Tagged: Top Four

I snagged this tag from MrsWorkingGirl…

FOUR NAMES THAT FRIENDS CALL YOU:
1. Cez
2. Celeste
3. Cezto
4.

FOUR MOST IMPORTANT DATES IN YOUR LIFE
1. My Birthday
2. My Wedding Day
3. My Daughter’s Birthday
4. My Son’s Birthday

FOUR THINGS YOU’VE DONE IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES:
1. Checked my email
2. Spoke with my mom on the phone
3. Wrote down my to do list for the day
4. Wondered if I should sign my kids up for the Disney Movie Club

FOUR WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
1. Give and receive hugs (to and from your loved ones)
2. Enjoy life
3. Treat each experience as a learning experience
4.

FOUR PEOPLE/THINGS YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST:
1. My Tita Cristina
2.
3.
4.

FOUR GIFTS YOU’D LIKE TO RECEIVE
1. A vacation package
2. A new cellphone
3. A new bag
4. A Disney Movie Club membership so my kids can watch Disney movies all the time J

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Reading
2. Window shopping
3. Collecting (shot glasses, key chains, magnets) items from my travels
4. Watching movies

FOUR PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR A VACATION:
1. Paris
2. Rome
3. Greece
4. Maldives

FOUR FAVORITE DRINKS:
1. Water
2. Iced Tea
3. Iced Coffee
4. Smoothies

FOUR THINGS ALWAYS FOUND IN YOUR BAG:
1. Wallet
2. Keys
3. Cellphone
4. Kikay kit

FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
1. Pink
2. Blue
3. Red
4. Green

TOP FOUR HANGOUTS:
1. Home
2. Mall
3. Café/Coffee Shop
4.

TOP FOUR YOU LOVE SO MUCH:
1. Hubby
2. Daughter
3. Son
4. The rest of my family

TOP FOUR “THINGS” SPECIAL TO YOU:
1. My wedding ring
2. My engagement ring
3. Our family photos
4. Greeting cards I’ve received from loved ones and friends

TOP FOUR WHO YOU THINK WILL ANSWER THIS SURVEY:
1. You
2. You
3. And You!
4. Or anyone who’s bored :P

TOP FOUR REASONS WHY YOU ANSWERED THIS SURVEY:
1. My blog is badly in need of an update
2. I thought it would be fun to answer another meme… it’s been a while.
3.
4.

Sean's First Haircut

The little boy had his first haircut last May 10. The whole family was at Megamall to celebrate Mother's Day and we passed by Cuts4Tots so we decided to have his hair cut.

Sean was very well behaved and didn't throw any fit while his hair was being cut. Even the barber was impressed.

Here are some pictures...

Before the haircut



During the haircut session



After



It didn't look like there was much of a difference since he just had a trim. But he was less irritable after that :)

WS MemoirMonday: The Day After

A repost from WifeSpeaks

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I will always remember the speech that my late father-in-law gave during our wedding.

He said that marriage can be likened to a voyage in the sea where the husband is the captain and the wife is the ship. It will not always be smooth sailing. There will always be strong currents, big waves and storms that we will go through. But whatever happens, the captain should never abandon the ship.

The day after the wedding marks the beginning of a voyage that both the husband and wife will take (hopefully) for the rest of their lives.

WS FoodieWednesday: Commitment

Today is FoodieWednesday on WifeSpeaks. And since this week's main topic is Commitment and most of the misis already shared their wedding cake or wedding banquet, I decided to share something else.





These photos were taken during our 5th wedding anniversary date last year. We had lunch at the New Orleans at Bonifacio High Street. Hubby had the Roast Chicken while I had the Blackened Blue Marlin. They were delicious, to say the least!

More FoodieWednesday entries here. Join us!

Caitlin-isms

One day, at a restaurant, the little girl asked for a teaspoon. So we asked for one from the waiter. When the waiter arrived with her teaspoon, the little girl asked,

"Where's my teafork?"

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In the car during a long drive...

Me: "Caitlin, can you please behave? You're so kulit!"
Caitlin: "I'm kulit. But I'm not the kulitest!" (i.e., kulit, kuliter, kulitest... get it?!)

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While peeking behind a toy binoculars

Caitlin: "Mommy, you look closer"
Me: "Yes, Caitlin, I look closer"

Then she looked through the binoculars from the other end

Caitlin: "Mommy, you now look layo-er!"

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Hahahaha! :P

WS ChikaTuesday: Commitment - The Proposal

Just as every girl has imagined what her dream wedding would be, she has also imagined her dream proposal -- a candlelit dinner at a romantic place, being serenaded with beautiful music, her man getting down on one knee, presenting her with a very beautiful diamond ring and asking her to be his forever.

