an update on my december days

Hello..I know it’s been so long again..I’ve been wanting to write at alam ko may konting time naman ako pero di ko ma gather ang thoughts ko..sa dami yata ng dapat kong i-blog..

So let me start..

I attended the N@W Christmas Party last December 2, Sunday sa Greenhills,first time ko so medyo awkward talaga..kami ni Ayn ang in charge sa games pero the day before nagkasakit hubby nya so di nakapunta..nahiya nga ako kasi dapat maaga ako dun pero di ko naman maiwan yung church service dahil nagkataon na wala ding back-up singer na umattend that time.

Sumunod na lang si dolf mga 2:00 pm na rin yata sha nakapunta, madaming food and prizes and yeah..it’s nice to see those faces behind the names..ang isa sa mga exciting na nangyari ay na meet ko si Mec,he’s hubby and Yakee na super sleep that time..sayang nga medyo late na din sila dumating.

And of course I attended several Christmas gatherings pa..

Pero sad na days before christmas, a cousin died..so I went home to Nueva Ecija with my sister, madaling araw ng Saturday..dumating kami sa house ng cousin ko at 10:00 am,when Nanay Huling saw us,she cried na..and of course Ate cried to..ako I felt like crying pero sabi ni Nay wag daw umiyak kasi nga maiiyak din Tita ko..(tama ba na pigilan ang iyak eh kung naiiyak ka nga di ba?) so I stayed there the whole day,catching up with cousins na mga years ko ding hindi nakita at pag ganitong pagkakataon lang talaga nagkakaroon ng chance,which is bad and sad para sa akin..kasi ang lungkot ng klase ng reunion di ba? Sabi ko nga sa kanila sana next time magkita-kita naman kami na masaya ang okasyon..

And then I left at around 6pm na..dumating ako sa Makati as expected mga 11pm na..super ngarag ako kasi still have to do some stuff for the Christmas party ng church kinabukasan…

And talking about the Christmas party..masaya talaga, first time lang sa LJBC nagkaroon ng raffle..sort of gift giving sa mga less fortunate na members at marami kami nyan, so I solicited gifts from medyo mga well off na members and other friends..may iba nagbigay ng mga baso..Louise, officemate ko gave 30 packs of glass (set of three).and some gave utensils,plates,kawali,ihawan and electric fans..and a sack of rice from Pastor Gani..

It’s so nice to see the happy faces nila pag natawag names nila at nakita nila yung nabunot nila..and we plan to do it bigger next year..in God’s grace of course.

The night after the party,nag plan ng small Christmas party ang mga singles (Young professionals) na puro engaged and married na ngayon..so we decided to meet at 8pm sa dampa,have dinner and exchange gift na super saya dahil sa dalang gift ni tata at neil na sandok.. actually exchange gift na lang inabutan ko kasi humabol lang ako because it’s my boss birthday party rin that night sa Rockwell..kakalula kasi puro mga rich at sosyal ang bisita..pero of course di naman ako bisita dun..am there to assist, daming food..saka sarap ng lechon from Elars..hay! kain ako ng kain..

Since last Monday,we’ve been doing caroling naman..we’re raising funds for the staff retreat sa Vigan-Baguio sana ang original plan but I don’t know if it will still push through dahil at the rate it is going di yata aabot ang funds..so we are thinking of doing it somewhere near na lang daw,like Pangasinan..probably Bolinao or Hundred Islands..

Super full lagi ang December ko, di pa ko tapos sa mga gifts namin,still have some inaanaks na di pa namin nabibilan ng regalo..to think I started so early na nyan ha? so next year siguro mas earlier pa ako dapat mag start bumili ng gifts..

