our slugger's 2nd bday

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We just celebrated Justin's 2nd birthday last weekend, 21st. Sa Aug 30 pa actually bday nya but we have to do the party early coz my hubby's family in LA came over. So that's the main reason why I rarely go online and chat or email, well, except with my popski...

The party was a blast! Daming tao... napuno ang munti naming tahanan. (We really need to have a bigger one, huh. Kelan kaya yun?! hehehe) The stage momma did almost everything from the invitation to the party favors to banner and decorations and of course the menu! Hehehe. Proud lang ako. It's just that I can't help but to be joyous that I did it and it was a success.

Spongebob squarepants' the party theme. But I didn't dwell much of the spongebob thing. Medyo expensive din mga gamit eh and besides Justin's doesn't know it pa naman eh, or should I say would not really care about it naman. But the important stuffs for a birthday were all spongebob - cake, party favors, banner, balloons.

He got tons of toys... dami na namang pangkalat! hehehe. Justin's a bit warm (got sinat, feverish) last Saturday, overwhelmed siguro sa dami ng tao. Hehehe. But he enjoyed opening his gifts though. Sayang, wala si Jef, kasi for sure mag-e-enjoy din yun sa gifts ni Koks namin. Hehehe. He received battery-operated car where he can ride, drive, and do some manuevers... from daddy and momma of course! And a spongebob boombox with cd/cassette/AM/FM. Lots of different pretend toys of Little People, Wiggles, Barney, Little Tykes were in Koks' hands.

Menu? I made several dishes and desserts. Mabili ang kare-kare ko! Hehehe. Well actually lahat naman halos e naubos agad. O gutom lang ata mga bisita namin...?!?! Hehehe. But kidding aside, it's a festive and everyone left with their breadbasket's full.

So aside from the kare-kare we got mushroom meatloaf, pineapple glazed pork bbq, spaghetti with meatballs (pinoy style - with the sweetness on it! kids love it!) sushi tray (I just bought this coz I got no time to make my own sushi...masyado nang matrabaho!), buffalo chicken, rellenong bangus (milkfish), baked mussels, and pickled shrimp for appetizer. Desserts were tiramisu, blueberry cheesecake, ube halaya, and my cousin brought some cassava cake. O yah, the berry chocolate truffled spongebob cake courtesy of my mom and dad kasi nakalagay dun sa cake: Happy 2nd Birthday Justin!!! Love, Lola Siony and Papa Emong.

O tomguts na ba kayo? Hehehe. Ako rin nga e... well I just grub a spoonful of halaya earlier so I think I can go on with this email a few more notes.... Hehehhe.

Ok. So the last thing I need to say here..... asan na gift nyo?! Hehehe.

Take care you guys ok. God bless.

Ilang mukha ng pag-ibig sa telebisyon…

Habang ako’y naghihintay sa aking bunso’y na magising sa kanyang siesta, ako’y naudyok na namang manuod ng TFC… at muli ay pinakikita dito ang iba’t ibang anggulo ng pag-ibig. Ginamit ko ang salitang anggulo dahil kung susuriin naman talaga’y ang gulo ng pag-ibig e.

Una, Sarah the Teen Princess. Sa aking opinyon ay higit na bagay sina Sarah at Cedric. Natutuwa ako dahil ang malditang pinsan ni Sarah na di ko matandaan ang pangalan ay wala ng bf… buti nga sa kanya. Hehehe. Masaya na sana sya sa piling ni Cedric na tunay naman syang mahal pero dahil sa kakontrabidahan nya ay hayun… naghanap pa ng iba… ayan tuloy, sya lalo ang nawalan. Hehehe. Eto namang best friend ni Sarah na may crush sa bf nyang si Baste ay nagtapat na ng kinikimkim na pagtingin. Nakakatuwa. Hehehe. Pero sa totoo lang hindi ko pa ito naramdaman… ever! Na magkagusto sa bf ng best friend ko… Hahaha! Hello best… Miss you na Dada!

