What's New With The C Family?

Ok I know what you're thinking guys. Here I go again, but like the previous “comeback post” this one is not totally a blog comeback, I realized that as much as I want to go back to blogosphere like before and connect with my blogger friends more often, it is not possible right now because of a handful of things that I need to be done. Minsan iniisip ko busy ba talaga ako o baka naman psychological lang yun at binibusy ko lang ang sarili ko? Haha! Anyway,as part of my New Year's Resolution to revive my mommy blog, the best thing I can do eh silip-silip na lang muna and paminsan minsan na post pag may pagkakataon.Not bad after all.

What's new with The C Family this 2013? Ok,for the first quarter of this year, here's what we're up to :)

1. The little man will have his first ever Moving Up Ceremony next month.Yay! Parang kelan lang ano when I was so excited for his first day sharing some preschooler mommy experiences with dear mommy blogger friends tapos ngayon may gagraduate na kami.With our Xian's school achievements that never fails to put a smile in our face plus his daily dose of school antics,priceless! (anak,sulit na ang tuition! lol)

2. The Hubby will be home for a 3 weeks vacay next month also (few days before Xian's Moving Up Ceremony) Syempre papalagpasin ba naman nya ang importanteng event na yun sa buhay ng unico hijo nya? So excited for our family bonding, after all March is also my boys birthday month. we got a lot of occasions to celebrate next month, no wonder I love March! Kulang na lang iwish ko din na sana March na lang din birthday ko. :D
   
   
3. One of the things that's in our bucket list will come true SOON and I'm really excited and can't wait to see it! I'd love to share it to you dear friends but since ayoko sya maudlot,tsaka na lang pag go na go na talaga. 1 month to go na lang naman :) This is another answered prayer for our family.Tawagin na lang natin syang Project Zhay – and no, hindi po sya baby.hehe! God is really good and we really had a good 2012,and I know that this year is going to be another amazing year and we claim it!

That's all for now folks! 

Better late than never but I'd still wanna greet y'all a Happy 2013 and Happy Heart's Day na din in advance! God Bless everyone. :)

After 7 months!

Hi guys! how are you? Sapphire Mommy in the house! I just drop by to let you know that I still exist and everything is well in my life. For the past few months, I've been so wrapped up with all the happenings at work and at home especially now that we already have a school boy and the husband is still working overseas (he just had his 2 weeks vacay 2 months ago so medyo busy din ako lalo time na yun trying to make the most of our precious time together.) As much as I want to share snippets of my life, our life, I just can't really find the time to squeeze this hobby in my schedule more often. Tsk! sinasabi ko na nga ba sagabal talaga sa blogging ang work eh no? hehe. 

To my mommy blogger friends Em, Lanie, Krissy, Michi, Anney, Cham and everyone I constantly interacted with on social networking sites that even in my absence, they still managed to ask how is it going. I'm deeply touched! Thank you guys! I can't believe that its been 7 months since I last updated my blog before I was "kidnapped"  from the blogging world. My Gulay! time flies so fast that the same old feeling hit me while I was composing a new blog post today. Kinda weird. I mean, how will I start? am I still welcome here? haha! For a moment, I suddenly had a hard time figuring out some of the blog icons here. sensya na pumi-first time blogger eh.haha! 

its really disheartening on my part knowing that a lot of Xian moments which are very much worthy to be blog about just slipped away. *sad face* Di ba nga, my ultimate goal is to blog his every milestone. But don't worry Xian my love, because I can still vividly recall each one of them from your first day of school, first ever school performance which always makes me one proud mom, our random kulit conversations, and all the other Xian related stuffs. But this time around, I'll make sure to never neglect this blog ever again -- kahit ba parang kabute lang ako na pasulpot-sulpot! hihi.

