Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Travel Channel

Last night me and hubby was watching a tv, were watching the show called " Travel Channel " http://www.travelchannel.com/ . I was happy seeing that they featured Philippines on that show. It was all about filipino's foods and delacacy we have. Watching it made me miss the Philippines even more, seeing those filipino food like RM( testes of a cow/horse), Balot ( broiled egg w/chicks inside), Isaw ( chicken, pig intestine) and in my surprize they also show my especialty dessert called Topioca ( pearl sago). Then also visited some beautiful places like Palawan and it's beaches, caves and some farm. OMG I miss them all and while watching it I feel so proud of our nation. Philippines is just one of the best country foriegners needs to visit.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Our First White Christmas here in Daddy's arms.












Dec. 24, 2008 was the day we celebrated our first White Christmas with Alex and his loving family. We gathered at mom and dad's place at 4pm. Everybody is there no on is absent. Everybody is dress and happy, but most off all kids are the most happy creature during that time, they run, they sung Xmas song, they are excited to open there Christmas presents. But I feel a little bad during that time, I miss home, I miss my mom, dad and my little brother. I miss giving gifts to my little cousins. Last Christmas, I wrapped many gifts as I could for them, to make them happy, to see there's smiles. It's not a big deal to me anymore, I'm not a kid anymore who wish for many gifts when Christmas is coming, wish that Santa will have for me, now i can say I am the Santa for my Son, my little brother and for my little cousins. I just love seeing them smile during those kinds of days. There simple " thank you ate" is enough for me, that's all i wanted to hear. Anyway we start by eating and before that mom thank God by praying on the table, she thank God for having me and James this Christmas, and I feel the same way too. When everybody is full now we sat on the living room and mom played a German Christmas song, instead of singing James just decided to dance. LOL. But kids going nuts now and they keep going to the big Christmas tree and take a glance to all presents that were there. So dad told mom lets start giving them gifts. Alex is the one assign
the steps:
he gave one of the gifts and the one who got gifts will go to the one who gave the gift for them and hug and kiss and say thank you, then kid will go at Alex and get a gift and will give it to owner of the gift then do the hugging and kissing and the thank u thing.

James was excited, he always have excitement in his face even its not his turn yet, he helped the girls open there gifts and do so his uncle Norbert ( his dad twin). He his funny cuz every time he received a clothing he will return it to the one who gave it to him and say thank you hahahaha (his just a kid), but every time he got toys he will sit on the corner near the box and seriously will open the gift, then go to the one who gave it to him and give a hug and kiss and his sweet thank you. This is his many gifts so far in Christmas, and the shocking gifts he had was the big CAR in the character of MCQUEEN in CARS the movie, that what James have in his room, all CARS character.





I also got a Jewelry set from my in laws earrings and necklace white and black diamond and cash from Oma and a Digi cam from hubby and me and Alex got a turbo cooker from mom and dad. I made a Christmas card for them with key chain inside for me the thoughts is the most important in that card. When everybody read it, i was shocked that they have all tears in there eyes. They hug me and whisper that " we love u and James and you both are our gifts" :( . Really I am very much happy and proud of them, Alex family are the most wonderful person I met in my entire life, aside from own family back home that I miss alot.






Dear Lord I do thank you for the my additional family here, not for the gifts i received this Christmas, I also do thank you for making us safe here and my family back home. I also want to thank you for all the pain and trials i had for the past few years, it made me stronger and better person now. Happy Bday Papa Jesus.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas to All.

just wanna greet all of my friends here a MErry Merry Christmas. May the good Lord shower us all the blessing and good things thru the new year.

from: Gempler's Family

Sunday, December 21, 2008

I'ts my Son 3rd bday and first bday here in US.











Yerterday Dec. 20 was James 3rd bday and his first bday here at USA our new home. The family gathered at POJO's party place. With home made cake Oma made and some of my recepi like crbonara, maja de blanca and bread mogue and pizza from the place we all set the party. I have invited one f my newy found friends who also from CDO with her hubby and her daugther. Seeing James with hid dad helping him unwrapped his present is the most wonderful picture yesterday for me, seing my son happy with what he had is a plus, but deep inside my heart i miss my parents and my little brother, they should be around and will happy for James too but, were here and they are far away from us. But they already greet James Dec 20 at Philippines time thru voice chat with cam. My dad, mom and Jeu sung happy bday to you for him. They talked and they laugh, which is nice and help us ease the missing part of us here. So anyway back to the party, we played, we eat and we ride, all of us are happy especialy the kids around. We went home with prices in our hands. So after the party we drop at mom place and other 2 present were waiting there. A nice big and a table tools with tools of course lol! Again his eyes role and went big with the word WOW! here is some of the picture from yesterday








Friday, December 19, 2008

fake nails, why are they are expensive?




I just arrived from the nails salon. My loving mom pick me up here at home so we can go to the salon for our nails. My loving husband look like want to pampered me, he called mom and asked mom if she can accompany me too a salon since he never went to any. So around 10am mom is here already and i run so james wont noticed me walking, means daddy will babysit our son for the first time. Anyway were at the Salon and this vitamess woman intertain us immedaitely. ME and mom will have the famous FRENCH TIP styles. Well at first i thought it will done just quick for were using fake nails, but i was wrong it tooked us almost 1hr and so till were done with everything. Its a lot of worked, gosh, to think that they using some high techonology to done our nails, but yeah the worked is pretty nice and wonderful heres how my new nails look like on the top. And gess cant believed how expensive it was, 44$ for those work. But isnt it worth for everything? I love it and my mom loved her nails too. Thanks Mom and Thanks Hubby.


you woke me up Jen!


thanks jen for the tag. i also like it though ok here is mine i about to fall asleep when i tooked it , and its my xmas gift my new kodak digi cam 9.2 let see if still i got the nice shot lol. so im on my pjs so guys forgive me.

