{SUPPLIER RATING} Invitations

Layout - DIY
Printing - FANS DIGITAL
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DAMAGE: 5,000 for the printing. Around 3,000 for DIY Materials.

ACTUAL WEDDING INVITATION

Errr shempre I made this e! If I'm to pick my favorite from all those I DIYed in my wedding, it will be my invitations. It's all products of my imagination (with some inspirations of course). 

To give you a background, I copied the concept of trifold from Dei's (a sister in w@w) who copied her's from the Starbucks leaflets. I think it's perfect because my peg really was Travel Guide. The contents, on the other hand, was greatly inspired by JJ Lucas and Feliz' wedding invitation. I tweaked it, made it more personal, added my own brand of art, then the result - 

As mentioned it will be folded into three. Here's what it looked like in actual. I also made the envelopes and name holder from scratch. I will give you instructions on how to make my envelopes pag nakaluwag-luwag :P. 

Also, we helped our friends get the perfect gift for us so we registered on SM Registry. I just made an invitation insert for the registry card. 

Then there's this additional insert for the entourage, some guidelines for their attires. I relayed it to them verbally and via our fb group but I still made this insert para di makalimutan. Hehe! Luckily, wala naman nagpasaway. :)

AFTER PARTY WEDDING INVITATION

I'm not sure if I mentioned it to you guys before, we had an after party. This was mostly for Mama Nitz' friends and neighbors. Oh well, we had problems with that because we cannot invite the whole barangay sa venue. Mama was a little tampo on us because of it. In the end, she agreed to have a party in their home na lang after the event. It's a little bongga daw so we have to provide invitations. Here's what I came up with - 

This was only sized 3x5. We bought ready made envelopes in National. Then I printed the names on an ordinary paper, cut it in a banner style, then have D wax-seal it to the envelopes.

Remind me to post a close up picture of this ha?

Feeling crafty again,

Yosh

Coral and Peach

It's 2014 already! How are you loves? Argh I do hope you miss me. :)

Because it's a new year, the first post you will read in my blog will be something nice. Ok, I will not prolong it any more..

Presenting, Windie and Onatz' wedding cord -

I said something nice right? IT IS! Because I made it! Kung kontra ka, pakiclick na lang yung ekis sa taas ng page na to please. Hehe.

Anyhoo, going back, my college friend Windie will tie the knot with Onatz this coming Saturday. And if you remember, I vow to make all my friends wedding cords (if they like).

It started as this -

And now, it's packed like this -

I hope they like it! :)

Love, love, love,
Yosh

365 days!

... and a few pounds ago. :P

In a few minutes, D and I will be celebrating our first wedding anniversary!

No words can describe how I feel right now. I'm happy (that's for sure!). Everything's going according to plan. We have our shares of ups and downs but we're still as strong as ever. With that, I am extremely grateful to the Big Man up there for these blessings.

So what's next? I'm really not sure yet. We will just let God drive this roadtrip for us. Basta ang alam ko, gabing-gabi na at maaga pa kami bukas. Hahaha! We're off to celebrate down south. Will keep you posted for more! :)

The very happy wife,

Yosh

Suzie Logus

Catchy name right? Oh well I still prefer Choco Banana but I can't be choosy now. Since the accident, my love for Choco Banana lessen. D's right, we need more power and Choco Banana, being old and everything, cannot give us the power we need.

Oh I might be confusing you. I'm talking about D's motorcycles. He decided to sell his CB110 (we named him Choco Banana) and get a new SZ (named Suzie).

I love Suzie's color though. But comfortability-wise, I still want Choco Banana. First thing I noticed was the backride seat. For some reasons, I feel more comfortable with the CB's seat. Then the horrible heat in my feet! More noticeably in my right foot. Maybe the heat is from the tambutso or makina? Whatever I want that to go! Argh

But still Suzie's such a beauty -

Before anything else, let's make Suzie fear God.

Ohh such exciting times. Next weekend, we'll break you in. Wait for it.

Suzie's mama,
Yosh

Our baby boy

Happy Monday loves! Oh yes I decided to start the week with joy in my heart! Haha!

First off, I finally found time to take proper pictures of Pepper, Roji's son. Our first baby boy in the family for more or less a decade now. We are all excited! Even until now that Pepper is on his 2nd week.

So picture galore!

How's that for a Monday? Ok, I will let Pepper convince you to smile. :)

Happy on a Monday,

Yosh

Bangon Pilipinas

My birthday last weekend was made more memorable by the recent typhoon that hit the Philippines. When I say hit, it did hit hard. They said it's the strongest typhoon that ever hit the earth. Too bad for my home land. These past few days, we're seeing devastating pictures of the calamity, specially from the province of Leyte. I was really worried because I know 2 of my friends lived there (or at least their families are there at the time of the typhoon). For 3 days we were in the darkness because they weren't able to contact their families. Communication means were down. Yesterday, news started coming in after a satellite was set in the area. The pictures were really heartbreaking. 

But on the brigther note, my friends' families in Tacloban were found. Thank you Lord! This is a great reason to celebrate and sing - A thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! ♪♩♬ 

There are still others (more!) who need help. But material things are not enough. Sana kahit papaano nashare ko ang positivity ng aming tahanan sa ibang mas nangangailangan ng pag-asa. Bangon Pilipinas!

Sending my hope and prayers, 
Yosh

My 29th at a glance

As much as I hate to admit it, I'm now officially enjoying the last year of being 20ish. Argh! But instead of sulking on it, might as well just enjoy.

So here's what happened to my birthday weekend:

Since D have work on Saturdays and he cannot skip work just because it's my birthday (insert bitterness here), I woke up early to prepare my birthday cake. I was too tamad to bake a full cake so I made a mug cake instead.

