Saturday, December 25, 2010

Merry Christmas



Christmas for me is a time to reflect on all the happenings that unfold throughout the year. This is the time that I get to reminisce the amazing roller coaster of life. Every day I thank the Lord for everything.

Growing up I have these etched in my mind and heart:

The Serenity Prayer
Lord give me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change
Courage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference

Psalm 46:10
Be still and know that I am God

John 16:33
Take courage for I have overcome the world

Let us remember the real meaning of Christmas. My prayer is for God to continue to shine His light on each and every one of us. :)

Thursday, December 23, 2010

A Surprise Flowers From My Husband

'Tis the season to be jolly......
My husband surprised me with these beautiful flowers today. His office sent them home early after their company Christmas luncheon and it was so sweet of him to stop by my office to drop me off a crabcake, baked potatoes and brownies (Yuuummmm! =) ) for my lunch but he also surprised me with this wonderful flowers... Awwwww, so thoughtful of him. ;-)
Falala lala lala lala. <3


Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Lunar Eclipse and Winter Solstice 2010

Today I am sad and a bit disappointed that I missed this rare cosmic appearance during the lunar eclipse on winter solstice. I can't believe how I let this pass. =(

I was on my way home yesterday after work and I noticed how the moon was so beautiful and I even gazed longer as soon as I parked my car at home just admiring the beautiful creation of God. It was so bright that the white snow on the ground, the bare trees, the outdoor Christmas lights and the cool weather makes the sight more festive. So how did I miss this again?

Everyday, I normally check my emails or any random news on the web but for some reason, the entire day yesterday I didn't get the chance to do it which means this is the reason why I did not get the memo about this appearance in the first place (lol).

To top it all, my husband and I normally go to bed late but because we were tired over the past weekend's party that we attended over a friend's house, the tiredness started to kick in so we decided to go to bed early. (See what I mean?)

I woke up around 1:30am and again at around 3:30am to get water but because I didn't know about this, I went straight back to bed. (What a shame =) ) Alarm goes off at 5:05am and I started preparing my husband for work and by the time I sent him off, I even mentioned to him "Look at the moon, so beautiful", still oblivious that just 2 hours ago there's a magical moment that already occured. (Ugh)

And of course it did not end there hahaha, as soon as I headed back to bed, I checked my Facebook news feed on my phone and there it was- comments after comments from those lucky ones that got to see it. I texted my husband right away and told him, "Why does this have to happen everytime when everyone is asleep? Perhaps, God wants it to be on the wee hours of the morning because that's when people are still so we get to appreciate the beauty of His amazing creation????????"  Perhaps...............

Thursday, December 16, 2010

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Today is the first day of continuous drop of snow for this year where I live. As always, snow never cease to amaze me. I just love it. Another amazing gift from Him Above. Here's some pics I took today during my breaktime. I will post more as the season goes =)





Sunday, December 12, 2010

Saturday- The Lifetime Movie I Watched on TV

 I enjoyed watching this Lifetime movie event yesterday. It's a heart-warming love story with a twist.
It's like falling in love all over again (lol). Love it. <3

 Little Jane and Little Michael (These kids are adorable) =)

 One of my favorite scenes. This reminds me of my wedding day. (Ahwww) =)

 The First Kiss Scene =)

Eric Winter- My new crush. =)

My favorite scene.

And they lived happily ever after!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Happy Birthday Reags


Happy Birthday to you my dear brother. My wish is for you to have everything that you wished for. Continue to have fun with your passion in motocross and for the rest of your dreams, I pray that it will all come true in His time. I miss you so much. Love you always <3

Cheers!!!!

Source: themecakesbytraci.com

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Happy Birthday Mama

A birthday greeting ecard for your mother by things-to-say.com: "It's all the little things you do
That makes my life worthwhile
A little kiss upon my cheek
Always makes me smile

Your endearing words
That you send my way
Is all I need
To make my day

So many little things you do
Too numerous to mention
All of them I dearly love
They get my full attention


Happy Birthday Mama!!! Missing you always. Mwah =)

I love you!


