I've been very thankful for everything that has happened to us in the past two years... Mr. JB and I had a talk the other day and we are thankful and count our blessings......
Things that have happened to us in the past two years....
*** Mr. JB was hired in January of 2007 and has been promoted several times since then. And he LOVES his job.
*** Mr. JB and I got engaged in June of 2007.
*** I was accepted into the nursing program and started the program in August of 2007.
*** We got Brandon, our little prince, in December of 2007.
*** We got Skittles, our little princess, in September of 2008.
*** I finished school and graduated in May of 2009.
*** I passed my boards in July of 2009.
*** Mr. JB and I got married in August of 2009.
*** Mr. JB and I were able to go to Australia in August/September of 2009.
*** I was able to go to Burma with my mom in October/November of 2009.
*** I got a job offer in November of 2009.
But of course, nothing is ever THAT good.
***** I lost my youngest uncle from my mom's side in September of 2007 to Lung Cancer at the age of 49. (Don't smoke!!)
***** And my Princess Bash passed away in November of 2009 at the age of 15.
***** I am dealing with health issues since August of 2009 and still dealing with them as of this month...
Even though there are some bad stuff that happened, we are still thankful for everything that has happened to us in the past few years. We have been very blessed...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Whoo hoo....I got an offer!!
Whoo hoo!! I got a job offer. The job offer came Thursday night but I was shocked with how much they offered me. So, I told the job recruiter that I had to talk to my dear husband and my dad. I texted my parents and my sister and asked them for their opinion. I talked to the recruiter again on Friday and she offered a "retention bonus" which is to be paid out over a year. And Friday afternoon, I accepted offer.
Back in the days when I was in school, I was looking forward to working for several reasons:
1. I will be making at least $35-42/hr
2. I won't be driving as much anymore
3. I can wear scrubs and not have to worry about looking "dressed up" (Matching scrub top and pants are WAY easier than wearing "normal" clothes
But of course, none of the reasons I mentioned are going to happen. The base salary is low (lower than what I was expecting) and I have to drive an hour each way to get to the job. AND I have to dress up in regular normal clothing.
And you know what's really funny? My mom texted me and told me that I need to dress nice. ha ha. Usually, I dress like a bum. (Okay, not a bum. Just want to look comfortable.) I am no fashionista. But my mom telling me makes me think that she thinks I dress like a bum too. ha ha. Oh how I love my mommy.
I am now in need of getting my finger print and a physical done. Hopefully, I'll start before end of the year....
Back in the days when I was in school, I was looking forward to working for several reasons:
1. I will be making at least $35-42/hr
2. I won't be driving as much anymore
3. I can wear scrubs and not have to worry about looking "dressed up" (Matching scrub top and pants are WAY easier than wearing "normal" clothes
But of course, none of the reasons I mentioned are going to happen. The base salary is low (lower than what I was expecting) and I have to drive an hour each way to get to the job. AND I have to dress up in regular normal clothing.
And you know what's really funny? My mom texted me and told me that I need to dress nice. ha ha. Usually, I dress like a bum. (Okay, not a bum. Just want to look comfortable.) I am no fashionista. But my mom telling me makes me think that she thinks I dress like a bum too. ha ha. Oh how I love my mommy.
I am now in need of getting my finger print and a physical done. Hopefully, I'll start before end of the year....
Friday, November 6, 2009
I miss my Princess
The feeling I have now is the feeling I had when we lost Michelle in 2000. (Michelle was our family's first dog.) But this time, it's a bit different because I still have Brandon and Skittles and the house is not completely quiet like it was when we lost Michelle...
This may sounds weird but I miss cleaning up Bashee's pee and poo....and I also miss hearing her tags hitting each other as she walks in the hallway in the middle of the night. I miss her stinkiness too...
You know what else? The fact that I know Bash will die soon since she was getting a bit older.... and I've been trying to prepare myself since she was 10 years old. Someone had told my mommy that her Shih Tzu died when the doggie was 12. So, I tried to prepare myself. BUT you can never be really prepared. Somehow, I had hoped for her to make it to 16 years old and hoped that she was going to last a little longer. But her dying so suddenly threw me off guard. And her dying while I was away made it even more harder. But somehow, I think she knew it was the best. If she had died in front of me, I would be thinking about the process over and over again, wondering what I could've done to prevent it.
And also, cuz she wasn't really sick, I felt like it was too sudden. Maybe I just didn't notice? I took her for a physical exam back in July, before we left for Hawaii. They said she was healthy for her age. And for her to die the way she did, it made me wonder if I neglected her and not realized the subtle changes with her. But Mr. JB said the night before she passed, everything was normal. She got up to eat and walked around in the hallway. She peed and pooed in the middle of the night too. So, I don't know. I wonder if she suffered in anyway....although superficially, she sounded like she didn't. Makes me wonder what the cause of her death was....
The house is quiet at 3 in the morning, when my Princess usually wakes up to pee in her crate. I don't hear sound of her stepping on the pee pads and I sure don't hear her growling either. Oh how I long to hear her paws on the plastic and to smell her stinky ears. I miss her very much.
This may sounds weird but I miss cleaning up Bashee's pee and poo....and I also miss hearing her tags hitting each other as she walks in the hallway in the middle of the night. I miss her stinkiness too...
You know what else? The fact that I know Bash will die soon since she was getting a bit older.... and I've been trying to prepare myself since she was 10 years old. Someone had told my mommy that her Shih Tzu died when the doggie was 12. So, I tried to prepare myself. BUT you can never be really prepared. Somehow, I had hoped for her to make it to 16 years old and hoped that she was going to last a little longer. But her dying so suddenly threw me off guard. And her dying while I was away made it even more harder. But somehow, I think she knew it was the best. If she had died in front of me, I would be thinking about the process over and over again, wondering what I could've done to prevent it.
And also, cuz she wasn't really sick, I felt like it was too sudden. Maybe I just didn't notice? I took her for a physical exam back in July, before we left for Hawaii. They said she was healthy for her age. And for her to die the way she did, it made me wonder if I neglected her and not realized the subtle changes with her. But Mr. JB said the night before she passed, everything was normal. She got up to eat and walked around in the hallway. She peed and pooed in the middle of the night too. So, I don't know. I wonder if she suffered in anyway....although superficially, she sounded like she didn't. Makes me wonder what the cause of her death was....
The house is quiet at 3 in the morning, when my Princess usually wakes up to pee in her crate. I don't hear sound of her stepping on the pee pads and I sure don't hear her growling either. Oh how I long to hear her paws on the plastic and to smell her stinky ears. I miss her very much.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Princess Bashee: November 8, 1993 - November 4, 2009
My Princess Bashee passed away yesterday morning (November 4th) in her sleep. I am sadden by the news, especially because I came back from Burma yesterday night and wasn't able to see her before she passed away. I am glad she passed away in her sleep and that she did not suffer. I am also glad that she died on her own terms, instead of making us decide for her.
It has been a while since I lost my first pet Michelle in March of 2000. I remember feeling like crap and crying my eyeballs out. And this time is no better. I have been crying my eyes out since I found out the news yesterday night from Mr. JB. I know that my little princess had a good life. She was always so sweet and so mellow and sometimes, very spunky.
I feel at a lost because even though she was an older dog, I somehow thought she was going to last a few more years. I also didn't notice anything different about her before I went on my trip. She was eating/drinking fine and looked the same as always. She just seemed a little slower during our normal walks but other than that, she was the same Bashee I have known for the past 10 years. As she got older, she was losing her eyesight and her hearing. And lately, she had a hard time making it to the pee pads. But what else can you expect from a 15 years old dog, right?
According to Mr. JB, he said everything was normal the night before. She ate, walked around a bit in the hallway, and went to sleep. She got up to use the potty during the night. And when he got up in the morning to take her out to use the backyard, that's when he noticed how she was "different". He tried to wake her up but she was a bit stiff already. He cleaned her up and saved her body for me so that I can say my goodbye.
I will miss her very much. I will miss her growling, especially when she thinks no one is there for her. I will miss her trying to run away from me when I try to give her a hair cut. I will miss giving her a bath. I will miss walking her. I will miss feeding her. And I will miss cleaning up after her poop and pee. I will also miss her stinkiness. Most of all, I will just miss her being her.
Monday, October 12, 2009
What's great about being married...?
9 years ago today, Mr. JB and I made our relationship official. Sigh. How time flies. We went on our first date in June of 2000 and never dated anyone else while we were seeing each other. BUT Mr. JB thought it was better to make it official and asked me to be his lady. I accepted! And the rest...well, you know. =)
Anyhoo, you know what's great about being married? To be able to call your honey "HUSBAND"/"WIFE" and feel giddy still. To be able to tell everyone in the world, "yes, that's my husband/wife."
Mr. JB and I hang out with my sister and my BIL this weekend. And then we went to go look at two places with them in San Mateo. We saw a cute little townhouse which was nicely set up. And Mr. JB was looking around with my sister and BIL while I stayed with my niece who was sleeping in the car. Then, my sister came into the car and told me to go take a look. As I was walking up the stairs, I hear Mr. JB talking to a realtor. And then he turned around and said, "oh, there's my wife" with all the giddiness. Later, he told me that he liked being able to call me his wifey. How cute. =)
And today, I walked my little boy Bran near Safeway and we saw the guy who helps out at St. Anthony. We see him often and he always say hello. But because I haven't been walking Bran near our neighborhood, it was the first time I saw that gentleman in a long while. He was trying to tell me that he has been seeing Mr. JB around with Bran and not me. And he said, "oh, I've been seeing your ... uh, your boyfriend?" I said, "husband" and of course, I also felt giddy. hee hee.
Okay..that's it for now cuz I gotta go look for jobs.
Anyhoo, you know what's great about being married? To be able to call your honey "HUSBAND"/"WIFE" and feel giddy still. To be able to tell everyone in the world, "yes, that's my husband/wife."
Mr. JB and I hang out with my sister and my BIL this weekend. And then we went to go look at two places with them in San Mateo. We saw a cute little townhouse which was nicely set up. And Mr. JB was looking around with my sister and BIL while I stayed with my niece who was sleeping in the car. Then, my sister came into the car and told me to go take a look. As I was walking up the stairs, I hear Mr. JB talking to a realtor. And then he turned around and said, "oh, there's my wife" with all the giddiness. Later, he told me that he liked being able to call me his wifey. How cute. =)
And today, I walked my little boy Bran near Safeway and we saw the guy who helps out at St. Anthony. We see him often and he always say hello. But because I haven't been walking Bran near our neighborhood, it was the first time I saw that gentleman in a long while. He was trying to tell me that he has been seeing Mr. JB around with Bran and not me. And he said, "oh, I've been seeing your ... uh, your boyfriend?" I said, "husband" and of course, I also felt giddy. hee hee.
Okay..that's it for now cuz I gotta go look for jobs.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Holy Moly: 2 months already?
WOWW...I can't believe it. Mr. JB and I have been married for two months already. Boy how time flies.
I've been trying to become a "housewife" by making meals for Mr. Okay, I felt really bad since I did not cook for a whole month. So, now, I'm trying to catch up. I've been trying different recipes -- two of the latest being chili and wet burritos. =) And of course, since my brother in law works so close by, I also tell him to come by to taste my food. hee hee. I haven't been a housewife for that long. But I'm trying. I also rearranged our TV room, vaccumed like no other, etc... And of course, taking care of our kids and try to earn money whenever I can. I did two flu shot clinics already, then notarized someone and also pet sat our neighbor's dog. Hopefully, I'll have something more permanent soon.
Off I go to find something to make for tonight's dinner.
I've been trying to become a "housewife" by making meals for Mr. Okay, I felt really bad since I did not cook for a whole month. So, now, I'm trying to catch up. I've been trying different recipes -- two of the latest being chili and wet burritos. =) And of course, since my brother in law works so close by, I also tell him to come by to taste my food. hee hee. I haven't been a housewife for that long. But I'm trying. I also rearranged our TV room, vaccumed like no other, etc... And of course, taking care of our kids and try to earn money whenever I can. I did two flu shot clinics already, then notarized someone and also pet sat our neighbor's dog. Hopefully, I'll have something more permanent soon.
Off I go to find something to make for tonight's dinner.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Holy Smokes!!! We've been featured.
Well, okay, not really featured but close enough! ;)
I check Diane Phillips' blog every so often to see what kind of beauties she's been creating lately. And I went to check out her blog today as I normally do and guess what I saw? (It was posted on her September 20th blog.) The following, which was copied and pasted from Diane's blog:
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Real Wedding - Joyce & Christian
One thing I love about what I do is obviously working with my couples on creating their unique style they envision, but I also enjoy working with some really wonderful and very talented wedding professionals. The photographers who capture my artistry who I have had the opportunity to work with over the years are truly amazing. Many of them I have never even met, but I'm grateful to them because they so kindly share the photos with me so that I can showcase them on my blog and website.
Joyce and Christian hired me to create the bridal bouquet, boutonnieres, cake topper and favors. They recently got married earlier this month at SeaWatch Restaurant in Wailea, Maui. The SeaWatch Restaurant is the place where my clients, Alyssa and Daniel got married this past December and the SeaWatch Restaurant does a great job with their weddings and special events.
