Sam made us retake it...
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Wedding Jogger
Here's a fun memory from the wedding that i didn't have when I was posting wedding pictures.
This lady really jogged right behind the wedding, not once, but TWICE. She jogged past...turned around and jogged back. All I remember is looking over and seeing my mom and Sea Jay cracking up....loudly. When I looked towards what they were laughing at this is what I saw. I only could shake my head and laugh and think to myself...only at my wedding. It added to the drama, chaos and adventurous FUN of the day!
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This lady really jogged right behind the wedding, not once, but TWICE. She jogged past...turned around and jogged back. All I remember is looking over and seeing my mom and Sea Jay cracking up....loudly. When I looked towards what they were laughing at this is what I saw. I only could shake my head and laugh and think to myself...only at my wedding. It added to the drama, chaos and adventurous FUN of the day!
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
The Wedding Planner
My new job...Official Wedding Coordinator.
Yep you read that right. I am taking on a new adventure. My friend/boss just got engaged. After planning the little wedding I planned in Florida I thought I might have some good ideas for her, but then she surprised me and asked me if I would officially help her plan her wedding. I was flattered and I have to say it, a little bit excited.
I have helped friends do weddings for years and love helping people discover what they really want. When you mix those things together you get....Jennifer Lopez in the Wedding Planner. Hehehehe...well, maybe not quite, but I did laugh at the idea of being paid to help someone plan a wedding.
We had our first meeting and it made me smile and leave with heaps of energy. It wasn't necessarily fun to research what was out there in service and prices, but it was fun to present it to her and cast a vision for how I will help her make their special day unique to them and a memory. I loved digging deeper and asking her questions and helping her discover what she really wanted, what didn't matter that much to her, what is tradition and not what she really wants and then begin to help her see a vision for creating a day that expresses her and her fiance. It was such a fun moment, mixing so many of my passions together. I can't say I ever thought I would be doing this, but at the same time I wasn't that surprised as I was sitting with her at this small deli in the middle of Florida.
Sam is going to help me...he is already the Wedding Planner Police. I was telling him one of their ideas, but hadn't got the idea out yet and he says to me, "Dana, they can do WHATEVER they want. It's their wedding." I laughed because I was just trying to tell him their unique idea, but my husband who is always challenging me to be open minded kept me in line...and I think will continue to help me keep my vision....helping them create their Big Day, not anyone else's Big Day.
I will definitely keep you posted on this job. The Weight Loss Job is going well still. I can't believe some of the stuff that we are beginning to serve our clients with this month. The company I work for has been in business for over 24 years, yet the latest things they are finding and now making available for our clients are things that are actually helping me. I sat in a seminar on Friday fighting back tears as I listened to one of our Doctors we work with, who is a Hormone Specialist, describe my life in the last 5 years. I didn't feel crazy for the first time about some of the stuff that I have struggled in the past. In fact, I had some doctors want to put me on some crazy medicine because I was a "tad" bit emotional (well...okay I was super emotional). I always said no because in my gut things just didn't add up they were saying. Well sitting in this seminar I was floored at hearing why these doctors had most likely prescribed things for me. They were right about some of the things I was struggling with but were giving me very dangerous and ineffective answers. I called Sam in the middle, during a break, and just cried as I shared with him all this guy was saying. And of course, in true Dana fashion I had to go say Thank You to the doctor. And in even truer Dana fashion I began crying as I told him thank you and shared 2 minutes of my story. He was like a gentle grandpa that seemed like he had heard my story time and time again. Sam laughed when I told him and asked if the doctor said...you definitely need my help once I started crying. I love my husband that always makes me laugh when I take myself too seriously!
We don't know why we are in Florida some days, but on Friday I wondered if I was here not only for me find some resolution and healing on some things, but I had to wonder who else will benefit from the things in life I am learning. Life just never seems to be about us solely....time will tell.
For now I will enjoy these two endeavours Sam and I have and enjoy the beaches of Florida...when it's not POURING every afternoon!!! :(
Yep you read that right. I am taking on a new adventure. My friend/boss just got engaged. After planning the little wedding I planned in Florida I thought I might have some good ideas for her, but then she surprised me and asked me if I would officially help her plan her wedding. I was flattered and I have to say it, a little bit excited.
I have helped friends do weddings for years and love helping people discover what they really want. When you mix those things together you get....Jennifer Lopez in the Wedding Planner. Hehehehe...well, maybe not quite, but I did laugh at the idea of being paid to help someone plan a wedding.
