my first lay out

here's my first ever try sa digiscrap..:) looks like ok..pero I know i have lot's of things to learn pa.

but at least I had my first lay out na and I'm very proud of it of course..please don't hesitate to comment..I know I need your inputs.

our own "wyeth" and etc...

yes, we have our own "wyeth" now, not the one on who manufactured milk and was over all the news today..she's our new pet, our new cat..so small we could only give her milk, hubby just saw her on the street last week and having that soft heart for pets, he immediately picked it up and brought it home, It was nice seeing my husband feeding the cat milk..ang tiyaga talaga, because this cat cannot see yet, she has to depend on what hubby feed her and she made her a small feeding bottle from a used glue bottle..:) I told him I'm gonna buy a real feeding bottle this afternoon because I think she could suck it now, she's gain weight since last week. We named her "wyeth" just last night because as we all know wyeth is in the news..wala lang, just want to remember the first milk product recall the philippine government has ever made. naks! significant..hehe!

I hope I could take some pics to post...but It's hard when you don't have your own camera, that is why I've been wanting to buy one for us..I wish I could soon but we just spent some of our saved money for our small kusina upstairs..sigh talaga...anyway, I'm sure that will come someday..one at a time lang talaga.

I am also praying that we could give more time to our silkscreen job, there has been inquiries and I'm hoping this will eventually be our small business at home..lalo na pag nag resign na ako sa work, this has potential kasi and I strongly believe in hubbys talent..we only need time to make ayos on some papers and marketing I guess, plus of course time para sa production, although hubby is not working he doesn't ahve much time naman talaga for his own stuff din kasi nga he's a full time worker of our church..

anyway, here's sample of printed t-shirts.

wedding pics

just want to share these pictures, now ko lang na upload kasi. these were our unity candles na nakalimutan dun sa venue at hindi na nabalikan..hehehe! labor of love ni nahal yan..as in kumuha pa ng kawayan sa province, kinayas at binarnisan at ako na ang naglagay ng design.

at eto naman nag bible na nigamit namin, i just bought the blue cover sa PCBS, yung nilagay naming bible ay yung old bible naming 2 na sobrang luma na..may s enti value kaya yun nag ginamit namin.

here naman our matches, siempre nilagyan ko pa din ng design..

at eto ang envelope ng invites namin na sobrang pinaghirapan naming gawin, as in nagkapaso-paso ang mga daliri namin..marami namang nagandahan.

hala! feeling ko ngayon pa lang ako nagre-review about the wedding..hehe! samantalang one year ng tapos..wala alng..feel ko lang..

how painful?

jerlyn's bestfriend, janina lost her baby last June 11,still birth at 8 months..I cannot say I know how she feels because I'm sure I don't. I know that it is painful and I laso felt pain for them pero I cannot really say how painful it is for them lalo na for janina, when we last saw each other nung birthday ng nephew ni jerlyn..she and her husband Ross were so excited about thier first baby, we even joked about the spelling of the baby's name.

But God has other plans obviously..Last night we had necrological service..and everyone is crying..including janina's father..Pastor Gani asked the couple to stand beside thier baby's coffin and asked them to say a prayer...and I cried mmore when I heard janina pray and give thanks to God for the 8 wonderful months of allowing her to feel what it is like to be a mom.

And then I asked God myself..Lord kung ako ba kakayanin ko ang ganito? Like January and Ross, they've waited and prayed for this gift, for this little bundle of joy and then kukunin din pala sa'yo.

I am not yet conceiving and things like this makes me more praning, kasi I knew how careful and how janina took care of her baby inside her womb..and she has all the resources...paano na lang kaya yung iba na wala man lang pang pre natal? pero naman..may mga mommies na hindi halos nagba- vitamins pero malusog namang ipinapanaganak ang maga anak...hay! we really cannot question how God works in our lives.

on the other hand...I will go and see my OB this Friday, not really to consult something..just wanna submit myself for another test..

our banaue-sagada trip

This was actually last December pa, we went to Banaue and Sagada for a 4 day retreat, after a lot of pains and hurts emotionally-(a different story)..finally natuloy kami umalis with all the LJBC Interns plus me and Jerlyn of course.

