Waking up in Vegas

Day 2 in Vegas:

The second day in Vegas we set out to find me new shoes and to explore more. Both of us were complaining about how tired we were and how much our legs hurt so we slept all morning and then finally got up and headed out to explore and shop. Later that night we had plans to head to the Little White Wedding Chapel to renew our vows where many famous people have been before. It is the oldest wedding chapel in the city and we thought since it wasn't too expensive why not. After shopping and doing a little gambling during the day we headed up to our room to get dressed up for our trip to the chapel. They sent a limo to pick us up and that by far is the best way to travel while in Vegas. It was also the first time Chad and I had ever been in a limo together so that was pretty special.

 

 

Once we got to the Chapel we had to wait awhile to do the deed. Then when it was time we got some pictures taken and met with the officiant who looked like Elvis and in under 15 mins we renewed our vows in the same spot where countless celebs had before. In all honesty the place was really outdated and in my opinion old and cheap. I can't believe people actually get married, married there. However, I did cry 10 times more this time around than the first one. It felt so special just Chad and I and after all the things that we have been though and done together everything just felt so perfect. We wrote our own vows this time around and I'm pretty sure that's what sparked the water works. Hearing the most important person in your life tell you that you make them a better man will never ever be topped. I know I say it all the time but I'm so thankful for Chad... I honestly can't imagine a life without him in it.

 

 

 

It was a fantastic night. Of course we ended it by heading back to the hotel room and ordering pizza in from a local joint that was absolutely fantastic. (and a very normal/reasonable price!) It was classic us. Get married and go have pizza and for our 'cake' we ended up getting some froyo. I'll always have fond memories of that night.

The final chapter of Vegas is coming at you guys tomorrow.

 



Viva Las Vegas

Last month on June 4th Chad and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary in Vegas. We had been wanting to go to Vegas together for awhile and after finding a good deal on Vegas.com we decided why not.

 

Details: We stayed at the MGM Grand in a Deluxe King room in the West Tower / Saw Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage / Renewed our wedding vows at The Little White Chapel

I had been to Vegas a few times before but this was Chad's first time. I keep trying to explain how big the strip was and how much walking we would be doing but I don't think he really believed me until we got there. My stupid self did not bring good walking shoes (trying to be all fashion forward again) so after the first night of walking I had to find new shoes or I just wasn't going to make it. When I had been to Vegas before it was with my parents when I was younger and we always stayed at Harris in the center of the strip but I had always wanted to stay at MGM mainly for their amazing pool area so when we booked our trip that is where we went. We were not disappointed. Our hotel room was amazing and the pool area was fantastic! Lazy river on a Monday anyone? Our flight got in pretty early and when we checked into the hotel the front desk allowed us to check in early at no extra fee. Score. (Vegas is full of fees... that's why getting to Vegas is Cheap but once you get there, watch your pocket books.) After checking in and getting dressed we headed down to the strip to start exploring. The first thing we did was get tickets to ride The DEUCE bus up and down the strip. We each got a 3 Day unlimited pass for $20.00 each. It was the best deal available and it worked out really well for us. Walking in 100 degree heat in crappy shoes just wasn't going to happen for this girl. After that we headed to the Mirage to pick up our will call tickets to the Beatles LOVE show. We got the tickets FREE with our vacation package on Vegas.com and I have ALWAYS wanted to see that show.

As usual everything in Vegas is bright lights and sensory overload and the entrance to the Beatles LOVE show was a perfect example. It was so pretty.

 

After we got our tickets we decided to start exploring and we worked our way back up the strip towards our hotel. But first a stop in front of a step and repeat to pretend like we are important.

 

I only brought my camera out this first day because I still had no idea how to use it but enjoy the two other pictures I snapped on automatic:

 

We did however snap quite a few pictures on our phones so here we go:

 

Once we got back to our hotel on the first day we got ready for our night out which we were planning on doing dinner and the LOVE show. We were running late and couldn't decide on what to eat so we just got a gigantic drink instead. (Stupid idea)

Yea, that's a 100oz. We then found out you couldn't bring drinks on the DEUCE. Epic fail which meant us drinking that thing as fast as possible and getting a killer brain freeze. After we finally got on the bus we headed to the show. It was absolutely amazing. I recommend that anyone in Vegas go see this show. I was on the edge of my seat and amazed by the music and the performers. Once the show was over we were starving and a still tipsy so we stopped at BLT Burger inside the Mirage and it was fantastic. We ate the food too fast so no pictures but know that it was yummy. The prices however... not so much. We both got a burger and fries and the total came out to be like $46 bucks... Highway ROBBERY.

 

After that we made our way back to MGM for a little gambling and more drinking. It was a great night and a well done first day in Vegas.

 

 

Part 2 tomorrow.

 

 

Let them eat CAKE!