Stewart Pinsky was their photographer. Stewart was responsible for getting Mae & Jeremy's wedding featured on theknot.com which has brought me a ton of business over the last year and a half! I was so happy to hear he also worked on this wedding.
Just a couple of days ago I received a package from Stewart with the photos from Joyce and Christian's 20's vintage style wedding. I almost feel like it's a "speak-easy" style wedding when I see their photos.
If you are interested in hiring Stewart for your destination Maui wedding, you can see more of his wonderful photography at www.mauiweddinggallery.com. Thank you again Stewart for sharing Joyce & Christian's wedding images with me and my readers!
I check Diane Phillips' blog every so often to see what kind of beauties she's been creating lately. And I went to check out her blog today as I normally do and guess what I saw? (It was posted on her September 20th blog.) The following, which was copied and pasted from Diane's blog:
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Real Wedding - Joyce & Christian
One thing I love about what I do is obviously working with my couples on creating their unique style they envision, but I also enjoy working with some really wonderful and very talented wedding professionals. The photographers who capture my artistry who I have had the opportunity to work with over the years are truly amazing. Many of them I have never even met, but I'm grateful to them because they so kindly share the photos with me so that I can showcase them on my blog and website.
Joyce and Christian hired me to create the bridal bouquet, boutonnieres, cake topper and favors. They recently got married earlier this month at SeaWatch Restaurant in Wailea, Maui. The SeaWatch Restaurant is the place where my clients, Alyssa and Daniel got married this past December and the SeaWatch Restaurant does a great job with their weddings and special events.
Stewart Pinsky was their photographer. Stewart was responsible for getting Mae & Jeremy's wedding featured on theknot.com which has brought me a ton of business over the last year and a half! I was so happy to hear he also worked on this wedding.
Just a couple of days ago I received a package from Stewart with the photos from Joyce and Christian's 20's vintage style wedding. I almost feel like it's a "speak-easy" style wedding when I see their photos.
If you are interested in hiring Stewart for your destination Maui wedding, you can see more of his wonderful photography at www.mauiweddinggallery.com. Thank you again Stewart for sharing Joyce & Christian's wedding images with me and my readers!
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Job Search And A Decision
So, now that I have come to terms with my hot feet and tingling/numbness of my right arm, I am becoming more active on my job search. I've been applying to various hosipitals that are not firm with their 1 year experience requirement. I've also got in contact with some staffing agency as well. We'll see where the job search leads me.
I also went on a job "interview" the other day to work for a hospice agency near my house. And I turned in my paperwork on Tuesday to the agency and now waiting for a call back from them. I'm a bit nervous because I'll be alone at the clients' places and will be on my own. But I'm sure I'll get training. On a side note, I also emailed my teacher to say HI and she emailed back to say that we're going to be co-workers. I didn't know what she meant and then she told me that she is also going to be working for that agency per diem starting this weekend. What a small world, huh? =)
Also, my sister, who has been working overtime on the job search for me, told me to contact an agency she used to work for to do flu clinics. I emailed a lady around 11 in the morning and she called me back around 5:30 to tell me that there is a flu clinic I can do in San Francisco this Tuesday. And this agency pays more than the other agency I signed up with. After my phone call with the lady, I was so excited. Mind you, I'll only be working for 2 hours but still I was very excited. Mr. JB said it might be because I will be actually working as an RN and cuz I'll be earning my first paycheck (it's less than $100). I am still waiting for the lady to email me some paperwork that needs to be filled out.
And because I haven't really gotten a real job lined up, I am also looking into going back to school. University of Phoenix offers an online Masters program and it sounded really good....BUT the tuition is a kicker. $28,000!!! WOW. It's $550/credit. And I think it's a good deal if I had a job lined up already but since I don't have a job, I am hesistant to get into that much debt. Samuel Merritt (another college located in Oakland, CA) charges $680/unit. And the great thing about University of Phoenix is that the classes start at varioius time and you don't have to wait for January or August to start the semeseter AND you get into their programs very soon, instead of having to wait for a long time for the nursing director to make your life decision if you were to applied to a State University. And I really want to do it and so do my mom and Mr. JB. BUT I'm still being held back by the tuition. Sigh.... Hopefully I will make my decision very soon.
I also went on a job "interview" the other day to work for a hospice agency near my house. And I turned in my paperwork on Tuesday to the agency and now waiting for a call back from them. I'm a bit nervous because I'll be alone at the clients' places and will be on my own. But I'm sure I'll get training. On a side note, I also emailed my teacher to say HI and she emailed back to say that we're going to be co-workers. I didn't know what she meant and then she told me that she is also going to be working for that agency per diem starting this weekend. What a small world, huh? =)
Also, my sister, who has been working overtime on the job search for me, told me to contact an agency she used to work for to do flu clinics. I emailed a lady around 11 in the morning and she called me back around 5:30 to tell me that there is a flu clinic I can do in San Francisco this Tuesday. And this agency pays more than the other agency I signed up with. After my phone call with the lady, I was so excited. Mind you, I'll only be working for 2 hours but still I was very excited. Mr. JB said it might be because I will be actually working as an RN and cuz I'll be earning my first paycheck (it's less than $100). I am still waiting for the lady to email me some paperwork that needs to be filled out.
And because I haven't really gotten a real job lined up, I am also looking into going back to school. University of Phoenix offers an online Masters program and it sounded really good....BUT the tuition is a kicker. $28,000!!! WOW. It's $550/credit. And I think it's a good deal if I had a job lined up already but since I don't have a job, I am hesistant to get into that much debt. Samuel Merritt (another college located in Oakland, CA) charges $680/unit. And the great thing about University of Phoenix is that the classes start at varioius time and you don't have to wait for January or August to start the semeseter AND you get into their programs very soon, instead of having to wait for a long time for the nursing director to make your life decision if you were to applied to a State University. And I really want to do it and so do my mom and Mr. JB. BUT I'm still being held back by the tuition. Sigh.... Hopefully I will make my decision very soon.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Say Yes To The Dress -- love that show; not the price tags of the dresses
Have you seen that show?? It's on TLC and I love watching it. Mr. JB is so cute because when that show is on, he would say "honey, your show is on." Of course, the best part about watching that show with him is to reminisce about our wedding and the money we did not spend on my wedding dress. I can't believe these ladies (brides) spend so much money on a dress.
The other day, I saw a mom who was paying for her daughter's dress and when asked about the budget, she said "it's not about the money; it's about finding THE dress for my daughter". And the sale consultant brought dresses that were GRAND. And the daughter ended up loving a dress that was $14,000!!!! OMG! Really? That much for a dress you'll only wear for a few hours? I can't imagine how much the whole wedding was going to cost them. YIIIKKEESSS!!!
I can't imagine spending lots of money on a dress that I will only wear for a few hours. The money can go towards a trip or something. I mean, I know different people have different priorities and all but .... WOW!!!
I mean, these brides' lowest budget is like $2000. Maybe because Kleinfield is supposed to be expensive place? Or something? And some people are from the West Coast. So, I wonder if these brides travel from the West Coast to the East often for that dress. I mean, think about it. The intial appt, the fittings, etc. And the tarvel cost, on top of the cost of the dress. WOW.
Also, you can see the relationships the brides have with their moms.... Wow. Some relationships are great and some are just out there! And when I went dress shopping, my mom didn't have the reaction I was looking for. Well, neither did I. I thought I was going to cry when I find THE dress. But I didn't have any emotional feeling about any of them. Neither did my mom. hee hee. For me, it was because I couldn't commit. I don't know why my mom wasn't emotional. Maybe she is not that kind of person. Who knows?
Anyhoo, I love that show. I especially love the clip they show at the end of some of the weddings. Swoon....
The other day, I saw a mom who was paying for her daughter's dress and when asked about the budget, she said "it's not about the money; it's about finding THE dress for my daughter". And the sale consultant brought dresses that were GRAND. And the daughter ended up loving a dress that was $14,000!!!! OMG! Really? That much for a dress you'll only wear for a few hours? I can't imagine how much the whole wedding was going to cost them. YIIIKKEESSS!!!
I can't imagine spending lots of money on a dress that I will only wear for a few hours. The money can go towards a trip or something. I mean, I know different people have different priorities and all but .... WOW!!!
I mean, these brides' lowest budget is like $2000. Maybe because Kleinfield is supposed to be expensive place? Or something? And some people are from the West Coast. So, I wonder if these brides travel from the West Coast to the East often for that dress. I mean, think about it. The intial appt, the fittings, etc. And the tarvel cost, on top of the cost of the dress. WOW.
Also, you can see the relationships the brides have with their moms.... Wow. Some relationships are great and some are just
Anyhoo, I love that show. I especially love the clip they show at the end of some of the weddings. Swoon....
Friday, September 11, 2009
We're back (again..)
We're back from our Australia / New Zealand trip. And we were totally jet lagged. Well, at least I was for sure. I still am. It's 3 in the morning and I'm wide awake. UGH!! So annoying.
I'll write about the trip soon, I hope.
And we just got our thank you cards from Costco and I'm going to work on them this week.
And I'm also working on my wedding albumn.
I've also been dealing with that health issue I was having. I'm happy to report that I saw a rheumatologist today and he said I don't have lupus. Thank goodness!!! I was really worried for a few days after my primary physician has told me that based on my lab results and my physical symptoms I was reporting, it could've been lupus. But we still don't know what the reason is for the numbess, tingling, blue fingers, etc.
I'll write about the trip soon, I hope.
And we just got our thank you cards from Costco and I'm going to work on them this week.
And I'm also working on my wedding albumn.
I've also been dealing with that health issue I was having. I'm happy to report that I saw a rheumatologist today and he said I don't have lupus. Thank goodness!!! I was really worried for a few days after my primary physician has told me that based on my lab results and my physical symptoms I was reporting, it could've been lupus. But we still don't know what the reason is for the numbess, tingling, blue fingers, etc.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Can it be? Hooray for the sun...
Thursday August 27th: the day the sun came out in our neighborhood
I live in the Sunset district of San Francisco. And usually, I love the foggy weather. It can be gloomy but my skin loves the coolness the fog brings. BUT after coming back home from Hawaii, I noticed that my body isn't loving the fog as much. And I've been sort of lethargic and weak all around, not wanting to do anything. And because my feet are feeling like they've been on fire, it was another reason to sulk in our TV room, wanting to do absolutely nothing. No cooking, no cleaning, no nothing. I just have been sulking. Oh yes, that also mean, not wanting to do anything wedding or work or school related either. Besides checking email, I wasn't even in the mood to blog. Just blah.
And usually, I pack my luggage WAY before we leave for a trip. And since I've been sulking, I didn't start packing for our trip until today. Mind you, we're leaving for Australia and New Zealand tomorrow. And of course, yesterday, I was telling myself that I have to snap out of my sulkiness so that I can have energy. And today, the sun helped me out by coming out in our neighborhood. It's bright and sunny and I feel like the sun is giving me some juice for the "almost out of juice" battery I have in my body. Horray for the sun! =)
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Feedback from pictures
Since we got pictures from our photographers, we were able to upload some to the Picasa website. Then, we sent those 140 images to families and friends. And here are some of their feedback:
"Oh my Gosh...you are absolutely beaming! That looked like so much FUN! What a terrific collection of pictures! YOU LOOKED BEAUTIFUL! I love all the fun details...frog pillow, Chris's hat, your vail, the pineapple chairs, petal cones, the table cards, the fans...so much thoughtfulness into it! (Guess that's what so many years will do waiting for such a fantastic event!) Keep your happiness close and remember exactly how to capture it again, it will come in handy!
I'm so impressed! You go grasshoper, think you are now a butterfly instead!
Love,
Anne : )"
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"Thanks for sharing... are you home or on your honeymoon still? Let me know and we can chat...
xoxo The pics are lovely and you looked beautiful and yes, your niece is the picture of you....
Larissa"
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"You look absolutely beautiful! Chris looks so cute. What was the name of the place you had the ceremony? It looked like it was a private area.
Regina"
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"aww. your wedding looked perfect! and you looked pretty the cake looks great, and your wedding party is really small.. wow. I like your theme color too.. it stands out. do you have pics from the reception?"
Then I sent out some more pictures and she responded with:
"those are some really really nice pictures.. and I love the color combination! you're making me really think about having a destination wedding, but i'm just scared that my grandparents won't be able to make it.
Donna"
Note: I'm so glad I was able to inspire someone to have their wedding elsewhere other than at the home base. If I had to do it over again, I would still have our wedding in Maui...
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"Thank you Mrs Escobar for sharing your picture!!! Did it hit you yet? That you are indeed (Mr. JB's) property now? hahahahah! jk. Congratulation and too bad for me I missed the whole thing somehow somewhat ill make it up to you ... hehehehe!
Ning"
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"I am very happy for the both of you. The pictures look great!! It also appears that the weather was kind to you as well.
I am all smiles for the both of you. Sorry, we could (not) be there.
Bobby and Olivia"
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"Congratulations!!! You guys look really great, and happy :) I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures!
Josephine"
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"Very nice scenery. Of course, the bride and groom look gorgeous.
Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. (JB)!
