Two years ago, getting one is just a matter of lying on one of my own massage beds (about the same time when I needed to worry about stuff like spa filter, facial lotions, hair coloring materials, etc) anytime that I want. Now, I can only do so if I find the time and budget to have one, LOL! I really need a massage (like right now already!) because I’ve been having lower back pains and sore muscles.
Ane, are you reading this?
Ane needed to work. He had to leave a bit after 5am so he won’t be late (our house is a long way to his office!). We actually didn’t have plans, K and I were just waiting for my family to pick us up.
I had to ask my MIL to look after K while I prepare our things, tidy the house a bit (it will be a long while until our next visit) and take a shower. Good thing K was a trooper and did not mind bonding with her Mamita.
About lunchtime we were ready to go. We rode with Dad and Mom and went straight to Powerplant. The boys took a quick stop at the apartment to drop Kei off. While waiting for them, Dad picked a few stuff he will be needing for the campaign while us girls sat in McDo.
We strolled and window-shopped. Mom got herself a new pair of AK shoes which she allowed me to “break-in” while still at the mall (darn, I was only wearing glorified tsinelas aka Havs because my sandals were left in Ane’s car). Ane arrived and joined us after work. We had super late lunch cum merienda slash early dinner at CPK. Yum! More on that later (or in the other blog).
My parents bought K two toys, a telephone and an activity table. Klaire could not take her eyes off Barbie and Kelly but we did not buy the set as she still too young for that, right?! :)
It was a happy day (even if I got nothing for myself hehe).
I am so proud of a friend who finished his Master’s Degree. He said that all his hard work paid off and now he has accomplished one of his life’s goals. I know he went to an online university, got his online business degree and I am sure he did not regret attending on his studies via the internet. Just look at him, he finished on time! Attending WGU made it attainable for him. He was able to study for cheaper tuition fees since the school is a non-profit organization and relatively more affordable than some other online universities. He also did not hesitate to enroll with WGU because it is fully accredited so his credits will definitely not go to waste and that his diploma/certificate is truly recognized in the US.
We packed our things yet again to spend the night at our home. While this is Klaire’s first time to celebrate the New Year, I did not prepare for the Media Noche. We decided to forego traditions and will just get back on it next year. I did not cook because K is still too clingy to me. We did not buy 12 round fruits. We closed all doors and windows when the clock struck twelve and just watched the fireworks from the window (Klaire was suffering from coughs and we did not want the smoke to trigger worse conditions). We had early dinner at my parents’ and we were homebound just before 9pm.
Ane and K took a nap when we got home. We “feasted” on bread, ham and barbeque (from my mom) and sopas & Coke Zero from my MIL just before midnight. My MIL went up to greet us and play a bit with K.
We were ready for bed before 1am. Pretty uneventful, huh?
A friend and her family will possibly visit Mexico middle of this year, when the kids are on school break. Since she’s busy with work, she asked me to research on hotels in cancun because that would be the main city to visit. And she’s also asking if I know a travel agent who can help her finalize the details. I am sure the kids will enjoy it as it will be the first big trip their family is going to embark on.
It is amazing that our little Klaire is turning one year old soon! I get emotional just thinking about how a miracle is growing before my eyes. We started the day with a lunch out at Kopi Tiam.
Then in the afternoon, I cooked spaghetti and served Blueberry Cheesecake from Conti’s (our last monthly cake! huhu!). We had a mini-photo shoot outside before we had our merienda. The pictures will be used for her birthday party, so i am not sharing them yet.
We didn’t have a scheduled well-baby check-up and vaccination so I am not sure how much weight she gained in the past month. I am positive that she gained some weight because she now eats more and even demands for dede after eating! Yes, she can now say “dede” and means it when she says it. She can also say Daddy and Tatay (both referring to Ane) and her signals are more recognizable now. She likes being around people and being conversed with but there must be no touches (before she’s warmed up) otherwise she’d get all cranky. She gets excited when she knows we are going out (batang layas, in short) and enjoys everything that she sees. She tried to mimic what we say, too adorable :) She is more active and demanding for some quality time. During the day, she lets me work when I need to but when it’s already dark, she would cry even if I just touch the laptop! I think she likes animals too and recognize the existence of Kei (she calls him “Eyyyyy” in the same tone that we call Kei, cute) and the birds that would rest just outside our bedroom window. She doesn’t have teeth yet but I read that we should not worry about it. Her face rashes would recur every two weeks (much to my dismay!) so kissing her on the face is banned for now.
