Our 7th Anniversary

Joema and I celebrated our 7th year anniversary last 8 November. We went out to watch a movie and had dinner afterwards. We watched Spectre.

Tummy pic before we left the house at 21 weeks and 5 days

At the parking before the movies

There's no other way of watching the cinema after we discovered the Director's Club

Since we now live in the area, we ate at Vieux Chalet. The restaurant was still a bit far from our place and the roads leading to it are dark. I wanted to back out when we got to the dark roads haha.

I told Joema I thought this was the most smooth sailing year of our marriage so far. I think we kind of got the hang of each other and I think the addition of our kids really made our marriage stronger. Plus, I think we both now know that marriage is hard work. You have to be committed to make the marriage work. Praying for my husband also helped a lot. We had so many blessings to be thankful for the past year, so many reasons to celebrate another year ticked off our married life. Here's hoping and praying we stay together till death do us part. No plan B for us, honey!

Joema's Birthday

We spent Saturday before Joema’s birthday with our friends. Here’s the birthday boy blowing his candle with the help of the little girl.
 

Our little girl giving her godbrother some love.

 

The night before hubby’s birthday, Miya and I gave him our birthday card and gift. We were already settled on our bed that night and I kept on asking Joema if he needs to go to the bathroom hahaha. So when he finally did, I got our card and gift and asked Miya to hide under the bed covers. I told her to say “Happy Birthday, Daddy!” when Daddy finds us. Surprise was a success. Joema was so happy seeing her daughter greet him happy birthday. He told me later on that he was so happy seeing Miya’s face when she greeted him. He said the birthday card was enough, he didn’t really expect the gift. See, we’re not really big on gifts (I wish we were hahaha!) so it came as a surprise when we gave him his gift.
 

Happy birthday, Daddy!

 

Terno daw sila

The next morning, we both woke up early to hear mass and then we had breakfast at Milky and Sunny. The original plan was have breakfast at Poco Deli but we were at Kapitolyo too early and they were still closed. So we opted to eat breakfast at Milky and Sunny. It was our first time to eat there and I’m glad we weren’t disappointed because their servings were big.

 

He brought me to the office afterwards and then he went home to celebrate with my inlaws who were able to visit. The next day, we were on our way to Tagaytay. We passed by Paseo de Sta. Rosa first as we were on a mission to buy rubber shoes for the birthday boy. It took us a while to find the Nike Outlet Store there. If you’re going to go outlet shopping there, Nike is at the back of Paseo 4 – waaay, waaay back. It’s near the hospital that you passby if you travel from Tagaytay and then exit via Eton Exit. We first went to the Bench stores in Paseo 4 then went back to Paseo 1, I think, where we saw the first Nike store. After asking around, we went back again to Paseo 4 to Nike Outlet Store. At Bench, I went through the racks of Mothercare and F&X. Miya’s so funny she imitated me going through the racks, going through each of the hangers hahaha. Then when we passed by Crocs, we had her try on some shoes. She was picking the styles and colors she wanted. One style fit her but I didn’t like the color, so I went to a violet-colored one. She started pointing at it and told us, “Gusto ko vio-yet (violet)!” Too bad they didn’t have her size. She kept on insisting she likes the violet ones hahaha. It was the first time we brought her shopping with us and let her choose what she liked so it was a bit of a surprise to us that she had her own preferences now. Although at home she already likes to choose what clothes to wear or what color of shoes she likes.
 

We then had lunch at the nearby King Bee.

 

 After lunch, we headed to our final destination, Discovery Country Suites. After checking in, all of us took a bath. It was so hot that day that we had to take a bath after settling in.

 

Pictorial after ligo hehe

As you can see from the photos above, Miya discovered making faces to the camera. Most of her photos for this trip, she's either looking sideways or pretending to be a zombie. After taking our baths, it was nap time.

 

I think we woke up just in time for an early dinner. But before eating, we explored their garden. Miya had fun running around their garden and looking at the jacuzzi.

Yes, kunyari daw galit sya.

When she got tired, we went up to Restaurant Verbena for our dinner. Our accommodations included wine and cheese buffet but we didn’t really had a second serving of the wine and cheese. The first serving was just enough. We ordered their surf and turf and a tomato based pasta (forgot the actual names of the dishes). Before our main course arrived, we were given complimentary bread and various pates and spreads. Miya ate so much! She ate most of the bread, grapes and pasta! She was one happy baby after dinner. She was even complaining that her tummy was aching hahaha ang takaw kasi. Both hubby and I were also happy with what we ordered.



Ayaw nya daw tumingin sa camera



Here I am tickling her...ayaw matinag!

Good girl eating her dinner

Our yummy yummy food



Family pic that the baby photobombed!



Here's a nicer one =)

When we got to our room, the pampering was not yet over we were given milk and chocolates (part of our accommodation). We watched Nemo, which we borrowed from hotel, before going to bed. It was Miya’s first time to watch Nemo and she enjoyed it.  

The next day we again went to the garden first before eating. Miya loved the garden. I wish our future home will have big nice garden or yard she can play in.

Funny face again

 

 

Another funny face

Breakfast was as yummy as our dinner.

 

Ayaw na naman ngumiti ng isa dyan

Happy si birthday boy sa dami ng bread

Yummy breakfast

Miya was able to take a nap before we went home. But not before watching Nemo again. On our way home, we passed by Solenad. This time it was Mommy’s turn to buy shoes and Havaianas for Miya and me. Again, Miya chose the style of slippers that she wanted. At first, she wanted blue ones and then she said she liked green – “Gusto ko yung coyoy byu, gusto ko yung coyoy gween.” I had to point her to the Minnie Mouse ones. But first she liked the 101 Dalmatian pair but they didn’t have her size. Good thing I was able to convince here the Minnie Mouse pair was cute as well. She already wore the slippers when we got out of the store.

