we just want to praise God for allowing perze’s immigration status to remain as an immigrant in the US.  he received his greencard this month which also means we can start planning for our first trip to the phils. as a family this october.  it’s very overdue, but we’ve patiently endured the distance. God is faithful in his promises. it’s something was just a dream when we first talked about starting a relationship so now that it’s here, it’s such a joyful feeling.

next year, perze can apply for citizenship- the next step.

so we have the honor of being the best man and bridesmaid for our close friends rog & leila, as they become mr.&mrs. rabanillo next year on july 2008.

our love stories are pretty much intertwined since i’ve always considered rogie as a brother. we were friends first around 2001.  we became pretty close around 2002, when i met perze.  then perze brought leila who i befriended. then rog ended up courting her a little before perze started courting me. rog and i would always confide in each other during these times, and as the years passed, from the dating stages to their engagement, we’ve always kept close.  i’m really proud of how far they’ve come. so it’s only an honor to stand by my “adopted” brother and my friend.  so next year, the ababa family, along with my parents, and samsam, will be in the wedding party.

their engagement: two thousand seven, may 22
                                 lei’s mom’s death anniversary

their wedding: two thousand eight, july 12
                               south jersey bible church int. (where they met)
                               theme: papaya

you can tell that she’s always alternating between circles and lines…they become circle scribbles and line scribbles- in every color too!  every night, it’s become a routine that she’s set that we, as a family, color her backyardigans coloring book.  if we don’t, she gets very upset.  i’m glad she made it a family thing. see how we’re always putting the alphabet so she can get familiarized? ahhah

i bought a notebook where we can learn her ABC’s and shapes and things.  today, we practiced her drawing.  this was supposed to be all circles page, but she ended up drawing lines on the side.  so this became her circles and lines page- the two things she’s mastered drawing.

every time she draws circles like that, it reminds me of The Ring…haha