Hubby finally got a phone now ,not new pero I think it’s the one he likes naman..he bought it from Rollyn, so finally we can text na ulit..:)

At for my ending..pinayagan na ko mag leave sa office from 26 to 28..yepee!! So January na balik ko sa office!! ang saya saya!!!!

busy days...

sobrang daming work sa office this last few days..and I can still see some more busy working hours coming my way..

there will be a summit and we're a part of the working group..so busy talaga..

just making this small entry..kasi I need to do other things beside office works otherwise I'll be burnt out na..

oftentimes,in the evening wala na akong natititrang powers..so ang maririnig mo n alang sa akin..nakakapagod, ang hirap..etc..etc.. buti na lang di nagsasawa makinig at mag comfort si hubby.

and I still have so much extra jobs to do..nakakahiya nga kay jerlyn, I told her ipapadala ko yung lay out ng invites nila pero di ko pa natapos..and of course medyo panic mode na sha ngayon kasi 4 months to go na lang...we still have some stuff to finish..eh akala ko naman kasi friday pa magkikita si teng at yung friend ni jerl..nun pala today na..

sa sobrang dami ko yata ginagawa..dis oriented na ako..

at siempre have to go back to work na..

welcome to the world

Just wanna welcome these new babies in this world..

YURI

The newest member of the family, my sister in law gave birth to him last October 3, he named them Yuri from the Korean's famous JU-MONG..his dad and my eldest sister is a big fan obviously..

I pray that this boy grow up with God in his heart,that he'll become a very very good citizen,responsible and loving..of course unlike of his dad..my brother.

and...

my favorite blogger mec has given birth to a cute and healthy baby boy last October 7... such a blessed child to be born with a loving mom and dad..

and then here's nicole, a friends baby who was born last July 30,she's so cute and her mom love to dress her in pink and flowery shirts because she has no hair and don't wanna be mistaken for a baby boy.

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I pray that I'll be featuring my own baby here soon..in God's perfect time.

the search for "bulalo"

Last Sunday, as post celebration of hubbys birthday, we went to Tagaytay and yes we rode in our motorcycles and this was our very first long trip. I was nervous at first, I keep on reminding hubby that his speed should only be at 6okph maximum...our rider buddies keep on joking that we'll reach tagaytay the next day because of our speed. It was cold, we did not anticipated how cold it can get and though we were on our jackets, we were still chilling. we left makati at around 4 and we were there mga before 6pm siguro.

So our first agenda is to eat and have a taste of that cheap and yet yummy bulalo..but unfortunately we're late,a local said it was already close..mga 8pm na yata yun..kasi we dropped by pa to our churchmate there and we had cofee and pansit. So we went on and look for another place to eat..by this time I'm really craving na sa bulalo kasi naman sobrang lamig talaga tapos naka motor ka pa di ba?

We ended up here;

RSM Lutong Bahay, In fairness, masarap naman ang bulalo nila..and the place is good..all woods and there are cottages at the back where you can have sort of private dining.

After few hours of eating and mostly picture taking, we dropped by din sa starbucks and have a cup of coffee before going home

tapos we went home na, it was fun..we reach home at around 11:45 PM na yata. I would like to do it again siguro some other nearby province din like laguna or bulacan. For more of our pictures here's the link ;http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=14714&l=c5637&id=507437717

the racing cars cake

Happy Birthday Mahal!

he's so happy sa racing cars na cake..this was after the CWMC class..

and Kuya John made fun of the candle, now he' celebrating his 62nd birthday?

simple pleasures, smiles and joys..money cannot buy..happy birthday ulit mahal!

hubby's birthday tommorrow!

tommorrow is dolf's birthday,pero we're having simple dinner tonight after the CWMC class, I plan to surprise him sana with an AVP pero I ran out of time,I've collected pictures na and I even had those funny videos of him kaso di na kaya ng powers ko, kasi naman first time ko gagawa ng AVP and I thought it's gonna be easy di pala..

anyway, I ordered him abig cake from goldilocks na "racing cars" ang theme,I was supposed to ask for a music theme pero since yesterday ko lang inorder di na rin aabot..so I opted for the cars na gusto rin naman nya.

I don't have a gift yet..maybe that "Bible for the Pastors" na he like,I hope I still have time to go to PCBS tommorrow after office.

on motorbike and a raise

Tommorrow, if everythings turn out ok, we'll be having that new motorbike. Dolf is ecstatic and excited and happy about it, he's been telling me about it months ago and I always say NO because I am actually afraid of motorbikes.Statistics will tell you that accidents involviong those 2 wheeled vehicle is quite high.But he was persistent and we did prayed for it so when this opportunity came he grabbed it immediately,but as this is on installment basis,so I told him we have to make really tipid..that could mean no more movies or eating out muna (sigh) lungkot naman.