Here are the rules:

1. Take a picture of yourself right NOW!.

2. DON'T change your clothes, DON'T fix your hair... Just take a picture.

3. Post that picture with NO editing.

4. Post these instruction with your picture.

5. Tag 10 people to do this.

I want to tag this to Ate RUBs, SHY, Diviya since flor and jen is done already.


Sunday, December 14, 2008

James First Snow















Yesterday here at Boise was snowing already, but James called it SUGAR at first, his with his Opa (lolo) outside the hospital when these tiny flakes falling from the sky. James was like " what are those white stuff flying all over here Opa?" dad said " its a snow James" he said back " No its sugar" hahahaha. this is so funny but i love those ignorant he had.








Today when we woke up in the morning everything is covered with the snow, James run on his room and raise his blind curtain to have a better view at the yard, he was like " mommy whats happening in here? why all of the grass was cover with sugar? and why sugar still keep on falling down?" i was amazed with those questions, his just will turn 3 soon, but my Son seem talk like olderly. i told him " Jaggy that what we called snow, thats like an ice crashed back home (philippines), like the halu-halo, that what its like, thats not sugar but yes its look like sugar." then he said " oh i see"
well mom and dad will pick us up for breakfast at this buffet resturant they always go every sunday, we when there and we ate, i was full, everything is there, waffle, pan cake, bread, anything u want to eat was there. well after that we went back home, james was so excited to get out on the car and dive on the snow, he played with dog , he runned like crazy, he went to the street and pick some snow, he sitted and he lay on the snow. seeing him playing outside with dad and Moris is a happiness in me, i know he is excited being on snow. and here some of pictures that proof how much excited he is.

Our New Member in the Family Tifani Beverly




Last Dec 12, 2008 Susan's Alex sister give birth to St. Lukes Hospital to a very beautiful girl name Tifani Beverly. I feel so overwhelm that they named the little girl with my name. Im not just feel so welcome to the family but i feel more than special. Anyway the Tifani Beverly weight 8 lbs and 13 oz. lengt 23 inches, she look like her ATE Catarina and a half of her dad, well all of s here are happy to finally see her, tomorrow they will be release from the hospital and she and Susan will be finally be home. We thank GOD for a new joy of life.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Dad's, Susan's and Oma's Bday




We missed to celebrate my Mom in law bday, last Sept 18, due to the fact that our visa was not in our hand yet. But its still ok since we still able to celebrate Dad's bday which was Nov. 20 and Susan's bday which was Nov. 21 also our wedding day and Oma's bday. During Dad's bday we were at their place, the whole family together with our kids, we have home made cake, some cookies and jello, oma made it all. hmmmm taste all good especialy the German cake oma baked. we just celebrate Dad's and Susan Bday and the two of them are happy. Oma,s bday was last Dec. 4 we went t their place and went to Chuck-a-rama a buffet resturant, Oma was emotional since its her first bday without opa, i told her she dont need to be sad, cuz opa will be sad in heaven too, i told her its all ok, since me and James is here now and will love her alot too. All of the sudden my Oma embraced me and told me to come over her room and told me " I am very happy that you and James is here now and I do love u too. I have something for u my sweet daugther and hope u like it" Its a blinky bracelet, not sure what how they call it but i know its precious, i was shocked since its her bday and she the one who giving me something, well really i have something for her too, came from Philippines a a simple tissue holder made of bamboo, and she love it too. well im just feel lucky to have them all, they are all good and nice to us. Pic above was the bracelet Oma gave me, isnt it nice?

Friday, December 5, 2008

I feel welcome in here.

being here at my husband place is not easy step to deal with at first. But I thank God for always giving me a blessing that a MONEY cant buy with, my husband's family. They are so loving they are so real to me and to my son James Angelo there half half breed grandson, they are a blessing to us, they are such a loving family to us. I feel i am bless to have them, since i know not everyone is lucky to have such a loving parent's in law. Me and James feel so close to them, we can talk anything with out being shy and James can play with his grandparents too, and take note we have extra playmate too its Moriz our little doggy dog who is so sweet and heavy. I just love being here cuz we feel welcome by them.

Monday, December 1, 2008

my life here at my foreign land


It's been our 2 weeks here in the foreign land of United State of America where we need immigrate our selves cuz my husband work is here. At first we are waiting for this all our life to be together, it took us 4 years to reach and finally we already had the VISA were waiting for.


At first I thought I will feel so happy cuz Im finally with my husband arms, knowing inside on me i feel some guilt of leaving my family, my mom, dad, my little bro and some of my relatives who is close to me and to my son. I feel lonely, I feel sad, right now I even feel like going back home to give them a tight hug, I misses them all. Though we have the internet to help us ease the pain of missing them, yet it doesnt enough at all. But seeing their smiles makes me feel better and hearing there voice. Thanks for the technology we have now.


In other side, me and James feel so welcome here, my parents inlaw are so nice, they are full of love and joy for us, they treat us good, they treat us like they are trying to pay the days were not here with them. they are wonderful to us, not only them but include grandma, sis , bro and dog alex have. I thank God for them.
What really counts now, we are COMPLETE FAMILY now.