There you have it, the Christmas holidays have come and gone. Time honestly just keeps on flying! My Christmas holiday actually started on Friday, December 23rd. What a great way to start the holidays too. Last Friday, we had our food tasting! What can I say, we were blown away by all the food! LOL! We knew it was going to be a lot of food, but we didn't quite comprehend that a lot, means A LOT!
"There will always be struggles along the way, but there is no one else I would rather struggle with than you." Every relationship has their ups and downs and last weekend was a down time for Marky and I. I can't even remember the last time we fought before this, it's been that long. Let's just say that everything was a misunderstanding and emotions got into the way. But I am happy to say that we
Alright, after months and months of obsessing about this, it's also FINALLY done!! Whooo hooo!!! Well, until I add more info as they become available of course! He, he .... We are thrilled to share with you our wedding website! www.AMA-2012.com We have also included some pictures from our recent Fall Engagement Shoot! Check out the photos under "The Photographs". Hope you guys like it! =) -L
EEEEeeee!!! It's finally done!! We are halfway done in giving all of them out. I couldn't be happier at how they turned out. I owe a HUGE thank you to my sisters, Kristine and Catherine for helping us take the pics and helping keep the letters straight. LOL! To Joy Joy who helped edit the pictures. Oh! BIG thanks to Catherine for helping cut the magnets! Even though her fingers were starting to mold
One year?! Man, I don't even know where to begin figuring out where the last 365 days have gone! This past weekend has truly been a milestone for Mark and I, most especially for me. First of, we celebrated our 1 year engagement anniversary yesterday (November 27) while celebrating Mark's mom's birthday. With the way things are going, October 12, 2012 will be here in no time! =) Secondly,
YAAAAY!!! Ha! Ha! We have completed our Pre-Marriage Preparation Course! =) The last six weeks was fun overall. We learned tons of things that will be very helpful to our relationship now and after we get married. It was hard at times because the class was in Mississauga (about an hour away from where I live) and four out of the six classes were pouring rain! It was literally like driving into clouds
The more and more I am getting into all this planning, I am coming to an unfortunate conclusion ... as much as we would like to think that the wedding is OUR day, it really isn't. It's more like a huge party that you and your FH are hosting. =( You really have to compromise or "give-up" a bunch of the things you like in order to keep relationships in good shape. *sigh* Who would have thought
This is the first thing that I saw on my online checklist last night: Eeeekkk!!! I have been telling myself for months now that I'm going to be serious about loosing weight and up until now, it was all talk and no action! LOL! So this morning, I dragged myself out of bed and kept picturing the above reminder. The wedding is in less than 11 months, I have to get started! That's it. Just wanted
Today, I finally had the opportunity to go shopping with the girls to try on some bridesmaids dresses. A few months ago, I already went with 3 of them, but this time, we were complete (99% anyways, we were missing one girl). The day started out great. I was pretty excited because at least most of them will be there. Then we can finally try on the dresses all at once and see how the whole group looks
Happy Wednesday! =) What a great Wednesday it is. The sun is out and it's supposed to climb up to 17 degrees today! A great improvement from the single digits we've been having just last week. Just thought I would add this here. Finances or money in general is always something that everyone worries about and as much as we don't want to admit it's importance, it is. Especially in mine and Mark's situation.
