We Are Family

Haaaaay! I miss blogging so much. I used to update my page as soon as I have new stories but things have been a lot cranky these past few months that blog world stepped aside for more weighty responsibilities.

My wedding preps kwento has been a little bit “bitin” for I wasn’t able to fill in the details on what transpired during the few weeks before the wedding, the wedding day itself and the days after. So allow me ladies and gentlemen to back track.

05.11.05 Rainbow after the Rain

This is one of the grrrrrrrrrr! days of the wedding preps. Yesterday, Irma of Celebrations called to inform me that she would charge an additional 1,000 for the delivery charge of the cake. I was shocked because our contract didn’t state anything about it. We’ve met twice but they never mentioned there will be additional charges except for the fresh flowers that will adorn the cake. Morning and I talked about it last night and we agreed that we will ask Irma if it is possible to waive the fee since it’s not part of our agreement. So I called Irma called today, I explained that it is now barely 2 weeks before the wedding and we do not have extra money to pay for the delivery fee. I also told her that we didn’t know that we will pay extra and we are not informed. I really begged politely to the point that I agreed to pay 500 for the delivery but she wouldn’t budge. She raised her voice and told me na lugi na raw sila sa amin. To think daw na binigyan na daw kami ng 20% discount sa NBC fair. I was dumbfounded that I couldn’t say a word. She just went on and on scolding me. It was really exasperating as we did not ask for that 20% in the first place and the charges were not known beforehand and we did not agree to it. I didn’t say anything and just told her that I will discuss it first with Morning. However, at that particular time I wanted to back out. Get my downpayment and ditch that “tary” cakemaker. I don’t know how to do that since I want to avoid confrontations. Our wedding is fast approaching and I’m on business trip to Cebu in the next few days. Due to stress and annoyance, I started to cry. The only person that I think could help was Clarice. So I called her and between sobs I related what happened. She promised to fix the problem and later we are working with Abie. I felt at ease after our conversation and I know things will be better soon.

Little did I know, a good thing was also in store for this day. Lunch time came and one of my officemates is urging me to go to the pantry to have some cake. I was quite busy so it took me a while to go there. After I opened the pantry door I have the biggest and sweetest surprise. All my officemates and friends are there and the tables were laden with food. Everybody shouted surprise and I started to cry. It really feels so good to know that your friends and workmates are all excited with the upcoming wedding. I’ve been with this company for 5 years now so I’ve known a lot of people and I’m so grateful for their love and well wishes. And guess who organized the shower party? None other than my team mate Debbie. Thank you so much baby kuting. I love the scrapbook and all the messages in there. Thank you also for the honeymoon present. I’m pretty sure Morning would love to see me wear it. Hahaha!

Morning also surprised me by finding a copy of Manila bulletin containing our wedding announcement. Isn’t he wonderful? I love to bits. He left the newspaper on my desk with the note below (pasensha na…kulit talaga sha).

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