the force of love

2006-11-22T21:28:00.000-08:00

important friends...

Had so much fun yesterday as Bheiby and I spent some time with my treasured friends. Since we were scheduled to meet our coordinator yesterday, I decided to meet up na rin with my friends. It was so much fun seeing them again. Lara & I have long been planning to meet up pero lagi na lang me walang time. Sorry, Lara. Si Chard naman, I never expected him to show up. Hehe. Lagi kasi sya walang time. Lolz.... May important pa kasi ang "guys" nya kesa samin ni Lara. haha. I really thank Chard for being there yesterday. Siyempre coz sya ang manglilibre sa amin. He just turned _0 last November 20.

Nothing has changed. We still were so noisy, walang pakialam, and mga bitchy pa din. We met at starbucks 6750. Knowing the place, puro reserved, quiet, at professionals and nandun. Pero kami, walang pakialam. We were our normal selves who just laughed and laughed the hours away. Para ngang we never got into the serious mode e. Actually, whenever we 3 are together, parang walang serious mode. Hehe. Kahit kasi serious kami, there will come a second or a minute na talaga laugh kami to the max. As if there wouldn't be any chance to laugh tomorrow.

Lara & Chard will be giving a speech on our wedding day. I hope wag lang nila ako ibuking or pasayawin. I just hope that Lara will render us a song, and Chard a dance number. That would be wonderful (?). Lolz!

ps: Chard, we'll be waiting for the espresso machine ha! Or maybe you can talk to Lara. Kaya nya bilin yun kasi mayaman cya. As in mayaman!!!

2006-11-22T21:19:00.000-08:00

2 weeks & 5 days and the countdown begins...

little time left... pressure plus excitement... mixed emotions... paranoia... hay, lapit na. haven't posted for quite sometime kasi dami na kailangan asikasuhin. everyone's telling me that everything is okay. i think the other way around. hehe. honestly, everything is okay naman. lolz.

2006-11-12T07:46:00.001-08:00

emotions....

So much to do... so little time!

Panic! Panic! Panic attack! Time is running out. Exactly 30 days from now, we are about to be bound by the sacrament of marriage. We will no long be two individuals loving, caring,
looking after each other. We will be ONE. One under the eyes of the public, ONE under the
eyes of GOD.

How fast time flies. It seemed just like yesterday when he proposed. It has already been more than a year. We are reaching not the end of the line, but the start of a new beginning. A new life.

Tension, stress, anxiety, excitement, and joy can be seen in my eyes right now. There are still things that needs to be accomplished. Things that needs to be done. But as he always says, "kaya natin 'to, makakaraos din tayo", I somehow ease up a bit. These words heal me... words from my pal, my bestfriend, my partner, my lover, my soulmate, my love, my companion for the rest of my life.

2006-11-12T07:46:00.000-08:00

2006-11-07T03:58:00.000-08:00

Just before Bheiby started attaching tags for the souvenirs

Kinda sweaty... You can do it Bheiby!

Yey nakaka-4 na si Bheiby!

All Done!

GALING-GALING! Bheiby, you're the BEST!

(busy ako sa seatplan while he was attaching tags, kala nyo I wasn't doing anything, no? hehe. )

2006-11-07T03:51:00.000-08:00

My shoes! This shoes is quite a steal. Actually, it really is a steal coz I was able to purchase it at Php 995. Hehe. Babaw ko! Sorry for the dark pic. I was too excited kasi to take a pic kaya d ko na naisip ang lighting effect or i-edit. This is the perfect footwear to match my gown. I will be wearing a lace gown kasi with chiffon overlap and immediately when I saw this, I fell in love with it. Perfect match talaga. Can't wait to have my next fitting para try ko na yung gown with the shoes.

2006-11-07T03:47:00.000-08:00

Yummy! Yummy! This is the cake sample that Rey of Freshcuts gave us to taste. Very moist chocolate cake! Superb talaga! Everyone loved it and we were all craving for more. Can't wait to see it covered with fondant icing na and calla lilies.

2006-11-05T19:30:00.000-08:00

of unpacking and packing...

