Kitchen and Recipe Party

april 24, 2010 (saturday)

7:00am - too early to start the day. i usually wake up at 9 or 10am. not for today. i started packing up my things for our long awaited overnight getaway in tagaytay.

8:15am - received a call from cesar. just checking if im still home.

8:20am - took a bath.

9:00am - ready to go! waiting for jenny to pick me up. but she texted me. after 40 minutes pa raw nya ko masundo, pa-check nya muna ung sasakyan.

i fell asleep while waiting.

around 9:50am - i woke up with jenny's call. yay! she's already outside our house. i quickly combed my hair, grabbed my things, kissed mama and said goodbye.

yey! we're off to tagaytay. we'll meet cathy and manj in alabang. though cathy suggested to wear dress for our city escape, still i decided to wear my comfortable sleeveless and shorts and slippers. and no makeup :-) but before heading to alabang, jenny asked me to accompany her again to manila bulletin office in ortigas to advertise for drivers. naiihi na raw sya so we went first to figaro to pee.

but wait! hindi sa ladies room pumunta si jen. i followed her and taadaaaaa!! SURPRISE!!!

designed by tita tonee (and the invites). kitchen and recipe ang theme kasi the past weeks, kinukulit ko si jen sa recipes nya because i wanted to learn more sa cooking in preparation of being a good wifey :-)

 jen, cathy and manj bought the flowers in san juan church

souveniers. special thanks to manj and cathy. nag-overnight pala sila kila jen to help her out sa preparation. so touched!

 

 prizes! cool!

 messages

 love it!!

message board

 

ayiii!!! di ako prepared!

 thank you ate ellen for the make over and lirio for the dress, earrings and veil :-)

games! make and design your ref cake! nahirapan ako magjudge in fairness. masarap lahat.

the winning team! katamtaman lang ang tamis and of course winner ang design! congrats cathy, tita tonee and ate ellen!

hindi gaano katamisan ang lasa pero sabi ni mangita nasa ilalim daw ang sarap hehe. good job manj, ayan and lirio!

ang pinakamatamis sa lahat! hehe winner pa rin ang sweet smile ni melai, ethie and jenny!

 finished products. and the winner is...

 

winning team sa best wedding gown design :-)

gifts! the theme is round the clock. each gift depends sa time of the day na nakuha nila. for example tita tonee got 9am, she gave me a breakfast bed table. nice idea jenny! galing talaga!

 

from tita tonee (my travel and photography buddy)

from jenny (my partner in crime)

from cathy (woman of wisdom. my friend since accenture days)

from ethel (woman of God. my prayer partner and my date every valentines day hehe)

from manj (our energizer bunny. cesar's seatmate sa rcbc. friend since accenture days)

 from melai a.k.a. grade 3 (my piknik and photography buddy)

from ayan. oooopss gift to follow, sarado na kasi ang bookstore hehe (my teammate, kwentuhan and pineapple juice buddy)

from lirio. i am currently reading the book. very educational lalo na sa sexual love ahihi (my college bestfriend. lagi ako nag-sleepover sa kanila. lirio is my very good adviser, kahit na lagi ako napapagalitan hehe. but sobrang na-appreciate ko. salamat mommy lirs!)

 gift from everyone! thank you! para raw kay cesar hehe

message!

 very nice message and powerful prayer from ate ellen (my discipler from 2nd to 4th year college. thank you ate ellen for planting the seed in my heart!)

 

iyakin. saying my sincere thank you's to everyone

i was saying, "first year college pa lang ako, pinagppray ko na yung future husband ko. after 12 years, God answered my prayer."

sobrang thank you!!

im ready!

mastermind: jenny

kasabwat: hubby-to-be, cesar

Expo

(late post)

march 13, around 4pm, i met jen at starbucks harbour square (which is inside ccp complex). it's our favorite meeting spot. while waiting, had a sip of one of my fave fraps. one tall coffee jelly for pam! after 10 minutes, jen came in and had her all time fave cappuccino. we catch up and had a fast forward talk over a cup of coffee. ang daming nangyari since the last time we talked particularly to their family business. can't believe that it's really happening at sa kabibe pa! ang taas pa naman ng respeto ko sa mga nasa posisyon. sobrang corrupt! what they did is clearly against kabibe's global business principles. it was so unfair!! well, not everybody naman, to be fair.

afterwards, we went to the real agenda for this day, the wedding expo. first things first. we looked for the wedding ring at matus that cesar and i saw in the internet. they don't have the actual ring in the expo but the lady showed us another ring which is like the size (width and thickness) of the eternity ring. i fit it and feel it in my finger together with my engagement ring. yay!! the size is just right pero, masyadong makapal yung ring for me. still we get the quotation in case we can't look for replacement. sayang ang discount and other freebies. we looked around and stop at every store to find for the perfect ring. finally..i called up cesar and described him the ring that i liked and asked which ring he would prefer. we went back to the jewelery store and decided to reserve the second best ring that cesar liked. exciting!! i imagine myself wearing our wedding bond and i am more excited to be one with my man. thanked God for the 30% discount! that was such a great offer! last saturday, april 10, again jen accompanied me, had the first fitting of the ring.

mission accomplished! since nandun na rin kami sa expo, naglibot-libot muna to see what's the latest trend on weddings. then i noticed, si jen ang binibigyan ng leaflets. nagsalamin na nga ako para hindi magmukang bata. anyhow, all in all, i enjoyed it! can't believe i was actually there and preparing for my own wedding. na-miss ko lalo si cesar. i was surrounded by couples soon to wed. di bale, i will too be reunited with my puging pugi na asawa to be.

