35 years

Thank you Lord for 35 years of existence and I thank HIM for giving me good health and family! CHEERS!

Christmas 2013 & New Year 2014

Happy New Year To All! Before I get to the happy story, will tell you the kinda sad party story. To those who did not know, my dad was confined at the hospital last December 6. At first, it only started with a dizziness. Then my mom said let's go to the hospital for check-up. When they arrived at the hospital, my dad had high blood pressure. The blood pressure did not go down so he was confined so that there will be series of tests. The next day, my mom called and said that he had mild stroke and he has problem swallowing. He had also pneumonia, so he needs to be transferred at the ICU. He was restrained because he wants to go down and go home, he also wants to pull the tubes that are attached to him like the NGT, dextrose and catheter. We stayed at the ICU for 2 weeks, then when the doctor said we can go home and continue treating him and feed him using the NGT. But my dad is hard-headed, he won't listen to us. He removed the NGT tube twice and we were giving him food through spoon-feed slowly because he might choke. But he was sick more, that's why he went back to the ICU December 26 because he already lacked oxygen. As of today, his lungs are congested and the phlegm have bacteria.

Well, that's life. But for me, the Christmas and New Year celebration will not stop especially for the kids. Before Christmas Eve, my brother, sister-in-law and their daughter celebrated with us after dinner. They brought mango charlotte cake, chicken teryaki and sparkling wine. December 25 was my daughter's birthday, RAINE. Every Christmas day, we celebrate at my cousin's place. All of us bring food (potluck lunch) and I brought birthday cake so that she can blow. My mother didn't come with us because she took care of my dad. After the potluck party we went to my in-law's place for sleepover.

For new year, I baked Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. It was my 1st attempt, for me it was kinda sweet but they said it was okay. Well, we all know that fireworks are banned in Davao. So, we only blew our torotots to welcome the year 2014. January 1 was the birthday of my nephew, we celebrated it at my aunt's place. As usual, it was a potluck dinner with relatives.

Lastly, just this Saturday we also had a post-Christmas Party with my mommy friends at school where our kids are classmates. Our friendship started last year when Mika started school. We had food, drinks, exchange gifts, videoke and games. Here's a game we played and it was really funny!

Monique at 1

My daughter and I attended a children's birthday party at Jollibee.  It was fun because there are games and heavy snacks too.

baby monique with parents

my daughter w/ sam

with jollibee

Chloe's 6th Birthday

To those who followed my entries for the past 10 years, who remembered the name "CHLOE"? Well, before I gave birth to Mika, I am blogging more about my niece Chloe (year 2003). Yesterday, she just turned 6 years old. We were invited at their house for dinner with some of their relatives. Time flies so fast!

Christmas Day

We had such fun during Christmas day with my family and relatives (mother side) and it was also the 1st birthday of my youngest daughter, RAINE! Well, she had lots of gifts including my eldest daughter MIKA. =) 

mika at 4

Last April 18 was Mika's 4th bithday. There is no party, I just ordered birthday cake for her so that she can blow the candle. I was surprised when my mom told me that we will be having a small gathering (on Mika's birthday) with relatives at my cousin's house because my uncles and aunties arrived from Cebu and Canada. Mika was very happy with her cake that I ordered but I didn't pay for it because it was a gift for her (the wife of Mika's ninong made the cake.)

Hello Kitty cake that I ordered...

The food...

4 in a row

Happy Fools Day to all! It's April, time fly so fast. Days to go, it's my daughter's 1st birthday! This month, there are 4 special occassions. 1st is this coming April 4, dedication of my churchmate's daughter Ysa. 2nd is on April 12, birthday of my brother (next to me). 3rd is my parent's wedding anniversary this April 15 and lastly my daughter's 1st birthday on April 18. How is that for a celebration! (^_^)/

Have a Happy Wednesday April Fools Day! =p

29th birthday

hello to all, how is everybody? for me, i'm very fine. yesterday was my 29th birthday, getting older or younger? it doesn't matter, some say i look like 18 yrs old. *blushing* anyways, not much of a party. just me and my family, mother, father, brother, sister-in-law and niece. too sad my other brother & my hubby was not around but that's ok because i know that they remembered my special day especially hubby 'cuz he called 3 days before.

thanks to all who greeted me, thanks from the bottom of my heart.

i'm 28

thanks Lin for the birthday card.

hi, how are you? yup, today is my 28th birthday. thanks to Lin because she's so patient on making me a birthday card in advance. thank you very much my dear, you're the best.

i was super tired yesterday because i attended a wedding. i was one who coordinated the program, hehehe. although there are some technical problems but it turns out very good.

well, it's already 12:10am. i need some beauty rest because i still have work tomorrow. too sad that hubby is not here on my birthday but that's ok because he did email me in advance. good night and God bless!

Happy Birthday!

happy birthday to my beloved husband, i really miss you a lot. it's just sad na wala ka d2 sa birthday mo pero that's ok, happy narin ako kc may communication tayo through email and text messaging.

can't wait to see you...next yr, hehehe...

God bless & i love you very much baby! muwah! tsup! hugs!