Just like any other couples out there, we too have our moments doing wishful thinking together.
Our most fervent wish this time is for us to have our own abode. Not the grand one, but hey, we're wishing here, why not make it grand! Kidding aside, a home that would be comfortable enough for the four us. The kids are growing up fast and we see the need for them to have their own spaces as well. Another wish would be for us to be able to provide well for our children. Give them good education, a comfortable life and a little of the good life.
Both of us loves to travel, this too is in the wishlist. Together with our little gems, for us to be able to visit beautiful places in the Philippines as well as interesting places around the world.
Beyond material pleasures, we wish for a sound mind, healthy beings and happy family going through life's greatness and challenges together.
A special wish though, is for us to stay long enough to be able to see our children live their lives to the fullest and for me and M to grow grey hairs together.
Can't say yet what's Leon's favorite color is, when I asked him the question, his answer was:
Blue because of his favorite muscle shirt and the blue bus that we usually get to see during weekends on route to my sis-in-law's place and it's Daddy's favorite color as well.
Red because of his red converse sneakers
and sometimes he would say Pink, because 'it's Mommy's favorite color'!...how sweet ;)
Oh well, he's just 3, maybe we'll get to know his true favorite color when he gets a little older.
Maia's too little to say what color is her favorite, someday, I might get the chance to post it still ;)
I believe this week's topic on CC is a continuation of last week's.
M and I have been married for more that 4 years now, so far, things are going on as planned, though, the usual bumps on the road being traveled as a couple and as a family are inevitable.
Even before we got married, our plan to own a car of our own was already accomplished. We bought a second hand car from his cousin's shop, from our savings. I guess that will count as one.
So far, in the 4 years together, we've already accomplished a few in our list...we now have two children, with age gap as we've planned, plus another consideration...I told my husband, we should have the children before I reach the age of 40. Maia came in 2 years before the targeted age.
From our savings, we've managed to shoulder major renovations in my mom's house, an act of gratitude for our free stay. Financially speaking, we were able to get across our father's funeral as well as our mom's surgery and medical needs when diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
M is working hard to get across another in our list of plans, that of having a home for our family. I'm supporting him dearly here. Though staying with my mom is quite a comfort for us financially speaking, but having our own place where the children can freely do what they want, shout their throat out as much as they want and getting the feeling of going home to your own house is so much of an accomplishment for us. This one he plans to accomplish soon.
We're taking things as they come in though, not so much in a hurry although a few things are of priority coz we know there's still more to accomplish in the years to come.
More than any material accomplishments, I believe going home to loving and caring spouse and equally lovable children, a healthy family - psychologically, physically and spiritually is so much of an accomplishment for me and M.
How bout you guys...share your accomplishments too, here at
Yesterday, our little deary Maia turned 7 months!
As fast as time flies, little Maia grows fast as well. As if it was just a few weeks ago that the nurse from the hospital handed her to me for the first time. Baby Maia was too tiny and still wrinkled from her 9 months stay in my tummy.
Now she's gone to be a big little baby girl who's started crawling and always want to be in a standing position. She's not too fond of smiling but you know when she's all lighted up because of the smile in her pretty pair of expressive eyes. She's now able to express herself such as flashing a sad eyes whenever I'm off to work or extending her arms reaching out to me or her Daddy when we come home from work. She's in the stage wherein she's enjoying being nuzzle-wuzzled.
As much as I want her to be forever a baby, I know she'll grow up sooner than later but I really am wishing that time flies slow so that we can enjoy the days of her as well as her older brother Leon's childhood days.
When asked what his favorite shape is, Leon joyfully shouted STARS! I know he likes it, especially now that the yuletide season is in the air and streets are lighted by different Christmas decors, he would particularly point to the a star decor.
Here he is playing with one of Maia's gifts when she was christened...star shape is in the middle!
While Maia is too little to have favorites...something to watch out soon ;)
Last week I've been invited to watch Ipanema's 2011 Summer Collection Fashion Show at the SMX Convention is Pasay City. From work, I've managed to commute to the venue just in time for the show. My husband together with our son Leon came in late, therefore I had to watch the show on my own, somehow though I enjoyed because I had the change to practice my picture-taking skills.
After the show, I walked to the nearby mall, the SM Mall of Asia where I was to meet M and Leon.
Since it was dinner time, we decided to eat at the mall and on our way we came across a carousel ride which Leon got delightfully excited on. From a distance, M promised him a ride after having our dinner to which Leon nodded to. But when we were near it, he ran towards it and tried to push himself through the queue of children who were about to ride the carousel.
M, without hesitation, allowed me to buy tickets so that our Leon can ride the carousel. This wasn't his first time though but then he was still little that time maybe he can't remember riding it.
Here are photos of Leon riding the carousel without any of us holding him, though I was with him just to make sure that he's safe during the ride.
After the ride, he obediently followed us towards where we were having our dinner. At the food court of SM MOA, we found Tom Yum Thai, a Thai fast food, which both M and I are craving for for years...the last time we ate Thai food was some 4 years ago at the Thai canteen found in the vicinity of UP Diliman campus.
And guess what we ate...Tom Yum Soup!!! though again, not as good as that of Mommy's from the Thai canteen.
A special wish though, is for us to stay long enough to be able to see our children live their lives to the fullest and for me and M to grow grey hairs together.