Enjoy your honeymoon now....
Sue"
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"Thank You for sharing, how beautiful!!! Ms.JB your face was glowing and the flowers were so colorful and pretty. Yes, you will wake up for months saying wow this is my husband, enjoy!!!
Adrienne"
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Of course, reading these comments made me glow some more. I have no idea if people say they like the pictures because it's a polite thing to say...BUT I like the details I put into the wedding and as Mr. JB usually says: "who cares what others think. As long as you and I loved our wedding, that's all that matters." Oi..so sweet! =)
"Oh my Gosh...you are absolutely beaming! That looked like so much FUN! What a terrific collection of pictures! YOU LOOKED BEAUTIFUL! I love all the fun details...frog pillow, Chris's hat, your vail, the pineapple chairs, petal cones, the table cards, the fans...so much thoughtfulness into it! (Guess that's what so many years will do waiting for such a fantastic event!) Keep your happiness close and remember exactly how to capture it again, it will come in handy!
I'm so impressed! You go grasshoper, think you are now a butterfly instead!
Love,
Anne : )"
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"Thanks for sharing... are you home or on your honeymoon still? Let me know and we can chat...
xoxo The pics are lovely and you looked beautiful and yes, your niece is the picture of you....
Larissa"
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"You look absolutely beautiful! Chris looks so cute. What was the name of the place you had the ceremony? It looked like it was a private area.
Regina"
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"aww. your wedding looked perfect! and you looked pretty the cake looks great, and your wedding party is really small.. wow. I like your theme color too.. it stands out. do you have pics from the reception?"
Then I sent out some more pictures and she responded with:
"those are some really really nice pictures.. and I love the color combination! you're making me really think about having a destination wedding, but i'm just scared that my grandparents won't be able to make it.
Donna"
Note: I'm so glad I was able to inspire someone to have their wedding elsewhere other than at the home base. If I had to do it over again, I would still have our wedding in Maui...
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"Thank you Mrs Escobar for sharing your picture!!! Did it hit you yet? That you are indeed (Mr. JB's) property now? hahahahah! jk. Congratulation and too bad for me I missed the whole thing somehow somewhat ill make it up to you ... hehehehe!
Ning"
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"I am very happy for the both of you. The pictures look great!! It also appears that the weather was kind to you as well.
I am all smiles for the both of you. Sorry, we could (not) be there.
Bobby and Olivia"
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"Congratulations!!! You guys look really great, and happy :) I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures!
Josephine"
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"Very nice scenery. Of course, the bride and groom look gorgeous.
Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. (JB)!
Enjoy your honeymoon now....
Sue"
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"Thank You for sharing, how beautiful!!! Ms.JB your face was glowing and the flowers were so colorful and pretty. Yes, you will wake up for months saying wow this is my husband, enjoy!!!
Adrienne"
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Of course, reading these comments made me glow some more. I have no idea if people say they like the pictures because it's a polite thing to say...BUT I like the details I put into the wedding and as Mr. JB usually says: "who cares what others think. As long as you and I loved our wedding, that's all that matters." Oi..so sweet! =)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Broken Goods..
You know how I was feeling numb and tingly on my right side of the face and neck? Well, things got a little scary on Monday night when I was in the shower. I was shampooing my hair and I realized my fingers were feeling tingly and I couldn't really feel my fingers feeling my head. I thought it was strange. I looked at my fingers...an they were turning blue. Seriously blue. I thought I was seeing things and called Mr. JB to ask what he saw. He said they were blue too. I was worried. Normally, you'll have blue toes and fingers if you're cold. BUT I was in the shower.
I did my own physical assessment, of course. My capillary refill was longer than 3 seconds (normal is 3 seconds). So, thinking it was circulation issue, I moved my arms like crazy to make sure I had circulation going. It took a good 15 minutes to get it back to normal. Then, the capillary refill was back at less than 3 seconds. But the tingling I was feeling didn't go away. The pinky on the right hand is still feeling weird.
I decided to call Kaiser on Tuesday to make an appointment. I got an appointment with my doctor on Wedneday at 8:20.
Wednesday came and I saw my doctor. She was really cute and sweet. She's my primary physician, who took over the Nurse Practitioner I was seeing for years. Anyhoo, I told her about my symptoms plus the cough I had for weeks now. She ordered a chest x-ray, and gave me prescription for my cough. Then she said she's going to start the MRI process. I told her that I still had to do the blood work that was requested of me by the neurologist. And off I went to another building, visiting 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor. Third floor was for chest x-ray, 2nd floor was for lab and 1st floor was for pharmacy. A busy Wednesday morning.
And the lab results started to pour in yesterday night and today. I'm happy to announce that I don't have diabetes. And just now, I checked the other results and saw that for my ANA, normal result should be negative but I had positive as my result. What does it mean?
"An antinuclear antibody (ANA) test measures the amount and pattern of antibodies in your blood that work against your own body (autoimmune reaction).
The body's immune system normally attacks and destroys foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. But in disorders known as autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks and destroys the body's normal tissues. When a person has an autoimmune disease, the immune system produces antibodies that attach to the body's own cells as though they were foreign substances, often causing them to be damaged or destroyed. Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are examples of autoimmune diseases."
"ANAs can be found also in patients with infections, cancer, lung diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, hormonal diseases, blood diseases, skin diseases, and in elderly people or people with a family history of rheumatic disease. ANAs are actually found in about 5% of the normal population.
The ANA results are just one factor in diagnosing, and must be considered together with the patient's clinical symptoms and other diagnostic tests. Medical history also plays a role because some prescription drugs can cause "drug-induced ANAs".
I have no idea what's next....or if this is really my result...
Maybe more tests? Maybe it's nothing? I dont' know...
Poor Mr. JB who is now responsible for me, the broken goods. He's such a good sport about it though. He worries and usually wake up to see if I'm doing okay during the middle of the night, while I'm having my coughing fits. Mind you, he used to sleep through the night but lately, he hasn't been able to sleep well because of my coughing. But yesterday, I took the cough syrup and went to sleep fine. Only two bouts of coughing. Not so bad.
I'll keep you posted on the lab result. I'm sure it's nothing...
I did my own physical assessment, of course. My capillary refill was longer than 3 seconds (normal is 3 seconds). So, thinking it was circulation issue, I moved my arms like crazy to make sure I had circulation going. It took a good 15 minutes to get it back to normal. Then, the capillary refill was back at less than 3 seconds. But the tingling I was feeling didn't go away. The pinky on the right hand is still feeling weird.
I decided to call Kaiser on Tuesday to make an appointment. I got an appointment with my doctor on Wedneday at 8:20.
Wednesday came and I saw my doctor. She was really cute and sweet. She's my primary physician, who took over the Nurse Practitioner I was seeing for years. Anyhoo, I told her about my symptoms plus the cough I had for weeks now. She ordered a chest x-ray, and gave me prescription for my cough. Then she said she's going to start the MRI process. I told her that I still had to do the blood work that was requested of me by the neurologist. And off I went to another building, visiting 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor. Third floor was for chest x-ray, 2nd floor was for lab and 1st floor was for pharmacy. A busy Wednesday morning.
And the lab results started to pour in yesterday night and today. I'm happy to announce that I don't have diabetes. And just now, I checked the other results and saw that for my ANA, normal result should be negative but I had positive as my result. What does it mean?
"An antinuclear antibody (ANA) test measures the amount and pattern of antibodies in your blood that work against your own body (autoimmune reaction).
The body's immune system normally attacks and destroys foreign substances such as bacteria and viruses. But in disorders known as autoimmune diseases, the immune system attacks and destroys the body's normal tissues. When a person has an autoimmune disease, the immune system produces antibodies that attach to the body's own cells as though they were foreign substances, often causing them to be damaged or destroyed. Rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are examples of autoimmune diseases."
"ANAs can be found also in patients with infections, cancer, lung diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, hormonal diseases, blood diseases, skin diseases, and in elderly people or people with a family history of rheumatic disease. ANAs are actually found in about 5% of the normal population.
The ANA results are just one factor in diagnosing, and must be considered together with the patient's clinical symptoms and other diagnostic tests. Medical history also plays a role because some prescription drugs can cause "drug-induced ANAs".
I have no idea what's next....or if this is really my result...
Maybe more tests? Maybe it's nothing? I dont' know...
Poor Mr. JB who is now responsible for me, the broken goods. He's such a good sport about it though. He worries and usually wake up to see if I'm doing okay during the middle of the night, while I'm having my coughing fits. Mind you, he used to sleep through the night but lately, he hasn't been able to sleep well because of my coughing. But yesterday, I took the cough syrup and went to sleep fine. Only two bouts of coughing. Not so bad.
I'll keep you posted on the lab result. I'm sure it's nothing...
Monday, August 17, 2009
We're back....
Monday August 17th:
We're back from our Hawaii trip. Our flight arrived around 8:45 p.m. yesterday and we were picked up by my brother in law O and were dropped off at our house. We dropped our bags in the office and checked on Ben and Jerry (our gold fishes). They were both alive and well (thank goodness!). Then we headed to my mom's house. It was around 10 p.m. at this time. We were on our way to see our loves.
We were so happy and estatic to see my little babies. To be away for this long from my loves was a bit tough. And as soon as I opened the door, little Bran was there. I said, "Hi baby!" and I think he remembered my voice. He knew his mama was home. He was so wiggly. And we saw Bash there too. She just came from the kitchen and was resting. Oh my stinky little girl. We rubbed and hugged them like they've never been smothered before. =) And Mr. JB and I grabbed something to eat cuz we were starving. During this time, we didn't see Skitty. I started gathering our kids' supply and starting walking to the front door and there she was! Skitty! My little love! I have no idea where she came from but was just happy that she was there.
And I looked into my mail slot and I saw a package. The first thing I thought was "I wonder what I ordered for the wedding that didn't come on time". Then I saw it was from Stewart Pinsky, our photographer. WOW...already? I told Mr. JB and he said "oh okay". I guess you don't get too excited about photos when you're a guy?
We went home and by this time, it was 11:30 p.m. I asked Mr. JB if he wanted to look at the pictures and he said to do it tomorrow. I told him that I wouldn't be able to sleep if I didn't look at some tonight. And we did. We had to watch it on the xBox because my computer was being dumb. And I'm so glad we looked at those pictures. All 614 of them, just in one disc. Mind you there were 4 discs that came in the package. By the time we were done with 614 pictures, it was 1:30 in the morning. Mr. JB had to work the next day. He said good night to me, while having his eyes opened a little to glance at the next disc I was viewing on my computer.
I tried to go to sleep at 2:30 but wasn't able to do so for a while. Then, I was coughing and turning and such. And today, I woke up at 8:30. So, I'm a bit tired...but I'm still viewing the pictures. Sigh. Loving all of them right now!
We're back from our Hawaii trip. Our flight arrived around 8:45 p.m. yesterday and we were picked up by my brother in law O and were dropped off at our house. We dropped our bags in the office and checked on Ben and Jerry (our gold fishes). They were both alive and well (thank goodness!). Then we headed to my mom's house. It was around 10 p.m. at this time. We were on our way to see our loves.
We were so happy and estatic to see my little babies. To be away for this long from my loves was a bit tough. And as soon as I opened the door, little Bran was there. I said, "Hi baby!" and I think he remembered my voice. He knew his mama was home. He was so wiggly. And we saw Bash there too. She just came from the kitchen and was resting. Oh my stinky little girl. We rubbed and hugged them like they've never been smothered before. =) And Mr. JB and I grabbed something to eat cuz we were starving. During this time, we didn't see Skitty. I started gathering our kids' supply and starting walking to the front door and there she was! Skitty! My little love! I have no idea where she came from but was just happy that she was there.
And I looked into my mail slot and I saw a package. The first thing I thought was "I wonder what I ordered for the wedding that didn't come on time". Then I saw it was from Stewart Pinsky, our photographer. WOW...already? I told Mr. JB and he said "oh okay". I guess you don't get too excited about photos when you're a guy?
We went home and by this time, it was 11:30 p.m. I asked Mr. JB if he wanted to look at the pictures and he said to do it tomorrow. I told him that I wouldn't be able to sleep if I didn't look at some tonight. And we did. We had to watch it on the xBox because my computer was being dumb. And I'm so glad we looked at those pictures. All 614 of them, just in one disc. Mind you there were 4 discs that came in the package. By the time we were done with 614 pictures, it was 1:30 in the morning. Mr. JB had to work the next day. He said good night to me, while having his eyes opened a little to glance at the next disc I was viewing on my computer.
I tried to go to sleep at 2:30 but wasn't able to do so for a while. Then, I was coughing and turning and such. And today, I woke up at 8:30. So, I'm a bit tired...but I'm still viewing the pictures. Sigh. Loving all of them right now!
Friday, August 14, 2009
If I were to win the lotto...
