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.:: Saturday, October 30, 2004
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what an amazing ride...and now we're back
home, ready to really be husband and wife!!
the wedding was the
most incredible experience, with every emotion imaginable. it wasn't
raining, but it was foggy at the winery, and it was soooooo cool. the
vineyards and the chateau just looked very romantic in the fog, with the
fireplace lit inside, and just the warmth felt in the entire second
floor. the ceremony itself was so intimate, with all our family and
friends surrounding us in the tight space by the fireplace. but it was
just perfect. and then that moment, the first time i saw my groom, and
he saw me...just amazing. it was like all the noise and everything was
just silent, and all i could see was his smiling face at the end of the
aisle. it was so surreal... and i did pretty good with the tears, that
is til i had to start saying my vows! luckily his best man remembered
tissue!! and then just as quickly as it had started, it had ended! and
we were husband and wife!! we snuck away into the retreat where we had a
moment alone to just absorb it.
then we took pictures with the
families while everyone enjoyed wine and beer and appetizers. they set
aside a plate of food for us, but we never even got to touch it! it
looked great though! and then the dinner reception. the room looked
amazing!! my florist rocks. our
bouquets were gorgeous!! the bridesmaids had all white calla lillies and
i had a mixture of deep red, orange, lavendar and white calla lillies,
just as i had wanted! the centerpieces were these huge hurricanes with
tall candles, surrounded by these really cool halos of orange berries
and a few dark hydrangeas, and pomegranites and mini apples and
persimmons overflowing the tables! they were sooo amazing, and everyone
could not stop talking about how great they looked!! that's just what i
wanted, not some overdone floral arrangement, but something different
that everyone would talk about. just perfect. the food was very good, a
lot better than anything i had expected. the whole entire night was just
amazing, and i couldn't have asked for a more perfect evening. and my
co-MC said it best when she stated that "though it's cold outside, it's
very warm in here." and that's exactly how i felt.
we surprised
our guests with a korean "p'ye baek" ceremony, with elaborate sets and
costumes. everyone loved it and it was fun for us as well. i'm so glad
we had the opportunity to show everyone that, even the korean guests
loved it, cuz it's not something you see too often!
then, the
dancing started, and my parent's friends all got up and rocked the
dancefloor! even our DJ (a friend from college) commented on how he'd
never seen so many of the elders dance so much at a wedding! and my dad
continues to get compliments on what a great time their friends had.
even a week later, they're still talking about it. it made me happy to
see my dad so proud and happy! and then, before we knew it, the last
dance, and the end of the evening. it flew by so fast, like a blink of
an eye. we can't wait to see the pictures...i just love our photographer, i just know our
pictures will be amazing.
then we were off to our honeymoon suite
at the fairmont hotel in san
jose. our suite was soooo amazing, a perfect way to conclude the
wedding. the weirdest part was all night i kept having "flashes" of
things and people i saw that night, like i was reliving the whole thing,
but this time being able to see the details. it was so amazing. and W
and i were up all night talking about that day, what we had each
experienced and felt and saw and heard.
sunday morning we met up
with W's mom to spend a little time with her (and check out her new
350Z!!) before heading home to pack for our honeymoon. we made it home
in time to throw our things together and rush over to my parent's house
for dinner before heading over to SFO to catch our flight to atlanta
which would then take us to cancun!
cancun was soooo awesome, a
perfect end to a chaotic few weeks. we stayed at the JW
Marriott, which was an amazing hotel, and very affordable,
especially now in the off-season. we ate soooo much food (it was sooo
delicious!!) and i had the best mango margarita i've ever had (and
actually finished it! ha!). the caribbean sea was soooo warm and clear
and the sandy beaches were so clean and white. we relaxed mostly, but
did go to xel-ha,
a natural eco park, where we swam with dolphins (the highlight of the
trip for me), snorkeled with a ton of fish, jumped off the "cliff of
courage," floated down the lazy river, snorkeled some more, and swam
into the ancient sacred caves (kinda freaky, but very cool). we also
went to chichen-itza,
the ancient mayan ruins about 100 miles outside cancun in the yucatan.
it's an unofficial wonder of the world, and it's just amazing.
then it was back home...home, sweet home.
pictures from
our honeymoon are on the right, enjoy. :)
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joyCleeP 12:37 PM [+] ::
... .:: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 ::.
i was sooo looking forward to my pumpkin
spice latte from starbucks, which they only offer during the fall...and
they were all out of pumpkin spice!! :( so i had to settle for a
hazelnut latte. just not the same... will try again tomorrow.
so
it's really coming down to the wire. the major stuff is done, just a few
little details, but i have so many thoughts running thru my mind. and
none of them hang around long enough for me to think of writing them
down. *sigh*
w bought yet another digital camera. we have 3 now.
this latest edition is awfully cute though, a little sony cyber-shot
U60, looks like R2D2. :) it's water proof and very rugged looking,
should be great for cancun!
okey dokes, back to work...
