Seesaw Fun at Tagaytay.

I love the neatness of this dress plus the way the lace is also incorporated.

This is very pretty and Asian. It's by a designer that I'm beginning to admire.

I doubt I'll fit into this... but it's gorgeous.

Another gown after my own heart.

Wedding dress that I'd like to pattern mine after.

Water into Wine: Attending a Pre-Cana Seminar

Vand I just attended a Pre-Cana Marriage Seminar. It was extremely helpful, especially because we learned new skills together which will help us communicate better in the future. Also, I really appreciated the counselling per couple during the Marriage Expectations Inventory and Genogram activities. I think it was good that our discussions, as a couple, were guided.
 
All in all, the seminar helped us find ways to understand and love each other more. More than that, it also put our marriage in the context of a larger perspective: our country, the body of the Church and our ultimate destinies. I don't think it made us re-think our decision to marry. Rather, it reinforced our decision.
 
I liked our counsellor's suggestion for us to come up with a family (or couple) mission statement. It will help us define what we stand for and it will articulate our common goal or dream.
 
Towards the end of the seminar, Fr. Ted, one of the facilitators, read the passage on the Wedding at Cana. It was Jesus' first miracle and it happened to be at a wedding. The image of water turning into wine is a powerful one. For me, the miracle is a metaphor for marriage: you can take something as ordinary as empty clay jugs, fill it up with a basic element like water, but if you put in faith and love, you will have a source of spirit and celebration. And not just any kind of wine. The best kind.

Pamanhikan Memoirs

Venue: My house at R. Alvero St.
Hosts: My family

Guest List:
Tita Star
Eins, Chris and daughter Sabrina
Zwei and Tin-Tin
Drei, Yeng and kids: Thea, Miggy and Matthew
V of course
Funfy
Manong Paul (visiting Popi, our resident niece)

Menu:
Starters - Chicken and Asparagus Soup
2 Course Meal -
Naty's famous Bihon
Super Sarap Dry Adobo
Served with red rice
Desserts (mostly brought by V's family)-
Leche Flan
My favorite Coffee Crunch Cake from Red Ribbon
Pandan Cake
3 Gallons of Ice Cream (Pistachio, Cheese and Rocky Road)
Served with Coffee
Drinks -
Choice of Coke and Coke Light

Give-aways:
A Box of Bacolod Goodies