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Charmed Life of a Mrs

Christening and Furniture Shopping

Busy day on Sunday. First, Husband and I had the privilege to cover Isabella Rae’s Christening, the newest princess of our barkada. 🙂

The Kolokoys all had a share of tasks to help our dear friends Richard and Rachelle and our part was to take photographs.

It’s been awhile since Chris and I covered an event and like always, it was fun because we were surrounded by friends.

Jiona is sooooo cute!!! *Gigil* It’s so easy to photograph this kid because everytime she sees her Tito Chris, she laughs like crazy.

Cheek-to-cheek moment with Evan and Hilda.

I finally found the courage to wear heels (wedges actually) and a dress while covering an event but I can’t say that it was a good decision. During reception, Hilda asked me how I was and I could say was “My feet is killing me!”

With the Husband in our happy-and-a-little-bit-ngarag look. This was towards the end of the reception and it’s only in this photo that I realized that the camera strap goes well with my dress hehe.

For more of Isabella’s christening photos, click here.

Right after the christening, we went straight to Ikea for some furniture shopping. Busy days at home in the coming days as we get ready for my parents to arrive. The goal was to buy a bed, mattress and lamp shades. All done and more—as always, you can never leave Ikea with just what you need. We stayed til late afternoon and decided to have dinner there. At this time I was feeling stressed with the highlights of our day. Ikea is a big place and it’s self-service so Husband and I carried the furnitures when we needed to. After our Ikea adventure, I felt really really tired, my arms hurt a bit from all that carrying. When we arrived home, all I did was get ready for Monday’s work and lie down.

Anyway, everything’s set. We’re just waiting for the furnitures to arrive today (as in now while I’m writing this).

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Aliwness

Last year, after Vday Chris’ spouse visa application got approved.

This year, five days after Vday, my parents’ visit visa got approved.

Last year, from February to March, Husband and I prepared for our reunion in Dubai.

This year, Husband and I have been preparing for my parents’ Sydney vaycay since January. So now that we know what they are really coming over, this month and the next will be pretty hectic for us.

Last year, we busily prepared for our travel–flights, accommodation, itineraries, gears, etc. and Chris’ homecoming to Sydney.

This year, we will get our home ready and the places we will take them to when they arrive here.

Last year, it was all about us.

This year, it will be about people that we love.

Aliw.

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Elated. Excited!

My parents are coming to visit!!!!!!!

Thank you, thank you , thank you

for making my birthday wish come true

for listening to my affirmation for two weeks.

Since last week, my parents’ visa application has been eating up my mind. When our travel agent told me that the documents have been sent to the immigration, I hoped and prayed for the best and fought back any negative thoughts that seeped thru my mind. This recent visa application is kinda different in the sense that it was the first time that my dad applied for an Aussie visit visa–and for those who know, it’s not easy to get a tourist visa from the Aussie immigration especially when it’s your first time to apply. My mum has been here a couple of times so that kinda gave us a bit of an assurance. But still, for someone like me who wanted to see and be with her parents so badly, I prayed for it so hard and just let His will be done.

When I arrived home from work, a text message was waiting for me. It was from my mom telling me the good news that their visa has been approved 🙂 🙂 🙂 and we will be seeing them in March!!! Yehey!!! 😀

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Having True Friends…

make up for not having a brother/sister.

I always think that having true friends is God’s way of making me feel like I have a brother/sister (lots of them actually). Anybody may argue with me that having a friend is never the same as having a brother or a sister. Argue all you want, but I’d rather count my blessings and not look for something (or someone) I don’t have.

I find it rude sometimes when people immediately passes judgement by saying “Ay, isa ka lang na anak, eh di ang lungkot ng buhay mo?” when I tell them that I’m an only child. And my answer has always been “No”. Never in my mind or heart that I feel something is missing in my life just because I never experienced having a sibling. What I always feel is that I have special people in my life who will always be there for me and whom I’m bonded not by blood, but by heart.

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When Was The Last Time You Did Something For Yourself?

Yesterday, I decided not to go to work.

I woke up a little late than usual. The alarm went off at 5:30am, touched the snooze button…alarm went off again after five minutes, I didn’t get up still. After a few more minutes (that’s an understatement), I realized it was already 6am! Immediately, I prepared to go to work. While Husband and I had breakast, I told him, “I don’t want to go to work today, I want to go back to bed and sleep.” The ever-loving husband replied, “Then stay home, what have you got to lose?”

My husband has never been a big talker but once he says something, more often than not, it is logical and will make you stop and realize, “Oo nga no?”

So I asked myself, “When was the last time I did something like this?”

“When was the last time I threw all my caution to the wind and just do what I want and not care about what will happen next?”

“When did I last rewarded myself with a day of sleeping?”

“When was the last time I gave myself something intagible?”

The answer to all those questions was “I don’t know.” With that kind of answer, I think that says a lot, doesn’t it?

And so I stayed home and slept…and watched TV…and read a book…and just relaxed! It was a glorious day for me. I made up for lost sleep and at the same time, it not only rejuvenated my body, but my mind and soul as well.

Nowadays, it’s so easy to get caught up in the web-like array of our day-to-day activities–work, responsibilities, bills to pay, parties to attend, a household to manage, kids to take care of, family and friends to be there for…and the list goes on and on.

These days, we only get to take a day-off when we’re feeling really really sick—and more often than not, we even feel guilty for not going to work!

These days, it’s just so easy to be an adult because we are faced with obligations. that we sometimes forget the child in us.

But once in a while, no matter how difficult or impossible we think it is, doing something for yourself can be the most rewarding thing. It is healthier too.

So be a kid sometimes and ask yourself, “When was the last time I did something for myself?”

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