In Preparation....

I'm in my very FIRST wedding this year. It's a lot of money. It's also a lot of pressure. The bride is one of my very bestest friends from college. Lived with her for a year, created an incredible bond, and now she's marrying the man of her dreams in October.

I do have some time here - but I've already started preparing. Standing in a dress for about an hour, being in pictures that will be kept around for all world to see, for all life to see, forever. I needed to get back into shape here and I need to start NOW.

I haven't been running, but I have been doing a little secret push-up, sit-up, squat drill every morning. It's been pretty successful so far (eventhough it's really only been about 2 weeks now). But from what I've got going on right now - I'M SET! I'm trying to BUILD the push-ups more than anything. My arms have always been a problem area, and I'm determined to get those puppies into shape to photograph nicely in a strapless, sweetheart A-Line shaped Persimmon dress.

Currently, I'm up to 15 push-ups consecutively! That's more than I even attempted back in college days playing lacrosse! So - it's building, and it will continue to build! Here is my regimen as of today:

15 push-ups
25 squats
50 sit-ups

Every morning. It may not seem like much, but the fact that when I started I could BARELY do 8 push-ups in a row, I see progress. And I'll continue to progress with the numbers until I have arms like Jennifer Aniston...