don't forget china

--------------------
April 5 - 3:27pm - Shanghai

over the last couple of weeks, rodrigo and i have been pondering over some of the things we are going to miss about shanghai...and of course there are things that we are also going to forget in a second (or better said, things that we don't really want to remember ). our friends who live in shanghai will probably understand what i mean

anyway, thinking it over, we realized that there is a lot we can take advantage of being in china that will definitely help us make our wedding day unique and really, for lack of a better word, US.

chinese calligraphy is so beautiful and we were thinking of ways of how to incorporate it into the wedding, while at the same time not going overboard. well, yesterday, we finally 'executed' our idea and it came out perfectly! so we are really excited and so anxious to see how it will look and what you all will think...heehee

so...that was one more item ticked off the list of things to get done before we leave! time is flying by and before we know it, november will be around the corner. and there is so much to do yet!

by some miracle, rodrigo is in the kitchen (just kidding gordo! ) cooking up our lazy sunday afternoon late lunch, so i'm going to join him with a glass of wine and get ready for the malaysian grand prix! yay!

besos!

too busy

--------------------
March 31 - 7:40pm - Shanghai

i've spent the whole week dealing with moving agencies and their quotes to get our stuff across the pacific, so alas, not much time left for wedding planning.

but i'm waiting on some samples to arrive tomorrow. hopefully they will help me solve the 'illumination' issue i have to deal with, since dinner is out in the garden...we shall see.

aside from that,i can't think of much else that i have done the last few days that has to do with the wedding.

OH! wait, i remember (and this has everything to do with planning) - i started my workout routine again! hahaha. i MUST fit into the dress! i just remembered cause as i sit here typing, my triceps are killing me...uff.

i'm going to whip something up for dinner. be back soon...

besos!

our big move back

--------------------
March 21 - 2:14pm - Shanghai

i may as well start with the BIG news: we are moving back to MEXICO! crazy, huh? :O after giving it A LOT of thought, we have decided our adventure IN china (not with china) must come to an end for now...

so there you go...if you thought i didn't have enough piled on my plate, now i have to deal with packing up our lives and shipping it across the world. hahaha but i'm not complaining, in fact, it's going to be much easier to plan this wedding now that i don't have to do it across the pacific.

this last week we went to yiwu, about 3 hours from shanghai. we bought all sorts of fun stuff to decorate the reception. i'm excited about it and i want to get there already to see how it will look.

our printer FINALLY sent us the first proof of the invitation. i was beginning to worry we were going to have to find another printer. but the design she presented is actually perfect, we love it, and aside from the necessary minor changes, it's pretty much what we wanted. so we hope to get those printed soon and mail them by end of June maybe...

did you notice that we added a gift page to the website? we signed up for registries at pottery barn and at el palacio de hierro. we figured 2 different places gives people a choice, and really for those of you that are internet savvy, it will be easy to make the purchase online if you don't have physical access to the store...

so that was my week pretty much...it's rainy saturday in shanghai (big surprise), so we are going to sit on the couch, snuggle up, and pop in a DVD.

besos!

things to do

--------------------
March 10 - 11:44pm - Shanghai

wow...last week was a crazy work week for me, so i really didn't get much wedding stuff done at all, including updating this little blog. i was out traveling southern china - no, not for fun - visiting factories and suppliers all day long...

so this week i've made myself a to-do list that involves doing as much wedding stuff as i can handle. now it's a matter of where to begin, although i was able to get some done today.

i finally emailed my caterer to start working on our menu. we need to finally agree on the food and costs so we can plan and budget all that in...so i'll be waiting to hear what they say over the next couple of days.

we are also thinking of unique decorations and what fun stuff we can find in china for the big day. that will save us on some of the costs! not everyone has the advantage to buy direct from factories, so might as well take advantage, right?! so over the next few days maybe we'll head out and visit some suppliers...

also, we are narrowing our options for registries! we finally decided it may be a good idea to register somewhere, so look out for that page on this site soon where i'll post the links to where we are registered.

hmmm, i think that is all we did today. we just got home from a yummy thai dinner and i'm ready for bed - (yawn) -

besos!