... unpacking
This morning got me started by unpacking all Christmas decors. I'm pretty sure we're all gonna be very busy these days so my dad decided that I start with decorating the house this early. We usually do this 1st week of December. I was kinda teary-eyed kanina while putting up the Christmas Tree. Actually, I always get teary-eyed whenever I do it. This time, naiiyak ako coz I realized na this will be the last time I set up the tree for the family. Next Christmas tree to be set up will be for my own family naman, of course. Everything's in place now. Festive looking na ang house lalo na sa gabi. Excited tuloy me mag-dilim para makita na clearly yung lights. Since time immemorial, I have always been fascinated by little lights. Tivoli lights. That's one of the reasons kung bakit gusto ko din sa Fr. Blanco's mag-reception. Romantic kasi ung place sa evening. I hope they put the little white lanterns again this Christmas season. Very cute kasi. Clean and simple.

...packing
My room is a total mess right now. It looks like a warehouse na because of all the boxes I have here plus all the paper bags containing wedding paraphernalias. It's so sad to leave my room. 22 years of my life is spent here. Hehe. Senti na naman ako. Grabe! It's so difficult to pack. Don't know where to start. It seems nga na wala akong napa-pack. Every little thing kasi that I see, memories flashback. Hehe. Kaya instead of putting it sa box, tinititigan ko muna. Lalo na when I tried to pack some of my books. I wanted to read some pages from the books para lang maalala ko yung story. But I can't. I have to pack fast. I haven't been reading for these past months. Well, actually, I have - Stainless Longganisa by Bob Ong and The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. These books were bought by my Bheiby to relieve me lang siguro from the wedding stress. Hehe. Done with the books in 3 days. Now, nothing to read and back to packing.

I also find it hard to pack my bags. I have a whole lot of bags in my cabinet. My cousins used to tease me nga na ang cabinet ko puro magazines, books, and bags ang laman. It's true. Yun lang ang laman ng cabinet ko. Where are my clothes? Sa drawer po. Hehe. Not too many clothes pero a lot of bags, mags, and books.

I can't and don't plan to bring all the mags I have. I decided to bring lang GoodHousekeeping Phils. for reference since it talks about family, parenting, housekeeping and finance. GH will be my best buddy in the years to come. Hehe... Plugging. As for the books, I can't leave them here to give them away. AKIN lang yun. Kaya nakaka-three boxes na ako. One box, nadala ko na kay Bheiby. And the bags, I'm gonna sell them or give them to my cousins na lang. I just have to pick each one out carefully and analyze kung ano use nya. But the problem, I love all my bags, and every bag I have can be of good use. Haaayy... Hirap. Pero I have to do it. Can't bring all my junk to my Bheiby's place naman. Hehe....

As they say, we are starting a new life as husband and wife. I guess I have to start a new life without my precious things..... but just pick out the most precious ones....

2006-11-03T04:33:00.000-08:00

A wish that came true... and another...

My cousin Ian and Bheiby's wish came true this evening. Their wish: to be able to walk along Coastal Road!And they did! Nag-overheat kasi ang van namin on our way home from the cemetery. We were just 3 cars away from paying our toll fee at nag-stop na ang van. To the rescue naman ang mga marshalls ng tollway coz we were blocking one of the lanes, and bawal yun. Hehe. So, the guys had to push the van on the shoulder of the road. We just planned to rest the van for a while and put water para mag-cool down yung machine. Pero 30mins na parang walang nangyayari. The guys were kawawa na nga coz they have to get bottles (coke & sprite 1.5) and bottles of water from the restroom ng bldg ng tollway na medyo mahaba din ang lalakarin. There, their wish came true. What happened last night was tiring, but yet, was another funny experience for all of us. The funny part is pabalik-balik ang guys to get water e nabutas pala ung hose ng something. I overheard lang them saying. So kahit na lagyan ng water yun a gazillion times, nothing will happen. Ayun, tawanan na lahat. My dad decided to call for towing service na lang. AND... another wish came true for the guys. Their wish: makasakay sa likod ng towing service truck. Too bad, we didn't have our cameras with us. My mom and I had to ride na lang with our relatives sa isang car. I wanted to ride with the guys, kaya lang ayaw nila. :( When they got home, lahat sila nangawit coz maliit lang pala ang space sa tow truck. Hehe. Makikisingit pa ako! Thank God it didn't rain coz lalo sila wawa nun. Awwww :(

(this should have been posted 11/01/06, connection is really terrible)

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busy week ahead....