Anyway to end my comeback post, I'm sharing you some of the pics of our school boy Xian while I was on a blog hiatus.

 in one of their school presentation

 first day of school

kid scout

with his friend,Aemiel.

warm up before their dance number, with Agatha.

usual Sundate with my hubby's mini me. :)

O sya that's all for now.happy to be back for real! :)

The Sunshine Award

Thank you to my fabulous friends -- Sis Michi and Sis Em for giving me this Award. Yey, my first award for 2012!

The first time I had this award was last year courtesy also of Sis Michi.

Rules:

* Each tagged person must post seven to ten things about themselves.  

* You have to choose and tag 7 people.  

* Go to their blogs and tell them you tagged them.

* Have Fun.

Random Things About Me:

1. When it comes to dancing,I have two left feet. That's why I'd rather sing that dance during school activities.

2. My first ever job is a Medical Representative. There are times that I still miss the rush and the field work plus the perks of that job especially when I'm bored with my office work (sshhhh....) but I don't think that kind of work will suit me now that I am a wife and a mom (well in my case)

3. I really find Caleruega Church a very romantic place to get married. Hopefully (keeping my fingers crossed) I want to have our renewal of vows there with the people close to us. Just a simple celebration of life and love.(5th wedding anniversary na namin ni hubby next year!)

4. I used to be semi-athletic person when I was in high school. I am a part of our class volleyball team, I even enrolled in taekwondo lessons for a couple of sessions. My special talent is that, I can make the tip of my toes reached the top of my head (bumbunan).Gymnast lang ang peg.

5. Hubby and I had our first ever date at KFC during our bf-gf days back in college. 10 years ago kaya, yun na pinakasikat na fastfood sa university namin.haha.

6. I never had the usual debut with cotillion on my 18th birthday, I just chose to celebrate my birthday with all of my college classmates for a whole day of fun plus a nice gift from my parents.

7. The first time I had my cellphone after our high school graduation, It became my hobby to write every forwarded quotes on my mini notebook with the date, time and sender.Just the thought of it always made me smile! :)

I'm sharing this award to:

Lanie of bunay's little corner

Krizzy of Kalokang Pinay

Cham of eat ur banana 

Cha of Lines from The Wire

Jenggai of Life's simple pleasures

Marie of The Flower Duet

Maye of Momaye's Diary

Facing the Biggest Scare of My Life (Part 2)

I noticed that all of my March posts are about what I’ve gone through for the past few days that I was missing in action here in my blog. So here’s the continuation of my previous post and finally the last installment. Woohoo! I’ll be back to regular programming after this post.

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So I chose to have my check up few days before dear hubby’s birthday. Feeling ko I gained a lot of courage that time. All I was thinking are pure positive thoughts. I do not entertain nega vibes. Naka-set na ko sa mood na yun and ayokong mawala na naman sa focus.

March 6. I woke up early to prepare to go to the hospital. Our initial plan is that my sister will accompany me but the moment Xian saw us and noticed that I’m not wearing my office uniform (meaning: may lakad ako at hindi sa work ang punta ko) it alarmed the little man, he insisted to go with us. So we also accompanied Inay. In short, para lang kami mamamasyal that time.

Before heading to Mary Mediatrix Medical Center, we dropped by to Redemptorist Church first and in my mind, I put everything in His hands although I know that God knows what’s really on my mind and heart that I will do everything just to be with Xian and Allan.

At the hospital, we went first to my OB. Few minutes before my turn, I’m thinking that hopefully the findings will be fibroadenoma. Keri ko pa yun. Ok lang for me to undergo minor surgery to take the lump out, wag lang talaga breast cancer. I’m willing to face all of my fears now more than ever for the sake of my two boys. While waiting Xian entertain us with his antics to the delight of those people near us.

After few minutes of waiting na di naman nakakainip because the area is wi-fi zone,my turn came. I really like Dra. Diga, the OB who checked me. She’s really one of the best in her field, pretty and smart at the same time. After a series of background and health check and the usual palpation of the breasts, she’s very cool lang about it and although she confirmed that I really have a lump on my left breast she didn’t dropped any alarming words naman so I assumed that everything is under control which lessen my anxiousness, then after a couple of minutes with her she referred me to a surgeon, Dr. Marquino which I am already familiar with since I always cover him during my med rep days a couple of years ago.

