Grown Up

This is the complete Avellana siblings. When i downloaded it from my camera and looked i realized that we have all grown up but despite that we still look the same ... still have the same expressions when we were kids. We all have different lives now but take comfort with the knowledge that we will look out for each other no matter what. I love my sisters and my brother and am very lucky to have shared my growing up days with them.

Reminicing

I always say time is fast and can really suprise you with its swift movement, but i still have to have to realize that my kids will no longer be babies and be tweens in just a few years. Bea has already entered the pre-teen stage and Sam if following fast. Vin may take a few more years (yey!) before he loses interest in cars and shifts to a different like .. hehehe! I was at the mall the other day and was looking for some nice and comfortable baby clothes for my God daughter who will be having her baptism on Friday. I was able to get her a few pieces and there i was again thinking that before i always frequented the Baby Section and was going through rompers and tie-side shirts for Bea and now we are at the Teen Section scouting for a cool top and skirt.

Yes, i always have to remind myself that time is so fast that i have to hold on to things that are precious to me for me to be able to make the most of it.

Priceless Smiles

I have so much to be thankful for. Really i have. And these are things that money cannot buy. Not found in any stores. But gives me utmost joy.

My children's smiles is enough to keep me going and give meaning to my life. I wonder what i would have been had i not received these three special presents from Him.

I thank You for everything.

Timely

Father's Day has long been over but Christian still can't get over our gift for him, we got him a Patek Philippe watch that he really likes, and believe me when i say that he has impeccable taste .. after all look at who he married ... lol! He is not much of a wristwatch person, he usually relies on his cellphone for time but now he proudly beams everytime i tease him and ask what time it is. I love giving gifts .. but love it more if the recepient treasures it, makes the whole gift giving idea special.

Scream For Ice Cream

Bea loves ice cream, especially strawberry flavored ones ... i asked Dairy Queen to make a special one for Bea ... her banana split order were all strawberry flavored ice cream, no chocolate syrups and cherries and nuts. She loved it and finished it so fast that i myself got suprised!

Babies No More

The day has come ....

Sam my second girl is now a full pledged lady. She was visited by the Red Monthly Fairy at only nine years old ... sob, sniff. I find it too early, my Sam is still a little girl and is not yet ready to act like a little lady. My eldest Bea was visited when she was eleven so i really find Sam's fairy quite early. I was being being teased by my sisters that i now am nearing my golden years now that my little girls are no longer babies ... hahahaha!

I will soon be scouting for the best acne treatments for my budding teenagers. I bought them some training brasseries already the other week. My shopping list will be changing dramatically in the days to come ... buying for three women now... tee hee!

I am so happy that my kids are growing up but sad at the same time that time does fly fast and like a thief in the night will suprise me some more.

Here's to being women!

Tata and Vin

My mama and my Vin!

Vin loves his grandmother so much!

My mama always has goodies for Vin everytime we see her and Vin loves my Mama's cheeserolls that she always has for Vin.

Vin is the youngest from all the grandchildren and is loved by all!

Daddy Day Out

Christian and my brother Joel joined some games at the Father's Day celebration at the mall. They played hoops and tried to out best each other. There were a lot of contestants and they tried their best but i guess out of practice ... tee hee. My brother came in second, while Christian came third ... awwww. A generous price was given only to the first place,so our two bets did not get anything but happy smiles and loud cheering from their fans ... us! We had a great time and that makes us winners too!

Ended Soap

I love watching soap operas, it something i can do while i cook and prepare dinner. Today one of my favorite soap ended today, and as much as i try to hide it i felt a bit sad ... sentimental me. I kinda look forward to the many twists of this soap and not that it is finished a new one will start again. Even if i like soap operas i never had an interest to the popular Korean telenovelas ... must be the fact that they are not using their own voices and they are dubbed in Tagalog, it sort of distracts me that the actors lips do not match the words i hear ... hahaha!

So anyway, not that my favorite soap has reached an end i now have more time to surf the net and what great timing this is as i am in search for some safe and effective appetite suppressants to help me trim down. I have seen a few but i still want to look and read reviews before i finally make a decision on which one to use, always better to be safe than sorry.

Together

This is what makes my weekends special, going out with my siblings and their families for lunch even going till dinner and if it falls on a Sunday we hear mass together. This is also a special time for my children to meet up with their cousins and play in the playground bwhile we adults go around the mall ... hahaha! I was able to buy nice outdoor chair cushions to be used in our rooftop chairs so i have a comfy place while i watch the kids wade in our inflatable swimming pool. A good book, a cold drink and a great comfortable chair will surely do me good. My sister-in-law got two of it too and said she will use hers indoor ... well whatever rocks your boat i must say.

Fathers All

This was taken last Father's Day. This is my papa with Christian and my brother Joel and here we are celebrating this special day together. I am so lucky to have my Papa who is one of the most selfless parent i have ever known.

I love you Pa!

Mongolian Fare

Dining out has always been a favorite bonding activity for our family and this is one of the activities we all look forward to every weekend. We don't see each other during weekdays since we all have work and we live quite far apart and we make it a point to meet up during weekends to catch up on each others activities. I maybe attribute my gaining weight to this fun activity but this is something i will not give up. I might just find a way to suppress appetite and yet not compromise my meeting up with my Mama and Papa during weekends. I have never been so determined to lose weight than now ... but then again it is only now that i have started gaining unwanted pounds as i have always been underweight. So here is the determined me saying i can do this and fight this suprising weight gain before i turn 41.

Fortyish

In a month's time i will turn 41! Yikes!

Makes me realize so many things, good and bad.

I have accomplished so many things and that is one of the good points. One of the bad points is my aging ...eep! Yup, i have a few developing crows feet and it is alarming, i need to get a good anti-wrinkle cream like Olay or prevera to help reverse the signs of aging ... and fast! I have no qualms of growing old, but i just wish i can somehow slow it down or as the saying goes "age gracefully" .. hehehe!

41 is such a large number, but i am happy where i am and if i think about it i feel i would not have done anything different otherwise. I have a happy life and i love living it .. hopefully for a long, long, long, long time. Tee hee!

Blessed I Am

I was on the internet searching for colonix reviews that i am interested in when i chanced upon the facebook pictures of my sister, she uploaded pictures from our last weekend bonding time with our parents. Just looking at the pictures made me realize how truly blessed i am. I have the most wonderful parents one could ever wish for. I have the most greatest gifts from heaven ... my kids! I have all that i have and i just have to validate it more by announcing how blessed i am and appreciate them more. I have not been know to take my loved ones for granted, i give all that i can give to them and cherish the moments i have with them. I am truly blessed.

Losing

I need to.

Lose.

The.

Pounds.

I have been gaining like there is no tomorrow ... hahahah!

I am alarmed on how i cannot fit my old jeans and to think i have been doing a lot of walking lately to and from school and yet have managed to gain weight. I am not doing anything different with my diet to trigger this, but i guess this has something to do with the fact that i am growind old .. yikes! My metabolism i suppose is slowing down and i really have to watch what i eat and exercise more especially on certain areas of my body to target my problem areas. A friend of mine suggested adipex p so i might try it to help me combat this dilemna. I will not give up, will not discard the clothes that no longer fit me, i know it will be just a matter of time and i will be able to wear it again ... keepung my fingers crossed here.