Casseroles and cider and maidzilla...oh my!

Happy Thursday, all! I don't know about you, but I am ready for the weekend...I think. :) I'm pumped that this is a three-day break from work (thanks, Columbus!), but I am a bit apprehensive about my Saturday morning plans. My friend, Jessica, whom I've mentioned many times on this blog, is having a fall-themed bridal brunch that I happily agreed to help with. I mean, what are friends (and bridesmaids) for? I have to give her some major credit -- she has been one easy going bride-to-be since the day Michael put that gorgeous ring on her finger:

ROCKin! Jessica's bling is on the right.

Now Jessica's maid of honor being easy going? Not so much. From day one of planning this shindig, this woman, who I am sure is a perfectly sane, nice person under normal circumstances, has been soooo bossy and blunt, Lori (our friend and fellow bridesmaid that I also talk about all the time) and I have dubbed her "Maidzilla." Some of her bizarre antics include:

• Nixing every food, drink and decoration Lori and I have suggested
• Sending out invitations to everyone BUT me (accident? I think not!) Also, Jessica said no pink. Guess what color the invite was. :)
  
• Ordering me to pick up her bridesmaid dress without so much as a please or thank you (where's Emily Post when you need her?)
• Having people RSVP to her, yet not writing any of the names down, so we have no idea how many people to prepare for.
  
• Forbidding any games to be played (We are going to have three anyway...she just doesn't know it yet. HA HA!)
  
• Putting her nose up to free stuff (Lori's hubs works for Sara Lee and offered to hook us up with a super delicious assortment of breads) because bagels are "too continental breakfast." For a girl that hasn't paid a dime for one moursel of the food, she sure has some strong opinions about it!
  

The list could go on, however, I think you get the picture on just how impossible Ms. Maidzilla is being to poor Lori and I. But, remembering that this day is for our friend whom we must really like to put up with some breakfast B-S, I put my bad feelings aside and went grocery shopping for all the ingredients for my part of the eats and drinks: egg and sausage casserole, hashbrown casserole, hot apple cider and most important, Mimosas! Lori and I may have to down a truckload of these before going over to help set up. HA HA! I don't want to splurge too much and ruin the good week I've had, so it's going to be all about control...portion control that is! I've practiced that a lot today, starting with a PB and banana sandwich on Ezekiel bread.

This isn't a very attractive pic with the crumbly paper towel and all, but the sandwich was yum and filling...I didn't feel hungry again until lunch! Lori was kind enough to pick up Chinese for our mid-day meal, and even though I could have eaten my entire box of beef and broccoli, I kept it to a cup (only 4 WW points), with 1/2 cup steamed rice (2 points) and a cup of hot and sour soup (also 2 points). I did splurge and have two of Lori's cream cheese wontons, and yeah, they were worth every bite (I had to guesstimate on the points for these...5-6?) We kind of rushed through lunch, so I forgot to take pics, but Lori and Jessica can vouch for me that I kept my portions in check. :)

I wanted something simple and quick for dinner, so while I was shopping for shower goods, I stumbled across these in the deli section:

chicken and Swiss pinwheels -- so good!

I had four of these, along with a serving of jalapeno chips and a cup of carrots. Spicy mustard is that blob on the side.

I also had another session with Jillian...it's still hard, but I think I'm getting better! I actually looked forward to it tonight instead of dreading it. I doubt I'll say that in a few days when I start Level 3. :)

So here's what I want to hear from you about: Have you ever had to deal with a bridezilla or maidzilla? What kinds of things did they do to get you frazzled?