Weekend at Home

We stayed at home the whole weekend because my dad is working with our dirty kitchen's roof. My dad can do almost everything in the house like carpentry, electrical, metal works and paint jobs. He already did a lot of work in our home - master bedroom cabinet, painting of the house, gate, fence and even my garden.

Ariel helped dad with some of the works while I was just taking pictures and giving comments on their works and plan. Very bad of me, huh?

Ariel trying to clean up

Discussing where to put the rope for hanging clothes.

Today, the roof is done. Just need to paint the walls and woods. The roof will still need some time before painting. This may happen in a few weeks. Dad would also make us a temporary kitchen cabinet. I wonder how it would look like. Hmmm.

My New Baby - Canon Selphy

We were able to try out our new Canon Selphy last Friday. We got it last Thursday from our suking tindahan - EBAY.

We are so happy with it. The advantage of having a compact printer at home is having less pressure of getting to the mall in time for a pix that we need to print asap.

The only problem we have now is we need to buy ink and photo papers. We already used 1 out of the 5 complimentary papers in the package. So excited to use it more!

Our Wikend Recap (5/24 and 5/25)

We had a simple weekend.

SATURDAY
We stayed at home but did able to do a lot of things. We had an afternoon home service massage. It was good for a promo price of 275 1.5H whole body massage. Hubby also tried cooking a baby back ribs for dinner. It was yummy for a 1st timer. I was able to work on some pages for my unfinished mini album from scrapfest. It is still unfinish. I still have 2 pictures to work on. I'll post them soon. I hope soon. Hehe.

SUNDAY
We went to Pasig to visit my parents but we went 1st to INDEX salon. Hubby had a haircut and I had my hair trimmed and cellophaned. Vanity is expensive. Haha.We had lunch in my parent house. Also able to play with my nephew. He gained a lot of weight. He is almost 5kgs. He is overweight for an almost 3 month old baby.
Also, for vanity, i had my nails done by our suking manicurista. We left my parents house at around 3pm. We had pm snacks in Pancake House in Alabang. It was an expensive mirienda and not money smart which contradicts my thoughts on my other blog. We also attended the 5pm mass in our Parish. And since it was also our fiesta, it was star stunded. It was celebrated by 4 priests (our parish priest, 2 more priests and our Imus Bishop). It was also attended by the Cavite Congressman and Imus Mayor (Strike Revilla). I don't wanna be sarcastic but they are both late for the mass. They arrived almost 30mins late. Hehehe. Hubby and I both grew up in the City and we are not familiar with such customs in the province. However, I think it was fun. They have a band playing, some programs and other gimiks.

Anyway, we had a worthwhile weekend because we spent every minute of it together!

New SB Mags

Yesterday, I received these mags i bought from bookoto. I love them - lots of inspiration inside! Can't wait to scraplift them.

TAGGED AGAIN: Unimportant Things About Me

I got tagged again. Now it is from PAM.

Rules:
1. Link back to the person that tagged you.
2. Post these rules on your blog.
3. Share six unimportant things about yourself.

1. I love drinking coffee.
2. I can be an organized and not so organized person at the same time.
3. I like to lose weight but can't help eating.
4. I hate washing the dishes.
5. I rarely cook.
6. I'm trying to be Money-Smart.

4. Tag six people...
I am now TAGGING -  Me-anne, Christine, Ela, Shirley, Knoll and Aggie.

I'm scared

I have detected a big fibroadenoma inside me. But I hope it's not what I think it is. I had one removed few years back and it was good that it was benign. I need to consult a doctor. Please pray for me. I'm scared.

Newly Arrived Gifts

Received another batch of gifts from a friend in US. I just love all of them. Thanks Ate Jo!

SCRAPFEST 5

I was able to attend the Scrapfest 5 with Hubby. We had so much fun and pressure . I enjoyed the demos on the mini album and learned new techniques.

I tried to resist the temptations but hubby did not and he even pushed me to buy what I want and so we went home with these stuffs.

