2007-06-29

5th yr. Anniversary

I can't believe that I have been married for 5 years:) I am very blessed to have my husband who loves me very much:) he deals with all my crap,my unexplainable mood changing ability and most of all he loves me when I was at my best and when I am at my worst:) he loves me a lot that he even gain extra pounds with me hahaha!!! I guess I ruined his marine body lol:) well, hello......I gain a lot of extra pounds too when we started getting comfortable with the married life :) but I am happy with my married life, we have our arguments but we never have those bad fights.. when we get aggravated with each other we tend to cool it off and settle it before the day is over. Even when I started the argument ( most of the time!!) he ask for apology:) And when I am so irritated by him he still make his way to cool me down and I think I am the same way to him..He even told me one time that even though sometimes I get on his nerve by nagging at him for no apparent reason well, in my defensed...I don't nag without a reason it might not be a big freaking reason but I always got reason!! yet he can't get mad at me or maybe the word he's trying to say is he don't know how to hate me:) probably coz he loves me!!!
Anyway, Yesterday was my State Written & Skill Exam maybe as much as I was yapping about this stuff then, this is not new to u:) but I was so nervous I cleaned my house & I finished the game Chocolatier and win it big time! lol anyway, let me explain, I kept draining the last nerve of my little brain by studying too hard I get paranoid, tense & a bit moody... I play games to make me relax! so I found this game on Yahoo called Chocolatier, it's actually one of those tycoon game:) Anyway, I made my way up from novice to MASTER CHOCOLATIER heheheh I had so much fun although the free trial only last for an hour but you get 5 mins. each time you open it and the good part is, it automatically save your progress:) you should see me trying to play for 5 mins. and suddenly it stops and I have to start it back again eheheh anyway it took me hours but I beat the game baby! then back to studying again!!!!