Sumunod naman ang Mangarap Ka ni Papa Piolo. Walang kokontra!!! Pangit ang kokontra. Ilang beses din tayong pinaikut-ikot ng seryeng ito. Ok na sana sina Cutie at Oslec para sa isa’t isa, ngunit tila parang sobrang bata pa ni Cutie. Hehehe. Double standard na naman ba ako? Di ba sabi nga there’s no age in love… love ages. Hehehe. Wala lang… Dapat ako for Papa Piolo e. Hahaha! Love you popski Jef!!! Hehehe. For sure tatawanan ako ng asawa ko nito. Hehehe. Si Cutie na may kinabukasan ay nagmamahal sa isang taong itinatapon lang ang buhay sa paghihiganti. Sabi ni Oslec kay Cutie na wag na lang sya ang mahalin nito, ito naman ang kanyang sagot, “Hindi ikaw ang dapat magdikta sa akin nyan, kundi ang puso ko.” Korek! Hindi natin matuturuan ang puso. Kung sino ang sinisigaw nito na dapat nating mahalin ay syang lalabas kahit pa gaano natin ito itago.

Sa It Might Be You naman, ay lubha akong humahanga sa pag-ibig ni Romer kay Cielo. Grabe! Nakakakilig… Ito’y isang pantasya ng bawat babae. Ikaw ba naman ang araw-araw na bigyan ng supresa para lang maipakita na tunay kang mahal… ewan ko na lang. Sabagay, siguro dahil na rin sa ako’y isang hopeless romantic. Hehehe. Di ba baby? Hehehe. Pero syempre hindi naman kaagad maibigay ni Cielo ang kanyang matamis na oo sa binata dahil sa kanyang nakaraan kay Lawrence. Pero saying din, dahil hindi na magtatagal ang buhay ni Romer, he’s dying of leukemia. At ang tanging nagbibigay lakas sa kanya upang mabuhay ang pagmamahal nya sa dalaga. Isn’t it so great that he wanted to live so he can make her happy…?

Sana’y Wala ng Wakas nina Ara, Leo, Christian, at Mary Ann; patuloy na ngang nanganganib ang pagpapakasal nina Ara at Leo. Si Ara na nagugulumihanan sa kanyang nararamdaman kung sino nga ba ang kanyang higit na mahal, ang kanya bang unang pag-ibig o ang lalaking kanyang nakatakdang pakasalan? Tama ang mga binitawang salita ng mga matatandang nakausap nina Ara at Christian sa ferry. Kung hindi mo na mahal ang isang tao, wala ka ng mararamdaman pa, kahit ano para sa kanya, kahit pa galit; dahil ang taong lubos mong minahal ang siya lamang makakapagbigay syo ng pagkakataon na magalit. Tama nga, madalas na ang taong ating pinakamamahal ay siya pang tao na nagbibigay sa atin ng malalim na sugat. Ngunit hindi yun natatapos dun… kahit gaano ang sakit na naidulot sa atin ng taong yun ay patuloy pa rin na ito ang ititibok ng ating puso kung sya nga ang nakatadhana sa atin. Parehong mahal ni Ara sina Christian at Leo, ngunit sino ang higit na matimbang? Abangan… malapit na ring magwakas ang soap na ito.

Basta’t Kasama Kita na pinagbibidahan naman nina Judai at Binoi, nakakaaliw ang palabas na ito dahil iba‘t iba ang pinakikita nila sa bawat lingo, iba-ibang isyu. Minsan din naman ay nakakainis dahil parang ang labo ng karakter ng mga mainstay. Isang uri naman ng sitwasyong pag-ibig ang makikita mo sa pagitan nina Attorney Gonzales at John Paul. Kung makikita ay tila perpektong kasalan na sana magaganap… pareho silang matagumpay sa bawat sariling propesyon. Pero sa ngayon ay nagkasala si John Paul dahil sa isang pagkakataong hindi naman nya sinasadya. Yan na nga ba sinasabi ko e… hindi talaga dapat maglasing ang sino mang di kaya ang ispiritu ng alak. Hahaha! Si Katindig (Binoi) naman ay masaya na sa nangyari sa kanyang buhay sa piling ng kanyang gf at matagal nang hinahanap na Ina.

