Issues, issues, issues....

...when will they stop bugging me? or maybe I should stop bugging them, huh?!?!...

....current state of mind: grrrrrrr.....

a busy long weekend

It's always nice to have long weekends, more time to relax, more time for fun, more time for other extra-curricalar activities other than work. Since it was too late for me and my husband to plan for an out of town trip, we just spent the weekend at our home province (as always). It was a productive, tiring and fun weekend for the two of us.

We were able to come up with decisions on the finishing details of our dream house. We met with the contractors and interior designer, to discuss these details. I couldn't imagine that building a house could be this exhausting... details, details, details = headaches, headaches, headaches.

My husband was rooting for a massage ever since, And so last Friday, we passed by this new spa and tried their services. The place was pretty nice, it was like a mini-version of the Nurture Spa in Tagaytay minus the cool breezy air. But the place was cozy and very clean. We opted to have a combination of Swedish and Shiatsu massage. For 4 hundred pesos (per person), we got an hour of pure massage and stretching exercises, it was a bargain! It was closer to being great! We would come back to this place, definitely!

Extra time was spent at home, playing with our son.

Sunday is always a family day at my parent's place. As usual, we went to Church and had lunch in a nearby mall. Afterwhich, we strolled a bit around the mall and was able to buy some baby stuff for my kid, and a couple of shirts for me and my husband.

Oh and lastly, I was able to start jogging...thank God! Coz I really need exercise, not that I'm gaining weight, but I just feel that I really need to, to get the adrenalin start pumping in. I just missed the old me -- I was an exercise-freak/health buff before...I used to go to a boxing gym. I missed boxing. I also used to jog with some friends before. Also, my husband is a badminton-enthusiast, we used to play thrice a week before we got married. But with all the life-changing events coming before me, I'm missing all those activities, haay...

I'll post some pics of our dream house-under construction. I just need to digiscrap them before posting hehehe...

Killing time and a story

got nothing to do at home after work and so I decided to digiscrap, here's another creation by yours truly... it's just a simple one, seems like creative ideas are not coming my way, maybe next time.

The kit I used for this layout is from shabbyprincess.

Side story: This picture was taken minutes after I gave birth to Joaquin. My little boy didn't give me a hard time during my labor and delivery...would you believe I was in labor for almost 4 hours only... I was at the hospital at around 8 pm and Joaquin came out few minutes before 12 midnight. Nurses were more than happy coz I didn't give them headaches. Yes I did feel pain especially when the contractions were becoming stronger, but I wasn't the typical woman in labor, no shoutings, no tears, no qualms. I guess (and the nurses thinked the same way too), that my pain tolerance level is very high. I was alone in the labor room w/ only 2 nurses looking after me. I was quietly praying, doing my breathing exercises and feeling every contraction that came my way. Few minutes past 11 pm, I was in the delivery room w/ my OB, instructing me to push the right way and at the right time. Nurses were helping me by pushing my tummy down... I don't remember how many pushes I made but I'm sure they didn't exceed 10. It was a tiring process, I almost lost my enery to push but I didn't give up....Few minutes after, I heard Joaquin's first cry...unbelievable.......I got unconscious after that, next thing I know I was in my room already, with my husband, mom & dad and mom-in-law.