Happy New Year everyone!! ^_^
It has been a wonderful 18 days! Perfect for celebrating the year that was and for joyfully ushering in 2011.
Barring flight delays, Hubbie is now about to board the plane for his 2:50 flight to Narita. And i’m here back at my apartment. Yes, i’m terribly homesick for Hubbie. So here I am, blogging on our wedsite again.
With much hope and faith in our hearts, soon, hopefully soon, we’ll be together again.
136 days to go.
21 weeks to go.
5 months to go.
I’m thankful for my sweet husband.
I just fell in love with these. By Pat Pastelero, Spruce Floral Designs.
from thefloralist.tumblr.com
from thefloralist.tumblr.com
Richie Ortega-Torres first mentioned her to me the first time Richie and I met. But at that time, I was already in contact with Dylan of Vatel Manila whom I’m so much a fan of and whom everybody else in W@W is raving about. However, at the time that Richie and I were talking, I forgot that Dylan will only be providing the entourage flowers. Also (and I think this was more the reason), I had this concept that we cannot afford Pat anymore, considering the budget we’re running.
Right now however, I still haven’t seen the florist whom I’d like to prettify (some more) our ceremony place.
Until I encountered Pat, or more like, Pat’s work.
I loved her arrangements so much that I inquired, even when it was with trepidation that we may not be able to afford her. No harm in asking, anyways.
And as I wait for her reply, I can only hope….
When I went to Kyoto and then later to Osaka with my friends, we mulled on donning on kimonos and walk around the old town wearing our kimonos and of course take lots of pictures of us in kimonos. But what stopped us from renting is that these kimonos-for-rent comes with an exorbitant price, some at 50,000yen for a couple hours or so. Hence, in the last 9 years that I came and went in Japan, I never really had the chance to wear a kimono.
But it was a good thing I didn’t take on the chances I had previously. Because a chance presented itself to me when I visited Hubbie’s hometown, and this time, my “first time” was made even more special – i’d be wearing Okasan’s kimono, which she wore when she was almost about my age. Heirloom, ne? hehe.
me in curlers
me trying to fit my feet into the dainty Japanese slippers
"let's try it out shall we?"
tada!
The dressing up is actually for our family portrait. Will post the official pictures once they’re out.
Anyways, I’m thankful to Otosan for having captured this tender moment that passed between me and Hubbie.
yiihii ^_^. Admit it again Hubbie, you were so in love with me that day, ne? =D
And of course, I am very thankful to Otosan, Okasan, Obachan, Ojichan and Mayumi for making my stay in Takamatsu a wonderful one. Of course, it goes to say I’m truly thankful to Hubbie as well. =)
If all goes as planned, my gown fitting’s supposed to be within the next couple of weeks. I must have been real apprehensive about my gown already in that I dreamt about it last night.
In that dream, my couturier, Richie Ortega Torres came up to me and told me that my gown will have to have a foam on the torso part. I clarified if she meant the boobs part. But she reiterated that no, it’s all of the torso part. I chose the gown A design wherein the creeping lace applique will be the one holding the back of the gown so, as Richie explained, the foam is required to hold the gown up. And then she showed me the dress where she incorporated our wedding colors even when it shouldn’t have any colors in it. Worse was that the shades were all off and ugly. The dream ended with us looking for swatches bearing the right shade of our wedding colors.
In retrospect, I think it was more of a nightmare than a dream. brrrr.
wifey’s tale.
I am a highly independent person. If I can make it on my own, if I can do it on my own without anyone’s help, I’d do it just so nobody would be bothered.
But, as the cliche goes, no man is an island. Time and again, you’d call on family and friends for you to be able to survive.
Hence, Hubbie and I are really thankful for Kat and Rey who rushed me just in time to Asian Hospital. If not for them, I wouldn’t have seen the next daylight, much less be able to have my dream church wedding. To think it was just because of the half-cooked ham. Me and my uber-sensitive stomach. >_<
Anyways, dehydration is one serious case that has to be attended to, and fast.
To Kat and Rey, we owe you one. And thanks to Ate Mel and Kuya John who visited me in the hospital.
And oh, live, love, laugh each day of your life. For everyday is a gift.
Here’s my MOH, by my room’s bay window, keeping me company for the day.
By the way, I would love to have a bay window in our home! Bay windows make such a lovely corner!!
screen-captured from www.instructables.com
