::tell me what it's gonna take...got me all bent outta shape:: gail 9611's brain fart

::Saturday, April 26, 2003::

okay...i'm tired so i'm gonna blog about my parent's 25th wedding anniversary vow renewals now...

the wedding ceremony was beautiful...the day started off for me with my wonderful (can you read into the sarcasm? if not - i'm letting you know it's there) dad waking my ass up at 0530 when i had just gone to sleep at 0130 to get my hair done. shit...why did i have to go first? but whatever...i did some running around, and we finally got to the ceremony part, and like i said before - the ceremony was beautiful. no babies cried, no one fell walking down the aisle or walking up and down the steps, no babies were running wild all over the church and it was just beautiful, peaceful, and calm. i love that about the church. it's a beautiful, calming place.

Luminarious = beautiful. that is a beautiful restaurant, and not to forget that the food there is GoOoooOOod! the prime rib i had was great! mmMmMmmm! so yah...the reception was so much fun. i think it's very safe for me to say that most everyone in attendance of the reception had a good time. mom and dad made a very good choice with the DJ cuz he was just great at keeping the party hype and getting the crowd involoved. the wedding party entrance was pretty crazy, but i just realized that it's cuz when you put us cousins together we tend to get kinda loud and wild...

more and more i realize how lucky i am.

I love my family...i am very blessed with loving parents that not only love chi and i, but love each other as well. yah, they've had their sh*t, but hey, sh*t happens, we deal with it, and then we move on. that's what they did and i admire it. i admire how no matter what went on between the two of them they always remained the same with us. i have the most loving and understanding parents and i love them for it. they're the perfect immediate support system...

today, however i was reminded of how wonderful my secondary support system is - "the cousins" (in age order): ate jeanette (francis, trinity, and tippy included), kuya, ate janelle (and arnold), jean, jr, jessica and jennifer - it's the best. today i was reminded of how much fun i have talking and chillen with them. how much fun i have just being stupid with them or just enjoying their company. i think our whole family has been brought up with such strong values of family and committment to each other that we take it with us. we've been brought to this path for a reason, and from growing up with each other, we've found how much we mean to each other. today we found an old family member (my god sister actually) whom we havent seen in over 10 years - ahnileen, and my family adopted another cousin - paul, my best friend. my family is loving, accepting, and they (we) love each other so much. i feel very lucky to have such wonderful relatioships with not just my parents, but with my extended family too...this was proven, wedding rehearsal last night, wedding ceremony this morning, wedding reception this afternoon, and they still wanted us all to be together so we had dinner at bj's - thanks kuya!!! i love them...and this doesnt even count my family on my dad's side, like kookee and nino...that's a whole different story...but i love them too just the same...

anyways, the point of my long ass diatribe, is to just say how lucky i feel, how loved i feel, and how proud i am that my parents have weathered their diversity, and in doing so they've taught us how to weather ours. the day was a beautiful day for us all...

gail brainfarted for you @ 10:45 PM

i just blogged a shitload of stuff and now im irritated that i f*k'd up and deleted it...i need a blogging break...i'll do my reads then i'll be back later...maybe

gail brainfarted for you @ 10:25 PM

Ashley i was thinking of you today...

gail brainfarted for you @ 12:29 AM

wow...long day...work, lunch with paul, errands for mom, got locked out of the house, mall with paul, rest a little, wedding rehearsal, dinner with the family...get ready...it's time for bed...i've got a long day ahead of me tomorrow...

gail brainfarted for you @ 12:28 AM

::Thursday, April 24, 2003::

goodnight all...

gail brainfarted for you @ 10:53 PM

so today was nice...i got out of work a little early, it was nice...one more day to go until i finally get some days off! not that they're gonna be actual days where i could rest - shit...the wedding, the rehearsal, kat's party...busy, busy, busy...

anyways, back to today being nice...first of all - we didnt have to sit through a long ass taping, and we're still getting paid! woohoo! thanks to everyone that came out today to help support us! i was pretty scared that we werent gonna get enough people to go, but thankfully we did! Thanks to: Eric, Berna, Louis, AJ, Mark, Ashley, Neil, Randy, thanks Kookee for inviting your friends: Judy, Tricia, Monette, Rachel, n Mai...thanks for coming guys! i'm just glad that we got there on time! when i talked to the rep at the place she said that since we made it there on time and junk we would still get paid...woohoo! that's the easiest money for most of us...it was just a bitch trying to get all these laggers together, but it was all good...thanks Monica n AJ for helping me get people to go - i was seriously starting to worry that we wouldnt get enough people...thank God for you guys and Kuki...so yah...we didnt have to go to the taping - we got turned away cuz the place was full! haahaa...we ate at In n Out instead. it seems like whenever i'm with eric, louis and them we end up there. haahaa...funny. but it was good times...

