Onward and Upward

taken october 2004

my parents are going to be here soon. some preps to do. excited because it's been more than a year the last time i've seen them. last year, when things were totally different from where i am now. last year at this time, joseph and i were just getting to know each other. wow. =)

for some odd reason, i was not able to sleep right away last night. been thinking again then eventually fell asleep. by the way, i saw the inside man (movie) with some friends the other night. i liked it, reminded me of italian job/the negotiator. i really like clive owen.

it's been pretty much about work, we hope to close on a house this monday, which had been originally scheduled last wednesday. oh well. my phone is still sick. =/ hubby wants to have it fixed soon but we'll see, maybe my lolo or parents can bring us new ones. [happy thought!] from the phils. =) they have better phones there but we'll see, he likes my phone, and he says we can have the same one! speaking of hubby, it's seems the next time i visit will be when my parents come in, early next month. but when they get here, they leave for Cancun,Mexico then to VA then back here to Jax. i want to go to Cancun! papa was telling me to go, but.. i'll wait for hubby.

nothing spectacular just yet but i'm having a good day, seems i'm accomplishing my tasks. =)

goodluck on your test bebe! iloveyou!

it's just wednesday but feels like i've been working for more than 3 days this week. not bad actually. rant: one unlikeable person lurking in my vicinity. another one wanting to join the list.

hmm, and calling all bad-sneaky people.. listen, be careful, the people you think don't know anything , they actually know - maybe even more than you expect, yup, they do. and something for ms. sourface, stop trespassing please. karma might catch up on you when it's your turn. turn away before it's toooo late.

wow, seven days in a row i've been working.

anyway, friday was the clp. gave my first talk. it went well, i'm happy how it went. Praise God! and best part, hubby was able to listen while i did it. woohoo! we've been also blessed with a good amount of interest. after the clp, i went to grab coffee with jr. since we were both hungry, went to a diner to grab some food. chaos in the diner at the beaches, drunk guys, then a perky server who kept talking about the different states she's been to (not a bad thing though). was tired. but good kind of tired.

my saturday started at noon. hubby has been trying and trying, and trying to wake me, well, let's put it that i got out of bed almost if not noon. got ready then headed to orange park to get my car oil-changed. good mood, nice weather, easy clothing. two friends came to keep me company while my car was being serviced. we grabbed lunch at chili's when we found out that this thai restaurant that we've been looking for, for more than half an hour was closed for saturday lunch, darn! i love thai food. going back, so yeah, lunch there. obviously no taquitos for me. on the other hand, my solara has it its 100,000 miles! would you believe that? well, she does not look like it. she's still gorgeous. =) so, on the real other hand, there some issues. i need to replace my water pump, so is my belt which needs me to shell out $435.00 i havent had it fixed, but my friends are willing. so we'll see. but she's still fine, so no worries. after i got my car, oh i had my wipers replaced too. after i got her, went home and lounged for a bit. then went to a wedding reception/party of my first girl friend here! congratulations to ayeen and ted! =) really happy for them, specially for her. i cant believe how time flies. so, is this age, mid-late twenties really the marrying age?? i guess. now we both how it feels like and also, there's a baby coming soon. everyone's excited. God bless them always!

so sunday still working. need to hear mass later. again and again, hubby tries to wake me up, then an hour later (conservatively), i get out of the bed. he's the early bird, i'm the night owl. which is perfect! =) thanks for being patient baby! i love you!

so as you see, im trying to catch up. i hope to get my poor phone fixed tomorrow. it's all good. it's been a great week. laters!

nothing spectacular. aside from the gloomy day, my phone broke! how much gloomier can the day get?? darn! it jumped off of a 4-foot tall computer table at work. i was so hurrying up - just to get coffee - just for coffee then the phone dropped. i was getting all sad when a co-worker walked inthe work room and asked what's wrong. he liked my phone a lot too so he felt the "pain". it has such a sentimental meaning to it you know, it's one of my gifts from papa, for my graduation. then bam! well, the screen was messed up, you can't see a thing. the sound, the ringer is working. but imagine you can't see anything, as in zero, nada.. no text, no way of knowing who's calling, i can't retrieve missed calls! it's messed up! =/ tried getting over it while at work but i ca't help but rant about it.

then hope shone through.. =) i went to t-mobile to pay our phone bill, then rich, the guy who works there mentioned this one place which, hopefully, can fix my phone. he gave me the map. i hope to have it fixed tomorrow. i'm just freaking---- arrrggghhh! oh well. possible solutions worst scenario? new phone - that my lolo can buy for me and my parents bringing it when they get here, or get a new phone here,maybe that samsung phone will do. but, i pray and hope really that my phone will work, i loved that thing! please let it work - or the screen, hope they can replace it.

anyway, i've been working my a** off, not bad working but been spending too many hours in the office. it feels like history's repeating itself when i was still with shell. same ol' same ol'. but freedom with the time i come in. i love my boss! she's cool. and people are saying i'm doing a great job.

i need to get my car oil-changed, it's almost 500 miles overdue. i had my lawn treated this morning. so proud of my coin-saving, it covered my gas tank. oh by the way, i bought new jeans and new shoes! they're nice! =) talked with lolo this morning, i love my lolo and lola. i need to get my foglight fixed. CLP tomorrow. thank God! i'm enjoying it.

hubby's been flirting. all good. i love you! =)

me and hubby

The orange cat which followed me (us) during the
stations of the cross in the carmelite monastery.
she wanted to go with us.

and me.. testing the redder red lipstick.

