On A Wonderful Day Like Today

The Christmas tree is up early and the kids are excited to put up their socks for Santa. Here is Luigi's Christmas sock. This one is Zoe's Christmas sock. I wonder what Santa will bring the kids this year. Hmmm....

Re-posting from a helpful site  since I want to take my professional and financial plans in perspective.  Maybe these will help me decide what to do and hopefully it will lead me to true financial freedom.  I want to be financially independent. I want to work (if I decide to work) on what I enjoy the most, not on what pays me the most. — Jose Anes, financial  blogger Paying for yesterday is perhaps the most important investment you can make in your future. Getting rid of those debts will buy you breathing room. It will buy a future of freedom. And it will bring your dreams — the things you really, really want — into reach. — Elizabeth Warren & Amelia Warren Tyagi,  All Your Worth  (Review) Your bills tell your past, but they also tell your future. Every debt, every monthly payment, every dollar you owe is a claim against your future. Debt affects what you can — and cannot — do about your future. And when you pay off the credit cards and IO...

 My childhood best friend Cristy married Ramil last September 8 and I was the Matron of Honor. :-) It was a lovely wedding.  Sharing some of the precious pictures from this event. Best wishes to you! Hope your marriage will be as beautiful as your wedding. Love, love, love you!

Getting ready for the Linggo ng Wika next week. Bought this Filipiniana outfit from a store in Taytay, Rizal. I just need to use starch to "oomph" the butterfly sleeves and we're good to go. :-)

Actually, what came to my mind when I saw this picture was - What if I also owned a gazzilion shoes like Christina Aguilera, I get pregnant (again) and then never return to my old shoe size (just like what happened to me)????? My feet were 6.5 inches before and now I'm a size 8. Oh well, maybe for Christina Aguilera she can afford to replace all of these damn shoes or at least hire a trainer to be able to return to her old weight and original shoe size. But for me, that's close to being a miracle. Sigh. But then again, maybe owning these beautiful and uber expensive shoes would be reason enough for her. (rationalizing!)

Every so often, we let our kids ride the carousel.... For fifty bucks, it's a priceless childhood experience. :-) Love, love, love that these pictures are able to capture that fond memory.

Sometimes, God sends us some tests for Him to see if we really, really trust Him. While we felt moved and somewhat a bit troubled, we did trust Him (!!!) and thus, we celebrated my sister's health with a huge banana split! Of course, we did have remorse after finishing it all up and vowed to diet once again. Hahaha. I love you Ate! I wish you a long life of grace and good health.