I met up with my two close, if not best friends yesterday. It was nice to reminisce about the old days. I’m so happy thinking that we’ve been friends for more than 16 years now. Funny that we hardly see each other these days but always feel the closeness when we’re together and just pick up where we left off.

We’re all mothers now. Gone are the days that we were whispering with each other giggling like little kids about boys and makeup. Now, it’s all about our husbands, kids and family stuff. We’re women now!

While Claire has 3 kids now, Sweet is 5 months pregnant today! She and her husband opted not to know the gender of their baby and just wait till the baby is born. I guess I will just have to wait for their baby girl announcements. Yup. Just looking at her tummy, my guess is that they’re having a baby girl. Just a guess.

We also met with Ate Marvi, who plays a big part in our bonding sessions (then and now) as she was the one who reminded us of our “naughtiness” in our college years.

*sigh* Don’t you just love having great friends?

I had 3 chocolate mini-bars, 2 cups of coffee, 1 KFC snack box, 1 regular size frozen yogurt and 1 piece of hotdog for the entire day. I think eating those mini-bars defy my no-rice diet. I bet those mini foods were made to make you feel less guilty. Doesn’t matter as I had three, probably equivalent to more than just one big bar.

I still shy away from treadmills and ellipticals. I am too stubborn to do anything physical that isn’t part of what is necessary.

Thus, the bulge.

Today, I sort of “guided” some friends book their summer getaways while cebu pac is having their 50% sale. Everybody seemed to be happy with their booked trips.

Sadly, some former patrons of these seat sales are still mad over the special child discrimination that happened recently. A mother and her special son were initially denied to board since there’s a policy not allowing TWO special kids on board at the same flight.

I understand the frustration felt by fellow parents about the incident. I can’t think of a good reason for the said company policy. So everybody can book, but if you have a special child, you’d go running to the plane to make sure your child is the FIRST special child on board? Tsk tsk.

My face, arms and thighs. Ugh!

How was your Christmas? Mine felt like a pigging out contest!

I must congratulate myself for avoiding rice for the past two weeks. But believe me, I still gained the extra pounds for overeating pasta and cake. I guess since my stomach was so used to being heavy with rice consumption, I sort of always thought I was hungry since my stomach felt light. Or was it from being too tired shopping and carrying all those promotional products for give-aways, that I always wanted to eat after?

Whatever. It’s the holidays so I’m excused. I gave myself freedom to gain 5 pounds max while on vacation.

Christmas is so much fun! I love that I was able to give gifts. What amazed me this year was I love (ok, some I just like, but at least not I hate) all the gifts I received!

They’re not as luxurious as Ferrari parts, some are so simple that I actually been meaning to buy for myself only I was too busy to. At least a friend or relative had done it for me, without me telling, or even hinting I need one.

Thanks everyone. It was really a Merry Christmas.

Today, we went to my parents’ place. We had to. I wish I knew how to receive a check by phone. No, just kidding. We wanted to celebrate Christmas with them, even a day later, and I was excited to see their faces when they opened their gifts from us.

We had a long discussion about the upcoming election, and a friendly little debate as to who the president we are rooting for. And quite expectedly, we took a “stroll down the memory lane”.

Got presents from my parents and my sister (and brother in law). A brother kept asking me what I want for my birthday. I told him twice that I can’t think of any. Really, I can’t think of any. I just told him not to forget to greet me on my birthday.

Wait, that only applies to my brothers, ok? If it’s the husband asking, I’d probably have lots to tell.

Is it just me or there’s so much food to eat everywhere?

Who can resist the cheesy pasta, creamy soup, yummy shrimps, juicy barbeque and all other sugar-filled desserts? Aargh! Maybe everytime I eat out on a party, I’d take appetite suppressants so I won’t feel any guilt.
Just like last night, the husband suddenly thought of ordering pizza and spicy chicken. I couldn’t resist eating! I imagine the extra pounds adding up on my waistline. Tsk, tsk.

And it isn’t Christmas yet!!! I’m pretty sure I’ll have carbo overload for the next couple of days. Yikes!

This is what I like about working for an IT solutions company. We don’t have work on Christmas and New Year! We call it the Christmas shutdown. These non work days are computed along with other local holidays at the start of a fiscal year. So everyone will have a great time during the holidays with their loved ones.

So for two weeks, I’ll be stress-free! Woohoo!

Today I had a wakeup call. It brought back a desire that had long been suppressed to give way to one unselfish calling. But as they say, desires are nourished by delays.

I was sad. Even if it was expected, for when I have chosen, I knew of the consequences. I had to do what I had chosen to do. I had to be ready for the repercussions. But I wasn’t. I thought I was.

This time, I choose to give in to this one desire, knowing that even if I don’t, I can be happy. I just want to be happier.

“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

Yesterday, as soon as Mikee entered our gate, she announced that we will “buy a —tar!”
The announcement was so loud it can be an effective school alert system. Hahaha. We kept wondering what “tar” was, until she started strumming her fingers on her belly. Oooh, a guitar! We told her it’s called a guitar. So she now kept telling us to buy her a guitar, uhm, more than 5 times a day. We had no idea where that came from.

But today, I saw on her journal, (the teacher wrote) to bring a guitar or drum for their Christmas school play. That explains everything!

So I guess Doctor Mikee will have to take a backseat and make way for Musician Mikee.

I am so happy that the husband is back. Along with that, the appetite is so back that I had 4 meals today. And I was able to sleep soundly last night, and had a nap this afternoon. I bet I’ll gain back the 2 pounds I lost while he was away. Oh well.

It felt good to talk to him in person again. It was kind of weird to chat with him about work, Mikee, and other million mundane things such as identity theft protection over YM and webcam. At least now, I can sleep at night with the TV turned off, with him sleeping beside me.