Some pictures of the wedding are up at my Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/xinda/.
I need to work on Reception set though. I feel burnt out from uploading them. Please bear with me and check it out sometime tomorrow.
Showing posts with label Xinda and Billy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xinda and Billy. Show all posts
Monday, July 5, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Some Short Slideshow
A short slideshow of wedding pictures produced to watch after post wedding BBQ with the CA people last night.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Stuck on You (in a good way)
I don't mind having this as our first dance. It's a beautiful pop country.
Stuck on you
I've got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose
Guess I'm on my way
Needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you 'til the end
Guess I'm on my way
Mighty glad you stayed
I'm stuck on you
Been a fool too long I guess it's time for me to come on home
Guess I'm on my way
So hard to see
That a woman like you could wait around for a man like me
Guess I'm on my way
Mighty glad you stayed
Oh, I'm leaving on that midnight train tomorrow
And I know just where I'm going
I've packed up my troubles and I've thrown them all away
'Cause this time little darling
I'm coming home to stay
I'm stuck on you
I've got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose
Guess I'm on my way
Needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you 'til the end
Guess I'm on my way
I'm mighty glad you stayed
--Lionel Richie, Stuck on You, from the album Can't Slow Down, 1983
....and with that, we commence the making of compendium of songs for reception.
Stuck on you
I've got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose
Guess I'm on my way
Needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you 'til the end
Guess I'm on my way
Mighty glad you stayed
I'm stuck on you
Been a fool too long I guess it's time for me to come on home
Guess I'm on my way
So hard to see
That a woman like you could wait around for a man like me
Guess I'm on my way
Mighty glad you stayed
Oh, I'm leaving on that midnight train tomorrow
And I know just where I'm going
I've packed up my troubles and I've thrown them all away
'Cause this time little darling
I'm coming home to stay
I'm stuck on you
I've got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can't lose
Guess I'm on my way
Needed a friend
And the way I feel now I guess I'll be with you 'til the end
Guess I'm on my way
I'm mighty glad you stayed
--Lionel Richie, Stuck on You, from the album Can't Slow Down, 1983
....and with that, we commence the making of compendium of songs for reception.
Monday, March 29, 2010
A Month Left!
NY took this candid picture of me and mom digging on our ice-cream and popcorn. We were at Old Sacramento last Saturday.
The caption said "This is not what a soon to be bride supposed to do a month before her wedding day... But a little bit of chocolate ice cream won't hurt haha...."
Oh, that NY.
The caption said "This is not what a soon to be bride supposed to do a month before her wedding day... But a little bit of chocolate ice cream won't hurt haha...."
Oh, that NY.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Pictorial Memories
From October San Antonio trip.
Bibi's sisters want to put engagement announcement at his hometown's newspaper. So she asked us to pose accordingly. LoL! This was on the balcony of one of Rio Rio's private rooms. I think it was the Estrella Room.
Might as well be a favorite picture of us. Also, beware of Xinda attack! This was on Artisan Alley where Bin 555 is located.
Precious bundle of future nieces and nephew in law a.k.a. Blonde Babes.
We are thinking of moving dates to April 10th or May 1st, church permitted. Annual San Antonio Fiesta is right on the April 15-25 time frame. Bummer! Wish us luck...
Bibi's sisters want to put engagement announcement at his hometown's newspaper. So she asked us to pose accordingly. LoL! This was on the balcony of one of Rio Rio's private rooms. I think it was the Estrella Room.
Might as well be a favorite picture of us. Also, beware of Xinda attack! This was on Artisan Alley where Bin 555 is located.
Precious bundle of future nieces and nephew in law a.k.a. Blonde Babes.
We are thinking of moving dates to April 10th or May 1st, church permitted. Annual San Antonio Fiesta is right on the April 15-25 time frame. Bummer! Wish us luck...
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The Proposal Story (Re-post from Xinda's blog)
Remember Pollo Desperado?
I made Bibi that for dinner just after he landed. Bibi carved the chicken fresh out of the oven. He had salad for a side dish while I had soup. I also made some baked potato with rosemary from my pot garden. We opened a bottle of wine I had handy for a sitdown dinner like this.
We had elaborate plan for Saturday to visit the Santa Cruz mountain, drive the 17-Mile Drive at Monterey, and then hike somewhere in Point Lobos. As for me, I had always wanted to cross two things of my Bibi list: taking a long walk at the beach and watching sunset, and it was not just any beach, it has to be at Carmel by the Beach.
Due to some mismanagement of time and also on getting a bit lost, it was already 5 PM when we drove the 17-Mile Drive. The cloudy sky put a stop on our hiking plan as we cruised thru the next 12 points of interests and off to Carmel.