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joyCleeP 3:49 PM [+] ::
... .:: Monday, October 18, 2004 ::.
rain, rain, go away, come back another
day...
like next sunday maybe?? :P
*sigh* okay, now
i'm begging for that 90 degree weather back!! when i said i wanted it to
cool down, i didn't mean THIS much...sheesh. let's all gather round now,
and pray together that it will be nice and sunny this saturday! :)
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joyCleeP 6:11 PM [+] ::
... .:: Thursday, October 14, 2004 ::.
well, i'm as free as a bird
now...
i can't help but have free bird running thru my head
as i leave yet another job. it was running thru my head the last time i
quit my job too. it's just so...freeing.
it still feels kinda
surreal, like i'll be waking up in the morning to go to work tomorrow.
but i'm sure it'll hit me soon enough. i wasn't planning to get into
things too much during my exit interview, but then i thought, what the
hell. i let everything out, how disappointed i am at the lack of
leadership in my department. how i felt strung along for so long, over a
YEAR, thinking i'd be manager only to have them string me along some
more. it's all just a bunch of bull and i'm over it. people would say
"well it's our loss" and i would think, "hell yeah, it's your loss, you
made the mistake of not helping me advance in my career, so now you've
lost your chance and i'm outta here." the GM, director of food and
beverage and director of sales tried to get me to stay. they told me
they would make me manager on the spot and give me a raise. i turned
them down. but the lame ass director of catering, the man who would've
been my boss, didn't say a word to me. he didn't even thank me for
helping out the department for the past 6 weeks. not a single word.
bastard. i'm so glad to be outta that situation. i just feel bad for the
poor souls i've left behind. i just hope it gets better. i just hope
they find a way to can the loser.
the best part though is the
overwhelming support i've received, from the people who know.
it's sad to leave all the great friends i've made, but i'm sure we'll
remain friends for a long time. i just hope they get outta there before
they're pulled under.
hmm...now what do i do? oh yeah, i have a
wedding to plan. i'm this close to freaking out. i still can't find
shoes. and my mother is stressing me out, but not on purpose. it's
better that i have as little contact as possible with anybody for the
next 9 days. so this time off will be very good for me. :)
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joyCleeP 11:08 PM [+] ::
... .:: Thursday, October 07, 2004 ::.
i got my gmail account before google
introduced it to the public. my friend works there and gave me the beta
version to test out. it was great cuz i have a very popular name and
it's always taken. so for the first time i got an email address with
just my name, without a number attached, or a bunch of initials with a
combination of numbers. but now i keep getting emails to me that aren't
for me!!! this is very irritating. i'm thinking of going back to my name
with a serious of numbers and/or letters. eh, what do i care, i
primarily use my yahoo email (which sometimes does weird things on me
too).
one more week to go! :)
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joyCleeP 8:28 PM [+] ::
... .:: Monday, October 04, 2004 ::.
the last 4 days have just been a big
blur. here's kinda the short version:
thursday
1:00PM gave my 2 weeks (omigosh, even I can't
believe it!!) just 2 hours before leaving for the
airport
6:30PM off to hawaii for G's
wedding!
10:30PM get to hotel, exhausted (cuz it's actually
1:30AM, waaaay past my bedtime)
friday
6:00AM
woke up, cuz it's actually 9AM
10:30AM with the bride and
other bridesmaids, head off to chinatown (which is more like
philipino/vietnamese town, very strange) to buy flowers
1:00PM
eat lunch at oceanarium and watch the crazy lady feed the fish in the
GIANT aquarium (kinda lost my appetite)
4:30PM off to
Germaine's Luau for the rehearsal dinner
11:00PM in bed,
exhausted
saturday
7:30AM woke up, think i'm
finally getting adjusted to the time change. go for walk and get some
coffee
10:45AM the preparation begins...
1:45PM
gather in the lobby to pile into the shuttle taking us to paradise cove
for the wedding
3:00PM finally get to paradise cove, only to
bake in the hot sun, followed by being swept away in the hurricane-like
winds shortly after
5:00PM wedding celebration of G and A,
very nice, but way too windy
9:00PM ready to call it a night,
shuttle is waiting to take first group of party poopers back to hotel.
:P
12:15PM in bed,
exhausted
sunday
7:45AM woke up, definitely
adjusted to the time change
9:00AM said goodbye to V and S, K
and i get breakfast and walk around waikiki, my first time the entire
weekend
11:30AM waikiki express shuttle comes to take us back
to airport
2:30PM on my way back home to CA
12:00AM
finally get home, home sweet home
1:15AM finally lay down for
bed (which is now like 10:15PM) knowing i'll be so exhausted at work,
which i have to wake up for in 4 hours. dread.
and now it's
monday. work was a little crazy, everyone coming up to me "is it true??"
and many "talks" with various directors and the GM. for the past two or
so weeks, i've been have "digestive problems" which i attributed to work
related stress. funny, the day i gave notice and left for hawaii, those
problems seemed to disappear. hmm.
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joyCleeP 8:35 PM [+] ::
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