NFP #4

Done and DONE!  We officially completed ALL the church requirements!

 We attended our last NFP class tonight! Dave and Cheryl has been very informative with teaching us all the rules and techniques of the Symto-thermal method.  

The funny thing is Dave is actually better at reading the charts than I am..I guess it's cause he made up all these funny acronyms to remember all the important readings. 

He's really bought into it and has been telling everyone about it, and I mean EVERYONE.  And you know how convincing Dave can be hehe.    

Well I'm glad we've been able to get a lot done in the last few months.  I know time is just going to fly by pretty quickly.  We have less than a year left and even though a lot of the big stuff are done, there are still so many things to tend to.  

"Just thinking about a friend makes you want to do a happy dance, because a friend is someone who loves you in spite of your faults."
— Charles M. Schulz

Videographer - CHECK

Wow! we're on a roll.  

Contract and deposit in the mail this morning.  

Dave and I were going back and forth on whether a videographer was necessary.  And after recognizing what a HORRIBLE memory I have!  (Refer to Leg 4 of Proposal videos)  we felt it was definitely necessary if I was to remember any part of the wedding day.


We clicked with Saul and Jeannie immediately when we met back in May (actually on my birthday).  


What a wonderful belated birthday gift to have them share our special day.  


Welcome to the family guys! 

Catholic Engaged Encounter

I can't believe it's the third week of June already, we've been engaged for 4 months and it's been a whirlwind of activities.  We got a lot of things accomplished in regards to locking down vendors as well as meeting all the church requirements.  

Friday afternoon we made the drive up to Oceanside to attend the Engaged Encounter weekend at the beautiful Mission San Luis Rey.
But first, we went to dinner at Felix's BBQ with Soul and I gotta say the corn bread muffin and chicken is outstanding.  We checked in and were assigned different rooms, we also met with our roommates, a younger couple from Irvine whose getting married this fall.  

They meant business because 30 minutes after checking in, topic talks started immediately and went on until 11ish.  Man it was a pretty long day.  

So sum up the rest of the weekend it involved waking up early (6:30) breakfast, listening to topic talks, reflection and conversation with your partner,  repeat until lunch, continue until dinner and repeat until bed time (10:30).  And of course snack every time you get a chance to stand up because everyone took it really seriously when the paperwork recommended us to bring snacks, I mean there was everything you can imagine, from bottled coca cola to homemade cookies.  We were also provided 3 meals on Saturday and 2 on Sunday.  It was pretty good, tasted like home cooking!  oh, the 24 hr coffee house also helped a lot.     

I gotta say it's pretty intensive, some topics do get repetitive but overall it's a wonderful opportunity to spend time with your significant other, away from all distractions.  The weekend provides you with a chance to discuss issues you and your partner should come to consensus prior to making the big leap.  


When Sunday afternoon came around, I honestly didn't want to leave.  The Mission was so peaceful and beautiful with the lush lawn and wonderful rose gardens.  It was also really nice to have Dave all to myself, away from cell phones and laptops was a nice luxury.  

As we drove back to reality, it was Father's day and we made it home just in time for dinner.  I want to thank you sweetie for experiencing this weekend with me.  It reminded me what a great team we are, how well we can work together in a very unconventional way and what I appreciate most is how we compliments one another in our similarities as well as differences.  I love you very much and can't wait for what the future has in store for us.    

 

    

Photographer - CHECK

 

I'm so excited to book our photographer today.  I'm really looking forward to working with him.  I know he'll do a wonderful job of capturing all the moments on our wedding day.  To me, this is one of the most important aspect of the wedding.. after the cake has been devoured, flowers fade, all the guests has gone home... all Dave and I have left are the memories captured in these photos.

  

"A picture is worth a thousand words" and I hope it'll bring just as many smiles to see the love and happiness from our friends and families.

Welcome to the family Eric! Thank you for sharing our special day with us.          

10th year anniversary

Our 10th year anniversary!  I can't believe we've been together for more than 1/3 of our lives.  

It's crazy to think that just a short while ago, we were two little kids getting ready to graduate high school, trying to figure out how  to keep our relationship the same as we prepare to leave for different colleges.


We've been through a lot in the last decade: 
We survived being in a long distant relationship.
We've seen each other grow up, first graduating college then grad school.  Next, figuring out our true passion is to work with students to better their future. 
We became closer friends than ever, appreciating all the strengths as well as weaknesses.
And now, we're starting a new journey of engagement towards marriage.  I can't wait to see what the next decade has in store for us.  I'm sure it'll be filled with excitement but most of all... love.


We celebrated our 10th year anniversary by attending our wonderful friends, Sol and Janice wedding.  We came up to Torrance Wednesday night for the rehearsal and spent time with all our pals to help Sol celebrate his last night as a single man.  
  

Their marriage took place on 6/9 in the beautiful Wayfarer Chapel and the wonderful reception was held at Trump Golf Course.
 My absolute favorite part of the wedding is that  I can definitely feel the love between Sol and Janice.  


I wish them a marriage that is ~happily ever after~ because as they said on their wedding "I want nobody nobody but YOU!"               

NFP #3

Not only is today our 3rd class of NFP (luckily there were no other incidents in the parking lot) but what's more exciting is that Dave passed his CCNA! 

I'm so proud of all the hard work he's been doing besides studying for this test, working 3 jobs and still managed to attend all our wedding appointments and interviews with prospective vendors from San Diego all the way up to LA.   

The more we learn about NFP, the more I think .... what a wonderful dad Dave will be...when the time comes of course.  He has so many amazing values and characters that I admire... kids tend to be drawn to him already... maybe it's because he's so cuddly or because he's a big kid at heart but whatever the reason may be ... I am really look forward to our future together.