On Monday night we celebrated our 1 year anniversary with the traditional eating of the year old frozen cake. Looking back on this it could be one of the reasons I got so sick today but since that was Monday and today is Wednesday I don't think I can blame it on the cake. Reguardless I have been sick all morning in the worst ways and I'd really like it to stop.

But back to the cake....

It looked much prettier on the big day.

This is actually a separate small cake that the ladies who did our cake made for us just for our 1 year anniversary.

I had a huge 3 layer cake for the wedding with BIG tiers and I didn't want to save the entire top tier of the actual cake so I asked them to make a separate smaller one. I love this idea and suggest it to everyone whose getting married because they already had it pre wrapped and all we had to do was keep it frozen for a year. This would have been much easier if we didn't take a 5 day road trip across the country with the damn thing. I was a little scared at how it would hold up and on Monday I found out that it did pretty well.

Everyone told us to cut a big slice and eat from the middle. Some say it is the best cake they have ever had and some people say it is absolutely disgusting. I think the people that say it's gross are the ones that eat from the outside (which I probably would have done had friends not told us to eat from the middle) because the outside looked disgusting. I was so scared at what I was about to put into my mouth but as soon as we cut it, it smelled like it did at the wedding! The fresh butter cream and rich chocolate was just as I remembered...it was magical AND I had forgotten that we had Icing in the middle of the cake with mini chocolate chips all throughout the cake. It was time for us to take a bite.

You might have seen this one on Instagram @crazythoughs

and the verdict is....

Thumbs up! The cake was AMAZING I almost cut another slice but then I started to worry I would vomit it all up later, then I wanted to invite all of our friends up here over to taste it but Chad told me that was ridiculous and no one would want to try a year old cake... so we threw the rest away.

PS. The outside was disgusting. Don't do it.

Our official 1 year anniversary picture.

We get dressed up for these kinds of things as you can tell.

We decided we are going to get each other a card every year and write a long note on the inside...then we will keep these cards as well as a picture from that day in a book for our children to look back on one day. I can just see us looking back on this very picture one day I will say, "ohhhh look how YOUNG we once were."

Chad just laughed and all I could think about is that I'm so happy I have him to grow old with.

Love is such a wonderful and elusive thing...never settle for it.

Love doesn't require you to settle but it usually does require you to wait.

1 year.

This time last year I was getting ready to walk down the aisle and marry my best friend. No not Haley…Chad Knight. The most amazing man I have ever met. Now, You may remember this post about the wedding, or this one, or this one, or this one, or this one BUT I have never really gone into details of the big day. Since I already talked about the morning of and getting ready lets skip to the best part…when my best friend threw up in the middle of our vows. Okay, so it wasn’t the BEST part that would be when he told us we could kiss and introduced us for the first time as man and wife. Let’s be honest though… you all want to hear about the vows that made Haley puke.

I remember so clearly standing in the hall of the church that day watching my bridesmaids one by one leave to walk down the aisle. I started getting nervous/excited then. I remember thinking, “This is it, THIS is it!” This entire event that I had been planning for a year and a half was about to happen. I wanted to fully enjoy it so while I watched them go and concentrated on every thing they were doing. Marley was ready to POP, baby Lucas would join us only about a month later... Nicole and Katie were looking beautiful, my new sister in laws: Morgan, Apryle, and Hollye stood there smiling at me telling me it was almost time, my sister was being so sweet it almost brought me to tears, and Kerri was giving me that look of, “It’s all about to happen man!” with that silly grin she does that makes me smile and Haley my Maid of Honor was crouching down on the floor trying not to get sick from a killer migraine that we later decided was all Chick-fil-a's fault. She kept smiling at me and telling me everything was fine that she just needed a second and that she was soooo excited for me. Haley was there for everything at this wedding and I knew that she was getting sick but she was determined to power through it and be by my side smiling.

As they all disappeared down the aisle it got down to just me and after they closed the doors I took my fathers arm and just stood there thinking, “This is it.” When I heard the music change and the doors opened I saw all of my friends and family. It was the sweetest moment that I will never forget it and then I saw Chad. I almost started crying immediately so I had to tilt my head back and focus before we started walking down the aisle. I felt amazing, I felt loved, and most importantly nothing mattered anymore. All the planning, all the stress, all the arguments disappeared.

