JulieG

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull oh okay, I thought you had decided and didn't tell us. Actually when I saw you posted on this thread again I was like "oh Jules picked her wedding date and location" you better let us know. How is the move coming along? Well, we are not moving till March, our closing date is March 9, so we will move in on March 10. I need to start packing soon though, I like to get things done well in advance so I am not panicking a week before moving day. We did have our home inspection on Friday though and it went great, so the deal is accepted and we are buying it for sure. I am so excited. I have a few pics of the inside only, I will post them when I get a chance.

I did not work out all weekend, Friday included. I did however shovel my sister's driveway today and go for a 20 min walk, that is something right? lol Gym tomorrow for sure.

Quote: Originally Posted by Soon to be Mrs. Hull Jules did you decide, I see you have a ticker and a wedding date now!!! LOL, I do not have an exact date. I have not picked the place yet. lol I just wanted one. I know that is approximately when I will be leaving, that is our approx leaving date. So, we are working on it, well, I am working on it. I will let you all know as soon as its decided, trust me, I will want to tell the world.

Quote: Originally Posted by cubagirl Hey there, we are getting married in Cuba as well. We chose Occidental Grand Playa Turquesa as a friend of mine got engaged there. We have also been to Paradisus Rio de Oro for my fiance's best friend's wedding. It was amazing, we are going to be going there for the second week of our stay. The only reason we chose Occidental was because it was cheaper than Paradisus otherwise we would have gladly gotten married at PRDO. Feel free to ask me any questions and I'll try to answer them. Have you been to PT yet? I was thinking about that place as well, but I could not find many reviews on it, so I was a little scared (wedding reviews that is). Tell me about it. What are you getting Married?

I did see the wedding you are talking about, and I am actually learning in my cake decorating class (i just started though) how to make the small tiffany box cakes. I think its a nice idea. The colour is beautiful, so why not. How many people are coming to the wedding? I was thinking if not too many people are coming, you can get the cheapest favour Tiffany's sells, that way they come in the boxes, just an idea, if there are not many people coming.

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 Jules, you used to do ww right? Have you thought about trying to count your points and do the gym? I feel like I'm constantly dieting and I know the times when I exercise and don't track what I'm eating I don't really tend to lose anything. I guess its because even when we feel like we're eating good if we don't write it down we can still overeat without realizing it. The proof of this for me is that I get salads for lunch a lot and I try to go with the ones with grilled chicken and no cheese, well I looked up the points on one of my salads, which was literally chicken lettuce and dressing, it was 15 points!!! If you want to try, we have a ww thread and we keep each other in line, maybe it will help, you could start when you get back on monday. I did do WW last year and lost 20 lbs. I gained 10 of those back when my BIL passed away, so, I have 20 lbs to lose by Oct. I had hoped to not do ww again, but, I think you are right, I should start counting my points at least. I hear there is a new plan, do you have the information about it? I heard you get more points or something.

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 That's okay Jules, just try and get a walk in if you can, a couple days off won't kill you. This from the girl who took friday, saturday, sunday, and monday off last week, so bad!!! I'm heading to the treadmill once I catch up on posts and emails See, I know that a few days off is okay, but I am starting to get a little stressed. Since Jan 1 I started back at the gym, at least 3 days a week, and I started eating better, not really a diet (cause I suck at those and I need to save something for the last 2 months before the wedding when I need to lose that last few pounds) but my scale is not moving at all. I feel better and my clothes is not tight, a little loser (nothing drastic) but I am feeling really crappy about it. I know it takes time, but come on, its been 24 days of going back to the gym and eating better. How much longer till I should try something new? Do we have any personal trainers or dieticians on this site? lol That is what we need, someone find us one of them who wants to spend their spare time talking to all of us brides. lol

I went to the gym today and did 40 minutes on the elliptical machine. No weights because I did my whole body yesterday. Sadly, I will not be able to work out for the rest of the week though, 3 days is better than nothing right? I am leaving early to head up to Barrie tomorrow for my sister's birthday and I will be there for the rest of the weekend. No working out happening. I will try for a walk on Saturday, but that is the best I will do. TammyM, what happened to you, have not heard from you in a while. How is working out going for you?

Quote: Originally Posted by sanchez0014 I'm sorry to sound like an idiot but what does a sand ceremony signify and can you do it at any resort as part of the ceremony? I was just wondering the same thing, what the heck is a sand ceremony. Details people, we need details.

I went to my Gym class today, Pump Class. Its killer. I feel really great and really strong now, funny how that happens. It won't last long though, soon I will feel weak and sore. TammyM, did you work out?

I went to my Gym class today, Pump Class. Its killer. I feel really great and really strong now, funny how that happens. It won't last long though, soon I will feel weak and sore.

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Thanks Jules, I really should because I'm in big PMS mood today. Maybe it will help.. :-) I find it helps me. It makes me feel less tense and angry, you know that feeling. I find it relaxes and calms me.

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM I didn't yesterday, I had to renew my DL at the SS office. Maybe today if I can't find a reason not to.. lol Tammy, you get your butt to the gym. Or, on your machine at home. Heck, you can even for a long walk, just get something in there, you will not regrett it. It will make you feel so good. Trust me, it sucks so much thinking about doing it, but if you don't think and just do it, you feel amazing when you are done.