None of that happened for me. No romantic dinner. No music. No kneeling down on one knee. No ring (at least, at the time that he asked).

My (now) husband simply told me, "Let's get married". I felt ready so I said, "Okay, let's". And as they say, the rest is history.

By the way, though it was 5 months late, he still gave me an engagement ring :)

Oh, and he somehow "proposed". A couple of weeks before our wedding, he gave me a Palm Tungsten II as a pre-wedding gift. When I turned it on, it said, "Will you marry me?". I turned to him, smiled and said, "Yes, of course".

How about you, what's your proposal story? Join us here.

WS MemoirMonday: Commitment

"Wear this ring
As a sign of my love and loyalty
In the name of the Father
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit"

These wedding rings are a symbol of our commitment to love and be faithful to each other for as long as we live.




Welcome to WifeSpeaks' MemoirMonday. Join us here.

WIFESPEAKS Makes A Comeback!

Yes, you read it right -- WifeSpeaks is back!

After a long time of being in hiatus, WS will relaunch next week with a new and more exciting format.

The new WS will be blog carnival style. There will be a new theme every week with a different sub-theme every day:


MemoirMonday


ChikaTuesday


FoodieWednesday


FabFindsThursday


SpeakOutFriday

What's best about this is that you don't have to be a WS contributor to join!

So see you next week and join us at WifeSpeaks!

LP: Bulaklak (Flower)

Ang aking kabiyak ay hindi mahilig magbigay ng bulaklak. Kaya't tunay na isang magandang sorpresa kapag ako ay nakatanggap ng mga bulaklak mula sa kanya.



Ang mga bulaklak na ito ay bigay sa akin noong kami ay magdiwang ng aming ika-5 anibersaryo bilang mag-asawa. Di ba't napakaganda?

Maligayang LP! Bisitahin ang iba pang lahok dito.

A Very Busy Weekend

The weekend passed by so quickly that I wondered where it has gone. I guess, it must be because it was a very busy weekend for us.

Our weekend officially started on Friday night. I began assembling Sean's party loot bags (er, i mean, loot "cups"). Caitlin was so excited for the party that she offered to help me with the assembly. We decided to call it a night when I saw that we still lack candies for the loot and prizes. Besides, the little girl has play therapy early the next day. I don't want her all sluggish and sleepy during her session.

Our Saturday morning started with Caitlin's play therapy. Her pediatrician recommended that she undergo therapy to address the trauma she has due to the vehicular accident we were involved in last December. It was her 2nd session (out of the 4 sessions initially recommended by her psychologist).

Saturday afternoon, we attended Bernice's 1st birthday party held at the Kensington Place at the Fort. The party's theme was Dora the Explorer and the little girl had fun dancing to Dora's songs. She even sang along. Sean also seemed to enjoy looking at the balloons and decors, and dancing to the songs played during the party.

During the party, I came to realize that my little girl has grown up. She actively participated in all the games and socialized with the other kids whom she only met there. She no longer clings to Mommy or Daddy. I was so proud of her!

We headed home at around 7pm.

Sunday was spent at the mall, buying more prizes and candies for the little boy's 1st birthday party this March. Good thing there were a lot of items on sale. Both kids also bagged 2 pairs of shoes each, courtesy of their Tito Francis (thanks, bro!).

After the mall, we went to church to hear mass then went home.

Since we already have the items we lacked, we resumed assembling the loot "cups" and preparing the prizes. Again, Caitlin was Mommy's little helper. We finished everything at around 11pm.

So that was our weekend... very busy one, indeed! Don't you agree?

I'm Back!

Yes, I know. I've been a bit (too) lazy in updating my blog. I've been very busy lately, both with work and with the preparations for our little boy's 1st birthday party this March. And taking care of 2 very 'makulit' and 'malikot' kids really takes a lot! I rarely have time for myself, let alone time to do other things.

Anyway, just to give an initial update... I'm happy to share that I lost around 7lbs in just a little over 2 weeks. And that's without using any weight loss products! Isn't that great? I just hope I can stick to my diet :)

And I hope I can update my blog more often :)

LP: Date (Tipanan)

Limang taon na pagsasama.

Kuha ito noong October 11, 2008, ang aming ika-5 annibersaryo bilang mag-asawa.

Maligayang LP!
Bisitahin ang iba pang lahok dito.

LP: Puso o Hugis Puso (Heart or Heart-shaped)

Isang batong hugis puso... ito ang aking lahok para sa linggong ito.



