quote fr. When Harry Met Sally

February 24, 2004 · Written By Marchesa Ababa  · View Comments 


“When you’ve found that
person you want to spend
the rest of your life with,
you want the rest of your
life to begin right away.”

—When Harry Met Sally

sweet congrats from Cherms

February 24, 2004 · Written By Marchesa Ababa  · View Comments 

my dear dear friend who use to sing with me in Rutgers emailed me such a sweet e-card for perze and my engagement news. thankx melody mama!!!
she’s one of the few who’ll be singing at my wedding. hahhaha

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CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement!

I was just jumping like a crazee girl with matching jaw-drop then screaming when I heard the news…nonetheless, I’m very happy and excited for both of you…Take care and God Bless you both on this new journey! Keep in touch and hope to see you guys soon!
love always,
Cherms

Postcard Music: She’s The One

letters from kambal: annie and miss mae

February 23, 2004 · Written By Marchesa Ababa  · View Comments 

a letter from my dear friend anne:




Wow!  Marchesa!!!!  Congratulations!!!!   i’m sooooo happy for the both of you!  When Lenon told me that you got engaged i was at work…and i must have been so loud on the phone that i woke up a couple of my patients in their rooms….hahahhahaa

 

Anywho, i am very excited for you two and your families!   doesn’t it only seem like yesterday when we were still in rutgers….i couldn’t imagine when that day would come when we all take the next step of  marriage…some of us sooner than later!!!  it just seems like a dream to me :)   one day we’re playing bomber man..next thing  you know…we’re planning a wedding…walking down the aisle with The One…God has prepared you for all along!!!!  (by the way, len and i got the game cube version of bomber man!!!  so married or engaged …we’ll still be playing the bomber man!!!!)

 

isn’t it wonderful that God has revealed to you the One His prepared for you and the one He’s been preparing You for :)   Lenon and I will continue to pray for you and Perze….especially since we can relate to what you guys might be going through :)

 

gosh Chesa!!!  we’re growing up!!! hahahhaha  could this be true?!?!?!?

 

and i bet you you can’t stop looking at your engagement ring huh!! hihihi :)   u know…as you’re driving …you’re looking at it..as the sun rays hits it..all these bling bling blinding shine gets you all like wow!!!! hahahaha…3 months later and i still look at it and can’t help but to have like this little gigle like i’ve won the lotto or  something!!! 

 

but yah… just to share with you…everytime i look at my ring… God reminds me that i now have to take very good care of Lenon’s precious heart also…that He’s entrusted me with his son Lenon …and as i contemplate on that…i ask Him to help me…cuz i’m like  …  wow God, you’ve entrusted Me to take care of Lenon for the rest of my life, to be committed to him just as i am commited to You…. and i am going to need your help all the way!!!!  especially when the little Lenon’s and Anne’s start to come along

 

anywho…i’ll truly pray for you guys  because you’ve chose to commit your lives to one another..and that is a big responsibility.

 

let me know how your wedding planning is going…by the way i’ll also keep your sister and her fiancee in my prayers as well…in the meantime…enjoy this special moment in your lives…and i’m excited that we are sharing this same joyous phase in our lives with one of our dearest friends :)   

 

lenon and i are actually in the process of looking for the couturier in the Philippines to make our attires for the big day!  and pretty soon in april we will be attending a pre-cana marriage counseling retreat called Engaged Encounter…where we’ll get more of the reality dose of this thing called marriage

 

Once again, God Bless you and Perze on your engagement!  and welcome into the club  Take very good care of each other okays!!!

 

 




with love and prayers,

Anne

a letter from my dear friend mae gomez:

 




Marchesa Dearest,

aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!
hahahahhahahahhahahhaha!!

I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!  AND OF COURSE, THE VERY LUCKY, I MEAN BLESSED
FIANCEE, PERZE!

The first words that come to my mind while I was looking through your
pictures–GOD YOU ARE SO FAITHFUL.

I cried a few sentimental ‘precious moments’ tears. hehe.
When did we get older?  I am so in awe, ches, of how God moves people.
You were the last person on my mind when my sister was trying to make me
guess who just got engaged recently-hahaha.

Although I don’t know Perze much he sounds like a gentle, caring person.
And from your sharing a while ago about this mysterious special
someone-it seemed he knew and found what was missing when he saw YOU Ms.
Chesa!!!        Ahhh, I love stories about love found.  Naka-ka-inlove
hihihi.

What a special time for you and your family.  I know only God writes the
Perfect Love story for his children and as I look at where he’s brought
us, esp. FIC alums-of certain loves lost and found and still some
wandering-I can’t help but smile, to see where God has brought a special
friend so far.