Anyway, here is my take for the On-the-Spot Challenge:

Some reflection was seen due to the transparency.

Materials: Imagination Project PPS, Corrugated Board, AC Thickers, Glitter Glue, MAMBI 3D embellishments (leaves/swirls), Zig Pen, Crystals, White CS, Cherry Arte Rub-ons, ribbon, metal charm. Journaling: People always noticed that we have coordinated clothes. We always dressed up like this. We just love it. We don't know why. But maybe, it is just our way of showing them that we are a ... perfect match.

I haven't taken a photo of hubby's entry. He still wants to edit it. Also, I can't post the mini album project yet because we still need to finish it. We'll post it once we're done.

Bottomline, SCRAPFEST5 was a success. I was able to see old and lots of new faces. Congrats to the Scrappinmoms and to all the winners!

The Coffee Farmhouse Mini Vacation

I got so busy last week that I forgot to blog about our mini vacation last May 10. Hubby and I spent our 24 hours in The Coffee Farmhouse in Tagaytay. It was recommended by my sister and we found it really nice. We enjoyed our stay there. See below for my rating:

Legend: + = GOOD - = BAD +/- = Neutral

Rate
+ 1650/head for a 24Hr stay. (Includes AM snack, Lunch, PM snacks, Dinner and Breakfast) . + This also includes stay in a bedroom for 2 pax.
+ Overall Expenses: 3440 (we ordered for add'l 2 coke in can, tuna sandwich and a bag of coffee)

Room
+ Spacious for 2 person.
+ With indoor restroom.
+ Shower Heater
+ No A/C but with ceiling fan. Actually, even an electric fan is not needed that time because the air is already cold.
- No complimentary items like : soap, shampoo, etc.
+/-No TV but still good because we're able to spend most of our time outdoor and really have some bonding time. The TV is only located in the dining area.

Food
+ Included in the rate.
+ Yummy. They have a good cook/chef who happens to be the owner.
+ Everything was delicious. Hubby who is very meticulous with food liked all of them.
+ We had the following:
AM Snacks: Tuna Sandwich and overflowing coffee or milo
Lunch: Lumpiang Ubod, Kare-kare and Pakwan
PM Snacks: Carbonara
Dinner: Pork Steak, Mixed Vegetables and Banana
Bfast: Longganisa, Salted Egg, Fried Rice, Papaya
+ Coffee is free anytime of the day.
+ They home grown their coffee and it was really good. I like the aroma and taste.

Service
+ It was great.
+ It is a family business. So the owners are hands-on with the needs of the guests.
+ The owner even toured us to the whole place so we can see all their rooms.
+ They ensured that the guest will enjoy their stay.


Facilities
+ Outdoor Basketball , Badminton & Volleyball Court
+ Swimming Pool is Clean. They are cleaing it almost every time.
-/+ It is only a lap pool. Depth is 2" and 4" to 5".
+ They have Function Room where you use the videoke, play table tennis and darts.
+ Garden/Coffee Farm - nice landscape.
+ They have spots for night bonfire activity.
+ Cottages by the pool - clean and well-lit @ night
+ Lots of wooden swings.
+ Relaxing Gazebo
+ Billiard area
+ Clean and Cozy Dining Area.
+ They have bicycle and scooters for kids.
+ They have mini store where you can buy chips, chocolates and toiletries.
+ Use of the facilities is free of charge.

Others:
+ They can accommodate your chosen time for check-in and check-out. Rates will vary depending on the meals you want.
+ You can have a worry free vacation because foods are being prepared for you.
+ We're not able to pay our reservation due to lack of time but they still accommodated us. We just paid the whole amount upon checkout.
- Nice website here:
+/- Globe Telecoms signal is weak in the area. This is an advantage if you don't want to be disturbed during your vacation.

OVERALL RATING:
Satisfactory!!!! And recommendable.

