Shall We Dance

I will be deviating again from my goal this March to create layouts for my parents. Since March is also the season for proms and school dance/balls, I am dedicating this layout to my brother (and his classmates) who had just attended his Junior's Prom last February 28. It was my brother's first time to attend a dance ball such as this, it made him very excited and nervous at the same time. The theme for their prom was Mafia-inspired so the colors for the night were black, red, white/silver, and some shades of green (they had to include green since this is their school color... hehehe...). I was really amazed and I really love their theme, I decided to use it as the motif for this layout.

First picture shows my brother and his dance partner/special friend (I featured them in one of my layouts last February - Sweet Valentine). The second picture features my brother and his barkada together with their respective dates that evening.

Credits for this layout: Serendipity Kit from Mandy Mystiques and Classy Crimson Dance Collection from scrapbookflair.com.

A Layout for Women's Day

I was watching Lifestyle Network earlier when an advertisement on the said channel caught my attention. It featured different women, both young and not-so-young, showcasing the distinctness of each one. It was only that time that I learned that this March is also International Women's month. So, just for this week, I would deviate slightly from my theme to feature my parents in my layouts. Instead, for this week, and for this layout, I featured my Mom and my Aunt Leila - two women whom I look up to for their beauty (ehem! ehem!), strength, and their conviction to raise their respective families in an upright manner, bringing out the best in their husbands and their children. Both women are not your traditional Maria Clara's, working and raising a family at the same time, but I must say they exude the true meaning of being a woman in these modern times.

Pictures were taken at The Panoly Beach Club in Boracay (left picture), and the Grand Canyon in Arizona (right picture).

Journalling : "If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible. I am woman!".

Credits for this layout : Women's Day Collection from scrapbookflair.com.

Together Forever

As I have mentioned in my previous blog entries, I devote my layouts this March to my dear parents since March is their anniversary month. Here's another layout to celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary. I'm really in the "sepia" mood for the past weeks so my past 2 layouts had sepia as their main motif. It gives the layout a vintage and classic feel. And I think since my parents are celebrating their 32nd anniversary, that kind of relationship can be considered something rare in these times - a "classic" in its own right.

Picture was taken in the beaches of Bohol Beach Club.

Credits for this layout: Beach Bliss Kit by raspberryroaddesigns.net

Love Will Keep Us Together

As seen from my calendar layout for March, this month I will try to create layouts which feature my parents because March is their wedding anniversary. This March they will be celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary. I am proud and happy that my parents stayed together this long, especially during these times wherein men and women value commitment in a relationship in a much lesser degree. My parents are not perfect, nor is their relationship. I have seen my Mom and Dad fought over the most serious matters, and over the pettiest things. But I will always admire how they were able to hold the relationship this long, with the responsibility of bringing up and rearing two unique children (and now helping their daughter raise a much-"makulit" grandson named Zion). I will always cherish how supportive and loving they were when I was in my darkest moments. They know how to keep their children rooted to the ground. And they know how to make us realize our true worth - the proper mix of pride and humility.

Picture was taken last February 14, 2009 at Subic. It was supposed to be my Mom and Dad's Valentine's Day getaway but my brother and I (together with Zion, his Nanny, and my cousin) invaded their date, so it ended up as a family outing. =)

Credits for this layout: Choco Marron Kit available at happy-scrap.com;

A Birthday Layout for Dad

March is a special month for my family. Aside from my parents' wedding anniversary, my Dad's birthday also falls in March. This March, my Dad will be celebrating his 58th birthday. Aside from being a responsible and supportive father, I admire my Dad's coolness in times of adversity. Most of the time, my Dad becomes my shock absorber everytime I get pissed with my work. Despite of my yakking and ranting, he still manages to keep his cool and give me sound advice on how to go about work and how to deal with seemingly unbearable people. He is also level-headed, for this reason he knows when to tell me that I am wrong, and when I am already being wrongly treated.

Journalling: "A Father is neither an anchor to hold us back, Nor a sail to get us there, But a guiding light whose LOVE shows us the right way..."

Credits for this layout: Monkey Business Kit from Mandy Mystiques.

March Calendar Layout

I'm trying to keep up with the "goal" I placed upon myself to create a calendar layout at the start of each month. So far, I think I'm able to do so. =)

For the incoming month of March, I chose my parents as the subject of my calendar layout. Why my parents? Because March is their wedding anniversary. On the 6th of March, my parents will be celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary. I am happy and I am proud that they lasted this long, especially during these times wherein commitment and dedication are rare gems, just like pebbles in the sand. The picture used for this layout was taken near the beach of Bohol Beach Club last November 2008.

Journalling:

Lyrics to the song "Through the Years" by Kenny Rogers

Credits for this layout: March 2009 Calendar from Peppermint Creative; Beach Bliss Kit from raspberryroaddesigns.net; Cherished Memories Kit from Mandy Mystiques.

Maging Sino Ka Man

As mentioned in my previous post, I wasn't able to post new layouts for the past 2 weeks. I surely miss digiscrapping, so I tried to make up for it by creating 2 layouts this week.

And since it's still the month of L-O-V-E, I am featuring another couple for this layout. This time, it will be my Tito Nap and Tita Leila. After my own parents, I consider these 2 people as my 2nd parents. Everytime they come over to Manila for a vacation, they usually stay at our place, and having them around is really great. Also, I remember my Tita Leila's concern during my 6-weeks onshore assignment in the US. She would call me every week (sometimes twice or thrice a week) just to make sure I was ok and for me not to be homesick. My Tito Nap would even spend for my airfare ticket just for me to go to their place at California (I was at the freezing area of Minnesota that time). Unfortunately, Minnesota wasn't celebrating Martin Luther King's Day that time so there was no long weekend for me. It is so nice to have an aunt and uncle like them. And it's so nice to hear their love story (I can't tell it here.. sorry.. hehehe..). Their theme song "Maging Sino Ka Man" truly speak for their relationship. Their love story is a clear proof that true love really exists.

Credits for this layout : Beach Bliss Kit at raspberryroaddesigns.blogspot.com.

I Do

It's been quite awhile since I was able to update this blogsite. I was so busy with work and last week (Valentine's Day), my brother and I invaded my parents' date. So it was quite a time (2 weeks I think) before I was able to create some layouts.

To keep the "love spirit" going this February, I chose another couple to feature in my digiscrap. For this layout, I chose my cousin Jomer's wedding with his fiancee' Teresa. It was a civil wedding held last July 2007 at their hometown in Batangas. My cousin Jomer is quite the shy-type so most of his pictures (like the ones I used in this layout) shows his being timid. Teresa, on the other hand, is the outgoing type and definitely complements Jomer's introvert character.

Credits for this layout: Pretty in Pink Dance Collection from scrapbookflair.com; WordArt from Heart's Expression available at gmemoirs.blogspot.com.