I can’t say it enough! I love my iPhone! I installed lots of Apps on it already. Some I paid for (on sale for $0.99!) and some are installed free. Ryan’s made a few comments about it. :P. The one that is stuck in my head is: “Look at you and your iPhone!” LOL. It’s really very addictive.
Last night, while I was browsing the productivity category I found an app called iResolve. I haven’t made New Years Resolutions in 2 years but this time I am going to make a list because of it. I will share it here. You will see it after the fold and you will also see some of the cool apps I installed. :)
I want to be rich and I want lots of money
I don’t care about clever I don’t care about funny
I want loads of clothes and f***loads of diamonds
I heard people die while they are trying to find them
I’ll take my clothes off and it will be shameless
‘Cuz everyone knows that’s how you get famous
I’ll look at the sun and I’ll look in the mirror
I’m on the right track yeah I’m on to a winner
Chorus
I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When we think it will all become clear
‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear
Life’s about film stars and less about mothers
It’s all about fast cars and passing each other
But it doesn’t matter cause I’m packing plastic
and that’s what makes my life so f***ing fantastic
And I am a weapon of massive consumption
and its not my fault it’s how I’m program to function
I’ll look at the sun and I’ll look in the mirror
I’m on the right track yeah I’m on to a winner
Chorus
I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When we think it will all become clear
‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear
Bridge
Forget about guns and forget ammunition
Cause I’m killing them all on my own little mission
Now I’m not a saint but I’m not a sinner
Now everything is cool as long as I’m getting thinner
Chorus
I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When we think it will all become clear
‘Cause I’m being taken over by fear
While I was browsing the top 25 apps for iPhone’s, I came across to one that let me blog anywhere! I thought it was pretty cool so here I am blogging from my it! It’s free too!
Anyways, Jonathon hasn’t been feeling well. He caught Chantelle’s bug! I feel bad because it’s his first time to get a cold so he doesn’t know how to deal with it. :(. I don’t think I mentioned it here but I stopped breastfeeding a few days ago. I did it gradually because I didn’t want it to hurt. Now that he’s off the b**b, he is on his own fighting bugs and stuff. :/. Can’t be fun for him.
It’s been a hellish two days. He’s been miserable which is so unlike him plus he is also teething. He woke up at 4 this morning. Not fun! I am tired but what can I do? Ryan let me go back to bed when he got home from a night shift, but I didn’t want to, because he needed to sleep too! Chantelle’s been helping though and I think it is so sweet! :) I am lucky!
So what do you think about the wordpress app? Pretty cool if you ask me! ;). As for Jonathon, I hope that he feels better soon. Poor little fella! @_@
Our Christmas was really nice and cozy. We stayed home, hang out, opened presents, ate, and I got to drink a glass of white wine! Yum! It’s been a year and a few months since I had one. I enjoyed it a lot. :)
For our food we had honey glazed ham, broccoli, mashed potatoes, bread that was fresh from the oven, carrots, etc. It was a really nice and quiet Christmas celebration.
In the afternoon, we spoke to MIL and FIL on skype and we also got to see Memere on the webcam! YAY! After that, we called my family in England and spoke to them too. It was nice to hear from everyone. :) I really thought that it would be a very lonely Christmas because our families are miles away but it was actually nice. The kids also made it fun! Gotta love having kids!
I finished clearing up the kitchen a few moments ago and we have leftovers. I feel bad about it so I decided to put some in the freezer. I hope that they’re still okay to eat when defrosted. I also made pork paksiw of the leftover bone thingy that was left. Guess what? It came out good. Num yummy! ^_^
Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas! As for my present I got the iphone and other stuff! Picture after the fold. Click if you want to see my lovely iphone! Other presents are posted on flickr (for friends only to see).
Have you ever had that awful feeling after someone leaves? That deafening silence? That empty feeling? We all felt it yesterday after my sister left. We all miss my sister because she’s been a great companion over the last three months. I think it is even harder for Chantelle as they shared a room together. She cried nonstop for almost an hour! It was hard to see. We tried to make her feel better by letting her play with the computer with no limit and by telling her that she can have what she wants. Nothing cheered her up and she didn’t want anything. I felt really bad so I decided to take her to see BOLT. She stopped crying while we were out but started again at bed time. She cried herself to sleep. :(. She’s better today but she still mentions her auntie and how she misses her a lot. :(. Poor thing.
B boy, be my baby (won’t you be my baby)
My one and only baby (be my baby now)
B boy, be my baby (be my baby now)
My one and only baby (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
B boy, be my baby (won’t you be my baby)
My one and only baby (be my baby now)
B boy, be my baby (be my baby now)
My one and only baby (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
It was winnin’ time, you know what they say
Did you think about us, did you miss your baby?