Sa Sumaguing Cave..where I nearly collapse..kala ko talaga magpa-pass out ako..di kinaya ng powers ko.

 na enjoy namin ang fire place sa bahay ni manong arthur!

 

Kiltepan View :)

 

baby news?? none yet

it's been a year and a month...and I would honestly admit na I have mix feelings about it..Para kasing feeling ko ok lang sa'kin If God won't give us a child of our own as a gift..and I know it's the same din with Rudolf..we will enjoy each other na lang talaga and siempre once in a while may mga kids naman kaming inaalagaan.. pero a part of me is wishing and hoping na sana kahit isa lang..bigyan kami ni Lord.

Last March, we consulted an OB and as expected I have a problem..t'was PCOS (polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) not so rare and very common na daw ito..but it's still a sad news..don't wanna elaborate about it..basta it's a hormonal imbalance that makes it hard for me to conceive..hard but not impossible at least.

Anyway, being "pasaway" that I am..hindi pa ko bumalik sa OB since then..I still have to submit myself for a PAPSMEAR test..and then more test and ek-ek which the Ob explained..sobrang madami dapat gawin sabi tuloy ni Rudolf..hindi kaya tayo na ang sumasagot sa prayers natin?..may punto sha di ba? pero I know I have to go back to my OB..sana this June..maasikaso ko na..sana I could muster some lakas ng loob to submit myself for a series of tests pa..mind you..trips to OB are not so fun.

Right now, we're enjoying and hoping and praying..pero siempre whatever God's will is..we will just obey..anyway God knows what is best for us.

10 months of no blogging

and we're one year married! wohhoo! actually it was last month pa..April 21,It was a Friday so we had a wonderful weekend together...we celebrated it here lang din in the city since we cannot afford to go out on a Saturday due to committments but nonetheless, we enjoyed it..just the two of us..we really treasured it kasi that month may 2 kids na nagbabakasyon sa'min eh. :)

I can say we're still on the adjustment period pero small adjustments na lang..

I am now used to waking up beside him..and of course sleeping beside him.

I am now used in doing the grocery mostly on Fridays with him.

of course like ordinary couples we had troubles and fights too...but I guess those made our love stronger and our faith as well.

I have lots of kwentos, i'll just organized it in my mind and will start writing some soon.

God bless!

on to the 4th month anniversary

yes..sa August 21, 4th month na namin..

right now-am so happy being with rudolf, yung love na pinapakita nya na hindi nya pinakita when we were still bf/gf..i'm experinecing it all now, and everyday of my life, i'm falling in love with him over and over again.

yun ang kaganadahan ng walang best foot forward during those "ligawan" or dating times, kasi mas masarap ang feeling na..wow! eto pala..di ko naiisip dati na he could be so caring and loving like what he does now..i'm just so blessed.

so far..no baby news yet, and everybody as in pag nakita ko..lahat nagtatanong.."wala pa?" pointing to my tummy...haay! 4 months pa lang po kami kasal no? sabagay, nun ngang 2nd week or 1 month ata after namin ikasal, may nagtatanong na..nye!!!ano yun? automatic? hehe!

i want to share sana yung song na he made for us nung wedding namin, he surprised me and used that song as my bridal march..although di na masyado surprised kasi i know he has a song..pero di nya talaga pinarinig sa akin until nung time na rampa na ko s aisle..and i know in my heart..i had the most beautiful bridal march song in the world..of course..di ba? ginawa nya yun specially for me..

will try to ask him to record it and so i can upload it here...till next!

love this picture!!

some photos and kwento

di naka attend isang abay namin-she was supposed to be lester's partner..sa veil,don't know what happened..so si kosh (donna) became her partner..sad to say until now di pa rin kami nagkikita at nagkakausap ni prescy.just wanna know why di sha nag appear eh s nag confirmed naman sha ng attendance...



si tere, my maid of honor was not able to march..late kasi siya! hehe..nalaman ko na wala pala sha when i was about to march na..tinawagan ko sa cel, malapit na daw sha e kaso di na pwede ma stop..tuloy tuloy na..

si carmel(standing besides rudolf) ay naku!! mas matagal pa inayusan kesa sa'kin..don't ask me why? ask her..nyahaha!!