i love my friends. i love SDYM and how i've been able to grow and find myself getting closer to different people. i'm the type of person to just have my friends, the certain circle that i feel close to and that's it - like with the second year leaders, there are leaders that i already know and feel comfortable with and they're my core set of friends at church, but i'm just really feeling lucky that i've been given the opportunity to get to know more people - people outside of my core, people that arent even on my team! i'm so glad to have been given the chance to get to know Ashley, AJ, Eric, and Louis...they're great it's always been two huge separate clicks - first year and second year, and i'm glad that i can be in the middle and love both of them and be accepted by both groups...i love it! that's what community is all about...im feeling so blessed with them right now...

gail brainfarted for you @ 10:36 PM

::Tuesday, April 22, 2003::

wow...random thoughts for today:

the new SDYM Forum is looking pretty good...great make-over ariel! you really are pretty good with the computer, no matter what anyone else says about you!!! haahaa...j/k

love the quote on Kris's website..."you can love somebody with everything you have but that doesn't mean that it's enough"

9 days straight for work, and 3 more to go...

wedding this weekend, i'm gonna spend the whole day in that stinking dress - couldnt find another one...

nice having lunch with drew - i miss the crew...

moving on in life...change, it's a big thing, we just need to "roll with the punches" in a sense...

i love my friends...

gail brainfarted for you @ 11:28 PM

i'm such a geek, but i thought of Theo when i saw this...haahaa...

gail brainfarted for you @ 3:00 PM

::Monday, April 21, 2003::

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAPES!!! i love you girl!!!

gail brainfarted for you @ 10:30 PM

::Sunday, April 20, 2003::

Gail9611: haahaa...yah i need me a hott guy
amdsk8erchix: ME too!!!!
amdsk8erchix: i need a guy!
Gail9611: haahaa...dude...at least you've had a relationship in the last year
Gail9611: it's been forever since i've actually had a boyfriend
amdsk8erchix: yea... but relationships suck anyways....
amdsk8erchix: at least for me
Gail9611: true - we dont need that drama!
amdsk8erchix: yup! ... but wen my life is bored... i need drama like that to entertain me! hehe
Gail9611: haahaa...true, and trust me, my life's pretty boring rightn ow
amdsk8erchix: lol.mine too!
Gail9611: i totally need to find something to entertain me
amdsk8erchix: if you find something or someone tell me about it
Gail9611: hahaa...sure, but i dont think it's that likely anytime soon

yah, im a geek...

gail brainfarted for you @ 9:40 PM

i spent a good day of my easter doing stuff by myself...went to work this morning, came home to an empty house. you know sometimes it's what you really want, but then other days, you're just like, "whoa...it's not supposed to be empty right now?!" but whatever. i made the most of it. i did some "me" stuff - i slept! i watched some dvds, cuz that's what the collection's for! i did some research for school. after i got over the initial sadness of being alone on Easter, i ended up enjoying myself, and being thankful for the alone time. it was nice...but i was glad when everyone got home. i kinda missed them.

hmm...after i had dinner with the family - and when i say family, i mean everyone - me, chi, mom, dad, auntie maricel, uncle bill, kookee, and nino - it was everyone that lives in our house practically, all we were missing was uncle ben...hahaa...it was nice and yah...now im home. bored again. i wanna go to sleep already, but i feel too stinking full! i ate too much tonight! booooooooooooooooooooooooo!~ but what do you expect? i was enjoying being able to eat bread!!! woohoo! thank God lent is over!!!

okay, that's it...i lead a very boring life...

gail brainfarted for you @ 9:35 PM

wow...im home alone and it's freakily quiet...im feeling quite lonely...

gail brainfarted for you @ 1:32 PM

tonight i had a surprisingly good time - not to offend anyone that might have gone last night that may be reading this (which i doubt). i just got home from a nice night out with some of my SDYM friends. and to think, i was actually thinking about not going tonight...haahaa...anyways, Eric, Berna, Louis, Angelie, Elisa, Neil, Alan, Ariel, and I went to go watch Anger Management tonight and just chill with each other. it was pretty cool. it reminded me of why i love eric and louis so much and why i had so much fun in toronto with them. they are the funniest guys! plus angelie and berna are really sweethearts, they're both great...angelie's like my little sister, since we've known each other for forever, it's so great for me to see her grow up...she's really starting to grow into a woman, and i feel lucky to get to be a part of it. she's great...umm...yah. after we saw the movie, we headed off to in n out to grab some grub - which neither ariel nor i could partake in since i dont eat bread and he doesnt eat mean. but it was cool. the fellowship with them was sooooo worth it. they're a fun group to hang out with. they keep me young and i love it!

so yah...after some grubbin' ariel and i made the rounds in dropping off kids, then we headed off to go and visit Randy at his new house since it's close to Angelie's. it's soooooooooo cute! yah, he doesnt have any furniture really, but it's cool just to have a "place". eventhough i love my house, i'm kinda jealous. i wanna have my own place. i wanna have a house to decorate! jeez...i better start saving up! we were calculating how much we'd need to save up to buy houses, and shit, i need to save a grand a month to be able to buy a house, that's fucking ridiculous...i spend way too much to do that! haahaa...but i know, i know...im gonna start trying, i want a house already!!!

gail brainfarted for you @ 12:56 AM