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Taste Buds: Our Thanksgiving Feast

I must say, I was nervous beyond my wits for our Thanksgiving Celebration. More than the fact that this was our first time hosting and we were serving for 11 people, this was the first time I have ever prepared a Thanksgiving dish, and I went all-American with the turkey, the stuffing, and the potatoes. [...]

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Another Year Under My Belt

Although I know that I should reflect on my life constantly, I, like probably a lot of people, deeply reflect on what I have done and what I have yet to do on two occasions: New Year’s and my birthday. Incidentally, today is one of those days. Yey me! Having friends from so many different [...]

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School’s Out!!

I say school’s out even if Captain Awesome just started his first day of school here in the States today. For me, three years, $36,000 later, I am finally done with my MBA program. I vividly remember the day that Chef and I sat down to discuss this. From the sacrifices that included me having [...]

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Dad: The Wedding Speech

This week, I find myself thinking about my maternal grandfather more often that I normally do. He has not been in the best shape since, I dunno, 2005. Right now, he and my grandmother live in our house far, far away in Metro Manila to be close to his primary physician. Mommy and her siblings [...]

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11th

So, our 11th year begins. The dawn of a new decade. We both pledged to start it right even if we’re not together. Today, after our chat, I got up (not after answering a couple of messages from Ms B) and worked out. My routine was temporarily disturbed last week as Captain Awesome and I [...]

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Music and Lyrics: Swing Life Away – Rise Against

This is the song that one of my SILs played during our AVP at our wedding. It’s not really our theme song, but it’s something we somehow can relate to. Happy anniversary, Um! I am so proud of the us that we have become.

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Mommy Adventures: The Rules

I had a long talk with my son last night about the rules his dad and I have for him. I admit, we are more strict on him than on our daughter ‘cuz, you know, according to the Gaelic proverb, A son is a son until he comes of age. A daughter is a daughter [...]

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Mommy Adventures: An Adventure Too Weird For Words

Despite all the awesomeness that he has shown in the first 8 years of his life (that i am so grateful to the heavens for), he’s not perfect. He throws tantrums, he gets into fights (but never starts, I have to add) and he sometimes forgets to say “sorry”. My major issue with him is [...]

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Shooting for the Moon

I believe I was in high school when I first read this quote: Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll be among the stars. I cannot even remember where I read that. I only know that I memorized it. Memorized it and since then, I have tried to live it. My nature dictates [...]

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In Awe of the Awesomeness that is Captain Awesome

Woke up really early today to join the very simple celebration of Captain Awesome’s 8th birthday overseas. For those of you who do not know, we have a 15-hour time difference from the Philippines on daylight saving time. This means, when they gathered ‘round for dinner at 7pm Manila time, I was up at 4am [...]

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Movers and Shakers

I am honestly too tired and too busy to blog. We spent almost the entire weekend moving stuff from Ms B and Chef’s old apartment to their new house! I was there when she moved in to the apartment 5 years ago, back when we were young(er) and she was starting a career with this [...]