Milestones...precious and priceless...

Last June 19, 2007 was our second year anniversary as a couple in an exclusive relationship. Since Junby blogged about our one year anniversary as an engaged couple, it falls to me to do the honors of blogging about our two years together.

Two years -- how time flies! It's been two years of discovering one another's uniqueness. Though we had been friends since CYA days, the years apart have wrought some changes in each of us. I can safely say I'm vastly different from the Mitzi that Junby came to know during college. That must have surprised him :) I hope it was a pleasant one altogether but then that's part of the challenge of being in a relationship -- the acceptance of the reality that the Present presents and letting go of some illusions that were borne from the past or the fantasies of long ago. Doing so would be an expression of love for love is not necessarily blind. I think Love sees everything -- the shadows and the lights. Sees all these and decides to love nonetheless.

What have I learned in the two years we have been a couple...

First, communication might indeed be key but make sure you are on the same channel. Many a times Junby and I are coming from opposite ends of the spectrum and are discussing the issue at hand but from totally different perspectives. The distance is an added challenge. What has helped though is taking a step back and asking ourselves what the real issue is. That takes a lot of self-control especially when emotions are particularly intense. By God's grace we've learned to do that more often and when we slip up, apologizing helps.

Second, in a relationship one's own needs are secondary to that of the beloved. When he is happy, in the long run, I become happy. He is able to love better because he's so full of love he can't help but overflow with it.

Lastly, when all is said and done one's faith in God is important indeed. If He wasn't part of the equation, I have my doubts about my ability to see this thing through to the end. My selfishness would rear its ugly head and make this relationship truly a "purifying" experience for Junby. I'm glad he hasn't given up on the pruning season. He's sticking it out 'til harvest time and for that I have a diamond ring on my finger as proof.

Thanks Jun for two years of growing pains and maturing together. I look forward to fifty years or more of improved loving. I pray that we continue to being the best lovers for and of each other.

It's been a year

It was on the evening of June 16, 2006, that I finally mustered up the courage to ask Mitzi if she would grant me the honor and privilege of becoming her fiancé. The year has flown past and in about six months from now, we shall be taking the next step and making our vows and making our lifelong commitments. We shall be going from fiancé-fiancée to husband-wife.

I wanted to take a few moments to thank all the family and friends who have supported us on our journey thus far. Your love and belief in us is a wonderful, precious gift that we are so very thankful for.

To God who has been our constant guide, we offer thanks and praise for Your steadfast, enduring love of us. Without You, none of this would be possible. We continue to pray that we may be able to reflect Your love of us to each other and to all that we meet in our lives.

To my dearest fiancée, thank you for believing in me and for allowing me the chance to spend the rest of my days with you. I thank you for all that you have given me and I can only hope that I may prove to be worthy of the gift...

Weekend work

Weekends are the days for me -- the time that I can do several wedding-related errands. Like this Saturday (June 16) for example. I have several meetings lined up especially after lunch and three are wedding-related.

First stop would be a trip to our chosen baker to discuss the design and maybe do a little taste-testing :P. Second will be a trip to Sta. Clara chaplaincy to submit some of the required church documents already. I'm supposed to be at Sta. Clara at around 4 -- that's the time Tita Barbs, the chaplaincy's secretary will be available to entertain my questions. Third trip (if its possible to squeeze this in) I may visit the recommended maker of wedding invitations.

So far, there is progress however minute. I thank God I am still able to keep my cool. Maybe as the months roll in and the wedding draws even nearer, I might not be able to keep my cool. Hopefully Junby will be around to help do just that.

That's it for now folks! Til next post -- keep us in your prayers. :)

One step at a time...

Hi friends and family! I know we've been quite quiet for a while so I decided to post just to let you know that slowly but surely things are getting done. It's now June -- that leaves me six months to go before the big day and help has come from various places.

First of all, thank you to all the friends and family who have offered their time, talent and treasure in one way or another. Rest assured, Junby and I will definitely take you up on your offer when the need arises. So far we'd like to thank Ani (appplause) for saying yes to being the coordinator for attendance(this includes sending out invitations and confirmations) for the Trinidad-Saguisag side and J (applause din!) for the Fuentes-Ramos side.

Second, I personally would like to thank the gracious offer that my Tita Bing and Manang J extended (for the information of those who are non-ilonggos 'Manang' is equivalent to the tagalog's 'Ate') to look into helping make the wedding favors. What these are...well, we'll keep them a secret for now, right ladies? :)

Third, Junby and I are making our way slowly through the lists of 'to-do' on both our sides. This would include the guest list (sigh, we so wish we could invite everyone who knows us until the 6th degree but . . . sigh), the vendors list and the practical details of the wedding, the reception and the honeymoon. I am glad Junby has grown considerably in patience these past years in dealing with me -- I know I can be a little 'type A' , at times.

I'll be going off to Manila by next week to traipse through Divisoria in search of tela and other bargains for the wedding. As for the honeymoon plans, hopefully we can come to a decision by next week. Keep us in your prayers! Thanks, 'til next time!