i linked my cousins blog spot sa blog ko and as i was reading yung mga posts nya, nabasa ko yung post nya about her nanay.

as i was reading it, tears started falling down my eyes. i missed my tita vicky. she died a year ago from cancer. it was the most devastating moment sa family namin. never did i imagined that something like this will happen to us. but my tita vicky was a strong person. instead of us preparing her for her death, it was she who prepared all of us and to help us accept that this is bound to happen and that she is happy.

she loves all of us so much and she has taugth us a lot of things that really make us into a better person. she's our inspiration. and we know, she will always be there to watch over us.

miss ka na namin tita. we love you.

on ny way sa office, i saw a lot of banner with the following text:

PAALAM

POPE JOHN PAUL II

SALAMAT SA IYONG PAMANA....

KULTURA NG BUHAY

Pope John Paul II will always have a special place in my heart. I can still remember during the 10th World Youth Day that was held here in Manila from Jan 10-15, 1995. I was one of the lucky participants who were able to see the Pope real close. My group waited somewhere along Pedro Gil (I think) for the Pope's parade. We we're so lucky that we found a good spot and the vehicle carrying the Pope passed rigth in front of us so we we're able to see The Pope up close & personal.

I can still remember during his last day in Manila, noong nasa airport na sya. He was on top of the stairs ng airplane and he was waving goodbye to the crowd. And he was in tears when he said that "I don't know how, but I promise I will be back."

Thank you Pope John Paul II. We love you and we will really miss you.

i love weddings & i love being part of it...

i received another great news last night....on our way home, i received a text message from jen villegas (hi jen!!)..jen is one of my batch mate sa w@w... and sabi nya she heard from milett daw that i want to coordinate a wedding and so she's asking me if i want to help sa wedding nya on april 16. i immediately said yes without even thinking kung may appointment ba ako sa 16. :)

after kse ng wedding namin, nagkakwentuhan kami ni milett and na share ko nga sa kanya na na-enjoy ko talaga yung wedding preps kaya i'm thinking of being a wedding coordinator...pero sabi ko di pa nga ako ganon ka sure coz i'm really not sure if i can really handle all the wedding stress....i'm really a hands on bride pero noong wedding namin kse, i got a lot of help from my MOH (my ever dearest cousin), my ever supportive hubby, my whole family and yung OTD coordinator that we hired. so sabi ko kay milett i will try to help my friends muna with their wedding so i can see for myself if i can really handle all the stress. and since i'm 2 months pregnant na, i still have a year to think and contemplate if i really want to be a wedding coordinator or not.

pero i really got excited sa offer ni jen. i immediately told howell about it and syempre ever supportive sya and sabi nya hahatid at susunduin na lang daw nya ako sa 16. then tinext ko agad si milett para ibalita na i will help them sa wedding ni jen. pareho kami ni milett na sobrang excited and happy. sabi nga nya "jen really made our day.

unfortunately, i won't be able to join them sa first meeting nila tomorrow sa podium. it's my mom's bday kse and we will have our family outing tomorrow. but milett promised me na she will just update me kung ano mapag usapan nila. i promised them that i will attend their next meeting. which reminds me, april 16 is next week na kaya we only have a week to prepare.

about jen. i got to talk to jen kse nag post sya ng message sa w@w and humihingi sya ng recommendations for a florist. i recommend her to my florist pido. then nag kita kami noong bridal fair sa nbc tent last september. since then, we had constant communication sa text or email. nagkita ulit kami noong w@w xmas party and we are one of the last person who left the party. kahit tapos na kse yung party, we stayed a bit longer para makapag chikahan at makapag kwentuhan. sya din yung CCX buddy ko and i send her 3 red roses and a xmas card. so mas lalo kami naging close.

i really consider jen as one of the closest friend sa w@w kaya i'm really glad that she asked me to help sa wedding nya. biro mo, i get to attend their wedding and witness one of the most important milestone in their life, while helping them make their dream wedding come true. i just hope and pray that i will be an effective wedding coordinator sa wedding ni jen. i promise that i will really give my best and i will really treat jen & jm's wedding like our own wedding.

i just received a call from bpi informing us that our housing loan was approved. i'm so happy. now we can buy the house & lot in bulacan. nagulat nga ako kse ang laki ng appraised value ng house & lot, sobrang mura lang pala binebenta ng may ari yung lupa. ang may ari kse is yung lola ko and kailangang kailangan nila ng pera kaya mabilisan benta nila. si howell lang talaga ng desidido na bilin yun noong una kse natatakot nga ako mag loan. pero sabi ng parents ko, good buy na daw talaga yun and magandang investment naman daw ang lupa, kaya medyo na convince na din ako. pero actually di kami doon titira. ang plan ni howell is tayuan sya ng piggery (since may existing ng kulungan ng baboy don) and palaisdaan para may extra kita kami. hirap kse pag sa sahod lang ang source of income namin eh.

basta i'm just so happy that everything is really falling into place. i just hope na maging successful yung first business venture namin ni howell.

last saturday, we visted again my OB. i gave my OB all the results of my laboratory exam. she asked me kse to take several lab exams (urinalysis, FBS, CBC, TVS, etc). sabi ko nga ang hirap pala mag buntis kse sobrang daming kailangang i-check. ok naman lahat ng results ko. mababa lang ang sugar level ko. yung kse yung worry ng OB kse. kse sabi ko mahilig ako kumain ng matatamis (as in, isang upuan kaya kong umubos ng isang chocolate bar). lalo na noong buntis na ako kse gusto ko lagi kumakain ng sweets para hindi ako parang naduduwal. so ok yung FBS ko. pero sabi ng OB ko may UTI daw ako. she gave me antibiotics which i have to take for 7 days, then i have to repeat yung urinalysis ko para ma check kung nag clear na yung infections.

pina ulit din nya sa akin yung TVS ko. yung last na TVS ko daw kse, 5 weeks pa lang kaya wala pang nakitang fetal pole. medyo natakot nga ako kse medyo painful yung TVS eh. pero sobrang happy namin kami after ng TVS kse nakita namin yung baby namin. tinuro sa amin ng doctor na nag ultra sound sa akin kung asan yung baby namin and pinarinig din nya sa amin yung heartbeat nya. noong una ako lang yung nasa loob ng room and noong tinuturo na nga nya sa akin yung baby ko, naisip ko bigla si howell (nag iintay lang kse sya sa akin sa labas). sabi ko sa doctor, baka pwede papasukin si howell. eh makulit at kalog yung doctor, sabi nya pwede. hindi lang daw ako nag tatanong. tuwang tuwa si howell noong nakita nya yung baby namin at narinig yung heartbeat ng bata. nagtanong pa nga sya bakit sobrang bilis daw ng heartbeat. sabi ng doctor, normal daw yun. ok nga yung doctor kse ang daming angle ang kinunan nya sa ultra sound para daw madami kaming souvenir. sabi nga nya swerte kami kse walang tao kaya nakapag laro pa kami at iba ibang angle ang kinunan nya.

below are some pictures of my ultra sound:

yung maliit na may arrow, yun yung baby namin. and yung black part surrounding it, yun daw yung swimming pool ng baby namin...:)

here's another picture with the graph of the heart beat of the baby:

so noong april 2, 7 weeks and 3 days old na yung baby namin. ang expected date of delivery ko is nov 16 pero according to my OB, pwede pa daw magbago yun.