Let it not be Ephemeral

 It has been 3 days since I have been going through this mushy phase. I do not know what brought it out of me. Indulge me for awhile though. It is still the LOVE month after all. 

Taken from our Pre-nup photoshoot. Photo by Pat Dy and Pre-nup Styling by Lifestyle by Feliz

 Hubby and I always cringe as we look back on our younger selves. Resurrecting old letters, scrapbooks and my diary of all his messages leaves me in disbelief. Who are these people??However I believe we need reminding once in awhile right? So much has changed from when we were just dating and now that we have kids. We are always together but sometimes it feels that we hardly spend time with each other. We get lost in the hustle bustle of everyday life that we hardly just stop and say WOW I love this person.

 I do not want to ever forget why.

So looking back, I remembered this part in my interview for our AVP that will be shown for our wedding. I cannot remember exactly though what was asked of me and how I brought the story of our "dance" up. Halfway through my explanation on why this was so special to me I cried. So of course everyone was so intrigued as to what that dance was all about even eliciting jokes that its actually a euphemism for something else! It was not. It was simply something like this...

Taken from The Love Dictionary by David Levithan

"AND THE WORLD RESUMED..." But we have that moment when we were the only ones in it. I miss that. When everything can just stop and make room for US enveloped completely in each other. Even though it is something ephemeral; transitory; short lived it brings us to our forever. So please let us take moments, random escapes and brief encounters together. Let our love not be ephemeral.

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much love

Layers and Leather

Made a quick run to buy baby food and something for C who just finished his exams! Hubby actually was a bit skeptical when I came out looking like this...

He was all "we are just going out for 30 minutes!!!" But you know I rarely get to go out and I take every chance I can get to dress up! AND SERIOUSLY I had to just take advantage of the cold weather! I got off by saying that I am seriously just wearing track pants and a shirt and just threw on a jacket! Which is entirely true!!! That's what's nice about anything leather. It transforms an outfit. And with this jacket, the draping, color and combination of materials allows this look to be casual chic - not so harsh with still a softness to it. Exactly what I was going for for what our day entailed. 

C all happy with his pasalubong!!!

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much love

Bumps and Bruises

My Sandra (S) got a bump on her forehead today with matching bruise! After all the baby proofing and rearranging of furniture in their nursery we forgot about this big ass cabinet!!! S tried to open it while standing and bumped her head =( super wawa she has pa naman a mosquito bite on her forehead already! (ok this entry is making me sound like a bad mother) BUT really please show me some sympathy in saying that this happened to your kids too right? 

The CULPRIT!!!! The cabinet I mean not C hehe

Moms seriously BUY THIS!!!

I am actually somewhat emotionally ready for this one. I remembered when Carlos (C),  my eldest fell off the bed. I think I was crying louder than him which just made it worst. He felt my panic and cried even harder. So for this one I stayed calm. Did not point fingers anymore and just focused on applying an ice pack on my baby's head. It was not so traumatic as my experience with C. I am just scared that it is happening already. My babies are becoming so mobile and if there's just one of you and two of them these accidents are all the more likely to happen. However we all know that its all part of it and there will be more scrapes and bruises along the way. I pretty much brushed up on signs to watch out for when babies bump their heads, first aid etc. What I am really not ready for is what this milestone keep reminding me of. My babies are growing up so fast! I know they haven't hit one yet but I am really anxious in raising my girls. Is it just me or boys are so much easier to parent? Or maybe it is because I am a girl and I know what it is like.  Will I ever be ready for their tears over boys and heartbreaks? My memories of those seems so clear in my head still.  

So I must start working out my heart so I can toughen up once these things arrive. Let the bumps and falls be my exercise. 

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much love

And Up They Go

I have finally captured both my daughters standing up!!! They have started doing it around the time they turned 8 months old.  I am ecstatic but also somewhat nervous! They are growing up TOO fast!

They reached another milestone too this month. They are now interacting with each other. I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS FOR SO LONG!!! However that being said they are now so completely aware of one another and whatever the other is doing or playing with. Now the grabbing has ensued!!!  A preview and warning of future fights in the making!!! WAAAH I do not know how I will deal with that.  But for now it is keeping us well entertained! Seriously though booking talks with my friend who has a twin. Gotta prep for some proper parenting and get them into sharing ASAP. 