We had our first meeting and it made me smile and leave with heaps of energy. It wasn't necessarily fun to research what was out there in service and prices, but it was fun to present it to her and cast a vision for how I will help her make their special day unique to them and a memory. I loved digging deeper and asking her questions and helping her discover what she really wanted, what didn't matter that much to her, what is tradition and not what she really wants and then begin to help her see a vision for creating a day that expresses her and her fiance. It was such a fun moment, mixing so many of my passions together. I can't say I ever thought I would be doing this, but at the same time I wasn't that surprised as I was sitting with her at this small deli in the middle of Florida.
Sam is going to help me...he is already the Wedding Planner Police. I was telling him one of their ideas, but hadn't got the idea out yet and he says to me, "Dana, they can do WHATEVER they want. It's their wedding." I laughed because I was just trying to tell him their unique idea, but my husband who is always challenging me to be open minded kept me in line...and I think will continue to help me keep my vision....helping them create their Big Day, not anyone else's Big Day.
I will definitely keep you posted on this job. The Weight Loss Job is going well still. I can't believe some of the stuff that we are beginning to serve our clients with this month. The company I work for has been in business for over 24 years, yet the latest things they are finding and now making available for our clients are things that are actually helping me. I sat in a seminar on Friday fighting back tears as I listened to one of our Doctors we work with, who is a Hormone Specialist, describe my life in the last 5 years. I didn't feel crazy for the first time about some of the stuff that I have struggled in the past. In fact, I had some doctors want to put me on some crazy medicine because I was a "tad" bit emotional (well...okay I was super emotional). I always said no because in my gut things just didn't add up they were saying. Well sitting in this seminar I was floored at hearing why these doctors had most likely prescribed things for me. They were right about some of the things I was struggling with but were giving me very dangerous and ineffective answers. I called Sam in the middle, during a break, and just cried as I shared with him all this guy was saying. And of course, in true Dana fashion I had to go say Thank You to the doctor. And in even truer Dana fashion I began crying as I told him thank you and shared 2 minutes of my story. He was like a gentle grandpa that seemed like he had heard my story time and time again. Sam laughed when I told him and asked if the doctor said...you definitely need my help once I started crying. I love my husband that always makes me laugh when I take myself too seriously!
We don't know why we are in Florida some days, but on Friday I wondered if I was here not only for me find some resolution and healing on some things, but I had to wonder who else will benefit from the things in life I am learning. Life just never seems to be about us solely....time will tell.
For now I will enjoy these two endeavours Sam and I have and enjoy the beaches of Florida...when it's not POURING every afternoon!!! :(
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sunday Roast
It has been a LONG time since my last blog...some of that is due to our time schedule and some is due to a lack of internet! I am so sorry!!
We have been trying to settle into new life. We have quite a year. This time last year we had just started hanging out...this year we are still hanging out but now we are married. Sometimes we just look at each other and can't believe the events of last year. My hours at work have been a bit nuts lately. I have worked until 7 most nights and then come home exhausted and ready for bed. I would love to say I am ready for bed because I am getting up so early for a good morning beach jog...but NOPE! I haven't put my running shoes on since LA...and I even bought a great pair on vacation in Redding. The rhythm of our life is no rhythm. When I can be okay with that I enjoy this season of life more than ever, when I don't...I have a few melt downs.
I realized this week that this time in Florida has been a gift that we have been given. There have been some hard moments here that I would never ask for or wish on another person, but it is this gift that I have come to cherish. We haven't really had a chance to make friends here and we are still trying to adjust to the culture...the culture shock for both of us has been a bit high. But in the midst of all that we have each other. And if I was surrounded by friends I wonder if I would have enjoyed some of the slower moments that we have had on the weekends. I can feel so guilty if we are just sitting watching a DVD or doing nothing....I am learning to be okay with being slow and recovering after a long crazy year.
One of the new things I have done is a Sunday Roast. We used to have those when I was a kid, but in New Zealand it is an iconic part of their culture. Sam was missing New Zealand...and so was I. I emailed a couple friends and asked them exactly how to do a roast. Sweet Georgia emailed me back on behalf of my dear friend Sally that was helping me make my Kiwi husband smile. I went and bought a lamb...not sure I have ever done that before. Grabbed some white wine, added some spices threw in some potatoes (Sam doesn't like kumra/sweet potatoes) and heavens knows I couldn't get pumpkin here :) But I still did a good kiwi "meat and 3 veg" for dinner. It made Sam smile that I even tried, I think.