 

tested one of the wedding photo booths. i do appreciate jen's genuine friendship. maraming salamat deanna!

the maker of rica's wedding videography. cheapest fee is 70k. big WOW! 70k for a 20 minute video.

before heading home, we dine in at teriyaki boy and while waiting for the food to serve, jen helped me sorting out the leaflets. good thing she brought a clearbook, we quickly organize and put them inside it.

lapit na!

Unexpected gift

from cesar's former colleague at sodexo who already went back to her home in china. she's now in syd and visited today their office and gave cesar the present..

it's a set of teapot! i heart it. i always wish to have one. and it was granted. super happy :-) her mom carefully wrapped and put this inside her baggage so it won't be broken. so sweet. i am touched.

thank you charlene for the wonderful wedding gift!

Best Wishes

Hi pam...really sorry, it took me a while to write back to you!

I am really surprised with the turn of events bet you and ces...never the less, I am so happy knowing that you are happy finding your husband to be!

I am also blessed with the way things are working for cesar..how God works in his life and reveal Himself to him...what a great God we have!

I pray you to have a wonderful wedding and an even better marriage life...I really pray too that you would follow him soon...

I can just imagine that you may be busy with a lot of things now..and I know that a lot more will come with the change that is bound to happen...may you always be favoured with wisdom in the things that you do and may the Lord bless you in all your plans...

Really sorry that it took me a while to write but, I am always reading your tweets and you are always in thoughts.

Luv u lots pam! Best wishes!

email i received from joni today. she is one woman that i look up to. i admire her wisdom and faith as well as i respect her advices. i missed joni and our bible study in the office. she is one of the few whom i share my heart with. she knows everything about my love stories! well, almost.

thank you for praying with me, joni! indeed, it was an answered prayer.

hoping to visit her and alan in london with cesar :-)

The Beach and The Sunset

Carla (Rica) Peralejo and Joe Bonifacio's Same Day Edit from Jason Magbanua on Vimeo.


i cried when i saw the video. the exchange of vows was lovely. i am not personally related to them but we're in one spiritual family. i am so blessed with their story and was inspired by their wedding - the beach and the sunset.

when cesar proposed marriage in boracay at 17:55, it has given the beach and the sunset a different meaning.

the beach - crossing over to the other side. before i entered into a romantic relationship with him, i had my quiet moment with the lord, a one on one talk with my tatay in heaven. that was during my vacation in sydney. after i took breakfast, i sat at the veranda and with me are my bible and my ever reliable ipod nano. "is this where you want me to be? what about my career? my future?" and the questioning goes on. here's the word that i received from him in the morning of oct 7: "never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." then he reminded me of jeremiah 29:11 "for i know the plans i have for you, says the lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." on that day, i knew what the answer is..when i said yes to cesar, it means "yes, i am ready to follow his will. i am ready to go over to the other side taking God as the captain of our ship."

the sunset - it is time...to leave singlehood (which i truly enjoyed!) and moved on to the next level of maturity. a reminder that everyday is passing, that when the sun sets it means that another day is about to begin. a new hope and another day to trust God. and it also means that we are getting closer to the day of the fulfillment of his promises.

Name

no need to go to NSO to request for birth cert and cert of no marriage :-) salamat sa e-census!

then i realized that i need to get a new passport (i just renewed it last year) and update all my identification cards. as well, i need to practice my new signature! well, that is after cesar gave his name to me pa naman.

i also remember my highschool teacher asked us this question: "bakit kapag meron kayong ginawang maganda, ang tatay ang unang natutuwa?" the answer: "kasi dala-dala nyo ung pangalan nya." i am proud to say that i have given honor to my father's name. sikat ata ang lozendo sa school. and in a few months, i will carry my spouse's..

Excited

mama is excited. the whole family is excited and i love them! mama called up lola m and tita l to ask about the processing of marriage license. tita b texted me, sya na raw mag-aasikaso ng documents needed from NSO. and so on...honestly, when it comes to processing of papers, i don't have any patience. lalo na sa mga government agencies. that is why i am so thankful for my tita's who are very supportive and so eager to help me and cesar in getting a marriage license.

my girlfriends are also excited for us! i have received two wedding mags from my dear friends. last week, cathy surprised me with a wedding mag and a rose. she put it in my workstation with a sweet note. i enjoyed browsing and reading the magazines while getting great ideas for our dream wedding. maraming salamat, girls!

from jen

from cathy

and of course, my hubby-to-be is super excited to begin our life together. i simply love the way he prepares for our home. he has started investing and buying stuff already. i like it when every time he plan to buy something, he gets my opinion and my approval first. ang sarap daw ng feeling pinaghahandaan ang buhay pagaasawa :-) i love you, dy!! looking forward to spend my everyday with you.

almost 2am when he finished assembling the tv rack

with the help of his BS-mates, tada!! na-assemble na ang bed :-)

YES!

"kuya pakihinto!! pakihinto ho ung bangka! may tatanungin lang ako sa babaeng 'to..."

"gusto ko ng gawing official.."

"pam,....will you marry me?"