Sources: things-to-say.com (For the poem); magnoliasmarriageandmanhattan.blogspot.com (For the cake picture)

Friday, December 3, 2010

My Grown Up Christmas List

This is my all-time favorite Christmas song! Happy Holidays! =)

 

My Grown Up Christmas List

Do you remember me
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you
With childhood fantasies

Well, I'm all grown up now
And still need help somehow
I'm not a child
But my heart still can dream

So here's my lifelong wish
My grown up christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
 And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up christmas list

As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something lovely
Wrapped beneath our tree

Well heaven only knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal
A hurting human soul

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
This is my grown up christmas list

What is this illusion called the innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth
(there'd be)

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown up christmas list
This is my only life long wish
This is my grown up christmas list

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Update On Our Live Christmas Tree

Finally our live christmas tree all lit up and ready for the holiday =)


Monday, November 29, 2010

Bible Verse That Inspire Me

John 16:33 (New International Version)

   33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

Proverbs 30:7-9 (New International Version)

 7 “Two things I ask of you, LORD;
   do not refuse me before I die:
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
   give me neither poverty nor riches,
   but give me only my daily bread.
9 Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
   and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’
Or I may become poor and steal,
   and so dishonor the name of my God.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Picking Out Our Live Christmas Tree

This year my husband and I decided to have a live christmas tree. We had a fake christmas tree that we bought since we got married and have been using it every year so this year we wanted to experience getting a live tree from a farm. We enjoyed trailing the aisles of the different varieties of trees. Definitely a great way to start a tradition but let's see first how it will work out once we have it at home. A lot of people say that it is too high maintenance but it remains to be seen- Me and my husband might enjoy this better than the fake one. =)

As we continue our search, we found 2 contenders first before we picked the 3rd one as "The One". We are pleased with the one we picked. It has an even look from all angles and the smell is amazing.

 Tree Prices

 This is the one.... =)

I'm trying to get all the credit but my husband did all the work (lol)

 
 Dragging it to it's new home.

 You can't say I didn't help...

 Time to go home and set it up

Your home for the season!!!

Decoration will be tomorrow. I'll be posting the pictures as soon as we have it done. =)

Dinner at the City Dock and Lights at the Bay

Day after Thanksgiving, we went to have dinner in one of our favorite restaurants then stopped by the city dock for a walk. It was cold but just being around all the Christmas decorations and the lovely smell of chocolate surrounding the area makes the walk warm and cozy. This is why I love the holidays- everything is so beautiful and for some reason, everybody is so nice and has that smile on their face. I wish everyday is Christmas =)


 Live Christmas tree

 Hot Chocolate and Fudge

 Hmmmm yummy, I'm glad I just ate dinner or else I wouldn't let this pass.
I'm proud of myself for resisting the temptation (lol)

 Chocolates and more chocolates

Passing by the art gallery store, I couldn't stop myself to take a shot of one of my loves- Sailboats!


Next stop, we drove to see the lights at the bay. It was fun. You can feel Christmas is near. It was a night to remember.

There were plenty of light varieties but here's some of my favorites-

 Christmas Teddy Bear

 Kissing Flamingos

 Sailboats

 Lighthouse

 Anchor

 A dancing penquin

 Another dancing penquins on ice skates

 Three Turtle Doves

 A Marine

Friday, November 26, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

A time spent with family and friends. Happy to be home for a holiday event and a long weekend. My husband and I decided to host the Thanksgiving this year instead of going out to eat in a restaurant. I was excited to try the Chilled Peach Soup after I tasted it on the Carnival cruise so I attempted to make it for this occasion and I was surprised that although it did not taste close to the carnival chilled peach soup it actually turned out good, I will be making them again for sure. My husband made some holiday bacon appetizer and it was delicious- no nutritional value but hey it's a holiday so we skip being health conscious in the spirit of the holiday.

Every Thanksgiving, we really don't go for the traditional Turkey because we are not really a big fan of it (booooooo right?) =) but we like turkey sandwich from a deli (what's up with that hahaha!!), anyway, so we always go for Ham instead. To complement the dish we had sweet potato, mixed vegetables and cranberry jelly. For desssert- we had fruit salad. It was a lovely evening with great food and great wine! Cheers =)

 The preparation

  Working on the Chilled Peach Soup

 Chilled Peach Soup Recipe

 Sweet Potatoes Recipe

 Holiday Bacon Appetizer

Finished product of chilled peach soup!

 Preparing the fruit salad dessert.

 Any minute now for that food honey? =)

 The food's looking good.

 It's eating time =)

May your Thanksgiving be filled with joy sharing the blessings with your loved ones and a time to reflect on what we are thankful for each day. =)