My husband turned 29 on the 2nd of this month. He thinks and feels he is older than his age. When I was lighting the candles on his bday cake, he said it looks like a bonfire…But I decorated the house as if we are gonna have a little children’s party with balloons, confetti and a flag banner. And it sure worked. Then I told him "A man is only as old as he feels."
The eye of the storm made a landfall in Biloxi, MS and did an enormous damage n loss - an estimated $26 B and still counting…It left thousands of people homeless and a number of fatalities in New Orleans all the way up to MS. It said to be the most catastrophic event that ever hit the US. These are a couple of pictures we’ve taken in our area after the storm.
For more go to http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/hurricanes_and_tropical_storms
Katrina, the 11th named storm of the season. The second that almost hit Pensacola in the short 3 months that we’ve stayed here. It badly slammed New Orleans and Mississippi but we also had our share of falling sky,pouring rain and high gusty winds (approx. 85 mph) The hurricane they say is swelled to be roughly the size of Florida. Pretty big and nasty. And sure it was. At 5pm we decided to drive around town to see what little damageit caused the area. There are a number of broken branches, trees uprooted and low areas that are flooded. Oh yeah traffic signals out of line,too. The wind’s still strong out there that it almost blew my head off of my shoulder. So it wasn’t a good, safe day to be outdoor just yet. But you know how people get so curious and wanderlust sometimes just to get what they wanted. Ours? - a few pictures after the storm,
The power went out for almost the whole day but we are prepared for that. Rain did not let out until early evening, as a matter of fact it is still drizzling outside but we had our electricity back on. Thank goodness! (Just a split-second after we finished grilling in the rain and groping in the dark kitchen.) This monstrous storm didnt deprive us of having a hearty good meal - BBQ ribs and super asim na sinigang na buto-buto. Told you, we are so prepared for this. Though I was starting to panic cause I didn’t expect for the power to be out for so long that I even had to take the ice cream out of the freezer cause it has started to melt, it still good though, meron kaming super rocky road milk shake instead.
But now that everything is back to normal, I’d like to be excused to enjoy a cup of hot french vanilla coffee.
<p>Will post pictures later. promise…
Rain got so hyper listening to her new cd today. It’s so enjoying watching her smile and giggle to the tune of those classic nonsense kids’ songs.
"it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! " it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! to.. S-M-I-L-E! "
She even tried to sing along ( I swear she did) that when the beat got faster and louder she did squeal along with it. James had to turn the volume down so our little lovely tyrant would calm down some as well. Oh yeah, that little lady made a blast! It was funny though. As early as now we could tell when she’s happy and excited. Her new collection of cds came from my aunt. She sent her a package (from New Jersey) full of lovely dresses, hats and pictures. And we we’re glad about it…
There are a couple other reasons for me to smile today. Oh it’s so great! I found two long lost friends I’ve never heard of/from for almost 13 years. Who would have known??? ANd the venue? Friendster. COOL di ba! How excited I got to talk to them just to catch up on times long past. Until now I can’t get over it…
One is a very good friend from highschool who migrated here in the US when we were 14. WE’ve only been friends for a year - we’re classmates in freshman. But that single year was full of fun memories and crazy dance steps!haha. Yep, we formed a dance group during that time. Mind you, we made it to the finals and won 2nd prize! The emotions I felt on stage when we got the award is the same feeling I have now that I found her again. She’s still the same girl who left the country 13 years ago. Cracky, cute,wacky, happy and gay.
The other one is someone I met and became friends with when we were fresh in college. Like Jayme, him and I stayed close only during that year. But the times we spent together are great and special and fun too. One of those I treausre a lot. He’s still the same funny, lovable (daw sabi nya,haha)and cool lad I’ve known. I’m proud of what he’d become now - one of the tough guys in the US Air Force.
So there. Friendster really connects people and friends. Esp those you never thought you’d get in contact with again - ever!
But I’m glad I did. I really do.