SIDE Story:
Hubby and I really had a good time. We spent a lot of time together. We played badminton, table tennis and billiards. We also sued the pool both in the morning and afternoon. We stayed in the gazebo, took some pictures, watched TV and write dedication on the Mother's Day cards that we created the other night. We even played with bikes and scooters. We played like kids and really enjoyed our time together.

Btw, Hubby and I also learned a lot about coffee because of the TRIVIA cards attached to their coffee trees.

You can view more pix in this link.

38th Month

Today is our 38th Monthsary as hubby and wifey and we celebrated it over a Wendy's Bacon Cheeseburger Meal. We also took home a Dulce de Leche Cake for dessert.

We are still celebrating our monthsary everytime. Sometimes we eat out. Sometimes we go malling. And sometimes we just cuddle at home. But no matter how we celebrate it, we enjoy every bits and pieces of it.

Our Company Summer Outing and RANT about STAR TOLL

We've now home after the whole day summer event of our company. El Madero Farm is different from Villa Escudero where we had our summer outing last year. El Madero is more of a resort. They said that they have 11 pools but I was only able to see 8. I just don't know if I counted it right. We didn't swim because but we participated in some of the activities like the Mr. & Ms. contest and the Bingo. The foods are over flowing. Hubby and I were quite satisfied.

We had the following:

AM snacks: Ham & Cheese Bread and C2 Ice Tea
Lunch: Chicken Adobo, Salted Egg & Tomato, Breaded Fish Fillet, Grilled Liempo, Lechon, Corn in Cob, Fruit (choice of banana, ponkan and apple) and Soda
PM snacks: Ham & Cheese Bread, Corn in Cob, Turon, Oishi and Soda
Others: 4 pcs Squid Balls, Cotton Candy, Dirty Ice Cream
Souvenir: Red Transparent Bottle for Drinks with handle.

We really had a lot. This outing is quite better than our other summer events in terms of food. I think most of us had fun and lots of pictures. Our managing director even played volleyball with our group.

I will post more pictures soon.

Let's now go to my rant. I hate the Star Toll System. It was not friendly. We almost got lost and we even paid a very expensive toll fee. We entered the star toll from Sto. Tomas and we're supposed to exit in Lipa but missed it.We got surprised seeing another vehicle in the other lane in the opposite direction. We then realized that we missed the exit. We decided to made a U-turn and saw some security guard and asked for assistance. We knew that they saw us that we made a U-turn. They said that we should exit in Lipa. So akala namin ok lang yun.Pag dating sa toll gate we're asked to pay 64 pesos. Nagulat ako kasi last June, 24 lang yung toll fee. Tinanong namin yung cashier kung kelan sila nagtaas. Sabi nya, matagal na daw ganun. Bka matagal lang daw kami di nagpunta dun. We'll, sabi ko ke hubby, sobrang taas naman. Bka kaya ganun dahil sa iba kami nag-exit. Tignan na lang namin ulit pag-uwi. After the event, we were very cautious na magkamali ng exit. Pero THANK YOU pa rin sa napakalaking sign board sa may exit. Super nakakalito sya and we ended up going to BATANGAS instead of going to MANILA. So ano pa nga ba ang gagawin namin, e di U-TURN ulit. Pagdating sa EXIT ng Sto. Tomas, I prepared 24 pesos because I know that we existed from Tambo. But then the cashier is aking us to pay 44 pesos. We told them that we exited from Tambo pero iba daw nakasulat sa CARD. Tapos biglang she's charging us with 64 pesos. Huh? I was very mad. Sabi namin. Nakakalito naman kasi mga sign-boards nila. Sabi nila, meron daw guards dun na dapat nagu-guide. Eh wala naman kaya kami nakita nung pabalik na kami. GRRRR.

I know there is a problem with the system. Di na lang ako nakipag-away kasi mahaba na yung fila sa Toll Gate. Pero truly, nakakalito mga sign boards nila.Parang sinadya yata nila na ganun para maraming magkamali at makasingil sila ng mahal. For sure, we will not be the only one that will be victimized by their sign board and system. So cautious when you pass via Star Toll to avoid paying more.

