OUR U.S. TRIP

I had a chance to make a collage of our US trip during the long holidays. I framed them and gave them to Jay as my Christmas gift. It's nice to look back in one of God's greatest blessings to us for 2008 even if I was 25 lbs. HEAVIER then, hehe!

SURPRISE...SURPRISE!!!!!

I had been busy with work that I was not able to post immediately the story of how I was able to REALLY SURPRISE Dada Jay on his 33rd birthday last Nov 19. I should be recounting the details na or else, with my two-time CS section, I might forget some things, hehe!

A week before his birthday, I was really thinking hard on how I would be able to make Dada Jay's birthday really special. Date? Pwede naman kami mag-date kahit di niya birthday. Card? Luma na! Gifts? Lagi na lang! AVP na may greetings ng artista? Last year ganun, hehe!

So pano nga ba? I asked him to confirm if he was taking a birthday leave or if he would go to work on his birthday. Work daw kasi he would take a leave na lang ng friday para diretso weekend celebration na.

Ok, so papasok siya. Esep-esep... I thought of conniving with her 2 officemates, M and C. I would bring food and asked their help to invite some officemates close to Jay. Dapat mapaalis nila si Jay sa office pag andun na kami para ma-set up namin ang merienda at para makababa ang office friends niya. Tapos pag ok na lahat, saka siya babalik ng office and SURPRISE...SURPRISE!!!

Pero si Dada Jay, pasaway. Kung sino-sino na ang nagpapaalis sa kanya sa office niya, ayaw! Ang tagal na namin sa lobby, natutunaw na ang ice cream!I was with the two kids and asked my parents' help to accompany us since pumasok din ako ng office at nag-half day leave lang.

Officemate M actually gave up. She told us na pumunta na kami ng office with the merienda and friends at sabihin na lang kay Dada na, eto kami at may surprise kami, haha!

It was good there were 2 officemates who made a story at na-convince si Jay to go to a nearby shop.

So we sneaked in to his office, prepared the food , the friends came in and we waited for the cue that they were coming back.

Ang tagal naman nilang bumalik this time. Natunaw na ang birthday candles!

But when Dada came back and he was greeted by everyone around in chorus, "Happy Birthday!!!" he was in shock!!!!

He never had a hint that I would surprise him.

Early that day we were texting each other. I told him that I would date him that night. He replied " O sure, surprise me!"

Oh well, I REALLY DID SURPRISE HIM! Thanks to M & C. Thanks to his office friends! TYL! HE made this all possible.






This is our gift to Dada Jay. The second picture on the first row was Jay when he was a kid. Matt wrote the greeting.


We took a leave last Friday and headed to Baguio for the continuation of his birthday celebration. We, especially the kids, enjoyed the trip a lot.


We rode a boat in Burnham Park.



Kuya Matt and Luke had so much fun!!!



Kuya Matt was a proud driver to Luke!





Dada and Luke enjoyed horseback riding. Luke would cry when it was Kuya Matt's turn to ride!


Mimi's joy is overwhelming.





I love this shot!



More Baguio Weekend Getaway pictures here.

It's Dada's Day!

Last Sunday was Father's Day. Our Church has an annual celebration for this event. As the Special Events Ministry Head, I hosted the celebration. One of our gimmicks is to Look Like Daddy (in whatever way to imitate Daddy or simply by being look-alikes). Um-effort si Mimi! I bought Dada and Matt red-and-white striped shirts to match Luke's bodysuit. Ang cute di ba?

After the Church service, we treated Dada to the ultimate buffet in Dad's Megamall. We knew how Dada loved his lunch!

Then picture-picture....



Luke fell asleep during the pictorial. So we opted to look like Luke this time...hehe!

Pregnancy Blues

This pregnancy is very different from that I had with Matt. I have a lot of food cravings. I would ask my Nanay to come over our house (straight from Bulacan) to cook for me the dishes she used to prepare for our family. My favorite is sinigang na bangus, but mind you, I would not eat the bangus in it but instead, I would ask to set aside some parts and have them fried. That’s yummy for me, only the sinigang soup and veggies plus the fried bangus. Sometimes, I would super crave for something, but halfway, I would stop eating and say “ayoko na, hindi masarap.”

I also become very emotional this time. Here’s one story I shared with my friends…

One time, nasa car kami ni Dada at ihahatid niya ko sa office. Naduduwal ako tapos naghanap ako ng plastic sa kanya. Wala akong makita sabi niya,

Dada Jay: Itatabi ko ba ang kotse?
Mimi Dang: Wag na, di naman talaga ako susuka (What i meant was wala naman akong lalabas na suka pero naduduwal yung feeling ko.)
Dada Jay: Baka nasa isip mo lang na nasusuka ka...

I CRIED A LOT...

Mimi Dang: Akala mo ba, umaarte lang ako?

Pero ang gusto niyang sabihin ay kino-confirm niya yung sabi ko na feeling naduduwal lang ako pero walang lalabas.

Iyak ako nang iyak...Doon lumabas yung linya ko na "I just need to know that you understand."

So whenever I have pregnancy blues, he would always tell me, “I understand.” Thanks, Dada! He!he!