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The Married Life

Indulgence on a Sunday Afternoon

Busy day at home but never too busy to prepare meryenda today.

Husband loves Sweet Corn so I boiled some for him.

He loves tacos too so I prepared a couple for us to share.

Husband and I love Mexican food and we haven’t found a resto here in Sydney that we like. So I cook and prepare Tacos at home. On some nights, we have Taco nights…yes, just Tacos for dinner.

After our yummy afternoon tea, I took a bubble bath. I know it’s going to take a while before I indulge myself in a bubble bath again so I took a good half an hour of Me time inside the bathroom.

A Lavender bubble bath and Vanilla scented candle—perfect to end a hectic weekend.

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Hi, My Name is Baby Wall-e!

Hi, my name is Baby Wall-e. I’m the newest member of the Sanchez household.

I used to have a lonely life inside a plastic box. But one day, someone picked me up from the shop counter and I found myself being separated from my friends (who all seemed to look like me!!!).

At first, I was scared, everything went too fast. I noticed I was handed to another man’s hand and in a couple of seconds, I head a beeping sound on my bottom. Then I heard the clicking sound of coins as I was given back to the hands of the man who picked me up at the counter. All of sudden, I was placed inside a dark, crowded room. It was a bit uncomfortable, I was squashed between a notebook and an umbrella, and it was very bumpy.

It seemed like forever. All of sudden, the bumpy ride stopped. I heard doors opening and closing and a woman’s voice. Little by little, I seemed to forgot about being scared. The man and woman seemed to be having happy exchanges.

Man’s voice: I have a surprise for you.
Woman’s voice: Really???

Suddenly, the man pulls me out of the dark, crowded room I was in.

Man’s voice: Ta-da!!!
Woman’s voice: Wow!!! A baby Wall-e!!! Thank you!!!

Right there and then, all my fears vanished when I saw the man and woman looking down at me, smiling. I felt so welcome wherever I was at that time. The woman kept calling me her “Baby Wall-e” Isn’t that sweet?

She immediately opened me while she laughed. I can tell that she’s very happy. She kept saying she likes me. I hope she didn’t notice me blushing because her laughter made me warm.

Finally I was out of my box. First thing I noticed was that my vision got clearer and every color I see around me seemed brighter. Then I felt the soft touch of the woman who carried me in her hand. I had a giddy feeling inside me when she did that.

See how tiny I am?

So that’s how I met the Sanchezes…and how I became their baby robot. And since I’m a member of their household, I will also take part in sharing with you my happy encounters with my new Masters.

Have a great day and nice to meet you!

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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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LDR Chronicles

When I wrote two articles regarding surviving Long Distance Relationships (LDR), it never occured to me that there are a lot of people who would be able to relate to my LDR entries. And why not? When in fact lots of families, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends and soon-to-be couples are indeed going thru this overwhelming experience.
I’ve received a couple of messages asking me where they can find my LDR articles and so here it is:
The first LDR article I actually wrote was December 2006, in time for my ex-boyfriend (now husband) and I’s 4th syota-anniversary.
In this entry, I wrote about how we sacrificed being apart in the midst of our wedding preparations. I wrote about how we miss our life in the Phils and how we kept our cool inspite of the life-changing decision we have made–and that is to be apart in order to fulfill our dreams.
The second article was about how we were able to survive another 14 months of separation, this time, after our wedding.
This experience was more painful in the sense that we parted having a more binding connection (we were husband and wife!). When I dropped off my Husband at the airport (he left two days before I went back to Sydney) in time for his flight to Dubai, I almost didn’t let go. I thought it would be easier saying goodbye for the second time, but it wasn’t–it was so much harder. And thing was, we didn’t know when will see each other again (unlike our first separation). However, we tried our best to practice loving smartly—which for us meant, focusing on our goals, being positive and hopeful.
Looking back at what I’ve written, I will admit that both articles still tugs at my heart, some phrases still bring back some tears and reminds me sometimes of good and not-so-good moments we’ve had when we were apart. It’s nice to go back to the learnings, it is useful at most times when we are having rough times now that we are finally together. There’s also a sense of accomplishment after the LDR stage is thru, gives more definition to the innermost core of our relationship. At the end of it all, we both just said, “It wasn’t so bad, after all.”
So to you my loving readers: have faith, have hope and have love…always.
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