We were at my in-laws for the annual pre-Thanksgiving parade with the kids. It has always been a much-awaited event for everyone in town because some barangays invite celebrities to come over and join the parade. What really struck me this parade are the large number of people who joined and supported their candidates for the upcoming elections. Most of them even have kids around – what do they know about politics anyway? Another thing are the motorcyle riders displaying their stunts on the streets.
Check these out.
One rider have even almost had an accident during the event and how long was the parade? I can’t even imagine there’d come a time that these riders would have to argue with each other during parade accidents and man, they should have all gotten their own motorcycle accident attorney to prepare for that. I was thinking lucky because I don’t have boys. The childred on the streets are applauding these men and they are enjoying it very much.
Would you dream of having a rider in the future? I don’t think I can- even if I’d have a boy. My over-protectiveness with my kids won’t allow them to do it. I have always tried to ensure their safety, whenever, wherever and to think they’ll be doing dangerous stunts such as this, it would probably make me faint.
More pics to come!
Hubby and I are doing a little clean up of our PC because he is planning an upgrade probably this month. Yes, we have finally decided to get a PC instead of a laptop. As I was cleaning my files, I saw this layout. I did this at the Studio Azul Scrap Buffet event last year. Yes, this one is a traditional layout.
Photos were taken when the girls are 11 years old – we used these photos on their 1st birthday party. I realized how quick time flies. The girls will soon turn 5 this July and finally going to school. I surely missed the days that I cuddled their fragile bodies but I am really grateful that they grew up well. I happened to recall that this was the time I had to give up my job and had to look for some finance jobs to help sustain our expenses. I happened to discover wedding planning then and started my own event planning company.
Soon I will be planning on another birthday party for these little girls. They just love parties – as kids, I allow them to enjoy every party they are attending. I let them play and mingle with all the other kids. The husband is as protective as always. Never letting the girls out of her sight especially when there are big kids running around. I think I might start gathering party ideas pretty soon. I hate doing things in a rush and this year, I hope we’ll have a budget to set for the kids for their birthday. I am pretty sure they will have a lot of new found friends coming over.
Getting all excited now 
I have read a couple of books about financial independence and the topic between classifying your needs versus your wants is always present in each of them. I guess I have learned about this a little late. But as the overused cliche goes – better late than never.
Alas, I found myself in this situation where I really need to assess if it is really needed and it was tough LOL! My boss was selling his Ipod Touch for a very cheap price and my eyes were glowing the moment I heard it. You know how better this gadget is compared to any other MP3 players out there and how cool it is. I have been longing to get one and I thought this time – is already my chance. It wasn’t (sounding a little frustrated).
Oh well, the PC is already at its limit and I have to set priorities. And this is where the need versus the want came in. I needed to check what I need most and if having that Ipod Touch is really a necessity. It turned out, we can still live without it – but dang, I can’t live without a PC! So that answered my question. The decision is final.
Last Sunday was the Thanksgiving celebration of our little town. As what has been practiced each and every year, the day before that, the 3rd Saturday of February will mark the day of the Parade as part of the celebration. We were so looking forward to it and the girls are over excited to see brass bands in action.
We went early to my in-laws that day so we could have a better view of the parade. It started very late compared to the previews years. I am not sure if election has affected the totality of the parade theme but it seems that was the case. The parade was a bit of disappointment. Each year, you will normally see all the barangays properly arranged, each with their own themes and bands to showcase the barangay’s prosperity and how the year has been to them. This year, was very unorganized. Instead of colorful brass bands, there were a lot of people in the parade – all wearing candidates supporter shirts. It was not a parade after all.
There have been a few traditions that were not removed though, like inviting celebrities over, ati-atihan, drum and lyre and the ever popular motor stunts by the motoclubs. I am getting nervous each and every time I get to watch them. I even wanted to offer them online life insurance so they can rest assured they are covered. And I was like – are they not afraid of their lives anymore? With a little space and with all those curious people around, it is even more complicated to do it. Good thing, they are all still in one piece after that.
I will post pictures next time, the computer is acting weird and hubby haven’t uploaded them yet.
I am still looking forward to having one this summer, before the girls finally get to school. I can’t believe the year went really fast. Just last year, I posted the pics of the girls when we had a night swimming and now, it’s summer time in our place again (well, an early summer because of El Nino phenomenon). The day is already hot and I need to had our aircon repaired. LOL!
I was trying to check on some vacation spots and hotels where we can stay, hoping I could find some use of my Branson tickets but I guess, that will have to wait for an out of the country get away. I just hope that things will go on smoothly so we can take that chance.
My family have never had any exclusive vacation since the kids were born and I am so excited to be planning for one. This time, I want it to be exclusive to us so I can have the most quality time with the girls. I have not been giving them time over the past weeks. Work has been crazy and I needed to focus. This vacation, I am looking forward to see how the girls will be so excited when I make the announcement. They just love swimming!