I am still mad with the 80 pesos that we lost because of the broken system of Star Toll. 80 pesos is still 80 pesos and it's no JOKE. It can still buy some kilos of rice.Grrr!

2008 MOTHERS Day CARDs

Last Friday, eventhough we were so tired from our company outing, Hubby and I created some Mothers Day CARDs. We're able to create 6 cards out of a 12x12 cardstock. I was able to finished 4 cards while hubby finished 2 (those 2 at the the right).

We're able to give them to my mom, sis, aunt, cousin and SIL.

Gifts from Friends

Yesterday, I received gifts from friends. I was so happy. Kuya Rowen came from the US with Tintin to conduct a 2-week training here in our office and they brought me a PURE SEDUCTION cologne by Victoria Secret.

An officemate who also came back from a training in US informed me yesterday that I got some "PADALA" from Ate Jo. I got lots of scrapbooking embellishments. Can't wait to use all of them.

Thanks to our Friends - the Tandingan and Mamorno Family from San Jose, CA. It was so sweet of you! Miss you all!

Company Outing Tomorrow

I know it's quite late for a summer outing because it is already raining. But still we are thankful that we'll be having a time-off tomorrow. We'll be spending a whole day there.

We will be going to El Madero in Lipa Batangas. They said that it will fun and exciting. But what excites us the most is our friend who'll be joining the Mr. & Ms. contest. Hehehe.

Restarted

Finally, I'm slowly catching up my breath. Things are slowly going normal. I am back to blogging and scrapping. Hopefully I can hold on.

Last night, I thought I was able to finish a LO. I know I did. But I was not satisfied. I looked at it a couple of hours ago and made some changes. I did. But it is almost negligible. My absence in scrapping made me forget how to create a pleasing LO. Hehehe. For now, I need to be satisfied with my output. I just need to practice more since Scrapfest5 is just 10 days away.

Here is my 1st LO after a month of absence in the scrapping world.

Journaling:
A new year's treat to ourselves. We spent a night in Los Banos. We visited UPLB as per recommendation of Issa. This Belen is really nice. A true work of Art.

Materials:
MME Bohemian PPS, AC Thickers, Zig Pen, Cherry Arte Rub-on, Button, Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brads ( Karen Foster, Unknow Brand), Metal Bling, Craft Express Alpha Sticker, Provo Craft vellum Alpha Sticker.

We need to P.U.S.H. More

I think we need to push more. After 9 days of delay.... I got my period. My cycle is 30D and I had it on the 39th. Waah. We've expected too much and we had fallen so hard. Hehehe. Anyway, for now ... we need to smile, be thankful for our other blessings and PUSH harder.

    P-ray
    U-ntil
    S-omething
    H-appens

Please also help us to PUSH. Thanks!

I miss my Life....

Hay... really really busy and I know I'm missing a lot. Been busy with
work, family, etc. Hope I can blog about them soon... for now... I just
want to vent out. Need to go back to work....

Something to be Grateful!!!!

Today.... I almost got into a car accident. Thank GOD that He had given me presence of mind, wisdom and courage.

My group and I had a lunch out. Hubby was not with us because he needs to be with their visitor. We had a good lunch but not a real good experience. Mcdo was jam packed. We just ate near the party area where aircon was off. We're sweating while eating.

Going back to work was pretty smooth, until I got impatient with the truck and tricycle in front of me. I cut them and was surprised to see a truck in front of us... very close. My thoughts were... I will hit it very hard if I'll stop. I just turned the wheel to the right. Luckily, I
never hit the tricycle and was also not hit by the truck.

It was indeed a blessing. Thanks be to GOD!

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Anniversary Gifts

I was able to blog on the place where we spent our 3rd year anniversary. However, I was not able to write about our simple exhange of gifts.

Our Anni fall on a Holy Wednesday. Months before our anniversary, we already planned of having a day off. However, we only planned of having 1 more day-off before that day, a week before that.