I am currently busy preparing for her party. These are just the updates that I remember for now. Will try to blog more when something pops in my head again :)
Ane and Klaire were not feeling really well on Monday but we still decided to meet up with my college girlfriends and their families for dinner at Super Bowl Glorietta. Imagine our surprise when we saw that there is a G5 already, LOL! It was that long since we last went to that area, such a loser! :D
I was so glad we joined the dinner. It was a while since the last time I saw my friends, and I was starting to yearn for real life social interaction. Klaire also got gifts :) Afterwards, we stayed in Starbucks for some more chikahan while the kids took time playing at Timezone.
We were still out at 11pm (poor Abi) but it was time well-spent. I wish we could see each other more often.
A friend Litz threw a contest for a Starbucks planner and anyone could win just by writing your wish for 2010. I wrote that my greatest wish for this year would be to be able to travel abroad with my family. It could be just a short trip to Hong Kong or Singapore, or a longer vacation at my sister’s in CA. One of those family all inclusive vacations would be nice too. Who would not want a luxurious trip in one of the Karisma hotels in the Riviera Maya right? But maybe we can just wait when Klaire is a bit older so she may enjoy all the facilitied and activities in the resort, huh?
December 26. Since we didn’t have angels in the house we survived on take-home/delivered food or eating out during lunch (I’d cook for dinner on some days). Having the cousins around, we tagged them along to Greenhills and ate at KFC.
Klaire and I joined them in strolling but when the crowd thickened, K and I just stayed in Promenade and waited while they shopped.
December 27. Dad and Mom were around. We went to mass together and they decided to go to Galleria afterwards where we had lunch and a bit of shopping for dad. Klaire was a trooper because she agreed to sit on the restaurant high-chair the entire time she was eating, a first time. Doesn’t she look like a big girl already in those jeans?
She also got the chance to “pose” with the Chipmunks :)
More entries to come! ;)
I know we are five days into 2010 and here I am just posting my first entry (at least here)! It was crazy during the Holidays and I had very limited time to blog. But because I also do not want to get drowned in back posts, I am forcing myself to blog tonight :) I’ll do this very quick and in chronological order because really, I have not organized my thoughts yet.
December 24. We went home a bit after lunch. The trip was short that we even had time to nap after I have fixed our stuff. By 530pm, we were getting ready for an early dinner with my in-laws downstairs. I was glad that Klaire was in her element and was not too cranky. She got her first aguinaldo from lolo Donnie, who was kinda forced to bring out his money when we showed that K’s bag was still empty, LOL! Then we drove to my paternal grandparents’ house for a short get-together. We were not able to spend more time with them because the Aguinaldo mass was at 8pm and we had barely an hour left.
The church was fully-packed when we got there. We only got to stay on the middle aisle and only Mommy got a seat. K amused herself with mom’s red fan which she learned, in delight, to open and fold!
We walked from the church to the garden to have an early Noche Buena. We just waited for the clock to strike twelve afterwards. We took pictures and didn’t have gifts to exchange because my family went shopping for gifts already days before so there was no point wrapping them up, LOL. Notice also that we lacked decorations, maybe we’ll prepare for that next year.
We hugged and kissed when Christmas came and then we were off.
December 25. I had a funny feeling that our night will be eventful even if we are at home already. I was right, because just when we were turning in our street we realized that there is a party going on in front of our house. The crowd was rowdy (they had microphones!!) and the sounds too loud (two boom boxes were aimed at our window) we were praying they will wrap up soon. We tried to sleep but had a hard time. Guess what time they ended. Five in the freakin’ morning! We have nothing against partying but we were hoping they have basic courtesy to award their neighbors with the right to sleep and rest! I was this close to calling the cops because apparently, the barangay captain who lives next door did not care at all. They should be thankful that Klaire slept through it, otherwise I would have made a scene (as if LOL)!
Lunch was spent at my maternal grandparents’ house with my mom’s siblings and their families. It is always fun to gather around with them because of all the stories and chickas.
Then we were off to K’s Ninong Sherwin’s house. Too bad we had to leave earlier than the rest but we were running out of time. We went back home to fix our things then we went to visit K’s Ninang Daday in their newly-constructed house. This is where we realized that K loves dancing to Nobody (late bloomer I know!), I have that vid somewhere in my drive, I’ll upload it soon.
We had to eat and run after dinner at their house (which I covet haha, I want a house of my own!) because we were already late for the gathering with the E’s at Jun’s house. Poor K was probably tired that she slept the entire time we were on the road but got all playful when she got her wisyo back. Papita, where are the pictures?! K got all hyper even when we were already at home.
Cousins Marc, Madel and Marlon stayed the night with us. They had a singles-night out with my brothers at Eastwood.
To be continued (and I thought I am all ready to blog harharhar!)…
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