Sentimental Diva

From the Angel’s Vault…

A friend will always say … be well. And this message from my friend’s good heart is worth keeping…

I’ve told my brothers, our pastor and my friends about the situation. As the title says, it has been too many tears for a Sunday yesterday. With emotions filled of surprise, excitement with a hint of disappointment and sadness.

But of all of the people I’ve shared the news, I was deeply touched by my youngest brother as he cried because he was surprised that I’m getting married. He’s expecting I’m going to get married by the age of 27 or so but not at 22.

It made me cried a lot, I know I’m going to miss a lot of things but looking at the brighter side I know Raine and I will get through this- and the three of us for that matter.

I am so blessed to have a very supportive family, friends that are always there and angels all over the place. The beginning would be a bit rough but it will go smoothly as time goes by. This is just the start of a new chapter of my life. Still, I’m hoping and praying that everything will be alright.

Have you ever felt like photos are not enough to capture the happiness you felt during a particular event? Me too. It’s a good thing that collecting tiny mementos from these events and placing them artfully on a piece of paper has become an artform. Sentimental people need not be ashamed of being mushy about memories anymore because billions of people around the globe feel the same.

Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to spend your free time while preserving those unforgettable memories.

A sentimental movie date goer might want to keep ticket stubs of all her movie dates with her boyfriend. She can start a scrapbook describing what movie they went to, the plot, the freebies, she can even paste some relevant things about a movie, i.e. a pirate ship photo for “Pirates of the Caribbean”.

Is it Expensive?

There is a small amount of money involved in scrapbooking, but if you don’t intend to be a professional scrapbooker (there IS such a thing!), you do not have to worry about spending too much on your sentimental hobby.

What you will need for Basic Scrapbooking:

1. A scrapbooking album for keeping the pages of your scrapbook – The album you will use needs to accommodate everything you want to put there. A normal photo album won’t be able to handle a few pasted beer caps, so you need something that will.

2. A loot jar or box for every occasion – when you become an avid (addicted) scrapbook maker, bringing a bag to collect mementos for your scrapbook when you go to parties or events won’t seem too weird. Make sure to label them properly and store them in a safe place.

Common sense in Scrapbooking

It goes without saying that you cannot preserve unpreservable stuff like food items, and for these at least you will need a camera. Leaves and other organic materials that could decay and attract molds should be properly processed before placement in your pages.

For that last bit, drying leaves in heavy book pages is best. You can press your flowers and then after a few weeks or months, air them out before pasting.

I put up this blog to document my daily thoughts and experiences with family. My last grandparent died last year, not even a year ago and I am still devastated. This blog is to help me connect with my sentimental side, particularly in connection with my family and of course, my grandparents.

I love to collect memories, but sometimes the rigors of daily life make us forget. Even sleep can make us forget. Memories are like water running through our fingers, if we don’t catch them in rose-colored glasses we lose them forever.

There are so many things that need to be preserved, cherished and remembered. A simple song that we will always remember a special person with will accompany us when we are lonely. Such is the role of those who are left behind to hang on to memories. The good memories are the best to keep yet the most elusive.

Share my memories and my quest to preserve them.