*Linzerellos Blog

Since we got back from Italy (did I mention my wedding already??) life has been pretty hectic. We spent last weekend in the Midlands, visiting friends, watching West Brom beat Reading at the Hawthorns (Matt's birth town versus our current home town) seeing the Mother in Law and Brother in Law and just generally over doing it.

As a result of not stopping for weeks, we've both been struck down with a pretty hideous cold. In fact I'd almost say it was flu. I felt so ill on Tuesday I could barely lift my head off the pillow and my whole body ached. Given I work in a ridiculous environment. I was still expected to work, albeit it from home. This did not make for a happy time Chez Linzerello.

Exercise has very much been off the radar this week, but food has been pretty healthy and there has been no booze at all. An abundance of fresh fruit and veg has been consumed in attempt to stave off the dreaded germs. I've lost a couple of pounds without overly trying, just goes to show that the odd cider after work and  assorted treats is not the answer.

I'm back in the office today and feeling a little bit more human. I'm avoiding the gym until my PT session on Sunday and hopefully by then I will be back to fighting fit.

Spurred on by Lesley, I have ordered the OMG diet book. I'm not sure I am ready to embrace it just yet, but I'm going to have a read and see how I get on.

We're at home this weekend and mainly catching up with friends, I expect it to be fairly relaxed. There will be alcohol involved, but I am going to attempt moderation. Let's see how this goes.

To counteract the misery of this post, I'll leave you with some food porn. Check out my Yorkshire!

So I'm back to reality with a massive bang. Nearly 3 weeks out of the office means you come back to over 6000 emails and a hell of a lot of work that has been put aside for you during your absence. Happy days!

Anyway, I won't get bogged down with the dullness of daily life and I'll give you a bit more of an update on the wedding. Thanks for all of your lovely comments on my last post. I'll try not to bombard you with too many photos of me in a white frock!

The day was amazing, everything we could have hoped for. The weather was awesome (perhaps a bit too hot for prancing around in a wedding dress, but never mind), the hotel was gorgeous, the food was amazing. I'm going to run out of superlatives soon.

The ceremony took place at the Cloisters which dates back to the 8th Century. It was outdoors, so everyone was hot, but thankfully the ceremony only lasted about 10 minutes. Short and sweet. A truly lovely setting.



We then headed back to the hotel (The Bellevue Syrene) for the reception, processco, a delicious 5 course meal, brilliant speeches and amazing views. It was wonderful.

After 5 courses of food we headed to another venue called the Foreigners Club for more drinks, food and some very bad dancing. I'd planned to stay in my wedding dress all day, but it was fairly uncomfy due to the corset and the fact that I was boiling, so I changed into another dress that I just happened to have handy... I look slightly bedraggled here!


Oh and take a look at this for a honeymoon suite. It was built into the rock - so our very own honeymoon cave. Utterly ridiculous!


My dress was everything I'd hoped for. Ballerina length with the most amazing bodice that sucked everything in and up. I had been disappointed that I'd not lost a bit of weight before the wedding, but on the day it didn't matter at all. I felt lovely. I was hot and sweaty, but then everyone was, I was a fat bride, but nobody cared.

Now, it's back to it. I'm heavier than I am happy with and I've not exercised for 4 weeks. I'm back to eating sensibly and really enjoying it, you can have too much of a good thing (I don't need to eat pizza for a very long time). PT returns tonight and I fear it will be really hard, but I need to get fit again. I'm not planning to join a weight loss class at the moment, I just want to concentrate on cutting down and seeing how I get on. Watch this space!

Just a quick post to share a few photos from the wedding, there'll be a proper post once I'm back!

It was an amazing day, Sorrento is beautiful and we were so lucky that so many of our friends and family came to join us.

The view from our wedding terrace.




The terrace.




With my dad.




With my husband and bridesmaids!




Posing :)







I'm off to enjoy the Sicilian sunshine.

Mrs. Jones x