Liz and Juan's wedding!

December 11, 2010 my bestie Liz and her love Juan tied the knot!

After many many month of planning the weekend finally arrived! The girls started off Friday at noon getting our nails done! After nails was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner! I'm missing pictures from the rehearsal dinner...but it was amazing! Lots of Colombia food- empanadas!!! Yummy!

Saturday, we went and got our hair done! It was off and on raining during the day...which the pastor said meant FERTILITY! Watch Out!

After a few tears were shed during the ceremony, it was time to PARTY! The reception was held at The Franklin in Chapel Hill. It was gorgeous!!!

Chocolate cake-delicious! Notice Lukas and Bino on the side!!!

I caught the bouquet and Ben Falk caught the garter! Here is our "first dance"!

After the reception, the newlyweds road away in the pedicab. Juan being such a avid cycler, this only seemed appropriate!!!

LOVE!!!

Christmas Hat!

My lovely model and roomie Kyla!

Side shot...gotta love the pom pom on top!!!

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SNOW!

A few pictures of the snowy December 4th day in Chapel Hill, NC....

Pretty garland and Christmas lights outside on the deck

Undisturbed snow!

Snowing pond

Gingerbread Village!

Emily, Liz and Kyla

Emily, Jancie, Kyla

Emily, Kyla, Liz and I got together Friday night and made a Gingerbread Village! The kit came with five houses- a Chalet, Santa's workshop, Candy Shop, Toy Shop, and a Bakery!

It was a lot of fun to decorate the little village!!!

Of course...there was some Champagne in the mix!

Lots of icing...M&M's....Twizzlers....Sweet Tarts....Marshmallows...Herseys.....Cinnamons....

Liz sipping on some Apple Cider while Kyla and Emily went to work!

Kyla's Chalet and snowman!

Emily hard at work!

Emily's Toy Shop!

ALL DONE!!!!!

Lots of fun! This was my first time decorating Gingerbread Houses....how in 26 years this is a first I don't know....this should be a tradition for now on!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Youtube!

Amazing talent!!!

Verdict!

Tried the Chobani yogurt this AM in my smoothie....couldn't tell a difference! Almost double the protein!

Smoothie-

1 bannana

1/2 cup strawberries

1/2 cup OJ

handful spinach

1/2 cup yogurt

BLEND! ENJOY!

Branching out...

My whole life I think I have judged food "by it's cover"...until last summer I couldn't bring myself to try guacamole....or this past summer spinach....and it turns out I love both of these green foods!

Each morning my breakfast normally consists of a smoothie with fruit, spinach, some yogurt and protein powder. I've always liked yogurt...but never could bring myself to try the greek yogurt. My co-workers love it and I'm going to try it!

I have always been a label reader while grocery shopping....and tonight I compared Stonyfield yogurt to the Chobani yogurt. Chobani has 13 more grams of protein than Stonyfield per 8oz! Wowzers!!

Since going to more of a vegetarian diet (I try anyway) I've been trying to find more ways to get protein! 1/2 cup of yogurt + 2 scoops of my protein powder in my smoothie would give me 27 grams of protein for breakfast! That's 27 grams out of 46 grams/day. Add some hummus, beans, veggies..TADAA!

Ok...I'm trying the Chobani in the AM!