I’ma catch the train, guess I’m headin’ your way
You’re my number one, that’s all, a newborn son
Won’t you be my king? (won’t you be my king?)
‘Cause I know you care, I’ll dirty dance for you
And when I’m done I’m gonna do it again
And when it’s over I’ma pull you closer
Keep your Nikes on, you know how we do
There’s nothing he won’t try
We’re like two stars in the sky
You are my rainy day, sunshine
It’s plain to see
My heat in the cold of Winter
Just so right for me
So won’t you please
B boy, be my baby (won’t you be my baby)
My one and only baby (be my baby now)
B boy, be my baby (be my baby now)
My one and only baby (Ohhhhh)
Put two in the air if you feel like me
Someone who cares feels so freaky
In demand by all the ladies
He’s not for sale, he’s being home-delivered to me
So hang up for your trying cards,
please (he’s my baby)
Love-sick calls, that’s what I get
I hear his voice and things get wet
Knows what I want, then he’ll fetch
He’s my boo and I’m his little pet, his little pet
You never know what he’ll do next, he’s my baby
My rainy days, my sunshine
Living fantasy
My heat in the cold of Winter
Just so right for me
So won’t you please
B boy, be my baby (won’t you be my baby)
My one and only baby (be my baby now)
B boy, be my baby (be my baby now)
My one and only baby (Ohhhhh)
B boy, be my baby (will you be my baby?)
My one and only baby (be my baby now)
B boy, be my baby (be my baby now)
My one and only baby (Ohhhhh)
My sister is leaving tomorrow after 3 months of staying with us. I am really sad about the whole thing but she has to go back because mum wants her back. :P. I keep thinking about tomorrow afternoon when she’s no longer here. It’s going to feel weird without her. The apartment is going to feel empty or maybe it’s me who is going to feel empty. I have gotten used to our bickering, and having someone to talk to. Ahh… I wish that my parents live here. Her going back to England makes me want to go back to England. :(
Anyway, she wanted to go shopping before her flight so we took her shopping today. Ryan gave her a $50 gift card from American Eagle for Christmas, so she got herself some stuff today. She also bought some Lucky Charms cereal for her friends. Her friends, who I think are weird, wants her to bring a few boxes for them because we don’t have Lucky Charms cereal in England. When were done shopping, we went out for a meal. We took her to Nagoya. A Japanese Restaurant. Delicious food! I wish I had my camera with me. I would have taken lots of pictures of the lovely food presentation.
When we got home, she gave Jonathon a bath and she started packing. I helped of course! :P. She has stuff that didn’t fit in her suitcase so we’re going to send it off to her. Maybe tomorrow after we take her to the airport.
I am going to miss my sister. It’s been really nice having her around. Too bad it has to end but such is life. Nothing lasts forever. You have to say goodbye sometimes. :( Ryan is sad that I am sad, so he promised that we’ll go back to England someday for a vacation. The promise kind of made me feel better, but it didn’t help the fact that I am missing my sister so bad and she hasn’t even left yet.
The weather has been really cold so I thought of making chicken soup for our lunch today. I know how to do it because Mum taught me how when she was visiting. It’s very easy that is why I know how to cook it. :P. I like my chicken soup with rice. The picture doesn’t look good. I can’t seem to get my food presentation right so neh… :P.
I made some potato wedges a couple of weeks ago. I used Concord Foods Roasted Potato seasoning mix Bacon and Chive flavor that we bought from Walmart before Thanksgiving week. It’s very easy to make! I just followed the instructions located at the back of the package. :). So yummy! The picture isn’t really good because Chantelle and Kristina were quicker than me. They already had their hands on the food before I could take a snap shot. :P
A couple of weeks ago I received a package from Girlie and it is this pink interchangeable knitting needles! I have not gotten the chance to try them yet but I know that I will love using them! Thank you so much Girlie! What a lovely surprise! And it’s pink too! I love the whole set! I can’t wait to use them! *mwah*
Jonathon had his 6 month appointment with our new pediatrician today and I am happy to say that the Doctor is happy with his growth and development. She thinks that Jonathon is a very happy and “pretty baby”. He is a chick magnet for sure! The ladies love him!
