Bonne Année!

Happy New Year Everyone!

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Last two holiday events to blog about...

Last Dec 29-30 we checked-in at The Pearl Manila Hotel for an overnighter with my college barkada. It was unfortunate that preggy Mem and hubby were not able to join us. Masama daw ang pakiramdam ni buntis.

So far, this has been the "most attended" of the past get-togethers. Since Andrew has been seriously studying Medicine (Hehe!), he didn't have much time to go out and socialize. =P Now that he is a full-fledged doctor, he only has the USMLE in mind. Plus, Lalaine's been in town so this is really something we're looking forward to.

The day started with a serious Risk match between Benj, Beej, Andrew and moi. Andrew won on the merit that he is very serious in destroying my empire. He hates me because luck was on my side. =P I hope that somebody will study the manual and teach us how to play the Star Wars mode. Hehe!

Cri-c arrived and was giving us hell because she was not included in the game. At least she acquired a new best friend in Benj. Hehe!

Anne arrived a few minutes after with boyfriend, Joseph. *Kilig!*

Soon after, Cri-c and Anne were updating each other with what's happening in their lives.

We got tired with Risk and switched to Guesstures. We were odd-numbered so we decided that Andrew should act out all the words. And boy, can he act! Wow! Most of us were in awe watching him, we forget to guess the word. Andrew acted the words until Lalaine got to the hotel. He was acting for more than two hours, dinner lang pahinga. Hihi!

Manuel joined us close to midnight. Being the booze carrier, he was worth the wait. But, it seems that age are getting to us because soon after, people were switching to Pepsi and water.

To ward off sleepiness, we decided to switch to the classic Pinoy Henyo. (BTW, did you know that there is an online Pinoy Henyo??? Haha! Weird!) We finally gave up fighting sleep after 2AM.

Later morning, we still didn't have enough of Guesstures and played some more. After we got tired, we moved to videoke singing. Cri-c belted her college winning piece. Walang kupas!

We decided to part ways at 12 noon - check out time na kasi. Hehe!

*Sigh* I miss college, where life was less complicated and when we say overnighter - nobody really sleeps. =P

Pics here.

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New Year Party

We have an annual tradition to invite relatives and friends to join us for a simple get-together at home. My mom turns into a kitchen whiz and prepares delicious food for everyone.

Thanks for those who came: Con (with Arjahn & Luiz), Mavis (with pretty Angel), Beej & Benj, Lalaine (with Ninang, Ate, Kuya & Kulit), Allan, Bon, OJ, Ate Malou, Nanay (with kids), Kuya Mel (with Tisha and kids), Annie & Tony... at marami pang iba. Hope to see you again next year, same venue, same time. =)

Pics here.

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How come the clock spins fast every time one is on vacation?

I'm already anticipating the next long one. Kelan kaya yung susunod? Nuninu.

Happy New Year!

Been busy lately (more like, been tamad lately) to update our blog. =D

I'm still in this surreal mode that we only have five months before the big day. We're still on the look out for a caterer. Been considering two (Swan and Robert Camba) but still haven't decided yet. Hopefully, we can tick this off from our list come next week.

I thought that I would be relaxed as a sloth this year. But, lo and behold, I'm still neck deep with to-dos. I don't want to bore you with that yet... will list it down once I'm panicking already. I still have this magic organizer in my mind (with matching timelines, etc.) that I update every hour. Hehe! I do hope that it will still work come crunch time. I find myself opening my binder (where I keep all the wedding related stuff) more often. I feel that I have to keep it within reach or else, I'll lose all the info in my magic organizer. Nagiging security blanket na!

I also find myself doing matrixes (matrix of caterers, hmua, flowers, reception venues, etc.). It actually reminds me of my old boss who always want everything in a matrix. Creepy! But honestly, it really helps. =)

Then there's the story of the prenups, cake, invitations, save-the-date (hi yax! hehe!), e-mailing suppliers re change of venue, hotel preps, etc. I can go on for years. =D

But, I'm a little scared of what Benz told me... withdrawal syndrome. =P




So what is this post all about?

I just want to greet all of you... happy new year! Segue lang yung wedpreps! Hehe!

BTW, we both had a wonderful time during the holidays. It also dawned on us that next year will be totally different. *Anticipating* =)