Stuffed!

Yes. I am officially an oinker.

Today is supposed to be a shop, shop till you drop kind of day, but this homie don't play that. I'm missing some sort of shopping gene in my womanhood. But YESTERDAY. Yesterday was a different kind of day. It was an eat till you drop kind of day and I was all or nothing when it came to this.

We spent time with my family because we did Thanksgiving dinner with hubby's familia the night before, Colombian/Ecuadorian style. Yesterday however, was the traditional Thanksgiving feast. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatos, sweet yam, gravy, corn bread... ah... the whole 9 and I was on cloud 9!

Here's the bird from my parents' place:

Then, we were off to Newport Beach for our annual tradition (this being the first year after many missed ones) of taking our Christmas photos at Fashion Island by the ornately decorated and brightly lit Christmas tree. This year, however, the tree was a bit slimmer and a wee-bit shorter than trees from previous years. Sign of the times, eh? Still magnificent never the less.

Soon after, we headed off to Irvine to celebrate more food, er, the holiday, with one of my parents' closest friends and my godparents from our wedding, Tito Rey and Tita Connie. Such a beautiful and heart-warming family. They welcomed us into their home and immediately introduced us as their extended family to family who was already there. More generously, as Filipinos know, we were led straight to the scrumptous spread in the kitchen and we gladly obliged their request. To say the food was amazing was understatement. Superb? Mouth-watering? Finger-licking good? ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!

I am officially an oinker, like I said. Ashamed? Not the least bit. Too bad eating isn't a sport. Gold metal in the Olympics, here I come!!

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Giving Thanks

Hebrews 12:28

“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe,”

There are so many kinds of ways, so many loved ones, and things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving and everyday. Like yours, my list of things to be grateful for is long and full.
I'll illustrate most of my thankfulness in photos because
"pictures are worth more than a thousand words."

 

 

I'm thankful for the awesome wonders of our Almighty Father and His gift of salvation to us through the blood of my Savior, Lord Jesus Christ....

 

 

 

I'm thankful for my little family and the joy they bring to me daily....

 

I'm thankful for my daughter, Aly and her ability to make my heart grow....

I'm thankful for the blessing of a loving & caring family...

I'm thankful for the joy and tenderness of parenting....

I'm thankful for the unconditional love of pets...

I'm thankful for the most well-behaved, loyal, handsome and adorable dogs, Honey & Apache...

I'm thankful for the love and support of my girls...

I'm thankful for my God-loving parents, Papa & Mommy...

I'm thankful for the never-ending camaraderie and unquestionable friendship from my

brother, Miggy, &sister, Jolina....

I'm thankful for the Lakers...

I'm thankful for the men and women serving our country overseas and at home...

I'm thankful for a friendship withstanding the test of time...

I'm thankful for unsuspecting sunsets...

I'm thankful for the gift of trees...

I'm thankful for the miracle of pregnancy and the enrapturement of the entire experience...

I am thankful for the feeling as a proud parent during Aly's photo shoot and her winning a trip to fabulous NYC...

I am thankful for my leisure time while absorbed in Twilight-Land,

rooting for Team Edward with poms poms and all...

I'm thankful for boots and the warmth and comfort they bring, all while "making-the-outfit"...

And last, but definitely not least..

 

I am thankful for my husband, Jorge and the promise we hold dear and sacred in our hearts for one another, our "little family", and our marriage...

Psalm 95:1-6 (KJV)

"O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms.

For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker."


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Just Breathe Already!

Today... well, today was a very much anticipated day since this past summer. It's no where near anticiapting the (dun-dun-dun-dun) walk-down-the-aisle and DEFINITELY, no where near my daughter's birth. But dang... it's pretty close up there. Here goes. I'm confessing to something. Don't judge me. I don't judge you. Ok.... (deep breath in)... I'm a Twilight Mom (deep breath out). There! I've said it and there's no turning back. You've now been officially sucked (no pun intended) into my Twilight world.

Oh man!! Were we two giddy women, acting like school girls! My bestie and I watched the 10:00 a.m. showing of New Moon and gratefully so because there were no screaming teeny-bops to muffle out the dialouge of the oh-so great movie. It was us and other fellow Twihards and Twi-Moms. To top it off, we sat in a section where there wasn't a row behind us and the only people around us was an elderly couple sitting in front of us. Pure bliss!

It was so tempting to let out a scream or shrill of happiness to show my bug-eye wonderment, but I refrained. The tears, sighs, and gasps however, were not so easily detained. My poor BFF had to endure my sound effects and I guess, so did that couple. Hopefully, through their wise years, the elderly couple in front of us has had enough practice with patience to not mind the crazy lady behind them. So much better than the first one and was a great depictment of the novel.

I can't wait for the thrid one to come out, Eclipse. June 30th, 2010 is already set on my calendar and my BFF is putting in for it at work. Yes, way in advance, but hey, that's how we rollll! And yes, we will watch it again. And again. And again. Buy the DVD and watch it again. And again. Well, you get the picture. Click. Snap. And develop that cause it's gonna be oh-so purtay!

When we got home, cause you know I had to have her spend the night and have a slumber party together to watch the first Twilight... Twilight, I had to break open Breaking Dawn to get it out of my system. Otherwise, the anticipation for the Eclipse would much TOO great to handle and who would deal with the blunt end of that stick? No other than my hubby. So to spare him the unnecessary details and comparisons to Edward, Bella, Jacob and the rest of the bunch, I'm reading my fave out of the 4 while listening to the New Moon soundtrack.

So there you have it... I've confessed.

And in case you're wondering (fellow Twilighters), I'm on TEAM EDWARD!!!!!

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