Hubby and I went to my OB appointment today. After my appointment, hubby dropped me off at Park Meadows Mall for Christmas shopping.  I bought some gifts for him like euphoria cologne, slippers and sweatshirt.  I am not done yet shopping for him, so I guess I have to go back some other day.  I really don't like shopping for my man because I don't know what to get for him.  It gives me headache every time I shop for a man's gift! Well, he is into sports so I am thinking to get him something like sports memorabilia. I remember his birthday, he got a baseball bat signed by Kirby Puckett costs almost $900! I know it's ridiculous!!! What a waste of money for me but, he wanted it so he got it!

Last night was fun!  My husband was the one who cooked our Thanksgiving dinner.  The turkey was really good, especially compared to last year.  The other food he made seemed better too!  We had a couple of friends join us and they all liked the food also.  We had a big Turkey there’s not a lot left, and there were only five of us! Hehehehh… We were all full after our dinner.  We played a game of poker and my husband won but I took the money!  Hahahha.  I didn’t sleep last night because we did karaoke after the poker game.  Liezel’s husband, Larry, picked me up at 5:00 AM because Liezel, me and Glenndel went to Park Meadows Mall for some early shopping.  Wow!  It was the first time I went shopping that early and I couldn’t believe there were so many people who went shopping too!  We are all tired because we didn’t sleep so we decided to go home at 9:00 AM because we were planning to go to Burlington Coat Factory in the afternoon!  Hahha..what a day huh!  I got home at 9:30 AM from Park Meadows Mall and went to sleep for a few hours and didn’t get up until almost 4:00 PM with my husband (what a life!).  At 6:00 PM, my husband and I picked up Liezel and we went to Burlington Coat Factory near Southwest Mall.  Tomorrow, hubby and I are planning to go back to Park Meadows Mall again so I can give him an idea of what to buy me for Christmas!

 

Our baby is 23 weeks today.  I was not feeling good this morning and I had LBM. I was worried but thank God I am feeling a little better now.  Below is how our baby looks like

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With his sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel your dance. And now that he's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango) , you may be able to see him squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing him for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze him when he hears them outside the womb

My oldest sister Cora who lives in Manila is very successful now.  She is a business woman and it seems like she earns a lot of money from her business.  She also buys and sells almost anything you could want.  She also has an internet cafe and RTW shops.  One shop is located in a mall and the other one is somewhere in Quezon City, along with her internet cafe!  She also loans money for just 10%, which is low in the Philippines.  We call her "Donya sistah"! heheheh.  We are all happy for her success and I hope God will continue giving her more blessings.  She is a generous sister which is one of the reasons she is so blessed I guess! Good luck sis and more success!!! below is her photo

 

 

I've been very busy in the last 2 days.  I was helping my friend preparing for her Daughter’s first Birthday celebration.  We started cooking desserts since Friday morning until afternoon and yesterday too for the whole day! Wheeeewww!!!

The party was last night and it was really fun! Lots of people attended the party.  Half of them are Americans and half are Filipinos with their kids too.  Rachel, The birthday celebrant is so pretty! She has a very nice princess pink dress! She looks so cute and she had fun opening her gifts! All her gifts are really nice.

 

 

I was lonely and alone last night because my husband was out of town.  He was sent to Scottsbluff for a business meeting and stayed there for one night.  I really missed him sooo much!!!! Especially when I was in bed, felt weird without him.  I couldn't sleep and I think I slept around 5AM. 

I am glad and so happy that he came home now.  Our baby usually kicks a lot but last night I think he was lonely too.  He didn't move too much in my tummy and I started to worry.  I was thinking that he was also lonely when his daddy left! hehhehehe

I had fun today, my friend Ate Remy picked me up as well as my friend Glenndel and her daughter Rachel.  We went Red Lobster for lunch.  It’s been a long time since I’ve had Red Lobster.  I ordered my favorite dish which is Maui Luau Grilled shrimp and salmon with a barbecue glaze…mmmm mmmmm mmmm mmmmm mmmmm...so delicious!  After we ate, Ate Remy dropped us off at Park Meadows Mall because we were not ready to go home yet.  I just bought a bracelet from Guess.  After a couple of hours of strolling around the mall I got hungry so we went to eat at The Cheesecake Factory.  Glenndel and I had a blast again even though it was tiring!

 

Hubby and I went to Old Navy today because they are having a sale.  My hubby has no patience when it comes to shopping and he made me hurry so I just grabbed something I liked very quickly.  When I was at the counter, I saw a woman who got almost the same item as what I got but I saw that her item had a red tag which meant it was on sale!  The items I got were not on sale item but I had a 30% off coupon.  I was jealous because I wanted to get the cheaper items, the reason why I drag my hubby to the store, but then I end up buying something that is not on sale!

 

I have a craving for Palitaw and Pitsi Pitsi.  I checked online for the ingredients and today I bought those ingredients in an Asian store in Broomfield.  It was the first time I went to that Asian store and it was a long drive.  I have to say thank-you to Larry, Liezel’s husband, who drove us there.  Before we went shopping we went to eat at an international buffet and their food was very good and I was full!  My tummy felt so tight after eating! Hehehhe…I had a good time going out with friends again.

 

The economy is horrible right now!!!!! My husband will earn about 20% less this year than he earned last year. Next year may be even worse! The one thing we are thankful for is that he still has a job. I just hope the economy will turn around and he can earn as much money as last year, or even more! The past few months have progressively gotten worse because we have even more bills this year than we did last year. We knew we were taking on more debt late last year but we also didn't count on a decrease in income! We lived OK for about the first six months of the year but now savings is dried up and we are literally living paycheck to paycheck. We need to talk to someone about the best solution for us. I think my husband is going to try payday loans because they offer help on consolodation loans, not just payday loans. I hope it works because we need some relief!