The way to a man's heart

In an effort to switch up our usual and boring chicken dinners I used the other white meat and made some turkey burgers.  Bryan and I are trying to eat healthy, for many reasons but two of the most important right now is to get my cholesterol down and because we are going on our wedding vacation in less than three weeks!  Turkey burgers with a garlic avocado sauce, topped with tomato, and sauteed onions and red bell peppers were on the menu for tonight's dinner.  And they were pretty amazing! I winged it since I don't normally use recipes and I think that's what made them even better.  Bryan loved them too, probably mostly because it wasn't chicken or pork.  :)

Doggie Days

Zoey and Sammy had their "camper interview" today at Camp Bow Wow.  We want to have them stay there when we are in Belize instead of boarding them at the Vet's so that they are not stuck in a kennel all day.  But, before they are allowed to stay at CBW, they have to stay there one day and see how they act with other dogs.  I was a little worried about Sammy since he is not a very social dog, but he passed his 'interview'.  Zoey, on the other hand, did not.  She had a very stressful day and supposedly snapped at some other dogs.  So, we will try it again and hope next time she passes.  To reward Sammy and console Zoey I made them some home-made doggie treats!

Bridal Shower

This past weekend my Aunt Joy hosted a bridal shower for me in Minneapolis.  It was a very nice sit down brunch.  The menu included: praline bacon, blueberry french toast, and an egg fritata.  It was all delicious and it was topped of by a fruit salad with a white chocolate sauce.  Of course, I was also showered with lots of great gifts with my family and friends.

Hitched

Well I was attempting to keep this a secret, but somehow word spread pretty quickly around the courthouse... Bryan and I got hitched March 10th.  We had a super private and fast civil ceremony officiated by Judge Sheppard.  We are having our wedding in Belize, but we did not want to pay the extra $500 to have a legal wedding there so it will just be a symbolic wedding that everyone will be a part of, and definitely will be fun and beautiful!  So, we have now been married two weeks tomorrow! Married life is treating us both pretty well :)

Workouts with Bryan

Today Bryan and I had our first training session together.  We tried this once before and it did not end so well.  But, now he is a certified personal trainer, so this time I listened to what he told me to do and went with it.  We are planning on training together at least 15 times before Belize, the other days I'm on my own.  We'll see how this goes :)

Big Decisions!

Wedding/Vacation is nearly here, only 43 more days until we are flying over the clear blue Caribbean Sea!  Now I have some big decisions to make: what color to color my hair and what color of fingernail polish to wear...I have to say this has been a very easy wedding to plan, I was able to plan it all on my own, without the use of a wedding planner, and with little to no stress.  We do have some things planned, but so far the agenda is pretty flexible for everyone that is coming.

Thursday: arrival day for most
Friday:     Scuba diving in the morning
               Sunset Cocktail Cruise in the evening
Saturday: Scuba diving in the morning
               Wedding Ceremony at 4:00 and Reception afterwards
Sunday:   Volleyball and Cornhole tourney morning or afternoon
               Beach BBQ 12:30-2:00
               Deepsea fishing for some, Mayan Ruins for others
Monday: Mayan Ruins
Tuesday: Free day, might take a kayaking trip to the Lagoon on the back side
Wednesday: R&R
Thursday: We unfortunatly leave the island

Belize Sunset Cruise 2009