Seven Years

The last time I had Jollibee was 2003. That was before I left home to go to BYUH (Brigham Young University-Hawaii). Man, that was a very longgggg time. So when I heard that South center mall  (which is about 2 hours drive from my house) will have Jollibee, I became so excited. I kept on checking their website when it will open.


Two weeks ago, we actually went to the mall and checked it out. Jollibee is not open yet but Chowking (another Filipino food chain) is. I didn't like the food there but I finished eating  my halo-halo. It wasn't the greatest but it's better than nothing. LOL.


But today, before we dropped off my sister to the airport, we stopped by and got some Jollibee. I haven't had it for SEVEN YEARS and my sister for 5 good years so we were pretty excited. Man, there was a long line but we made it.


My husband actually had Jollibee when his ship pulled port into subic. He just had the burger. Of course this time, he still just had the burger. LOL. Too scared to try something else, nah, just kidding, but I am glad he liked it. 


pepsi and coconut pandan with tapioca.





 

One Month

My sister and her husband visited us before they move to Alaska. Nathan was just here for 2 weeks then left and my sister decided to extend her vacation for 2 more weeks and I was glad she did!

I had one month off on :

*washing the dishes
*watching Arianna(i.e. when i go take a shower, etc.)
*putting the dogs outside
*cleaning the kitchen

but most of all, I had one month of:

*sisters's bonding
*sister's company
*speaking "tagalog" (our language) all day
*getting hooked watching Grey's Anatomy
*watching movies
*and many more...

I am sad my sister left today. I wish her and my brother in-law all the best in their new journey-- ALASKA!

deep sigh......

Memos Out of the blue

So today, we were just hanging out in the house. Nothing was planned.

Then, I guess my husband got really bored and told us to get ready because we're going to MEMOS. I was like "really? You wanna drive  an hour and a half just to eat memos burrritos?". My husband likes their burritos. I have to say that I am not a fan of having potatoes in my burrito. So I had a burrito with no potatoes in it and it wasn't bad but I LOVE their tomatillo salsa. I used to work at a mexican restaurant as a food server. The cook and my bosses always showed me how to cook their food like mexican rice, beans, salsa for the chips and the green salsa (tomatillo salsa) but I haven't tried making them at home. Well, I made some homemade horchata (rice milk) a long time ago and we loved it!

 

Then, we decided to drive to Alderwood mall. My husband ended up buying new pots and pans at sears! Woohoo!!! He wanted to buy it last Christmas and I just said no because we don't need it. But today, it was on sale, so I let him buy it.

Later, we went to cold stones. "yummy! yummy! Ice cream in my tummy!" LOL. The very first time I had cold stones was when my husband and I were dating in Hawaii. He took me there because he knows how I LOVE ice cream. good times!

In conclusion, it wasn't a boring day after all. Thanks for my spontaneous husband. Gotta love him.

One pound

Arianna didn't gain any weight since when she was 9 months old so her doctor had a little concern. She started interviewing my husband and I on our baby's 12 month check up appointment about what she eats for a day. She even weighed Arianna 3 times just to make sure. She told us to come back about a month and check Arianna's weight again. So we came back and Arianna was 13 months old. The doctor weighed her again twice because the first time it looked like Arianna lost weight. The second weighing, it was right. She lost 4 ounces. This time my husband wasn't with me because he was at work so the pressure was on me. The doctor asked me again. The doctor was kinda worried and it made me feel 100 times worried. She asked if Arianna had fever/diarrhea/throw up and I said, "Three days ago she had a fever and my husband and I think it's from her teething. No diarrhea or throw up". The doctor said we need to do some tests to make sure nothing's wrong with Arianna. So I said ok. The problem I had on that day was the phlebotomist. I dont think she really knew what she was doing. She was digging on my baby's left arm and she couldn't find her vein but it was going on for a while and I couldn't stand it anymore so I asked if they can do it on the right arm instead. I just felt I had to say something so she would stop pushing the needle just to find the tiny vein. And yeah, she found a vein on Arianna's right arm and it went fast! whew. I felt like crying but I had to be strong for Arianna. 

The results came in and the doctor called me with good news. Everything is normal! What a relief!


So today,  we had an appointment to see Arianna's dietician. (yeah, we had to do it because the doctor said). well, the dietician asked about our weight and height. I was very thankful because she will see that the 2 short parents like Tony and I will not make Arianna a tall and heavy baby. lol. Well, the dietician reviewed Arianna's food journal that I was required to do, and said I was feeding her right except for the oreo, fries and cheetos I gave her. (i defended myself that i only gave 1 oreo, about 6 fries and 2 cheetos the entire 2 weeks) of course she said that those are junk food. Well, I guess she was right. She told me about trying this brand of yogurt for Arianna because there's fat in it and she told me that it's kinda expensive. I looked at the nutrition facts and the total fat is 0g so I had to ask about it. (The doctor and the dietician want Arianna to gain weight so they're trying to give ideas what food I should give her). The dietician said "Hmm. That's weird. There's no fat in it but there's protein which is still good for her." I just said ok and smiled. The appointment lasted for 45 mintues and the dietician decided to weigh Arianna. And guess what? ARIANNA GAINED A POUND! I am just sooo glad that I wanted to celebrate! LOL. So yeah, the dietician wasn't bad. She gave me a couple of helpful ideas.


So here's the yogurt she was talking about. I haven't had it and since there's no fat in it it might be good for me! lol

got this picture from google

Lunch Bunch

Lunch Bunch is a potluck lunch get together activity with the ladies from the church. We get together once a month. I can say that I love going there not because I get to eat different kinds of delicious food but because I get to mingle and talk to other mommies. Plus, Arianna can play with other kids.

We used to have theme every month. But for the last three months, we did potlucks, like bring whatever you wanna bring. But next lunch bunch will be different. The ladies decided to have the theme back. I totally agreed with them. It's going to be "all about fall" theme. Hmm... I have to plan now what food I will bring since I've been bringing Filipino foods like pancit and lumpias. LOL

I brought my sister with me today at lunch bunch. She loved the camarel apple cake Amy made and Dianna's guacamole. When we were in the car, she asked me "Who made the guacamole?" I said: "Dianna. Why?"
Lovely: "because i dont eat guacamole but her guacamole was sooooo good."

Then, when we got home, she saw that we have a yellow cake mix and said "u know that we have the cake mix right?" I said "yeah?" Lovely: "So we can make the cake Amy made." I told her "I just checked the recipe online and we need caramels, apples,vanilla pudding , etc." Lovely: "ok then"

My sister cracks me up! HAHAHA!

I have to say, I love Dana's homemade salsa!
I am glad I kept this calling to be the assigned person for Lunch Bunch. Sister Gheen was right. It's a great way for me to socialize with other ladies from the church. =)

Banana Muffins

My sister decided to make some banana muffins. She didn't wanna waste the 3 bananas we had in the house. They were too ripe to eat. She used her mother in-law's recipe. And she put cream cheese frosting and dust of cinnamon on top of the muffins. They were gone and eaten in one day. Haha! They were YUMMY!

Artisan bread #2

I liked the outside but not the inside. I think I made it too thick this time.