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purebliss http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/ PURE [pyoor] - being that and nothing else; BLISS [blis] - supreme happiness me and ozzy would like to thank all of the people who in one way or another share our wedded bliss.....=) ~S Sun, 8 Jun 2008 19:48:45 -0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:03:49 -0000 purebliss http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/logo http://pur3bliss.multiply.com 100 100 faye and vernon's wedding they wed a week after mine & http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/31/faye_and_vernons_wedding Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:03:49 -0000 our december 22, 2007 baguio wedding photos taken by Imagine Nation's carlos & nick, genesis, and some of my http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/30/our_december_22_2007_baguio_wedding Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:32:45 -0000 yes...we're married <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R6nzFgoKCswAAFcBQXo1"></A><A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R6nwUQoKCswAABwh8pg1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R6nwUQoKCswAABwh8pg1/1_896107214l.jpg?et=DjsPPUptO7SWX%2CMbnYXPFg&nmid=" border=0></A> how does one feel??...PUREBLISS, i tell you...but when you are married and then separated after two weeks, it is pure agony...i haven't had the chance to really blog about the wedding because i'm having to deal with separation anxiety...back in the states without the hubby...struggling everyday...all i have are pictures to get me by...but here's some glimpse of the happy moments...i'll tell more...=)...and oh, before i forget...me and ozzy would like to thank all the people who had made this momentous occasion worthwhile...the prayers..the wishes, the tiny things that made a whole lot of difference...thank you... <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R6ny3woKCswAAFRZN4M1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb 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src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R6nz0goKCswAAGkiPe81/1_552288627l.jpg?et=iuBiqZswyTObTiqMPgvXKA&nmid=" border=0></A> <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R6nz5goKCswAAG1eahQ1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R6nz5goKCswAAG1eahQ1/1_985073560l.jpg?et=NFmVIbQM8cdCM1fTRD%2BJVQ&nmid=" border=0></A> <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R6n0EgoKCswAAG3Xbsw1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R6n0EgoKCswAAG3Xbsw1/1_251047454l.jpg?et=M847EMaC%2BANNbewsIOi6Yg&nmid=" border=0></A> <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R6n0QAoKCswAAHbstx81"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R6n0QAoKCswAAHbstx81/1_217922195l.jpg?et=GnHSDqEW3K4vHlveCENV0g&nmid=" border=0></A><A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R6n0XAoKCswAAHdswUg1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R6n0XAoKCswAAHdswUg1/1_964278124l.jpg?et=hfT4%2Cg020aphhTJNnpSFWw&nmid=" border=0></A> happy me...=)....but for now...all i want is my hubby... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/51/yes...were_married Wed, 6 Feb 2008 17:33:55 -0000 shower given by my best buds at their apartment http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/28/shower_given_by_my_best_buds_at_their_apartment Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:25:29 -0000 shower given by my godmother at home http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/27/shower_given_by_my_godmother_at_home Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:15:47 -0000 my final invites i went for the classic look....but i'd definitely say...that this is all me...all the punching, the designing right through the enclosure...did all of http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/26/my_final_invites Wed, 7 Nov 2007 02:28:21 -0000 mom's faux bouquet for our grannies http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/25/moms_faux_bouquet_for_our_grannies Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:43:25 -0000 mom's latest arrangements the set-up was a breakfast http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/24/moms_latest_arrangements Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:05:22 -0000 more wedding stuff my mom made these pomanders, and flower halos for our nieces who are not able to carry the flowergirl http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/23/more_wedding_stuff Mon, 8 Oct 2007 21:29:09 -0000 It's one of those days... If you opened this, FILL IT OUT! Learn 30 things about your friends, and let them learn 30 things about you! (NOTE: I opened it and I had to fill it out...rules are rules)* ***** i saw this and decided to just answer it...just to pass the time...i'll blog about wedding stuff once i'm done with my invites...for now, non-wedding stuff... 1. How tall are you barefoot? 5'3 and a half, i've jumped every new year at the stroke of midnight, drunk milk, but i've stopped growing...i'm gonna try joo ji hoon's stretches, it might work... 2. Have you ever smoked? nope, not even a puff... 3. Do you own a gun? nope 4. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? cold vanilla soymilk during the fall & spring season, orange juice with lots of pulp during the summer time, chai or hot chocolate during winter time 5. Can you do push ups? yeah, with my butt sticking out... 6. Do you like painkillers? if whatever i'm feeling is really unbearable, otherwise, i just take a nap... 7. What is your s... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/47/Its_one_of_those_days... Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:42:11 -0000 just wanted to let you know... that i am alive...but i haven't been up to blogging...because a visit to my opthalmologist turned out to be heartbreaking...i went in to get a prescription for contact lenses because i wouldn't want to be wearing glasses on my wedding day...i've used contact lenses before but not for a long time because of my bad eye allergies...but anywayz, i found out i have an early stage of keratoconus and a high level of astigmatism...so i've just been in and out of the doc's office because of that...i have to wear a special kind of contact lens...today was the first day i tried it on...it was extremely uncomfortable..i couldn't stand it...so i took it out...i'll try to wear it again tomorrow...so...i'm just trying to digest everything in.....BREEAAATTHHHHE in...BREAATTHHE out... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/46/just_wanted_to_let_you_know... Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:07:35 -0000 Experiencing the Annual Filene's Basement Bridal Event <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RrNzLQoKCk0AAG5FcKk1"> <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RrNzLQoKCk0AAG5FcKk1/f.jpg?et=mjUixb8EAtrjbGV910%2CFvg" border=0> </A>The next thing you think of when somebody popped the question..."will you marry me"...would be...i gotta find the GOWN...so then you start collecting all the bridal magazines..and envision what would look best on you..what would fit your body type...and all that fussy little detail only the bride could think of... i've heard of the annual Filene's Basement bridal event two years ago (<A href="http://www.filenesbasement.com/bridal.jsp">http://www.filenesbasement.com/bridal.jsp</A>)...where thousands of bridal gowns are marked down from $10,000 to $299-$699. Now, who couldn't resist that...so in that two years that i've known this event existed, i've tracked down the date when this event comes to the Washington DC area... i thought of going to this event to find my gown...but i was weary of the date of the sale being too close and the risk of not finding a gown... WELL, i'm glad i didn't rely on this event...because this morning, me and my mom woke up early to go to the event at the mazza gallery in washington, dc to find my cousin's weddin... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/45/Experiencing_the_Annual_Filenes_Basement_Bridal_Event Fri, 3 Aug 2007 18:27:21 -0000 what keeps you going? i wish that i could be the bunny in that energizer commercial that keeps on going and going, equipped with that drum...thump, thump, thump, thump... but lately my energy level has been like going, going....gone, gone, gone...plop! i'm a fairly optimistic person...but there are times when it seem like the world conspires against you...work has taken over my life that it forced me to really put aside my wedding preparations and other things for that matter...the days have gone by so quickly that december could just be around the corner...my save the dates have been sitting on a corner of my bedroom -- assembled and ready to be sent out but it's just there sitting because i haven't had the time to get a stamp pad to use for my return address...yesterday i was able to find one, but unfortunately it didn't do the job well, but i had to suck it up and just continue stamping the rest of the envelopes...i need to find a better alternative to do my return address for my main invitation... ... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/44/what_keeps_you_going Thu, 2 Aug 2007 19:47:08 -0000 gown has arrived!! i got a postcard from the bridal shop last night saying that my gown has arrived...wahhoooo!!...i called them today to set an appointment for fitting...the person i talked to...asked me to bring my shoes and undergarments that i'll be using....uh oh...the shoes i got...but the undergarments??...what kind???....HELP???...all i know is that i need to buy some SPANX to smoothen out those bulges.... note to self...START EXERCISING tomorrow...i've slacked off after the bday party...with my busy schedule i don't have time to even squeeze a 20 mins. workout... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/42/gown_has_arrived Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:08:47 -0000 nonwedding related...my bday and my brother's http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/22/nonwedding_related...my_bday_and_my_brothers Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:16:41 -0000 a birthday story...=) here's a blow-by-blow account of what happened during my joint birthday celebration with my brother...these are for the people who weren't able to come...SORRY...you MISSED OUT...=)..just kidding...WISH YOU WERE THERE... so we celebrated it earlier than usual, my real birthday was the 17th and my brother's the 23rd...we started thursday--we polished our silver trays and chafing dishes...it was a paaaaaaaaaiiinn...those solvents for silver smells like somebody ate rotten cabbage and then farted and that fart lingered in the air...that bad... my mom planned everything...this was her bday gift to us...so she took off work on friday and shopped for the necessary stuff...when i got home we started preparing like wrapping and rolling about 300 pieces of lumpia...hahahaha!... woke up early saturday and started slicing all the ingredients for the dishes...and then by mid-afternoon we were almost done with all of the dishes...ready to go to the oven except for the potatoes...so i started peeling ... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/38/a_birthday_story... Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:55:59 -0000 ramblings... ... we're booked!..we're leaving DC on Nov. 30...arriving in Manila on Dec. 1...i'll be staying in Manila for two days to fix the necessary papers and then we're off to Baguio...wahooo!! <a href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RpU1egoKCk0AAGG7SnA1"> <img class="alignmiddle" src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RpU1egoKCk0AAGG7SnA1/s2s.jpg?et=q%2CR%2BYhLS9Sn129u%2C2LcsLg" border="0"> </a> ... last weekend was a blast..my mom and i went to see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's concert at the Verizon center...they did a version of "how to save a life"...and then "it's your love"..but my all time favorite was their encore performance..they sang "i need you"...i want this to be played on our wedding....i don't know some of their songs...but Faith sang most of her popular songs except for "There You'll Be"....i was shrieking not because i know the songs...but they're just too sweet...you could really tell they're so much in love...Tim kept holding her hands...and they did kiss...kinilig ako! ... my gown will arrive on July 20...i haven't reached my weight goal...i hope i'd fit into the gown though...i did loose some weight but not that much..hahahaha! ... me and my brother's celebrating our birthda... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/37/ramblings... Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:51:20 -0000 back to wedding mode.... <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RomuUgoKCk0AAHwQWLc1"></A> yupz...that's right...i've been remiss on blogging about things lately but i've reason to...FIRST, been really busy with work...SECOND, eye allergies are getting worse that i couldn't stand to get into the computer when i get home after staring at the computer for the whole day.... BUT...we've reached the half mark so i'm slowly getting into wedding mode yet again...how SO?....i've brought all my wedding resources out last week and started brainstorming...more like racking my brain...wanna SEE??....<A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RomtjgoKCk0AAGzt2rQ1"> <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RomtjgoKCk0AAGzt2rQ1/DSC01677.JPG?et=41vycVOp%2BGRi%2B%2Cq8I5YyCA" border=0> </A><A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RomtmQoKCk0AAGsHyrM1">  <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RomtmQoKCk0AAGsHyrM1/DSC01678.JPG?et=9G809gpy80prr4FjEISXVw" border=0> </A><A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RomtvwoKCk0AAHSZH3M1">  <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RomtvwoKCk0AAHSZH3M1/DSC01680.JPG?et=RXQVydOEi4oPTfhzPK1omQ" border=0> </A> <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/Romt2QoKCk0AAHDO-jI1"><IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/Romt2QoKCk0AAHDO-jI1/DSC01681.JPG?et=xqtTnYCH1YcnfkGXkWOY0Q" border=0> </A><A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RomuawoKCk0AAALqEJk1">  <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RomuawoKCk0AAALqEJk1/DSC01679.JPG?et=D5%2C0jVuLLOyRcJ1MoPWc4g" border=0> </A>just to let you know...that i've been collecting these magz..even without having proposed to yet...call it crazy, but many of you would probably agree that the best flower arrangements and table settings are found on these magazines....not to mention drool-worthy wedding gowns and travel escapades...notice some of the magz dated around 2003...plus i've been known during my document creation heyday to be the wedding invitation guru...i've found some of my inspirat... http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/36/back_to_wedding_mode.... Tue, 3 Jul 2007 02:06:04 -0000 wedding stuff http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/21/wedding_stuff Tue, 3 Jul 2007 01:48:41 -0000 for my cousin faye...your invitation forgive the wedding time....i was in a haze while doing this...10 o'clock in the afternoon??? WHO WOULD http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/20/for_my_cousin_faye...your_invitation Tue, 3 Jul 2007 01:45:06 -0000 my final save the date we'll be sending this soon!!...for out of town guests watch your mail for http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/19/my_final_save_the_date Tue, 3 Jul 2007 01:40:35 -0000 Wedding Bee wedding http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/links/item/19/Wedding_Bee Fri, 8 Jun 2007 17:38:34 -0000 Baguio Insider my daily dose of http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/links/item/18/Baguio_Insider Fri, 8 Jun 2007 17:37:27 -0000 got shoes! <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RmhGVgoKCk0AAHibNps1"> </A>i've been scouring for my wedding shoes for the longest time...i've seen alot but couldn't find anything that i really-really liked...there are alot that have nice designs but they're feet killers...i wanted one that i could wear after the wedding...one that is comfy, that will last me the whole night dancing on our wedding day... i always go for comfort and the style is an added bonus...most of my shoes are comfy...NO 3 inches heels for me... so my mom called me at work yesterday and told me, she got me my wedding shoes...she showed it after dinner...and yaaayyy!! i like the design and it's comfy..it's low heeled..and i tried dancing and jumping on it...and walked around the house with it...here it is...=) <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RmhGMAoKCk0AAHIgnvI1/shoes.jpg?et=%2Bn2ZDhoUsa4ftJtPn%2CYbIg" border=0>  <A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RmhGQgoKCk0AAHjgTDU1"> <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RmhGQgoKCk0AAHjgTDU1/1s.jpg?et=ai%2CMZ01GQMnusD9BwZDoDg" border=0> </A><A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RmhGcQoKCk0AAHl0VAQ1">  <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RmhGcQoKCk0AAHl0VAQ1/2s.jpg?et=G%2CPJ3Xur%2CmvzfdOJqPjdRA" border=0> </A><A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RmhGggoKCk0AAHiOM9A1">  <IMG class=alignmiddle src="http://images.pur3bliss.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RmhGggoKCk0AAHiOM9A1/3s.jpg?et=7ZF45Ixdle3o0BcjqvV3SQ" border=0> </A><A href="http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/RmhGQgoKCk0AAHjgTDU1"> </A>  http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/journal/item/33/got_shoes Thu, 7 Jun 2007 17:56:23 -0000 some old, some new stuff i've done http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/18/some_old_some_new_stuff_ive_done Tue, 5 Jun 2007 01:20:57 -0000 sneak peak of our mock-up inserts we're hitting the 200 day mark....how time flies!....anywayz, here's a mock-up of our final inserts....more to http://pur3bliss.multiply.com/photos/album/17/sneak_peak_of_our_mock-up_inserts Tue, 5 Jun 2007 01:14:52 -0000