Family Portrait Teasers Part 2

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Here is part 2 of my family portraits project! :D  Part 1 can be found HERE. I have TWO more photo session scheduled today. One with my cousins and the other with the Viray Family, but I’ll probably have to post those later because we are going to be packing up our gear today for our move to the Philippines tomorrow!

For now, I just wanted to thank the following families and individuals who have given me the opportunity to photograph their portraits this past month. I really enjoyed spending time with all of you and I hope that you enjoy the photos of your family!  May God continue to bless each and everyone of you po! Thank you again for everything! I will miss you all po!

Please excuse my spelling mistakes and grammar because I’m in a rush to post this up :D
Esguerra Family: Fred and Tasha – My cousins – Thank you for flying me to Aston, PA!  I miss you all so much already, but I’m so thankful to God for the both of you!!  I’m so happy I got to meet William!! I hope we’ll be able to see each other again soon! Love you all very much!!!

Aguinaldo Family: Thank you for finding a few hours during your family trip to Long Beach to do a portrait session with me even though I know you were all so exhausted from traveling from Arizona that day! Miss and love you guys too!

Arceo Family: Ate My and Kuya Jay – I call you my older siblings that I never had because I’m the oldest in my family.  I consider you to be the older brother and  sister that I’ve always wanted :D  Thank you for everything!! I’ll miss you both and Kai so much, so please install INSTAGRAM (at the least)!! heheh :D

Barrientos Family: Kuya Ed (also another older brother that I am blessed to have) and Shey (my friend turned sister): Thank you so much for everything! Especially when I started doing photography.. you both trusted me to be your wedding photographer even though I just started out.  Not that many people believed in me, but you both did so I will never forget you both!  I’ll miss you both and Ina and will cherish the memories we’ve made these past few years.  P.S. Kuya Ed, I still wanna go camping one day, and hope to plan one when we visit CA again :D heheh

Calaguas Family:  Hello po!  Thank you also for spending some time with me and Ryan!  You are one of the families in our local congregation that inspire me because you are all so active in the church.  Please always keep in touch po!  Khent (ED): Thank you for setting this up with your family!  I’ll miss working with you in the District and Local activities!

Erika: Thank you soooooo much!! I’m so proud of you for graduating CSUDH and I believe attaining Suma Cum Laude?!?!  I think that was it, if not, I’ll have to fix this post hehe :D  Congratulations!!! I wish I could be there for your grad party, but no matter, it will be a great day for you and your family! Thank you also for giving me the opportunity to photograph your Debut a few years ago!! It’s been an honor to be your photographer and most of all to see you grow to become a BEAUTIFUL WOMAN! :D I’ll miss you all very much!!

Manglicmot Family: Hello po!  Thank you so much for the opportunity to capture your family photos po!  Ka Dexter, it was a pleasure to have worked with you in the past po! Thank you so much for your prayers and I hope to see you, Ka Eliza and the girls again in the near future!! Thank you po so much!
Caasi Family: I.Love. You. All. So. Much!  Vanessa!! I’m going to miss you most! We’ve been through a lot and I’m so happy to call you my sister :D  I don’t know what else to say because words can’t express how much I’m going to miss you all!  Always take care. Be good and stay active in the church. love to you, Myke and Maia!!!

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Paper Dolls to Rag Dolls

Friday, April 12, 2013

When we were kids, my cousins and I played with paper dolls. We didn’t get to buy Barbie dolls and the fancy doll houses/cars that came along with it. If I remember clearly, I think I only had one Barbie Doll that was probably a hand me down AND that doll had only one shoe that belonged to another doll… :) I remember we had the fake Barbie dolls yo bought at the swap meet… you know, the kind that was really made out of plastic instead of rubber hahahah. Those were the days when we had to get creative….