My first mug cake - Chocolate Peanut Butter

Unfortunately, it didn't pass D's standards, even mine. I might try it again but using different recipe.

I went home to Taytay by lunchtime as I promised my family that I will celebrate my birthday with them. I was expecting the gifts from the kids (because my tita told me the night before to make sure I'll go home). But what surprised me was the party they planned for me! Yes complete with birthday cake and party poppers! Yay! I'm super touched. Thank you Turnene Family.

I left at around 4 in the afternoon. I dropped by the salon for a pedi and haircut then went home to wait for D. I set my mind to not expect anything from him. You see my husband is not a big fan of gifts or surprises. As expected his plan was just for us to have dinner somewhere then have a massage. Ok better than nothing diba? We had my birthday dinner at Binalot! Kaloka! But I just let it be because he's not feeling well and can only take that salty food. But surprise surprise! He has a gift for me! It's on my wishlist (which I told him I want to receive on my birthday hehe) so I'm super happy.

He was very much willing to give me a new watch as I am now using his watches after mine broke. Hehe

That ended my natal day but the celebration still continues the day after.

Before lunch, D and I, together with our friend Leo went to the Auto Show at MOA. It's a nice experience since we are planning to get a new car (maybe!). My eyes were fixed on the Lancer EX. No other cars can match it for me. Hehe

We were supposed to have lunch at Vikings but Leo suggested we try the Ramen House that was so popular in Instagram. Well the food was nice. Nothing extra special.

By 5pm, we were already at Royden's place to watch the Finals of Motogp. Marc Marquez won! Yey! As if I care. haha! We ended the day by 2 boxes of pizza (again!) and ice cream.

What a nice birthday weekend. My excitement for birthday is back! Weee

Happy na birthday pa,

Yosh

9th of November

Look at me, I am old. But I'm happy. 

Yes I'm a year older today. But heck! Age is just a number. So I guess I'll rephrase it na lang- I'm a year wiser today. 

Happy Birthday to me! :)

Enjoying my day,

Yosh

Roji's Joaquin

Hello! Long time no post. Haha! Anyway, it's November already. It's my birth month. Yay! But before that, I will talk about Roji's pregnancy. Any minute now my cousin will give birth to the baby boy we've all been waiting for. For more or less a decade now, our family was deprived of a prince. Palagi na lang prinsesa! Ayun sunod-sunod na girlies. We call them Kwatro Marias.

Let's first talk about our prince's name -

Joaquin is the name given by his Tita Jayna. Yun kasi ang name ng crush ni bagets sa school. Ang landeee! Our bottleneck was with the second name. I suggested having it start with A para matuwa si Turing, our lolo Arturo. But Roji made it even better, she decided it will be the english version of Arturo, Arthur! Nice!

Photos galore on your next scroll :)

A letter to my future child

Dear Anak,

Your dad and I has been married for 10 months now and people are getting more persistent to ask when will they see you. Nakakaasar na anak pero dinededma na lang ni mommy. We have our reasons. And that I want you to understand also. 

They said, it's better daw to have you when I'm still young para malakas pa ako to watch you grow. I totally understand that idea. Pero anak I don't want to push that when I know your daddy and I are not yet ready. I want you to have everything, including your parents' emotional stability. Here let me detail it out for you - 

1. Mom and Dad want to enjoy each others company first. We know for a fact that once you come all our attention will be yours alone. So even if we want to travel, we can't because we cannot take you with us or we cannot leave you alone at home. We will be needing at least 2 years so we can take you with us. So we want sana to enjoy each others' company muna before having you. Hindi naman matagal yun anak, mga 1 to 2 years lang. 

2. We are not yet financially ready. Mahirap kumita ng pera lately. Alam mo ba anak hirap nga si mommy and si daddy na bumili ng bahay natin. Right now kasi sa apartment lang tayo nakatira. Of course we can save by living with your lolas, pero we want to be independent so nagsosolo kami. And hindi cheap ang rent and ang utilities. In short, all our savings go straight to the house sana or car. If we decide to have you na, we will save up for a lot of things pa - hospital bills, your baby stuff, milk, diapers, then eventually your education. Ayaw naman namin anak ng basta-basta lang. We want the best for you. 

3. Our emotions are not yet set to have you. Please understand that babies are naturally needy. If both me and your dad can say wholeheartedly that we are ready to sacrifice our sleeps then I can say Go to having you. But you see anak mommy cannot say it's fine na e. Mommy is adjusting pa nga to waking up early on Saturdays eh. May work kasi si daddy pag Saturday so I need to attend to his needs. Then I will wash pa our clothes, iron it after then clean the whole house. Alam mo anak when mommy was single, si lola Evelyn gumagawa lahat nyan. Mommy sleeps until lunch on Saturdays. So anak imagine mommy's sacrifice just to be a good wife to daddy. Pero don't get me wrong anak ha? I love your daddy very much and I'm happy doing things for him. It's just that I need time to adjust. That's why I love Sundays. I consider that as my rest day. Parang inday lang. So if we have you na, I will have to give up my rest day also to attend to you. I'm not ready for that now anak. Konting adjust pa muna si mommy ha?

That 3 reasons pa lang mabigat na diba? When you grow up and you'll be given responsibilities na, you will understand. For now, standby ka lang muna ha? Oh well we are not totally avoiding you naman. Not that I am on pills (baba na ang kilay RH Bill loyalists!). If you come now, we will open-arms accept you. Choice lang namin yung wag muna. Basta I do pray that when the time comes na we want you already, please don't let us beg for you ha? Bulungan mo na si Papa Jesus na ibigay ka na nya sa amin ni daddy. I trust Him and I know He will give you to us in His most perfect time.

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Love,

Mommy