So friends, get your wiggles out and sing with me!
" it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! it isn’t any trouble just to S-M-I-L-E! to.. S-M-I-L-E! "
By the time the clock struck 9pm, we had decided to call it a night. He went straight to sleep but I was awake for a long time. I walked to and fro the bedroom and the living room to check one last time if there’s anything left undone for the day. When finally I made up my mind to join him in bed, I allowed darkness to slowly enveloped our room as I pulled the closet light switch off. But then I stopped for a while when I noticed from the corner of my eye, a small white thing laying on top of my pillow. I walked quietly at a snail’s pace closer to the bed and there I found a piece of neatly folded paper. I took it and there are words written in it that I could barely make out so I turned around to reach for the bedside lamp and switched it on. The light was dim enough for me to be able to read it without waking him up. And so it was a poem, a new one he’d probably just read and wanted to share with me or simply something he feels like giving in return …
Preparedly, I tried to remove the quandaries of everyday life to enter into the enchanted words of the poem with a relaxed feeling. That way I can envision far inward through the image of the written way…
and the poem goes:
One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon the Strand by Edmund Spenser
One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
But came the waves and washed it away:
Again I wrote it with a second hand,
But came the tide, and made my pains his prey.
Vain man, said she, that dost in vain assay
A mortal thing so to immortalize!
For I myself shall like to this decay,
And eek my name be wiped out likewise.
Not so (quoth I),let baser things devise
To die dust, but you shall live by fame:
My verse your virtues rare shall eternalize,
And in the heavens write glorious name;
Where, when as death shall all the world subdue,
Our love shall live and later life renew.
end of poem.
I finished the journey through the writer’s spirit…
I folded the paper back, placed it on the bed table, turned the light off and kissed him goodnight. He’s still asleep and this time I could hear his slow-steady breathing…
Darkness once again filled our room and I laid awake for a little longer wandering through the galaxy of my mind. Then I stopped and smiled and told myself :
So the brownies I baked yesterday turned out right well. (wink. wink!)
Indulge yourself and d special people in your life with fresh baked brownies
It is 10:50am central time and I’ve finally gotten the chance to type entries to this blogger. The little one’s peacefully sleepin in her cradle swing and I’ve already baked my hubby his all time favorite - triple chocolate brownies. He’s been telling me to make one for almost over a week now but because we ran out of fresh eggs and I am lazy to drag my ass out to the groceries store eh, di ko mabigay ang kahilingan ni mahal. (haha,sweet!) So last night (finally), we drove to Wal-Mart to get a few things. I hurriedly went to the food section - and got milk and eggs while my hubbydoodles was busy looking thru tools section. He ended up buying oil for d admiral (d boat). Anyway, last night is a different story. Thing is, today we can snack on this mouth-watering-very-chocolatey-fudgy-brownies (ahh,dats hella good!) Gusto ko na ngang umpisahan kaso mas masarap makipag agawan sa parang 12-yr-old kid na nagdadamot! At di ko na kelangan ng addt’l 170 calories count in my body chart. pero ciempre chocolate ata yon kaya hindi ko yon palalagpasin.
Sorry I got side-tracked kasi sabi sa computer clock ko it’s only 8:08 am which is 2 hrs behind, I need to adjust it to CT kasi western time pa ito nung nasa San Diego pa kami. So ako na lang paniwalaan nyo.
Anyway back to brownies, well obviously idadaan ko na lang dito ang effort kong i-resist na tikman that. After all I made it for my hubby and I’ll be happy to see him enjoying his fudgy treat later today! (asus, mapagpanggap!) Next time I’ll give you complete recipe but for now, bili na lang muna kayo ng ready mix type ok.hehhe. Yummy din yon minsan mas masarap pa nga than making it from scratch!
OOpps, gotta go guys, Rain’s wide awake! nagising ata sa aroma ng fresh baked brownies ko, puntahan ko na sya naku baka unahan pa kami sa brownies namin!!! Laterzzz!