Quote: Originally Posted by destinationbride07 WTG Jules...Keep up the good work everyone! Today I got up went to the gym….I did mostly weights so I may do some cardio later. That is motivation. I can never get out of bed early to work out. I hear it is the best time to do it though, so good for you. I will be going to a pump class today at the gym at 1. I will let you know that I went after.

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Thanks Jules.. So are you ready to move? I am ready to be a home owner. I am not ready per say to quit my job and move to another city. But, I will be okay when the time comes I am sure I will just be excited. Its just a scary time that is all. What if it takes me a long time to get a new job and we are getting married in October. Oh, the stress. lol Good thing my FI has a good job or I would be even more scared. Sorry to rant, I am sure you did not expect all that. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by TAMMYM Well to do a follow up on this thread, I went to the store again on Sunday, and tried on their two carat eternity band, It was really pretty, but in all honest I felt it took away from my E-ring. So I'm going to go with a custom wedding band to match my E-ring. It will look really similar to the 5 stone one that I posted I am so happy that you made that decision. I think that is the best one. I might just feel that way because that is what I am doing, lol, but I still think it was the best one to make.

I am going to wear a veil for sure. I want to feel like a bride, I don't care that I am getting married on the beach, veil all the way I never even thought about not wearing one, I love the look too much to forgo it.

Quote: Originally Posted by destinationbride07 Not yet today ladies but I am….I am going at 2pm…I did plan to go this am but well I slept in lol lol I weighed in this am too and i lost 1 lb... Yay, 1 lb is awesome. Good for you. I went to the gym today like I promised you all I would. I did 40 minutes of cardio on the elliptical machine. I did not do weights cause I will be doing them tomorrow.

Quote: Originally Posted by analuna19 Jules I have soooo many questions idont even know where to start... did you like the resort? the accomodations? would you recommend it ? did the bride use a trael agent or did she do it herself? how about the reception? was it on a private area of the resort? am I asking too many quest? lol .....I wish I could sit you down.and just hear about it from beginning to end!!! lol lol (sorry about any misspelled words I'm typing from my sidekick) thank you .... Sorry it took me so long to reply, that whole working thing really sucks. You can PM me or email me, so we don't take up this whole thread. For now I will say that I did like the resort, lots of nice places to eat as Edyta said, but I do have a lot of reccomendations when it comes to the wedding. I don't know if they have a private part of the beach to get married on, if not, I do not reccomend it. My friends wedding was watched by lots, tons of people in swimsuits, it was right in the open. Also, she did no advance planning really. I do not reccomend that. Get all the info you can to them in advance. Have the reception on the Patio at the Mexican rest, it was by far the niecest set up for a wedding. Not inside though, has to be the patio. There was another restaurant that was beautiful, I can not think of the name right now, help me out people. It was the adults only one. If you have no kids, it was beautiful and the food was great. PM me, we can talk more.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hummingbird No, no, no! Stop replying to this thread! It keeps popping up that way! Is there any way to suppress a thread? lol... No, you can not suppress it. You just have to go to the gym so you have something good to post and can stop feeling guilty. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by EDYTA this thread seriously makes me depressed cause as much as i promise myself to get my butt on the thread it never happens...lately its been really bad eating habits...omg and i had mcdonalds yesterday, i never eat that crap ever its been aout 2 years since the last time i had it which i got so sick that i promised myself I wouldn't touch it ever again....hmmm well i didnt exactly keep that promise....dinner today was hagen daz new flavour baileys k someone please kick me Okay, a rule about this thread, you can't talk about McDonalds and Hagen Daz, that is just cruel. lol I am just kidding, but I want ice cream now, and I am blaming you. lol

Quote: Originally Posted by jilly76 I was bad this weekend too, but tomorrow back on track with food & exercise. I may even get up when FI gets up in the mornning (he gets up early) and do it then. It always gives me more energy for the rest of the day when I work out first thing in the morning, but I also love to sleep, either way I'll be on my treadmill tomorrow, working extra hard to make up for the weekend. I can never work out in the morning. I can't make myself get up early to go to the gym, I looooove to sleep. So, I have to go at lunch time. I will be there tomorrow as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by LALA Congrats on the house Jules! We want pics. As for exercise, I just left the gym. Did arms and got my meal plan from my trainer. Thank you. No pics right now, I will have some when we go on our next visit though. Awesome that you went to the gym today. Good for you. Sunday is a hard day to work out.

Alright, I was bad this weekend. But, I did go looking at houses and we bought a house. So, I have a good excuse. lol I will be going to the gym tomorrow for sure.

Quote: Originally Posted by AmyInMI We were looking at the STB (Sunscape The Beach) property but decided that we may like Excellence better because it is adult only. Sunscape has great reviews on Trip Advisor though and is highly recommended. Apple Vacations also has STB as one of their resorts so you can go to their website to get a ballpark figure on pricing. All of their rates are for all-inclusive, airfare, and transfers to/from airport. Punta Cana is now rated as having some of the best beaches in the world. That alone is one of our reasons for choosing it . It is a very "up-and-coming" resort area so I am sure in the next couple years it will be booming. Monika, I think when you said Negril you were thinking of Jamaica. The main cities in the Dominican Republic are Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, La Romana, and Cabarete. Amy, as I was in a wedding at STB in April last year, those are the pics I posted, I can help you out if you have any questions. Let me know.