Just recently, my eldest brother, Robel, got married to his long-time girlfriend, Rose. They have been together for 14 years and getting hitched was not far from their minds during the 1st half of those 14 years. But due to a lot of personal reasons, plans got pushed back; and back; and further back until AT LAST one day, everything got synced and the plans became a reality.
After less than a month of preparation, we formally welcomed Rose to our family last July 15, 2011. Although we have treated her as part of the family in all those years they were together as sweethearts, being able to say that she is now my sister-in-law is far better than just calling her my brother's girlfriend/intended.
And now, we are looking forward to more additions to the family. Stay tuned for more updates! :)
Anecdote: (why I am never getting married according to my mom bwahahaha)
A week before the wedding, my mom, aunt, the couple and Rose's younger sister, Marivic, went shopping to look for a dress for Rose's mom. Since my mom already bought her dress a week before that day, she blurted out to the group that she should have waited for that shopping trip to buy her dress because the dresses there were a lot nicer and cheaper than where she got hers. Marivic told her while they were standing there checking out possible choices: "Tita, go on and buy one more dress. It won't go to waste anyway since you can wear it one day at Katy's wedding." My mom replied without batting her eyelashes (as recounted to me by Robel and Rose) "I won't let her get married! She's going to take care of me and her dad when we grow older!" And that was not the first time she said that! (First time was when my older sister, Melicel, got married 20 years ago.) Oh yes, yes, it was a joke then, and still a joke now, but I don't want to wait for the 3rd time for her to say it and forever take away the chance for that certain guy to find his Princess Charming. So Jomari....you better behave and not get married before me, okay? bwahahahahaha just kidding!
A week before the wedding, my mom, aunt, the couple and Rose's younger sister, Marivic, went shopping to look for a dress for Rose's mom. Since my mom already bought her dress a week before that day, she blurted out to the group that she should have waited for that shopping trip to buy her dress because the dresses there were a lot nicer and cheaper than where she got hers. Marivic told her while they were standing there checking out possible choices: "Tita, go on and buy one more dress. It won't go to waste anyway since you can wear it one day at Katy's wedding." My mom replied without batting her eyelashes (as recounted to me by Robel and Rose) "I won't let her get married! She's going to take care of me and her dad when we grow older!" And that was not the first time she said that! (First time was when my older sister, Melicel, got married 20 years ago.) Oh yes, yes, it was a joke then, and still a joke now, but I don't want to wait for the 3rd time for her to say it and forever take away the chance for that certain guy to find his Princess Charming. So Jomari....you better behave and not get married before me, okay? bwahahahahaha just kidding!
congrats kuya robel and rose! :)
ReplyDeleteey nikki! in their behalf, i say thank you! see you again soon!
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