special recap

Gosh, time sure flies by when you're having fun! :) I miss blogging so much, and I miss visiting my sisters online. offline life has been very busy so I'm here to just give you guys a lil recap of what's been happening lately. Last August 17 was my brother Gully's 1st year death anniversary, I'm so sad coz I haven't finished his memorial site yet, will make sure I get that done before we leave Hawaii. That day came a special surprise, I'm pretty sure Gully asked this from God because it HAD to happen on that day! :) the night before my supervisor came up to me and told me if I can come to work to speak to our director she wasn't sure what it was about and from hearing that news I felt a sudden swirl of butterflies inside me, I felt sick to the stomach.

So the next morning, the visitors from headquarters came and visited our store, every one of us came up to them and presented them a lei. An hour and a half later I finally got called to the training room, and I couldn't believe it I was chosen among the recognized employees from our store, I was sooooo happy you couldn't even imagine! I received a gold and silver coin, It was a special moment for me and I thanked God for that.

Next was August 20, my son's 6th birthday. We dropped off the treats and ice cream at school in the morning and in the afternoon we went to Dave and Buster's and played some games. When we went home we had a small round chocolate and vanilla cake and took a few family pictures. Awesome day I'd say. :)

We're leaving the Island officially on the 29th. I finally got my request for transfer to another Commissary, I'm just praying that I'd get a spot right away to one of the commissaries in San Diego. So happy I can retain my status and not resign anymore. I'm gonna pass it tomorrow to our secretary, (crosses fingers) hope I can get a position right away.

I'll keep in touch... will post pics on facebook and flickr. ;)

wow to copper sinks

I was browsing around coppersinksstore.com and saw these lovely copper sinks. Don't get me wrong, I'm really not keen on copper sinks, but the designs I just saw at that website was really stylish for me, maybe I'll probably have one installed in one of our bathrooms when we have our own home someday. All hand hammered copper sinks are beautifully handcrafted and made from Mexico and India. They have all different kinds of selections you can choose from, I enjoyed my time so much by browsing around their sinks, I just can't get enough of it. You should check it out, too. You just might find something right for your lovely kitchen or bathroom.

6 years!

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY, BABY BOY!

knowing is half the battle

I was soooo happy because we went to see G.I. Joe yesterday at Ward! It was awesome!! you should see it, you won't regret it. I was so sad at the same time because my brother Gully wasn't able to see it - too bad... his 1st year death anniversary will be on August 17th, that's why I'm busy preparing his memorial site... While watching the movie, all I thought about was Gully because as a lil boy he was indeed a fan of the G.I. Joes, we used to play with his G.I. Joe dolls and my dolls to create a neighborhood and stories to come along with it. I miss Gully so much... he would've loved this movie to bits! (sigh)

We all enjoyed it, of course. We'd love to see that Avatar: the last airbender movie, the trailer looks pretty awesome, don't you think? It was a rainy day, but we still went out though. happy, happy day!

we're almost done!

Just a list on some things we've done so far within the past week. It's been very stressful but at the same time I am so happy because hubby just works a few hours everyday and he's home most of the time and we spend a lot more time together as a family. awhile ago we went to Jack in the box around 8:30 pm, while he was driving I can surely sense that he was happy and contented. He told me how happy he is for spending more time with us unlike before, because seriously hubby had overtimes almost everyday, we barely speak to each other because by the time he comes home we switch and I go to work. by the time I get home at 11 pm they're both asleep. so sad, huh... but that's life.

We leave Hawaii by Sept. 30th. We're probably going to check in at the Ohana Hotel by the airport which is $109 a night, we check out the next day to board the plane via Hawaiian Airlines. We're going to break our 12 month rental lease, but thank God the owner was so understanding, bless them... We went to Home depot the other day, bought caulk to patch up the hole in the walls. We got rid of quite a LOT of stuff! we made probably $500 from our bulky stuff while others have been donated and sent to the Philippines. There are quite a lot of things I needed to give up... It's so hard parting ways with stuff that's really close to you, that's why it's so important NOT to get too attached to any object.

right now, we still have the bed, the computer table, entertainment center, the living room bulky flat screen tv and some stuff that's really easy to donate later on. I gave away my blue betta fish to auntie Lita, my co-worker, poor lil fishy... The other betta fish will be given around the 24th when auntie Ana comes home from San Francisco. I donated all my photo albums and picture frames, just took all the photos out and bundled them. There's still a lot of things to do, I can't believe we have so much stuff! A lot of it are from my sister-in-law's, so even if we have a small one bedroom unit - there's PLENTY of stuff in here, ooooh yeah! but I can say that we're halfway there, so there is improvement. We had to update our mailing address for our credit cards and other billings.

We started shredding already, and all I'm gonna do now is sort our clothes out and finalize our personal stuff that we're gonna bring. Will sort out the important documents and we'll be cleaning the house non-stop until a new tenant comes in and looks at the unit since they are going to take over the lease. whew! moving is sooooo stressful! I imagine myself being in the military... I know it's worse because they move around every 3 years or so, I don't think I'll fit in that lifestyle.

I'll keep you guys posted on our status, ok.

help on weight loss

Even though I tried every weight loss fad that's out there I'm still so hopeless when it comes to losing weight, It's just driving me insane! I need to get back on track and lose the yo-yo dieting, It's not really good for my health. A few years back I tried this certain weight loss pill and yes It did help me lose a few pounds, but I needed more exercise than taking the pill itself. Some people when they take weight loss pills they lose the pounds fast and I guess it's because every body type is different and what's good for you will not be good for the other person. Nowadays, It's amazing how hundreds and hundreds of diet pills just pops out in the market, If you need help I think it's best if you read on some helpful reviews on the best Weight loss pills out there at consumerbestdeals.com. Well, hope you find yours today!

a great morning

It's back to school! my son started yesterday, hubby took him to school along with his school supplies and according to the hubs Nate was so quiet and well behaved (cough cough) let's give it some time since he probably has the first day jitters as a first grader. When we picked him up yesterday after school I saw where his class room was, I absolutely adored the location. It was closer to the parking lot, playground, cafeteria, registrar office and the library unlike when he was in kindergarten you had to walk so far! but anyways, I also like his teacher, she's really nice and sweet.

Hubby had to go to work at 3 am today, last night I opted to walk Nate to school so I can have my exercise. Unfortunately, It was already pass seven so I had to call the cab and we arrived just in time before the bell rang. I walked home and It was a great one - not too hot and not too cold although I felt some droplets of rain on my face so I walked as fast as I could, I didn't get to visit the pharmacy too bad I wanted to check out their diet and nutrition aisle for some diet supplements I saw on Dietsupplements.org, I just wanted to see how much it costs before checking out other stores.