Holy week started with Palm Sunday. We're so bz with a lot of things. Monday, we went to office to finish some stuffs before we take our vacation. Tuesday... was supposed to be a rest and prep day for our trip. However, hubby had some urgent stuffs that needs to be done. He took a half day off instead.

I was supposed to buy a gift in the morning while he's in the office, but I was not feeling well. When hubby came home @ passed 1pm, we took our lunch together and headed to ATC. We just bought some stuffs that we will be needing in our trip. We had pm snaks in BK and decided to go separate ways to buy gifts for each other. Hehehe. Then we met @ 5pm. All the things we bought was kept secret until we got home.

At home... he was so excited that he started giving me his gifts even it's not yet our anniversary.
- 1st, were the books that he bought for the two of us.
" Husband after Gods own plan" & " Wife after Gods own Plan" by Jim and Elizabeth George.
- 2nd was the Bench leather watch that I saw the last time we went to ATC. I didn't buy it because the moneysmart in me strikes again.
- 3rd was the Paper Bag from Gems & Jewel. It contained a silver earring. Waah. He looked at my reaction and then gave me the earring that I saw a week ago. I loved it the 1st time I saw it but because of my being money smart, i didn't buy it.

I was so overwhelmed with all those gift that I felt ashame with my gift for him. I handed him my simple leather watch gift. I felt happy with hubby's reaction. He truly appreciates all the things that I gave him.

I was so lucky having him. He don't smoke, drinks rarely but never get drunk and not materialistic. He is just fond of eating. He likes to eat and try different foods. Hehehe. No wonder... that both of us are gaining weight.Obvious ba?

Punta de Fabian Ratings

We really enjoyed our stay in Punta de Fabian last week. We stayed there for 3d/2n. It was really a romantic and relaxing place. But still... you have to see for yourself. See below for my rating:

Legend:
+ = GOOD
- = BAD
+/- = Neutral


Room
+ Since we checked-in early and we are just one of the few guest for the day, we were able to choose our room.
+ Spacious,cozy and fragrant.
+ Nice Terrace.
+ TV with Cable/Radio
+ Got 2 single beds that can be moved together and still comfortable.
+ Sngle bed is like a double/twin bed.
+ Good A/C
+ Shower Heater
+ Complementaries: 2 3in1 Nescafe coffee, 2 Bottled Water, 2 sets of shampoo, conditioner and soap.
+ Electric Airpot
- No comforter. Just the normal thin cotton sheet for blanket - ginawin ako eh.
- No complimentary shaver. Hubby forgot to bring his and we needed to go out to buy one. Hehehe. Wish list lang naman.


Rate
+ Standard Room : 2.8K php per night. Fare Enough.
+ Bfast for 2 included.
+ Billiards: 100php/hr - new table. nice to use.
+/- Karaoke: 200php/hour
+/- Darts: not sure of the rate, less than 200/hr
+ Overall Expenses: ~ 9K which includes:
= 2 nights in a std room = 5.6K
= 1 PM snaks for 2 = 300php
= 1 hr of Billiards = 100php
= 1 Ala Carte Dinner: 2 dish, 2 rice, 2 Calamnsi Juice and a Cake = ~500php
= Special Dinner for 2 = 600php
= French Fries = 65php
= A Bouquet of Roses = ???
= A Bottle of Red Wine = ???
= Tip
= Btw, we didn't had any lunch there because we had eaten out.

Food
+ Yummy. They have a good cook/chef.
+ Fare Price. Ala Carte that is good for 2 ranges from 155 to 165php.
+ They served some special meals. Complete from drinks, main dish, side dish and dessert for only 300php. However, this should be pre-ordered.
+ Special PM snaks : Spaghetti with 2 buttered/garlic breads and a drink is @ 150php.
+ Hubby and I got colds and they made special fresh hot calamansi juice for us even though it's not part of their menu.
+ They have a special cake baked that day. Cake: diameter = 6", Height=4", Price: 85php.


