieved to have them done. They seemed like such a huge task and it felt great to have it done. I also felt great to let our friends and family know how much we appreciate them!

Adam, our friend Jill and I went out on a triple date to Pizzaeria Regina.  We shared a few pitchers of beer and an appetizer of eggplant rollitni. Yum!

I had a small piece of the eggplant it was delicious!

Jill and I split a Puttanesca pizza (our favorite!). I had two slices.

We spent the rest of the night hanging out and chatting! More adult beverages were had

Well, that is all for now, I will slowly be updating today to try to get us all up to speed. What do you have to look forward to?! You want a hint?! Ok, fine, you win

• Lobster and Chicken dinner (my friend Jill tries lobster for the first time).
• Race recap
• Blogger Brunch meet up with some fun girlies!!!

Stay tuned!!!!!

Adam had to be back to work at 6pm, so I made us a quick dinner. I made some fresh whole wheat raviolis with organic sauce and  tasty summer salad. The salad was baby spinach, watermelon and feta topped with balsamic dressing. It was very simple yet very flavorful. The sweet from the watermelon and the salty from the feta made the salad so delicious! Adam was skeptical at first, but ended up really liking it.

It was a delicious light summer meal! I spent the rest of the evening hanging out with my friend Jill, we had a few Raspberry and Lime Mich Ultras, I am loving these beers right now, so refreshing! We were so excited to watch the premiere of BostonMed. While watching we snacked on some hot blue corn chips and hot salsa.

The show was great! It was interesting and exciting. It was also super emotional- I cried throughout the whole thing! I am excited to watch it next week. If you missed it, I would try to check it out next week if you can. It is really good!

Last night once Jill left, I got ready for bed and passed out. Being up since 5:15 am make me exhausted. This morning I slept in until 9am. I spent a little while checking my e-mail and cleaning up a little. Around 10 am, I put on the coffee and made some breakfast. I was craving french toast. I used two egg whites, a little cinnamon, organic fat free milk and vanilla extract and dipped two pieces of whole wheat bread in it and browned them on either side. I topped when with a little natural maple syrup, blueberries, strawberries and cinnamon. On the side I had some coffee with agave nectar and creamer.

I don’t have any big plans today, I am going to get in a run, pick up our marriage license do Body Pump this evening. I am hoping to find some other fun things to do since it is so nice out! We shall see

Don’t forget to to enter my Tea giveaway!!!

Have a great day, see you all later!