this is gonna be a busy week for us coz we are starting to finalize our guestlist, seating arrangements, payments, etc. Nerve-wracking but yet, fun. Somehow, I enjoy doing it coz kami rin naman ang magb-benefit in the end. Syempre all the hardwork for our big day. I have texted some suppliers na just to say hello and keep in touch na rin. I did this to our suppliers whom we have booked last year pa. Hehe. One task na nahihirapan kami is the seating arrangement. We plan kasi to have the wives/husbands of our principal sponsors sit together. Para hindi naman off tignan when the partner will be away from their respective partners. We're just so glad that Skyline agreed to this kind of setup without any charge. We were thinking kasi baka additional expense pa yung request namin since buffet ang guests at sit-down ang principal sponsors. Thank God ok lang sa kanila yun. I just have to inform them of the table numbers wherein sit-down sila para alam ng waiters. Kanina Bheiby and I were drafting the seating arrangements. Natatawa kami kasi sumasakit ang ulo namin kaka-isip. I had a hard time assigning this person to sit with this person. Actually, ang tagal ko na ginagawa ito. But everytime I open the excel file sent by Impromptu,nalo-lost ang thoughts ko. Hehe. So, I decided to ask for my Bheiby's help na. He knows din naman na I'm having a hard time assigning seats for everyone. Gracious, sumakit din ang ulo nya. Hehe. To think we only have a hundred guests ha. We'll work it out rin naman for sure. Medyo lost lng kami ngayon. Hehe. I think we need time to relax first. Wait! What did I just say? Relax? Nyahaha! Parang ang hirap na mag-relax knowing na madami pa dapat tapusin. I couldn't even finish the book I'm reading. Haaayyy...

(this should have been posted 10/31/06. but due to #!@!%%^ globe speak and surf connection, ngayon ko lang na post as well)

2006-10-30T07:18:00.000-08:00

Yipee! Went to SM Southmall this afternoon to purchase the shoes I want! Match talaga sya sa wedding gown ko. Actually slip-ons sya, 2 inch-heeled lace slip-ons. Will post pics soon. We were able to buy na rin something for our ring bearer. Little Cedric wanted a gameboard daw. Wala ako mahanap na gameboard for his age na medyo pasok sa budget and educational. I saw one box from afar na game for ages 5 and up. Eye Like Spy ang name. I liked it coz it enhances the child's ability to recognize diff. shapes, colors, people, animals, etc. It also helps improve the child's vocabulary and spelling skills. It is a steal at 129 pesos. So, done with the gifts for the kids. Will look now for coffee para naman sa mga ninong. In any case na wala kami mahanap, we'll just settle for the packed Starbucks coffee tapos i-repack na lang namin. For the ninangs naman, ok na din - Heart-shaped capiz jewelry boxes. Hayyyy... Dami pa that needs to be done. Pero we're just so thankful coz everything's doing well. We just hope we stay sane as we near the date.

I received an early birthday gift from my Bheiby rin. Hehe. Super advance! Dec. 22 pa birthday ko pero may gift na ko. Hehe. It will be part of my collection kasi. Lolz! It's a Dancing Hello Kitty Christmas Doll na super cute talaga. I kept on laughing kanina coz I was so aliw watching Hello Kitty dance to the Christmas Jingle. What made me laugh all the more was when the store assistant clapped, nagsayaw si Hello Kitty. Cool! Parang ung mga monkey toys na isang clap lang, sayaw na! Super fun talaga to watch! Will post pic soon (as usual) . Hay, excited tuloy ako magset-up na ng Christmas deco! Love you, my Bheiby! Thanks! Hehe...

2006-10-29T18:21:00.000-08:00

this certain smile...

Up until this time, I am still wearing a certain smile.... A smile which gives me contentment & happiness. We had our first fitting this afternoon. And obviously, the reason behind this smile is my Wedding Gown. I just cant' explain the feeling when I first saw it. Love your own, as they would say. Hehe. But seriously, I loved it! I got everything I wanted with regard to my gown. It still lacked the luster coz it was plain simple. No sequins, no frills, nothing. I was just a simple plain lace gown with chiffon overlap. Being that simple, I loved it agad. It was made beautifully and that was how I envisioned my gown to be. Too bad we weren't able to take pics coz hindi pala na charge yung cam na dala namin. I wanted to take pics of my entourage who fitted their gowns as well. I loved their gowns too! Simple lang pero ganda ng dating. They said it's because of the color and the style. I never imagined that it would look that way. Hay, much being said, I am very satisfied with our gowns. Next fitting is on the 25th of November. Tomorrow, I'm gonna buy na the shoes I saw at SM Southmall. I saw the shoes in Confetti and it really matches my gown kasi covered sya ng lace. 1250 pesos, and I think 995 na lang sya coz of the discount. It's quite a steal. Off we go tom to buy the shoes, baka maunahan pa ko.

