Today is a very special day in the Garofalo house. Marc and I are celebrating our 5 Year Wedding Anniversary.

Although we have been married for 5 years we have been dating for 11 years and I still can’t get enough of this guy!

This picture is genuine and I love it because it shows pure happiness.

While I can ramble on about the past 5 years and how great Marc is. I will keep it short and sweet.

Life is better with Marc by my side, he’s supportive, caring, comforting, he makes me laugh & smile and he is the best dad and husband I could ask for!

I figured I would do a quick photo recap of my Best friend Lauren’s Wedding weekend:

Thursday night we had a beautiful rehearsal dinner at Knapp’s Landing Restaurant in Stratford, CT.

It was a pretty night to be outside on the water!

Friday morning my friends and I were up early and out on the road to head up to the hair salon to get wedding ready.

I loved how my hair came out!

The day ran smoothly and before we knew it we were getting dressed.

The limo picked us up around 4pm and we headed to the ceremony at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven, CT.

The ceremony was beautiful and I couldn’t hold back my happy tears as Lauren and her soon to be husband Sebastian read their vows to each other.

It was an amazing ceremony!

and I’m so glad we got to enjoy the view outside on the water!

We had fun in the bridal suite!

The rest of the evening was spent dancing, eating, laughing, and taking lots of fun pictures with my friends and family.

My mom and I striking a pose on the dance floor!

Thank goodness for selfies because Marc and I snapped a million

This was a group shot of my best friends and their parents!

I couldn’t be happier for Lauren and Sebastian, it was a wedding I will never forget!

(I took so many pictures so I’m sure I will post some more throughout the week!)

I have lots of photos to share with you from my best friend’s wedding weekend. I will try to keep it short and sweet because I really could go on and on about my friend Megan and her new husband Mike. They truly are a perfect match for each other.

Friday night the wedding weekend kicked off with a quick rehearsal at St. Mary’s Church on Greenwich Avenue. The priest was awesome and the rehearsal was simple! We headed to Fairways At The Griff for a rehearsal dinner.

The food was AMAZING as usual and they had a slideshow of Megan & Mike that literally made my eyes water. I have known Megan since I was 3, and we lived 5 houses apart practically our whole life so I vividly remember all the photos!

It was a great rehearsal and I enjoyed laughing the night away with my best friends!

I even managed to snap a picture of Marc and myself (that never happens)!

Saturday morning I woke up nice and early and started the day with my normal routine, coffee, a walk with Cooper, breakfast, a quick workout, and shower before heading to the “bride’s house” for the day to get ready for the wedding.

The hairdressers did such a wonderful job making all the bridesmaids look beautiful

before we knew it we were off to the church!

The day really couldn’t have gone any smoother.

We arrived at the church right on time and waited for guests to fill the church!

After church we took some pictures outside.

The sun was shining and it was a perfect day to be outside!

We also took some beautiful pictures outside of the venue before cocktail hour.

At 5pm we headed to cocktail hour to enjoy some lovely cocktails and appetizers on the water at the Stamford Nature Center. It was such a unique and fun way to celebrate.

The cocktail hour was outside over looking the lake.

Here are the 5 of our men!

My friend Lauren and her soon to be husband Sebastian

My best friends….

My husband!

The centerpieces outside!

After appetizers and drinks we headed inside.

The nature center is truly a unique and memorable venue!

The large mansion held tons of guests and we had fun dancing the night away!

Megan and Mike are probably 2 of the most genuine, caring, and thoughtful people I have ever met and I couldn’t be happier for them both!

Congrats to the new Mr & Mrs Fina!

What’s your favorite part of a wedding? I love seeing the groom’s face as the bride walks down the aisle! It’s such a special moment.

Have you ever been to a unique wedding venue, if so where? This was hands down one of the most unique wedding I have been to and I wish I snapped more pictures so you guys could see all the details!

I had a whirlwind of a weekend and it was action packed with super fun activities.

After Boot Camp last Thursday night we headed up to Rhode Island. We figured the traveling would be easier if Ava was sleeping in the car but of course there were still tons of people on the road! We got to RI about 10pm and with plans to go to bed early Ava quickly changed that. She got her second wind and stayed up until 1am.