I went to bed almost 4 in the morning & Elena woke me up telling me she wanted some food to eat!!! so, I gave her some left over chicken and while she was eating in my bed! I read my skill packet again! anyway I fell asleep reading it ! Then at 10:30 in the morning Ethan woke me up telling me that he was hungry! so I had to get my lazy butt off to get him something to eat then guess what I did??? reading my packet again! and I cleaned the house, watched some skill video online! Finally @ 4:30 I took a shower, hubby came home and I got ready for school. I told my hubby "Happy anniversary sweetheart, sorry I didn't bought you anything"!! what a sweet wife huh? well, I didn't get to feel any excitement about my anniversary because I was so worried about not passing my exams!lol anyway I went to school, took my test for an hour. The strict tester told me I passed:) I did have a grin but not enough to make me happy!!!I wasn't worry about the Written test I was worried about not passing my skill.... For some reason I got very cold well, I wasn't alone.. I had 5 other classmates with me waiting for the tester to call our names..( since we had out appointment time )we all felt the chill of nervousness!!! Anyway, some of them went outside and smoke their lungs off to death! and finally 2 of them got called and man... I had to wait for an hour ... I stopped studying and stared praying lol! praying that I can do my skill with the nicer tester hehehhe Anyway,I saw one of my classmate left earlier than the given time length coz she failed.. once you fail one important step they will stop you with your skill and ask you to leave and tell you to retake the test some other time w/ extra fee ! then, that gave us another reason to worry!! so I was about to go next but my other classmate went first which.. by the way I have to thank her for that:) she went to the same strict tester we had on our written test hehehehe I have no idea what happened to her after that since my other classmate was done with her skill telling me I'm going to be fine with the big grin on her face! it means she passed:) I got the nicer tester yehey!!!!! so I was inside feeling more nervous and she asked me to pick one packet... so I touch one packet and since I am a weird person I listened to my instinct to pick the one beside the packet that has my hands on.:) so I followed my instinct hoping that I don't have to do anything that I don't want to do (get it??) guess what I got?? I had to do PARTIAL BATH, ASSIST BEDPAN TO INDEPENDENT PATIENT, AMBULATE W/WALKER, HEIGHT & WEIGHT AND THE DREADFUL BLOOD PRESSURE! I panicked when I saw the last page BLOOD PRESSURE! right then ... all the information was erased totally! she told me she will give me 5 minutes to review my packet, asked whatever question I have in mind.. and guess what I asked first?? I asked her "IF I FAIL, WHERE & WHEN CAN I RETAKE THE TEST & HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?" She just smiled at me & said, "why would you think that you will fail you haven't even started yet?" hey, I just wanted to be ready , I told you I'm pessimist & sometimes I don't really trust myself! which is bad! bad! bad! anyway, so 5 minute's up, she asked me to go with her in the bathroom & show her how to wash my hands properly so I did... we went back to the room & she told me to start doing the partial bath! I'm telling you i was about to do the complete bed bath and she stopped me hahahaha! reminded me that i only have to do face, arm & peri-care.hell! I didn't even get to do peri-care actually, i just have to state since it's a totally different skill & I didn't have it in my packet!..I panicked again.. lol to tell u the truth I started washing the mannequin then I noticed she still has her clothes on hahahhahah so I immediately, told her that after I put her bath blanket on i should have taken the gown off hahhaha so I was saved!! actually they said, if you forget the step but immediately notify them what you did wrong then they will consider it but if you waited til you say your done with that particular skill and you didn't tell them your mistake then you get points ! the more points you get the more they wanna kick you out! so anyway, I did every skill I have of course forgetting here & there but pointed out to them what I forget heehe and then I was done! she asked me to sit down with her .. I was thinking crap she wants me to sit coz she don't want me falling when I get the bad news and might get a heart attack hahhaah. she just asked me what I missed an dhow many points heheh I only missed little points and she asked me to print my name and sign each papers then she told me I'm done and she said the sweet, sweet word probably the best CONGRATULATIONS I have ever heard !! hahaha! I said "REALLY?' in my dorky gesture with a big grin on my face!! heheh I was so happy I hugged her1 hahahahha and... I am not a big hugger unless I really love the person I am hugging like my hubby and kids! hahha but I love her that instant hehehhe she was so considerate, understanding and so nice:) i can say all the nice stuff about her hehehheheh ..well, probably I will be singing a different tune if she failed me hahhaha but hey.. I passed:) oh my god I cried! coz I really wanted it so bad you know so I can move into the next step and besides a lot of people are believing in me to pass it even though I wasn't one of them! I went straight ahead to St. Joseph's Church.. it's been a long time since I went to church but I went in there whole heartedly :) seriously probably all those old friends of mine who will be reading this will laugh their asses off coz I sound corny to them coz I'm not really a religious person in the world... but I did went and I thanked god for everything:) I passed all 3 of my exams, I just have my 5th yr. wedding anniversary, I have beautiful and healthy kids and a loving husband and I am healthy myself so what else can I asked for?? Money??? but I can always work my butt off to get that right? seriously I have been blessed and sometimes I was just too blind to count the good blessing I received and I just thought I am due to thank God for everything:) I went home & my hubby & kids opened the door for me:) I told them about teh good news and they too were happy for me:) so my hubby asked me to changed clothes and when I went upstairs I found very beautiful gifts:) I have 2 different kind of flowers and 1 glass heart that has writing engraved!.. wanna know what it was?? My name was engraved with my hubby's letter for me, his name and the current date:) he ordered it online and told them what to write in the glass heart:) it was very wonderful:) and then he took me to a Greek restaurant down by the street call PARTHENON. we both love Greek salad! When we're dating we always go to PAT & OSCAR'S in San Diego and order Greek salad! I had Crab Stuffed Salmon, greek salad & rice pilaf, Rocky got Lamb Souvlaki w/ greek salad & rice pilaf, Shaun & Elena ordered Spaghetti & Ethan ordered Steak Greco Wrap. Prior to that, we ordered an appetizer called Skorthalia, which is made up of Fresh garlic blended with potatoes, olive oil and seasonings. Served with pita bread. The food was absolutely delectable!The place was wonderful too nice ambiance and nice hostess..One of my favorite restaurant now!!!:) anyway, I have to go and get some sleep but here's some pix for you all:0 and I will be visiting your sites when I get up :) Darlene Thank you for the greeting you made for me @ BISDAK PLANET
Thank's for everybody who greeted & I will be visiting your sites tomorrows mwah... here's some pix!!!