Ang panta-seryeng Marina nama’y nasa siyudad na. Wala akong masasabi dito… natutuwa lang ako kay Dugong! Hehehe. Justin wants to copy her kasi.

I once said to my ever dearest hubby, “I wish I was your first love…” but now, my outlook changed… I told him earlier, “I don’t want to be your first I just want to be your last.” I wanna grow old with you baby… I want you to hold my wrinkled hand as we go take our walk in our life together. I love you so much!!!! Muah!!!!

...the same bosoms...

It was the usual chat with my hubby but our conversation went deeper. We talked a lot of stuff. Mostly silly and stupid ones... hehehe. But whenever he speaks of something serious, I do not only open my ears, I unlock my heart... my soul. Jef's not the type of person that would dwell on mushy things pero madrama din yang asawa kong yang. Just that, he soumetimes hinder himself to disclose whatever he feels. That's why I oftentimes misunderstood him. Probably coz I tend to neutralize my feelings. But with those overrated actions only one point always comes to life.... that he loves me, more than anyone and anything else. Sa kabila ng anumang pinagdaanan at pagdadaanan pa naming dalawa sa buhay bilang mag-asawa.

Here's a part of our long chitchat:

Jef: wat would u do ba if i die here..will u remarry ba sa iba?
Jef: truth ha?
Jef: was thinking of that b4 e......
She: pls dont say that babe... pero hypothetical question lang.... i dont... i really dont want to get remarried e
Jef: look at justin he is so goofy with his faces....hehehe
Jef: ah okay jus wondring e....
Jef: hey have to get ready for guard na ha.....
She: sabi ko nga... sana if ever sino man sa atin mauna, you know, sana magkita uli tyo sa next life... lam mo yun... i would torture myself thinking abt that...
Jef: baby dnt cry
She: sabi ko if ever ako mauna sana hindi ka na rin mag-asawa
Jef: well hope to God na i get back so we can make more babies...hehehe
Jef: yah
Jef: i prob wont.....
She: yun nga lang lagi kong dasal e... hindi na to get rich or something... gusto ko lang to grow old with you
Jef: yah me too....
She: u prob wont... hehehe... sabi ko nga e... probability... meron pa rin chance na mag-asawa ka uli...
Jef: baka maybe u never know e....
She: naiisip mo rin pala yun... kala ko ako lang nag-iisip e...
She: well, wala na naman ako magagawa if u do get married uli e... mumultuhin lang kita! heheheh wooooh!
Jef: enough of that na.....
Jef: yah me too....

With those who got their own GG (God's gift, partner in life, spouse), do you guys ever talk about this too? ...Just wondering...

Have you ever thought of things like this?

Few weeks before Jef left for his deployment I really can't go to sleep. The night is silent, all are deeply resting. I don't want to shut my eyes coz everytime I do that unpleasant thoughts are running inside my head. I would just ask Jef to hug me tight. I would snuggle under his arm like a baby. And there I would start to cry... to his chest I called my home. I felt like he finds it kaartehan... Not til now that we do share the same sentiments pala...

Well, baby, just wanted to reassure you that I will always be loving you, no matter what. As I said before, I didn't ask God for you but He gave me the most wonderful gift and I thank Him for that. I could not ask for anything more than to spend my lifetime with you. I love you and miss you much!

weekend in renton

went up to renton last weekend. justin and i enjoyed the company of my cousins and their families.

it was actually my niece's christening. they asked me to cook something and so i made tiramisu at home, friday night. don't want to preempt that my tiramisu is good... but they say it is! :-D

my cousin's wife and her other relatives contributed several dishes too, basically filipino dishes - caldereta, dinuguan, lechon paksiw, fresh lumpia, leche flan. i "specialized" on something for the american visitors coz my cousin invited his officemates. aside from the tiramisu, i made baked spaghetti and tater tot casserole.

it was a lavishing festive! we all filled our bread baskets!

just wanna share my tiramisu recipe, in case one find this interesting....