But it excites me too, the thought of buying something na we can call our own is a happy thought naman talaga..and the fact that he can always make hatid and sundo sa akin sa office..ay masaya talaga di ba?

I am sure I will always be praying when I am not home and hubby is out there in the ministry kasi I know he'll be riding the motorbike and I will be so nervous palagi.

Timing din naman kasi I recently got a merit increase from work so dun na yun mapupunta, I was actually surprised when I learned about that increase because honestly I don't expect it, I know I am working but I know I am not working that hard too..not untill that raise,kasi ngayon super work naman ako and because nahihiya ako I try to come to office early na..so now all my time- in are not later than 9 am..cheers to me! :)

so there, have to go back to work :)

Random scribbling

oh no!..haven't blog for almost a month now, something went wrong with my account and i cannot log in, good thing it's ok now.

there seems to be a "baby boom " in our church this month, there were 4 newborn babies, It was fun looking at them but I cannot deny the fact that It was also so sad.

When I go and approach thisnew mom and comment on how cute her baby is, I will all of a sudden hear comments for me too like "hey! next tiome it will be your turn.."don't worry,you'll be the next new mom"

I know they don't mean to hurt me and they wish it with all thier heart but still it's so sad.

I know God has plans for us and He has promised us that He will bless the fruit of my womb, (Deutoromy 28 :4) but waiting is such a trying time for me and for my husband.

On a lighter note, My nephew, Renz 7th birthday last Sunday was a blast! he enjoyed it so much and was so happy you can see it in his eyes. His friends loved all the pokemon stuff inside the loot bags. I prepared for it only for 3 months, he originally wanted to have a power ranger theme but he got hooked into pokemon craze and changed his mind, so there, we had pokemon as the theme.

Hubby made the backdrop and all the styro pokemon,and we made also pokeballs. The kids loved the"Whos that Pokemon game" and of course the pokemon hunt game.

And Renz oh so loved the cupcakes with pokemon character toppings,and his cake with balbasaur, his most favorite pokemon character.

It's all worth it, the effort and all the time we spent for the succes of his party. No pictures yet but once I have it.I'll post it here.

my first lay out

here's my first ever try sa digiscrap..:) looks like ok..pero I know i have lot's of things to learn pa.

but at least I had my first lay out na and I'm very proud of it of course..please don't hesitate to comment..I know I need your inputs.

our own "wyeth" and etc...

yes, we have our own "wyeth" now, not the one on who manufactured milk and was over all the news today..she's our new pet, our new cat..so small we could only give her milk, hubby just saw her on the street last week and having that soft heart for pets, he immediately picked it up and brought it home, It was nice seeing my husband feeding the cat milk..ang tiyaga talaga, because this cat cannot see yet, she has to depend on what hubby feed her and she made her a small feeding bottle from a used glue bottle..:) I told him I'm gonna buy a real feeding bottle this afternoon because I think she could suck it now, she's gain weight since last week. We named her "wyeth" just last night because as we all know wyeth is in the news..wala lang, just want to remember the first milk product recall the philippine government has ever made. naks! significant..hehe!

I hope I could take some pics to post...but It's hard when you don't have your own camera, that is why I've been wanting to buy one for us..I wish I could soon but we just spent some of our saved money for our small kusina upstairs..sigh talaga...anyway, I'm sure that will come someday..one at a time lang talaga.

I am also praying that we could give more time to our silkscreen job, there has been inquiries and I'm hoping this will eventually be our small business at home..lalo na pag nag resign na ako sa work, this has potential kasi and I strongly believe in hubbys talent..we only need time to make ayos on some papers and marketing I guess, plus of course time para sa production, although hubby is not working he doesn't ahve much time naman talaga for his own stuff din kasi nga he's a full time worker of our church..

anyway, here's sample of printed t-shirts.

wedding pics

just want to share these pictures, now ko lang na upload kasi. these were our unity candles na nakalimutan dun sa venue at hindi na nabalikan..hehehe! labor of love ni nahal yan..as in kumuha pa ng kawayan sa province, kinayas at binarnisan at ako na ang naglagay ng design.

at eto naman nag bible na nigamit namin, i just bought the blue cover sa PCBS, yung nilagay naming bible ay yung old bible naming 2 na sobrang luma na..may s enti value kaya yun nag ginamit namin.

