My Li’l Bro’s Wedding
How fast time flies. I can still remember how i craddle my youngest brother to sleep when he was a baby. How i used to wake up at night to either change his diapers or make him a bottle of milk everytime my mom had night shift in the hospital where she’s working. That was 29 years ago now. Then finally, yesterday, he married his sweetheart who has been his girlfriend for 8 years.
That was an occassion full of emotions. Considering that my dad is seriously ill, we were all worried if he could withstand the torture of alternately sitting and standing in the church and being at the wedding reception for at least 4 hours without falling asleep or feeling weak. Nowadays, my dad couldn’t sit longer than 30 minutes because of his rectum c. Inspite of his being weak, he promised my brother to walk him to the altar on his wedding day. He really did everything to feel fit and bring his body in good condition, even if it was only for this special day. We were all surprised when he passed this difficult test of fate with bravour.
Though the wedding ceremony started a little late due to the delayed arrival of the bridal car to fetch the bride, still the whole church ceremony flowed smoothly. My sister sung the entire wedding songs, as requested by the couple. After the church rites, we proceeded to the garden reception in one of the famous resorts in our town. The decorations, food, program and sitting arrangements were perfectly organized. That was a very classy, elegant and lively wedding reception, with all the traditional rites that belongs to it, plus a modern inclusion of live music to entertain the guests and a wide screen for actual viewing of the whole ceremony. I could not stop my tears from falling when my li’l brother expressed his gratitudes to the people who helped him make his wedding a beautiful event to remember all his life, especially to my dad who kept his promise to accompany him to his wedding. How tough he was to be with the whole ceremony from the start up to the end.
This wedding of my li’l brother costed me a treasure. But i dont mind it at all and would still do the same if necessary. Sure, we were all in stress during the preparation, most especially the couple and me. But the outcome was good. And that’s what matters most. Unfortunately, the after effect of the entire tiry event strikes me and my li’l brother today, a day after the wedding…..we were both knocked down by flu with everything that belongs to it like severe throat sore, cough and colds! Bed rest for us…or should i say, bed ridden…!!!
uy, congrats to your li’l bro and syempre happy new year to you my dear!!besos
sana masagana 2007 natin:)
Comment by cheH — December 30, 2006 @ 8:49 am
>>cheH
happy new year din syo day! hay nako, eto may sakit ang lolah!
Comment by Curacha — December 30, 2006 @ 12:55 pm
Your lil brother’s so lucky to have you as a sister. Congrats to him. Happy New Year!
Comment by Abaniko — January 3, 2007 @ 10:29 am
>>abaniko
i’ll extend to him your greetings. im doing my best to be a good sis to all my siblings.
Comment by Curacha — January 3, 2007 @ 11:11 am
congrats to Ayi, ateng…san ang pics? miss yah!
Comment by missP — January 3, 2007 @ 10:42 pm
>>missP
diko pa na-download yung pics ateng nung sinulat ko to. coming soon po! mis u too.
Comment by Curacha — January 4, 2007 @ 1:24 pm
I’m happy that your father witnessed this special event, and talagang tinupad niya ang promise niya. He was so proud of his children at sobrang love niya kayong lahat.
You’re a very good sis and daughter. Get well soon.
Comment by Lani — January 8, 2007 @ 1:23 am
>>lani
“get well soon”…words that are too good to be true. my dad was admitted in the hospital today to undergo chemotherapy……
Comment by Curacha — January 8, 2007 @ 3:41 pm
Happy New Year! I wish you all the best for 2007!
Get well soon !
Comment by Sidney — January 13, 2007 @ 9:35 am
happy new year curacha! thanks for the greetings…
your dad was so brave to be present for the wedding, even in his sick condition… it really showed his love for his family and children. it’s so nice to read of things like this. i’m also happy the wedding was a success.
that also reminds me when i was the maid of honor for my sis’ wedding, grabe ang stress sa preparation, plus kulang sa sleep, i got sick in bed for days too after the affair.
Comment by carey — January 13, 2007 @ 12:34 pm
>>sidney
same to u. hey, r u back from vacation?
>>carey
im ok now, although minalat ako talaga for 3 weeks. ngayon lang uli naging ok boses ko.
Comment by Curacha — January 16, 2007 @ 3:36 pm
titi nyan cguro malaki
Comment by unknown — May 21, 2007 @ 2:25 am