TIRAMISU
6 extra-large egg yolks, at room temperature*
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup good dark rum, divided (MARSALA SWEET WINE)
1 1/2 cups brewed espresso, divided
16 to 17 ounces mascarpone cheese
30 Italian ladyfingers, or savoiardi (ANGEL FOOD CAKE, will do)
Bittersweet chocolate, shaved or grated
Confectioners' sugar (optional)

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on high speed for about 5 minutes, or until very thick and light yellow. Lower the speed to medium and add 1/4 cup rum, 1/4 cup espresso, and the mascarpone. Whisk until smooth.

Combine the remaining 1/4 cup rum and 1 1/4 cups espresso in a shallow bowl. Dip 1 side of each ladyfinger in the espresso/rum mixture and line the bottom of a 9 by 12 by 2-inch dish. Pour half the espresso cream mixture evenly on top. Dip 1 side of the remaining ladyfingers in the espresso/rum mixture and place them in a second layer in the dish. Pour the rest of the espresso cream over the top. Smooth the top and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.

Before serving, sprinkle the top with shaved chocolate and dust lightly with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

You can also do this in a medley, CLICK HERE

Be trying this out on my son's birthday... hehehe. YuMMy!

edited once.... being away from him is hard!

wella, just talked with my hubby through this tech. salamat sa nag-imbento nito, di ko man masabing isa tong obra ngunit di maikakailang malaking tulong ito sa tao.

first, i was so greatful there's a phone... then celphone... then internet... all of these injected several reasons of me being happy coz i stay connected with my loved ones.

mabalik tyo sa asawa ko... hehehe. he wake me up, was really tired. it was past two in the morning here and he just probably had his lunch over there. it was nice talking to him. getting OL always makes me excited knowing he's there waiting for me. he said, there's only 160 days more for him to go back home. that was really sweet of him, he keeps tracking the time. namimiss ko na sya sobra... kanina nga lang ay pinaiyak nya ako for sharing some of his thoughts. there are lots of people asking me if i'm not afraid that he's out there in the desert... of course i am! i just don't know whose in their right mind won't be scared knowing that their husbands' are at war. but we got not choice. we just have to deal with it one day at a time. with hope and faith that all of them be back home safely. yun lang naman eh... prayers lang talaga. HE knows what is my heart's desire.

every night, before going to bed, justin and i would pray. he will copy what i do and say. he do the sign of the cross like a duck, but it's ok God understands. He's probably smiling too looking over him coz he's so cute!!! I say, "Papa Jesus, thank you po for all the blessings. Always keep daddy safe in Iraq...." And he do his like, "C-sus, twe yu poo pa d b-sing. Wiz kee daddy (na may diin!) see rak."

God listens. He never leaves you. Kahit sino pa man sa ating lahat... Mahal Nya tyo!

my baby looking at it...

yah, the usual we talking now... my baby. he's been so far from us for so long na rin... miss nya kaya ako? ummm.... hehehe. he better be! he actually looking at this stuff. comment ka okies! muah@! loveyah!

" I always thought that love was something i'd know the minute it appeared. That there would be drumrolls and bells ringing as love swept me off my feet. No one told me how quietly love could appear, or how humbly. That someday I'd look up and there it would be, waiting for me in a pair of familiar eyes... I never expected i'd find somebody to love in you... I guess I never knew love the way I do now. "

"NO SMILE IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE ONE THAT STRUGGLES THROUGH TEARS!"

magkakasubukan

asus! 2 times a lady... hehehe. gara!