Service
+++ Wala ako masabi.The service is great!
+ The owner's son ( Sales & Mktg) is hands-on with the guest. He ensures that he met with all the guests.


Facilities
+ Basketball & Volleyball Court - Clean and nice
+ Pool/Jacuzzi - Clean. They are cleaing it every morning. You just need to schedule your swimming hour because they are cleaning it 'til 7am.
+ They have videoke room, Table Tennis, Darts and billiards
+ Garden - nice landscape
+ Cottages by the pool - clean and well-lit @ night
+ Dining Area - Clean


Others:
+ They accommodate special services like the candlelight dinner arranged by hubby. As well as the 12dozens of roses that he asked them to prepare.
- Late nga lang dumating yung flowers. Supposed to be ready 3/19 in the evening during our dinner but they had it ready in the morning of the next day.
- Payment: Reservation should be done thru bank deposit. Either BPI Family or China Bank. Nothing was near our place. They should have at least the common banks like BDO and BPI Commercial Banks.
- Website not updated: no map, picture gallery and rates are not up to date. As per the owner, they are in the process of hiring a new website designer. Their website should be updated soon.
- We asked them to send us a map but they were not able to.But still ok kahit naligaw kami ng konti. Sa kabilang h-way kami dumaan. We had to go back the other way.


Overall Rating:
Satisfactory!!!! And recommendable.

Happy Easter!!!

Happy Easter Everyone!
Hope You had a fruitful and Blessed Day!

We're not able to join the "Salubong" this morning because my cellphone's battery got empty and it didn't alarm. We just attended the mass this afternoon.

Btw, already uploaded the pix of our Holyweek Vacation / 3rd Year Wedding Anniversary Celebration in Punta de Fabian- Baras, Rizal. We really enjoyed our stay there. Everyone was so accomodating. The place is so romantic and relaxing! The foods are good and not expensive. We didn't regret that we chose to celebrate there instead of our planned overnight stay in a Hotel. You got to see for yourself. More Pix are in this link.

My Favorite Tree in Punta de Fabian

Relaxing outside our Room

We also visited 2 churches in Rizal. The Tanay and Baras Church. The Baras Church is a very old church. It was built in 15th century. Looking @ the church, you can feel that you are in a different time - it's like a blast in the past. It's worth our visit. We also made a wish.... since it was both our 1st time in their church.... we wished for a baby... and a stronger, happy and fruitful married life!

Tanay Church

Baras Church

New 8x8 LOs for 2008

Last weekend, I did some LOs for my friends in the US. These are in 8x8 only.



Matls:
PPS, L.Elsie PPS, UL PPS, Colorbok punchouts, tag and stickers, rickrack, fiber, brads,inkpads.



Matls:
LE & IP PPS, Orange Foam, Black CS, L.Elsie rubons, ribbons, Flowers (diecut and prima), button, white paint, inkpad.



Matls:
Black and Yellow CS, ribbons, CE rubons, UL PPS, white paint, WRMK eyelet.



Matls:
AC PPS, Rickrack, UL PPS, SEI PPS for heart, CS, colorbok punchout tag, KMA word clear sticker, buttons, Prima Flowers, brad, inkpad.



Matls:
IP, JB and UL PPS, 7 Gyp Sticker, Prima Flower, brad, Black CS, white paint.

Welcome, ETHAN!

We just had the newest addition in our family. Meet my nephew ETHAN. He was born last March11 @ 11:15am. I saw the whole process. Few minutes before going out. I was able to hear his 1st cry and how he changed his skin color.

We pray that he'll grow as a good and God fearing person. Welcome to the world, ETHAN!

The Weather is Changing and So Am I

Summer is here. I can now feel the heat! Last weekend, I took a bath twice because I kept on sweating. But... It was my bad... Now... I feel that I am having colds. My nose is running. Huhuhu.

