Believe it or not, I’m going to celebrate this month of thankfulness before I move on to Christmas! Apparently the Christmas season now starts the day after Halloween instead of the day after Thanksgiving. I love love Christmas time, but I’m not going to rush it. Let’s take it one holiday/month at a time! Anyway, just a [...]
My Halloween in a nutshell – Ryan is still in Cape Town surfing with sharks and penguins. My Mom, Nour, and I went out and celebrated on Saturday night! Nour and I carved a pumpkin while she was here visiting. Tonight we dressed up my black cat Onyx like a pumpkin! He didn’t like it [...]
Ryan and I are an ocean apart for a week! I miss him already, but I’m SO excited he gets this awesome opportunity. He’s currently in Cape Town, South Africa on a “work” trip. I put work in quotations because it’s mostly play when the Woo ninjas get together. ;) (Last year they went to [...]
It’s time for another confession. My addiction to almonds has expanded to another tree nut: pistachios. This happened this year when I innocently tried pistachios and now they’ve become a staple in my diet. There must be a reason or explanation for this; maybe my body craves a specific nutrient in these tree nuts! I’m not [...]
Ryan’s been in this apartment since last September (I’ve been here since January) and by the end of July, we had to decide if we wanted to renew our lease for another year. Things were crazy around that time with wedding planning, so thinking about moving by the end of September was a little overwhelming. [...]
I never thought I’d say this, but I became a vegetarian! This has evolved since the springtime, ever since Ryan and I watched the documentary “Forks Over Knives.” I say evolved because at first we were more like “flexitarians” (Ryan was much better than me). Eventually, I cut out all meat from my diet. Yes, [...]
In October of 2009, I donated 10 inches of my hair for the first time. After enjoying it short for several months, I started growing it out. At the time, I didn’t know when exactly I was getting married, but I figured I should let it grow for my future wedding. I knew I wanted [...]
Recently I was looking through some older photos (while working on our wedding website – coming soon!)… and wondering what the heck happened?! Two years ago I was a little skinny mini compared to now. The difference is very noticeable. Oh that’s right… I didn’t eat a pound of almonds every week back then. I’ve probably gained 10 [...]
I first heard of the organization Sole Hope through Ashley, who hosted two shoe cutting parties that I attended last year. We all gathered with a bunch of our used jeans, and traced, cut, and pinned all night! Then, those shoes would be sent to North Carolina, Uganda, and Zambia for sewing the soles on [...]
Another “first” to mark off my list. Go to Disney World ~ Check! It’s just one of those things you have to experience in your life – “the Happiest Place on Earth.” Even though I wasn’t really looking forward to going, once I was there for the first time ever it was like I was [...]