If I were to win the lotto today, I will buy me a ranch with an open field. I want an open field so that my little Bran can run around as much as he wants and not really have to worry about running into any neighbor's yard. It'd be cool to have beach access too. Bran LOVES to dip into water whenever he can. And with the open field, I don't have to worry about him coming into the house with dirty paws. He can clean his paws as we run through the open field. Self cleaning paws as its best. ;)
I would also like to start a rescue. I'd like to rescue dogs and cats. I don't mind rescuing other type of animals but I don't know how to take care of them. Maybe there are classes that I can take to learn the basics. But no reptiles please. Eeek... they're scary.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Looking at our receipt
As you know, our reception and our ceremony was held at the Seawatch Restaurant. So, after our reception, we looked at our receipt and was a bit ... baffled. Not because they made a mistake on our bill but baffled with the guests/servers.
Before I start, let me remind you of how many people were there. There were 8 kids (age 12 and under, which included an infant). And there were 19 adults.
According to our receipt, we paid for 21 adult dinners. Uh...I only ordered 19. Why did the servers offere adult dinners to 12 years old and 10 years old? Of course they are going to choose adult dinners. They're at that age for goodness sake.
And for drinks, we decided to do open bar because we thought it was a good idea, to show our appreciation for all our guests but we didn't expect the following either:
18 Soda Pop
5 Pineapple
6 Lemonade
6 Virgin Pina Colada
17 Tropical drinks
27 Patron shots
5 Souverain SB Glass (not sure what this is)
3 Dr. Loosen Glass
The drinks alone were over $500!! Seriously??? To charge $500 for merely 26 people. Appearantly, people were ordering shots left and right and ordering more than one drink. Some people were ordering lots of tropical drinks (pina colada plus some other kinds) AND ordering soda and some other stuff. I mean, I know I said open bar but please....slow down with all the booze, would you please? I know one of our guests thought "but you already paid so we just want to make sure you get your money's worth". Uh..that's not how open bar works. You don't pre pay anything and you pay for drinks as you go along. I wonder if other people thought the same....
I'm talking to my friend about how much each shot costed and he said that's a normal price. WOW...I'm so out of the loop. $10 for a shot? CRAZY!!! May I just say I'm glad I don't drink. Drinking and being cheap don't mix. ha ha.
In all, I'm glad everyone had fun even though I was left with a sticker shock....
Before I start, let me remind you of how many people were there. There were 8 kids (age 12 and under, which included an infant). And there were 19 adults.
According to our receipt, we paid for 21 adult dinners. Uh...I only ordered 19. Why did the servers offere adult dinners to 12 years old and 10 years old? Of course they are going to choose adult dinners. They're at that age for goodness sake.
And for drinks, we decided to do open bar because we thought it was a good idea, to show our appreciation for all our guests but we didn't expect the following either:
18 Soda Pop
5 Pineapple
6 Lemonade
6 Virgin Pina Colada
17 Tropical drinks
27 Patron shots
5 Souverain SB Glass (not sure what this is)
3 Dr. Loosen Glass
The drinks alone were over $500!! Seriously??? To charge $500 for merely 26 people. Appearantly, people were ordering shots left and right and ordering more than one drink. Some people were ordering lots of tropical drinks (pina colada plus some other kinds) AND ordering soda and some other stuff. I mean, I know I said open bar but please....slow down with all the booze, would you please? I know one of our guests thought "but you already paid so we just want to make sure you get your money's worth". Uh..that's not how open bar works. You don't pre pay anything and you pay for drinks as you go along. I wonder if other people thought the same....
I'm talking to my friend about how much each shot costed and he said that's a normal price. WOW...I'm so out of the loop. $10 for a shot? CRAZY!!! May I just say I'm glad I don't drink. Drinking and being cheap don't mix. ha ha.
In all, I'm glad everyone had fun even though I was left with a sticker shock....
Sunday, August 9, 2009
My coordinator ROCKS!!!
Lori Lawrence from Tropical Maui Weddings ROCKED!!! Seriously!! She was able to put together my vision with no issues what so ever! And to top it all off, she blogged about us on her blog already. How cool is she? Just click on our names and you shall find some pictures..
Of course the pictures on there are the FIRST pictures I've seen of our wedding. And I was amazed!
I don't mean to have a big head ... BUT I was so damn BEAUTIFUL. Ha ha. Mr. JB was just alright... NOT! He was FLY! He was so handsome. We looked like we were someone else. I couldn't believe those pictures were of us.
Check them out:
Of course the pictures on there are the FIRST pictures I've seen of our wedding. And I was amazed!
I don't mean to have a big head ... BUT I was so damn BEAUTIFUL. Ha ha. Mr. JB was just alright... NOT! He was FLY! He was so handsome. We looked like we were someone else. I couldn't believe those pictures were of us.
Check them out:
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Busy day in deed..
Thursday August 6th:
Let me start out by saying that I actually woke up at 6:00 LOCAL time. Whoo hoo. No more waking up at 3 in the morning for this local girl. ;)
My quick time change came from being really really exhausted yesterday. We started our day bright and early at 8 a.m. to get a permit for our car. You need a parking permit at the condo area. Otherwise, they'll tow you away. We loaded our car with our OOT bags. After that, off we went to the post office. I still didn't know where I put the postcard stamps I brought from home. Oh well.
Off we went to see Cynthia Wolfe, who is the person that was helping us with our marriage license. Did you know that because Hawaii has a small county office, they allow their marriage license officers to work at other locations? Cynthia worked out of a small office in her house. The place was so cute and so intimate, I think.
(We're licensed to be married!)
Then, off we went to Makawao, which is about 45 minutes from Kihei. Makawao is where Lori and Jamie's residence is located. I took a quick nap on my way there because I didn't want to be sick like I was yesterday. We got to their house and let me just tell you that their house is AMAZING!!! So grand! Beautiful tiles on the ground, beautiful piano, EVERYTHING was just beautiful. And you know what else was beautiful? Lori and Jamie!! Lori was amazing and so bubbly. I liked her. We were going over the timeline. And then she said something that made me go "wow..I'm going to have a great wedding!". What do you think she said? She said: "Oh, I have some parasols that would look great here as a set up!" WHAT!! I've been looking for these dman parasols everywhere. She even said that she has ORANGE parasols! Wow!! Chris and I were just amazed. Mind you, we looked everywhere for those damn parasols and had a hard time finding them.
We gave our fan programs, petal cones, petals, favor boxes, candles and our seating chart to Lori. She was amazed at my work. Why...thanks. (sheepish smile here.) =) This was the first time anyone else, besides Mr. JB, saw my work. Let's see how other people feel when they see my items at the wedding.
After meeting Lori and Jamie, off we went to go pick up my aunts at the airport. Then, we went to Honuhula place. But guess what? My brother didn't have the code to get into the house. WHAT? What do you mean? He said, he forgot the paper for the house AND he left their camera at home. Oh! I see someone is going to have a bad day.
Luckily, I called my sister the day before to find out about the code to the big house (which didn't work, by the way). And I called her again as they were about to leave. Thank goodness they haven't left yet. We struggled with the two codes for a few minutes at the house and then we got in. WOW ... the house is amazing! I was glad I chose this house. And I was also glad we chose Maui Vista as OUR place to stay. The cottage house in the back, where my bro and family are going to stay, is cute but we liked Maui Vista better.
So, we waited for everyone to get there. My brother and family went to Costco to pick up some things; our parents, my BIL RE's family and my sister's family were delayed for three hours! Eek. Mind you, BIL RE has 4 kids and my sister has an infant. I can only imagine how stressful that might have been.
While we were waiting for them to arrive, we went to go pick up Daniel (chris's friend who is hosting the BBQ for us) so that we can go to Costco. Another Costco trip. I'm not complaining. ha ha. Then, we dropped Daniel off at his place with the food and then we went to Marriott and Palms Wailea to drop off our last OOT bags. A big sigh! I'm so glad those bags are out of our cars now. I sure hope people liked them. I worked hard on those babies.
After our last delivery at the Palms, off we went to the main house. My parents and my sister's family came in around 7:30 p.m. and Mr. JB's family was who knows where. They were missing for hours! Appearantly, they went the wrong way and then grabbed some food to eat. While we were waiting for Mr. JB's parents, my parents went to Costco to stock up. They didn't come home until about 9:00 p.m. Then the food was being cooked. Mr. JB's parents came way after 9:30. Mr. JB gave them a tour of the house and encouraged them to eat with my family and not to be shy. (They're shy peeps!) Then, we ate a little. And we had a mini-meeting with the parents to tell them what to expect. After that, we went back to our "home". We didn't get back until about 10:30 or 11:00.
You see, we did have a busy day! =)
Let me start out by saying that I actually woke up at 6:00 LOCAL time. Whoo hoo. No more waking up at 3 in the morning for this local girl. ;)
My quick time change came from being really really exhausted yesterday. We started our day bright and early at 8 a.m. to get a permit for our car. You need a parking permit at the condo area. Otherwise, they'll tow you away. We loaded our car with our OOT bags. After that, off we went to the post office. I still didn't know where I put the postcard stamps I brought from home. Oh well.
Off we went to see Cynthia Wolfe, who is the person that was helping us with our marriage license. Did you know that because Hawaii has a small county office, they allow their marriage license officers to work at other locations? Cynthia worked out of a small office in her house. The place was so cute and so intimate, I think.
(We're licensed to be married!)
Then, off we went to Makawao, which is about 45 minutes from Kihei. Makawao is where Lori and Jamie's residence is located. I took a quick nap on my way there because I didn't want to be sick like I was yesterday. We got to their house and let me just tell you that their house is AMAZING!!! So grand! Beautiful tiles on the ground, beautiful piano, EVERYTHING was just beautiful. And you know what else was beautiful? Lori and Jamie!! Lori was amazing and so bubbly. I liked her. We were going over the timeline. And then she said something that made me go "wow..I'm going to have a great wedding!". What do you think she said? She said: "Oh, I have some parasols that would look great here as a set up!" WHAT!! I've been looking for these dman parasols everywhere. She even said that she has ORANGE parasols! Wow!! Chris and I were just amazed. Mind you, we looked everywhere for those damn parasols and had a hard time finding them.
We gave our fan programs, petal cones, petals, favor boxes, candles and our seating chart to Lori. She was amazed at my work. Why...thanks. (sheepish smile here.) =) This was the first time anyone else, besides Mr. JB, saw my work. Let's see how other people feel when they see my items at the wedding.
After meeting Lori and Jamie, off we went to go pick up my aunts at the airport. Then, we went to Honuhula place. But guess what? My brother didn't have the code to get into the house. WHAT? What do you mean? He said, he forgot the paper for the house AND he left their camera at home. Oh! I see someone is going to have a bad day.
Luckily, I called my sister the day before to find out about the code to the big house (which didn't work, by the way). And I called her again as they were about to leave. Thank goodness they haven't left yet. We struggled with the two codes for a few minutes at the house and then we got in. WOW ... the house is amazing! I was glad I chose this house. And I was also glad we chose Maui Vista as OUR place to stay. The cottage house in the back, where my bro and family are going to stay, is cute but we liked Maui Vista better.
So, we waited for everyone to get there. My brother and family went to Costco to pick up some things; our parents, my BIL RE's family and my sister's family were delayed for three hours! Eek. Mind you, BIL RE has 4 kids and my sister has an infant. I can only imagine how stressful that might have been.
While we were waiting for them to arrive, we went to go pick up Daniel (chris's friend who is hosting the BBQ for us) so that we can go to Costco. Another Costco trip. I'm not complaining. ha ha. Then, we dropped Daniel off at his place with the food and then we went to Marriott and Palms Wailea to drop off our last OOT bags. A big sigh! I'm so glad those bags are out of our cars now. I sure hope people liked them. I worked hard on those babies.
After our last delivery at the Palms, off we went to the main house. My parents and my sister's family came in around 7:30 p.m. and Mr. JB's family was who knows where. They were missing for hours! Appearantly, they went the wrong way and then grabbed some food to eat. While we were waiting for Mr. JB's parents, my parents went to Costco to stock up. They didn't come home until about 9:00 p.m. Then the food was being cooked. Mr. JB's parents came way after 9:30. Mr. JB gave them a tour of the house and encouraged them to eat with my family and not to be shy. (They're shy peeps!) Then, we ate a little. And we had a mini-meeting with the parents to tell them what to expect. After that, we went back to our "home". We didn't get back until about 10:30 or 11:00.
You see, we did have a busy day! =)
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
We're HERE!!!
(The happy couple on United 35 -- forgive my puffy eyes, which is the result of me crying the night before and not getting enough sleep)
It's 7 in the morning pacific standard time. But it's ONLY 4 in the morning! I've been up for a while now, getting my receipts together, trying to figure what else I need to do. Don't you hate how you're WIDE AWAKE because of jet leg. But it's okay because I have three extra hours to do things, unless I go back to sleep, which is what I plan to do!
Yesterday morning, my BIL (my sister's hub) picked us up at the house and then we went to go pick up our friend and her bf since they were also riding United to go to Honolulu. But we went to Noah's Bagel shop at West Portal first. Then, off we went to the airport. And because we had a big balibayan box, we were having issues. We had to get a cart at the airport. After we checked in our luggages, we had to go through their security lines. May I just say: I am still wondering why people are willing to travel United after they charge you for EVERYTHING! The lines for the security search was CRAZY! And as always, Mr. JB was pulled over to do a pat down. ha ha. He has that luck. He's the cream of the crop. =)
We got to our gate and we ate our bagels. Can I just tell you that Noah's chocolate chip bagels are the BOMB!! So good! The fact that they use an ice cream scooper to put the cream cheese on?? Ha ha. My type of place. In case you didn't know, I LOVVVVVEEEE cream cheese. You can put it almost anywhere and I'll eat it. I can eat it by itself too.
