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... ;)
Friday, July 31, 2009
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)
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Another day of being awake so darn early
It's Sunday and I'm up already! It was about 6 a.m. when I woke up and I couldn't go back to sleep.
So, of course, I turned on my computer wanting to see if Diane of DK Designs sent me some pictures of our favors or our bouts. None. I checked on her blog. None. =( I shall keep waiting.
I did however find an email from one of my friends who is going to the wedding, telling me of her hotel address and her plans while on Maui. So, that led me to me emailing two more people to ask where they're staying.
Is it the wedding that's keeping me awake? What's going on??
On a side note, we started to pack our luggage, our balibayan box, our hand carry on and my babies' luggage. Sigh. Things are coming down VERY quickly!
And yesterday, we ran some errands -- we started out by going to San Carlos to look for the parasol. After driving that far, we found out that the store only opens by appointment on Saturday and Sunday. D'oh! We should've called before. Then, we headed to Michael's to buy some candles. And since we were using the 50% off coupon, the customer service lady told us that she will only accept ONE coupon from me and from Mr. This was not my "home" Michael's. We were near San Mateo and thought she will let us use two coupons each, even though the coupon clearly stated "one coupone per customer per day". DAMN HER for wanting to follow the rules! =)
Then we went to go Hillsdale mall in San Mateo to buy some shoes for my dad. Then we ate at Hotaru, then went to the other Michael's (aka "home" Michael's in Colma) which accepted TWO coupons each. Then, had to go to Petsmart to buy some anti barking collar for my Bran, as requested by my cousin Sue who is going to be watching him while we're gone.
Today, I have a bridal shower, which is being hosted by my sister. And Mr. JB has a dinner with his brother and some friends to celebrate his singlehood. ;)
See you soon.
So, of course, I turned on my computer wanting to see if Diane of DK Designs sent me some pictures of our favors or our bouts. None. I checked on her blog. None. =( I shall keep waiting.
I did however find an email from one of my friends who is going to the wedding, telling me of her hotel address and her plans while on Maui. So, that led me to me emailing two more people to ask where they're staying.
Is it the wedding that's keeping me awake? What's going on??
On a side note, we started to pack our luggage, our balibayan box, our hand carry on and my babies' luggage. Sigh. Things are coming down VERY quickly!
And yesterday, we ran some errands -- we started out by going to San Carlos to look for the parasol. After driving that far, we found out that the store only opens by appointment on Saturday and Sunday. D'oh! We should've called before. Then, we headed to Michael's to buy some candles. And since we were using the 50% off coupon, the customer service lady told us that she will only accept ONE coupon from me and from Mr. This was not my "home" Michael's. We were near San Mateo and thought she will let us use two coupons each, even though the coupon clearly stated "one coupone per customer per day". DAMN HER for wanting to follow the rules! =)
Then we went to go Hillsdale mall in San Mateo to buy some shoes for my dad. Then we ate at Hotaru, then went to the other Michael's (aka "home" Michael's in Colma) which accepted TWO coupons each. Then, had to go to Petsmart to buy some anti barking collar for my Bran, as requested by my cousin Sue who is going to be watching him while we're gone.
Today, I have a bridal shower, which is being hosted by my sister. And Mr. JB has a dinner with his brother and some friends to celebrate his singlehood. ;)
See you soon.
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