So we went to his clinic at the ground floor of that same building, after the surgeon checked the lump with the help of his attendant. His initial reaction is “medyo malaki na nga sya, about 2-3 cm. Kelan mo sya balak ipatanggal?” I instantly answered with “bukas na po” and then as fast as that he said “ok,set kita ng 12noon ha.it’s just a minor surgical procedure, out-patient lang.makakauwi ka na din the same day”

 I was like, wow! So ganun lang pala kadali yun. Then he asked me to have my sonography (ultrasound) and asked me to process my HMO, since I’m under Medicard. After spending the whole day at the hospital with a super kulit toddler in tow, I’m ready for tomorrow!

March 7. I came at 11 AM with my sister and the procedure started 15 minutes before 12:00N. I’m not feeling nervous, sakto lang. Probably because gusto ko na talaga matapos once and for all.

They do the usual OR procedure (hair cap and gown, skin test, checking of vital signs, and everything) since the last time I had an OR experience was when I gave birth to Xian through cesarean section. The next thing I knew I was already on the operating table. Feeling ko that time manganganak lang ulit ako except that hindi baby,kundi lump ang ineexpect namin na matanggal. Weird. The nurse even said few minutes before the operation “mam first time nyo ma-OR?” To which I promptly answered with “hindi,second time na” Pero in fairness, the three female nurses who assisted my surgeon are all friendly and approachable. Then I later on found out that one of them is an alumna of the school where I work.

They just gave me a local anesthesia since it’s just a minor operation. I was awake during the whole duration and I hear all the casual stuffs they are talking about. They really make me feel at ease. The operation took only 15-20 minutes. Ganun kabilis. Dr. Marquino said “ok, almost done. You can go home later” I am being sutured already and bandaged. I was given a slew of pain killers and other medicines to take for seven days.

After that we proceed to the recovery room and there, I rest for 2 hours before they finally allowed me to go out. After settling the hospital bill, my sister and I had our late lunch at Shakey’s “to celebrate” before we finally head home.

And then after a few days, I finally got the final step which is the pathological results and the very good news of all… the biopsy showed the lump to be Fibroadenoma, like what I expected! I felt so relieved as I walked out the hospital. I could not be thankful enough to God, to my boys - Allan and Xian and my whole family and to everyone including you, yes you who knew about this little secret of mine. Praise God!

I have a lot of realizations from this experience after this breast cancer scare, that health is really wealth for us moms. That I can really conquer my fear pala for the sake of my family. Sometimes,ok lang naman maging paranoid.wag lang yung sobra! Haha.

Life is really great.

On a serious note, I may not have had cancer but I know there are a lot of people who are suffering from breast cancer. Let us include them and their family in our prayers to stay strong for their family.

photo source: image from Google

Facing the Biggest Scare of my Life (Part 1)

I had this lump in my left breast since I was in college, I can’t exactly remember how it started basta I  just felt in one day in our Biology class and I told my classmate-friend about it. At that time it was still small and movable. Besides, they say that it’s common for young women to have lumpy breasts so I didn’t bother about it and assumed that the lump is because of my skinny frame and will soon disappear on its own.

During that time also, I was afraid to go under the knife. Isipin ko pa lang that I will undergo surgery and stay in the hospital, di ko na maexplain ang feeling. Kinakabahan na ko,feeling ko hindi ako sa surgery mamamatay kundi sa nerbyos! Well,sino ba namang hindi kakabahan di ba? I was young and I don’t want to entertain any negative thoughts that time so I didn’t bother to have it checked and for the past years, I just continued to do self breast exam every now and then. Everything is normal, I didn’t feel any pain, my breasts looks normal, even when the time I got pregnant with Xian and I have some consultation with my OB, there is nothing unusual.  When I gave birth to Xian, I was able to breastfed him for a couple of months and there’s no complication or anything except for one thing, the lump is still there. 