Our Tagalog wedding vows

just sharing our wedding vows..this made me cry during the wedding and everytime i got to read this..it's the same feeling..i know God is our witness,i am so much sure of that..HIS love and the love we shared as husband and wife is so assuring.

Ang Aming Sumpaan
RUDOLF

Raquel, hawakan mo ang aking mga kamay, upang makita mo ang bawat alay nito para sa’yo.

Mga kamay na hahawak sa’yo simula sa araw ng ating pag-iisang dibdib,bilang pangako ko na mamahalin kita sa lahat ng araw ng aking buhay.

Ang mga kamay na hahawak sa’yo ng buong kagalakan sa araw na bigyan tayo ng pagpapala ng Diyos ng una nating supling at hahawak sa kanya ng buong pag-iingat sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon.

Ito ang mga kamay na maaring magtamo ng mga sugat sa pag-aayos ng ating tahanan para lamang guminhawa ang iyong pakiramdam.

Mga kamay na magbibigay ng buong kakayanan upang matugunan ang pangangailangan ng ating magiging pamilya, mga kamay na magaalaga at aakay sa ating mga magiging anak patungo sa landas na nais sa kanila ng ating Panginoon.

Mga kamay na mag-aalaga sa iyo sa paglipas ng panahon,at sa panahon ng pagtangis ay siyang pupunas ng mga luha sa iyong mga mata,maging ito’y luha ng kalungkutan o kagalakan.

Mga kamay na magbibigay sa’yo ng kaaliwan sa oras ng iyong karamdaman at sa mga oras na may pagkatakot sa iyong isipan.

Sa mga kamay na ito ay makakasiguro ka na may nagmamahal sa’yo at makakasama mo bilang saksi sa iyong buhay..At sa ating sumpaan, saksi natin ang Panginoon.
RAQUEL

Rudolf, narito ang aking mga kamay masdan mo upang makita mo ang kanilang mga regalo sa’yo.

Ito ang kamay ng iyong matalik na kaibigan,na humahawak sa kamay mo ngayong araw ng ating pag-iisang dibdib habang ipinapangako ko sa’yo ang aking pagibig at pagtatalaga ng aking sarili sa lahat ng araw ng aking buhay.

Ito ang mga kamay na hahawak ng maingat at ng buong pagmamahal sa ating mga magiging anak, aaliw at magpapagaan sa kanilang kalooban sa mga oras ng karamdaman at sakit, susuporta at magpapalakas ng kanilang loob sa kanilang pag laki at magbibigay laya sa kanila sa tamang panahon.

Ito ang mga kamay na mag aalis ng iyong pagod at magbibigay sa’yo ng kaaliwan pag ikaw ay may karamdaman at makikiramay sa’yo sa panahong ika’y magdadalamhati.

Ito ang mga kamay na hahawak sa’yo ng mahigpit sa pagdaan natin sa mga pagsubok sa buhay may asawa, mga kamay na hahawak sa’yo ng may kagalakan at pag-asa,magmamahal at mag-aalaga sa’yo sa pagdaan ng bawat panahon.

Ito ang mga kamay na susuporta at mag e-encourage sa’yo para abutin ang iyong mga pangrarap.

Ito ang mga kamay na magsisislbing patunay ng aking pag-ibig bilang saksi sa iyong buhay.

At sa ating sumpaan saksi natin ang Panginoon.

Side kwento:

1. the last part was also written in our invites..we got it from 1 Samuel 21 :23.
2. sis MEC-again thank you for sharing/minsan natatawa ako sa translation namin..:)
3. for those of you wants to see an English version of this, just visit Mec's blog.
4. We have several copies of vows nung sinusulat namin to..and made several drafts too, pero eto nagustuhan namin pareho.
5. Di ko matagalog ng maayos ang "encourage"

oh no...

it's been forever.. i miss blogging..maybe when i have all the time and sorted things out..i'll write soon..utang muna wedding kwento..haaay!!!

but for those of you guys who want to see some wedding pics, i've posted it here ;

http://photos.yahoo.com/rocks_2000_ph

bye!!!!