another year

happy 9th birthday reina...

roses are not always red...

very much appreciated...

promise of love

I kneel beside you here today
I kneel beside you and I pray
That it's you, its only you
Who will share my tomorrows and yesterdays

I searched a lifetime and found you
A bridge to forever I share with you
Open your heart and let me in
As I give you this promise of love

I heard an angel say your name
Now I know my world's not the same
A little heaven is what you are
As we dream a thousand dreams not so far

And may the blessings of our Lord above
His light will guide us with a love
For you and me forevermore
As I give you this promise of love

Now that I have you for my own
As God is our witness never let me go
Feel the love grow as we become one
One hand, one heart
We are one soul

I stand before you just a man
I need your help to understand
What is life without you
As I promise you this day and forever
This promise of love
This promise of love

This promise of love....

sorry jen...

for the long delayed pics... we sure did enjoy your visit all the way from texas and hanging out with bugoy. ..t'was so much fun... o diba feel na feel ang surf

ball game

watched the baseball game last night and fell asleep during the 8th innings...when i woke up in the middle of the night, i learned that cardinals won and made it to the world series...

sched

Oct 24 - 6:30- 8pm - r's chorus performance... meet at 6pm on stage... 2 songs...
khaki pants... shirts will be provided

Oct 26 - Zach's at Universal Skating Center
leave at 9:30am - 1:45pm

Oct 30 - youth concert "Music in Motion"
-10:15 - 11:45am
-at Bob Carr Auditorium
-Sobre Dance by Khachaturiam = Orlando Ballet
-Cat Duet by Rossini = Orlando Opera
-Malaguena, Mossorgsky, Sousa,Beethoven = orchestra

when love is right,
you see it in each other's eyes,
you feel it in each other's arms,
you taste it in each other's kiss...

when love is right,
you hold onto it
with all your heart and soul...

and nothing could feel more right
than the love
you and I share...

happy bday to my one and only...

ballet

reina auditioned for Orlando Ballet School few weeks ago and got the scholarship... classes will start on monday for 2 hrs per week...the best thing is i don't have to pay...good job reina!!!

2d

What a crappy day!!!!

ligaya

for u gi...bought it at jcpenney...hopefully it fits...

years...

...of memories...thx...

what's up with this blog?

letting go...

of the couch...




goodbye couch...

4 2morrow...

drop kids to school
call wmcassell
work 10am-2:30pm
pick up kids
get a new drivers license (bc/pp,gc)
sign up for school (tc)
present for baptism
jcpenney


i better sleep now...

thanks GOD for wonderful friends...

farewell party hosted by carmela, tetet, cora and attended by many friends...

listening to gary allan's song...this is for u gi...

Life aint always beautiful
Sometimes it's just plain hard
Life can knock you down,
it can break your heart

Life aint always beautiful
You think you're on your way
And it's just a dead end road at the end of the day

But the struggles make you stronger
And the changes make you wise
And happiness has its own way of takin it's sweet time

CHORUS
No, life aint always beautiful
Tears will fall sometimes
Life aint always beautiful
But it's a beautiful ride

Life aint always beautiful
Some days I miss your smile
I get tired of walkin all these lonely miles

And I wish for just one minute
I could see your pretty face
Guess I can dream, but life don’t work that way

But the struggles make me stronger
And the changes make me wise
And happiness has its own way of takin it's sweet time

No, life aint always beautiful
But i know i'll be fine
Hey, life aint always beautiful
But it's a beautiful ride
What a beautiful ride

the week that was...

last week was pretty hectic. reina finished her cheerleading camp which she totally enjoyed but missed three sessions of her tennis lessons because it was in conflict with her ballet rehearsals. z on the other hand never missed any. bryant's been taking him to tennis and me taking reina to ballet.

finally i was able to workout again ... of course with the help and with lots of encouragement from my dear husband... for now i'm doing run/walk intervals...and it's fun to do it with b...

friday was Michaela's bday party(june16)from 11am to 3pm...
reina's recital from 7pm to 9:30pm...
after the show, went to mcdonalds with carmela and the hungry kids z, x, a and the ballerinas... r and m...also gm...
went home late at night and packed for the next day's trip...ayayay i was dead tired...i wish i had my kids and husband's energy...

