NOW: gratitude challenge d17

I am still working on the gratitude challenge despite the fact that i'm extremely behind and in the middle of holiday still..  so, for day 17 of the gratitude challenge, i have to perform random acts of kindness through the day..  since i'm at the end of the day, i'm going to carry it through to the next full day..  i guess i have to be super nice to my fiance!!

i will continue to massage his lower back for him since he's had a bad back to the point where he can barely walk for the past two weeks...  he keeps reminding me that he took care of me making me honey lemon water every few hours when i was sick last week.. so, w/ that guilt trip, i've been massaging his back.. but this challenge is reminding me to not do it out of obligation, but really b/c i care..  ;p

i just want his bad back to get better, so i will keep taking care of him until he gets better.. afterall, in a few months, it'll be for better or for worse right?!..  ;p

RSVPs..

So, when i send in my rsvps to other people's weddings, i always try to include a note..  so, me thinking i'm going to place "leave us a note" on the back side of the rsvps will give more room for people to write us a note.. and afterwards, i can make a little scrap book out of it.. sure enough, i get so many rsvps where people totally miss the "leave us a note" area and squeeze as much info. on the front as possible..  i even got one rsvp back where they wrote a nice note on a post-it and stuck it onto the rsvp..  *sigh*.. lesson learned, make sure i either include (flip over) on the front side in the future for any rsvps i send out.. or forget the leave us a note..  ;o

oh well, i guess at least i got some notes from people to read..  i luv the one with the superduper nice handwriting! and the best one was someone added a simple "happily" in between "will attend" which really made my day!  ;p

NOW: gratitude challenge d16

For day 16 of The Gratitude Challenge, i have to stand in front of a mirror for 5 minutes and focus on 5 things that i luv abt myself.. yiiiiiiiiikes, this is not going to be easy.. i may have some self-esteem issues since i've been told most of my high school years that i m fat.. and i had tons of pimples and i am def. not prom queen by any means!  so, i told my fiance about this.. and he said "i'm a good person".. hopefully so.. ok, i guess i will have to go to the mirror and attempt this.. ;p

HAPPY WORLD GRATITUDE DAY!! Take note Give thanks!!

Hi people,

today is world gratitude day and i would like to share a little gratitude with everyone.. despite the fact that i caught a cold super quickly and am sleepy eyed from theraflu.. i am grateful for much needed rest, my BED and my cold meds!!! ;p 

i'd like to share with all, this wonderful gratitude challenge i came across many weeks ago from work.. it's definitely helped a lot during many weeks of stress and has brought out many little things in life that we usually overlook to take note and give thanks for...  so i would encourage all to check out this wonderful gratitude challenge and make sure you spread a little gratitude to everyone.. if you're not sure how, just sharing this gratitude video or the great gratitude gifts on facebook would be great way to start..

NOW: gratitude challenge d15

I have been a bit behind in the gratitude challenge, but have not forgotten and is still continuing on the challenge for day 15..  so for day 15 of the gratitude challenge, i am to focus on myself & appreciate for the unique personality, skills and talents.. hmmmm..  man this one is a tough one, but actually does come at a perfect time since i've had no time for myself lately b/c of this work event..  amidst all of my stressful nature, i do appreciate how god gave me the ability to really get things done.. i guess it's been said that i will do whatever it takes to get something done; whether it's packing, carrying and shipping 15 (30-60lb) boxes till my knees are bruised and arms are sore.. or running around trying to get invitations printed, cut and scored.. or figuring out how to get over 1k of ty notes packed in a week..  i guess i am grateful for this "nothing is beneath me" mentality and do whatever i need to do to get things done.. for sure i care about everything i do.. hopefully one day it'll pay off..  ;p

grateful for March of Dimes

I just got back from the march of dimes and really felt grateful for all the wonderful things that march of dimes has done.. it was great meeting the members and getting a better understanding of what they do.. to my surprise, this organization has been around and founded by president Roosevelt back in 1938 and is committed to improve the health of babies with research and providing prenatal care.. one of the biggest accomplishments to this organization was the fact that they discovered folic acid helped prevent birth defects..

wow, the event and the organization was extremely impressive and i feel honored to even have been a part of this event.. tiny prints was a sponsor for the event and we were given the privilege of attending this event and having two tables..  it was a night of amazing food and wine tasting..  many moving video moments of how march of dimes has helped touch the lives of mothers and their babies.. shaping the future for a better tomorrow..  definitely a night to remember.. in the spirit of the gratitude challenge, i am utmost grateful for the march of dimes..

tuxes or suits?!

Wow, it's been a while since i've had a chance to even take a moment..  work has been pretty busy, so wedding stuff has been placed on hold for a bit..  chuongy and i finally got a chance to go check out some places for groom attire.. he would like to do this the very last minute, but i prefer to get whatever we need to do done.. so, after much nagging, he found time to go check out tuxes and suits for the wedding.. since we were babysitting ethan, it was perfect timing to bring him along to look at tuxes/suits for our cute ring bearer..  it was sooo funny trying to explain to him what we were doing and what a ring bearer was.. i just told lil ethan that he holds the rings that will bring uncle chuongy and auntie joyce together.. he took it seriously and it was soo cute.. so, off we went to men's wearhouse first.. to my huge surprise, they had nothing!!  literally 6 dark colored tux jackets to try on and 3 light colored ones on a manequinn display that's not even reachable.. in addition, their prices were more expensive.. to top it off, they bounced us from one sales rep to another sales rep and then to a consultant who was just pointed to us towards a short rack of suits that would be chuongy's size..  it was def. disappointing..  finally, chuongy mentioned a place on 4th ave., called selix.. after we dropped off the lil guy, chuongy and i went to selix.. to my huge surprise, this little store had a lot more selections for tux rentals to try on, a much more helpful sales rep and a better price package then men's warehouse..  with much luck, chuongy was able to pick out an off white tux set and shoes.. now all we need is for the bridesmaid dress to deliver and bring it in to color match with the tie and vest and we're completely set.. 

we all can't wait for vegas

So, it seems last nite was a great nite.. not only did we have a blast as usual.. but we are all prepping and very much excited about vegas..  my friend curly even tried to convince yuni's cousin to join us since she fits right in..  so, we'll see.. i can't wait.. i think nance is countin down the days..  however, the girls really really really really want to go visit carlos at OG.. but i def. absolutely do not wutsoever want to go to OG at all.. even if they paid me i do not want to go there.. ewewewew grooooooossss..  let's just say i had a really really grossed out experience of a strpr grabbing my hand and rubbin it up his booty and it was extremely prickly and i almost puked.. plus men in Ts just do not please me at all.. so, i told the girls they can def. go to OG w/o me.. i'll just stay back and relax and have a few drinks at the hotel..  but they want to drag me and blind fold me.. haha.. that won't happen.. ;p