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The rains were threatening to pour but it did not rain that day. Instead, the cloudy day created the perfect setting for a kalesa ride around Intramuros. A bit pricey for P500, we got a 30-minute tour around the historical walled city.  Z came to know about our country’s heroes a week ago so this was a history lesson coming to life.  Next time we’ll be combing this place (on foot!)  to know more about our country’s history.

When I was a little girl I remember how fun it was for me whenever we go on trips.  We don’t go out as often but when we do it would surely made my day.  So I can just imagine how excited Z is going to be if we started going on family trips here and there.  It doesn’t have to be an expensive out-of-town vacation but just within the metro where we can spend just a few hours together as a family.

So today because we’re going to Caloocan to visit my Dad I convinced hubby that instead of going there directly we’ll do something out of the ordinary and have picnic at Luneta.  Of course, hubby thought I was kidding but I convinced him by saying that in the last five years of Z’s life we had only gone to Manila Zoo once, Ark Avilon Zoo once, Star City once, and Quezon Memorial Circle twice.  That’s not exactly something to be proud of, right?  If we’re not going to start doing something fun and unplanned today we’ll never get to do anything at all and before we knew it Z would be going to college already.

Yes, time surely pass by too quickly and that’s why we need to live our life to the fullest.

Hubby’s Martin Guitar ordered from Ebay finally arrived!  Super thanks to his friend from the US who was kind enough to bid for it on Ebay, pay with his own credit card, wait for the shipment to arrive at his home, test the guitar at the nearest guitar store, and hand carry it on the airplane!  If you’re wondering why there are two guitars in the picture I’m sorry but little Z won’t let Daddy take a picture of his guitar without Z’s very own little guitar on its side.

is today.  We’re going to St. Francis Square as early as 8am!  I’m kind of sad because hubby won’t be with us for the first time.  During the first and second day of Z’s VBS (Vacation Bible School) he was with us and while waiting for Z finish his 3-hour VBS we were around Ortigas processing my Eon while trying out different foods along the way.  So now that he has work I will be alone for three hours waiting for Z to finish.  Good thing there’s WiFi at St. Francis Square so I’ll be tweaking my blogs while I’m there.  So that’s my plan today until Friday, the last day of Z’s VBS.

If Z was crying during the first day he was all smiles when we fetched him yesterday.  Maybe because we were the first in line when it was fetching time.  The first day we were 30 minutes late because I thought it would end at 11:30 as that was what’s written in the posters.  Anyway, we’re so happy Z is adjusting beautifully.  As I’ve said, a year ago he would give us a hard time and would refused to be left alone with strangers but now he’s can be left alone for three hours and it won’t be a problem.

Oops, I got to go now because we don’t want to be late.  If you’re checking my blog because of BC Bloggers then don’t worry.  I may have been silent about it since the announcement but I’m checking the application forms regularly and as of the moment more then 100 blogs have joined already.  Deadline is May 20 but I may move it earlier especially if we have enough blogs already so don’t wait any longer to sign up.

Last night

We’ve known since the first day I was delayed but now that we have taken the test I think it’s safe to announce.

We’re expecting baby number two!

The second line is a little faint but it’s there alright. For the longest time I thought Z would suffer my same fate and grow up alone but now it seems not to be the case. We haven’t gone to the doctor yet but from experience I’m guessing I’m already a month pregnant and the baby will come out in the last week of November or early December. Thank God, I won’t be pregnant again throughout Christmas and New Year like before. It’s hard to celebrate the happiest of all holidays when you feel like a balloon ready to burst open!

As early as now I’m noticing things that I can’t help but compare with my first pregnancy. My stomach is bigger now, I’m craving foods and eating a lot which I didn’t experience that much during my first. My favorite is mango with alamang. Grrr, just thinking about it makes my mouth water!

I hope and pray that it will be an easy pregnancy for me just like when I was carrying Z and that our baby will come out healthy. And although it’s still eight months away I’m already apprehensive about the actual labor because I had a hard time with Z but I vow I will do better next time around. Wish me luck, peeps!

Wonder why his hands and clothes are white? Well, he just finished pouring our powder all over and rolling his cars over it.

I got in too late. When I saw him all our powder is gone. To make up for it he promised to clean it right away and got a towel to wipe it off. After a few minutes I checked on the mess – it has been wiped all right but the powder is still there. *sigh

Last Sunday, we bought Z his Audi. It’s a battery operated car that he can drive and at the same time it’s remote controlled. It’s really expensive and out of our budget but Z kept dreaming about it in his sleep. At home he would ask me if I thought the car would still be there when we go back. I assured him it would still be there but inside I was also wondering how disappointed he would be if it goes out of stock. So after three weeks of thinking if we should buy it or not we finally decided to give it a go.

We used our credit card for paying for this. At the counter, they said we can choose to pay it in installment for six months but with interest. We were tempted but we declined. We chose to pay it in full. This is our only credit card and it took a long time for us to be able to get approved for one. Yes, it took so long that I was already thinking we need to get credit cards for bad credit instead. Finally, after a long time of waiting it finally got processed and now we have our one and only credit card so we vowed to be responsible in using it by buying only things we can pay in full.

Anyway, this morning Z came home with a letter. It was the schedule of advance exams f0r students that are candidates for honors! Yey! I wanted to kick myself for hesitating to buy him his Audi. Z proved to us that he deserves his gift. This is his reward for doing a good job in school.

It was the height of Manny Paquiao and Ricky Hatton’s fight when we decided to go to Tagaytay for a joy ride. As expected there were only a few cars on the road and we enjoyed a smooth ride to Tagaytay. It has been years since I last visited this place. I remember I was only a teenager when we used to frequent here with my family. We went to the Palace in the Sky and it was at noon when we got there. The sight was amazing! The only not so good thing was the sky was full of clouds so we weren’t able to see it all.
What I enjoyed during our trip there was of course the shopping! We bought a nice wall decor for our apartment, jewelry boxes, and lots of buko pie from Collette’s. Their buko pie is really tasty and full of buko tidbits. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. When we go back to Tagaytay I’ll make sure to buy more pies.