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Puerto Rico Wedding Weekend

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This past weekend I was in Puerto Rico for my cousin’s wedding.  It was one of the best weekends I’ve had in a long time with amazing weather, gorgeous pools and beach, and good food.  The best part was that there was a great balance of spending time with my family (almost all of  my mom’s family was there!) and pool time with my book (read one and a half books from the Hunger Games).  Between the sun and the time dancing, drinking and eating with my family it was amazing.  Here are some highlights:

Traditional Puerto Rican food at the rehearsal dinner: shredded pork, chicken, mixed vegetables and plantains (my favs!)

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Birthday cake at the rehearsal dinner- my cousin got married the day after he turned 27!

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Really impressive cake, moist and delicious with a whipped cream-like icing

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Dancing on the beach at the rehearsal dinner

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Pre-wedding photos

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Matt and me

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Picture with my mom, sister and grandfather

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My dad and sister

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Such a gorgeous bride and groom during sunset

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Amazing backdrop to the ceremony

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Reception photos

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EAGLES!!! Philly pride:-)

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They used the red velvet cake to cut, yum!

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This is why I love my sister

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Picture with the best man / brother of the groom

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Matt with my cousins, uncle and friends

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Such a happy married couple!

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Quote of the night: “I don’t go to the casino to lose cupcakes” -Matt running back to the casino because he left his cupcakes there.

The day after the wedding, my sister, Matt and I went to Old San Juan to explore.  Authentic Puerto Rican food might be the best greasy hangover food;-)

Puerto Rican bread

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Fried pork tenders, fried plantains and onions

Fried Pork Tenders, Fried Plantains and onions

“Meat pie” (PR version of shepherd’s pie) with rice and plantains

meat and potatoes with plantains and rice

I can’t believe that just a few days ago I was soaking up the sun in Puerto Rico.  Now I am back to cold and rainy New York and daydreaming about the palm trees.

What was the last trip you took?

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The End of a Season

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Last night was the end of a very special season, wedding season.  This year was extra special since the Husband and I kicked off the season with our own wedding almost four months ago. 

The season ended on a high note at Deena and Matt’s wedding.  They are great people and both looked so happy throughout the whole evening.  I am really glad that we were a part of the celebration.  Here are some pictures to sum it up.

The husband and I pre-ceremony

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Gorgeous bride and groom

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The Husband and some of the guys

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Beautiful wedding cake

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Love this picture because it shows off the purple lighting they used in the room

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And of course there were desserts:-)

Dessert started with this vanilla cake with ice cream

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But then they opened up this

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Chocolate fountain

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Coffee and drinks to complement dessert

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Fancy selection!

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And then of course wedding cake

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I was so proud of myself because I had tastes of all of the desserts I wanted to try, but didn’t get too full like last time!  This was a big feat for me.  I also limited myself to two drinks which really was plenty.

There were actually warm cookies and soft pretzels on our way out but I passed on them because I really didn’t need anymore food.

So the wedding was a blast – we ate good food, were surrounded by great friends and did a lot of dancing.  Being the walking accident that I am, I managed to wipe-out on the dance floor during the last ten minutes (I guess I really wanted to end the season with a bang!).  We were dancing to Bon Jovi, jumping up and down, fist pumping, when I landed on the side of my heel and it went sideways bringing my entire body onto the floor.  I managed to slam my left knee onto the floor but luckily only suffered a bump and bad bruise.  That was embarrassing!  Although it wasn’t my fault that I slipped where someone had spilled a drink, I didn’t want people to think I was “that drunk girl” falling on the dance floor.  Good thing my friends know that isn’t my style!

Do you have any good embarrassing stories to share?

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Wedding in Boston

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This weekend, Matt and I headed up north for a wedding outside of Boston.  We were there to celebrate Jon (Matt’s old roommate and close friend) and Ali.  It was a great weekend filled with good friends and fun festivities, oh and good food, too.

Friday afternoon we had the chance to stop in Boston for some exploring along Newbury Street.  I hadn’t been there in a long time so it was nice to get the chance to be tourists for a few hours. I must say, though, it is wrong to put cupcakes in the name of a store that doesn’t actually sell cupcakes…

No carbs and calorie free?!

That night was the rehearsal dinner where we got a taste of New England with a lobster bake! The meal started with salad, clam chowder, mussels and clams and then of course we had lobster.

My plate:

Matt’s plate:

We got really into it…

The dinner ended with traditional moon pies and baseball cakes to represent the bride and groom’s respective teams.

Surprise cakes from the groom’s sister (far right) and bride’s brother (second from the left)

Saturday night was the big event! Bride and groom under the chuppah

Matt is a pro at cocktail hours

And then, after my fair share of champagne, I think I overdid it on dessert.  They had a chocolate and vanilla wedding cake with some sort of  coffee filling and I think a buttercream icing.  Between cake and the freshly whipped cream, I went a little bit overboard.  Too much champagne + dessert buffet = room for improvement.

I try hard to eat intuitively, but sometimes desserts get the best of me!  Something I am always trying to work on!

What are your food weaknesses?  How do you stop yourself from overeating them?