We definitely need a DOC!

Before throwing myself head first into this wedding planning stuff, I had no idea what any of these wedding related acronyms meant: OOT, FI, MOH, STD*. Well, the last one has another meaning outside of wedding vocab... not something I want associated with the happiest day of my life.

Anyway, I will be back later to recap a wedding from this weekend where T was a GM (haha, there's another one! GM= Groomsman). But the moral of the story from this weekend: We WILL hire a DOC: Day of Coordinator. For the un-wedding-initiated, a DOC would be the person on the day of the wedding that makes contact with all the vendors, answers any questions, and handles any problems that could arise on the big day. S/he also keeps everyone on time and moves the day along. This person would supervise all the decorating set up and breakdown so everything goes perfectly without the Bride or Groom having to do it themselves.

There is no question in my mind about it now, and it will be worth every last penny I give him/her. If T and I weren't so organized already, I would consider hiring a full wedding coordinator, but I think we have started early enough to get through until about a week before. Then we will happily hand EVERYTHING over to this amazing person, and we will relax and enjoy our day.

Stay tuned to find out what brought us to the decision to hire a DOC. In the meantime, check out a few shots from the wedding on Saturday!




Left: T and the Groom!  Right: T, the Best Man, and another Groomsman

Hopefully you will see these faces (and suits) again in our wedding party.

*OOT= Out of Town guests, FI= Future Intended (fiance/fiancee), MOH (Maid of Honor), STD (Save the Date)

Joining the Movement: Black Women "DO" Workout

I have mentioned a few times before (Weight Loss Wake up Call and Shedding for the Wedding) that I am trying for a more healthy lifestyle. Well, it hasn't been easy, folks... but why total lifestyle change is?

You know what routine gets me every time? If T is eating fast food for the convenience or the price, I tend to eat it as well. Who has time to cook something when we are stopping by [insert fast food joint here] for the $3.99 special? And then I don't even enjoy the food, because I feel so guilty for eating it.

So it has been a roller coaster ride, but I am not off the healthy food bandwagon just yet! I just know I need to take it slow and fix one bad habit at a time.

 

Last night, while watching X-Factor, T and I decided to revisit the workout regimen we attempted earlier in the year. (Check out the abs on that woman!) But instead of doing all of the excercises at once, we split them up during the course of the show. Everytime a commercial came on, we did five of each, until we reached our goal. It felt good, and since I did not have to give up my mindless TV time, it worked. Can we keep this up everyday? I think so, but let's take it one step at a time ;-)



I have also enlisted the help of some of the ladies of Black Women "DO" Workout on Facebook. Their encouragement and advice has reminded me to take it day by day, and get in the habit of eating right/ working out. So that's the plan.

Today's workout move? 5 Burpees every time a commercial comes on during X Factor!