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much love

Love All Around

For this year's Valentine's Day, hubby and I agreed to be practical. We are not really suckers for this occasion but we are not completely cold hearted people too. We needed the excuse to celebrate! haha He was asking what I wanted, do I want the usual flowers + romantic dinner OR opt for a gift. I opted for the gift. NO need for the mush I said, it has been so long since I bought anything for me.

I wanted shoes.

So we trooped to the least romantic mall ever (MEGAMALL) and went to F21. HOWEVER I DID NOT GET MY SHOES! THEY DID NOT HAVE STOCK OR EVEN SIZE FOR THE ALTERNATIVE STYLES!!! boo hoo to me really!

So we were stuck in megamall wondering what to do or where to go next. We did not have any dinner reservations so we just decided to go to Rockwell, catch a movie and find a resto that would take us.

We ended up watching Die Hard. Yes yes that action flick! Our day just seemed to be the anti-thesis of a romantic date. But really I was sooo happy and it seemed that he was too! We felt like how we were before, just a couple out on a normal Friday date night! We were on a high even though our day did not turn out as planned. We realized how much we needed this break!!! I WAS SERIOUSLY EUPHORIC over the simplest thing! It turned out to be the BEST Valentine's DAY ever!

OH AND I ALMOST FORGOT...
Hubby did give me flowers even after we agreed he did not need to. I love it when they do that!!! He knows me too well tee hee. And my son got me 2 cards this year too!!!! SUCH AN AWESOME DAY!!!

MY work table is looking happy!!!


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much love

Butterfly Footprints

I wanted to mark the 3rd month of my babies with something special aside from their monthly pictorials. I decided that it would be the perfect time to do an idea that I found in Pinterest  ( this links to the original blog) that would capture this milestone =)

What drew me to this idea is that its a fun and different way of showcasing their footprints - AND it matches their nursery too!!! =) Such a plus also that its really easy! All you need is a canvas board, non-toxic paint and extra set of hands to help you with the baby/ies! =)

Excuse our pambahay looks

Practice makes perfect! See that the original colors on our babies' are different from the finish product. We kinda made a mess on that one haha. Also very important that the babies are in a good mood too! 

The purple ones are Cassandra's. She squished her foot when we put it on the canvas hehehe

Just add the finishing touches once the paint dries =) I drew on the bodies of the butterflies teehee That I can do! For the lettering of their names I asked my friend to do it for me =)

The finished product!

Now that its done just find a nice spot to hang it in their nursery! Hope you guys try this one too!!!

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much love

Herb Garden

So I had this brilliant idea that I will just have an herb garden at my backyard. Everyone keeps telling me its so easy! So the thought got stuck in my head, complete with imaginings of me humming away in my kitchen with the sun in my face making pasta adding basil or parsley or whatever it is you add plucked fresh from my garden. So after 2 weeks of putting it off I finally asked the hubby that I seriously want to do this. Just to digress I have a bad track record of getting excited one day, a flash of inspiration about something and simply putting it off and well not doing it anymore. So I had to show him my resolve and off we went!

We found this place (HARBEST) really near our home that sells plants and seeds for herbs, flowers and veggies. They also conduct seminars on healthy eating, gardening and much more. As I seek out the herbs that I wanted to buy, this small plants welcomed me. Ano ba paano na ko pipitas nyan?! Looks like my daydreams would take a while to become reality! I didn't know they sell them so small haha good thing they were very helpful and accommodating to a newbie like me. Taught me how to care for them and how long before I can start "harvesting" haha 

Large parsley not for sale =( boo!

All in all came home pretty much satisfied, for the plants that I was not able to buy that were on my list I got the seeds. At least this experience will be all the more rewarding for sure. And the best part is it gave me an activity to do with Carlos .... or so I thought! Turned out he is not into it ! So frustrating but oh well maybe he will appreciate more once the seeds sprout out!

So... so far here is what I have, still contemplating whether or not I will expand this. What do you guys think???

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much love