Sarcastically Engaged: Getting Married ‡ Getting Adult or Oh, the Shit we Registered For

You probably don’t know this, but I’m getting married in two weeks. I know, it’s cliche to be all I’ve-been-MIA-because-I’m-sooo-busy, but literally…I have been sooo busy. There have been the showers, the bachelor/bachelorette parties, the picking of flowers and caterers, the dealing with totally incompetent event coordinators at the Marriott (exhausting,) and then, of course, [...]

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The New-Age Guide to Bridal Shower Thank Yous

Not going to lie…I’ve totally allowed this whole I’m-getting-married thing to take over my life. Between showers, and parties, and florists, and caterers, my world-view has become less career-path-confused-but-thankfully-employed-by-day/passionate-health-blogger-by-night and more Kitchenaid-Artisan-five-quart-stand-mixer-please? Most recently, my life has been consumed by none other than bridal shower thank you notes. Don’t get me wrong, I am totally [...]

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announcements or things i’ve been a bit too lazy to say (with the help of lolcats.)

the fiance is right. i have been lazy about my blogging lately. in fact, i have been lazy about most things lately. essentially, i have been divvying-up my time as follows: 2 parts eating, or thinking about eating unhealthy food, 1 part doing work for my writing class, .5 parts performing general maintenance on my [...]

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the 5 commandments of dieting duos or how to keep your version of biggest loser: couples edition from ending in divorce

we all know what they say, “the couple that plays together, stays together.” i am reminded of this every time the weather gets warm in Chicago and i am subjected to watching hoards of ridiculously good-looking couples run together on the lakefront path. she and her freshly re-done breasts in her lulu lemon bra top [...]

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oh baby, baby…it’s a cruel effing world

so i was officially in the thick of detox day 4, yesterday,  and now that my stomach has acclimated to digesting 9-15 servings of fruits & vegetables on a daily basis, i was all ready to rave about how good i was feeling. and then jesus decided to shit on me: double. chocolate. cupcakes…with sprinkles. [...]

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a very chatty recap: a personal worst, the fiance pep squad, and 2 giant cupcakes

hello blog friends. sorry i’ve been disconnected for such a long time, between the race, my illness, and the 9.5 hour drive home from Chattanooga, i’ve either been too busy to post or sleeping. but on to the exciting stuff: here is how i felt on race morning: in fact, this is how i have [...]

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sunday funday: a very foodie valentine’s day

our valentine’s day celebration(s) actually started on friday with a nice dinner at jacky’s in evanston, il. it was delish, as French food and red wine always are. we celebrated again this morning with a homemade breakfast. i whipped-up some blueberry pancakes using the krusteaz wheat & honey mix. interestingly, the fiance and i have [...]

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