friday was recital day

light make up

hair piece

the bun

usually it's tita siony who do reina's hair and tita delia do her make-up everytime she had a show but i decided to do it this time...

cheerleading camp
tennis lessons
walked a mile with my other self...

did math all day...

went to the theater with carmela and watched ice age 2 the meltdown...5 kids in tow...then went to DQ...got out with super bouncing loud kids...

plenty of bh from last night...puto, siopao, dinuguan, pansit, barbeque, ginataan, buko pandan, lumpia...

kids playing under the rain... so happy splashing around...

sign up for reading program...

rehearsing from 6pm- 9:30pm ... r and x will perform bop to the top and also dance we're all in this together with a, z and m... kids were so funny that carm and i were laughing so hard... can't wait for sat...

j picked up his daughter around 10:30pm...it's summer there'll be a lot of late nights...

wisconsin dells or chicago...guess that's nothing compared to whether to go public or back to private...got to decide now!!! it's way beyond the deadline...b already decided long before it became an issue but that's just being the undecisive me...

as i mentioned...undecisive plus procastinating equals not good...

yesterday - went to the library

took a video of reina's ballet class...one more class left on tuesday next week, then dress rehearsal on wednesday and then the finale which is the recital on friday...looks like r will missed her cheerleading camp and tennis lessons on wednesday and friday...oh well... that's what i thought until i received this email...
...We will be having regularly scheduled classes next Monday and Tuesday. We will also continue classes after recital through the month of June...
...guess we won't be going anywhere on tuesdays...

last day of school...time flies so fast...now i have a first grader and a third grader...
went to c's house and ate some humba ayayay!!!
played basketball...
kids signed up for tennis lessons this summer...

hairstyle for recital 2006

Ballet (Sugar Plum Fairies) – medium bun

sat- c's barbecue and her famous pandesal...zach loves it...
b playing baseball with the kids...

sun - bryant's grilling for lunch

cleaning the two bathrooms from top to bottom...what a hardwork!!! now looks like new and clutter free...thx to mr. clean's magic eraser...great for scrubbing the tub...

eating like no tomorrow... got to be in control again or else i will regret it later...time to go back to the gym...

doc ray's bday party next sat at sheila's house...more fil food...oh my!!!

IMPORTANT: Ball State University Parking, Construction and Drop-Off Information

For Premiere Dance Center, Summer 2006

Dear Premiere Dance Center Students, Parents and Guests.

In an attempt to help you, your family and your guests have a pleasant experience while on campus, we would like to supply you with some information regarding construction, parking, and drop-off plans during your visit to Emens Auditorium and Ball State University..

1. Drop-off Plans: Due to the renovations on McKinley Avenue, access to the Emens dock is unavailable. Please follow the drop-off plan described below.

a. Rehearsal: Please enter through the front entrance of Emens Auditorium.
b. Performance: ALL dancers and parents MUST enter through the front doors of Emens. The East entrance will not be open the night of the performance! (The front entrance faces Riverside Drive.)

2. Rehearsal Parking: Day time visitor parking is ONLY available in the McKinley Avenue Parking Structure located on the South side of the Music Instruction Building/Sursa Hall. Parking fees are $1/hour with a $5/day maximum. Spaces are numbered and you must pre-pay at one of the multi-bay meter stations located on the respective floors. This regulation is in effect Monday – Friday, 7 am – 4 pm. Parking in the lots and spaces around Emens, outside of the parking structures, will result in a ticket or a tow.

3. Performance Parking: Parking in the Emens and McKinley Avenue Parking Structures is available on all floors, without a fee, after 4:00 pm, Monday – Friday, and all day on Saturday and Sunday.

4. Construction: McKinley Avenue will be CLOSED for construction from North of Petty/Neely Road to Bethel Avenue. Access to the Emens and McKinley Avenue Parking Structures is available from the East, West and South.

5. General Information: Thirty-minute meters are enforced 24/7. Forty five-minute meters are enforced Monday-Friday, 7 am – 4 pm.