This can't be because hubby and I are celebrating our 3rd Year Anni in Punta de Fabian. Need to be well to enjoy the moment and the serenity of the place.

Layouts to Reveal

March 2008 Scrapbytes is now up. I can now reveal my 2 LOs featured in this issue.

Sketch of the Month LO by Ems:
Title: Tough Guys wear PINK
Journaling:
Pink is a girl's color.
But I love seeing you in pink.
Bcoz you look cute in it.
Materials:
Colorbok -PPS,CS, Alphas (chipboard, sticker, punch-outs), Sticker
Ranger White Paint
Inkpad
Zig Pen
HS Corner stamp
LD Journaling stamp

Round Robin Entry
Title: Family Matters
Journaling:
My post birthday celebration with my family. Had lunch in Northpark. July 15'07.
Materials:
AC PPS and Thickers, CS, Foam, Rickrack, C.Arte Chpboard, Zig & Sakura Pen, K& Co Flower Brads, Ribbon,Felt diecut, Gin-X Coaster,

What's So Special?

Got curious about Mo Twister's raving about the "Juno" movie. We watched it last Sunday. However... the verdict is: It's not so good. Not appreciated it that much. Maybe because of the following:

1. Too liberated.
2. Not compliant to Filipino culture
3. The thought of adoption is not acceptable for me... but hubby have a different view. Bahala Sya... Hehehe.

Mo might have love it because of the dialogue... the typical American style of communicating, speaking, talking. I must admit... I also enjoyed it. Hehehe. But overall.. I don't like the story.

FEBRUARY 29 '08 - A Special DAY

Last Thursday night... while cuddling with hubby.... i whispered to him that I want to pasyal and buy a bag. He promised that we will... tomorrow. Hehehe.

So came Friday morning... I reminded him that we need to be out of the office at exactly 5pm. I kept on reminding him because he is so workaholic. I even scheduled it on our Oracle Calendar para walang ligtas. It will send a reminder 10mins before the event. My subordinates even bet that we can't leave early. They already know my husband..hahaha. Few minutes before 5pm... hubby was on a phone.. then chatting about work with his subordinates.. i even made a reminder call. Then.. at exactly 5pm... he's by my desk .... I was shocked... almost all of our officemates were surprised about us leaving early. Hehehe... The comments were... AMAZING.... Ningas kugon lang yan... wow...changed man.. hehehe..But one thing for sure.... I appreciated it... According to him... Since it is a leap year... we need to make that day special... extra ordinary because it only repeats once every 4 years.May ganun-ganun pa. Hehehe.

So we went to ATC... more than an hour drive from our office. We dropped by NBS to buy some stuffs needed at home and for my scrapbooking ekek. Then we ate in TEMPURA.... our 1st time together. Memorable right? We ate... a lot... yet it was not that expensive... ok na rin. Tapos... ikot-ikot lang.... Planned to buy a new bag but...nagkuripot na naman ako.. hahaha...next time na lang.. I'll just repair my new yet broken bag. hay. I also thought of drinking coffee but I felt so full and tired that we left ATC 30mins before it closes.

However.... we're so unfortunate... we got stuck in Daang Hari. The traffic was so frustrating. Our way home that should only take 10mins became 1.5H. Waah. Naisip ko tuloy... sana...nag-kape na lang kami. Nevertheless... we had a special day because we spent some time together.... we had some good and not so good time.

More LOs for 2008... Let's get it On

I had the mojo last week and able to finished the 3 simple LOs below. Pagpasensyahan nyo na po. ;-) . I just did what I can with the the time I have. Better have few simple LOs than none. Btw, most on the materials I used on my 2 LOs are from my scraps while the 3rd LO (New Year) were from the new stuffs that I received last week. Hehe.


