[In Memoriam] Nine Eleven Two Thousand One
I’ve never been to New York, and have never even been close. But it doesn’t matter. What happened 13 years ago today still resonates with those near and far. Prior to the tragic events on 9/11/2001, I wasn’t around for many events that changed our world forever. So, I could never really understand the impacts […]
[Bookmark This] Chapter One: the modern local
When you live in a pretty bland area of Orange County where everyone’s lawn is nice and artificially green and every house looks the same but is a different color (the neighborhood in “Edward Scissorhands” comes to mind), the food choices are much the same: chain after chain after chain. Here, the Carl’s Jr seems […]
[HTH] I Found the Dress (Part II) – Now What?
Finding the dress was pretty easy. However, the hard part was hustling to get alterations done. From the research I had done, alterations generally could take *as little* as 3 months. That is, for the *first* fitting. I really didn’t have much time with November and December being big holiday months. But there was a […]
[HTH] The Dress (Part I) – Found It!
One of the things I looked forward to yet dreaded in the wedding planning was finding “the dress.” I had watched just about every episode of SYTTD (For those not in the know — this is a reference to “Say Yes To the Dress.” It is a show on TLC where pre-Bridezilla drama is documented and […]
[29] Old School Crushin’ (aka Friendly Stalking)
In a a very special Throwback Thursday (#TBT) on Instagram (IG), I posted a picture of my middle school crush. It reminded me of how easy it is today to crush on someone and friendly stalk them on social media. Me, I didn’t have it so easy. Let me start from the beginning. I was […]
[HTH DT] Please Mr DJ, Don’t Play That Song
Our wedding DJ, TNT Mobile DJ Troy Cook, had two missions to accomplish at our wedding: #1. Adhere to my Do Not Play/Must Play (because nobody wants to make little Filipino girls angry, just ask my hubby!) and #2. Attempt to get our families of non-dancers to get on the dancefloor. We warned Troy, and he accepted the challenge. […]
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[HTH] 5 Things I Learned About Weddings (aka Now I Know Why People Elope)
I’ve been married for about 6 weeks now. I think I’m ready now to re-visit the 6-month adventure that, fortunately, both my husband and I lived to tell about. For me, personally, it was the craziest emotional rollercoaster ride I’ve ever been on. I’m always up for a challenge, but this was the biggest challenge […]
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[HTH] Better 13 Years Later Than Never
My fiance and I have been together for almost 13 years. However, it was only last month that our parents met each other. It was a day I had wondered about for years. I even thought about it more 5 months ago when we started diving into the planning phase. Part of me was excited. […]
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[HTH DT] Love, Life and the Pursuit of Trivia
Yes, these are probably the top 3 things in my life, especially the last one. I’ve loved trivia for as long as I can remember. I enjoy watching Jeopardy! from time to time, but I wouldn’t say I’m the sharp. In the short time it was on, Win Ben Stein’s Money provided a good half hour […]
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