Time For An Update!

Hello everybody! I hope 2020 is treating you well.

As for me, Yes! I am so grateful for another fruitful year and time to spend with my family, friends and loved ones. There may be rough times but it's alright. What matters is I/we are given another chance to make everything perfect and live HAPPY! :)

So where do I begin my update? hmm.. Ok, September of 2019..

SEPTEMBER 2019

My daughter, Saoirse turned two years old. Yup! #terribletwo. And im telling you, this one is super different from my first born when she was at her age. Although Shiloh was as handful as Saoirse, with Shiloh, she loves to have her "me time". And this means her screen time. You can just leave her in her high chair and she will have a great time with Barney for the rest of her screen time. But with Saoirse, she is very outgoing. She would always loves to ruuuuuuuuun, jump, dance and sing and also screen time with Cocomelon and Mother Goose Club only when she wakes up from nap but other than that, she wouldn't mind if her sister carries the ipad all the time. She loves to play with the toys and that is why our playroom is always a mess. But anyhow, it is what it is and I am loving the fact that eventhough I was so busy studying during these months, she was able to learn her ABCs, 123s, Colors and Shapes (in progress) :)..

As for her birthday celebration, we just had a family dinner here at home w/ my siblings-in-law and as a tradition, I made her a lemonade themed DIY photosession :)

OCTOBER 2019

Trick Or Treat!

Saoirse as Betty Rubble of the Flinstones

Shiloh as Princess Poppy of Trolls

Off course this has to be DIY! lol.. Unfortunately I was only able to make a tutorial video for Betty Rubble's kid's costume.

And I did a short vlog of Shiloh's Halloween Party at the preschool

 

NOVEMBER 2019

We were in Las Vegas for 10days because I had to attend a very important event and good thing my husband was granted a vacation that long and I dont have to be there alone lol!. We stayed at Club De Soleil where my childhood friend works (off course I have to use my connections hahaha!!) and my hubby and kids were able to go into places while I was at the event.

DECEMBER 2019

Disneyland Time again!

This is our first time to visit Disneyland in December because I wanted to see the Christmas Decorations and to feel the Christmas Spirit and we enjoyed our visit and this time, we got a one day park hopper ticket so we were able to visit the California Adventure for the first time. And not only that, the highlight of our visit was when my sister and her kids from Virginia met up and surprised me! After being unable to see each other for 14years :( .. I know they are in LA that time for a vacation too and we set a meeting already on that weekend and I didn't know that they had plans to go to CA Adventure too :) so that was the bestest day ever!!.. BTW, here's my Downtown Disney and Disneyland/CA Adventure vlog.

Day Two: April 26, 2019

At Universal Studios Hollywood!!.. It's Me and Hubby's 3rd time while it's 1st time for our girls, Nida and Laiza.. We woke up at around 6:30AM and had our complimentary breakfast then hangout at the pool and patio for a while before getting ready for USH.. We left the hotel around 7:30AM and got to USH at around 8AM. We got our front parking for a whooping $50 (because I know our legs will be sore later on and couldn't afford a few steps heading to the general admission parking in the far end of the park and its $20 difference).

Upon arriving to USH, we skipped taking pictures at the famous Universal Studios globe (lol!) as people gathered over there and so we went to the rides instead. The first ride that opens at 830AM (according to their app) is the Harry Potter's, Escape from the Gringotts. Its a simple roller coaster ride but for me who is not really a fan, this could kill me!! lol! but luckily I survived! hahaha. so Me, Nida and Laiza took the ride first while hubby passed first and watched the girls instead..Then we strolled around the Harry Potter Village. A lot of highschool memories has flashback when most of my classmates were into it while I only read till the 3rd book for the purpose of a book review project! lol..FYI: Im not a bookworm.  I enjoyed seeing stuff from the movies, like the Hogwart Express, Hedwig in the cage, the Harry Potter Merchandize where Laiza bought her Gryffindor Robe and neck tie and Nida got her husband a Professor Snape's Walking Sticks.