****GLASS HEART****



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2007-06-25

Tag Yah!

Rica tagged me for this meme called “In The Spotlight."


What makes your blog unique?
coz it's mine duh!

When did you start blogging?
April 18, 2006.

Is this your first meme?
Nope.

What do you hope to accomplish with your blog?
nothing, just hopefully to make more friends around the globe!

What are your feelings on the "blog popularity" issue?
My intention is just to share my thoughts and activities not interested in blog popularity crap!

What's your favorite childhood memory?
New Year with my parents when i was kindergarten.

If you were stranded on a deserted island what three things would you want to have with you?
1.My family
2.A house complete with all the stuff I want including stove and oven!
3. And a Yacht! so we can cruise whenever we want to hehehhe:)

Are you a spiritual person?
huh..a little bit!

What is the weirdest thing that ever happened to you?
Being punished by telling the truth! that happened to me when I was young!

What is your best quality?
I actually don't tolerate somebody's crap! & I like to hink that I am a good friend:)

What is your worst quality?
Hateful! i can never forget if something happened to me and i always pray something worst can happen to one person who did something to me! lol

done for this one:) I tag everybody:)
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here's another one..... from Rica:)

The History of irel

Were you a planned baby?
I have no idea!.

Were you the first?
No, I'm the 2nd and the last one!

Were your parents married when you were born?
hahahha actually no! they faked it!.

What is your birth date?
November 07!


PART 2: THE FAMILY

Parents married or divorced?
Married after how many years!

Are you an only child?
No.I'm the 2nd child remember?

If you have siblings are you oldest, middle, or youngest?
duh.. youngest!

Which parent do you get along with best?
Hmmmmm when I was younger I was a daddy's girl. can't say about it now besides my mom's dead!

Do you have step-parents?
No. i doubt that will ever happen!


PART 3: THE FRIENDS

What do you like to do when you are together?
probably a lot of crazy fun things!

Do you share the same interests?
Oh yes.

Which friend[s] can you tell everything to?
My Bestfriend


PART 4: YOUR PERSONALITY

Do you have a low self esteem?
In some aspect yes I do!

Do you get depressed about things easily?
Sometimes.

Are you happy right now?
i'm smiling but not happy hahahha!

Do you live life to the fullest?
Yes I eat meat and fatty foods don't I? that's living life to the fullest! hahha.i can't eat anything when I'm dead! so just taking advatage of eating yummy foods:)
and I don't pay attention to people whose only hobby is to ruin other people's life!

PART 5: APPEARANCE

Are you comfortable with the way you look?
Hm not really! I used to when I weigh 110 lbs hahah

Describe your hair?
they said I have nice hair hahahha ahwell, it's pretty long brown hair w/ highlights:)

How do you dress?
like a normal person!

Were you a strange child?
yes I was.hehhe I was pyromaniac


PART 7: RANDOM

Are you scared of growing old by yourself?
No,not really! actually i am scared of growing old with disability!

What is a big worry in your life right now?
MONEY! lol and my kids actually, if they are strong enough to live their lives:)


PART 8: THE OUTDOORS

Do you prefer indoors or outdoors?
depends on the weather and what I feel like doing!

Favorite season?
Spring and fall:)

Do you like walking in the rain?
yes! yes! yes!


PART 9: FOOD

Are you a vegetarian?
hell No but i do love eating veggies!

Favorite food?
Chicken Rotiserrie

What food makes you want to gag?
refried beans ewww

What is your favorite dessert?
molten chocolate cake


PART 10: RELATIONSHIPS AND LOVE

Do you believe in love at first sight?
Hell no!! pls.. get real!thats' bullshit!

