..our invites

As promised, I'm proud to present our DIY invites made by my better half...

Initially saw the layout from QP Designs for Leslie. We were quoted for Php 110/pc then..pero dahil sa artistic hands ni Paul, he was able to do it alone (yes..100 pcs of this) nakatipid kami ng sobra. It turns out na about Php30/pc lang siya. Thanks to their ever reliable Fuji photocopying machine and papers from Prestige. Hmm..ilang weeks (months?) din niyang ginawa yan.

The two main inserts, the RSVP card and the map.

Paul used Paintbrush lang po for the map. Galeng-galeng noh?

...the hills (and rivers ?) are alive with the sound of music

Here are some scenic places we toured while Paul and I were on vacation in Isabela last Oct 28 - 31. Hay ang sarap bumalik..lamig ng hangin and absolutely alang pollution...really nice place to unwind

click on the pic to view it larger..sige nga hanapin niyo yung 5 baboy

Floating houses on Cagayan River.
This pic was taken while we're on the road leading to Magat Dam in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao

Camp Vizcarra..a jamboree site

Hay when will we set foot kaya ulit dito?

..throughout my wedding preps, the hardest part ever is....

THE GUEST LIST!

I've never thought that drafting the guest list is this so hard! Promise! I should've prioritized this before along with the booking of our major suppliers. In as much as we would like to limit the guests to family, close relatives and close friends..making it so simple and intimate..parang ang hirap gawin. Lalo na on my part..this would be the first wedding sa family ko (hehe ahead of my two ate's) and ngayon lang ulit sa Toralba clan (Older cousins got married noon pa). Mahirap in a sense na di mo alam kung sino ba dapat ang i-retain sa list or sino tanggalin kasi almost lahat ng nandun eh ka-close din talaga. Ngayon ko lang narealize marami pala kaming kamag-anak. Hehe! It's not just a wedding pala but a one grand reunion na rin sa Toralba side. Two tita's will be coming from the US...one from Norway...many from Pangasinan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, etc.

So far, mukhang nasa target limit pa rin naman kami. I just hope na di na lalagpas ng 200 (initially we opted for a max of 150 lang). Besides, may RSVP pa naman. We're halfway through sa pagdistribute ng invites (we started first week of nov). Actually, we were given deadline ng pagdistribute by our coordinator Christine until tomorrow so that makapagstart na sila ng RSVP. Kaso nga lang since dami pang di naibibigay, baka we might do the RSVP by ourselves na lang. And that reminds me, have to tell this to Christine pala..and also update her of some other accomplishments we had. Ooppss, we're still in the process of selecting and scanning the pics for the AVP. Hay wish ko lang matapos na ni Paul yung mga pics niya para masend na namin kay Christine.

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Hay I miss blogging...sobrang dami ko ng utang na kwento. Eh pano ba naman, how can I blog kung:

1) late na umuwi dahil super busy sa work (went home usually mga 11 am..may one time pa nga 1 am na)

2) pc at home is critical na..may virus siya salamat sa brother ko. Nakakainis gumamit kasi nagau-auto shutdown siya

3) la sa mood magblog kasi pagod

4) super occupied ang thoughts with problems at work

5) wedding preps siyempre, lalo na ngayon, nakalaan ang weekends namin sa pagdistribute ng invites.

6) pagdating sa bahay, nanonood muna ng pinoy big brother..after nun, antok na kaya I'd rather sleep.

Buti na lang, maaga kaming natapos ngayon with work..kaya eto blogging hehe!

...si bunso

I've always been used to being "the bunso" eversince...kasi nga I'm the youngest girl in the family...and originally, ako talaga bunso hehehe! But since I've started going places with Paul's family (lalo na ngayon we're distributing the invites to their relatives and friends)..usually, eto ang dialogue:


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Friend 1: Ay ang bata naman ng mapapangasawa ni Paul...

Paul: Naku di po..magkasing-edad lang kami niyan..mas matanda pa nga po yan sakin ng ilang buwan eh...(in defense)

Friend 1: Ah ganun ba..baby face kasi eh..

Mai: Ah thank you po..(thinking..thanks! that's a compliment)

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Paul's Tita: Ay kain ka lang ng kain ineng...
Paul's Mom: Kanina mo pa tinatawag ng ineng yan...
Paul's Tita: Eh kasi mukhang ang bata pa eh..
Paul: Naku..magkasing-edad lang po kami niyan (see how Paul always reacts hehe..defensive)
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Paul's Lola: Liz, (referring to Paul's mom) parang kamukha siya (referring to me) ni BJ (paul's elder sister)..parang nakababatang kapatid
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Eto the best...

When we dropped by Bocaue during the Holidays two weeks ago, we went shopping na ng fireworks. I was with Paul's mom, Paul and Kevin (Paul's 13-yr old bro). After bargaining, napunta ang usapan sa kwentuhan ng family...Paul's mom was introducing and saying some things about Paul and Kevin...when the vendor laid her eyes upon me..she exclaimed:
Vendor: Ah siya po ang bunso niyo noh! (with tone na siguradong-sigurado siya)
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Sabi nga ni Paul..dalawa lang yan...I really do look young for a 24-yr old lady or siya ang mukhang matanda kaya nagmumukha akong bata...hmmm! :D

40 days....

Nope..am not talking about the memorial service we observe after one's death.

Grabe..can't believe we barely have one month left before the long-awaited big day. Basically, we're in the final leg of preps but it seems like there are still a lot of things to be done.


Right now, we're in the hardest part and the most challenging task amidst wedding preps...maintaining your guest list along with sending out of invites. Hay i hate this..don't know how to prune the continuously increasing number of guests. Oh well...pamatay ang hirap..promise!


Anyway, just want to share, we already have our marriage license! Hmmm...it's official na. Another hmmm...hala lapit na nga!


By the way, as posted, here's the prenup pic that got featured in the canon expo. Hehe entry number 3. As to kenneth's fate, kung nanalo ang entry niya? di ko alam hehe!

Hay..it's 12 am na pala and yet dito pa ako sa office. Waah sawa na ako dito. Ayaw ko na pagod na ako..sobrang stressed na ako huhuhu! Bakit ako nagbloblog ngayon? aba bakit ba..just taking a break..tagal na rin akong di nakakapag-update dito eh. Tampo na si blog ko.