Next ride is the Transformers. It is my hubby's favorite ride LOL!.. its good to get there really early because where is no long wait in the line. Next is the Mummy Returns. Only Nida and Laiza got to get into the ride because the girls were acting up already then after that, we had lunch at Panda Express inside USH. We took the Kung Fu Panda (Shiloh's first ever ride/3d) and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride that made me feel like flying with Harry while playing Quidditch and I can say that this is my new favorite :) Then for the last ride, we had the 45minute Studio Tour and watched Waterworld Special Effects show.. Right after we get to experience all the rides, the characters started showing up for picture taking and my Shiloh had lots of fun though not seeing the Disney Princesses this time, but she saw Princess Poppy, SpongeBob and Patrick Starr, Minion, Marilyn Monroe, ScoobyDoo, Shrek and Princess Fiona, KungFu Panda, Frankenstein and a lot more.

And to cap off our trip today, we had a mini shopping and food trip at the city walk and we didnt expect the chilly weather around 6PM though. We just hangout at the city walk and infront of Universal Studios before we head back to the hotel.

It was a fun-filled day today and hopefully we will have more travels to look forward too.

Roadtrip again tomorrow as we head back to Newman.

I hope you like the video.

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Title: Declan
Title: Parkride
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Day One: Residence Inn by Marriott Hotel in Burbank

 Hello everyone! Here we go again hitting the road for another exciting trip with my family and now with our friend, Nida and her daughter Laiza. Unfortunately Nida's hubby Bernhard was unable to make it in this trip but hopefully, next time! :)

We left Newman Ca at around 10AM because Bernhard and my hubby, Vince went to Enterprise to get our rental van and my hubby lost the car rental keys for a few minutes at home that caused the delay..HAHA but anyhow, to our surprise, we reached our destination at 3PM without traffic swear! So upon reaching the hotel, we rested for a few minutes then we went to Eagle Rock (i guess thats the name of the road) shopping center in Glendale where we had our late lunch/early dinner at Jollibee as per Laiza's request :) then went back to the hotel to get some good sleep and recharge for Universal Studios tomorrow. :) and as of this writing, its 12:44AM now and I should get going too.. LOL!.. Hubby and the girls are already in the dreamland and so as Nida and Laiza in the room next door.

BTW, here's a vlog of today's trip.

Hope you like it.

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CREDITS..
Music Source: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
Title: Declan
Title: Parkride
Video edited through: Youcut and Vlogit App

1st Family Trip of the Year

Every year, as a family we make it a point to go on a travel atleast once or twice a year depending on my husband's free time at work and off course --- the budget! Lol. We chose March as it is my Hubby's birth month and our 5th wedding anniversary month. This time, we picked Huntington Beach for our destination and a quick stop in SanDiego to see my loved ones before they head to the Philippines for the holyweek.

It's our 2nd time to be in Huntington. The first time we went there was when I got to visit my grandma then she toured us at the Huntington Pier. We find the place so clean, not so crowded, nice parking space and despite of the cold water, the warm weather is so perfect to hangout. I guess im just really looking forward to warm weather since it has been chilly here in Newman for the longest time. lol!.. We stayed at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel which is I believe 5miles away form the beach. Traffic is not so bad as going to the main city.

Before heading towards Huntington, we made a lunch stopover and a little shopping at the Citadel Outlet and left when it was ready for us to check-in.

 

 

Mar 14, 2019 my hubby's birthday and our 2nd day in Socal. We went to grab some lunch and spent the rest of the morning and afternoon at the beach. Kids had fuuuuuuun and at night time, we got to meet my youngest brother-in-law at the Orange Outlet who lives in the Orange County. We always go to that outlet whenever we are in SoCal and again did a little shopping and more of window shopping hahaha!!.. Kids went to sleep right away after shower after a long tiring and fun day at the beach :)

Mar 15, 2019- last day in Huntington and left the hotel at 9AM and headed to SanDiego Ca where my Mom's mom and sisters lived. First we had a lunch stopover at Jollibee in Plaza Blvd National City then dropped off the kids to my Aunt's house because its time for our couple's massage FINALLY!!! at the Happy Head Massage and Reflexology in Chula Vista. It was the best 1hour of my life HAHAHA!!!.. Then after the massage, we went back to pick up the kids and my Mom and Dad (actually my Aunt and Uncle) accompanied us to check in at the Viejas Casino and Resort for a 3days and 2nights stay. As you can see in my vlog, that's where my phone's memory went full! lol!... I'll do better next time haha..