We’re very happy with our new found pediatrician because we think she’s wonderful. The last Doctor we went to annoyed the heck out of us because she said that Jonathon should have been rolling from back to front at 6 weeks. She also said something about Jonathon’s wachamacullit, so we had to consult a Urologist for second opinion. Turned out that everything she said was wrong. The Urologist said that there is nothing wrong with Jonathon’s thingy and our new Pediatrician said that Jonathon is a healthy baby! (purya buyag lang! :P)
Jonathon also had his Vaccination shots so he’s not feeling well at the moment. He cried, puked and gagged! :( I feel so bad for him! We gave him tylenol to help him. He’s in bed right now after crying his eyes out. I hate to see him cry hard like that. Poor Baby!
Anyway, even though we’re sad for him right now we’re really glad that we found a Pediatrician that we like and glad to know that Jonathon is doing well. :)
I promised that I would update this website often but something came up and I ended up not updating for a month. It was frustrating but I am back now and all of my sites are back too. Woohoo! I plan to do sponsored posts again so I need to liven things up around here.
The last few weeks have been very busy. First off, Kurt and Chantel came over for a visit from Nashville. They were here for two nights and three days. They arrived here on a Saturday afternoon and we spent most of it catching up. We went to books-a-million, had a cup of coffee, went to Beale St. home of the blues, had dinner at Hard Rock Cafe and spent the night playing with the Wii. The next day (Sunday) we went to the zoo! That was fun too. On Monday, they went to visit Graceland while I went out to have a driving lesson with a pro. Later that evening, we went out to have a meal at Texas Roadhouse. They left for Nashville after that. Felt sad when they left but such is life. I am just glad that we got to see them again after a year and a half. It’s been a long time since we saw each other and I forgot how fun it is to be around them.
Before they left, they invited us over to their place in Nashville and sure enough, three weeks later before Thanksgiving week, we went to visit them in Nashville for the weekend. I loved it where they live. Their house is nicely decorated. I didn’t think I’d like hardwood flooring but after seeing their place I think we’ll go for it when we buy our own house. The area where they live reminded me of Georgetown TX houses with pretty porches. So pretty. The town square looks kinda like Georgetown too. Very pretty.
On Sunday morning while Ryan and Kurt went to see a football game, Chantel took us to Kurt’s parents farm to go horse back riding. Yes! We did! I can tick “ride a horse” off my list along with “learn how to drive”. Hehehe. So nice of Kurts mum to let us ride Rebel! What a great weekend it was! We really enjoyed it.
We drove home early Monday morning because Chantelle had an appointment with the ear specialist in the afternoon. Again, we were sad to leave but at least we only live 3 hours away from each other. :) It’s not that far.
On Thanksgiving, Ryan’s mum came to visit here in MS. She was so happy to see the kids and couldn’t stop spoiling them. She stayed here for 3 nights and 4 days. It was really nice to see her again after 4 months. Can’t wait to see her again this January when we go visit TX. :)
It’s been a busy few weeks but there’s nothing going on with us right now. Like most people, we are getting ready for Christmas. Nothing exciting. We’re nearly done with presents for the kids but we don’t know what to get for our mums and dads. Oh dear! What do you give to someone who has everything? I’ve been looking for ideas at gifts.com. Found that site when I googled “gift ideas”. It’s a cool site. Lots of ideas. Ryan and I just need to agree on what to get our parents. :P
I posted this on my friendster blog to let my friends and family in the UK and the Philippines know what’s been going on with our life. :)
Hi! It’s been awhile since I updated my friendster blog. I think the last time I posted on here was back when I was waiting to give birth to my baby boy. Well, as most of you know, I had my baby boy back in May! He is now 4 months and a few weeks old. We are so blessed to have him in our life. He is so adorable and I can’t imagine life without him. It’s hard to believe that this time last year I didn’t want to have a baby! WOW! What was I thinking?
Life has been very hectic. I suppose it was expected especially that we had a newborn and moving from state to state. Three States to be exact and within the last 3 months too (Austin TX, Oklahoma City, Mississippi)! It was very stressful and I hope to never do it again but we never know. Everything is forever changing. Nothing stays the same.
We are currently living in Mississippi, ten minutes away from the busy Memphis City where my husband works as an ATC. We live in a very quiet neighborhood and we love it here. It’s lovely. Chantelle have settled quite nicely in her new school and has already made new friends. Our neighbors are very friendly! They helped us out when we wanted to get rid of some unwanted stuff!
Anyway, I haven’t been able to explore MS that much because I don’t know how to drive. Here, you have to know how to drive to get anywhere. It’s a pain in the butt that is why I finally decided to take the theory test to get my learners permit.
I PASSED!
I am now allowed to drive with my husband on my side! You have no idea how good it felt the first time I got behind the steering wheel! It’s liberating. I only had 2 hours of driving lessons so far but I am learning a lot! I drove on a quiet road last night! It was fabulous! If I’d known that driving would make me feel this good, I would have taken driving lessons back in the UK!
