the big migration

we finally found the time to do it. before the baby decided to peek out again, mike and i arranged to move our belongings to lotus. at eleven pm, our movers and ronald's truck arrived. they packed the little truck while mike and finished putting everything in boxes and organizing which went down first.

we hardly lifted anything, but oh my god..were we tired. we finished around 5am. we watched the sun rise from our new condo's view..and my body was screaming bloody hell every time i tried to sit, lean, and worse lie down. poor baby boy.

we went back to blanco at around 6am. we'll be staying there til our dsl is transferred. but for the most part, this afternoon, i sat amidst boxes of books and other things thinking of how nice the new condo will be. mike is getting nostalgic about blanco. i feel for him.

the merchant's rock

a couple of weeks ago, mike and i went outside and bathed our little merchant rocks under the moon. afterwhich, we placed them in our wallets. with this, and noted blessings from god..projects started pouring like crazy. we're totally booked..and do not see a vacation anytime til after october.

it's a good problem. stressful, but worth it. we're very thankful.

today, we closed two deals which we can put straight into anton's money jar...and more projects are coming in. we're very thankful.

tonight, we watched the greenbelt screening of U2 Vertigo Tour: Live In Manila and had a nice time off from deadlines. it's a good way to end a great day (thanks to belle!). the baby was stomping to vertigo..and god knows what next tuesday when we watch the Oasis documentary (thanks to belle, again!)

right now, mike went off to quezon city to record the demo of one of his bands. me? i'm watching late night tv. i hope the rest of our days would be as nice and lovely as today.

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here's an interesting development...i've been thinking a lot of opportunities to get my butt off to london just because...then tonight...

belle mentioned something about london for an awesome weekend that totally rocked my brains out. pray pray pray.. this is an awesome relevant thing, i swear!

a little over two months left

i'm a battered mommy. the baby hasn't come out yet and i'm already beaten from the inside. he kicks, he stretches, he tugs at my umbilical. but i love him, and i can't wait to meet him. a little over two months left.. we're waiting in great anticipation.
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mike and i have been married for a full weekend, and nothing has changed or seemed to have hit as us "new" or "different". no surprises. no moments of yikes. having known each other for years and being together before we got married, i think..set us up comfortably to hit the ground running in our little marriage deal.

and you..dear you. the other day we were talking about this. don't think of marriage as a step to take only when you feel ready to have a family. when we found out anton was coming, this issue has been raised, but we seriously thought about it. first and foremost, we kept to ourselves to seriously consider marriage not just for the baby but for ourselves. we wanted to be sure that we were ready to promise our lives to being together and taking care of each other, and not for any other reason.

we were sure that we will do our best to be awesome parents with or without a contract, so with that said..we put all pressures regarding that aside. you shouldn't count that as the reason to get married.

do it for love, but with love also do it because you know without a doubt that even when love falters..you can stand by him, and he will be there for you too. hope and think of each anniversary to come as a reminder that on the day you two got together..you promised to love each other and take care of your family together. that's what it should be about...and let things follow.

don't overthink it. it's not a question of being ready. no ones ever ready...and if you think you need to get ready first..then you will totally miss the point. you guys started your family when you got together..and someday you'll add a baby in the mix. rethink marriage. it's rather spiffy.

officially hyphenated

mike is at a friend's house tonight. he's been very giddy about this friday, and i think that's kinda sweet.

we have agreed on a church wedding when the baby's a little bigger, but for solemnity's sake..we have decided that this little simple ceremony we're going to have should only have our family as our guests. it's too bad not all of our siblings will make it, but we know they will be with us in spirit. we'll surely take pictures for them to see. perhaps, when the day comes that we're going to do it with all our friends with us..they'll be in town as well.

this is my 100th entry here in multiply, and the next time i blog, i'll be officially hyphenated.

ring!!!!...hello?

i didn't get to go with mike to pick them up coz i had visual plates to do, but we finally have them.
two rings. white gold, though the inner bands are brushed matte, and an itty bitty anton diamond stone set in each. they're purty. surreal and purty.

michael loves maggie. maggie loves michael. harold loves maude. aww.

to boot, i got lord stowe's portuguese tart pasalubong pa!

how nice naman.

greetings and salutations

got this from c0llide the satanas teddy bear: .

YOU'RE
ON MY FRIENDS LIST, I WANNA KNOW YOU...I want to know 26 things about
you. I don't care if we never talk, never liked each other, or if we
already know everything about each other.

1. Can you cook?
2. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator?
3. What talent do you wish you had?
4. Favorite place?
5. Favorite vegetable?
6. What was the last book you read?
7. Are you Dirty or Clean?
8. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings?
9. Worst Habit?

HERE COMES THE FUN ...
1. How did we meet?
2. What's your philosophy on life?
3. Negative or Optimistic?
4. What was your dream growing up?
5. Worst thing to ever happen to you?
6. What was your first impression of me?
7. Tell me one weird fact about you:
8. Whats your favorite memory of us?
10. Have you ever kept anything from me?
11. What do you think of me as a Person?
12. Do you think I'm sane or insane?
13. Would you cry for me if I died?
14. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
15. If you could change anything about me, would you?
16. How do you fall asleep?
17. Ever gotten angry with me?
18. Would you go on a blind date if I set you up?
19. If you had one day to live, what would you do?
20. A million bucks.. what would you do with it?
21. What is your worst fear?
22. Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
23. Can you sing or dance?
24. In one word, how would you describe me? Be honest....
25. Will you repost this so I can fill it out ?

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we spent the early evening with dad last night, and the latter half with marnie french who's leaving for utah to cover sundance (lucky girl!)... although we'll be missing her on our important day..we totally understand. sundance na yan e!

she's been getting a lot of publicity since she arrived, but at the most part hung out with me and mike..eating, and knitting! everyone's very proud of her, and she'll be surely missed.

dad, on the other hand, shaved his head! his hair is thinning na daw, and he didn't want to be one of those people who painstakingly comb their hair from one side to the other. he had one thing to say to mike, and that is to tell him that in marriages, couples will and will argue. if it reaches a point, he said, that he feels compelled to hurt me in any way. just bring me back home to him. i found that so sweet of him to say...although the delivery might be slightly daunting...most specially when he said that he was easy to talk to naman.. just bring me home. but if he ever hurts me in any way, he'd rather want me back..although he wouldn't know na what will happen to mike from there if that happened.

mike nodded and promised, and then they shared a beer. he was pretty nervous coming out of the car to see my dad..but it turned out okay. :)

note to the concepcions

first of all, happy new year, family!

last night, mike and i watched a cellist recital with tita amy right around the corner. some rows up front sat tita lorna and the curator of the pasig museum. in any case, they have asked to borrow some of our old family photos (specially those in the mansion) if we have them to be scanned and displayed. they have also asked if we can re-create the pasig family tree of the concepcions. i have told them that i would let you all know, and perhaps this can be our worthy 2007 project for the concepcion clan.

tati had passed on to me only a few photographs of trips to baguio, parties in the mansion, some wedding photos and of course the pictures of lolo and lola. hope you can unearth yours.. would be great if we can preserve all of this.

i also have a carved dresser chair from lola belen's...but that's about it.

hmm..help! :)...before we forget.