Respite

I am relatively more relaxed now that Hamser is in the picture.

Hamser is the wedding organizer that Alvin asked for an SOW (Save Our Wedding) from.

I have relinquished all wedding organizer duties and finally gave in to modern tradition (?). Hamser, who is now my friend, confidante and life and sanity saver is on the helm with the great Nanay Lisa of course who was already actively helping from the very start.

I am now wondering why I had such a hard time letting go of that obligation considering that I had to deal with a lot of issues such as: budget, work, housework, wedding jitters, cultural, religious and emotional adjustments. Lesson Number 1: Hindi ako si superwoman - Ako si Darna!



Big thanks are in order. Genevieve Uy who helped me look for a printer of the wedding invitation since for some unknown reason nashy ako kina Kaye (Karina Printing Press) because I knew they will be giving me a huge discount for the invitations and I think it just is wrong that a seven page invitation and a number at that be given to me almost free. :) Nashy ako!


I am saying thank you too to Ate Tess Napala of Gregoria Printing press who offered to give me as wedding gifts the invitations which I also refused kase bulk! Ang dami. Nakakahiya. I am grateful that she agreed to give the gift tags instead which I am sure would be fabulous.

I am saying Thank You to Dra. Deanna Delima (Yang) for the facial which I really need to have consistently. Yang promise daan na ako. :)

Now all I have to do is make this:

Bride ready. (Me at 6 in the morning. No ligo. No proper sleep. Already awake at 4 am 10/11/11)
As to why I love taking pictures of myself in my not so absolute best is beyond me!

I am looking forward to the 29th and gave up on being so jittery about what other people will say about our wedding and marriage. As Tatay said "Things will just fall into place" with that in mind I have stopped thinking of Achebe's "Things fall apart" And as what I have said to Popsie" Ay ang manghikay dapat magcontribute 20 mil" :)


Besides I think I have cool friends and relatives and acquaintances whose main bjective to attend the wedding is to see me in Hijab hahaha. Or eat Nanay's cakes. Or see my fogi na mabait pa na husband. Or to have fun during my wedding.

I want those who will attend the wedding leave with a full stomach and a big grin (fun induced) on their face.

While I am waiting for the 29th I have to deal with groceries that are costing me an arm and a leg!

Grateful of toilets with water spigots that make Alvin's mandate to wash the pipi with water after peeing because that is what good Muslim women do.


Praying that the classic line in Titanic "Promise me you will never let go." will be a reality in our marriage and not the Titanic as an epic disaster Yay hehe :)