of nuptial and natal

i was just joking gabe this morning telling him, "oh btw, you know i'm still not used to having the idea or saying the words brother-in-law to my friends! hahaha!". i'm so happy that our family is yet again, joined by another person. i believe they are both gifts to each other. i told grace, you know you don't have to be scared and alone now. someone who really cares for you and loves you will forever suffer your stubborness and ill-treatments haha! kidding aside, during that day, i think i was freaking inside... i was surprisingly speechless and quiet before the ceremony. one of my sisters is about to get wed, and i'm sincerely and utterly filled with joy seeing their happy faces that day. my little sister who usually says i won't get married, is finally hitched! :)

of course the following week was noah's birthday. valentines is usually quick, short, inexpensive since his birth, but we really don't mind because we love him so much and we'd rather splurge on his birthday. the weekend before, we already planned to cook him some spaghetti and chicken, his faves. then come monday, he requested roasted chicken with lots of gravy from tita juvs. agreeably, we obliged by having dinner in kenny rogers at novena and buying a cake of his choice. it was a very fun evening. :)

project w

its like dejavu. i had once this feeling of excitement.. the pump of adrenalin.. the euphoria of realizing a dream.

but its not really for me though, but i'm glad she's one of the closest people in my heart. my li'l sis had said 'yes'! and we're so excited! well i'm more excited so to speak.

ooohh my planner will be very colorful this year.. and again, thank god for the starbucks planner!

and oh, btw, i got my digital weighing scale na. thanks trace for the advice. one item off my list. :)

back home

i was able to get a leave from office last minute to attend my kumareng faye and rommel's wedding in pinas on sept1. i booked my tickets on the 1st week of august, sure thing, ticket prices were soaring high even for budget airlines. so i just took jetstar going to manila then cebupac to flyback to sg. i was really excited to go back home after some few months and its an experience to fly alone. i was not really happy leaving dadi and the kids behind but its way over our budget if everybody comes along. besides, we won't be able to bring the kids to the wedding coz its an adults affair and nixon's school is still up until aug31.

aug29, my flight to manila was 7.50am. dadi was kind enough to take me to the airport. we had a quick breakfast after checking in then i headed to the boarding area. the experience wasn't that bad (i really hate flying). i was able to get a little nap and the middle seat wasn't occupied so there was more space to move. after the plane landed, i got out, met my mom and sis and we walked all the way out of the airport to get a cab.

at home we had lunch together then proceeded to my dentist afterwards. unfortunately his clinic is closed on wednesdays so we just went to NSO office in east avenue. i really hated how our government system works out to serve our people but thats another story i'm going to write about in my blog. we just settled going to sm north edsa by that afternoon til evening to buy some stuffs i needed to bring back to sg.

the next day i went to my dentist early in the morning. berna, my mom and i went to have lunch at jollibee then proceeded to manila city hall. from there, my mom left us to hear mass at st. jude while berna and i proceeded to glorieta to meet my other sis grace and her boyfriend aljo. i went around landmark first to buy my evening bag and some yoga pants and of course my automatic umbrella hehe. aljo treated us to gerry's grill bcoz he got promoted then berna left afterwards to be with her friends while grace, aljo and i catched a movie, a love story hehehe. it was nice and exciting bcoz its been a very long time since i was able to watch a tagalog movie in manila.

friday, i woke up early again to go back to manila city hall (for nothing gggggrrrrrr). my mom and i went to hear friday mass at quiapo then went home for lunch. blessie and i met at megamall to have our nails done and go malling. we met with faye who was relaxing herself at ricky reyes salon. i must say that megamall had flourished into a more sightful experience than before. so i'm happy again to be back there. blessie and i parted our ways early bcoz she has to meet with her friends and i had to get back home to rest. unfortunately i got lost on my way home. i took the mrt and i thought that getting off at north station would be hard since the puv's there are stationed farther. i jumped out to quezon ave instead. but there were no more cabs waiting on the exit so i was left with no option other than to go to sm north edsa and have my mom pick me up from there.

sept1, i went to my dentist early in the morning to get my retainers then proceeded to david's salon in trinoma for my hair and makeup. i met up with kati who had her eyebrows threaded and had her hair done also. we went back to my place to change our clothes then hailed a cab to go to san sebastian church. luckily we were accompanied by my mom and bro so we didn't lose our way and traffic was not bad so we came in early. we met up with blessie and her sis debbie. i had a little chat with annie, a housemate of faye who's living in US with her hubby and son. the ceremony started on time, i was the reader during the mass so i was able to see everything up close. it was nice to watch rommel crying while faye was doing her bridal march..aaww a very touching sight. the reception was held at wack wack golf and country club in san juan. food was great and everyone enjoyed themselves.

the following day, i heared mass with my family and we had lunch at chef d angelo's in trinoma. i did some last minute shopping then we went home afterwards. my sis grace and aljo visited me that night before i leave for sg. come monday i fixed my things and had few more moments with my mom then they accompanied me to NAIA. it was kinda tearful actually when we were inside the cab. who knows when i can come back to manila again. but it was really refreshing to take a break and visit everyone back home.

guilty as charged

yes, i'm guilty... i'm guilty of procrastination. i haven't been participating much in the w@w discussion although i've been silently searching for some bands to play on our reception. we need a group who can play oldies but goodies music. i've also been on the look-out for a good florist and stylist for our bouquets and decorations. so far, i have shortlisted some and since tet uy seems nice and good at flowers and styling, we will schedule a meeting with her.

same goes with my hair and make-up artist. my coordinator, teena, advised that i should do my trial hair and make-up already when we get home this march. we might not have enough time when we get home a week before the big day.

hmmm... what else? ahh yeah, i've also been communicating with newly wed brides to get some feedbacks on some of their suppliers.

well, i guess that's all for now...