Where do
I begin? Hmmm... well, if you haven't caught on yet to the play on words use of
the MOH in the blog title or... if you just decided to skip reading the blog
description altogether, I, yes, ME, have been chosen to be the Maid of Honor in
my best friends impending nuptials. How exciting is that?
Forget
the fact that I've been distinguished with this tremendous honor, how about I'm
almost 38 years old and this is the FIRST wedding that I've ever been in?
Crazy, right? I’m uberly excited and beyond thrilled about the whole thing but
yet I’m also nervous and a tad bit sad. Sad because my best friend of 20+ years
and the wedding itself, are on the other side of the country. This means that
I'm not going to be there for any of the special moments like looking for a dress,
cake tastings, picking out decorations, and any other pre-wedding festivities aside from the bridal shower and the actual wedding. I want to share this experience
with her. I know that this is her day but I want to be there for her in close
proximity and not 3000 miles away via text and phone calls.
I’m
nervous because from what I’ve read, being a MOH is a lot of work. Not that I
can't handle it, it’s just that it’s a BIG role to play in a very special life
changing event that one will remember for the rest of their life. The amount of
weight that this job holds is tremendous. The duties of a MOH aren’t all that
hard but when you’re this far away, my thought is that it might be quite
taxing- mentally.
Just a simple run down of what my duties will consist of:
- Be the brides right hand woman
- Help the bride shop for dresses
- Plan the bridal shower and, if the bride wants one, the bachelorette party.
- Keep a record of gifts that are received at the shower.
- Coordinate the bridesmaid duties, schedule dress fittings, hair appointments, finding accessories, updates on pre-wedding parties.
- Make a toast at the wedding
- Most importantly: KEEP THE BRIDE LAUGHING AND STRESS FREE
I refuse
to be the reason why things aren’t done correctly or why this could possibly be a
disastrous day. Scratch that. We’re just going to hold those thoughts out and
away from all of this and present nothing but positive vibes throughout this
journey.
On another note- this
isn’t just about being the best MOH in the history of MOH’s *smile*- it’s also
about me attaining my health and fitness goals… with a slight push that, I
don’t want to look a hot mess in my dress on the big day :-). I’m trying my hardest
to stay motivated but it’s hard. I’ve always battled with my weight. As I’ve
gotten older, I’ve found it even harder to shed the pounds and keep them off.
Last year, I lost 67 lbs in 6 months, only to gain it all back and then some within an even shorter amount of time that I lost it. That was me going to the gym 6 days a
week and consuming only 1000-1200 calories a day. I won’t lie and say that the
food that I ate was healthy because it wasn’t. Whatever I ate, be it Burger
King, Taco Bell, Chipotle, P.F. Chang’s, or what have you, I made sure that when I
went to the gym, that I burned off no less than 1000 calories. I can’t do it that way
anymore. I need to learn how to eat right. Working out isn’t my problem. I love
going to the gym. I love seeing the results that I get from working out. It’s what happens before and after the gym… that’s the real
problem. This is it. I will no longer continue on this vicious cycle of
fluctuating weight. I’m tired of looking at all of my cute clothes and not
being able to even get a thigh or an arm in any of them. To that I say… No MAS!
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