Julia's Second Bday

Last Friday was a special day for the whole family as we celebrate our Princess' Second Birthday. We were looking forward to this special day and had everything planned out weeks before, we were all set to see santa claus and experience snow but traffic ruined our nite we missed santa and the elves in eastwood, we ended up filling our hungry stomachs in something fishy and spent time taking pictures ...

although the night didn't turn out the way we originally planned out, we still had a great time...Nothing beats seeing our little princess running around the free space and shouting her lungs out .

all up it was a night of simple celebration... full of love and laughter for our little one.

HOLIDAY STRESS

Two weeks ago, i got a big scare from the doctor.... i went to see an EENT due to several mouth sores.... at first i thought it wasn't a big deal, i'm used to having mouth sores bec i used to wear braces however, this time i had 10 all over my mouth, so when i saw the doctor, he too was alarmed and gave me antibiotics and stuff... here's the thing, if in case after the medication, the sores haven't completely healed or if there's no development i would have to go through several tests to check what's wrong because according to him, mouth sores are sometimes symptoms that there's a major problem in my immune system... to make the story short, worse scenario could be a symptom of cancer of something as heavy as that.... you could just imagine how I felt when i heard those words from the doctor. The first thing that entered my mind was my little Julia.... right then and there i told myself i cant get sick bec i have a little girl who's waiting for me at home, a little princess who loves to be cuddled and tickled before going to sleep, a little girl who kisses you from time to time out of the blue.... who follows or should i say ran after you if she catches you leaving the house without her....

For almost a week, i was literally on my toes, hoping and praying that these said mouth sores are just caused by stressing over the holidays... I swear, now more than ever, i've learned to value my health... now i make it a point to sleep at least 5 or 6 hrs a day, drink vitamins and guess what i have decided to trade my hot cup of coffee to a cold glass of non-fat milk every night

Good thing the nouth sores are now gone... and that all these were caused by stressing over the holidays and the financial stuff.

One lesson I've learned is that i should take it easy and not worry too much abt the financial aspect of life bec at the end of the day, what really matters is that you're in good health and have time with the people you love.

And of course, not to stress too much over the holidays... because Holidays are meant to be enjoyed !!!!

STARBUCKS BABY !!!!

For the first, Julia got to taste the magic of starbucks..... and obviously she enjoyed every minute of it... Indeed she's now a CERTIFIED STARBUCKS BABY !

Like Mother...Like Daughter....

My little princess is starting to follow her mom's footsteps... typing a word or two... hmmm looks like we have another writer in the family ...

How to eat homemade peanut butter

This is Julia's favorite past time, eating home made peanut butter straight from the bottle...hmmmm yum, yum !!!!!

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

I love Sunday afternoons when i have the house by myself bec everybody else is sleeping... hehehe... it gives me enough time to relax, surf the net and write. Lets just say that this is my time for myself.... if others find joy in spending hours in the parlor, i on the other savor the moments in front of my laptop with my coffee. this is what i call the simple joys in life. In an hour or two, my princess will be up and running again... that too is another source of joy for me but in the meantime, let me enjoy the sound of my keyboard under my fingers as i finish up this entry...

A Hospital Experience

Last week i was geared up for our first out of town trip which i have planned months before ( my vl was filed as early as june). Unfortunately, the night before we were to leave, my princess was down with fever and we had to cancel the trip. What seemed to be a harmless fever shoot up to 42 degrees the next day and we suddenly found ourselves in the emergency room of St Luke's Hospital. What was scheduled as a vacation turned out to be a couple of nights stay in the said expensive hospital (thank God for health cards) and all our baons were consumed in the hospital, making it look a picnic for the whole family. I will never forget the look on Julia's face when she was shaking/having chills due to high fever, and when the interns were were inserting the IV on her left hand, i was literally sobbing in tears. If only i could spare her from all the pain she went through that ordeal. And we were relieved when the lab tests showed negative for dengue, instead apparently she took something that made her tummy bad, thus explaining the acute gastrointiritis diagnosis. After almost 2 days, the fever was gone and she was almost back to normal, sorting through our baon and playing with the cellphone.

I know all families will have to go through this experience one way or the other, but i do hope this will be the last one for ours. Although i have to admit that made our family stronger, I wouldn't want to go through that ordeal ever again.