So yeah, that’s what’s been happening with us! Like I said, it’s been hectic but I think we coped well with what life has thrown at us.
Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but your so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, now I’m tryin to get back
before the cool done run out I’ll be givin it my best test
and nothin’s gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it’s again my turn to win some or learn some
But I won’t hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait
I’m yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you’re free
look into your heart and you’ll find love love love love
listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
We’re just one big family
And it’s our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved
So, i won’t hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait i’m sure
there’s no need to complicate our time is short
this is our fate
I’m yours
*scat*
I’ve been spendin’ way too long checkin’ my tongue in the mirror
and bendin’ over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
and so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I’d be sayin’ is there ain’t no better reason
to rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
it’s what we aim to do
our name is our virtue
But I won’t hesitate no more,
no more it cannot wait
I’m yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you’re free
look into your heart and you will find that the sky is yours
so please don’t, please don’t, please don’t,
there’s no need to complicate,
Cause our time is short
This, this, this is our fate,
I’m yours
If you don’t know it already we’re back from OKC. The drive was very long, but 8 is better ten hours. I honestly thought it was going to take us that long because of the baby but he was really good. He only cried once on our lunch break and then he was back to being a happy sleepy baby when we got back in the car. Good boy!
At the moment we’re still unpacking and organizing things. You should see our place. It’s a mess! Ugh… There are boxes everywhere, bin bags are piled in one corner ready to be thrown out. We must have thrown so much stuff that we don’t need. :(. I feel bad about that.
Today, we went out furniture shopping. We want a new sofa. We want something comfy, something soft. I want leather because we have a baby who spits and puke, and I figured it would be easy to clean, but hubby doesn’t want leather. He said it’s hard for him to get comfortable on a leather sofa. :P. We found something in East Memphis but Ryan said to wait awhile just in case we find something better. He’s right. We can’t rush through these things. Although we rushed buying that TV. :P
Ryan is back to work tomorrow so we can’t go anywhere. He’s allowed to have 8 days off for transition though so he’s going to ask 5 days off starting Wednesday. We need to sort out Chantelle’s school and some other stuff. Busy, busy, busy! I am so tired. I only had a few hours sleep since Friday. My eye bags are down to my jaw. :P. I need sleep. #_#.
It’s been crazy around here. I can’t wait for everything to go back to normal. I am hoping that we’re back to normal at end of the month. I’ll cross my fingers. :)
Hubby went out last night with N and S. He wanted me to go but I was so tired! I told him to go on his own and have a good time. He was a bit disappointed but like I said I was too tired. My tooth was also bugging me. Argh. Since I started breastfeeding my bones and joints ache and now I am getting a toothache too! Jonathon is sucking whatever nutrients I have. I think I need more calcium! #_#
Anyway, I told Ryan to bring me home some leftover pizza. He did. And some Cold Stone ice cream. He got me Vanilla with reese’s chocolates. I didn’t eat it last night though but I will today. :)
Ryan said he had a great time. I am happy for him. The man needed it. He needed a break from work, and he needed sometime away from all the crap I give him at home. LOL. Just kidding! #_#
Please don’t take this the wrong way because my husband is only joking. Here is our conversation while we were having Chinese food.
ME: Are they chatty with you when you pick up your order? RYAN: No. No one really talks to me. ME: Oh so they’re cold then? RYAN: I dunno honey, they’re Asian, they disguise everything. ME: *LOL*. You’re so silly. RYAN: Like Lucy Liu. You don’t know whether she’s mad or happy. ME: ugh… you’re such a silly man. RYAN: I can tell you though. Lucy Liu is hawt! ME: uh huh!
Ryan is a silly man! :P Note that when I wrote LOL, I was actually laughing out loud.
We have a new ride. A Nissan Xterra (more pics on flickr) Ryan bought it today at the Nissan dealership here in OK. I had no idea he was going to buy one today. It was a total surprise. We’re finally done renting cars. :P
It’s so hard to get Jonathon drink from a bottle! It wasn’t always hard. Ryan used to feed him during the night so I could get some sleep. It was nice, but we stopped when he started his new job two weeks ago.
Ryan’s job is very demanding and helping him get rest when he is at home is really nice for him. My only regret is that I stopped feeding Jonathon with a bottle as soon as Ryan stopped feeding him during the night. I wish I continued to do it because he is now having a hard time latching on to the teat.