2006-10-26T19:24:00.000-07:00

Trial Make-Up w/ Harold (Make-up Your Mind)

Last Tuesday, Oct. 24, was my scheduled trial make-up with Harold. We had fun with the trial and I am super happy to say that I was satisfied with his work. At the onset, he asked me if there is a specific look that I want regarding make-up. I just told him, I want it as natural as possible but giving the effect and illusion of a radiant, glowing bride. Alas! That's what he exactly did. Two-thumbs up! If I had more hands, more thumbs up pa siguro.

Third pics shows me without any make-up on. Hair is naka-lugay pa. I also told harold if he can make daya framing my super-round face with my hair. Hehe. Wawa nga si Lizette coz she had a hard time fixing my hair kasi ang haba-haba. Lagpas waist kasi buhok ko! Sorry for the scattered pic posts. Nagloloko ulit kasi connection ng GLOBE!!! Anyway, 1st and 2nd pics, naka-make-up and hairdo na ako.

Peekaboo!!!

Make-up & Hairdo

W/O Make-up

Hayyy... Sarap ng feeling pero kaka-nerbyos din knowing that time flies so fast na. I super dooper love Harold. He's so much fun to be with, walang yabang na tao. Kulit kasama and he really knows his work. Alam nya what will look good or not. He brought a veil with him that I gladly tried on. Iba pala ang feeling. Hehe. I had goosebumps all over me when I wore the veil. Too bad, my bheiby wasn't able to take a pic of me with the veil covering me. Si Harold lang yata ang nag-picture. Na-mesmerize yata. JOKE! Hmmm... May site kaya sya for me to check it out? Hehe. Will post pics later... Kainis talaga ang connection.

2006-10-25T08:46:00.000-07:00

Friday, October 13, 2006

of being back

Yes! It feels so good to be back. A lot has happened the past 2 months. I really don't want to put it into details coz sad, really sad yung iba. Enough of that na lang... Wedding preps na lang again. We're back of track and I must say na we have accomplished quite a lot na rin. Though I'm kinda worried regarding my gown and the entourage's gowns as well. Had our measurements taken already last August 6 pa. When I contacted her last week to ask how everything is going and when will the fitting be, sa last week of Oct. pa daw. HUWWAAATT??!?!? Ganun ba talaga yun? Nag-worry tuloy ako coz some of the w@wies na ikakasal sa December had their 1st fitting na. The others nga 2nd na yata. Oh my! H2b is getting pissed of na rin. Lalo na my mom! Hay... Will post pics of what we have accomplished and stories behind it na rin. Til my next post... Ciao!

posted by jannesse & louie @ 10/13/2006 11:03:00 AM

2006-10-25T01:20:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, Oct. 21-22, was a memorable one for us. We registeredfor an Engaged Encounter seminar here in Las Pinas. At first, we didn't plan to attend any of the seminars coz we were thinking ofour budget since it would add up to our expenses. We were WRONG!Very wrong!!! Hindi dapat pala palagpasin yun. If not for it being a requirement sa San Agustin, hindi talaga namin binalak pa to attend any.

GRABE!!! It was superb We realized through that seminar how important our relationship was, how important we are to each other,each other's feelings, etc. The slogan for the Engaged Encouter reads "A Wedding is only a day, a MARRIAGE is a lifetime". Very true indeed. Hindi biro kasi ang pinapasok natin. Every topic has a kurot sa puso. Hehe... I hope you get what I mean.

It will really strike you and syempre mapapa-isip ka rin. What made me even prouder was that Louie had a great time. He really enjoyed every part of it. Niloko ko pa nga sya na kaya sya enjoy kasi overflowing ang coffee, juice, food. Hehe. Hindi daw yun. I really saw in his eyes na he was enjoying every bit of our stay. He was actively participating sa mga questions, sa talks, lalo na sa kantahan. Louie, my bheiby, is very shy. Pero nakita ko sa kanya ang confidence nya during the seminar. Nagulat din ako na he was confident enough stand by my side in front of everyone as I was reading my Bethrotal Letter for him. Pinili kasi ako ng Senior Speaker to ready my Bethrotal Letter in front of everyone.

One of the greatest moments we had was the reflection time wherein we had to say whatever we want to say to each other with just a lighted candle in our hands. It was really touching. Goosebump stalaga all over my body. Thank God we attended the seminar. Kung hindi, laking kawalan saamin yun.