 

Date Night at Pacific Lounge

20 October 2012

I have so many things to blog about but let me continue from my previous post. One of the highlights of our staycation at Pan Pacific was our dinner at the Pacific Lounge. You see, hubby and I don't do the fancy romantic dinner thing, we're just not the type. So this particular dinner got me all excited. I was giddy getting ready for it. It's nice to know that I still get kilig getting ready for a date with the hubby. We should really do this more often.

Makikiuso with other fashion bloggers, here's my OOTD (outfit of the date [sablay! hahaha day dapat!]):

Dress: Forever 21, cover-up: Divisoria, clutch: Mikka Padua

Actually before going to the lounge, we already have our orders in mind hehe. We ordered their paella, baby back ribs and grilled steak and sausage (I think). Sorry I'm not really a  food blogger. We asked to be seated near the window just at the back of the elevator and we had a fantastic view of Manila. At the other side of the lounge they served cocktails and a singer was there to entertain the guests, they also had a pianist to accompany the singer.

See my plate? May laman agad while hubby's wala pa hahaha! I digged in immediately after the food was served.

Pogi ng ka-date ko hihi

It was nice to just have dinner and talk about us and our family and our plans for the future. This staycation also served as our pre-anniversary celebration. More of our anniversary on a separate post.

Pacific Lounge
21st Floor Pan Pacific Manila

Cuisine Type:

International

Signature Dishes:

G and G Salad Mango Tart

Dress Code:

Smart, Casual

Operating Hours:

Daily - 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
Breakfast - 6:00 am to 10:30 am
Pre-dinner cocktails - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Serves a la carte lunch, snacks and dinner 

Telephone:

(63-2) 318 0788

Bonding with Miya

Hubby and I talked about how we should have our one-on-one bonding moments with our little girl. It's easier for me and Miya since we're both girls and we're breastfeeding. We're almost always constantly together when we're at home. So when hubby and Miya finds time to be together, I just let them be and watch them.

One of their bonding moments is playing the computer. My hubby loves playing PC games. He has influenced our little girl to play with him. There was this one time when I was already asleep and they were still playing - that is, Miya sitting on his lap while he's playing in the computer. Well that is until Miya got bored with what they're doing and started pulling the keyboard. Here's a photo of the little girl having so much fun with her daddy.

Look Mommy I know how to play Daddy's war strategy games

Day 22 of 30 (x2)

Joema's Birthday (Parts 2 and 3)

For Joema’s actual birthday, we had a simple celebration at home. I cooked spaghetti for dear hubby and baby. Because hubby didn’t want us to buy a cake for his birthday, I urged him to blow-out a candle which we put on top of the cupcake we got from the twins’ baptism.

MIya singing "Happy Birthday" to Daddy

Blow a candle and make a wish

I asked hubby what his wish was and he said he wished that Miya will grow up to be a good girl. =)

Sweet little girl

In the afternoon, we went out on a movie date – Avengers! This was the second time we’ve watched the movie hehehe. We love love love it! Can’t wait for the second installment.

The following Saturday, Joema celebrated his birthday together with Janice at our friend’s house. There was so much food…yum yum!

Day 16 of 30 (x2)

Joema's Birthday Weekend

6-7 May 2012

Sunday before Joema’s birthday, our little family went to Tagaytay. We’re finally able to use the voucher I bought from Ensogo for Theodore Hotel.  We stopped by Nuvali for lunch and ate at Conti’s.

It was so freaking hot!

Oreo for lunch

She tried the macaroni salad

Okay sue me, I’m a bad mom when it comes to Miya’s food. After she turned one, we let her try almost everything. And I’m not really particular if she eats a full meal or not when I’m with her. As long as she nurses directly from me, I’m okay if she won’t eat as much “solid” food. But if I’m not with her, say during weekdays when I’m in the office and she’s left with the yaya, then I insist with the yaya to feed her properly. Good thing though is that she eats a lot and properly when she’s left with the yaya.

The hotel looks exactly as the photos in their website. I’m just disappointed we didn’t have a view of the lake. For dinner, we ate at Antonio’s Grill. It’s so hard to go out with Miya in tow with just Joema and me because we can’t eat peacefully hahaha. Either he eats first or I eat first and then the other one will try to entertain Miya while the other is eating. Miya gets bored easily and she wants to explore everything around her thus, our arrangement.

We didn’t really have any other agenda on this trip but just to relax. So we really didn’t go anywhere else aside from the hotel and the dinner at the restaurant. We went back after eating and called it a night.

Outside the hotel

Night night!

The next day we had breakfast at the hotel which is included in the voucher. I must say, it was a hearty breakfast even though it was a set menu and not buffet. Jeoma and I both enjoyed our orders. He had waffles while I had pancakes – big servings!

The "backyard" of our hotel

As usual after a few minutes of sitting down, Miya became restless. It must be because it was also hot so early in the morning. We were in Tagaytay, but the cool breeze we were expecting was not there to welcome us.

Sorry I was lazy to go up to our room to get a change of clothes for her so I just took off her top.  :D

Miya tried to drink from a straw but she failed haha. She tried it during our dinner at Antonio’s because I had mango shake and then that morning she tried sipping my pineapple juice from a straw. Well, she didn’t succeed then but she learned to drink from a straw in Tagaytay a few weeks after (more on that on a separate post).

Happy birthday, Daddy!

Day 15 of 30 (x2)