Allan knew about the lump from the time we got married, since then lagi nya ko tinatanong kung may nararamdaman ako kakaiba which I will instantly answered with “none”.  I don’t want to elaborate our topic about it. Allergic ako dun. Call me a coward, but I’m really scared not for my own life but on the fact that I will die young and no one will take care of my boys especially my little Xian. Pano na si Xian,mag-school pa naman sya. I want to be  always on his side habang lumalaki sya. I want to be there on every family occasion. I want Xian to grow up with a complete and happy family. Whatever the future will bring, I just want to live my life one day at a time.I don’t want to destroy our happy moments by a single news that will change my life forever and that I will lose focus in life. Yes I know, illogical thinking but that time I think that’s the best thing to do.

With all the breast cancer awareness happening, I can’t help but think about my own lump again and again.  Recently someone I knew died because of breast cancer on her 30’s. Scary! I knew I really need to face my own fear as soon as possible. Few days after Allan left, I carefully checked my left breast in every details where the lump is located and I noticed that the lump somehow increased in size compare from before although it’s not painful. Pero di naman siguro nakakapagtaka na lumaki nga sya since it’s been 10 years already.It’s still palpable and movable and has smooth edge, just like a marble which fits to the description of a breast fibroadenoma. 

Fibroadenoma of the breast is a benign fibroepithelial tumor characterized by proliferation of both glandular and stromal elements. They are most common in young women in their 20s and 30s, but they may be found at any age.

They say that if it’s movable and smooth and moves freely within the breast tissue, it’s likely to be benign but of course, hindi lang naman yun yung basis.There is still a 3% chance at my age that it may be breast cancer. Better na macheck pa din.

So next thing I knew I was reading some online articles about breast lumps. There are instances that I landed on some Breast Cancer articles which made the feeling worst. Pakiramdam ko,every description fits me kahit hindi naman masyado. If the article mentioned that one of the symptoms of breast cancer is a throbbing pain near the armpit, all of a sudden parang bigla ko mafi-feel na sumasakit na din area na yun. Or I will examine both of my breast and feeling ko meron ulit lump thinking na baka cancerous na sya.Yung ganun. Paranoid to the highest level! Since I always think about it, I lost my appetite kahit yung favorite ko na crab dish ang hirap kaya kainin. I can’t function normally at work. Shopping doesn’t help. All I want to do is go home early to spend time with my Xian. There are times na magigising ako at night and then I will  call the husband overseas just to talk to him and Allan will patiently listen. I started thinking about the things I want to accomplish If were diagnosed with Breast Cancer. (you know sometimes I have the tendency to worry about things that have not happened yet! Pero can you blame me, kakapraning kaya lalo't lump sa breast.) O di ba, something is wrong within me talaga. That week became the longest 7 days of my life. I prayed to God, I prayed really hard. I told Him to give me more years to spend with my family, andami pa namin plans ni  Allan for our family, anliit pa ni Xian. I want him to grow up well. Pero pano ko masisiguro yun kung wala ako.

And then it dawned on me, Am I really going to die soon? 

I told some of the people close to me about what I’m going through. I texted my mom and sister if they knew any breast cancer related sickness in both of my mother and father’s side and thankfully, wala naman kahit isa. Sigh of relief. One down! Atleast I know that it’s not in the genes.

So my next plan is to schedule for a check up to have the lump check once and for all. But I was  thinking, my boys birthday is coming up. Allan on March 9 and Xian on March 25, and if worse comes to worst, what if hindi ok ang result? Ang pangit naman na pabirthday nun. Supposedly I want to visit the OB/Surgeon after my boys’ birthday kaso matagal pa masyado if I’m going to do it in April. Seems like I’m just prolonging the agony.

