Firstly i just wanted to say sorry to rest of Team Badass for being persona non, erm, existenso over the last few days. It has truly been a whirlwind. Today is the first day I have had a bit of time to myself, and I I still have mother, sister, bro-in-law and 18 month old niece staying! Needless to say i missed you guys all terribly! and felt some guilt at points.
so, hands up, confession time, diet went out of the window from Friday onwards. Managed to do workouts until then, but nothing over the weekend or since I have got back, apart from some swimming and stretching. so am i really complete on PCP? no, probably not. am i going to finish the programme anyway, but just not within the 90 days? HELL YES! super sets, here i come! (once i have got rid of all house guests and jose's birthday out of the way).
i just couldnt find the time, i was being pulled 20 different ways and at one point nearly told every single guest to leave me alone!!!! "louise, im hungry" "my flight was delayed" "can you show me where bla bla bla is" "have you booked lunch for everyone" "can you order more" "our hotel is not great" "who is that, why did you do that, whats that for" argggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. A LOT OF PRESSURE.
but then, wow, the day. amazing. it really started on friday afternoon, when jose's brother had organised a trip for everyone to a vineyard for tour, tasting and lunch. it was a really special day. closest friends and family, relaxed, informal, interesting, AMAZING wine. (see pics below).
friday night was getting everyone together to meet at a bar run by one of jose's f
riends for tapas can "unofficial" cake. it turned into quite a large night for a lot of the guests, but i left early (ish!) to go home and get some beauty sleep. i left at 2.30am which is kinda early by spanish standards and copped a lot of abuse for being lame on no fun!!!!
saturday was the big day, and it truly was the best night of our lives. the weather was perfect, sun was shining, drinks flowing, everyone smiling and LOT OF DANCING. food was unbelievable as well. scallops, then monkfish, then steak. then a passion fruit yogurt thing and then chocolate souffle. it was incredible. i wont post a pic just yet, as i might save that for my final day 90 post, but below is the location, with views overlooking the lake/river. will post more soon (think flickr might be easier)
sunday was impromptu lunch, which turned out great. we basically took over a little restaurant with family and just had a really relaxing lunch, with people dropping in and chilling out. sigh.
i wish we could do it all again. shattered, but happy.
realise this is a totally non-PCP post, but thought you might want to hear about the wedding. (ok, maybe its more a girl thing!?!?!) is this the first PCP wedding ever?
There was one other PCPer who was getting married, but she dropped out of the program after she lost so much fat that she was too skinny for the dress she preordered. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteIn other news, LIVING THE DREAM! THE DREAM!
Lou-eeeeeeze!! Mazel tov, lady! Love hearing all the lovely tidbits from the weekend - sounds absolutely scrumptious. Also, I'm happy that you were able to enjoy EVERYTHING to the fullest - putting PCP aside until afterward is a smart, smart move. Can't wait to hear - and SEE - more!
ReplyDeleteWooo hooo!!!!Sounds like you did really well at not getting sucked in to the craziness and still managed to get Louise time! Congrats lady!!! And while those pictures were nice, they were not one of you looking gorgeous in whichever dress you ended up wearing, hopefully that's coming in the next batch.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS! sounds like a fantastic time for everyone to be together and celebrate you and Jose. btw, you're such a tease! we wanna see pictures of you, the blushing bride!
ReplyDeleteVery happy for you!
ReplyDeleteAmazing wonderfulness! Sounds like a fabulous time. And yes, we want to see pictures of YOU! (Ok, and Jose too, I guess... ha ha)
ReplyDeleteI'm full of happiness for you! :) Sounds like a wonderful and blissful (in a stressful sorta way) time!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the ballet advice. You know, I can't help but smile b/c I look so damn funny jumping across the floor. I like my teacher but I still wish you could teach me.
Congrats! The place you had your wedding looked awesome. I'm sure it was good times. Way to keep doing your best through all that. I'm not exactly sure how you pulled off planing a wedding during this.
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