2006-10-24T20:17:00.000-07:00

Long time no post. Been very busy with preps. Actually feeling ko dami pa things that needs to be done. Waaaah! Here's what we've accomplished:

Church - booked. Will make final payment 2 wks b4 wedding date. Had our canonical interview na din.

Reception - 70% payment made. Will make final payment 2 wks before wedding. Had food tasting and yes, the food was yummy. Hehe.

Bridal Gown & Entourage Gowns and accessories - 50% payment made. Final payment will be given on the last wk of November. Super headache. =( buti na lang my mom is to the rescue at all times. waaah

Photographer - Booked. 50% payment provided. Balance to be paid on the wedding date.

Videographer - Booked. 50% payment proveded. Balance to be paid once we get our copies.Cake - 50% payment. Will schedule cake tasting on the last week of this month.

HMU - Booked. Flowers (Church, Ento, Reception) - 50% payment made. Balance to be paid 2 wks before wedding date. Trial Make-up done.

Musicians (Strings) - booked. Balance to be paid 2 wks prior to wedding date.

Hotel - made reservations for 2 exec suites and 1 deluxe room. Confirmation number provided. Will deposit payment on the 1st week of Nov.

OTD - booked. Balance to be paid 2 wks prior to event.

Bridal Registry - done. Still having problems w/ Regalong Pambahay re: their website and our names not yet on their list.

Invitations - fully paid. Now in the process of distribution.Misallettes - 50% payment made. Ready for pick-up on Oct. 21.

Giveaways - fully paid. Now in the processing of beautifying it. Hehe.

Bible & Unity Coins - well-kept in my mom's safe. Hehe.

Hmmm. ano pa ba? I don't have my list with me right now eh. Basta sa november, we're buying groom's and groomsmen's attire, my shoes, etc.

Hay... kaka-tense. I hope i still stay SANE. Ü

2006-10-24T19:41:00.000-07:00

Our Invites
Our Bible & Unity Coins

2006-10-24T19:34:00.000-07:00

This day got me started with the souvenirs. Ribbon here... ribbon there... glue gun here... glue gun there... ouch! 25 down 75 more to go. Hehe. Buti na lang the favours for the PS are not to ma-trabaho. All I have to do is arrange them nicely into the jute bags, and VIOLA!

Went to visit Mr. Lorenz Arquero of Serenata Strings. Had to sign the contract and get a list of the repertoire as well. Pleasant talaga sya kausap. A very simple, good man. Will visit him on Wednesday to provide him the list of songs. Syempre, hindi ko dapat kalimutan yung CD na grabe sa tagal namin nahanap ni Louie. There's this special song kasi that we want for the wedding. It will be the song played as I walk down the aisle. We're keeping it a secret muna para kami una. Hehe. CLUE : we love playing online games. you would never imagine this song being played sa game na to. Enuf clues.

Buti na lang I remembered how strict San Agustin is regarding songs for the wedding ceremony. Called them up and confirmed everything with them. Medyo nervous pa me while talking to them coz there is a chance that they might not approve the song that we want. Thank God, pumayag. Love song naman kasi sya e. Once I finalize all the songs to be played, I will give them a ring to inform them of our choices.

(copied from post dated 10-17-2006)

2006-10-24T07:02:00.000-07:00

of sketches......

Got 2 of the sketches that Lory, of Pixie Weddings, made. Got the sketch for my gown, and the other sketch was for the MOH. She still has to complete the sketches for the SS, Bridesmaids, and Flowergirl. Funny. It seemed like she took a picture of my body, neck down for her to make the design for my gown. The sketch she made kasi was on the heavy side as well. Hehe. MOH gown is simple. Accent lang will be placed on the shawl. Puro rhinestones and pearls yata. I think I have to take another look at the sketch. Hehe. Will post the sketches once I have them scanned. Will scan the sketch Rey of Freshcuts made na rin for the cake. It has been quite a tiring day for me. Gotta end now.......
(copied from post: 5/22/2006 09:44:00 PM)

2006-10-24T06:30:00.000-07:00

I have been wondering why our previous blog (http://www.bheibyandmeeh.blogspot.com) had been acting up lately. I have checked and scanned the template etc. and found nothing wrong. I hated it. I find it kinda looked messy coz every little thing, link, pic had gone wary. So, we have decided to create this one. We hope it wouldn't cause us the same problem. Ü We haven't been posting lately since a lot has happened and we're kinda busy na rin with wedding preps. Lapit na talaga. Anyway, we will copy-paste na lang "wedding kwentos" from the previous blog to this new thingy. Yun nga lang the dates wouldn't be the same. Haaayyy....