Isang batong hugis puso na kinulayan at sinulatan ng mga salitang talaga namang napaka-"heartwarming".

Gawa ito ng aming panganay bilang isang activity sa kanilang paaralan.

Maligayang LP! Bisitahin ang iba pang lahok dito.

LP: Lila (Violet/Purple)

Ito ang unang "lila" na pumasok sa isip ko nung malaman ko ang tema para sa linggong ito.

Si Barney... ang kasalukuyang kinahuhumalingan ng aking 2 chikiting. Kuha ito noong nagkaron ng palabas si Barney sa SM Malls noong Nobyembre at Disyembre.

Maligayang LP! Bisitahin ang iba pang lahok dito.

LP: Kahel (Orange)

Di ba't napakagandang pagmasdan ang paglubog ng araw?


Ito ang aking lahok para sa linggong ito.

Bisitahin ang iba pang lahok dito. Maligayang LP!

"Mommy, where's his Daddy?"

To unwind from a busy day at work, I usually watch a couple of 'teleseryes' when I get home while I let my 2 very active 'bulilits' play.

Last night was no exception. I watched my nightly dose of teleseryes. I didn't notice that my little girl stopped playing and was actually watching with me. So imagine my surprise when she suddenly asked me, "Mommy, where is his Daddy?" (The teleserye was about 2 boys with the same father but 1 of them never knew who his father was).

Anyway, since I was caught unaware by little girl's question, I didn't know what to tell her or how to explain. I just told her that the boy has a father but he just doesn't know who. Then I continued to tell her that there are kids who just do not have daddies. And that she's lucky she has both a mommy and a daddy.

I really found it hard to explain to her in a way she'd understand so I left it at that. Luckily, she didn't ask more questions.

Part of me considers this a proud mommy moment. It showed that my little girl is paying more attention to things other than the usual ones that she's interested in. But part of me is worried that I will not be able to keep up with her questions.

I guess I'd better be prepared... what if she asks me "where she came from" next?

LP: Asul (Blue)

Ito ang aking lahok para sa linggong ito...


Kuha ito sa isang beach sa Florida, USA; isang malamig na araw ng Nobyembre. Di ko na matandaan ang pangalan ng beach na ito. Pero napakaganda nung araw na iyon. Napakaaliwalas. Kaya't naisipan naming mamasyal kahit kami ay nanginginig sa ginaw.

Maligayang LP!

Bisitahin ang iba pang lahok dito.

It's Party Planning Time Again!

This time, for Sean's 1st birthday.

I still remember when we planned for Caitlin's 1st birthday party. We crammed with the preparations. This time, it's no different. We're still cramming! Hahaha! We barely have 2 months to prepare.

Anyway, here's what we've done so far:

1) Theme - this is a non-negotiable. Can you guess what it is? It's something hubby is a big fan of. If you guessed "Formula 1", you're right!

2) Venue - we've already booked the Big Red Barn at Fun Ranch Pasig for the party.

3) Invitations - courtesy of my cousin B and her hubby.

4) Photo - my brothers N and J, and cousin B (again!)

5) Food/Food carts - we just have to finalize the menu since this comes with the venue.

6) Entertainment - booked with the venue, too

7) Decors - we need to finalize this with the venue, too

8) Cake - we've found a supplier that does an F1 themed cake and cupcakes. We just haven't booked their services yet.

9) Lootbag/Souvenirs/Giveaways - all we have are ideas for these. We still haven't decided and we're still open to suggestions. So if you have ideas, let me know! :)

10) Birthday attire - we're still looking for an affordable race car outfit for the birthday boy.

11) Video - no supplier yet.

I guess that's it. I hope we make it in time :)

LP: Pula (Red)

Una sa lahat, nais kong humingi ng paumanhin para sa mga linggong ako ay hindi nakalahok sa LP. Naging sadyang 'busy' lamang ako nung mga huling buwan ng nakaraang taon. At dahil bagong taon na, pipilitin kong makalahok sa LP linggo-linggo.

Ito ang aking lahok sa para sa linggong ito -- litrato ng aming bunso kasama ang "Ferrari Hotwheels Collection" ng aking asawa.



Hindi pa naman ganon karami ang mga munting sasakyan na ito. Pero unti-unting nadadagdagan tuwing kami ay mapapadaan sa tindahan ng mga laruan. Di magtatagal, kakailanganin na naming bumili ng cabinet para lamang sa koleksyong ito ng aking asawa.

Bisitahin ang iba pang mga lahok dito.

Maligayang LP sa lahat! :)