Friday, April 07, 2006

The silent wing

I have been quiet for so long. I may be vocal in person but not in writing. I still have to be comfortable with the idea of blogging and letting people read my thoughts. But with Leo's support, I take the plunge. - Joan

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Reminders: OTD payments and gifts

Just some reminders...

1. For suppliers needing full payments on the day itself, put corresponding amount in separate envelopes, label and seal. Print an acknowledgement sheet summary where the suppliers can sign. Give the envelopes and payment sheet summary to someone who could settle the bills for you. In the summary sheet, indicate the name of the suppliers, amount and space for their signatures.

2. Make a summary sheet for the gifts, with numbered stickers for each gifts. The summary will contain the name of the giver and the number of his/her gift. Assign someone to monitor the loading of gifts in vehicles. S/He could use the tally sheet and mark the corresponding number of the sticker after loading it on the vehicle.

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Beauty

In almost all wedding planners I’ve read, there is always a part that says “Enroll in a fitness program.”

Vanity has never been a consideration in my fitness lifestyle. Health is. Coming from a clan that is replete of hereditary ailments like diabetes, arthritis, and hypertension, I’d say I’m already paranoid of my own health at this age.

But it’s only now that I started gunning for six-pack abs. Once or twice a day I huff and puff on the floor doing every imaginable punishment I can think of to get my one-pack ectoplasmic beer belly into a thing of beauty.

My fiancee is doing a MUCH better progress with her fitness program.

But trust that life will always come up with something to catch you off-guard. ^^

Of all her thirty years in life, the chicken pox decides to strike her now – less than four months away from the wedding. Detection and medication came in a tad too late, so she has to contend with the considerable amount of lesions in her face, neck, and arms.

The pressure for her to heal wouldn’t have to be so intense, had she gotten the chicken pox at any other time of her life. But with our wedding just around the corner, this usually typical, part-of-life illness is enough to get her spirits down.

Hug, Pangga. You will always be beautiful to me. I pray for your speedy recovery.