In an effort to provide reasonable access to all, our regulations and procedures will be enforced as usual. Everyone is responsible for overtime and improper parking violations.

zach's field trip to the children's museum...
reina's class had a free dress day
a bagfull of school stuff...an entire school year of hardwork...
as usual got an A+ on her spelling test today and on her science test yesterday...
went to hobby lobby and just realized that r forgot to put her backpack inside the car....drove back and there it was laying in the pavement in front of the church...
went to target...bought tostitos and doritos and 4 pairs of slippers for a dollar each...
trying to take a nap but kids keeps on waking me up ... might as well give up and join them... for what else...high school musical...again!!! z is mastering his moves...lol
bryant's turn to drop the kids this morning for school...enjoyed my sleep a little longer...
chit chat with reina's teacher...

bryant and zach watched x-men yesterday in the theater after b picked him up from school...

olympic day in school ...reina had to bring play clothes...changed after mass...school provided pizza and drinks...

time to get mushy mushy...watched the prince and me 2 (the royal wedding)...bryant did not comment anything...oh well...it was more on us spending time together...

went to elizabeth graduation party...kids enjoyed the trampoline...

being hit by cleaning bug...done cleaning and went to bed around 4 am...and my body refused to get up this morning to help the kids ready for school...good thing they're very independent... woke up when the alarm clock rang at 7 am and went straight to the bathroom, changed on their uniform which i always kept ready every night , then r prepared her baon and ate breakfast by themselves... i got up around 7:30am, went straight to the bathroom, got out and checked if they did everything right...clothes...toothbrush...bfast...baon for lunch...homework in their backpacks...then grabbed my keys and drove to school in my pajamas then came back home and snoozed back to dreamland...

carpet cleaned today...stanley steamer...

thought i can go to bed early tonight...

monday

memorial day ...
no school... i don't have to get up early to drop the kids yay!!!
spent quality time with dh...
biking with kids...played Tball with Z...
C dropped by with her famous barbecue on the stick...yum...there goes my diet again...
converting home videos to dvds...
watched the movie EDEN (let your spirit soar)... you will like it ligaya...

went to indianapolis but not to watch the indy 500
drove the other car with the top down...nice & breezy...
stopped for a snow cone...ahh such simple pleasure...
went to disney's store at castleton mall...

family day

b grocery shopping
change oil...replace one headlight
cooked out...burger, steak, hotdogs...
biking... z lost his training wheels...
watched "rumor has it" starring jennifer aniston, kevin costner...
watched "the great raid"... impressed with cesar montano...
watched reina's talent show dvd
watched the high school musical again!!! this time with dad...

friday after school watching high school musical...

adorable...

thanks for being so patient with me...as always...

sign up for summer camp...cheerleading and volleyball for R...soccer for Z
biking with the kids and played badminton with reina
watched american idol...awesome performers...congratulations to Taylor Hicks...
bought a petunia hanging plant for 5bucks...

talent show finally...

charging the video cam
charging the digi cam
talent show tomorrow...
reina's dancing with kathleen to the music of the cheetah girls song "together we can"... reina just made up and choreographed the dance...not bad for a 2nd grader...

Artist: Cheetah Sisters
Song: Together We Can

{Galleria}
We can do any thing
Oh just you and me baby, baby, baby
Wait and see
{Chanel}
Hold on, sit tight.
Are you ready for a crazy ride?
Your on your own, it ain't right.
Somethings gotta give tonight.
{Dorinda}
So if you want to run, run and dissappear.
{Aqua}
You and I can bust our ways right out of here.
{Chorus}
Together we can
Shoot the moon, stop the rain even ride a hurricane,
if we wanna.
Together we can. Walk into space, save the human race, do you think we oughta? oughta?
{Galleria}
If we take our time, we can have it all.
{Chanel}
I don't think were gonna make it on our own.

Together we can.
Shoot the moon, stop the rain,even ride a hurricane, if we wanna.
Together we can.
Walk into space, save the human race.
Do you think we oughta? Oughta?
Together we can!