I have to hear it in person though ok!  CONGRATULATIONS SISTA!

Love YOu in Christ,
Mae

a congrats from mhex

February 23, 2004 · Written By Marchesa Ababa  · View Comments 

a letter from mhex.

Hi Marchesa…

Congratulations!!! Really glad Perze finally decided to ask you and
glad-er :) that you said ‘yes’. I’d be praying for you guys and hey, in
case you need ring bearers… Ethan and Elliot would be glad to do it :) . That would inspire them to start walking (talk about pressure from
mommy…).
Also, nice website… Pangarap ko ring maka-create ng magandang website
eh (ask Perze to translate it, oki :) !)…
Again, Congratulations!!!

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mc_buera@verizon.net feb1804
mhex buera

she said…(answering Q’s)

February 23, 2004 · Written By Marchesa Ababa  · View Comments 

so i got a lot of questions and so i’ll try to answer them as best as i can. 
i’ll start with a few of them and work my way…


q. do your parents know?
a.  i always laff at this q cuz if you know my parents, they’re strict on that.  but yes, they do know. perze had first met and had a long honest talk with them while i was away.  my mom said that my dad couln’t even look at perze because he was getting emotional. he also gave them his assurance. (assurance, not insurance…cuz i know some people get married for insurance. hahahahahahah…*wink to —–*)


what did i say to him when he proposed?
a. unlike my sister steph who got engaged last fall who answered sam with a joking “no“…i said, “are you sure?”  … fabila girls are very eloquent. i am sure kristie will make us proud with her first words when it comes her turn.


q. did you cry?
a. this is a big one, and it’s usually asked to perze cuz i guess everyone knows i’m emotional when it comes to these things.  but yes i did. it was very overwhelming, and happy, and right there…


q. how does it feel to be engaged?
a. it feels very real…knowing you belong to someone and are promised to live the rest of your life with that person, thinking that you’re gonna build your life with him. instead of feeling high like what most people think, it actually brings you closer to the ground because it’s reality…but it feels great.


q. will you still have the kind of wedding that you planned a long long time ago where we (the bridesmaids) will be wearing sack cloths and bowing to you every time you walk by?
a. i have a very hard time convincing perze……..but…yes.


q. how were you able to take pictures while you were being proposed to?  who took the pictures of your two?  didn’t taking all those pictures get in the way of the moment?
a. we took all those digipix with auto-timer so it wasn’t too much of a hassle.  As you can tell, most of the pix were in InnerHarbor, the ones taken Sandy Cover were only 4 pictures, and that’s why you didn’t see any pictures of him proposing, only one picture after the proposal.  the reason for this was because we originally just wanted to take our picture there on the rock pier and had set the camera up on tripod.  Perze also tried to make it a “video” but for some reason, it just would not work at that time no matter how we tried…so he just went on with it…the picture of the two of us sitting on the rock was taken after we had prayed since the digicam was already set up.


q. remember when you were young and never wanted to get married? (which i will attach to) remember the times when you were praying for singleness? funny how it turned out huh?
a. yes i remember. actually, the funny thing was the second time i had met with perze (who stalked me by going to DVBS in my church a couple of days after he met me), i introduced him to my class, and Emman (who was 10 years old then) boldly asked me in front of perze “i thot you were praying for singleness”…krik krik.  but yes, i really was praying for it for a while because i really wanted to serve God through my singleness, because He satisfied me, and i had so many goals that didn’t include that “someone.”  I guess God had other plans and really convinced me after a while that He had other plans, plans that invovled perze.  so i always look for what that is…always hoping our relationship is a blessing, and not just a relationship.


more to come…

We’re Engaged !!

February 23, 2004 · Written By Marchesa Ababa  · View Comments 

WE’RE ENGAGED !!

perze proposed on valentine’s day @ sandy cove after a wonderfun day @ Inner Harbor. He proposed during the sunset at a rock pier carrying a rose case under his coat. He asked me to read a poem standing up while he knelt down nervously holding out the rose box revealing the engagement ring.

“Marchesa Jane Fabila, will you marry me?”
-and she said…yes!


click on our picture to navigate to our pictures of that joyous day!

i’ll be posting alot of the questions asked to us, and our answers, well, for now, MY answers..hahah..until perze and i set up our “he said. she said.” i’ll also put up letters we’ve received…thank you so much for all your prayers, all your wishes, and all your congrats!! we would not be here without our friends and family…and of course, the author of our relationship, Jesus.

to get in touch with us, there’s a couple of ways. email us, sign this guestbook, or go to our xanga’s. thank you!