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All about protection…

Jody — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:03:05 +0000

After the health insurance, I am asked by the husband to check on cheap home insurance available. Well, yes…talking about protection for the whole family. The husband is concern not just to protect our individual selves but to also protect properly our properties. I would like to think that this is a very good move. We would like to secure everything for our children. So bulk of our expenses for the month would actually go to paying insurance premiums. No joke, it’s kinda expensive too!

Off to Tagaytay…

Jody — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:30:31 +0000

this morning. We would stay there for the weekend. Looking forward for this quick getaway with the whole family. I can’t wait to just lounge around and read a book. Brought with me “Eat, Love, Pray” book. Also bought a number of DVDs with us. I’m sure it would be movie marathon as we enjoy the cool breeze of Tagaytay weather. The kids though are hoping to go swimming on the clubhouse on Sunday. I hope I can survive SBD while there. But I am taking a break from my regular menu order on Sunday. Just one cheat day for the week.

Now, got to pack our stuff…

In Hoover Dam…

Jody — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:01:36 +0000

The above photo was taken during one of our stops on our road trips. This was in Hoover Dam. It was a tourist attraction once known as Boulder Dam, that is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado Rover. It is actually a state line between Arizona and Nevada. This was just about few days after we landed in Los Angeles and look how much weight we gained already just looking at our picture. That made me think to buy diet pills then. But instead of looking for one in Las Vegas as we were headed there after this stop, we ended up eating mostly buffet in Vegas hotels. So don’t ask how much weight did we gain from the trip ok?

Arrival of our newest baby…

Jody — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:05:37 +0000

We welcomed with open arms the arrival of our new baby. We consider it actually as our “baby boy.” My husband was of course very excited. He has been planning to get this one since late last year but we have delayed it a bit. I always believe that it is sweeter when you have patience. We have finally decide on the name. It would be called “Reno.” It was the husband who chose that one. I can’t contradict him for that. He wants to remember the fondest memory we had while we were in US. We really had a great time in Reno, Nevada actually.

It was baptized already last sunday. We are enjoying this new baby so much. I’m now thinking to plan to have a quick getaway somewhere nearby, let’s see.

Snow!

Jody — Sat, 29 May 2010 10:11:00 +0000

The best experience I had from this trip was to experience and play in the snow in Reno, Nevada and Lake Tahoe! The husband drove from Las Vegas to Reno at -4 degrees celsius! Then we went to Lake Tahoe (just an hour from Reno) and was at 0 degrees celsius at that time. Of course, aside from pictures, all our happy moments were captured using the camcorder. It is one of a kind experience for us already since it was our family’s first time.

Family Outing…

Jody — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:25:53 +0000

Two weeks ago, our family together with our relatives had a simple get-together in a nearby resort from our place. It is so nearby, that it is just about two lots away from our house. It was so convenient and my cousins and aunts love the place too. It’s a huge venue for parties as well with lots of mango trees, they have a small pond that uses a pressurized pond filter. Of course there is a pool and a resting area too. It was potluck so we had a lot of food. It’s been a while since we had this kind of a gathering since we always find it hard to book a resort with our number of heads. Besides, we are always last minute in planning. Glad the venue was available when I inquired. The place is called The Orchard. Here are some pictures of the venue…

We rented the place for a day. From 10am-7pm. My cousins prepared a little something for our dear Margaux. It turned out to be her birthday celebration too. They got her a birthday cake and ice cream too! But it was Bianca who blew the candle on the cake, lol! More pictures…

Exactly a year ago…

Jody — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:37:55 +0000

we moved to our dream house, it was early morning of April 26, 2009 then. See my post here.

We didn’t change much of the furnishings, except for two few vases which was broken by the kids (aw!) Pictures below were taken last year…

So this morning, we had a mini celebration…we had a sumptuous breakfast also. We also had a candle-blowing on the birthday cake of our house

Happy anniversary to us! We are home sweet home home for exactly a year already! I always look forward to coming home to this lovely place.

How’s your weekend?

Jody — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 01:11:09 +0000

It was busy for us. Had events over the weekend (work-related and personal). Saturday, while I was in Pampanga for an event, the kids just went to my mom’s place to visit them while the husband went to finish some work in his office. Sunday, we heard mass then off to finalize on what to buy as our anniversary gift for each other. We already ordered it We had a simple celebration also as we dine-in Dampa in Libis. Went home pretty late and I missed watching again those sunday showbiz talk shows. I heard there were some revelations among showbiz personalities who underwent bariatric surgery. I wonder who were those? We capped the night by having a very yummy dessert of Razon’s Halo-Halo.

A day in Tagaytay Highlands…

Jody — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:06:53 +0000

Glad that some of my blackheads didn’t show on this picture. We spent a day in Tagaytay Highlands two saturdays ago. The kids enjoyed riding the funicular tram while they were waiting for me to finish my meeting. We also had a refreshing halo-halo by the midlands veranda. We went to Little Souls also near Amadeo. It is a nice quiant chapel where you can write your intentions so the nuns can pray for it. The kids went horse back riding after. It was a short trip but we just love being together as a family.

A quick getaway…

Jody — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:46:33 +0000

Before I actually review the North Carolina health insurance that my aunt is asking me to read, let me post first the pictures from our quick get-away during the Holy Week. We took advantage of the vacation time two weeks ago. The husband cannot take off any additional vacation leaves so we are relying to regular work holidays to have quick trips like this. We really have wanted to take the kids for a trip to the beach but we just couldn’t find an available resort during that time. Lesson learned really to book way in advance especially if it is the Holy Week.

We went to a nearby resort, Thunderbird Resort in Rizal. After staying in their othe resort in La Union, I find their service very good. I love the spacious room, the amenities, value for money for their room accommodation. Both of their resorts (La Union and Rizal) have a casino inside.

We only stayed there for overnight from Holy Thursday to Good Friday. The kids of course enjoyed swimming to bits. It’s just good to have a relaxing moment during that time.

Some of our pictures…