Mr. & Mrs. Johnson!! - Pre Ceremony

Haven't posted in so long with all of the craziness surrounding the wedding!! It was a gorgeous day on June 6th in Dublin, OH at The Venue at Corazon. Jesse and I were surrounded by so many amazing people that we are blessed to have in our lives. Thanks to everyone for all of the love and support that we were showered with!!

Here are some of our pre ceremony photos taken by Ashley Henry of Henry Photography
www.henryphotography.com

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a silly made up holiday that doesn't actually mean anything blah blah blah. I've heard it, I get it and though I don't obsess about it like some girls, it still warms my heart when flowers arrive at work from my fiance. Although, the best kind of flowers are the ones that arrive not on a holiday or after an argument and I'm lucky enough to have received those as well.

As always, the card is the best part:

When my flowers arrived, the buds were not opened, at all. I could not even tell what type of flowers they were. I brought them home, cut them, and put them in water in a vase. When Jesse came over and saw them he was really upset that they looked that way and I told him not to worry about it.

I put the vase of unopened buds by the window in my kitchen. Each day they have opened more and more. I realized that I was so grateful the flowers came the way that they did.  I would much rather nurture something and watch it grow, then receive something beautiful only to watch it die. Maybe that's just me, but now I kind of hope they always come that way:) Thank you Jesse James Johnson, you never cease to make me feel loved and give me just what I need, even if it's unintentional!

Engagement Photos!

We just got our engagement photos back from our amazing wedding photographer Henry Photography! This was the last thing we needed to do before I could start making our wedding invitations so I'm working on that now. Luckily I have the software needed on my work computer and my fiance is great at graphic design so I'm hoping between the two of us we can handle at least the design portion of the invites ourselves. If you need a photographer check out www.henryphotography.com!

Here are a few of my favorites:

Say Yes to the Dress

Shopping for a wedding dress was SO much fun, but am I happy to say it's over and that I have found the one! Here were some of my other favorites though, finally wedding dress pic to come after June 6th!

fit & flare

bird cage?

this was pink ombre at the bottom

Peplum gown^

didn't like

lace wasn't for me

this was a fan among my friends but I didn't love

LOVED this Hayley Paige gown!!!

 the belt makes such a big difference! loved this Badgley Mischka at Big Rock Little Rooster

Hummus Crusted Chicken on a Bed of Veggies!

Hummus Crusted Chicken & Veggies

This chicken is served on a bed on zucchini, squash and onion. Hindsight I wish I would’ve added peppers or something with a bit more flavor, maybe mushrooms if you like those. I also served it with Uncle Bens Wild Rice and then my fiancé added Siracha to his and loved it.

3-4 Chicken Breasts

1 zucchini diced or shredded

1 butternut squash diced or shredded

¼ cup of diced onion

4 minced garlic cloves

2 tablespoons olive oil

Hummus, I used roasted red pepper

Smoked paprika, salt, pepper, and other seasonings to your liking

2 lemons

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Put all of the veggies in the bottom of greased baking pan. Add oil and toss. Lay the chicken breasts on top, season with salt and pepper and anything else desired. Coat the top of the breasts with hummus. Add paprika. Cut 1 lemon and squeeze the juice out over the dish. Cut the remaining lemon and place throughout the dish. Pop it in the oven for 25-30 minutes (depends on how thick the breasts are).

If you want prepare some type of rice and serve altogether!

What's For Dinner?

I have been engaged since July 2013 and my wedding is June 6th 2014 in Dublin, Ohio. It’s January, so a little over halfway there!!

I am the worst procrastinator and even though I have managed to put that nasty habit away to plan this wedding, it has affected my diet/workout regimen. The thing is I’m a pretty healthy eater unless I’ve been drinking, then all hell breaks loose.

I started having lots of health problems last June and ending up finding that avoiding gluten solved a LOT of my problems. I lost some weight, wasn’t as lethargic all of the time, almost all of my stomach problems went away, it was great. Except for the part where I couldn’t eat so many of my favorite foods. This is where Advocare came into my life!

I realized the diet for Advocare was really similar to what I was trying to eat for my gluten free lifestyle, but there were supplements and recipes and all kinds of things to help me. I did the 24 day cleanse in June and felt so amazing. But then I got engaged and moved, twice, and had so much going on that I completely lost track of the program. 

This is my 4^th day of the 1^st phase of the cleanse and I am feeling so motivated this time around. Part of the reason I’m doing this blog is to share the things I’ve learned, but also to keep myself accountable on here and stay on track not just until my wedding day, but long after! Especially because we are waiting until October for our honeymoon to save $$ so I can’t just balloon up once I’ve locked him in.