May Flowers

Good afternoon and happy mid-week of May! I love May, my parents celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary (only a few weeks after my soon-to-be, fabulous, in-law's celebrated their 30th), my baby sister turned 26 in "The Big Apple" and Charles and I hit our 6th month mark to the wedding...so far, a pretty rockin month.

Only 2 negatives that I can think of...1. my horrific trip to Philly and 2. My stress fracture...yes, my stress fracture. I may have mentioned that when i started running i was experiencing some pretty significant pain in my shins and ankles. I had bought some seriously cruddy running shoes and figured that new shoes would do the trick. So I bit the bullet, threw down some cash, and bought an AWESOME pair of Brooks running shoes...like magic, most of my pain was gone, most... not all..left ankle, still hurtin...oh and now it was swelling. It wasn't pretty...at all! I was having to ice it every night and wrap it, which only somewhat helped. Notice, i'm watching GLEE (love that show) :) ha ha

Determined not to let this "injury" affect my running, i continued to run, on the treadmill. Not my brightest move.  The day that I was almost crawling out of the gym because it was so swollen and i was in so much pain, was when i realized this may not be tendonitis. After about 2 weeks of pain I made an appointment with my primary care, hoping for a referral to someone who could make it better. That's all we ever really want anyways isn't it...to be better? Well my doc did refer me to a specialist and 2 week after that i saw Dr. Steven Shapiro, a foot and ankle orthopedic specialist. A few sets of x-rays later and we have an answer - i have a stress fracture...better news - i have to wear an aircast boot for the next MONTH...NO running AT ALL! This is a full on, to the knee grey boot, the latest in Orthopedic Footwear, and oh so NOT fashionable.

It's ugly, i hate it, and it is a massive inconvenience...but i must wear it if i don't want to further injure myself, so wear it I will. I don't have to wear it when i sleep and i can workout, kinda...i'm limited to the stationary, easy bike (no spin classes) and swimming.  June 4th is the date that it should come off permanently and then I will be given some sort of brace so that i can run again! I never thought I would miss running, but i do...BAD.

In other news, the Save the Dates have been mailed out and received by my friends and family! It's all just so exciting. Mom and I are working on the menus and hopefully she will be visiting Savannah soon to work on many of the other details :) Suits and Rehearsal Dinner are on next month's to-do list. My Charles is so handsome everyday, but i can only imagine how he will take my breath away on November 10! I am one, very, lucky girl.

I wanted to just quickly share my newest footwear :) Talk to y'all soon!

~M. Johnson :) :)

Wedding Update

Happy Wednesday my friends! I'm not feeling 100% today, but I am looking forward to a grilled pimento cheese sandwich and a 7pm bedtime :) I anticipate feeling much better tomorrow after a full and good nights sleep.  Tomorrow is a pretty exciting benchmark for me and my Charles...tomorrow is the 6 month mark til the wedding day!! Woo hoo...things are moving at a faster pace now. I remember telling my friend Brianne (who was just married this past weekend) 6 months ago that the time would fly by....HOLY CRAP...now it's my turn!!

Last week I was busy buying a new car and then on (what was supposed to be) a short trip to Philadelphia...lets just say i did not enjoy my trip and i do not plan on going back to Philly any time soon. I drove through West Philadelphia and I now understand why the Fresh Prince left and went to California. Anywho...i can't dwell too much on it. I made it home just in time for the Tall Ships Challenge/Festival being held, for the first time, in Savannah. It was amazing!! We had 14 Tall Ships docked along River Street and at Hutchinson Island for the weekend. Here is a picture of the 2 French Tall Ships

After a long and busy weekend i'm back to the normal grind of the work week. Days in the office and days on the road. Busy, busy, busy and that's just how I like it.

Now...on to the fun :) We have been taking care of wedding stuff the last week or so. Mom and I had a talk and we basically realized what i mentioned before...we are only 6 months away!! AHHHH!!! We finally got the guest list finalized (well as final as it is going to be for now) and Save the Dates were mailed out on Saturday. As my mom says, "there's no turning back now" ha ha ha! Not to worry, this wedding is going to happen, and i am so excited about being Mrs. Meghan Fox! Here is what the Save the Date looks like

Guests will receive the Save the Date card and one of the magnets we had made from our engagement pictures. The cards are a pretty ivory and the envelopes are a lovely stone gray. Our wedding colors are stone gray with green accents. I love that the Save the Dates and the Invitations are so simple yet, they go with the feeling of the wedding and, frankly, I think they are very pretty :) Also, mom and I are discussing menus for the food at the reception, and trying to find a time for her to come down here. When she comes down here we will have to figure out flowers, cake design, and whatever may need to be discussed. I also got the shoes that I want to wear with my wedding dress...i need a half size bigger, but I LOVE THEM!

Charles and I also had our first meeting/counseling session with our minister. It went really well. What a special time these sessions are. We are asked to really give thought to life situations and the "what-ifs" that Charles and I, as a couple (who are still blissfully in love), have yet to imagine. I think that we are both going to really enjoy this time Karen. I know I am looking forward to the next meeting.

Well that's about it for now. I am just so excited that we are a mere 6 months away. I can not wait to marry this man, and spend forever with him, for better and for worse, in sickness and in health, til death do us part.

~M. Johnson :) :)