2014 Bring it On!

This year is the my most favoritest year EVER! That's cause this year I married the love of my life and although it's been a crazy year of planning and planning and stress everything was worth it. :D Since some of you weren't there to witness the wedding let me share with you one of my favoritest parts of Miggy's vows. :D

• My favorite quote about love goes...“Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.” from the movie Captain Corelli's Mandolin. I must confess I've never watched the movie but I've loved that quote since I read it the first time! hehe so you must imagine my surprise and excitement when my husband started his vows with that exact quote. :D It was perfect. He was perfect. I am still all gooey inside when I think about it. 

Weee...how lovely it is to be loved. My heart is a happy little heart. Anyway, enough with the cheese...for now. I've been blessed with a lot this year. A lot of changes have been happening and as my aunt texted me about a month ago, 2 big things happened for me this year. A change in surname and a change in career. Although there is always uncertainty when you venture out on your own there is also that excitement for what the world has in store for you. So even if recently I've been scared sh*tless because of the possibility that this might not work out I'm even more excited because I know God has so much more blessings to shower upon us. 

On a more personal note, no we're not pregnant so please stop asking..LOL I'm having the time of my life being a wife. :D Ok, so I don't do all the stuff normal wives might do. I'm still lucky enough that I don't have to manage a household or do chores. But I still make sure I take care of the things my husband, eeep, still not used to that term, might need. Oh, and I love spoiling him. Making him happy makes me happy. So the PS4 might not have been the best idea, everyone keeps telling me I'll never hear from him again, I'm still happy about it cause he's like a little boy all excited. Oh, and I get to do whatever I want since he's always on that thing anyway. Win - win! :D

2014 is going to be a year of many firsts. I've given us a budget and the idea is to stick to it, although I'm already thinking it might not be enough. What a challenge! I've also decided that in 2014 I'm not going to go crazy shopping...all the time. It's time to invest wisely. I'm so freaked out because I think I'm starting to sound like a grown up. Waaaaah! It's so surreal. So here's to a better year for everyone. 

Oh, and before I get too lazy to write another blogpost let me try to write down my resolutions for the year...bear with me here. 

1. Learn to live within a budget. A non-negotiable budget. LOL. There are just some things we can learn to live without. I won't die if I don't get to buy all the crap I love buying. 
2. This year I must learn to keep with the yoga program. Last year was crazy, loosing weight because of the stress was easy now they're back and they want to take over the world. 
3. Travel more with the husband. Although this may be extremely difficult because he has an extremely inflexible schedule I think short trips can be arranged. :D
4. Learn to cook...or at least get back in the kitchen. It won't kill anyone until it actually does. Hehe...
5. Spend time with family. Because in the end they are the people who matter.

So here's to an awesome 2014 for all of us! :D

Thank you...part 1! :D

OMG!!! We’re married!!! :D

It’s crazy because after 11, well almost 12 as my dad pointed out, of being boyfriend – girlfriend this felt a long time coming and now that it has I still can’t wrap my head around it.

So as made obvious by the numerous posts I’ve been writing, or not, my life has been tumultuous as of recent. From the wedding planning to work to just plain being sickly old me there hasn’t really been any time for me to sit down and actually write down the stuff that’s been going on. But since the Bu and I are leaving for our Honeymoon – woot woot – tom night I figured I should at least get our thank you post out already! :D Ok, so obviously this didn't get posted in time, but today marks our first month together and I think it's about time this post gets out, don't you? haha...

There’s just too many people to thank and admittedly during the reception itself we didn’t really make a list. Hah! Ok, I forgot and let’s face it Miggy wouldn’t really know who to thank. Haha…So let’s face it, this is going to be an extremely long post. You’ve been warned! Read on if you want to, but I encourage you to. Haha…

I keep trying to think back on who I should thank first. And well it only comes down to one person. Tita Baby! :D I can’t really go into much detail since she told me not to tell anyone, but she’s one of the main reasons why Miggy and I finally sat down together and decided this was really going to happen. So thanks TIta Baby for being that push we needed to get us moving! :D We love you to bits! You’ve no idea.

So who did I first share my awesome news with. I can’t really remember. To be honest though, we had already begun planning our wedding waaaaaay before we announced our engagement. But I remember one of the first persons I told was Mervin because I wanted him to design my gown. I remember the phone call when I asked him if I ever got married would he help me with my dress and without even waiting to be asked he already volunteered to do it. He’s awesome and don’t you agree that I looked stunning. I couldn’t have done that all on my own you know. I met Mervs a few years back when we worked at the same company and we became fast friends. I don’t think it was really hard considering he’s such an accommodating guy and all around he’ll just help you when you need it. Awesome stylist/designer even more awesome friend! :D And yes, he did design and make all the decisions when it came to the gown and my second dress. :D He also made sure my make up and hair looked perfect. I love you Mervs, you don’t know how much. Thank you for making me look stunning that day. Everyone loved the dress, although I must admit I should have practiced walking in it first. LOL :D

That's me trying not to bawl my eyes out...I love the dress Mervs. It was perfect!

I’ve also got to thank my sister-in-law Alay because even before I told her she was going to be my Matron of Honor she was already helping us out with all the planning. Although she lacks arts and crafts skills, don’t believe me ask her to cut something for you with a pair of scissors, she was always willing to run errands with/for me. She also made sure that whenever everything seemed daunting for me she’d ask me to calm down and make a list so she could help. Oh, and in case you were wondering who the other crying person was at the wedding, that would be her. From coming to the fittings and trial make ups with me and making sure I had all my wedding paraphernalia in check. Thanks Lay! You know I love you but I might as well let the whole world know. :D

My Ahia's lovely family.

Wow, just three people and already this feels like a novel. Makes me think I should break it down into another post but to be honest I’d just end up being lazy. Haha…so let’s get on with it.

Alay was my official Matron of Honor but behind the scenes I had another Maid of Honor. Haha…we would joke about it but really Miggy and I wouldn’t be married if it wasn’t for Kaka. She literally drove to the City Hall with me, twice!, to make sure that had our Marriage License and stuff. She also went around running errands with me. I must not forget Rockie too! Both of them sat me down a month before the wedding and made sure I listed down all the things I needed and made sure I actually did it. But most of all, I need to thank these two awesome people for being extremely understanding!!! A couple of weeks before the wedding I got extremely sick it wasn’t even funny. That meant I couldn’t really do my share of work when it came down to it and not once did they say I was being unfair. They kept on insisting I rest and get better for the wedding. I did by the way. I got sick a week after the wedding though, typical me. So thanks awesome friends you guys are the best partners a girl could ever ask for! :D I love you to bits!

I couldn't find any photo with just the two of them, so here are some of my awesome friends who came to the wedding. 

Then there’s Eleonor. I’ve known Ele since we were in High School. I actually remember telling her we were getting married when she called me the night she got engaged! Hahaha…I couldn’t help sharing her happiness. Ele got married earlier this year. I originally thought we could plan our stuff together but she decided she didn’t really want to do a long engagement and got married in a jiffy. Which worked out for me because I could pester her about all the little details that drove me crazy and she would calm me down by telling me either they didn’t really matter or they would work themselves out. It was also awesome timing that she got married a few months before us because that meant she still had all her files and checklists and stuff and I could work from there. Ele also helped me with all the small stuff. From coming over to paint décor with me, to planning my surprise bridal shower with my sis-in-law and aunt, to forcing me to go to yoga because we both needed to get fit! Thanks for being my go to girl El! :D Love you!

There’s still so much more people we have to thank and this post is getting extremely long. So let me cut it here…LOL! There’s more to come! For now it’s of to Bali for us! Weeeee