And the day starts with a wedding!

First I want to start the day off by saying congratulations to my very beautiful and lovely sister-in-law Allyn Rose on her wedding day.  No make that Allyn Oertel.  We were able to join her in this very joyous, and momentous occasion via Skype.  Got to love technology.  She married the very handsome Christopher Oertel in his homeland of Germany.  There is future date for a wedding that we can all attend in Germany for 2017.  

The wedding was on German time so we had to get up for a 5:30 AM to make it!  We all "dressed up"  At least the top half of everyone did.  I think my little hat thingy really pulled it all together for me.   It was very nice being able to see the entire ceremony.  I will say it was different that what I'm use to here in the US and I think I missed a few things in translation, but it was lovely and Ally looked so happy that I couldn't help but smile through the whole thing.  So again congrats to the Bride and Groom.

Now I wasn't quite ready to get up and at it after the wedding so I wiped off my lipstick and went back to sleep for another hour or so.  The furbabies really don't let me sleep past 7:30 so I was up and feeding everyone and getting ready for my day.  I am on week 3 of the 22 Minute Hard Corp program and today it was Resistance 1.  So I made myself an energize drink from the Beachbody Performance Line and pushed play and got it done.  It always feels great afterwards.  There are times when I just don't want to do it.  But every time I make myself push play and push through a workout I feel so much better. And I think it sets the tone for the rest of the day.

After having a good workout I took the puppies outside for a little playtime.  I am watching my brother's dog for the week and she and my Kia have really bonded and love playing and chasing one another.  Hmmm is it time for another dog?!  Then it was off to work for the day at the Spa.  I love my job and saw some new clients and some clients that have been seeing me for years and had a great time.  So in closing the day started off with a bang and just kept on going!

Sunday Funday

Well, if you don't live on the east coast near DC then you probably don't know that we are having a very cold weekend.  We went from 70 degrees to 35 degrees burrrrr! So, I took advantage of the cold weather to spend some quality time with my hubby and my Mom and Dad.  Normally on Sundays I want to ride Bella and that takes up quite a bit of time so Dane and I normally don't get to go out and do things that he might want to do.  Well, a couple of weeks ago he asked me to go to a museum with him.  I'm not a huge fan of wandering around museums but I am a huge fan of doing things with my hubby when we have the time.  So, I planned our day out to coincide with the cold weather.  That way I wouldn't be so upset about missing a ride on Bella!  Smart thinking!  Then my parents where in town and wanted to hang out so we invited them along too.  We had a fabulous brunch at the BlackSalt Restaurant then made our way to the Phillips Museum in Dupont Circle.  Here Dane and I are standing in front of one of his favorite artist's paintings.  It was quite lovely in person.

Now I want all of you to know that when I'm going out with my

family for a fun day of enjoyment that is exactly what I'm going to do

I'm going to enjoy myself.  And that includes enjoying my food.

I ordered a delicious meal at brunch of shrimp and grits and 

ate part of one of Dane's beignets.  Then after the museum we stopped at 

Cold Stone Creamery and I ordered a delicious Reece's icecream cup. It

was great and I refuse to feel guilty for enjoying myself and eating

things that I would normally not eat. Now having said that I will also say

that I am not going to let that start a phase of eating bad.  Done and done. 

Enjoyed and in the past already.  So if you are having a family day out please 

remember to enjoy yourself.  Don't make it a daily occurrence but once in awhile its okay!