a time for my family - PART 2

Up til the last minute I had friends to meet. My last sunday in the Philippines was spent for last minute shopping, lunch with Tita Del and Tito Mike, and late afternoon miryenda with Naida's and Meg's families. Then had to stay up til 2am to finish packing.

Okey, so that week started really good. I had dinner with my college friends: Bing, Ann-Ann,Sheila and Alma. But the following day I had a little accident. As I was entering the kitchen door of my sister's house, my foot got caught at the corner of the aluminun door. It was pretty sharp so I got wounded really deep. I went to the hospital to get anti-tetanus shots (scared to die huh?!!) but when the doctor saw the wound, he said I needed some stitches. They brought me to the operating room and after an hour I was good to go. Oh...they still gave me anti-tetanus shots!! Anyway, my in-laws visited my again that night ang they were really surprised with what happened. (Good thing my mom-in-law will be flying back with me to Paris. With an injured foot and a baby I really don't know how to handle everything alone..). So February 11 we all went back to batangas for dad's birthday. I will be posting a separate layout for his birthday.

a time for my family... PART 1

so finally i finished a couple of layouts and i want to share them with you. just work your way up... or whichever way you want. you'll figure it out eventually.

More people came the following week. Fr. Jonas came and brought us some goodies (really yummy!!). Tita Esther and Tita Adela also surprised us one morning!! Oh they were really sweet to see me and my family.They made my dad laugh. Another old friend of my siblings dropped by, her name is Emy.
The highlight of this week was our visit to a famous church in Lucban, Quezon. It is quite far, 3-hour drive actually. We attended a healing mass of Fr. Faller.


Another sister of my dad, Auntie Esther also came that week. My cousin Jesselyn (daughter of my dad’s sister who passed away) visited with her nephew who just got married. Our family friend in Paris who is now assigned in the Philippines, Ferdie, came with his family. My in-laws also came!!


We were really surprised with all the friends and relatives who came to visit us. My aunt (from Mindoro whom I haven’t seen for the longest time) came with her husband , daughter and son-in-law. My dad was really happy to see his sister. Then late that night my Lolo Simeon, Tita Charity, Lola Loring, Tito Rudy and his wife with their sons Sherwin and Joseph all came to see dad. Dad and his uncle, Lolo Simeon had a really nice talk. My good friend from elementary, Fr. Russel Matuloy was kind enough to see us in such short notice. Some good old friends of my brothers and sisters also drop by every now and then to spend time with us.


the following day we ‘the girls’ went out for a make over, i needed a proper haircut and my mom wanted to color her hair. but we all ended up having our hair cut. then we had our first family dinner that night. i couldn't remember the last time we were complete on a dinner table. it was definitely something to remember.
then we went home to batangas, my dad insisted of going home (to our batangas house). and we just played madyong all the time. and every weekend the rest of the family would all go to batangas and just spend time together.



the day i arrived...the first thing i noticed --- it was very hot (gosh..what do i expect!!). too bad i was still wearing my turleneck shirt. and because my hands were loaded (carrying sofia and my hand bag plus my heavy back pack) i had to wear my trench coat. anyway, i manage to come out of the airport alive (hehehe) and my niece jake was waiting for us outside. so happy to see her.
it was a short drive from the airport to their house in san lorenzo village (makati). i was so happy to see my dad. he got thinner but still very jolly (that's what i love about my dad). after resting for awhile, we started ‘videoke’ right away!! it was really nice to be home..

i have been gone for so long...

i came back last february 16, but only now have i gotten the chance to write something here. i have been really busy getting back into my routine. i have to much stories to share about my vacation. it will be a little difficult to tell you the daily story about my vacation so i will make it a 'weekly' summary. so now let me just post the last 2 days i was in paris before my flight...

17 january 2009
i finally finished packing. had all the 'pasalubong' fit in my luggage. technically i finished january 18 because it was already 2:00 in the morning. need to wake up at 6:00 am and be at the airport by 7:30. i'm tired...already.

18 january 2009
we were early at the airport. we had breakfast there. we checked in our luggages but waited the last minute to go inside. we wanted to spend more time with papa. and when the time we had to go in...papa said goodbye to sofia. naiyak naman ako when i saw my husband close to tears. alam mo mami-miss nya kami sobra lalo na si sofia. when i left the house, rafael and isabelle were still sleeping. buti na lang natutulog pa sila dahil nahihirapan akong iwan sila. tapos dito sa airport eh hindi ko rin napigil at napaiyak din ako.

for those who are wondering how my husband and 2 kids managed in paris while i was gone... well, my sis-in-law from canada volunteered to come over. she arrived janruary 15 and left last february 19. it was really nice of her to come and take care of my family while i was gone. my whole family is very grateful... 'thank you very much, ate mel!!'

here i am posting my photo for day..sorry im late but i was (as usual..hehehe) busy. but that will not stop me from taking a moment to capture a moment of my day.
so here are my dh and dd...sound asleep. i tried taking a picture without any light (so i won't wake them up..) but it was too dark; then i turned on the lampshade to have a little light but it didn't work; so finally i turned the light on(!!!) in our room (gosh i was scared to wake my dh and wonder what i was doing...hehehe), and i got a good shot. so it is done... and they are still quietly snorring...

i will miss you papa when we go home to the philippines...and i know you will miss your little girl.

i am so happy i won a $10 coupon from The Digichick for taking part in their challenges in the site! so i used it up and bought some stuff. then i also received 2 $5 coupons from Weeds & Wildflower! i used it up too!! i am so happy i got a couple of new kits for scrapping.
and after lunch me and sofia wend to passy to buy some stuff i need to bring home. now i have this terrible headache. let me just finish this post and i will rest a bit. so here is my photo for today!!
was busy checking my emails when i realized my little girl was pretty quiet. so i looked around the room to see her figuring out how to put the diaper on her head!! gosh, she made my morning!!

oh my...i just hate handwashing clothes!! but these clothes have been in the basket for the longest time to i have to get it done. i know i should not buy clothes that cannot be machine washed (honestly i didn't check the washing instructions before i bought it). but i really think they are nice so i guess it is worth all the trouble.

i have put all the clothes that i need to bring to the philippines both for me and sofia. i just need to add in the 'pasalubong' that i will still buy. so tomorrow again!!!

i know this is a little bit late...but i was a bit busy yesterday.
this is a photo of my kids. while fixing dinner...i was reminded that i haven't taken a picture for the day. so i went to our bedroom to take a peek of what the kids were doing...when i saw them just sitting on the bed and watching tv, i grabbed the camera and took a shot. i didn't get a candid shot because the minute they saw me holding the camera, they all made a pose. everytime i prepare the meal, my eldest son is in charge of looking after the two girls.

so..i was busy yesterday figuring out what to bring to the philippines. i had to find out summer clothes because now all we have in the drawers are winter clothes. then i need to bring some files, the cables for the camera and the video cam, ohh...and the pasalubong!!! i hope i don't exceed the weight limit. preparing for the trip somehow help me forget the sad stuff. now i am excited to just go home and see everybody there! i know my dad will be very happy to have us all there. ok...so on to cleaning the house so it will be in good order when i leave (...i hope!!).