Here it is! Lamb, corn, potatoes and salad. I did have a friend tell me cucumbers weren't a part of a roast...but I am sure at Ali's I had salad with cucumbers at least once :)
I hope he likes it...
There wasn't much talking, so I took that as he really liked it....I did ask him, "do you like it cuz I am your wife and I love you?" He said it tasted like it was supposed to..
I think he liked it....nothing at all left!
We started a new tradition....Sunday night roasts or yummy comfort food dinners :)
I will blog more, when we have some more good pictures or exciting adventures....we try to do stuff here but those dang afternoon thundershowers just kick us out of so much. I was missing baseball games, so Sam was going to take me to their little team here...but it poured all night! I was so bummed...but instead we watched Once Were Warriors...which my friends in NZ said would be a bit rough for me...Sam had to fast forward a lot and I cried a lot...let's just say it was rough. We then had to watch something to make me laugh so we watched hours of Arrested Development. SO FUNNY! Kind of sad that we are at the end of the last season. I have to say good bye to the Bleuth family soon, and they make us feel like our bad luck isn't so bad with all their crazy bad luck, and....thanks to Scott & Amy ate TONS of yummy as popcorn :) Perfect Saturday!
We have been trying to settle into new life. We have quite a year. This time last year we had just started hanging out...this year we are still hanging out but now we are married. Sometimes we just look at each other and can't believe the events of last year. My hours at work have been a bit nuts lately. I have worked until 7 most nights and then come home exhausted and ready for bed. I would love to say I am ready for bed because I am getting up so early for a good morning beach jog...but NOPE! I haven't put my running shoes on since LA...and I even bought a great pair on vacation in Redding. The rhythm of our life is no rhythm. When I can be okay with that I enjoy this season of life more than ever, when I don't...I have a few melt downs.
I realized this week that this time in Florida has been a gift that we have been given. There have been some hard moments here that I would never ask for or wish on another person, but it is this gift that I have come to cherish. We haven't really had a chance to make friends here and we are still trying to adjust to the culture...the culture shock for both of us has been a bit high. But in the midst of all that we have each other. And if I was surrounded by friends I wonder if I would have enjoyed some of the slower moments that we have had on the weekends. I can feel so guilty if we are just sitting watching a DVD or doing nothing....I am learning to be okay with being slow and recovering after a long crazy year.
One of the new things I have done is a Sunday Roast. We used to have those when I was a kid, but in New Zealand it is an iconic part of their culture. Sam was missing New Zealand...and so was I. I emailed a couple friends and asked them exactly how to do a roast. Sweet Georgia emailed me back on behalf of my dear friend Sally that was helping me make my Kiwi husband smile. I went and bought a lamb...not sure I have ever done that before. Grabbed some white wine, added some spices threw in some potatoes (Sam doesn't like kumra/sweet potatoes) and heavens knows I couldn't get pumpkin here :) But I still did a good kiwi "meat and 3 veg" for dinner. It made Sam smile that I even tried, I think.
Here it is! Lamb, corn, potatoes and salad. I did have a friend tell me cucumbers weren't a part of a roast...but I am sure at Ali's I had salad with cucumbers at least once :)
I hope he likes it...
There wasn't much talking, so I took that as he really liked it....I did ask him, "do you like it cuz I am your wife and I love you?" He said it tasted like it was supposed to..
I think he liked it....nothing at all left!
We started a new tradition....Sunday night roasts or yummy comfort food dinners :)
I will blog more, when we have some more good pictures or exciting adventures....we try to do stuff here but those dang afternoon thundershowers just kick us out of so much. I was missing baseball games, so Sam was going to take me to their little team here...but it poured all night! I was so bummed...but instead we watched Once Were Warriors...which my friends in NZ said would be a bit rough for me...Sam had to fast forward a lot and I cried a lot...let's just say it was rough. We then had to watch something to make me laugh so we watched hours of Arrested Development. SO FUNNY! Kind of sad that we are at the end of the last season. I have to say good bye to the Bleuth family soon, and they make us feel like our bad luck isn't so bad with all their crazy bad luck, and....thanks to Scott & Amy ate TONS of yummy as popcorn :) Perfect Saturday!
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