Has anyone ever loved you?
heller.. lots of them hahhahah lol

Do you regret getting your heart broken?
never!I was glad that I experienced it:) it makes you stronger and wiser the next time around!

Thank's Rica dear for sharing:)

Now, I tag whoever read this one!

2007-06-23

Blueberry Macaroons

This is an easy version of making macaroons. In this one I used blueberry fruit w/strawberry glaze not because I wanted to be created but... I forgot to buy strawberries!!! hahaha! one kitchen blunder turned out to be a yummy treat! Anyway you are so welcome to use whatever fruit u would like and here's the recipe:) enjoy!

***Blueberry Macaroons***
Ingredients:
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. baking powder
2 /12 grated coconut
1 can condensed milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup flour
1 cup blueberries or any fruit of your choice.
1/2 cup fruit glaze of your choice!



***Procedure***



1.In a large mixing bowl, mix butter, vanilla, eggs & condensed milk.


2.Add in sugar, coconut, flour and baking powder.Mix well.




3.In a small bowl combine blueberry and glaze until mix well. set aside.
4.Spray mini muffin cups with grease then put mixture 1 tbsp. each cups.
5.Top with blueberry mixture.
6.Bake for 15 minutes @ 350*F .





Enjoy!!!!

And here's a video of my princess she loves Carly Simon's Your so vain so here it is just pardon my voice hahah I know it sucks but oh well!:)IE users might not be able to see this video for some reason it only shows in Firefox!but then again, there's a lot of stuff that you can see clearly on Firefox and not on IE so maybe u should change browser lol just a thought!it's just Firefox is better than IE!:)

2007-06-19

I'm Back!

