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!
Have you ever been bothered by snoring during bedtime? Well, that is my husband. He can easily put himself to sleep just be simply laying down in bed. He is not an outgoing person. He goes out to work daily and go straight home after office. He’s the typical couch potato. He’d rather stay at home, watch his animes, do his gundam project. At bedtime, he’d sarcastically stare at me while I am putting the best acne cream for my pimples. He’d always say it’s the best, because he had seen me tried all the best and is still wondering why I haven’t found it. Makes me laugh just by thinking about it.
My biggest problem is, even after all the evening ceremonies of detoxifying, I still can hardly get to sleep. And if ever I will be asleep, I am still aware of my surroundings. I would always wake up so easily and will need to go to the bathroom to pee 2-4 times. Irritating isn’t it. Well, that you could say is a disorder.
Talking from experience, sleep disorders are not to be taken for granted as it could possibly affect a person’s physical, emotional and mental condition. I have always felt tired, even if I haven’t even started working yet. I feel exhausted and would always want to go back to bed and it’s probably the reason why I am not really a day person. I can sleep soundly between 4AM-10PM instead of the normal sleeping hours. But sleeping within these hours tire me even more. The day passes by so quickly and it’s as if I have never gotten a task completed for the day. This most specially happens on weekend. In as much as I wanted to clean the house every week, I’d rather stay in bed longer.
Ughhh, this needs to be checked. This might be the reason why I am feeling so restless for the longest time.
I bet I am not alone in this journey. Trying hard as I can, one step at a time, I am positive I’d be able to reach my goal. I have a lot of friends inspiring me to do so and I have an online community over at My Life and Scrap who are helping me achieve it. With Michelle Brad being our Biggest Looser Challenge coach, you can never go wrong. She’s got tons of tips and recipes to share to everyone. And not only her, all the girls at the site are very optimistic and I am loving it.
The ladies of MLAS wanted to try the natural way of loosing weight, so I think I won’t need to check the clinislim review to see it’s really effective. Are you a mom on diet too? Do you want to try it the natural way? Come visit us at My Life and Scrap and learn it the MLAS way. Tons of tips and great advices among this friendly lot will surely help us on your journey. Every step of the way will surely be an amazing one and a wonderful experience. Would you believe? Some of the ladies even creates digiscrap layouts of their photos to document their milestones. Isn’t it just wonderful?
I have never been so serious when it comes to diet and this time, this year – I will make it a goal. It’s possible and I believe. I need not create layouts but I will surely need a lot of determination and will to keep me going. Believe.
You bet they are
I was on the look out once again for the best acne treatment this morning when Tess popped in at YM and asked why was this picture not posted in my post for Iggy’s party. So here it is, friend. Just for you.
Tess and I knew each other in 2008. We worked in the same project and I was 2 levels below her though she never acted like that. We became friends being both mothers and trying to be good budget keepers (oh so far she has been the only one successful on this). I have always been bad about budget. LOL.
When she was rolled off from the project, we continue to get in touch and up to now, I look up to her if I have concerns, questions about life, love, kids and even about faith. She’s a strong believer and I wish I could be one too. Oh temptations!
One of the very few good friends I have made in my life, someone I could lean on, a should I can cry on and someone who will never push anything on me. She’s the one who can make you realize your mistakes just by listening. Truly, a wonderful friend.
Oh dear! I know I haven’t attended the mass today for Ash Wednesday, please don’t scold me :p