That long walk on the beach was a God sent. I pointed to an older couple who were walking a few feet in front and to the side of us who were pausing for a kiss. "It's like one of those De Beers diamond commercial," I told Bibi. And then he dragged me to the very spot and did the same to me.
I took out the beach towel when we decided to take a rest. We had a mini health-conscious picnic with some baked multigrain chips, trailmix bars and plain water. Bibi regretted the lack of wine. I should've picked up clues by this time, but I didn't. I asked him for his camera and started taking pictures of us.
Before long when I was still playing with the camera, he took out a dark blue paper box out of his backpack without me knowing and proceeded to say, "you have crossed things off your list today, now you will be able to cross one more thing." He put the box on his lap.
I still didn't catch that it was a proposal. "Opened it, " he said. I opened the paper box and inside there was an oval box to what looks like something that houses a ring. Inside was the most beautiful diamond ring a girl like me has ever seen.
Bibi made a speech of proposal, which honestly I forgot the details of except for few bits about how I made him feel special and then..."H****** N*********, will you marry me?" I shouted a big yes and planted him a big kiss. I put the ring on my left ring finger. Maybe in that order.
I still can't believe that I am engaged to a beautiful, caring, intelligent person!
We stayed at the beach for another hour or two just talking and talking. I totally forgot all about the sunset. We then had a celebration dinner at maybe the best gourmet type of restaurant I've ever been in. It serves Asian-European fused food, properly symbolizing our future venture together. We were hesitant at first to dine at such place donning only our very casual beach get ups. But, ah, what the heck.
It was a really nice ring. I know what I felt about diamond before. But it does make a girl feel a tad more special.
Thank you God. Thank you, Baby. I love you and I can't wait to start a life with you.
I made Bibi that for dinner just after he landed. Bibi carved the chicken fresh out of the oven. He had salad for a side dish while I had soup. I also made some baked potato with rosemary from my pot garden. We opened a bottle of wine I had handy for a sitdown dinner like this.
We had elaborate plan for Saturday to visit the Santa Cruz mountain, drive the 17-Mile Drive at Monterey, and then hike somewhere in Point Lobos. As for me, I had always wanted to cross two things of my Bibi list: taking a long walk at the beach and watching sunset, and it was not just any beach, it has to be at Carmel by the Beach.
Due to some mismanagement of time and also on getting a bit lost, it was already 5 PM when we drove the 17-Mile Drive. The cloudy sky put a stop on our hiking plan as we cruised thru the next 12 points of interests and off to Carmel.
That long walk on the beach was a God sent. I pointed to an older couple who were walking a few feet in front and to the side of us who were pausing for a kiss. "It's like one of those De Beers diamond commercial," I told Bibi. And then he dragged me to the very spot and did the same to me.
I took out the beach towel when we decided to take a rest. We had a mini health-conscious picnic with some baked multigrain chips, trailmix bars and plain water. Bibi regretted the lack of wine. I should've picked up clues by this time, but I didn't. I asked him for his camera and started taking pictures of us.
Before long when I was still playing with the camera, he took out a dark blue paper box out of his backpack without me knowing and proceeded to say, "you have crossed things off your list today, now you will be able to cross one more thing." He put the box on his lap.
I still didn't catch that it was a proposal. "Opened it, " he said. I opened the paper box and inside there was an oval box to what looks like something that houses a ring. Inside was the most beautiful diamond ring a girl like me has ever seen.
Bibi made a speech of proposal, which honestly I forgot the details of except for few bits about how I made him feel special and then..."H****** N*********, will you marry me?" I shouted a big yes and planted him a big kiss. I put the ring on my left ring finger. Maybe in that order.
I still can't believe that I am engaged to a beautiful, caring, intelligent person!
We stayed at the beach for another hour or two just talking and talking. I totally forgot all about the sunset. We then had a celebration dinner at maybe the best gourmet type of restaurant I've ever been in. It serves Asian-European fused food, properly symbolizing our future venture together. We were hesitant at first to dine at such place donning only our very casual beach get ups. But, ah, what the heck.
It was a really nice ring. I know what I felt about diamond before. But it does make a girl feel a tad more special.
Thank you God. Thank you, Baby. I love you and I can't wait to start a life with you.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Hello, World
Here is Xinda and Billy's little notepad in the internet for jotting down ideas about our nuptial plan (ceremony and reception). Both are tentatively to be held in San Antonio, TX around March-April 2010. Bride and groom to be currently reside in Santa Clara, CA and College Station, TX, respectively.
Wish us luck.
Wish us luck.
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