Friday morning I woke up and drank some coffee after feeling a little tired from my busy week and the little sleep. We took Ava and her cousin Natalie to a unique shopping center that had a little petting zoo with chickens, goats, and little shops in the mix.

They also had a bamboo forest.

The girls had fun exploring. We also made a trip to a park to let Ava & Natalie have some fun!

After our morning adventures we hung out at Marc’s parents until it was time for Marc to drive me to Misquamicut to meet up for my friend Megan’s Bachelorette Party!

We stayed at the Breezeway Resort which was located right by Misquamicut Beach!

We stayed and hung out at the beach until about 5pm, the weather was perfect!

Once we got ready we headed to the Ocean Mist for dinner.

Followed by some drinks & dancing at Paddy’s Cafe.

We had a blast hanging out, sharing conversations, and partying for Meg’s last weekend as a bachelorette!

Saturday morning I woke up early, thanks to my biological clock that is set on Ava’s schedule. I didn’t mind being up early and being able to lay in bed without having to jump up to get Ava or change a diaper! I got some breakfast with the girls and then went for a long walk on the beach!

After lunch time I headed back to the hotel room to shower & get changed, it was time for me to head to our friend Lauren & Chris’s wedding in Worcester Massachusetts.

Marc picked me up at 2pm and we made the trip to the wedding. We were able to pass time quickly as I recapped my fun night with the girls the night before.

The wedding started off with cocktail hour at 430pm.

The food was delicious! I did indulge in some cocktails as well

The wedding was beautiful.

I devoured my dinner in minutes it was so delicious. We had filet mignon, rosemary potatoes, & green beans! Yum.

The rest of the night was spent catching up with college friends.

Dancing on the dance floor!

and celebrating the new Mr. & Mrs. Chris Desantis, It was a beautiful wedding!

The end of our trip pretty much looked like this….. we were all completely wiped!!

Now it’s time for me to head to work and teach Group Power. I may need a little luck with this workout, I’m pretty tired from my fun weekend!

Danielle & John’s Wedding Weekend Part 1

Friday morning we left our house bright and early to bring Ava to Marc’s parents house in Rhode Island since she was staying there for the weekend while we were at the wedding. This was our first full weekend away from Ava so we hung out for a little and got her settled before we finished the rest of our drive to Newport.

 

 

I decided to do a quick picture recap of our little vacation:

Thursday we headed to Rhode Island bright and early! Cooper watched Ava in the back seat for us.

We spent the day at the beach.

I absolutely love the Rhode Island beaches, the noise of the waves really has a calming and relaxing effect on me

Ava seemed to enjoy herself.

I had a delicious Grilled Salmon Salad from Matunuck Oyster Bar!

Marc and I attended a beautiful wedding for our college friend. The place was gorgeous!

I loved the little details of the wedding..

The food was delicious… and so good that I only snapped the picture of the salad.

Did I mention that I love weddings!?

It was our first night with out Miss Ava and we missed her!

Happyyy Monday……

We had a small area to work with from all the rain the night before but it worked out perfect.

Here is a sample from our workout:

TABATA 20 seconds on & 10 seconds rest (3 rounds of each exercise)

BURPEE

TOE TOUCH CRUNCH

PUSH UP

QUICK FEET (using the stairs)

I love Tabata’s and there are so many different variations that you can create! They get your heart pumping in a short amount of time. So we were definitely huffing and puffing at the end of them.

Ava had her own fun on the swing with Grandpa while we worked out.

Saturday afternoon flew by as we got ready for the wedding we had Saturday night at the beautiful Black Rock Yacht Club. It was such a perfect day for a wedding on the water, it was beautiful!

We had a lovely time catching up with friends and enjoying the weather outside during cocktail hour.

After getting to bed around 12:30 it was so hard to get going when Miss Ava decided to wake up at 5am.. I’m not going to lie, I wasn’t happy! When I finally woke up I was okay… but I was dragging at some points during the day. After breakfast we took a nice long walk with Cooper and I attended another Barre class at Pure Barre in the afternoon. Man my butt was on fire, and when I left the class my legs were yelling at me as I slowly stepped down each of the stairs in my house haha.

Well now it is Monday and we are back to work, I’m sure it will be an early night for me especially having taught 2 classes already this morning! I hope you all had a great weekend.