BUDGETING .... AN EXTRA CHALLENGE

i was never good with money.... maybe because i've always had just enough during my younger years that's why budgeting was never my cup of tea. But now that i have a family, budgeting our household have always been an extra challenge for me... well i can draft a budget that would seem realistic and fair but implementating the said budget is another story or should i say the greatest challenge. I admire people who are able to follow and implement their budget to a T !.... i'm hopind someday i can do the same.

The good thing about this budgeting is you always get to the do it every payday... so when you don't get it the first time, there's always the next payday to work on and hopefully after some hit and miss, i would finally get it right !

GREAT FRIENDS.....

We call this Our Family Picture because technically, all of us are more than friends ... we're a family. Over the years we've been through a lot.. heartaches, death in the family, pregnancies ... but through thick and thin, we've managed to overcome the problems and never fail to smile when we look back.

The past few weeks i've been through a series of ups and downs and if it weren't the support of these great friends, i really don't know how i'll survive. They've always been there to help me out... aside from the financial help, they never fail to uplift my spirit when i needed it most. When i'm tired and almost ready to give up i just turn to them and things get better.

Before i get all mushy and teary eyed , i know simple thank is not enough for everything... but for now, that's what i can afford....

I know i've been very blessed bec the Lord gave me Great friends....

WHAT A JOY !!!!

This is my little princess today.... she's such a source of joy and strength for me especially during times when you're down and out and dont know what to do..... just a warm embrace from my princess and a smile can really melt my heart. it makes you realize that you are still blessed despite of all the problems....

Sunday Morning

Its a typical sunday morning.... enjoying my rest day with a cup of coffee and honey dip doughnut... i was hoping to have a brunch somewhere to have a special time for myself but after doing a little grocery i found myself with just enough money for my fav doughnut. i know it could be sad and depressing but if you look at it at the bright side, at least i can have my coffee and doughnut in front of my laptop and scribble my thoughts ... somehow that makes my sunday morning perfect as i wait for julia to wake up .

i've always looked forward to having a special time for myself, something to keep me sane . The past few days i've been down and depressed bec of the usual financial problems but after speaking to some friends somehow things became lighter. true, i'm still overwhelmed with financial problems but as vanette would put it " pera lang yan.... at least you have someone who's helping you out. Mahirap yung wala ka ng pera, wala ka pang kakampi."

i'm looking forward to the day that i'll just smile as read this post of mine and know that i have overcome all the financial hurdles..... hopefully by that time, i'd still be sipping my coffee and munching my fav doughnut on my usual sunday morning... :)

YOU LOSE SOME... YOU WIN SOME

Yesterday was a "not sooo good day " for me at work.... a month ago, i applied for a Junior Trainer Position in my account, Virgin Blue, a position i've always set my eyes on the moment i joined the account, and the only position i'm interested in.... so after a gruesome exam of ms office application (the exam was almost 3 hours long) and a demo that was like a talent portion in a beauty pageant (bec the other 2 applicants did something outrageous ... one did a dance number and another a bartending exhibition) and almost a month of waiting, the cat is finally out of the bag.... it was the girl who did bartending exhibition who got the position, the more senior of all the applicants. I know i may sound bitter but one couldn't help but feel bad bec of office politics. Its true you wont get promoted unless you're close with the big bosses.... or at least trying to be close. Also, one couldnt help but concluded that bec she's more senior and a batchmate of the current trainer that really spells the difference right.



Well... since they've chosen a new trainer... time for me to move on and continue... i remember when i was trying to confirm the news with one of the Team Managers and couldn't get an answer, i half-joking told him " So what if they don't like me..... Magtatayo na lang ako ng sarili kong Training Group !" ... a remark that suddenly hit me on my way home. You see i've always putting my dream project "Training Workshop " on hold for the past few months. I remember that's the sole purpose why i purchased my laptop.... i've been asking for a sign if i should pursue this project because there was a time i felt i was going no where. I guess this is the sign i've been waiting for....



It's true i might have lost the Trainer position.... but i'm looking at it this way, its now a chance for me get back on track for my dream project so i can WIN SOME later on....



what do you think ???

LET'S GO DARING !!!!

This is the latest pic of my darling julia..... unlike Mommy, she can pose in her bikinis..... and mind you when she's in the mood, she can really pose!!!

Today, my little princess is 1 year and 6 months old. Often times benjie and i would just stare at her and wonder how fast she has grown and before we know it, our princess is no longer the little one who would run carelessly in the aisles of cherry fooderama.

julia's bday

Finally, here's a picture of Julia's first bday last dec 30... i know it took forever for me to post this.... don't worry, more pix to come !!!!