When my father handed me off to Chad I immediately ditch my beautiful bouquet to my sister which I wasn’t supposed to do yet and put my hand in Chads. We held hands the entire ceremony and even though I was supposed to hold my flowers longer I wouldn’t have it any other way. The preacher started the ceremony and out of the corner of my eye I noticed Haley wasn’t looking to good. Still beautiful but we all know that puke face…and this wasn’t a joke. Not long after the preacher started I watched Haley in SLOW MOTION it felt like gracefully turn her head down to the left and puke. Yes, that really did just happen. My mouth immediately fell open and I mouthed, “ARE YOU OKAY” to her with my eyes wide. She looked at me and nodded and gave me one of those pained smiles because she was BEGGING me to ignore her and focus on the preacher. I remember Chad squeezing my hand and then I refocused on the preacher but I still glanced over at Haley a few times to make sure she wasn’t about to hit the floor. She didn’t thank God

(Let me just explain about Haleys puking in a little more detail because that girl deserves CREDIT. I know that when I throw up I make disgusting noises… I mean you can’t help it. Haley was SILENT. I mean the only reason I knew she puked was because her body did that uplifting thing and then white liquid (Let’s call it stomach acid)  appeared on the floor and a tiny bit down her dress. I was sure our videographer had caught it on camera and that everyone had seen but when we asked people later no one had any idea what we were talking about. Other than our family in the very first row, No one saw! After we got our wedding video back we watched it to see how obvious it was and you can’t even tell, it just looks like she turned her head to sneeze or cry for a moment. THAT girl deserves and award. I thought for sure that I would have been pissed but really it just made such a memory that being mad never even crossed my mind. After the ceremony the first thing I did was walk into the bathroom where she was to check on her (she was puking and making lots of noise this time) but she literally was yelling/begging/crying for me to get out and enjoy the wedding and not worry about her. It was the sweetest moment in our friendship to me even though that sounds completely weird.) 

 We kept our ceremony and vows pretty generic with the preacher throwing in a few of his own things but the one part that was so special was when Chad sang my wedding song to me. He wrote and recorded this song to be put on our CD favors but would not let me hear it until he sang it that day. I can’t believe that I didn’t ruin my makeup (thanks be to God for waterproof makeup) and most of the photos from that moment have me with my head back and face up to the sky trying to not let the tears start to fall. It was so funny watching the wedding video later and hearing the recording of that moment. I have never heard Chad sing worse, his voice was shaking, and you can feel the nerves. But what’s so perfect is that at that moment it was absolutely perfect. I had no idea his voice was shaking and I loved every moment. He on the other hand is Still pissed that he sounded that nervous and it just makes me feel so special that I am the only one that has ever gotten him that way. He’s played in front of hundreds of people many times but never had his voice shake that much- I’m honored. (Oh, and it isn’t even that bad he is just very dramatic about it) After we said our I Do’s it was time to get the last round of pictures all together… it was my rule that he couldn’t see me until I walked down the isle which looking back on I loved and I hated. It really did take time away from us going to the reception but at the same time I wanted that look on his face and I can happily say, I got it.

To be continued...

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Now, a year later all day today instead of taking bubble baths and getting pretty I have been at work.

Chad was off (lucky duck) and even though it has just been a normal day I can say it has been a wonderful day. Thank you so much to all of our friends and family that gave us sweet words and congratulations. It wasn't expected but it was totally wonderful.

My amazing husband of one year also sent me this today at work:

I have been wanting one of these for Years!!!

It was amazing and I couldn't help but take pictures of my happiness:

Fabulous.

Then I got off work and came home to the sweetest man holding the sweetest card.

With the best wrapped present ever!

But what really matters is what was in the box right....

Michael Kors Rose Gold Watch!!!

Time with you just got that much sweeter!

Tomorrow we will tell you how this tasted after an entire year and a road trip across the country:

I'm going to be optimistic about this...

I Hate you

When I say I hate you (to some people) it really means I fucking love you.

 Like: desperately, endlessly, uncontrollably, LOVE YOU. I couldn't make it through the day with out you- I might slit my wrist if you leave me.. that kind of LOVE. Hey, I'm crazy what can I say?

Look at my sick friends who Liked this... haha 

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Other than my very important anniversary today I have realized I've been sucking at updating on my working out. Boo Terri Boo. Not that any of you care really BUT some people MIGHT come read my blog to see about the big girl working out. Lately I've been doing pretty good getting my tail to the gym in the mornings. I'm having some problems running early in the morning so I have been doing a lot of biking and using the elliptical (both I enjoy a lot now and feel good about switching things up) to cross train and give my tired legs a rest.

Today was a running day and the goal was to do 2 miles (13 min each) and not die.

Mission accomplished! It was probably more like 13.5 miles but whose splitting hairs here.

I slept in this AM so I had to go after work and I REALLY think that I run better at night. It's like all day my legs are waking up and getting warm and ready to run on. In the mornings my legs are like, "WTF are you doing you bitch..it's 6AM and we are supposed to be asleep" God my legs are bitches...  Breathing is also something I've been having issues with lately but today I felt good the whole run and concentrated on breathing in and out evenly. All in all I'm pretty happy with my workouts. I'm pretty bummed this weekend I won't get to work out due to the hubs 29th birthday buttttt hey having a blast with my bayybayyy won't keep me bummed for long!

I've just got to remember:

 1. Don't eat a lot of junk

2. Don't drink like Amy Winehouse

I'll let you know if I remembered on Monday.