Post- Mother's Day Celebration With Friends

Myself, big girl and 5 other Filinas gathered together for a post Mother's day celebration at Grapevine Mills mall yesterday. At least 4 of us are mothers of one. I was the only that's pregnant in the group but that did not hinder me from roaming around the mall with them. We called it, ladies' day out. We all had fun thankfully. We met during lunch time so we managed to have our lunch together at the mall's food court. It wasn't a special gathering for us but it was worth the drive. It was also my first time to see Marly's and Emelyn's babies for the first time. They are pretty girls and really good babies. My pleasure to meet my Filipina friends here in Texas for we don't seldom see each other due to the fact that some of those ladies live from afar and few don't drive.

...... since I don't have pictures of me and my baby during Mother's day, yesterday I made sure I get one for remembrance...for me everyday is a mother's day because of the hard work I've done with her...

.....with girlfriends before we do our long walk, we took a pose right at the mall's entrance.......one is missing, the photographer

...we took our kids to a train ride, my big girl loved it so did the adults enjoyed the quick ride too.

A Mother's Day Treat

We had our Mother's Day lunch date at our favorite Chinese buffet yesterday. We did it ahead of time to dodge the Mother's day crowd today. So thoughtful of my husband for treating me out for a crab. He knows how crazy I am with crabs that is for sure. Not only I got my crab but I got to eat some seafoods I so wanted to eat for so long. I know I can make them at home but it is different when cooked at the restaurant. So simple is the celebration but it meant more than anything else to me. I celebrated it with the most wonderful people in the world, my family!

You'll see below I am out of the picture. I didn't feel like taking picture of myself yesterday instead took pictures of my husband and the baby...

......when I took this one, I told them it's supposed to be Mother's day not Father's day lol...

.......photo above is our baby girl with her desserts

...... oh lala..my crab legs...the highlight of the day and below more seafoods and veggies for the preggy mother. Jadyn saw the crawfish and said yuck, roaches!

Whatever Makes Him Happy

My husband has worked for FWPD for twenty years now. He has helped put criminals or bad people in a place they belong, he helped stranded helpless families, stopped a robber in 2003, been a good Samaritan to those who need his help.. I can go on and on of the good things a police officer like him have done to his community but I don't wanna bore you with that.

There is one thing he told me yesterday that kept me thinking until now. It is something about his career. If he is gonna push through of his dream, I would gladly support him if that makes him happy. He will be paid more for it but not much but he's got to fulfill his dream before he retires. But once he is in it, there is a possibility he works long irregular hours, works five times a day (he currently does 4 days a week, ten-hour shift) and possibly no day-off at all. I'm a little concern how it is going to affect our family, there'll be less dada's presence in the house that means less family time. Surely, we will miss him here.

I don't want to be the reason of him not pursuing in taking the test, but like he said, he doesn't wanna retire a police officer, he wants more than that, a more challenging job to help solve cases that's been cold for a while. He said, he is going to take a test to become one and hopefully when the office opens the position, he can get in if he pass the test.

In the Philippines, for you to get promoted, you should be appointed by someone who is higher rank or position than you do. If everybody approves of your qualification and you deserve the job, you will get promoted. Unlike here in America, if you want to climb up to the highest position like in the policing, you take the test and once you pass, you'll be promoted. That is exactly what my husband is going to do in the next several weeks or months. Hopefully, he'll pass as I have so much faith in him, he's an intellectual guy and I believe in him. But........ family time will be affected... I am happy where we are at in our marriage right now... I just hope, his new career wouldn't affect us.

Sweet Saturday #:1 Silly Wife

These are photos of me and my husband at Fort Worth Botanical Garden last year. I love it when the husband bring us somewhere just so we can get away from the house for a while during the weekend. I need a break from staring at  four walls of the house so you can only imagine how happy and appreciative I am when we can get to breathe some fresh air. Also it is how we spend family time together with all the roses and chirping birds with our kid.

Photos below show how silly I am with my husband. And he is the complete opposite. He is an American but he doesn't like PDA or public display of affection. He is a traditional gentleman that doesn't even kiss in public, lolz!

Couples Corner #: 2 When He Doesn't Like The Food I Cook

I know my husband very well. He is a gentleman and when he doesn't like things, he would complain only if it involves other people but when it comes to me, I hear no complaining from him, of course he did complain one time about the smell when I cooked dried fish and I didn't clean up the mess afterwards. As to my cooking, he would eat whatever I serve for him. Although he doesn't always eat Filipino foods but when I intentionally cook for all of us, he would eat it and give me compliments if he really likes it. But if not, he would just stay quiet.

There was an instance years back, it was when I first came here in America. I cooked bitter melon with eggs for our breakfast and you know paliya as we call it, it's so bitter that not all people can stand its  taste...so he did eat what's on his plate but guess what? HE DIDN'T BOTHER TO CHEW THE PALIYA instead just jam it in his mouth and swallow it! It made me laugh watching him and when he was done, I asked why he did that? He said it was too bitter for him so to make it disappear fast, he just swallow it without chewing! Since that incident I never gave him my bitter melon ever again!

Rotten Smell?

I was laughing so hard with my husband last night because for the first time in history I heard him complaining about the smell of the kitchen. He asked as if talking to himself saying, "what is that rotten smell in the kitchen?". I heard it and I answered him back, well, too bad for you. You're the only American in this house that find it stinky. Jadyn and I love dried fish that is why the smell doesn't bother us. Look straight in front of you, that's what stinks but we love it a lot!

He complained because it really is stinky there. I normally clean the stove right after I cook dried fish but yesterday I just left it unclean with all the oil that's been there since in the morning. I really thought he is not bothered with the stink because of the 6 years we've been together, I never heard him complaining about me cooking buwad!

A Good Joke Worth Sharing

I apologize for I have nothing to do this very early morning so I am sharing to you all this very good joke I have in my personal e-mail. Hope you have a good laugh after reading this and seeing the picture in the bottom! Have a nice Tuesday everyone!

Dear Family and Friends, 

Most of you know I went in for a surgical procedure for a Butt Lift at the WalMart Medical Center . I didn't have the most pleasant experience. I should've left well enough alone. 

I wanted to show you how it turned out. I hope this keeps YOU from having this done. 

Please, PLEASE, PLEASE . . Don't get a Butt Lift at the WalMart Medical Center . You will most certainly regret it !!!

Love, Mabel