One day, my cousins and I decided to make paper dolls out of hard paper cardboards we got from those package of pantyhose. I remember how my cousins, ate Virma and ate Yolleta were REALLY good at making these dolls. The faces of their paper dolls looks so beautiful and pretty, while mine did not look so good so they would help me out. I remember how we used to draw up their dresses, purses and shoes from paper and how much fun it was playing with those paper dolls! I kept my paper doll and its accessories in an envelope and whenever we wanted to, we would take out our dolls and start playing with them again.

A little over twenty-nine years later… I receive a gift from my cousin, ate Yolleta. She came over my apartment on Tuesday and told me she had a surprise. She told me that she got it specially made for me and Ryan hehe (but it’s really for me). I was so touched when I saw her pull out the rag dolls she got her friend Yvonne to make! It was a ragdoll of Ryan and it looked like him too!!  Then she pulled out another doll and told me it was the doll I really liked when I did a photoshoot for Yvonne’s dolls a few weeks ago. I was and still am so touched by the gifts she gave to me. I am really going to miss my cousin so much! We have grown up together for the past 29 years!!

We’ve gone through so many things together, from winning first place in tagisan ng talino, to working together as District Officers in the church, to singing in the choir together. I am going to miss her and all of my cousins very much! I am so thankful to God for giving me such wonderful people to grow up with! I wouldn’t want to change anything from my past because everything that I have experienced is a blessing.

Ate Yolleta: THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I LOVE YOU ALL AND WILL MISS YOU SO, SO, MUCH!!! I’ll see you all again whether it be in person or on Skype! I’ll be sure to always keep in touch :) THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING! Especially for the times when you had to help me make my paper dolls!! :) Here is a photo of the rag dolls I got from my cousin!

If you’d like to purchase one also, please visit Yvonne’s site by clicking: YVONNE’S CREATIVE HANDS.

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Family Portrait Teasers Part 1

Thursday, April 11, 2013

I wish I could take photos of all my friends and family here in Southern California! I’m going to miss everyone, but I know we’ll see each other again! I just want to take a few minutes to thank those who have given me the opportunity to photograph their family, their wedding, their birthdays, and other special occasions in their lives! It really is an honor for us to have all of you to open your lives to me and Ryan by letting us be a part of it, even though our photo sessions may have only lasted a couple of hours.

I have a few more family photos scheduled before Ryan and I leave, but here are some teasers for some of my friends that I got to photograph these past weekends. We will miss you all!! Thank you so much for everything!!

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Macarons and Family Time

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Some of my cousins, my brothers and sister came over to our place today and had lunch with me and Ryan.  It was a last minute/spontaneous get-together where we decided to make homemade macarons. Jodick is a great teacher and we were able to make three different flavored macaroons: Thai Tea (my favorite), Green Tea, and Salted Caramel.

I was telling Joy how time consuming it is to make these macarons (only to make almost 30 of them total…) but it was a lot of fun and memorable :). I’m going to miss these moments with my loved ones, but am thankful to God for giving me these memorable times with each and everyone of them.

Here is a summary photo of what went on today at our home!

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35 Years

Friday, March 1, 2013

WOW! A blog! from me!  It’s been so long, I’m not sure if I know how to blog anymore :P But today is my bday so I must post something.

It’s been 35 Years now that I have lived on this planet earth. 35 years of blessed guidance from God. I am so thankful for all God has done for me in this life. He has given me all I have ever needed, so what is it that I am wishing for on my birthday?

Well, when Ryan asked me what I wanted for my birthday a few days ago, all I can think about are my family and friends.  I don’t want anything for myself, but for my family, friends, loved ones to be happy.  I hope and pray that whatever it is each of them is truly longing to accomplish in life, I hope that one day they will receive it (as long as it is God’s will, of course!).  But yes, that is all I want for my birthday… for my family, friends, and loved ones to be HAPPY.

I’ll be spending my day doing the following: Blood tests, then work, then another doctors appointment. After all that, I will finally get to spend time with my family!! :D

Here’s the most recent shot of me and my family here in Long Beach, California :D

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Janice - Happy birthday ateh Jo!!!

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