here naman our matches, siempre nilagyan ko pa din ng design..

at eto ang envelope ng invites namin na sobrang pinaghirapan naming gawin, as in nagkapaso-paso ang mga daliri namin..marami namang nagandahan.

hala! feeling ko ngayon pa lang ako nagre-review about the wedding..hehe! samantalang one year ng tapos..wala alng..feel ko lang..

how painful?

jerlyn's bestfriend, janina lost her baby last June 11,still birth at 8 months..I cannot say I know how she feels because I'm sure I don't. I know that it is painful and I laso felt pain for them pero I cannot really say how painful it is for them lalo na for janina, when we last saw each other nung birthday ng nephew ni jerlyn..she and her husband Ross were so excited about thier first baby, we even joked about the spelling of the baby's name.

But God has other plans obviously..Last night we had necrological service..and everyone is crying..including janina's father..Pastor Gani asked the couple to stand beside thier baby's coffin and asked them to say a prayer...and I cried mmore when I heard janina pray and give thanks to God for the 8 wonderful months of allowing her to feel what it is like to be a mom.

And then I asked God myself..Lord kung ako ba kakayanin ko ang ganito? Like January and Ross, they've waited and prayed for this gift, for this little bundle of joy and then kukunin din pala sa'yo.

I am not yet conceiving and things like this makes me more praning, kasi I knew how careful and how janina took care of her baby inside her womb..and she has all the resources...paano na lang kaya yung iba na wala man lang pang pre natal? pero naman..may mga mommies na hindi halos nagba- vitamins pero malusog namang ipinapanaganak ang maga anak...hay! we really cannot question how God works in our lives.

on the other hand...I will go and see my OB this Friday, not really to consult something..just wanna submit myself for another test..

our banaue-sagada trip

This was actually last December pa, we went to Banaue and Sagada for a 4 day retreat, after a lot of pains and hurts emotionally-(a different story)..finally natuloy kami umalis with all the LJBC Interns plus me and Jerlyn of course.

Sa Sumaguing Cave..where I nearly collapse..kala ko talaga magpa-pass out ako..di kinaya ng powers ko.

 na enjoy namin ang fire place sa bahay ni manong arthur!

 

Kiltepan View :)

 

baby news?? none yet

it's been a year and a month...and I would honestly admit na I have mix feelings about it..Para kasing feeling ko ok lang sa'kin If God won't give us a child of our own as a gift..and I know it's the same din with Rudolf..we will enjoy each other na lang talaga and siempre once in a while may mga kids naman kaming inaalagaan.. pero a part of me is wishing and hoping na sana kahit isa lang..bigyan kami ni Lord.

Last March, we consulted an OB and as expected I have a problem..t'was PCOS (polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) not so rare and very common na daw ito..but it's still a sad news..don't wanna elaborate about it..basta it's a hormonal imbalance that makes it hard for me to conceive..hard but not impossible at least.

Anyway, being "pasaway" that I am..hindi pa ko bumalik sa OB since then..I still have to submit myself for a PAPSMEAR test..and then more test and ek-ek which the Ob explained..sobrang madami dapat gawin sabi tuloy ni Rudolf..hindi kaya tayo na ang sumasagot sa prayers natin?..may punto sha di ba? pero I know I have to go back to my OB..sana this June..maasikaso ko na..sana I could muster some lakas ng loob to submit myself for a series of tests pa..mind you..trips to OB are not so fun.

Right now, we're enjoying and hoping and praying..pero siempre whatever God's will is..we will just obey..anyway God knows what is best for us.

10 months of no blogging

and we're one year married! wohhoo! actually it was last month pa..April 21,It was a Friday so we had a wonderful weekend together...we celebrated it here lang din in the city since we cannot afford to go out on a Saturday due to committments but nonetheless, we enjoyed it..just the two of us..we really treasured it kasi that month may 2 kids na nagbabakasyon sa'min eh. :)

I can say we're still on the adjustment period pero small adjustments na lang..

I am now used to waking up beside him..and of course sleeping beside him.

I am now used in doing the grocery mostly on Fridays with him.

of course like ordinary couples we had troubles and fights too...but I guess those made our love stronger and our faith as well.

I have lots of kwentos, i'll just organized it in my mind and will start writing some soon.

God bless!