Amour
Journaling (Clear Sticker):
Life with you is beautiful
Materials:
Black CS, BG PPS, MAMBI word Crystals for title , KMA clear Sticker, HS and Prima Flowers, Ribbon, Metal Charm, 7 Gyp Ribbon, Rickrack, K&Co Fabric Stickers, Inkpads, Zig pen, Glitter Glue.
Play Time
Journaling:
PE Xmas Party '07. After a stressful year, everyone needs some time off and...play time.
Materials:
Red Baz CS, CE 3D stickers, K& Co Clear Sticker, 7Gyp Sticker, green foam, rickrack, SEI alpha sticker. Chipboard Diecuts, Zig pen.

New Year
Journaling:
It's been a tradition to wear shirts with dots on new years eve. But since we don't have one, we just wore green clothes because it is still the color of $$. ",
Materials:
Colorbok (PPS, Diecuts/Punch-outs, Stickers, Vellum phrase, heart chipboard), Inkpad, Zig Pen, Foam Diecut, Blings, lace, ribbon.

I Got it for Free

I was salivating about the STARBUCKS 2008 Planner since December. I planned of earning it by drinking their coffees but the "kurips" in me was so strong. I tried but I failed. Hehehe.

Good thing that my friend chose to have the Jollibee Planner instead of the SB. She gave it to me last Tuesday.I was so lucky and Happy for my 1st ever Starbucks planner. 

My 1st EB for 2008 & Latest LOs

Hubby and I attended SE's FEB EB in Nette's Place. We arrived a little past 1pm....just in time for lunch. Hehehe. It was nice to see old and new faces. Saw two hubbies in the the place but they also left early. Ariel was not able to mingle with them. The demos were conducted by Candy, Cabbie and Donna. Learned a lot from them. I was almost tempted to buy alcohol inks.Well for now... it's still a NO NO. No budget for them. Maybe soon. I hope. My scrap stuffs are already earning dust because I was not scrapping lately.

Anyway... hubby and I were able to start a LO using a sketch from Em (Scrapbyte Feb'08).

I also shopped for some more stuffs:

From MLA & SH: Bazzill CS (brown & black), ATB PPS, MM Paint, Corner Adorner, See D's Stamps
From Liza: UHU Glue

I also got the Crop-a-Dile Pink case thru Cabbie.

Thanks Cabbie for bringing this.

Hmmm.... the best part of the EB was the Raffle and RAK Table.

I got to win the CE LEGACY CRAFTERS DOUBLE DECK SPECTRAFILE. Thanks to Nette for her generosity.

This are the things I got from the RAK table. Thanks to the owners of these stuffs.

Btw, last Sunday, I was able to finish 3 LOs:

This was a WIP since January. Finally...able to complete it

This is the LO that hubby & I started in Nette's Place

This is a 30min LO using the PPS and lace that I got from the RAK table.

Finally.... it's all coming back. Hehehe...

Got a Gift

This morning, I received the gift from Kuya Tonio and Ate Arlene (my friends in the US). They send it thru Kuya Ian who just had a 1 week business trip to US. Kuya Ian informed me yesterday about the "padala" but I was surprised when he handed it to me this morning. I never expected it to be this much.

They had given me a Colorbok Scrapbooking Kit - Berry Happy Line.
The kits includes:

1 Storage Keepsake Box
3 Tabbed Storage Folders
1 Postbound Album
24 PPS
22 Velum Sentiments
376 Punch-outs
667 Stickers
36 Chipboard Pieces
1 Idea Guide

Btw, there is a dedication at the back of the kit which says:
"Belated Merry Christmas & Advance Happy Birthday!"
This is the earliest birthday present I received this year!

Thank you very much. Really appreciate it. God Bless.

Can't wait to use them! Hmmmm... tagal naman ng weekends....

VALENTINES 2008

Happy Valentines to All!!!!

Grabe... I don't know what I feel right now. I'm so tired. Really got so busy with work. Actually, my current YM status says: Grabe and bilis ng oras.... naiwan ako.... Waah.... kakapagod maghabol....HAY.

I feel so tired. Naiiyak nako. Waah!
Anyway.... need to go back to work... need to work more. Huhuhu.