Okay, back to the trip.
We got on board. I was 28H and he was 28J. It works out because I don't like sitting at the window seat. I prefer the aisle as I need to go to the bathroom VERY often. During our 5 hours trip, I went to the bathroom 4 times. Sigh. Weak bladder! Oh yeah, we bought us a meal on United for $6! What did their "Classic" snackbox include?
- Kettle Backyard BBQ chips
- Oreo cookies
- Jelly Bell Gourment Jelly Beans
- Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers
- Sparrer Beef Salami
- Gourmet Chaeddar Cheese Spread
- Pepperidge Farm Crackers
* In case you're wondering, NO I did not remember everything that was given. I still had the menu in front of me. =)
We landed and got leid. ;)
Then Mr. JB got our luggages while I looked at the free maps and magazines. Then off we went to Alamo car rental. May I just say that it was a pain in the @$$ to take all the luggages up the shuttle bus, down the shuttle bus, then up the car you're renting? I think normally we wouldn't notice how irritating it was but because we had a big balibayan box to carry our wedding stuff, we were noticing how inconvenient it was.
Then, we got our car and off we went to my favorite store! COSTCO!! We bought several items we needed for us plus for the guests. We ate our lunch there -- polish dog with smoothie. Then off we went to Lahaina to get some cookies. I was feeling nauseous the whole ride because it was curvy! As soon as we pulled into the parking spot (which costed us $5!), there went my polish dog and smoothie. Ewww.... Nice and pinky! ha ha.
Then we got our cookies for everyone and then we were heading back to Kihei area to meet Susan, the lady that has been helping me at the restaurant. Of course, since the road to Kihei was the same way we had use to go to Lahaina, I made sure to close my eyes and take a nap. Otherwise, I don't know what else would've came out. When we were pulling up to Sea Watch, I was amazed. The greenery, the tropical feeling that you get. WOWW..PURTY!!
And because we had to give our cake topper and our orange ribbon to the cake lady (Cheryl), we had to dig into our balibayan box to get our cake topper out. What a pain it was. We were late in meeting Susan by about 5 minutes. She was cool. She should us where the seats will be and where we'll be getting married. I was SOOOO glad we arrived there around 4:15 ish because we were actually able to see how our day will look like.
Oh did I tell you that the restaurant is closed for business until August 12th? We were initially worried because we were like, uh...how about our wedding? But guess what? It's a great thing because there'll be hardly anybody there! =) Hee hee. The whole Sea Watch ground to ourselves! LOVING IT!
Then off we went to our condo. The condo is nice. I likey. It's enough for both of us and I'm glad we didn't spend almost $150-$300 a night at another place. And of course, we had to carry our boxes back and forth because we still had a lot of things that needed to be done.
We had to work on the out of towner bags and our favors and our petal cones. I put the OOT bags together with food and free maps we got while Mr. JB worked on our water bottles. So thankful he was here to help. He also helped putting the cookies in our favor boxes too. He was so in love with the favor boxes. =) And he also went to get us food at Da Kitchen while I dealt with my aunts situation. What's the situation you wonder?
Well, appearantly, my older aunt, who I gave all the paper work I received for them, claimed that she didn't have a confirmation for her and my other aunt. Then, because they each are carrying their own luggages, they won't fit with my brother who will have his family of 4, plus his mother in law in the same van. So, my sister called me to say that Mr. JB and I had to pick them up at the airport. I guess these people forgot that we, the couple who is getting married, still had a lot of stuff to do. We have to get our license and we have to meet Lori, our wedding coordinator. I was a bit annoyed but we had no choice.
I ran some maps and directions (THANK GOODNESS I BROUGHT THE LAPTOP!!) and think we can be at the aiport by 12 noon. And I definitely don't want to hear yapping from my aunts. I told my sister to tell them not to bitch. We shall see.
It's about 7:37 a.m. Pacific Standard time. I think I'm going to go shower and see where I put the darn postcard stamps...UGH!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
We're getting ready to leave...
THE song I've been playing over and over again as I get ready to go. (I tried posting the video but it was taking forever!)
Today's the day we're leaving for Maui. You know what's weird? We were WIDE AWAKE before 5 a.m. hit us. Yeap. We're too excited. I went to sleep around 11:45 or so, and was tossing and turning, thinking of things that still need to be done (thank goodness nothing really major came to mind!) and such. And I felt Mr. JB move a little. I rubbed his head and he came towards me! Gasp! He's not asleep either! I asked if he was awake and he said yes and that he couldn't sleep.
Of course, it's also weird to not have any of your kids waking you up either. Normally, as soon as we press the light button on our alarm, Brandon will wake up and stretch. As soon as we start to move a little, we will hear Skittles and she will jump on either one of us. And we can hear Bashee snoring. But today, unlike any other day, the house is very quiet. Sigh.. I'm really sad to leave my babies here. But I know I'll have a wonderful time marrying the man of my dreams.... I can't wait.
(Oh yeah, and I've been going around following Mr. JB to the closet, and to random
places and saying "this is the last time you'll be in the closet as a single man" or "this is the last time you're eating at a single man in san francisco." ha ha.)
Bye now!
Today's the day we're leaving for Maui. You know what's weird? We were WIDE AWAKE before 5 a.m. hit us. Yeap. We're too excited. I went to sleep around 11:45 or so, and was tossing and turning, thinking of things that still need to be done (thank goodness nothing really major came to mind!) and such. And I felt Mr. JB move a little. I rubbed his head and he came towards me! Gasp! He's not asleep either! I asked if he was awake and he said yes and that he couldn't sleep.
Of course, it's also weird to not have any of your kids waking you up either. Normally, as soon as we press the light button on our alarm, Brandon will wake up and stretch. As soon as we start to move a little, we will hear Skittles and she will jump on either one of us. And we can hear Bashee snoring. But today, unlike any other day, the house is very quiet. Sigh.. I'm really sad to leave my babies here. But I know I'll have a wonderful time marrying the man of my dreams.... I can't wait.
(Oh yeah, and I've been going around following Mr. JB to the closet, and to random
places and saying "this is the last time you'll be in the closet as a single man" or "this is the last time you're eating at a single man in san francisco." ha ha.)
Bye now!
Monday, August 3, 2009
A nice way to end the day?
Well, today was the day we were taking our kids to their sitters. And you remember how I told you I was having an "off" day? Well....this was no exception either.
We walked them at their favorite park. Thank goodness the weather was nice since they just got their bath on Sunday. Right after the park, we picked up my SIL at her house to take her 4-legged kid (Brownie) and ours to my cousin's. We walked in their yard and was settling in. Our kids were running around, sniffing, peeing, pooing -- things they do best. Then, it happened.....my Bran growled at one of my cousin's dogs.
My cousin has two dogs -- Billy and Teddy. Both of them are sweet and are smaller than Brandon. They're very cute. BUT they're HUMPERS. Serious humpers! Well, you know what happened, don't you? Teddy kept humping and of course that made Brandon very mad. That led to my cousin's husband (cousin-in-law aka CIL) to get upset at Brandon.
I kept my eyes on Brandon the whole time I was there. I didn't want him to be at fault for any reason. I noticed that wherever Brandon went, Teddy followed and tried to hump him. Brandon got mad. And then, he growled at Teddy. But this growl got CIL upset and he spoke up to say something to the effect of "well, that's it, Brandon can't stay here." I understood what he was feeling and saying. Eh..HELLO. I do pet sitting. Of course I knew what it's like to have a dog that doesn't get along with your dog to be over at the house. I knew something didn't feel right when he walked away the first time Brandon growled and I had to put Brandon on a time out. I thought it was my yelling that ticked him off. I kept asking my cousin in Burmese what was up and if it was okay to let Brandon stay. She said "Oh, CIL just might have gotten a headache" and "let's see". It was more like a "let's see how the dogs interact...and it's also a good thing for Brandon to say NO to Teddy".
Anyway, a few more minutes passed and it happened again. And some words came out of CIL ... (including some cursing) I was just shocked. I don't know if it was the words he chose, the way he said it, the way he made me feel by rejecting my son, his actions... I don't know. But I was just VERY VERY hurt. I held Brandon tight and just held him. Tears started to come down and I really couldn't help myself. What the heck just happened? Then, I told Mr. JB to get all of our things together so that we can leave. Then CIL said "Oh, Bashee can stay here! She's not the problem." I was shocked again. My son is the problem? My son is THAT dog -- the one that no body wants to babysit because he's bad??? I can't believe it. I'm still at a state of shock.
All I know is that I hugged my little Princess Bash good bye and took my Brandon home to my mom's. Of course, I cried my eyes out. And still did when we got home. I should point out that through this whole thing, my cousin was still being sweet. I know she was worried about Brandon -- she asked for Brandon's medical records so that she can take him to a boarding place where her dogs used to stay. But I didn't want to have Brandon or any of our other kids at any type of boarding places. So, I called my cousin in law from my mom's side, crying, hardly being able to catch my breath to tell her that I need her and my cousin to watch Brandon for us.
Don't get me wrong! I totally understand him taking the stance of not wanting to have Brandon around Teddy because of all the humping and growling. It could be a dangerous situation. I get that. Trust me. But the way he acted. He's usually a very nice person and he's very sweet. And he definitely treats my cousin like a princess. But today, I felt like he was a totally different person. Someone that was rude and mean! I NEVER ever thought he was like that. I was shocked to see that side of him. It was as if he was Dr.Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, all within a few minutes.
Then, my friend Jason IM'ed me and said he has to drop off a card and that he was going to be here in 15 minutes. He was here and of course, I cried my eyes out .. AGAIN!
Sigh...but just the thought of my friend coming over made me feel much much better. It was a nice way to end the day indeed. Oh yeah. He came over to give us a card. A card that we can't open until the wedding day. Good thing Mr. JB and I have Friday morning together to read this card.;)
Also, I can not be a good mom like this. Can you imagine how I would feel if it was a human kid? I would be crying everytime I hear that someone bullied my kid and made my kid at fault OR if someone rejected my kid. Sigh. A tough job being a parent.
*** I considered not writing this post because I was going to let my girl cousins read my blog after the wedding. I didn't know how CIL or Sue will react to this posting. But I thought about it some more and felt that this is MY blog -- where I vent out feeling and such. I also need to know things that happened as we get closer to the wedding. That event happened even though I wish it didn't.
**** Update at 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday: I still dont' know what was the root of me getting so upset: CIL stating that Brandon was the trouble, Brandon being rejected, the way CIL talked or what... My wound is still fresh. I couldn't sleep last night.
We walked them at their favorite park. Thank goodness the weather was nice since they just got their bath on Sunday. Right after the park, we picked up my SIL at her house to take her 4-legged kid (Brownie) and ours to my cousin's. We walked in their yard and was settling in. Our kids were running around, sniffing, peeing, pooing -- things they do best. Then, it happened.....my Bran growled at one of my cousin's dogs.
My cousin has two dogs -- Billy and Teddy. Both of them are sweet and are smaller than Brandon. They're very cute. BUT they're HUMPERS. Serious humpers! Well, you know what happened, don't you? Teddy kept humping and of course that made Brandon very mad. That led to my cousin's husband (cousin-in-law aka CIL) to get upset at Brandon.
I kept my eyes on Brandon the whole time I was there. I didn't want him to be at fault for any reason. I noticed that wherever Brandon went, Teddy followed and tried to hump him. Brandon got mad. And then, he growled at Teddy. But this growl got CIL upset and he spoke up to say something to the effect of "well, that's it, Brandon can't stay here." I understood what he was feeling and saying. Eh..HELLO. I do pet sitting. Of course I knew what it's like to have a dog that doesn't get along with your dog to be over at the house. I knew something didn't feel right when he walked away the first time Brandon growled and I had to put Brandon on a time out. I thought it was my yelling that ticked him off. I kept asking my cousin in Burmese what was up and if it was okay to let Brandon stay. She said "Oh, CIL just might have gotten a headache" and "let's see". It was more like a "let's see how the dogs interact...and it's also a good thing for Brandon to say NO to Teddy".
Anyway, a few more minutes passed and it happened again. And some words came out of CIL ... (including some cursing) I was just shocked. I don't know if it was the words he chose, the way he said it, the way he made me feel by rejecting my son, his actions... I don't know. But I was just VERY VERY hurt. I held Brandon tight and just held him. Tears started to come down and I really couldn't help myself. What the heck just happened? Then, I told Mr. JB to get all of our things together so that we can leave. Then CIL said "Oh, Bashee can stay here! She's not the problem." I was shocked again. My son is the problem? My son is THAT dog -- the one that no body wants to babysit because he's bad??? I can't believe it. I'm still at a state of shock.