So I asked for advice from my family and they advised me to have it checked.I’m really thankful for having a loving and supportive family most especially my husband Allan. I know how much he loves me, I’ve seen and felt that for a lot of times but this is one of those times when I feel his enormous love for me to keep me going. He gave me the assurance and comforting words that we’d just wait for the findings and sonography result and whatever it was, we’d weather it together and we can surpass it because he knew deep inside that everything will be ok and with that, I so much believe in him.

 photo source: image from Google

 

The Week That Was

Hello there,I'm back from my 1 week blog hiatus.  

Grabe, I don't know where to start. But first and foremost, I would like to thank all of you for your encouraging words and prayers based from my previous post. I wasn't able to check my blog for the past few days and I'm really overwhelmed to read all of your inspiring messages. I am deeply touched,sobrang thank you sa inyong lahat! You know who you are girls, you became my support group here in blogger and that really helped a lot.

Opo ako na ang may pinagdaanan.

I had a minor surgical operation this morning  and was discharged from the hospital this afternoon din since it's only an out-patient procedure but my surgeon asked me to rest muna from work for the next few days for speedy recovery of my wound. (haha,I know you're wondering why I'm blogging right now.Promise madali lang 'to, sobrang atat lang to share the news and besides, blogging is kinda therapeutic) I just want to share the good news that I'm in good shape and I really have a lot of realizations from this experience although today is also one of the longest days of my life. I will share all about this thing on my upcoming posts and when I'm fully recovered. 

I will officially be back to work on Monday so medyo mahaba-haba ng konti ang bakasyon to spend with my Xian and to celebrate Daddy Allan's birthday this Friday, Now I can say that this month is indeed a happy birthday month for my boys! Stressful days are finally over.

God is really great,All the glory I bring back to Him.

  
So again, thank you so much. Love y'all! ♥

photo source: Image from Google

 

So Confused.

I've been feeling so down for the past few days hence the lack of posts and comments to my favorite blogger friends because of something which I cannot disclose for now. But despite of that, I still choose to stay positive because I believe that God  will never give us what we cannot bear.

Meron pang mas madaming tao na di hamak na mas mabigat ang pinagdadaanan kumpara sa sitwasyon ko.

I'm just grateful for having a loving,caring and supportive husband that despite the distance he still do things to comfort me and a very lovable and smart kid that never fails to make me smile every single moment and to keep me going. This is the kind of family I always dream of even when Allan and I are just starting way back.

God is good, if he brings me to it, he will see me through it because I have so much faith in Him.

On a positive note, I'm happy that it's March already! My boys birth month. I disregard the option of having a party for Xian this time, we will just simply celebrate it with family but I'll make sure the little man will have a lot of fun on his special day, same thing with hubby's birthday, since he's not here, kami na lang muna ni Xian magce-celebrate :)

I still have a lot of pending posts in my blog,andami ko kwento yet I don't have the willpower to do it just because I'm distracted.haaay!

Mommy blogger friends, please pray for me ha that whatever situation I'm in right now I'll be able to pass this mini bump. Thank you guys and God bless us all!

 photo source: Image from Google

T.H.R.E.E

I've mentioned on my first post for this year that there are lots of things I look forward to 2012. As of today, #3 is connected on the top of my list.

 photo source: image from Google

..and since I don't want to preempt the plan,you'll know about it in the next few days!

Happiness on a Friday afternoon with me smiling ear to ear.Ayyy,para lang akong timang dito.

Happy Weekend! :)

 

Mommy Jo's Wish List

My first post for December.

Enough na muna for the emo post, I had too much of it last week and December is a merry month. I still have a lot of reasons to be happy,sabi nga ni hubby.Anyway,since it is officially the month of gift buying and gift giving, I was inspired by Sis Em's Christmas list so here's my own wish list (gaya-gaya mode lang for today) teehee!

1. Nikon D90 DSLR Camera

My sister is using this brand for her DSLR and I love the quality of the photos plus I also used her camera for a couple of times already that's why having the same brand (if ever) will not be difficult for me. Besides, I've been using my ever-reliable digicam for 3 years already which is one of hubby's gift and I think kelangan na ni digicam mag-retire,kawawa na eh.hehe.