I want to stop feeding him directly from the boob during the day. The reason for it is it’s hard to go out with him so attached to me. We had to grab whatever we can when we were out grocery shopping the other day so we could get home and feed him. I also want to stop now while he is 2 months old. I have a feeling that it will get harder to wean him off if we leave it too late.
Three days ago I decided to pump milk and feed him using the bottle. You should have seen his face. He resisted and made funny faces. From the expressions he pulled I think he wanted to say “bleurgh!” LOL.
I fed him with a bottle three times yesterday and he resisted each time too. It was like going into a battlefield every time I fed him with it! He fought and cried but I kept trying. I won! :P. I fed him using the bottle again this morning and that was also hard but he latched on after several tries. *Whew!* It is hard! I plan to feed him 4x using the bottle today. Wish me luck!
Am I too old to develop a crush on Xavier Nady? I saw him play baseball yesterday (LAA v. NYY). My oh my! He is sizzling hot! hehe! I am a big fan of his now. I asked Ryan to buy me a Jersey with his name on the back. He said he will as soon as it’s available in the stores. Apparently he joined the team not long ago so a jersey with his name on it is probably not available yet. :P. I am a big fan of David Beckham too, so I put Xavier Nady up there with him. :D [ - Image source: MLB.com - ]
Ryan must be missing Texas because tonight he took us out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse here in OKC. Their food is good. Loved the grilled shrimp skewers served on a bed of seasoned rice. It was really good. ^_^ I also loved their fresh baked bread with cinnamon spread on the side. Good food!
To celebrate Ryan’s new job, we are going to eat out tonight. He said he’s going to take us somewhere we’ve never been. I don’t mind but what I really want is to go to a sushi bar, because I am craving sushi. I haven’t had sushi in ages. The thing is, they don’t have a sushi bar anywhere around here unlike back home near our apartment, they have sushi bar on each side. I should make some but how? I think it’s time to head over to videojug.com. :P.
My mum called to tell me that she’s going to give me one of her house in Cebu, and she’ll have the papers sent to me soon. How nice! She’s giving one to my sister too! The reason for this is because she doesn’t want to get taxed! She’s a British citizen so the government in the Philippines is going to penalize her if she owns more than three houses. That’s sad but I can’t wait to see “my” house! LOL. I never thought I’d own one in the Philippines! If only we own one here too! Darn. Maybe someday.
Onto a different topic: WE MOVED! It’s so nice to have our own place. Ah… Sweet! I missed it. It was very tiring to get there especially with the baby but it was all worth it because our apartment is great! I love it. It’s a new building and we’re the first ones to live there so you can imagine how clean it is. The place is also 10 minutes away from the city. I am a city girl at heart so I am very happy! I also heard that Chantelle’s school is one of the best in town so we’re really happy! w00t!
Of course there’s a negative side to it too. :P. The weather is not very good during summer. It’s muggy but apparently it gets better. Also I don’t like how there’s always someone (a neighbor) outside every time I go out. Ryan told me to get used to it because we live in an apartment complex and we’re bound to bump (literally) into our neighbors. LOL. I guess I’ll have to cope! LOL. I sound like a freaking snob! Geez! Seriously though, it’s been awhile since I lived in a flat or apartment so it will take time to get used to.
The only thing that suck right now is that we’re not living there at the moment. We had to leave it for two months so Ryan could do his training here in Oklahoma City. :(. So sad. I can’t wait to go back! I love our apartment. You should hear me talk about how I am going to decorate the apartment to Ryan. LOL. I have big plans for it. We are going for the modern look. Yes! Woohoo! I am already looking for stuff to put in it. Woohoo! So exciting.
Excuse me, but I have to blog about this. It’s my way of sharing the joys of motherhood. :P
JC pooped and it took us an hour to clean it!
Yeahah!
Poop and pee! It was that bad! Ryan was like “DUDE!”. Hahaha! It went past his nappy/diaper to his clothes, then it went past his clothes to his swing and on the straps too. O_O! We couldn’t get the straps out so we had to use our thinking cups to clean it. Ryan cleaned it to his standard but it did not reach up to mine. :P. He was just going to leave it with poop stains on.
Yeah… Seriously.
I was like? Are you mad? I am not having that! So of course I ended up cleaning it. :P. His swing is now clean again. Whew!
WELCOME: Hi! My name is KC. I am 29yr old Filipina living in Mississippi (y'all!). I am happily married to my husband and I am totally inlove with my kids. My love to my family and of web design, photography - (shuttermum.com & my flickr account), arts and crafts, shopping, packages in the mail are what makes me get up in the morning. LIFE is grand! More...
"Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more." ~ Brother David Steindl-Rast