It was our first Halloween Party as an engaged couple last Saturday at our friend Brenda and Josue's new home. We wanted something simple, easy to do and as cheap as possible for our costume. Ha! Ha! Being me, what did I do? I Goggled "DIY Couples Costume Ideas". Ha! Ha! Sure enough, we got a bunch of ideas. Here is a list of some of the ones we considered doing: Peace and Quiet One person
First thing that I saw this morning when I came out of my house ... frost! I thought it was supposed to be fall? Crazy, I know! This just means one thing, winter is just around the corner. One of the reasons why I am so happy that we finally had our fall engagement shoot (eSession #2) finished. We had re-scheduled it for yesterday. However, yesterday morning, it was almost cancelled again. Our
Alright, I can't help it! I have been dying to share my engagement pictures from our first eSession with people. Ha! Ha! So far, it's just our family who has seen them. We are planning on using them for the wedding (Website, Save the Dates, etc.), so I can't "reveal" too many of them. Ha! Ha! But it's hard to keep my excitement in! Here's a few of my favourites. =) Credits: Moussa Faddoul
I have always been on of those people who always try to look at the brighter side of things. Everyday, I try to remember to give thanks for everything that I have. One of the things that I haven't really put much thought in lately is how grateful I am to have found Mark. Yes, I know, cliché. I'm sure you're thinking "Of course you are! That's why you're marrying him." Ha! Ha! Source But I really
OK, here we go! Our second Engagement Photoshoot is tomorrow! Well, it's scheduled for tomorrow, but Mother Nature does not seem to be co-operating! As my future sister in-law Yasmin would say "Caman"!! Ha! Ha! Ha! destination | Waterloo, ON We are hoping to capture some of the beautiful fall colours. Hopefully by some miracle, a peak of sunshine would come out. Even if we get a glimpse of the sun
Phew! We made it though our first Marriage Preparation class! How was it? FUN! It was actually a lot of fun! Ha! Ha! The class started at 7:30pm, but Mark and I had an appointment to have our picture taken to be added to the church's Parishioner Directory at 7:06pm. Even with the torrential downpour we had to brave, we made it exactly at 7:06pm. The photo session was actually pretty funny. At
Ahhh!! The countdown officially starts today!! What a memorable day this is for us. Today we start our Marriage Preparation course. A 2hrs per week for 6 weeks required course for us to be married at a Catholic church. Feelings? Pretty excited! =) LOL! Accomplished so far: Church Hall/Caterer Photographer Videographer Dress DJ I guess we're doing pretty good! =) Next project in the works: Save
313 Days flew by in a blink of an eye! The Computer becomes your best friend! Google specifically! If you have a question, Google it! 99% of the time, someone else in the world has asked the same question. Bridal Shows are fun to go to get free stuff (LOL!), but unless you're willing to fork out a lot of money, you most likely won't find your vendors there. A lot of them are way overpriced! Attend
Last Friday, I finally got around to cleaning my room after let's just say a very long time. Ha! Ha! What motivated me to clean it? My mom was coming home from the Philippines! =) She's been on my case for a while about cleaning my room, so I knew I had to do it before she got back from her trip. As I was going through the pile of papers, envelopes, old chocolates (LOL!), etc. on my desk, I realized
It's official!! Our DJ is booked!! =) We have decided to go with Impact Entertainment. They are the second DJ we interviewed. Remember the DJ we spoke with for 2 hours? Yup, it's them! We had a meeting with the in-house DJ for our hall about 2 weeks ago, and they seemed really good as well. The only downfall with them like the initial DJ we interviewed is that you don't meet your actual DJ until
Ahhhh!!! 1 year and 1 month!!! I kind of started hyperventilating last night when I was talking to one of my maids of honour (Joy Joy) about the wedding. Wow, this year has flown by so quickly! It's a "BER"! There is only 101 days until Christmas!! Ahhh!! I honestly feel like summer came and went without me knowing. I know 1 year and 1 month seems really far, but that's what I said to myself November
"Thank you for letting me see the world through you for the last 15 years ... " It's funny, because I actually have very mixed emotions right now. As exciting as it is to be free from glasses, it's actually also quite hard to say goodbye to something that has been a part of who I am for 15 years. The Beginning ... I started wearing glasses in grade 7. I actually didn't need glasses, but at
Tomorrow's the big day!!! I'm finally going to do something that I have always wanted to do, Laser Eye Surgery. Currently feeling ... Petrified Nervous Anxious Excited "Hyperventilating" "Freaking Out!!" As nervous as I am, I am also very excited to see the outcome. From what I have heard from people who's had Lasik done on their eyes, it's apparently a life changing experience! My one
According to this weekly email wedding report I receive, we officially have 1 year, 1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day until our wedding!! Ahhhh!!! Ha! Ha! I know, it's far, but today I can't help but be really excited, anxious and nervous! Why? Our first Engagement Photo shoot is today!! destination | Burlington, ON We wanted a place that offered flexibility for our pictures. We knew that Burlington