All I know is that I hugged my little Princess Bash good bye and took my Brandon home to my mom's. Of course, I cried my eyes out. And still did when we got home. I should point out that through this whole thing, my cousin was still being sweet. I know she was worried about Brandon -- she asked for Brandon's medical records so that she can take him to a boarding place where her dogs used to stay. But I didn't want to have Brandon or any of our other kids at any type of boarding places. So, I called my cousin in law from my mom's side, crying, hardly being able to catch my breath to tell her that I need her and my cousin to watch Brandon for us.
Don't get me wrong! I totally understand him taking the stance of not wanting to have Brandon around Teddy because of all the humping and growling. It could be a dangerous situation. I get that. Trust me. But the way he acted. He's usually a very nice person and he's very sweet. And he definitely treats my cousin like a princess. But today, I felt like he was a totally different person. Someone that was rude and mean! I NEVER ever thought he was like that. I was shocked to see that side of him. It was as if he was Dr.Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, all within a few minutes.
Then, my friend Jason IM'ed me and said he has to drop off a card and that he was going to be here in 15 minutes. He was here and of course, I cried my eyes out .. AGAIN!
Sigh...but just the thought of my friend coming over made me feel much much better. It was a nice way to end the day indeed. Oh yeah. He came over to give us a card. A card that we can't open until the wedding day. Good thing Mr. JB and I have Friday morning together to read this card.;)
Also, I can not be a good mom like this. Can you imagine how I would feel if it was a human kid? I would be crying everytime I hear that someone bullied my kid and made my kid at fault OR if someone rejected my kid. Sigh. A tough job being a parent.
*** I considered not writing this post because I was going to let my girl cousins read my blog after the wedding. I didn't know how CIL or Sue will react to this posting. But I thought about it some more and felt that this is MY blog -- where I vent out feeling and such. I also need to know things that happened as we get closer to the wedding. That event happened even though I wish it didn't.
**** Update at 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday: I still dont' know what was the root of me getting so upset: CIL stating that Brandon was the trouble, Brandon being rejected, the way CIL talked or what... My wound is still fresh. I couldn't sleep last night.
UGH! Last minute crap-o-la!
So, I've been very excited about going to Old Lahaina Luau and guess what I found out today? Yeap, they're all booked! What the heck! So, I've been searching around to find out where we can all go...
Then I was going to get my eyebrows threaded and was getting ready to leave. But before I left, I checked my wallet and the card I needed to get free threading is gone!! GONE! Where the heck did it go? Did I leave it somewhere? In my jeans perhaps? I don't know...but it's gone. What does that mean? I have to tweeze my own eyebrows. Ugh. Annoying!!
OH yeah. I thought I had a 30% coupon to Borders. I checked my email and it already expired. Great!
Let's see what else can happen....
(Good thing none of these are major issues. Otherwise, I'll freak out!)
Then I was going to get my eyebrows threaded and was getting ready to leave. But before I left, I checked my wallet and the card I needed to get free threading is gone!! GONE! Where the heck did it go? Did I leave it somewhere? In my jeans perhaps? I don't know...but it's gone. What does that mean? I have to tweeze my own eyebrows. Ugh. Annoying!!
OH yeah. I thought I had a 30% coupon to Borders. I checked my email and it already expired. Great!
Let's see what else can happen....
(Good thing none of these are major issues. Otherwise, I'll freak out!)
Entitlement
Why is it that when you are about to accomplish something major in your life, you feel you're entitled to certain things? I don't mean in the accomplishment in itself. I mean, with gifts and such.
For example: I wanted to get my lash extended for our wedding. I told myself: "Oh! This is your BIG day, the lash extension will make you look prettier." Then, I was deterred by the price tag. But when I was studying for NCLEX, I told myself: "When you pass the NCLEX, you should get the eye lash extended, no matter what! You've been studying your butt off and it's your reward!"
Same goes for getting my nails and feet done. "You're only getting married once....go ahead. Spoil yourself!" is what I told myself.
Same goes when I bought my expensive L.A.M.B. bag. "You're graduating. You worked so hard to come to this point in time. Go ahead. You deserve this great gift!"
I know. I'm being materialistic. I'm not like this all the time. Seriously. Ask anyone. But I guess I feel like things that I've waited for are all happening all at once and I want to be acknowledged.
Example: someone gave us $25 to Target as a wedding gift. I thought to myself: "what the?! Twenty five dollars? Seriously? It's a freaking wedding that comes once for a couple. Not a birthday that happens every year!" But of course, I pondered a bit and know that it's the thought that counts. It's not the price tag that counts. And I also know that people's financial situations may be difficult at this time and that the $25 may be all that they can afford....
I'm irritated at myself and ask myself the following question: "where do you have the balls to have this entitlement?" Seriously speaking, I'm not a materialistic person normally. But all these big changes in my life are making me feel like I'm entitled to certain things...and in reality, no one (especially me) should feel entitled to anything. Good thing that this feeling of entitlement from other people don't happen to me that often.... Otherwise, I have a big problem. =)
For example: I wanted to get my lash extended for our wedding. I told myself: "Oh! This is your BIG day, the lash extension will make you look prettier." Then, I was deterred by the price tag. But when I was studying for NCLEX, I told myself: "When you pass the NCLEX, you should get the eye lash extended, no matter what! You've been studying your butt off and it's your reward!"
Same goes for getting my nails and feet done. "You're only getting married once....go ahead. Spoil yourself!" is what I told myself.
Same goes when I bought my expensive L.A.M.B. bag. "You're graduating. You worked so hard to come to this point in time. Go ahead. You deserve this great gift!"
I know. I'm being materialistic. I'm not like this all the time. Seriously. Ask anyone. But I guess I feel like things that I've waited for are all happening all at once and I want to be acknowledged.
Example: someone gave us $25 to Target as a wedding gift. I thought to myself: "what the?! Twenty five dollars? Seriously? It's a freaking wedding that comes once for a couple. Not a birthday that happens every year!" But of course, I pondered a bit and know that it's the thought that counts. It's not the price tag that counts. And I also know that people's financial situations may be difficult at this time and that the $25 may be all that they can afford....
I'm irritated at myself and ask myself the following question: "where do you have the balls to have this entitlement?" Seriously speaking, I'm not a materialistic person normally. But all these big changes in my life are making me feel like I'm entitled to certain things...and in reality, no one (especially me) should feel entitled to anything. Good thing that this feeling of entitlement from other people don't happen to me that often.... Otherwise, I have a big problem. =)
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Our week is here...
Why yes.... Our week is here! We've been waiting for this week for a LONG time. Two years to be exact. OH yeah baby!
When we started planning our wedding, we thought it'd be so cool to have a wedding weekend. We wanted to make sure that everyone that was coming to our wedding had fun and such. But I didn't know what we can do with the people for that long. So, we thought, it'd be cool if we had a welcome dinner, wedding dinner, and an after-wedding brunch.
Different ideas came to us -- luau, dinner cruise, water activities, etc. But we decided with Aloha Mixed Plate since it had great reviews. And we nixed the idea of having brunch the day after. We were disappointed but we had to mind our budget too. But we still wanted to enjoy a luau with the family on Saturday night. So, we invited people and most are willing to go. Awesome.
Then, Mr. JB's friend, Daniel offered to host a BBQ for us on Saturday in lieu of our wedding present. Awesome! We were very excited and humble at the same time. Wow..someone offered to host a party for us. How cool is that.
And because of that, we will now have a real wedding weekend. Here's an email I sent out to my peeps tonight:
"It's go time...=)
Just a reminder of our activities for this coming week:
-- Thursday at 5 p.m. for Welcome Dinner at Aloha Mixed Plate 1285 Front Street Lahaina, HI 96761. We're going to assume everyone's going unless you email/call us.
-- Friday: Wedding at xxx, Wailea, HI 96753. Please arrive by 4:30 p.m.
-- Saturday at 11:30 a.m.: BBQ/pool party (hosted by Daniel xxx) at xxxx, Kihei, HI 96753
-- Saturday at 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.: Old Lahaina Luau 1251 Front Street, Lahaina, HI 96761. Go to http://www.oldlahainaluau.com/ for ticket information.
*For Old Lahaina, if we have 15 or more people going and we pay on one credit card, then we can get a 10% discount. If you're interested, let me know via email. I'm hoping to book for most of us by tomorrow. If I don't hear from you by 5 p.m., I'll assume you're booking on your own or you're not going.
See you all VERY soon!"
Whoo hoo!!
When we started planning our wedding, we thought it'd be so cool to have a wedding weekend. We wanted to make sure that everyone that was coming to our wedding had fun and such. But I didn't know what we can do with the people for that long. So, we thought, it'd be cool if we had a welcome dinner, wedding dinner, and an after-wedding brunch.
Different ideas came to us -- luau, dinner cruise, water activities, etc. But we decided with Aloha Mixed Plate since it had great reviews. And we nixed the idea of having brunch the day after. We were disappointed but we had to mind our budget too. But we still wanted to enjoy a luau with the family on Saturday night. So, we invited people and most are willing to go. Awesome.
Then, Mr. JB's friend, Daniel offered to host a BBQ for us on Saturday in lieu of our wedding present. Awesome! We were very excited and humble at the same time. Wow..someone offered to host a party for us. How cool is that.
And because of that, we will now have a real wedding weekend. Here's an email I sent out to my peeps tonight:
"It's go time...=)
Just a reminder of our activities for this coming week:
-- Thursday at 5 p.m. for Welcome Dinner at Aloha Mixed Plate 1285 Front Street Lahaina, HI 96761. We're going to assume everyone's going unless you email/call us.
-- Friday: Wedding at xxx, Wailea, HI 96753. Please arrive by 4:30 p.m.
-- Saturday at 11:30 a.m.: BBQ/pool party (hosted by Daniel xxx) at xxxx, Kihei, HI 96753
-- Saturday at 5:45 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.: Old Lahaina Luau 1251 Front Street, Lahaina, HI 96761. Go to http://www.oldlahainaluau.com/ for ticket information.
*For Old Lahaina, if we have 15 or more people going and we pay on one credit card, then we can get a 10% discount. If you're interested, let me know via email. I'm hoping to book for most of us by tomorrow. If I don't hear from you by 5 p.m., I'll assume you're booking on your own or you're not going.
See you all VERY soon!"
Whoo hoo!!
Make us pretty...=)
On Wednesday, July 29th, I went to West Portal to get my nails done. I chose Silver for the hands and red for my toes. Sexy. =)
And since the lady that did my nails did a great job, I made an appointment for Mr. JB. He was very hesistant at first to have anyone doing his nails. I made an appointment for him on Saturday since I was going back to get my eyelashes done.
Saturday came and we both went to get prettied up. I left Mr. JB with Annie, the nail salon lady, while I went with Amy, the esthetician, to get my lashes done. Here are the results:
(my toes)
(Mr. JB's before manicure)
(Mr. JB's after manicure)
(before my lash extension -- notice how you can BARELY see my lashes?)
(after eyelash extension)
And since the lady that did my nails did a great job, I made an appointment for Mr. JB. He was very hesistant at first to have anyone doing his nails. I made an appointment for him on Saturday since I was going back to get my eyelashes done.
Saturday came and we both went to get prettied up. I left Mr. JB with Annie, the nail salon lady, while I went with Amy, the esthetician, to get my lashes done. Here are the results:
(my toes)
(Mr. JB's before manicure)
(Mr. JB's after manicure)
(before my lash extension -- notice how you can BARELY see my lashes?)
(after eyelash extension)
Friday, July 31, 2009
My cousin is totally cute...
My cousin Sue is totally cute...
Today, July 31st at 4:51 p.m., she sent an email and it said: "Exactly 7 days from now......you will be staning around with your daddy to walk down the isle in your pretty dress....
I wish I could see that in person...
Are you nervous now?"
She took the time to remember exactly when we'll be married. I thought that was very cute. And then we realized that we're not getting married at 5 p.m. California time. We're getting married at 5 p.m. Hawaii time, which is 8 p.m. California time. Then she replied back to say "I am going to play the wedding march to your kids next week...so that they feel like they get to participate :)" Awww....how cute!! Yes yes! I want my kids to feel like they are a part of our wedding too! And then she wrote: "Oh good then I don't have to go home early to play the song. I got all the time to prepare. I will give them gourmet dinner (steak or pork chops) to celebrate your marriage."
How cute is she? I have to send her the song I'll be walking down the aisle to. =) I initially thought about bringing a dress for my princess Bash to wear during that time too. But I thought it'd be too much to ask my cousin.
It's good to know that there's another person who is as crazy as you when it comes to your 4 legged kiddies... ;)
Today, July 31st at 4:51 p.m., she sent an email and it said: "Exactly 7 days from now......you will be staning around with your daddy to walk down the isle in your pretty dress....
I wish I could see that in person...
Are you nervous now?"
She took the time to remember exactly when we'll be married. I thought that was very cute. And then we realized that we're not getting married at 5 p.m. California time. We're getting married at 5 p.m. Hawaii time, which is 8 p.m. California time. Then she replied back to say "I am going to play the wedding march to your kids next week...so that they feel like they get to participate :)" Awww....how cute!! Yes yes! I want my kids to feel like they are a part of our wedding too! And then she wrote: "Oh good then I don't have to go home early to play the song. I got all the time to prepare. I will give them gourmet dinner (steak or pork chops) to celebrate your marriage."
