I was supposed to post this yesterday but I was too busy preparing for Andie's birthday party that I decided to post this early morning today.

Where did all those 12 months go? Is it really one year already since we were having sleepless nights? LOL!

As I would always blog, Andie is such a darling. She has a totally different personality from her Ate (as expected). She is a bit on the strong side. If she doesn't know you, she won't let you carry you. She cries when she sees a new person. But when she knows you and is familiar with you already, she would be as sweet as ever. She would smile at you or even laugh with you like there is no tomorrow!

She has taken 3 or more steps on her own already. The funny thing is that when she starts walking (with support) she would laugh and enjoy it very much. She loves walking around the house.

She has a lot of teeth and eats anything she wants. Although I haven't let her try as much food yet because she might not like it if I offer it altogether.

We had fun last night just us celebrating at home. We had pansit, crab omelet, sinigang, chicken, and veggies for dinner. Then we bought the Kahlua Tiramisu Cake from Goldilocks. We sang "Happy Birthday" and took a few photos. We did this while preparing the giveaways and prizes for her party tomorrow. It was a simple celebration yet it was fun!

Happy Birthday, Andie!

I wish you good health, happiness, and love in your life. May you be strong enough to face the challenges that will come your way. May you love the life ahead of you. And I hope you realize that we love you so much and we will always love you no matter what.

For the love of Pacquiao, we all went to Tagaytay to have our family day and then watched Pacquiao/Cotto fight (together as a family) the day after! But since I missed Bag O' Beans' hot chocolate, we decided to leave Manila early last Saturday to have breakfast there.

As always, we loved our food - breakfast platter and omelet with bacon. We left Bag O' Beans so full we couldn't move! Check out our photos.













After breakfast, we went to the in-laws' house. Good thing they were there a day before so the house was already cleaned. We didn't bring our humidifier and humidifier filters anymore since we knew that the room was vacuumed already before we arrived.

The weather was perfect. A bit cold but not too cold for me to have double blankets. We even used the aircon during the night. The kids had so much fun playing. I miss Tagaytay so much and we will probably go back there before the year ends.

P.S. Noticed Alex's face!? Aaargh! She got the bites from somewhere! The Pedia didn't even know why. :( But the wounds on her face are getting better now and she feels better too.

Right before my day gets very busy, I would like to post this first. It's just nice to be thankful for the blessings - big or small. Although there are times that I don't appreciate these small things. It's nice to look back at my "Wednesday Happy Thoughts" and makes me realized that I'm truly blessed.

Happiness is...

1. air filters - they are a blessing. Our air filter protects the kids from the dust!
2. Our getaway from Tagaytay
3. Online tasks are pouring (thank you Lord)
4. The smiles of the little girls
5. Andie is almost 1! (1 more day to go!)
6. Online friends
7. Bag O'Beans' hot chocolate
8. Working from home
9. Andie's 1st birthday celebration soon
10. A good massage

To know how this started and credits of the header, click here.

I'm receiving this daily dose of God Whispers through email and I would like to share what I got today which is very inspiring...

Dear Mich,

Surrender your stress to Me now. You're body wasn’t made for severe stress.

Be happy,
God

P.S. Mich, I'm taking off from your shoulders all your worries and fears and anxieties today. Don't get them back!

LOVE it!

This is going to be a busy weekend so I'm not sure if I can blog again later and tomorrow. So for now will just post this happy photo of our family. This was taken during a weekend at home. As usual, I was in my office doing some online tasks when Dada, Alex, and Andie joined me. They were using the camera with the tripod and were taking pictures using the timer. For me, this was very candid but definitely a happy one.

I hope we all have a happy weekend and enjoy the two days with our family and friends. (*wink*)

I remember my friends and I used to joke about the cosmetology course. Since it doesn't really exist before, they would make a joke that it was the course that they were taking. But now, would you believe that there is a Cosmetology School already that offers Cosmetology. It is the Regency Beauty Institute and it continues to expand. I read that they were actually founded 50 years ago! They were founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And now Regency is the fastest growing beauty school in the country. It just goes to show that people love this course. I admit I'm convinced that maybe I should take a course or two since it is pretty interesting. Do they have online course offerings? That, I have to check.

I can't believe it's been a week now since our super fun weekend last week! Now is the perfect time to blog about it.

Jacqui invited us to Sam's 5th birthday party at Shakey's. It was last Saturday at 2:30PM. We told Alex about it days before to make her excited and she really was. She really had fun at the party. She joined the games and went home with so much prizes! She was sooo happy! Thanks again Jacqui for inviting us :)

Then, come Sunday. It was Peachy's turn to invite us to Dom's first birthday party! Another party where Alex joined the games and had so much fun with the magic show and the bubble show. She also went home with lots and lots of loots! Including this...



I was touched when I saw her hugging "tweety the bird". She fell in love with it. I was also amazed at how the balloon artist made it at the party. He was really good at it! If only I still have the budget, I would get him for Andie's party. Oh well, maybe on their 7th birthday party perhaps? LOL!

Thanks again Peach for inviting us! (*wink*)

I took a break from my usual posts and took this test. I wonder what my name meant so I chose this test. Check it out!

What Michelle Means: M is for Mysterious

M is for Mysterious I is for Innocent C is for Chic H is for Hot E is for Easy L is for Logical L is for Lovesick E is for Elitist

What Does Your Name Mean?

Blogthings: Waste Time at Work!

Whoa!

Mysterious? Well, I don't think so. I always tend to be transparent.

Innocent? I don't think so!

Chic? Oh yeah! LOL!

Hot? Easy? Ask my Hubby!

Logical? Hmmm...maybe. Blame my Computer Science course I guess!

Lovesick? Definitely not!

When I was in highschool, I used to think about what my College course would be. I wanted Nursing, Psychology and Accounting. I never thought I would end up with Computer Science. I know that you will earn a lot when you are in Accounting field. Especially if you are one of those CPA's from Las Vegas accounting firm. My friend who is now in the US is an accountant and she is really doing well. The only downside on this course is that it is pretty stressful especially during month ends. I remember my friend would tell me that she would always stay in the office up to midnight just to finish work. I guess that's the reason why most CPA's are pretty respected in their area. Just like KondlerCPA wherein they are the leading accounting firm and that they make sure that they provide value to their customers as well as their stakeholders.

Alex was so happy last Sunday when she got Tita Aggie/Martha's gift! It was part of MBAP's Christmas exchange gift.





Good thing Aggie informed me the day before Dom's party and asked Alex's updated wish list. Because last Saturday she got a play doh from our friend. It was her first time to play actually and was ecstatic! So I decided to update the wish list and have Aggie buy the "molders" instead of one of her wish list. Every day and night she would play with it! She love it so much! Now we're thinking of giving her the barbecue set for Christmas.

Now before going back to work, I need to find some articles about disability appeal because it seems like it is pretty popular these days. I have encountered appeals before but this is my first time to encounter disability.