rolling off the bed

yes, i roll off the bed...that is how i am able to get up from bed.


every part of my body hurts.  i sit down, my thighs burn.  i cough, my abs hurt.  i yawn and stretch, my arms hurt.


no pain, no gain, right?


we shall see!

adorable

we missed picture day for michelle's dance recital while we were in palm springs so i decided to have pro pictures taken before the show.  our friends have dabbled into photography and took these amazing pictures of her.

i know i'm the mom but doesn't she look adorable?  =D

birthday present

for my birthday 3 weeks ago, i asked paul for this birthday present:

Sally Raffia and Leather-Trim Logo Wedge Pumps

Enlivened by contrasting leather trim and a designer emblem, woven raffia adds a touch of texture to this classic wedge

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• Stacked wooden wedge, 2½" (65mm)
• Raffia and leather upper
• Leather lining
• Rubber sole
• Padded insole

i didn't order it right away because we were going to palm springs and there was a tory burch outlet over there.  i was hoping to find a pair of shoes that i liked for a cheaper price but there wasn't a lot to choose from.  i ordered this last week and it arrived yesterday in beautifully wrapped package!

They are very comfortable and cute!  the perfect summer shoe!  

shhhh! i joined a gym (again!)

yup, i gave in.  i joined a gym once more.  i have been exercising here at home using our elliptical but i find myself bored with it sometimes....plus, i feel like i really need some 'me' time every now and then. 


i consulted my husband prior to acquiring the additional monthly expense and you know what his response is?  'go ahead beb (babe).  i am fully supportive.'  o di ba?  atat talaga na pumayat ako! hehehe


anyway, i went to crunch fitness yesterday and got a gym membership.  i told the manager that i wasn't so much interested in the gym equipment but i was more interested in the group classes like step, yoga, kickboxing, etc.  crunch is known for their group classes.  i had a vhs tape of two of their classes and it was so much fun to do.  crunch also has a children's area where i can bring michelle with me to the gym for a nominal fee.  i made the mistake of mentioning this to michelle and now she wants to come with me.  i told myself i will only use the children's thing if i absolutely have no one to watch michelle while i go to the gym.  knowing michelle, when she gets bored, she's going to have someone page me so i can take her back.  

there is a women's only sauna, which i will try.  i don't like being in a small hot room but i've read about it's health benefits so i will see how long i can stay in there.  


i also registered at myfitnesspal.com so i can count my calories and track my progress...did you notice the gadget on the right hand side of my screen?  that's called accountability!  haha!  so far i have lost 2 lbs from exercising and watching what i eat but i have a looooooooooong way to go.

would you like some whine with that cab?

it has been a long day.  i worked out when i got home after realizing that i was home alone (i was for about 10 minutes), did some math stuff with michelle and baked pies.  now i'm enjoying a glass of cabernet as i wait for the last 8 minutes before my house is fully engulfed by the smell of buko pie.  


while waiting, i thought about how little time i have for michelle during the work week.  feelings of guilt started to creep in again... and i thought of all the people who ask me, 'so when are you going to have another baby?'  those of you who know me already know the answer and it's reinforced by days like today (and there are a lot of days like today) when i am racked with guilt for not having enough hours to spend with my michelle and not enough hours of 'me time' so i don't turn to a bitch.  


i am tired.  the wine is making me sleepy.  can i have 24 hours all to myself?  just me, preferably at a spa and a glass of champagne.  


michelle just came up to me and said, 'i'm bored.'  and i put motherhood's apron back on again.  

robbed

I just have to say a few more things about the fight on Saturday night…if you are a friend of mine on facebook or follow me on twitter, you would have already read some of the things I said.

 

It started like any other manny pacquiao fight for us.  we hosted again at our home and there was enough food to feed a small village.  I did my pre-party work and cleared the small toys out of michelle’s room because it always looks like a tornado swirled past it after she and her cousins are done playing.  Michelle was feeling a little bit under the weather that day and spent most of the fight in bed and insisted I stay in bed with her.  So I was playing mom that night and paul was playing host to about 20 of our relatives. 