Reina's tie-dye shirt

she actually did a good job...

tuesday again!

library
shamrock
ballet
grocery...ground beef, fries, cheese, tostitos, plantain banana, cantaloupe, romaine salad, slice bread, gogurt
talent show rehearsal
talk to Cora of Ohio
played cards with R and Z on pc
Z reading his book "Cuddles"
Watched Keith Urban during the ACM awards show on TV... singing "tonight i wanna cry" while playing the piano...gorgeous and very talented...I've been to his concert last Feb.

one of my fave song of keith urban... making memories of us...

I'm gonna be here for you baby
I'll be a man of my own word
Speak the language in a voice that you have never heard
I wanna sleep with you forever
And I wanna die in your arms
In a cabin by a meadow where the wild bees swarm

(Chorus:)
And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us

I wanna honor your mother
And I wanna learn from your pa
I wanna steal your attention like a bad outlaw
I wanna stand out in a crowd for you
A man among men
I wanna make your world better than it's ever been

Chorus

We'll follow the rainbow
Wherever the four winds blow
And there'll be a new day
Comin' your way
I'm gonna be here for you from now on
This you know somehow
You've been stretched to the limits but it's alright now

And I'm gonna make you a promise
If there's life after this
I'm gonna be there to meet you with a warm, wet kiss

And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust makin' memories of us
And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll win your trust makin memories of us

What's up!!!

Spent most of the week spring cleaning room by room. I'm not done yet but it's getting there.
R and Z wants High School Musical DVD and CD which came out today. No TV's on weekdays so I'm buying it on Sat and they can watch it as much as they want on the weekends.
Last Sat was S bday party. It was fun! There was sayawan and kantahan. Three of us were home around midnight. Lot's of filipino food including dinuguan and letchon. Grabe akong kaon!
Then last Sunday R attended Anna's tie-dye bday party at her house. Played volleyball afterwards.R said it was the saddest day of her life when she saw the letchon. She ate only plain rice at the party while Z ate pinakbet and menudo.

coming soon

Mother's Day
neighborhood garage sale
S's surprise birthday party
R school library books due
May crowning - dress up day
Memorial weekend
Wisconsin and Chicago trip
Cincinnati, OH trip

grocery with reina
ate so much at dinner resulting to heartburn
B stayed home not feeling good

talent show postponed...new date TBA
library
shamrock
ballet...fitting for the recital dress...very pretty
dropped by at JC Penney
ate pinakbet at C's...yum!!!
talked to F and J about Gatlinburg TN trip

ts rehearsal
2 dress pants
1 long sleeves
1 blouse
1 dp for zach
1 d shirt with a tie for z

curling iron for reina
mall finally
talent show rehearsals tomorrow
race for education also tomorrow and it's a free dress day

tuesday

library
shamrock
ballet
mail
mall maybe?
pick up pc
watch narinig mo na ba ang l8test?

reminders

May 4th - Thursday - Reina's talent show rehearsal
- 2nd Annual Race for Education
= K-2nd grade - 11:15 to 12:15 p.m.


Zach's bowling trip - Wednesday, May 10
Reina's bowling trip - Monday, May 8


May 6th - Saturday - Reina's first communion/ bring the picture order form


May 8th - Monday - dress up clothes to school for the 8:15 mass/play clothes for the rest of the day (no shorts)/ classroom celebration


May 12th - Friday - May Crowning - First Communion outfits to school to 8:15 mass and then change into dress-up clothes for the rest of the day
- go to reina's classroom to collect the communion dress

reina has a playdate with K
dairy queen with zach while b had a haircut
called hr for the outcome
so proud of you...
finally we can relax ...

archives

don't forget to click on archives

sat

reina's retreat
applebees for dinner
daquiri baby...

2d

cleaning up
zach's show at cornerstone center of arts
raining...
laundry...
b no sleep
stressful
got to decide

Salo Salo Grill

no to paparazzi

leche flan

halo halo

rice

lechon kawali

inihaw na pusit

bulalo

mural

Los Angeles, California

Just got back from California last night.
Southwest Airlines...stop over at Las Vegas... and
Phoenix Arizona on our way back...
Meet Suzette in Los Angeles...
Eat at Salo Salo Grill and shop at Goldilocks...