How cute is she? I have to send her the song I'll be walking down the aisle to. =) I initially thought about bringing a dress for my princess Bash to wear during that time too. But I thought it'd be too much to ask my cousin.
It's good to know that there's another person who is as crazy as you when it comes to your 4 legged kiddies... ;)
Just cuz you have it...
Just cuz you have your RN license, that doesn't mean you'll have a job. Yeap..that's how it is now for all the newly licensed RNs.
Stupid! I hate that! When I started the program two years ago, there were plenty of jobs. People were being hired left and right, BEFORE they finished school. That's how it was a year ago too. And now? Job searching is hard!
I went to a place yesterday in San Mateo because one of my sister's contact told me to go there. When I got there, I told the receptionist I was there to pick up an application. She asked who sent me and I told her. She contacted my sister's contact and basically scolded her to say "we don't give our job applications to walk in or people that call". She just took my resume. I guess the receptionist past my resume to someone else, who called me within 30 minutes, to say that since I don't have one year experience AFTER getting licensed, they won't be considering me for any of their positions! UGH!!!
And one of my gfs who works at Kaiser told me about two positions. I applied. And then I found out that two of the internal RNs took them! If the two internal RNs took them, then their positions should be opened, right? I'm hoping...and I'm waiting.
And initially, I wasn't really worried about not having stuff to do. I figured, well, I will apply for jobs, go on my trips, and if I don't have a job by September, then I will work on school applications to go back to school. And then, guess what I got in my inbox today? A letter from SFSU telling me the following:
**Enrollment will need to be reduced from 30,000 students to about 27,760 students for 2010-11. The total student enrollment reductions due to budget cuts will be approximately 2,740 full time students.
**We will not be accepting any new or transfer students for spring 2010.
**Effective fall 2009, fees for fulltime undergraduate students will increase by $672 to $4,740.
WHAT!! They ARE NOT accepting any new or transfer students for next semester? What does that mean? What do I do now then? I'm annoyed! Can someone give me a job as our wedding gift, please......!!
On the other hand, my sister has been contacting a few people and suggesting different assisted living facilities to apply to. I hope I do get a full time job ... VERY SOON!
Stupid! I hate that! When I started the program two years ago, there were plenty of jobs. People were being hired left and right, BEFORE they finished school. That's how it was a year ago too. And now? Job searching is hard!
I went to a place yesterday in San Mateo because one of my sister's contact told me to go there. When I got there, I told the receptionist I was there to pick up an application. She asked who sent me and I told her. She contacted my sister's contact and basically scolded her to say "we don't give our job applications to walk in or people that call". She just took my resume. I guess the receptionist past my resume to someone else, who called me within 30 minutes, to say that since I don't have one year experience AFTER getting licensed, they won't be considering me for any of their positions! UGH!!!
And one of my gfs who works at Kaiser told me about two positions. I applied. And then I found out that two of the internal RNs took them! If the two internal RNs took them, then their positions should be opened, right? I'm hoping...and I'm waiting.
And initially, I wasn't really worried about not having stuff to do. I figured, well, I will apply for jobs, go on my trips, and if I don't have a job by September, then I will work on school applications to go back to school. And then, guess what I got in my inbox today? A letter from SFSU telling me the following:
**Enrollment will need to be reduced from 30,000 students to about 27,760 students for 2010-11. The total student enrollment reductions due to budget cuts will be approximately 2,740 full time students.
**We will not be accepting any new or transfer students for spring 2010.
**Effective fall 2009, fees for fulltime undergraduate students will increase by $672 to $4,740.
WHAT!! They ARE NOT accepting any new or transfer students for next semester? What does that mean? What do I do now then? I'm annoyed! Can someone give me a job as our wedding gift, please......!!
On the other hand, my sister has been contacting a few people and suggesting different assisted living facilities to apply to. I hope I do get a full time job ... VERY SOON!
something close to our hearts
Do you ever notice that kids are almost always closest to their mother's side of the family? It is true for me and Mr. JB.
You see, Mr. JB was raised by a single mother. Mr. JB and BIL JB weren't close to their father's side of the family. And Mr. JB's grandparents helped MIL JB raise these two little monkeys. Mr. JB has a lot of fond memories with his grandparents -- from being protected from his mom when he burned down his grandparents' closet or going over to their place to eat and so much more.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. JB's grand mother only. Even though we didn't carry on conversations with each other, I still liked her. She was very sweet. I can only imagine how she was with Mr. JB. Mr. JB's grandpa died a few years before Mr. JB and I got together.
Mr. JB doesn't remember his grandparents from his father's side as much. And I don't blame him. He barely saw them.
I have a full set of parents who aren't divorced but we spent a lot of time with my grandparents from my mom's side. My aunts and uncles from my mother's side helped my parents raise us when they were busy with their work as teachers. They fed us, bathed us, cooked for us, washed our clothes, etc. Everything we needed, we got from my mom's side of the family. I have lots of very fond memories of my grandparents from my mother's side. We only went over to my dad's grandparents house to sleep during the night. And my grand mother from my dad's side came to US when I was about 8 or 9, I believe. And my grand father from my dad's side passed away when my grandmother was pregnant with my youngest aunt, which was 20+ years before I arrived into this world. And I'm not very close to my dad's side of the family. I can tell you this though -- my grandmother from my dad's side who is still alive is close to the grandkids from the daughters' side.
Now that we're getting married, I miss my grandparents from my mom's side a lot. My grandpa died first in October of 1989 and my grandma died in January of 1991. I think about them often and I wonder what they would think about Mr. JB. Or how I can include them in our wedding if they were still alive. I can only imagine.
So, for our wedding, I wanted them to be a part of our wedding. Initially, we thought about having their pictures as part of the ceremony. But I didn't want to have a morbid feeling. So, I searched to find more ways to include them in a subtle way. My solution? A locket! A locket for Mr. JB and a locket for me.
Pictures On Gold is a company that specialize in custom photo engraving. So, I bought a 1/2" round locket for Mr. JB and had his grandparents (mother's side) engraved and I bought a 3/4" heart locket for me with my mom's side engraved on the left side and my dad's side engraved on the right side.
The hard part of doing this was finding pictures. Mr. JB's grandparents didn't really take a lot of pictures, I guess. So, we had to look through old albums and found one. I was hoping for a picture of them on their wedding day but I guess my MIL lost it or something rather.
I had a picture of my grandparents from my mom's side on their wedding day. I was so happy!! You see, I'm a hoarder of memories. I like to have everything old in my possession. =) When I went to Burma a few years back, I saw the wedding picture and I HAD to have them. My cousin had it redone at the photo shop and it came out really good.
And of course, I had to also include my grandparents from my dad's side too. I know we're not close but they're still my grandparents. If it weren't for them, then my dad won't be here. =) So, I had to have them also. And also, if I didn't have them as part of my locket, I'm afraid I will hurt my dad's feeling. And I definitely don't want a bitter and mad daddy walking me down the aisle. ha ha.
The only thing problem with including my dad's side is not having a picture of all of my grandparents. I've only seen one picture of my grandfather. So, I had to use that picture. And I have two grandmothers. One died in Burma in 1991 and one (the one that gave birth to my dad) is still alive. It was easy to find picture of my dad's birth mother but not of my other grandmother. So, I had to use what I had. I scanned three individual pictures of my dad's parents into one file and hoped that the company will alter it to the way I want it.
I placed the order with Pictures on Gold and waited patiently for the lockets to arrive. And the package came yesterday. I was afraid to open the envelope. But I took a deep breath and opened them.
All I gotta say is....WOW!!! These came out REALLY REALLY GOOD!!! Seriously!! Mr. JB's locket came out really good too!! WOW. I'm speechless.
I put Mr. JB's locket on his bout so that his g'parents are close to his heart on our wedding day. I put mine on my bouquet so that I can carry them close to me...
Even though the cost of doing these lockets was a bit steep, I think I would still do this again if given the choice. To know that they are part of our special day is priceless....
You see, Mr. JB was raised by a single mother. Mr. JB and BIL JB weren't close to their father's side of the family. And Mr. JB's grandparents helped MIL JB raise these two little monkeys. Mr. JB has a lot of fond memories with his grandparents -- from being protected from his mom when he burned down his grandparents' closet or going over to their place to eat and so much more.
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. JB's grand mother only. Even though we didn't carry on conversations with each other, I still liked her. She was very sweet. I can only imagine how she was with Mr. JB. Mr. JB's grandpa died a few years before Mr. JB and I got together.
Mr. JB doesn't remember his grandparents from his father's side as much. And I don't blame him. He barely saw them.
I have a full set of parents who aren't divorced but we spent a lot of time with my grandparents from my mom's side. My aunts and uncles from my mother's side helped my parents raise us when they were busy with their work as teachers. They fed us, bathed us, cooked for us, washed our clothes, etc. Everything we needed, we got from my mom's side of the family. I have lots of very fond memories of my grandparents from my mother's side. We only went over to my dad's grandparents house to sleep during the night. And my grand mother from my dad's side came to US when I was about 8 or 9, I believe. And my grand father from my dad's side passed away when my grandmother was pregnant with my youngest aunt, which was 20+ years before I arrived into this world. And I'm not very close to my dad's side of the family. I can tell you this though -- my grandmother from my dad's side who is still alive is close to the grandkids from the daughters' side.
Now that we're getting married, I miss my grandparents from my mom's side a lot. My grandpa died first in October of 1989 and my grandma died in January of 1991. I think about them often and I wonder what they would think about Mr. JB. Or how I can include them in our wedding if they were still alive. I can only imagine.
So, for our wedding, I wanted them to be a part of our wedding. Initially, we thought about having their pictures as part of the ceremony. But I didn't want to have a morbid feeling. So, I searched to find more ways to include them in a subtle way. My solution? A locket! A locket for Mr. JB and a locket for me.
Pictures On Gold is a company that specialize in custom photo engraving. So, I bought a 1/2" round locket for Mr. JB and had his grandparents (mother's side) engraved and I bought a 3/4" heart locket for me with my mom's side engraved on the left side and my dad's side engraved on the right side.
The hard part of doing this was finding pictures. Mr. JB's grandparents didn't really take a lot of pictures, I guess. So, we had to look through old albums and found one. I was hoping for a picture of them on their wedding day but I guess my MIL lost it or something rather.
I had a picture of my grandparents from my mom's side on their wedding day. I was so happy!! You see, I'm a hoarder of memories. I like to have everything old in my possession. =) When I went to Burma a few years back, I saw the wedding picture and I HAD to have them. My cousin had it redone at the photo shop and it came out really good.
And of course, I had to also include my grandparents from my dad's side too. I know we're not close but they're still my grandparents. If it weren't for them, then my dad won't be here. =) So, I had to have them also. And also, if I didn't have them as part of my locket, I'm afraid I will hurt my dad's feeling. And I definitely don't want a bitter and mad daddy walking me down the aisle. ha ha.
The only thing problem with including my dad's side is not having a picture of all of my grandparents. I've only seen one picture of my grandfather. So, I had to use that picture. And I have two grandmothers. One died in Burma in 1991 and one (the one that gave birth to my dad) is still alive. It was easy to find picture of my dad's birth mother but not of my other grandmother. So, I had to use what I had. I scanned three individual pictures of my dad's parents into one file and hoped that the company will alter it to the way I want it.
I placed the order with Pictures on Gold and waited patiently for the lockets to arrive. And the package came yesterday. I was afraid to open the envelope. But I took a deep breath and opened them.
All I gotta say is....WOW!!! These came out REALLY REALLY GOOD!!! Seriously!! Mr. JB's locket came out really good too!! WOW. I'm speechless.
I put Mr. JB's locket on his bout so that his g'parents are close to his heart on our wedding day. I put mine on my bouquet so that I can carry them close to me...
Even though the cost of doing these lockets was a bit steep, I think I would still do this again if given the choice. To know that they are part of our special day is priceless....
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
One little thing can make you feel very "bridal"
When we started looking at wedding dresses, I didn't know what I will end up with. I also didn't know if I will get a veil. I was so focused on finding THE dress and nothing in my budget made me feel like it was THE one. Well, during one of my many times of visiting bridal boutiques, one of the sales ladies in Burlingame store asked if I wanted to try a veil. I told her that I thought about a birdcage veil. She asked me to try some on...and swoon...I was very "bridal". Oh My!
Here are some shots of me trying on different head pieces...(forgive the blurriness of some of these pictures)
I remember saying: "you know, I wasn't even thinking about veils. I thought I would go all bare". And the sales lady for the veils gasped and said, "then how are you going to be different from any other person or feel like a bride". I thought she was just pulling my chain. Now that I'm looking at these pictures, I do look oh so very hot in these veils.
And it was just about two weeks ago, I remembered that I had to get a veil. Oops. Taking NCLEX and all these DIY projects got me side tracked. But before then, I was looking to see how much it'd be to buy a birdcage veil. The ones I liked on etsy were $80+. And some were $150+. Um...huh? No thanks. You can keep it. Oh, I should also add that a fascinator was sometimes included and sometimes not.
And I thought I would just want some flower on my hair. So, I created some hair pieces. Although I liked them while I was creating them, I knew I wanted something else. I kept drooling over various fascinator and knew that I didn't want to spend that much money on them either.