 

As the fight was going on, I was telling michelle how pacquiao’s opponent no longer has the energy to punch pacman back.  Manny was taking the first two minutes of each round easy, then aggressively pursuing his opponent on the last minute and a half of the rounds.  It was a lopsided fight.  And Manny Pacquiao won that fight.  Judges would say that it takes skill and training to accurately judge a fight…well, I’m telling you, that fight was so lopsided, even an untrained spectator like me knows who won.  You would have to be blind and deaf to give that fight to Bradley. 

 

Urgh!!!!  I am so disappointed!  Of course I never want to see Manny lose.  I don’t want him to win because of faulty judging either.  And i hated seeing him lose a fight that he won from start to end.  He was robbed.  Plain and simple. 

what good is a championship belt when only a handful believe you earned it?  a strong chin does not a champion make.  

 

I didn’t see his last fight with marquez which a lot of people say could have easily gone to marquez.  My dad even thinks that Marquez won that one.  I was told that was a close fight.  Really close.  If Marquez won that fight, the whole world wouldn’t be in an uproar.  It was an even match- any one of them could have taken that win.

 

But the fight from Saturday was just crazy!  I felt so disappointed, so dismayed.  I felt like someone ripped me off!  and we were all ripped off! I am no longer paying to watch manny’s fights not because of manny but because i have lost all confidence in the sport…I am boycotting any planned rematch between the two because it should not take place!  There should be no rematch because MANNY PACQUIAO WON THAT FIGHT!  And forget about the fight between manny and Floyd.  All the more I will not contribute to put money in mayweather’s pocket!

aaah, summer!

my dear, sweet michelle graduated from kindergarten on may 30th.  how quickly did time fly by?  i can still remember her first day at school and how excited she was.  she began the school year knowing very little, now, she can read, writes in cursive, and does addition and subtraction pretty well (better than i think i did when i was her age, math was never my strength).  =D  she has grown so much in 10 months and she can't wait to start first grade.

but first things first!  she has to enjoy summer vacation!  so we spent her first official day of summer vacation in palm springs...in 120F weather...we've never felt that kind of heat.  it really stings your skin the moment you step out of the car or an airconditioned room.  we waited until about 7 pm before we headed to the pool for a quick swim.  it did cool down  to about 102F on the 2nd and 3rd day.  


we stayed at the marriott shadow ridge...it's a timeshare property.  we are new 'owners' at marriott and it was our first time using our points for our trip.  when we arrived at the resort, i said to myself, 'this is why we bought this thing.'  it was nice.  marriott properties are always nice.  

this is the view from our balcony, 2 of 6 pools at the resort at dusk

fountain play area and a sandy pool for kids

the next day, we went swimming again in the morning and in the afternoon, when it got too hot, we went to the palm springs aerial tram to go up to mt. san jacinto where it was 30 degrees cooler and offers a spectacular view of the valley below.  the trip up the mountain was pretty scary if you're afraid of heights...which i am!  =D  but it wasn't too bad.  buhay pa naman ako! hehehe  so from below sea level up to 8,516 feet, we climbed.  well, the tram did the climbing.  the floor of the tram rotated so everyone had a 360 degree view on the way up.  

before heading up

don't look down!!!

at the peak.  my friend's daughter, ana, joined us for this trip. she's like a niece to me

the view from the top

when we got to the peak, paul wanted to hike.  me, not so much, so guess who won?  =D  my parents, by the way, were lured by the nearby casino and didn't bother to join us to the tram.  it was a good call.  they wouldn't really enjoy it.  my parents are...well, they're very, very weird travelers. =D  i guess, because they're really not travelers.  they don't seek new experiences that come with traveling.  they just go because paul, michelle and i were going.  they would be perfectly happy if they spent the weekend at home.  they go because i tell them they have to go and see different places.  

my lovely parents

it was a short but enjoyable trip.  we're looking forward to going back again someday.  =D

drying up after a swim.  doesn't take that long in 100 degree weather! =D

my little graduate