Mar 16, 2019- we explored the Viejas Casino Outlet (yes, we love exploring outlet shop!) then met with my relatives again to dine at Fung Fung Yuen in Miramar until we head back to the hotel and get some rest and pack up for our trip back home the next day.

Mar 17, 2019- headed back home here in Newman. Hubby is complaining a sore in his legs and butt.. oohh!! poor daddy!!.. that's what you get when you don't allow me to long drive hehe..

So there you have it, our little get away and we're still looking forward for more. As a matter of fact, we already booked for April for Universal Studio with my friend and her daughter so I'll sure do share our trip again. Btw, I hope you enjoy this video and God bless everyone!

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For the first time after a long time!

Ola kumusta?:) it's been a while since my last post. I am currently 13weeks and 6days pregnant  and I have been veeeeery lazy on my first trimester. Too busy that I couldn't find time to update this blog. I was so lazy to work online too (good thing one of my contract with my client ended last January) so I had a plenty of time chillin' at home.  However, in-spite of being lazy, I was busy decorating my daughter's playroom.  Yes! its like thats the only task I wanted to spend time with lol!,, I had a lot of energy going on a Dollar Store trips for some fancy decorations and all that stuff. I had it with a School Themed Playroom so that her learning wouldn't stop during playtime and im glad she is having a good time eventhough she plays alone most of the time. (don't worry baby, im still baking your playmate in my tummy-oven) I will have a playroom tour video once it's 100% done.

So what's up with everyone? My family was on a couple of trips this past months.  We were in Lats Vegas last Mar.2-4,2017 for my Hubby's 9th Annual GI Conference and it was held at Aria hotel where we also stayed. It was a staycation for me and Shiloh while Hubby is in the conference.  It was too warm and sunny in Vegas to walk in the strip in the afternoon but I must admit that I miss this kind of weather. I was able to wear shorts, dress and  light clothing since it was always chilly and raining here in Newman since December 2016. Then after Vegas, we went straight to my relative in San Diego and stayed for a night.  We got to see my Nana and Tita back from the Philippines and also went shopping at the US-Mex Border Outlet.  I'll post pictures soon. (see, im still lazy hahaha!! but those are already posted on my FB account though)

After the Vegas trip, here comes our Monterey Bay Aquarium Tour (Mar. 14-15, 2017) in celebration of my Hubby's Birthday.  Our little Diva had fun of course especially when we took her at the beach for the first time then hung out at the Lodge's Pool. Then got back the next day after lunch because no one is watching after our dog so we really have to be back asap to feed her.

Few minutes after resting from our trip, my Hubby emailed me another reservation.  And now its for a hotel in LA because we are planning to go to Disneyland with my Sister-in-law's family on their kid's Spring Break.. And im like waaaah!! trip again!.. We never really went on vacation lastyear since we spent time and money lol! on getting a house so we are making up for those times that we aren't in a vacation but its all worth it.  Me and my husband are always on the go and we love long walks and long drive.  Sometimes I forget that I am pregnant hahaha!!.. Btw here's a video from our Monterey Bay Aquarium Trip.  Sorry im not good with video editing :(

Monterey Bay Aquarium Tour

But this time, I can say that I am back on track since I got a contract renewed from that previous client so I will be busy and facing my laptop most of the time and my 2nd trimester is not so heavy anymore. I can feel a lot of positive vibes and energy this time :).. Im just grateful and thankful to God that all of my prenatal checkups are ok and all prenatal tests and screenings are all good. I just hope and pray to God to have a healthy pregnancy and baby and also to stay in shape all through the days of our lives :).. 

Ok I guess this is all for now.  I'll see you guys on my next post.

Much Love,
Anne