I LOVE YOU BEBE!! =)
i'll see you soon. 4 more nights!

ie. Unnecessary drama brought about by unnecessary feelings, issues and tripping, which causes unnecessary uncomfortabilities (if there's such word), issues, invisible gap and worst of all, stress! the power of ignoring is one of the best way to combat a rant. but having someone, (as for me my husband who's the bestest person in the world) to calm one's nerves keep you sane, keeps me sane for that instance. rants can drive you crazy, but the act of ranting makes it all better. another milder form was when i bought the gap jeans, to my disappointment, it didn't keep its first-sight fit. so i had to let it go. (too bad, that was my "my-husband's-so-far-away" gift. oh well. got another pair though. another reason to rant, when one of your favorite dish in the whole world gets voted off the menu!

ie. upcoming make-up lesson from MAC's senior make-up artist. another lipstick. just when i thought i found "my"color, there was another one. the swr! that was great, new people, reflection, prayer and everything. quality time with good friends. (will discuss later). new fabulous bag. new underclothes (more subtle way of saying it, haha!). maybe new shoes next week. oh my gosh, this is me, an emotional spender. i'm not shopaholic, or as one of my dear friends refer to me as 'shoppingera'. just an emotional spender. that's a confession i make. it's not a bad thing though. not all confessions are bad.

i think i've ranted enough although you'll never really know what it is about. the past two weeks have been nice. SWR: the weekend retreat was great. i enjoyed the new people i met. the skits were great too, a lot of people loved it. but the most moving part would be my sharing. i unintentionally went last among the whole group. (which is soo not me) and i cried (just when i thought i was going to break the cycle) when i started talking about joseph, like how he wanted to be there, and how much it is being away from each other.tears just started flowing. a lot of people commented afterwards that it must have been really hard, they said they felt it with how i talked about it. (sigh) but oh well... i was talking with jon and jr until 3 in the morning of saturday that weekend. that was crazy. we were talking in the hall of the dorm (more like bootcamp dorm) and i guess everyone else was sleeping. crazy! i loved the laughtrips! we were talking for hours and not sitting at all. cheers to my pares! anyway, going home, i had dinner with jon, jr, bel and anne at crazy sushi. oohhh, i loved it. and my waitress-friend was still there, i thought she went back to china already and when she saw me, she said she missed me. (sweet girl), i missed her too and their great sushi particularly the unagi. that was sunday night. the following week was alright. work and then the habitual visit to the malls. i had dinner with anne at biscotti's tuesday night, while james and bel were at the resto across. then wednesday, i was at the avenue's mall, then bumped into bel and anne. we ended up talking, while i was having dinner, then to starbucks then to their house. lonnnggg story but always great. thursday, hmm what did i do thursday? i don't remember. friday night - well, morning of that i went to the carmelites. did stations of the cross with the parentals. and there was this sweet orange cat following us through-out the whole thing. they kept saying the very same thing happened with joseph last year but it was a black cat, mine was a yellow-orange (will post picture soon). then lunch at wasabi. sushi again! =) talk about indulgence. good stuff. then that night, i went to adoration with fellow sfc. afterwhich, i ended up watching pink panther with anne and bel . we were talking and it seemed a little too early for us three to call it a night, so movie it is! saturday was janine's first bday. i had to make a quick stop for her gift then to the party. spent most of the time chatting with ate michelle. then teaching afterwards, good job to my sis, stef! =) and great discussion too! i went to chili's afterwards just to find out that the taquitos was voted out. ouch!! so i settled with shanghai chicken, which of course i didnt finish. sunday, mass then lunch at sushi world with kate (oh my gosh, im made of sushi the whole time i didnt blog) then home. then dinner and talk with gail at biscotti's (again!) talk about repetitions weeklong. that freakin' riverside threw me off when it was closed but oh well, got through. (hats off!)

and so this week, im hoping that there'll be less rants. things to look forward to:

maybe new jeans, new shoes (they're ordering my size), session at MAC, my parents visiting and ultimately, my visit to MS!!! =) felt like it's been so long.

of course, the whole time imagine me on the phone with hubby. poor thing, he had this thing on his leg, he got it taken out but it still hurts, feel better bebe! so when i get there you'll be in top form. miss you. i love you, feel better and goodluck on your test, i'll pray for you.

well, this is long already. im alright. still very happily married. ciao!