It's always nice to be home and see all of our family and friends :) Plus it's nice to see the Fall colors, something we don't get here in Turlock :( Which is rather unfortunate because Fall is my FAVORITE season, well that and the Holidays!
My last trip home was very special because it was for the wedding of my sweet, precious friend Amanda! She was marrying Caleb, the love of her life and I have to say it was the most beautiful wedding I have ever been to! There was so much love there you could feel it in the air. Even though we didn't all know each other between the bride's side and the groom's side by the time the weekend was over we all felt like old friends, which is pretty amazing and a true testament to how wonderful of a couple Amanda and Caleb really are! The ceremony was so touching, I cried like a baby the whole time and I'm not ashamed to admit it :) It was so wonderful to see Amanda, we have been friends for almost 15 years! Isn't that crazy? She was the most beautiful bride, she glowed! It was also a big occasion because it was the first time our group of girlfriends have all been together at the same time since we graduated high school. We have all kept in touch and seen each other over the years but to all be together at the same time was really special. Plus it got all of our Mama's together and they have been friends as long as us girls have! We laughed, we cried and we danced the night away (and paid for it the next morning, haha) but I wouldn't trade that weekend for anything in the whole wide world. I'd be lost without these girls, and even though we can't spend as much time together as we used to, when we get together it feels as if nothing has changed. I've heard that if you can keep and maintain a friendship for 7 years that it is mean to last a lifetime! Considering we have been friends for over a decade, I'd say we are stuck with each other for life now :) I would also like to add a quick note to say that Amanda had the most stunning bridal gown and the bridesmaids dresses were lovely as well! The whole wedding was just perfect!
I was a little anxious heading in to this weekend, I suppose it has to do with most of the anxieties I'm struggling with currently. I think anytime you're going to see a group of people you've grown up with it can lead to thoughts of what have I been doing all of these years? Look at all they have accomplished, what do I have to show for the last 8 years? I realized something important that weekend, it doesn't matter! I love those people so much and they love me and that's all that matters! No one was there to judge or point out my deficiencies (most of which exist only in my head anyway), instead they shared encouragement, excitement and love. Did I mention I adore these ladies? Silly me... Check out some photos from our amazing weekend! I wish I had more but I just got my new phone and a lot of them came out blurry :( Clearly I have some practicing to do!!!
I feel so blessed to have been a part of such a special day! We all had so much fun I think that we should all celebrate with them together on their 1 year wedding anniversary! That would be a fun party :) That's all the photographic evidence worth posting, the rest of the evening was spent having a little too much fun - and may have involved lots of dancing, laughing and my first experience with cinnamon whiskey :)
After all of that fun it was back to reality! Which right now is heavily saturated with my seemingly never-ending job search! I have filled out more applications and submitted more resumes than I care to count! However, I'm trying to remain positive, I have a lot of experience and I'm a good employee so somebody is bound to hire me right? Right??? Add that my quest to get in to nursing school and I must admit I've been very stressed lately. I know it will all work out, I just need to have faith and patience.
It probably doesn't help that I also fell off the gym bandwagon for a short time! I hurt my foot in a freak dusting accident (ie - I was cleaning and a LARGE can of Pledge duster fell off the shelf on to the top of my foot that has had 3 operations! OUCH!) so needless to say I couldn't do too much while it was swollen and bruised. Then I just fell out of my groove and found myself making excuses not to go back. However, Wednesday I made my triumphant return and I paid for it dearly :) I tried the stepmill for the first time and thought I might die! Ok not really, that's just me being melodramatic! But I climbed to the 83rd floor according to the machine and almost drowned in sweat but it was a good thing! Then it was Legs and shoulders day on my weights schedule and my poor shoulders are still sore! I went to spin class yesterday even though I tried to talk my self in to not going but I'm so glad I did! Let's just say not being able to go for 2 weeks showed yesterday in class. I kept up but I could definitely feel a difference in my endurance and stamina. Yesterday was Halloween and I will admit that I indulged in a couple pieces of Halloween candy, at first I was ashamed but then I realized, you only live once so why not? Life is all about balance! I thought about taking pictures of my sweaty self as proof but I looked pretty wretched so for your enjoyment I found some other pictures to tell my tale :) The first is what I felt like going in to it (and what I wish I looked like if I'm being perfectly honest!) The second is the stepmill and the third is pretty much how I felt when I was done :)
Until next time my lovelies,
Sarah
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