Hello people! I missed u all! But moi muchacha has been very busy for the past few weeks!I have been concentrating on my Clinicals even though I rather not follow those Nursing Assistants since they didn't do their job very well! hello I was expecting to learn u know since I am still nervous for my upcoming State Skill test I am not so worry about the State Written test coz it's pretty easy ahhh not that I am bragging but it really is it's only multiple choice but then again still need to study for that! I still have 2 more Clinicals left!!one more @ the hospital & nursing home. Speaking of Clinicals, my first day was nice yet....sad. I felt sorry for the elderly,Some of them are lonely & depressed even though there's lots of people there to socialize but still it's different when your home! you know it's true when they say "The Home is where the heart is!" As soon as I got home I went to the shower directly not that I am afraid of the germs I got from the facility but I don't want to spread it to my family! And then I talked to my husband & asked him not to drop me off to the Nursing Home when I get old & he's got the need to trade me for younger one lol! Seriously, I rather stay home when I get older you know with my family with me. But of course I understand that some elders who were abused need a place where they can be safe & Nursing Homes can provide that! also when they get sick too NH is a place to go & that made me want to take care of myself more so I will be healthy when I get older u know and that way I can stay at home & still provide for my family!lol
I have never worn all white clothing in my life!!!I will take a picture of me tomorrow so I can share it here but seriously, I wear everything in whites! from underwear to shoes, it's all white! I feel clean hahahhahahha!!!
I still have no idea if I will pursue LPN or RN but at this time I registered myself to take GED PREP not to get a diploma but .... to sharpen my dull brain!I looked at my credit classes for Rn or LPN and I found out that I had to take Anatomy and Physiology,Chemistry,Introductory Sociology,Academic Writing,Synthesis Seminar I,Introduction to Nursing,Anatomy and Physiology and Introduction to Nursing and Health Care,Microbiology,Synthesis Seminar II,Introductory Psychology,Nutrition and Calculus all that for Semester 1 & 2 can you imagine??? I'm glad that I am almost done w/ my CNA classes since CNA is one of their pre-requisite! also they require you to get another foreign language so I will choose Spanish since I already know some of it and it's on demand here in the US! but LPN classes are not as hard as this ones but has similar subjects though! also I need to take ACT and SAT when entering! can you imagine? also the cost per credit is $250 that's a pocket buster!Gee I wished I took BSN in the Philippines before coz I don't think it's brain wrecking as here!ugh!
June 4th, we had to go to Ethan's graduation but...rain ruined the celebration.
well, it wasn't a big celebration but we just started eating and rain came pouring on us lol!we run all the way to car and sat there hoping the rain would stop!For some reason no other family came running to their cars instead...They went under the tree???? I have no idea what they were thinking as if they won't get wet just by hiding under the tree lol!later on... The weather got worst so they finally decided to run to their cars but... they were soaking wet lol!so they had to reschedule the next day but I had my last lecture class and also it was our lab catch-up so I didn't get to see my son finished pre-school:( I made him a chocolate bundt cake though:)
One weekend I cleaned our walkway since it resembled like an unwanted forest!I had help from my kids! also organized my kitchen it was messy & unorganized!lol I found treasures when I was cleaning!I bought a kitchen deco last year and left it stacked at the back end of my pantry & I was glad when I found it! lol!
Last Saturday,June 9th we went to my hubby's team party @ Mahoney State Park!some of his teammates couldn't come but we had fun though! all his team members and families are invited and no cost for us since the company paid for it all! We didn't get to go horse back riding since it was full, you have to register weeks before u know. but we went fishing! me & Shaun caught some fish but we had to let it go since it was small ...actually I could care less if it's small I can still eat it! I eat anchovies and it's smaller that what I caught! but it's actually the State Law!!! you have to let the small ones go since it's in the park lake. We stayed 'til 9PM we sure did have fun!
We purchased a new table and also new tub, vanity stuff and some bathroom floor tiles
my hubby is still working on the bathroom every chance he gets but he will be working on it more when he takes his days off! I don't think we will be going somewhere this year but will be working to finish our upstairs bathroom for good! then off to the next project! owning a house is a never ending expenses!There's always something to fix! but I still love the privacy and the freedom though!
Sunday was Father's day we went o our friend's house and also we got Rocky a book and a back scratcher hahhahah I forgot to take some pix so I will share it next posting!
Anyway, I would like Madame Carlotz for helping me in my lay-out:) I am so dumb in Photoshop so I just send her what I want for my blog :) I know she is very busy but she still takes time to do my perks:) and entertain my questions:) thanks a lot madame mao ni akong drama kanimo hahahhaha mwah!!! anyway peeps it's 2:30 Am and I still need some sleep I still have to go to my clinical tomorrow mwah!!!!! I will be visiting your sites soon mwah!here's some picture for you all to see:)




*** my favorite mojito***


*** treasure found!***

***how many breads do we need huh??lol***


***found a place to hang it on!****

*~~~~~~~~~our Nyt @ Chuck E Cheese~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*







*~~~*~*~*~*~* Shaun's Field Trip~*~*~*~*~~~*




*~~~~~~~~~~~Ethan's 1st attemp Graduation day~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*

*****~~~heavy rain ruined my son's graduation day!~~~~*****





*****Ethan's Graduation Cake*******
****~~~~~~Finally their Graduation day!~~~~~~****





***~~~~~~~~wala lang !!!~~~~~~~~~***

*****~~~~Welcome to the Jungle~~~~~~*****




********~~~Mahoney State Park/Team Party~~~~~~~~~********











**Elena and her Bok-Bok since his name is TRavis she calls him Bok2x hahahha**









2007-06-04

Hiatus!!!!

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I won't be online for a while, we are remodeling our bathroom and have been busy w/ my family & my studies . Sorry if I didn't get the chance to visit everybody's site . I promise I will ,when I come back! i just need to concentrate w/ my studies. my clinical is coming soon and I have been watching skill videos to refresh my memory since I will go to my State Skill testing soon! Thank you so much for visiting me always:) I will visit yours when I come back. Take care Mwah!
enjoy the funny videos lol