Year: 2020

17th Wedding Anniversary

We celebrated our 17th Wedding Anniversary!

I can’t believe it, it seems that we just got married yesterday. For the past 17 years, I learn so many things particularly in dealing with our relationship. It was not easy at first and just like any other couple, we had our ups and downs too. We’ve been through a lot. There were times that I almost gave up but with the help of our kids and faith in God here we are still surviving.

I still remember that day when we said our I Do’s… honestly, I want to run away…. parang runaway bride hahaha because I was so scared that I might not be a good wife for him. I was scared that I might do my duties and responsibilities as wife and mom. I remember telling my Father, that I don’t want to go to church anymore, that we should cancel the wedding. That time, everyone were already in the church and I was still in the resort preparing. When I told my father about it, he talked to me in private and he listened to me. I told him about my fears and he told that it was normal but as long that I love my husband, everything will be okay. He also told me that if things will not work I can always go back home to him. That was one of the most serious talked I had with my father. I really appreciate that he listened to me that day. I always cherish that moment with him and I still wish that he is still with us during this time. I just miss him so much.

We celebrated by ordering a boodle fight food for the whole family. It was fun and I miss doing it.

During this pandemic, everytime I feel so down, my husband always cheers me up. He supported in everything I wanted to do, from planting, collecting plates, buying online food, watching KDrama and a lot more…

He’s been so supported and I appreciate everything he’s doing.

We learn to compromise and just let each other do our thing while we continue to support each other.

I think I never made a mistake of marrying him and finally, I realized it until we reached our 17 years ahhahaah!

Planting Time

We are now under MECQ and so far there are increasing number of Covid-19 cases here in my place. It is actually alarming and my anxiety level is now going up. I am trying to relax myself and I realized that I should start planting again. It is indeed my way of relaxation and somehow it helps me a lot.

I browsed online marketplace and I realized that I should start planting roses. Rose is one of my favorite plants and it made me feel happy everytime I see rose flowers. I bought some plants and they are so pretty!

I love waking up each day and checking them constantly. In the previous months during quarantine, I can stay inside the house all the week but right now I have a reason to come out. I need to check them.

I am also collecting succulents and I will post about it in the future. Succulents are hard to take care of, there are rules to follow and I am still learning about them. I started planting succulents and I hope that they will grow and multiply.

So that’s it for now… I am just glad that I have this new hobby and this somehow makes me feel better. Staying at home and thinking about the virus are really frustrating and I know that there a lot of people who are depressed already because of the situation right now but here I am trying to make myself look at the positive side of all these circumstances. There were days that we are unsure of what comes next but I realized that we should find ways to divert our mind so we can have a healthy mind and body. Having a healthy mind is crucial in this moment, because if we had a healthy mind, we can fight whatever is going on in our body. So everyone… make sure that you take care of your whole wellbeing because that what’s matter most this time.

That’s all for now… I’ll see you in my next post. Keep safe and healthy everyone!

First Day of Online Class

August 3

The start of Xavier’s Online Study.

Weeks before he started, we received guides from his school. This week is just for bridging so Xavier will familiarize himself on how these things works.

I can’t let him go back to face-to-face class until there is no vaccine yet for Covid-19. Actually, here in the Philippines, it’s not allowed yet for the student to go back to school. So parents can decide if they will enroll their kids to online learning or just wait for the next school year. Since Xavier’s school is well prepared for this online education so we give it a try. We are also at home most of the time so we can really guide him, so we opted to enroll him.

My daughter Irish and nephew Clint is also doing their online studies, so we prepared their laptops particularly for online class. Sometimes, it is just difficult to guide them if they were doing the class all at the same time. So I really have to check their schedules so we can adjust.

This phase is a new way for parents to adjust and this is somehow difficult for parents who are away due to work. It’s hard for them to guide their kids while doing online class. But I know that whatever the reasons of the parents, either they will enroll their kids to online or just stop for this school year, I respect you for that because in reality what we are experiencing right now is really overwhelming. We are so unsure of the future and we have to deal different circumstances in our everyday life. So no matter what your choices will be, don’t be guilty about it, do whatever makes you feel good and that makes everyone around you safe and healthy in this trying time.