I wish! =) Today has simply been such a blessing in so many ways ... This year, I wanted more of a "low-key" birthday. My life lately has been all about being on the "GO-GO-GO", that all I wanted to do this year was sleep! Something that I can't seem to get enough of. Ha! Ha! why 21? What's so important about 21? 21 just seems to be my "magic age". Not sure if you have ever felt like you
Second DJ meeting - done! It didn't start out as smoothly as I would have liked it to, but in the end it turned out great. We were supposed to meet our contact at a Tim Horton's in Mississauga. The DJ company's office is in Toronto, but our contact was kind enough to meet us in Mississauga. First good sign! When we got to Timmies, we didn't see our contact - bad sign. So Mark and I got our
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate prioritizing? Arrgghh!!! Marky and I are meeting up with our second potential DJ tonight. I'm a little frustrated because DJs are so expensive! Don't get me wrong, there are cheaper DJs out there, but at the same time, they may not be as good or as professional. The DJ we're meeting up tonight has gotten a lot of very positive reviews, so we're hopeful. They
Totally random ... but this morning, I started thinking about my veil. When I was trying on wedding dresses, of course I had to try on veils with them! And yes ... I will be wearing a veil. I love the overall look of it with my wedding dress. Makes it look really romantic in my opinion. What my dilemma right now is whether I should have the veil over my face or not? The last three weddings I've
"I know that Friday, October 12, 2012 will be everything we had hoped for and more. It will certainly be the dream wedding I have dreamt of all my life!" "We're going to find the best DJ there is and have an amazing party!" "Change Your Words - Change Your World" Here is something I learned from the LOJC Youth Inspired! this past weekend. You are what you say! If you believe that you are blessed,
So here I am, about 8 months into my wedding planning. I have to say that I have done pretty well so far. Since last Monday I have 1 year, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days to go before my wedding. Ha ha! I know it seems far, but that's what I was thinking 8 months ago, and look - it's here!! >_< Here are the items that I've been able to check off my list so far: Church Reception Photographer Videographer Dress
I forgot to write about this!! (How could I?!?!) My dress is HHEEEERRRREEE!!! I picked it up today (07/17/11) with my two maids of honor and one of my bridesmaids (aka. Kristine, Joy and Catherine). Ha ha!! I decided against trying it on - for now. The actual alterations won't be done until next summer (unnecessary "extras" still needs to come off!). Ha ha! But it's here!! One less thing to worry
If you find someone who makes a point to tell you how much they love you everyday - keep him! Mark has always been a very thoughtful guy. He always makes sure that he texts me everyday (during the day) just to say "hi", tell me he misses me, that sort of thing. On top of that, we usually talk when I'm on my way home and later on at night before we go to bed. I guess all of these means of communications
Hope you're not getting sick of these little stories/messages that I'm posting. These things really hit home to me and carry a beautiful message that I know I can use now and later on in life. We're still in the process of interviewing a few other DJs. I'm finding that this task has got to be the hardest one of all. The overall reception rests on this decision, so we're trying not to make any quick
Have I ever mentioned how much I hate money! Arrgghhh!! As much as I am a true believer in the saying, "The best things in life are free" ... sometimes I think it's only partially true. What really matters It's true that money can only get you so far. At the same time, as much as we don't want to admit it to yourself, without money, a lot of things are hard to come by. I have always dreamed about
For 9 years now, Mark and I have gone through all sorts of things. From tickling fights to laughing fits until our side hurts to angry confrontations to bumming around all day in our pajamas, we've come to a point in our relationship where being with each other isn't just about being with our girlfriend or boyfriend, but being with your best friend. When I tell people how long we've been together,
It has been a pretty busy week for Mark and I. Last week he was busy preparing for his exams this week. As for me, I was busy doing more wedding planning! =) Last Saturday, I was having an "emotional" day I guess and for some reason, I just felt like we haven't seen each other for so long! We didn't see each other last weekend because of Father's Day and because of our individual family gatherings.
We were scheduled to meet our very first potential DJ last Saturday. In fact, Mark and I drove all the way to Vaughan to meet him at his office. Initially, I had told him that we may be a little late because Mark has volunteer work. But it turned out that he was able to skip volunteering that day. We were at his office by 2:45pm. It turned out that he wasn't there. One of his co-workers advised us
One more month and Marky and I will be celebrating our 9 years! =) Nine wonderful years! Who would have thought we would get this far. This past weekend, for some reason, I started to get "cold feet". I was worried about what's to come. Questions just kept on popping in my head:"Will I be a good wife?" "What if he gets "sick" of me because we'll see each other everyday?" "Is this really where I want