2.  Baking Tools

Since I have sweet tooth, I want to learn how to bake and whip up yummy goodies for me and my loved ones.I'll ask sisses Anney and Krissy for some baking tips :)

3. A new sofa set

I want a sofa set like this, I love the cheerful vibes. Parang ako lang.chos!  But since we only have a limited space in our living room right now,this will take a while to accomplish.For now,papa-upholster ko na lang yung luma namin.hehe!

4. SM Gift Card

I love going to SM, it's one of my stress relievers. At dahil stress ako lately, a giftcard will be highly appreciated.hehe.


5. Tory Burch Metallic Straw Reva Ballet Flat

Ever since,I'm a big fan of flat shoes. You'll seldom see me in high heels.(Feeling katangkaran eh no?) They composed majority of my shoes. I would love to have a pair of this ballet flat, named after Tory's stylish mother.simply timeless and classic.

6. Chocolates. Lots and lots of them!

to make my sweet tooth happy this holiday season,stock good for 1 year sana.lol.


6. McQueen stuffs.

Not for me but for the little man syempre. Since his happiness is my happiness,any McQueen stuffs for him this Christmas, over sa happy na si bagets. The McQueen bed is so cute!

7. Rest and Relaxation

oh di ba,nothing can beat some good old R & R. I want lots of time to spend with my family,no work and all play.

7. Hubby Dear.

Yes,I want him underneath my Christmas tree, but according to Santa next year na lang daw! :)

There goes my  simple Christmas wish list.  


 

This Is It.

Few more days left.

I don’t know how to start this without being too emotional. This has been stagnant in my draft for a couple of weeks already. But I need to vent out. Remember my previous post the last time?  

Allan will be leaving in a few days bound to an African country with Arab culture and European charm for an out of the country job.  After 2 years and 4 months from the last time he came home from his work abroad, he will be back to his old work environment set up once again. The sad part is, this will be our little family’s first Christmas that we're not complete physically.

For the previous month, a lot happened in Allan’s career; all came in during the month of October providing him with three options which later on became two!  First, he received an overseas job offer that I don’t want to elaborate anymore, I have to thank Sis Krissy for helping me in my queries that time, but eventually the first plan did not materialized because of some reasons but in God’s grace, I believe that all of them are for the better because there is something coming a lot better than that.

Second, surprisingly is another overseas job offer. His previous Japanese project manager when he’s still in Oman called him asking if he’s willing to join the team again in their Algeria project. The job offer landed on his lap since this is also his beloved company plus he’s already inclined to that kind of work, not to mention that they’re the same people he’s going to work with so there will only be a few adjustments on his part. Practical-wise, the perks and benefits are really awesome and will be really helpful for his career advancement and for our financial stability. 

And third, to make things even harder for him to decide, he just got promoted from his current work, a flattering inducement for him to change his mind.  That time, our options are already down to second and third. How tough is that?

God is really good to us for these blessings and it’s really up to us on what we think is the best opportunities for us. Making decision is really hard; we really have to weigh the pros and cons for a lot of times and think of all the possibilities. Kung pwede lang sanang best of both worlds kaso hindi naman pwede. 

Our constant prayer at night is for God to lead us to the best decision, that whatever his plan for our family, we will embrace it because we lift up everything to him.