10th Birthday in Heaven

August 3, is Ayumi’s 10th birthday.

I slept earlier than usual then I woke up around 4am and I can’t go back to sleep anymore. I don’t know but I just feel the emptiness again. I sob until I felt that Xavier was hugging me. I just hugged Xavier until I went back to sleep.

I woke up around 2pm and then we decided to visit her place. We bring her favorite spaghetti from Jollibee then we stayed a little longer. This is different from what we used to do, since it’s still pandemic and we are under MECQ which means that we are not allowed to travel. For the past years, on her birthdays or death anniversary, I always wanted to go somewhere. I wanted to free myself from pain. But now, I don’t have a choice but stay. Yes, it’s still hurt a lot but I used to it and I know that I will live my life like this… I will continue living my life in pain knowing that I can’t have her again.

It still feels like yesterday. I know someday we will be together again but for now I will continue to live my life’s purpose.

I miss you so much Ayumi… Happy birthday my Angel 🙂

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Random Things

This is how Xavier sleeps, he still sleeps like a baby. I miss it when he was still a baby. I miss carrying him and feeding him when he was a baby. Ngayon sobrang likot at daldal na nya.

This is chocnut. Most Filipinos love this chocolate and since the pandemic, it was not available in the market so everytime hubby went to the supermarket he always hoped to get it and then one day… finally, we got 3 packs!

I love plants but I stop planting when we moved to our new place because there was not enough space. But lately, I have this feeling that I should plant again. So I let hubby remove the car in our garage so we can use it as my garden space. This plant was given to me by a friend as a birthday gift. I am hoping that it will not die.

Cats like to sleep anywhere around the house, they don’t want to use their sleeping beds, so we bought this extra soft bed and I think they are loving it now. That is Bella in her new LV inspired bed. eheheh

We went to Mandaue Foam to purchase new foam for our bed and a new bed for Gareth. The bed his currently using is so old already and he’s not comfortable anymore because Gareth grows so fast. I think we tried going to Mandaue Foam twice but it has long lines, so I never get in when it was long lines. Then we decided to visit on a weekday and luckily there were no lines. So we finally get the items we wanted but they don’t have current stocks. The items will be delivered after 2 weeks….

Those are the random things that happened in my life lately. Actually, not much is happening that is why I don’t post so much. I am busy with my school papers and business so I seldom post.

I just hope that all my readers are safe and healthy. Have a great day!

Virtual Graduation

July 25 was Xavier’s Virtual Moving Up

It was not a typical graduation but I’m glad that we made it. I’m so proud of Xavier. Actually, I don’t push him too much in getting awards because I wanted him to enjoy his Kinder life.

But he has some awards and I am so thankful! I am so proud of his achievements.

The virtual graduation started around 10am, so we need to wake him up earlier than usual so he can prepare himself. We setup the green screen and connected the laptop to our TV.

The setup was great! I am thankful to hubby for setting up everything. The green screen is very helpful everytime we have zoom meeting with our clients.

This virtual graduation is of course something new to all of us but this is great, we should always find ways to at continue our life, though we know that it is so depressing but by all means we should get up and continue living our life. Let us always look on the positive side and think of things that we can do to improve our lives.

I know someday we will look back this event and we will remember how we survived and I know that whatever circumstances we are dealing right now will make us a better person in the future as long as we will not stop innovating. So guys… just hang on and believe that this too shall pass…

Birthday Celebration

Yay, I just turned 41!

There is no other place to celebrate it but in the office — my happy place.

Since the lockdown, I seldom went to the office but since it’s my birthday, merong konting handa.

We have spicy truffle pasta and smoked ribs. My team love it so much…

This birthday is special because of the things that are happening in the world right now. Most of us somehow lost and affected by this pandemic. There were so many changes in our lives in these past months and everyone somehow affected by this pandemic.

I am thankful for the gift of life. Thankful that my my family and team are all okay. I am fervently wishing that this pandemic will be over soon.