Fab McFaberson weekend

This past weekend was a lot of unexpected fun. Friday night D and I were cooking at home, having a beer, planning a low key night when I got a call from one of my long lost friends from law school, KC. She and my other long lost law school friend, E, were in town from Austin for an event that their firm was having at Armadillo Palace. The firm invited all the offices from around the country to partake in this event. That means free food and drinks all night. We were sold :).

We showed up, and KC proceeded to look through the pile of nametags and pick 2 of the most generic names possible, and gave them to us. D and I were "John and Mary Smith". We soon dispensed with the formality, since no one cared we were crashers, and we ate, drank, danced, and had a merry time. They had a butt caricaturist there. Yes, butt. He drew people from the behind. D and I got a really sweet picture of us with our arms around each other. When the clock struck one am, we turned into pumpkins and headed home.

I woke up Saturday morning with a headache. A headache only to rival the headache of my beloved. After some water and Motrin, I shuttled myself to the gym (I've been on a crazy awesome work out streak!!!) and got my workout in. Saturday night, D and I went over to my friend S's house to check it out. We hadn't seen S in a few months, and his home was great. D declared a craving for shrimp and grits, so the three of us went over to Pesce, and it was delicious. D got his shrimp and FABULOUS grits, and I had herb crusted grouper with risotto (also very good). It was a really nice night and has potentially inspired a city-wide shrimp and grits tour.

Sunday was another wake up and work out day, followed by grocery shopping, and an afternoon of lazy tv watching with D. We checked watched the first two episodes of Hung, a new show on HBO. Like most HBO shows, it was quality. Another keeper for us.

Monday was rough, getting back into the groove is always tough.... but the good news is that I'm headed out of town this weekend for a quick in-state jaunt with a friend, and then next week D and I leave for colorful Colorado!!!!!!!

Shredded

In an effort to expand my workout repertoire, I've been trying to cross train in order to not get bored of any one workout and build strength. Clearly, I'm going to have to devote the majority of my time to running soon, but I don't want to forget things like strength training and swimming laps.

It's been so freakin hot in Houston that I've thusfar limited my running to twice a week (which will change starting in August), and I'm trying to do something different on other days. I was also looking for a shorter, but effective workout that I could do at home on those days where I didn't have a lot of extra time, and that brought my to Jillian Michaels and the 30 day shred.

Jillian is one of the trainers on the show Biggest Loser, and she's an animal. Very in shape, the type of woman who could probably lift a car over her head (I exaggerate only slightly!). She has created this ridiculous workout program called the 30 day shred. It's only a 30 minute workout, but you are moving the entire time, you are working multiple muscle groups at once, and she combines strength training with cardio and abs. I was skeptical at first that this could be an effective workout, but I'm now a believer. She has kicked my butt the last two nights. Profuse sweating is involved. My body is incredibly achy today, but it's a satisfying ache.

Tonight I return to the great hot outdoors to run with running buddy K. It's hellaciously hot outside, but we've got to do it. There are 13.1 miles to be run, and it sneaks up on your incredibly quickly. Tomorrow is a day off, and then Friday is back to running. On the weekends, D and I head to the gym, where I do some interval running on the treadmill and weights. And I'll throw in some swimming every once in a while when I want to buck the heat. It's working for me for now.

I'm taking a vacation day on Friday because I can, and then saturday I'm buying my veil!!!! Very psyched about this, it will make my wedding "outfit" almost complete. The dress and veil are something new..... any suggestions for old, borrowed, and new?

Friday is my Day

Oh, sweet, sweet Fridays. I love being on the brink of stepping into the weekend, not waking up early (well, at least until TNT starts!), and having wide open options. Tonight I'm going to hang with one of my best girlfriends, my mom. We are going to grab some drinks and dinner and dish about wedding stuff. It's wonderful to hang out with her, since I try and avoid boring D with wedding details :).

Tomorrow I am getting my FIRST haircut in over TWO years. This is big. It's been about two years since I shaved my head, and it's all grown back, but I've still been so reluctant to cut any off. Part of that is because the front is still shorter than the back and to cut it means that pulling it back is going to be more difficult. But, my little ends are ragged, and so it means that it's time. I'm just going to get a little trim, just a little baby step, and then I'll probably keep growing it out for a while, with interim trims, till the wedding. I want long wedding hair to do.... well, something with. I haven't given much thought to wedding hairstyles, except I think I want it up.

Tomorrow night is the two hour season finale of a show D and I have come to love-- Harper's Island. It's a murder mystery tv show, and it's been really interesting. I'm very curious to see how things turn out. If you missed this one, I suggest renting it if it comes out on DVD. I would have actually preferred to see it that way, one after the other. Waiting for weeks is hard!

Sunday D and I are joining some family friends for dinner, so all in all, a pretty chill weekend with some running thrown in for good measure.

Turning back to last weekend, we went up to Frisco to visit D's parents for his birthday/4th of July. It was definitely nice to getaway, and their backyard is the best place to watch about 12 different fireworks shows in surrounding communities. I love it! We didn't get to go jet skiing this year, which was a bummer, but we relaxed, read books, watched baseball, went to a movie.... a much needed mini getaway.

Speaking of getaways, D and I are going to Colorado for a week at the end of July. *SQQQQEEAAAAAAAA!!!!!!* I'm psyched, I LOVE summers in Colorado, and I haven't been since we sold our house up there right after my parents split. I can't wait for a vacation.

Other than that, it's just work, a little play, and the beast that is my wedding.

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