Of course this is not an overnight decision. we talked about it a lot of times, his point of view, my point of view. We also asked for some signs. Then finally after a lot of evaluation and assessment of the last two options, Allan chose Option #2 and I agree and support his reasons. So when November came no matter how tempting and ego-gratifying Option #3 is, he finally tender his resignation since he’ll still have 1 month transition period while they're looking for his replacement although initially the bosses are trying their best to make him stay. With this, my heart swells with pride for my husband because his immediate superior,his British boss even said that Allan is one of his team’s asset and it’s not easy for them to let him go knowing that they also have bigger plans for him and they’re eyeing on him to handle their other projects in the future because they believe so much in his capabilities. (One proud wife talking here) But we’re aware that along the perks of Option #3 also entails a lot of responsibilities and if ever he grabs the opportunity, para na din syang nag-abroad since magiging mas busy pa sya lalo and our precious weekend will  always be at stake because of his additional workloads and location assignments.  I know how dedicated Allan is to his job, that even though it’s not his cup of tea sometimes if the situation calls for it, he’s willing to learn and improve himself and he easily adapts to change and probably those are the qualities that his British boss saw in him. When it comes to work, he’s really at his best all the time. Kaya lang this time around according to the husband, he needs to do what he think is best for his family.

The reasons for his decision why he chose Option #2, we need to be financially stable especially Xian will start schooling soon, we still have our pending plan which is to build our dream house, and how about our other future plans that we want to accomplish on our given time frame and that would be more possible if he decided to work abroad again compare to Option #3. He needs to sacrifice to secure a better future like any other OFW’s main reason.

So yeah, we’ll be geographically-challenged once again and I hate the feeling.

Just the thought of being away from him makes me feel sad. Di na ako sanay. Although I’m not a newbie when it comes to long distance relationship.  Hubby’s first out of the country experience to work was last 2006 during our bf-gf days and he went to KSA, after a year he came home then a couple of months later, we got married.

 Then the second time was after we got married last 2008 and I was already pregnant with Xian, he left again to work in Oman and came home when Xian is 3 months old already. 

And now, he’s soon to embark on another OOTC job leaving me and Xian who’ll start schooling next year. Parang bawat alis nya may family milestone kami no? My sister even said that my tolerance now is different than before. It’s because yun yung pinapakita ko sa kanila. I have to support my husband, but deep inside talaga,naiiyak na ko. 

I’m not just thinking about myself anymore, but more of Xian. He’s a certified daddy’s boy, tandem sila eh. Allan saw his milestones, from being a helpless baby to the little man that he is now. And now in an instant, the little man will adjust to some unfamiliar set up. Although we try to explain to him in a way that he will understand why daddy needs to work “dun sa malayo” and told him that they will still see each other pa din naman everyday “sa laptop” at magpe-play pa din sila at mag-uusap sa phone anytime na gusto nya because daddy loves him so much even he’s far away.

Good thing communication has changed drastically in a way that makes the world seem smaller to bring back my sanity.

Now we’re officially down to our one week countdown. Haaay! :'(

 I know it will still be a Merry Christmas for us.

25th of November

Today is Nanay Anda's 4th Death Anniversary. There are times when I still wish granny is here. There are still moments when I cry because I remember her. Our only consolation is that she and Lolo Anastacio are now together in heaven.

I'm a lola's girl and forever will be. They say I am her favorite great grandchild. And when we lost her I was the one who was most affected by it. I remember the last time I said goodbye to her in her deathbed, I've been crying so hard but I know I must let go. That was the saddest moment of my life, watching her and closely holding her hand as the inevitable thing happen right before my eyes. Saying "I love You" to her for the last time and voicing out what my heart wanted to tell her and then she looked at me and smiled; and after a moment, she's gone. Many have happened in those four years, we have grieved, mourned and moved on. For those 4 years, she's always in our prayers.

Parang kelan lang.. Nanay Anda,thank you for being with me for 24 years of my life. For giving me as much love as you can muster. We may no longer see you but we'll always have these special moments we shared with you and you will always have a special place in our hearts.I know that you are watching over us everyday. 

We love you so much granny and we miss you dearly. 

photo source: image from Google

 

Sapphire Mommy Turns 1

Always appreciate the little things in life... Otherwise you won't appreciate the bigger blessings which will come your way.

