happy birthday ma :)

it's my mom's birthday today in the philippines. i must admit i'm hoping our relationship could be better. the distance has really taken its toll on us in terms of communication. i often wish i could do more for her and be there more for her but i can't. the years are really rolling by and i guess we now realize that i really will be here and she really will be there and that's that. but here's to you ma, and i'll see you as soon as possible. :x

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we've been staying here at gary's sister's house too long. they've been so gracious and generous to us and i can only hope we'll be able to return the favor one way or another. thankfully, we're getting our own place this friday and we're moving in this saturday. last black friday, we went cra-zy buying all the stuff we need for the new house. we're soooo excited! :D

more webcam shots

i like all angelos :)

here's angelo, gary's nephew. a shoutout to my angelo back home, who's also so grown up now :)

dancing dynamite :D

why chok never outgrew this song escapes me, but he's still cute as ever :D

time flies :(

this was my nephew chok when i first saw him...

this is him now...

the BIG move

the third quarter of 2010 has just been so crazy for me and gary. at the same time i had the unfortunate miscarriage in october, gary was clearing out of the army. talk about stress! now, after nearly two years of residing in el paso,tx we're starting over--yet again--in a new city.

as i type this, our house is in chaos. i just took a break from filling boxes with books and files while gary's in the parking lot prepping my car for the long drive to our new home in rosenberg, texas. we shipped his car yesterday and had his sister pick it up this morning. we're renting a trailer which we'll hook up to the accord so we can haul our stuff. not that we have a lot to bring, but i guess the whole process of moving could be draining for just about anyone.



we decided to self-move, instead of having the army do the moving for us, that way there's more flexibility with the date and the manner of transfer. we'll finally say goodbye to el paso on the 14th, a day after the pacquaio-margarito fight. gary and i never really adored el paso because of its desert-like look and feel but leaving a place, no matter how lackluster, can stir up memories and memories can stir up some serious separation anxiety.

nevertheless, we are very excited to live in rosenberg, which is a few minutes from houston. we both crave for a more liveable city with places to explore, opportunities to grab and most especially, relatives to bond with. gary's sister and her husband have been so good to us, assisting us in every way possible when we were there last halloween preparing for the big move. his two nieces and two nephews are really good kids who are just so adorable. makes me miss my angelo and chay and chok in the philippines.

we won't be settling in our new place however until december 4, our mov-in date, so we have to stay again at gary's sister's house, which is like 5 minutes away. how or where we're gonna fit all the household goods in ate loulou's house without disrupting her home escapes me right now.


the fountains of rosenberg

this christmas will be the first christmas gary and i will spend in our own house as a married couple. it should've been last year, but i was in the philippines while he toiled in iraq during the holidays. we're just both so thankful we're past that stage and we can now both lead civilian lives together.