My aunt and I were talking last weekend about our dream of owning a farm someday. This is a vacant piece of land that we are looking at buying. Next year, most probably. We just want a place where the family can go to for a weekend getaway or for the old folks to retire when the time comes they get tired of the city.

Praying you’ll have a great week ahead

Kuya Dom Lawrence, OSB sent me a package containing this shirt and a card. It arrived last week and I was not able to thank him properly for it. My dad’s using the shirt now. Naunahan ako hehe

Thanks, kuya!

We’ll be seeing each other by next week along with tita Liza. Can’t wait! Kuya’s so fun to be with. The first time we met when he went home several months ago, I was not expecting a monk who laughs a lot and talks a lot. But he was. And I just know he’ll have a lot of stories to tell once we see each other again.

Happy Monday everyone! Here’s hoping we’ll all have a productive week

Our little girl is ready to go swimming this coming Friday! See her in her knitted one-piece bathing suit done by her grandma… (click photos for larger view)

Isn’t she adorable? And how about her bathing suit? Her grandma is very creative when it comes to knitting. You should see her works!

Anyway, have a fun week ahead everyone!

*Weekend Snapshot has a new home and will be posted every Monday so that Weekenders can have a time to take photos during the weekend. More news about WS here.

Warning: This is a longish post. This post contains an update on my latest Baguio trip and my Weekend Snapshot entry.

When I came back from Baguio, I still carried around that feeling of being on vacation. Ang hirap bumalik sa work mode hehe… So I just scheduled two posts and that’s it.

We went to Baguio last Friday, April 4 at around 3am. We were 21 persons in all. 3 aunts and 2 uncles from my father’s side of the family with their families. We went there because my dad have not seen Baguio yet and it was his 50th birthday last April 2nd. We stayed at Tiptop Vacation Homes located at Pacdal Road, Baguio City. It’s a bit far from downtown but I swear to you, the place is worth it! Php4,000 a night with a great view of the surroundings plus no charges for additional beds. Click here to see what the place looks like.

Ganyan kami karami hehe

When we went to Baguio, the temperature at night was 15 degrees. Brrr… Love the cold weather! We went to the usual tourist spots like Burnham Park (where the kids went boating and we had fun with bikes), Mines View Park, Wright Park, Strawberry Farm, Bell Church, Grotto. And then at night, we had barbecues and lots of laughs.

*Click on the images to enlarge

We have so many photos taken and you will see more of it in the coming Weekend Snapshot entries of mine. Below is my official entry for the Weekend Snapshot this week.

That’s the view from the terrace of the place we stayed at. I think that’s around 6 in the evening. I really recommend the place we stayed at. The owners are great. Very accommodating. You need only ask them and they will give it to you. The place is high so it’s much colder than when you’re downtown. And the house is very cozy and clean.

My family, relatives and I just love Baguio so much. A province and yet a city. You get the tranquility and peace of being in the province yet you still get the benefits of being in a city.

Have a great week everyone!

This was a photo taken at Subic during my friend Rob’s wedding. Can’t wait to go to the beach!

Have a great week ahead everyone!

Happy Easter everyone!
Have a happy and safe week ahead! God bless!

*Please visit my sister’s blog and her 1st WS entry.

Did you know that there is a Bolognese puppy? My sister is looking for a puppy she wants for a pet. And we found this one while searching. This Bolognese puppy is a rare breed and is from Italy.

Isn’t she cute?

Have a blessed week ahead everyone? Going anywhere special this Holy Week?

I saw an old family photo taken when my brother and my mother were both alive and healthy. It made me so sad seeing that photo, especially now that our youngest will be graduating from high school next week. In all of the special occasions in the family, my mom was always there, taking photos, giving us the pep talk, receiving our awards while my dad watched from the audience.

This is the first special occasion in my brother’s life that my mom will not be there. It just breaks my heart thinking how two members of the family would be missing when we go to next week’s graduation…

And that my brother will never see the glow in a mother’s face when she sees her child achieve something in his life.

My mom died of a rare kidney disease last September 29, 2005 at the age of 48.

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We were supposed to be six. I am the eldest, then 2 sisters, my brother who died, another sister and another brother, the youngest. The guy with a cap on is our cousin, Yong. He is of the same age as my brother William Jr. who died in March 11, 1998 because of leukemia. He would have been 25 years old now. He died at the age of 15.