Well, since I don't want to spend that lots of money on a veil or a fascinator, it meant I have to DIM (Do-it-myself) of course. The fascinator I created did not cost me that much. I bought a flower from Joann's while they were having a floral sale. Then, I went through my jewlery box to see what I can use there. There I had a "pearl" necklace I had bought from a flea market. I must have paid like $2-$5 or something. It was fake but very pretty. And I originally wanted to toss it away after inspecting it carefully to see that the coating of the pearls were coming off. BUT I'm glad I didn't.
Anyhoo, I cut up that pearl necklace and use the nice pearls to construct my fascinator. I know this is kind of cheesy but there are nine small pearls -- one for each year that we've been together and a big pearl in the middle -- to represent the big step we're taking. Ha ha. Okay, here are some pictures.
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After realizing I bought the wrong veiling materials from JoAnn's a while back, I decided to use that lace on my fascinator.
What do you think? You likey? Maybe I'm biased but me likely lots! =)
And the other day, I created my veil. Even though it took a whole afternoon to figure out how I wanted the veil, it seems simple now. Ha ha. You'll see it soon in action!
So, the sales lady was right: this little piece of fabric does make you feel very bridal. Swooning my veil and fascinator....
Here are some shots of me trying on different head pieces...(forgive the blurriness of some of these pictures)
I remember saying: "you know, I wasn't even thinking about veils. I thought I would go all bare". And the sales lady for the veils gasped and said, "then how are you going to be different from any other person or feel like a bride". I thought she was just pulling my chain. Now that I'm looking at these pictures, I do look oh so very hot in these veils.
And it was just about two weeks ago, I remembered that I had to get a veil. Oops. Taking NCLEX and all these DIY projects got me side tracked. But before then, I was looking to see how much it'd be to buy a birdcage veil. The ones I liked on etsy were $80+. And some were $150+. Um...huh? No thanks. You can keep it. Oh, I should also add that a fascinator was sometimes included and sometimes not.
And I thought I would just want some flower on my hair. So, I created some hair pieces. Although I liked them while I was creating them, I knew I wanted something else. I kept drooling over various fascinator and knew that I didn't want to spend that much money on them either.
Well, since I don't want to spend that lots of money on a veil or a fascinator, it meant I have to DIM (Do-it-myself) of course. The fascinator I created did not cost me that much. I bought a flower from Joann's while they were having a floral sale. Then, I went through my jewlery box to see what I can use there. There I had a "pearl" necklace I had bought from a flea market. I must have paid like $2-$5 or something. It was fake but very pretty. And I originally wanted to toss it away after inspecting it carefully to see that the coating of the pearls were coming off. BUT I'm glad I didn't.
Anyhoo, I cut up that pearl necklace and use the nice pearls to construct my fascinator. I know this is kind of cheesy but there are nine small pearls -- one for each year that we've been together and a big pearl in the middle -- to represent the big step we're taking. Ha ha. Okay, here are some pictures.
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=
After realizing I bought the wrong veiling materials from JoAnn's a while back, I decided to use that lace on my fascinator.
What do you think? You likey? Maybe I'm biased but me likely lots! =)
And the other day, I created my veil. Even though it took a whole afternoon to figure out how I wanted the veil, it seems simple now. Ha ha. You'll see it soon in action!
So, the sales lady was right: this little piece of fabric does make you feel very bridal. Swooning my veil and fascinator....
Monday, July 27, 2009
Sigh..FINALLY!!!
I've been waiting for this day for a long time. I placed my order with Diane of DK Designs back in 2008 and changed my mind on her gazillion times. Then, when she sent me the pictures of all our items, I was so eager to pick them up. And we initially told her that we were going to pick them up on Friday, the day Mr. JB usually works from home.
After having his night out with the boys yesterday, and coming home around 11:30-ish, I convinced Mr. JB to stay home. I didn't want him to wake up too early and be tired at work. Aren't I nice? ;)
Right before Mr. JB came home, I emailed Diane to see if our items will be ready. I told her that Mr. JB may stay home tomorrow and it'd be great if we can pick up the items then. She replied back to me today morning to say that the items may not be completely dried yet. When I told Mr. JB, he thought I was crazy for wanting to go down to San Jose today. He said, we should just wait until Friday. I emaield Diane (thank goodness she's quick with her emails) and told her about Mr. JB's concern about having those favor boxes ruined. She replied right back to say there shouldn't be any problems and that I can pick them up. Within 10 minutes of her replying back, we were out the door, getting ready to pick my lovelies up.
I've waited so long. I wondered how they will look like. I know I've seen pictures of them...but I just wanted to touch them and have them in my possession. I want them.
Within 45 minutes of leaving the house, we were there. Yes, we made what would've been an hour trip into 45 minutes. We didn't want to get there too late since Diane was taking her son to the swimming practice. I walked in and saw my lovelies on her table. Swwoonnn.....She told me how to pack them and to have our favor boxes dry outside. We brought them back home and the favor boxes are being dried in our living room as we speak.
Diane also blogged about our order on her blog: **the following was copied from Diane's blog**
The final pieces of Joyce's order...
As I write this blog post, Joyce and her fiance are driving down from San Francisco because Joyce is anxious to pick up her order and didn't want to wait until Friday. Who could blame her?! :)
The last pieces of her order were the two boutonnieres and the 30 orchid flower favor boxes. So without further ado... here they are! I'm glad this order is complete and ready to be picked up because that means now I can cross it off of my long list of orders to do and move onto the next one. I'm excited about the next blog post (more butterflies, flowers with crystals and a BIG BLACK BEE!)... LOL, you'll just have to wait and see.
All my best wishes to Joyce and Chris on their wedding day!
After having his night out with the boys yesterday, and coming home around 11:30-ish, I convinced Mr. JB to stay home. I didn't want him to wake up too early and be tired at work. Aren't I nice? ;)
Right before Mr. JB came home, I emailed Diane to see if our items will be ready. I told her that Mr. JB may stay home tomorrow and it'd be great if we can pick up the items then. She replied back to me today morning to say that the items may not be completely dried yet. When I told Mr. JB, he thought I was crazy for wanting to go down to San Jose today. He said, we should just wait until Friday. I emaield Diane (thank goodness she's quick with her emails) and told her about Mr. JB's concern about having those favor boxes ruined. She replied right back to say there shouldn't be any problems and that I can pick them up. Within 10 minutes of her replying back, we were out the door, getting ready to pick my lovelies up.
I've waited so long. I wondered how they will look like. I know I've seen pictures of them...but I just wanted to touch them and have them in my possession. I want them.
Within 45 minutes of leaving the house, we were there. Yes, we made what would've been an hour trip into 45 minutes. We didn't want to get there too late since Diane was taking her son to the swimming practice. I walked in and saw my lovelies on her table. Swwoonnn.....She told me how to pack them and to have our favor boxes dry outside. We brought them back home and the favor boxes are being dried in our living room as we speak.
Diane also blogged about our order on her blog: **the following was copied from Diane's blog**
The final pieces of Joyce's order...
As I write this blog post, Joyce and her fiance are driving down from San Francisco because Joyce is anxious to pick up her order and didn't want to wait until Friday. Who could blame her?! :)
The last pieces of her order were the two boutonnieres and the 30 orchid flower favor boxes. So without further ado... here they are! I'm glad this order is complete and ready to be picked up because that means now I can cross it off of my long list of orders to do and move onto the next one. I'm excited about the next blog post (more butterflies, flowers with crystals and a BIG BLACK BEE!)... LOL, you'll just have to wait and see.
All my best wishes to Joyce and Chris on their wedding day!
The ladies of my life...
July 26th: Sunday Brunch with my lovely ladies
My sister was kind enough to host a bridal shower for me. She told me to invite some friends and I invited some of my friends from school. Initially, I wondered who I should've invited. I always felt like me and females didn't get along very well. Some females are very nasty -- they talk shit behind your back and such and some are just very hormonal, which I can't stand.
Anyhoo, the ladies I invited were the ladies who were close to me during the past two years. They were there for me to give me support and to listen to me bitch about school. I think going through the whole nursing school experience for two years made us bond in a way -- kind of like a sisterhood type of thing.
And I also invited my old boss, Anne. I've known Anne for a LONG time! Golly. I think 10 years now. I worked for her and her business partner (Michael) for a long time too. ha ha. Working for them is like being in a black hole -- no matter what happens, I keep going back to them to help them out. I need to cut my umbilical cord with them but somehow, I can't. I love working for them.
Okay, going back to the Sunday Brunch......
My sister, my mom, my sister in law, a gf of ours and I all drove together. When we went up the escalators of the Hyatt hotel to go to the restaurant, we saw a few ladies who were already waiting for us. And I thought, wow, these ladies are here for me? We got seated and then one by one, the ladies started to make their way there. The brunch was buffet style, so the ladies ate their hearts out. I didn't do it so much because....I ate right before I left. Shhhh!!! Mr. JB and I took our babies to Fort Funston right before and stopped at Noah's Bagels to grab some bagels. If I didn't eat, I would be too cranky. I had to. But no one knew. =) But of course I felt bad because my sister paid for all of us to pig out. =/
Then, game time. My sister had three games -- how well do you know the bride, the first person to give me these 5 items (mascara, something blue, ), words scramble. My cousin Mi Mi won the "how well do you know the bride", my classmate Adrienne was able to give us 5 items and I'm not sure who won the words scramble.
Then gift time. I got some really cool stuff: KITCHEN AID MIXER (Yes!! I can make cupcakes now!!!!), frozen yogurt mixer, a few VS / Fredrick of Hollywood lingeries, a cookbook, an apron, and measuring cups, VS perfume/lotion set, photo albumns, a memory book, candle holders, a picture frame, and gift cards to Target and Bed Bath and Beyond. And I got some moola too. ;)
THANK YOU LADIES from the bottom of my heart for spending the day with me! And thank you for being in my life as well.
And special heartfelt THANK YOU to my sister, who paid for everything! Eekk!! And she gave out "two peas in pod" salt and pepper shaker too. Sigh..what a good sister I have. ha ha.
Some pictures for you:
(with Annie, my old boss)
(with my in-laws)
(with our friends, my sister in law and my mom)
(with my cousins)
(my sister's favor -- two peas in a pod salt and pepper shaker)
(my sister and our friend of 14 years)
(with my classmates)
(my homemade favor...hee hee.)
(with my classmates)
My sister was kind enough to host a bridal shower for me. She told me to invite some friends and I invited some of my friends from school. Initially, I wondered who I should've invited. I always felt like me and females didn't get along very well. Some females are very nasty -- they talk shit behind your back and such and some are just very hormonal, which I can't stand.
Anyhoo, the ladies I invited were the ladies who were close to me during the past two years. They were there for me to give me support and to listen to me bitch about school. I think going through the whole nursing school experience for two years made us bond in a way -- kind of like a sisterhood type of thing.
And I also invited my old boss, Anne. I've known Anne for a LONG time! Golly. I think 10 years now. I worked for her and her business partner (Michael) for a long time too. ha ha. Working for them is like being in a black hole -- no matter what happens, I keep going back to them to help them out. I need to cut my umbilical cord with them but somehow, I can't. I love working for them.
Okay, going back to the Sunday Brunch......
My sister, my mom, my sister in law, a gf of ours and I all drove together. When we went up the escalators of the Hyatt hotel to go to the restaurant, we saw a few ladies who were already waiting for us. And I thought, wow, these ladies are here for me? We got seated and then one by one, the ladies started to make their way there. The brunch was buffet style, so the ladies ate their hearts out. I didn't do it so much because....I ate right before I left. Shhhh!!! Mr. JB and I took our babies to Fort Funston right before and stopped at Noah's Bagels to grab some bagels. If I didn't eat, I would be too cranky. I had to. But no one knew. =) But of course I felt bad because my sister paid for all of us to pig out. =/
Then, game time. My sister had three games -- how well do you know the bride, the first person to give me these 5 items (mascara, something blue, ), words scramble. My cousin Mi Mi won the "how well do you know the bride", my classmate Adrienne was able to give us 5 items and I'm not sure who won the words scramble.
Then gift time. I got some really cool stuff: KITCHEN AID MIXER (Yes!! I can make cupcakes now!!!!), frozen yogurt mixer, a few VS / Fredrick of Hollywood lingeries, a cookbook, an apron, and measuring cups, VS perfume/lotion set, photo albumns, a memory book, candle holders, a picture frame, and gift cards to Target and Bed Bath and Beyond. And I got some moola too. ;)
THANK YOU LADIES from the bottom of my heart for spending the day with me! And thank you for being in my life as well.
And special heartfelt THANK YOU to my sister, who paid for everything! Eekk!! And she gave out "two peas in pod" salt and pepper shaker too. Sigh..what a good sister I have. ha ha.
Some pictures for you:
(with Annie, my old boss)
(with my in-laws)
(with our friends, my sister in law and my mom)
(with my cousins)
(my sister's favor -- two peas in a pod salt and pepper shaker)
(my sister and our friend of 14 years)
(with my classmates)
(my homemade favor...hee hee.)
(with my classmates)
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