We say we'll never forget the cute things that our kids say, or the funny little faces they make, but memories fade with time. Soooo true. that's why as much as possible I want to document everything, every milestone, every new antics of my little man in his journey. if only I have all the time in the world. But since I'm a working mom and I'm not with him every moment, I'm guilty sometimes that I allow them to slip away and it's not enough to commit everything to memory. Hence, why I came up with the blog thing a year ago. Simply to jot down everything about my Xian, because sooner or later he'll be able to read all of these and I want him to have a peek of his happy childhood. Xian's really growing up too fast! *sigh*  Although sometimes I blog just about anything but  all in all,this blog is still all about the two most important people in my life,my Hubby Love and Baby Love and our family life.

Ang haba ng intro no?

Guess what, yesterday was my blog's first birthday! Akalain mo yun one year na pala.While tinkering my blog this morning, I realized that I had my first ever blog entry last November 22, 2010.Time flies so fast. (oooops,eto na naman ako!)


Seriously, I never thought that I'll enjoy this hobby, I realized that it has been kind of therapeutic. This is where I can really be myself without worrying about what other people think. This is where I share snippets of my life being a working mom, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a friend, and as a simple girl. This is where I rave and rant.My life isn't exciting nor extraordinary but I'm loving it.


Now,allow me to have my thank you speech.hehe.

Thank you to my wonderful fellow SP Moms and mommy blogger friends: Michi, Nuna, France, Cha, Jenggai, Vanenie and Anne. Good to know that from SP to Blogger we still connect and share our thoughts from just about anything from parenting to mommy rated products just like in our e-group, it's good to know all of you a little bit more aside from  our SP community and FB (by the way sa twitter din pala!)  Sis Michi, your family trips are awesome.Sis Nuna,December na! tuloy na natin Batangas EB.France,I miss our Nanay Online.All of you fab ladies are the reason why I'm proud to be an SP Mom.


Thank you also to my equally fabulous mommy blogger friends Lanie, Em and Mamee Nani, I'm glad to meet you girls here in blogger. It's refreshing to get new insights and ideas with your entertaining posts about your family life and your equally adorable daughters which made me wish to have my own little girl too! I'm looking forward to meet you in the future,since we're all from the South naman.You bring your pretty daughters, I'll bring my poging Xian.hehe!


To the talented women Anney and Kristeta for all the wonderful ideas oozing with yummy baked goodies that every time I visit your sites, I can't help but drool and wish you're my neighbors.  lol. I wish I also got the talent and creativity of these two amazing ladies (uhmmm,kahit konti lang pwede na saken.haha!) Krissy, thank you for being nice and accommodating for my queries during those times,yah know.
 
Thank you also to Karla, The Average Jane and Kath. It's an honor for my humble mommy blog to be followed by people who's been respected in the blogging arena with their notable posts related to their crafts. You're my daily dose of information.

To all the wonderful bloggers who became my inspiration to have my own especially to Mommy Fleur, Mommy Frances and Mommy Jane.Thank you.


It's an overwhelming feeling to know all of you.


And to everyone in general who became a part of my blog, thank you for dropping by and sharing your time,  for reading my posts, for the sweet comments which always make me smile,for allowing me to go on and on about everything I want to just like this one (well you don't have a choice,do you? hehe!)


Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.Love y'all ♥

Happy 1st Birthday Sapphire Mommy, Here's to more years of happy thoughts and happy posts ahead!

photo source: image from Google

Status: B.U.S.Y

Hello mommy blogger friends! How are you? I missed you all and I missed reading and dropping comments to your posts. Rest assured that I will squeeze some time to read it later. Sorry for the lack of posts for the past few days, I had a lot of things in mind right now. Busy sa life because of some reasons, busy din sa work since we'll be having our Foundation Day celebration for the whole week with series of activities. Busy is an understatement. Chos! Isama pa ang internet connection problem ko na tlaga namang nakakasakit ng ulo .Saklap! :(

 photo source: image from Google 

I never thought my November will be like this, I had a lot of stories to blog pa naman sana from the past weekend.

Hope to be back on regular programming the soonest!