Gundam fun and my first journal page

Hello!

Just for fun, dear hubby and I bought a small Gundam model kit during our 2nd day at the Paper seminar.  We had fun building the model together.  So we bought another one to take home in the province.  The 2nd one is more complicated.  We enjoyed building it every bit.  We have started another collection that both of us enjoy. :)

Then I also made my 31 before 32 goal list, though a bit late.  It was inspired by Elsie.  One goal in my list is to learn and make art journals to record my thoughts, my feelings, and everything about me or has connections with me.  I want to finally learn things about the real me - my style, my dreams, among others.  I know, I should have done this a long, long time ago.  But back then, I wasn't aware of the fun of art journaling.  I do not think that today is too late for me to start learning.  So here's my first entry...

It's nothing fancy nor artistic, but it's a start.  :)

What fun new collections or hobbies are you starting right now? It's never too late you know. ;-)

love, ails

positive news

Hello! Hello! Hello! :)

On the weekend of Pacquiao's fight with Margarito,  I was toooooo lazy and sleepy.  I spent my days (and nights) lying around and sleeping.  I was a bad nanny to Seth that weekend for I fell asleep faster and longer than he did in his cradle.  But my mom didn't mind.  She was hoping that I was showing signs of something good.  And true enough.  I got 2 lines on my test! :) Wow! We're so excited! 

But I haven't been to an OB yet.  I'm scheduled to visit on Wednesday.  I hope everything's perfect inside of me.  Now, my life is no longer mine so I have to be very careful and mindful of what I eat and do.  I want this baby to be healthy and strong.  I have some fears aside from the excitement.  But I am very happy.  And I feel so blessed for this wondrous early Christmas gift from above.  :)

On the other news, the shop construction is almost finished.   

the leftmost stall is my parents'.  They're gonna sell pots and plants.  The next one which is slightly bigger than my parents' is mine.  hubby and i are gonna sell handicrafts and gift items.  the 2-storey is my little sister's.  She's our baker and she'll be offering pizza, pan de sal, pasta, and other pasalubong like our special macaroons (since 1990), yema, pulvoron, and tarts.  the painted one on the right is the existing restaurant which is now my brother's.

I am asking the carpenter to make me a shelf (almost) like this from Crate & Barrel.  I hope he can.  Our inventory as of now is still small.  We are still working on a lot of things for the shop.  Well, the shop is not really made to keep me and hubby from practicing our professions as librarians.  Not yet, for now.  It is being put up to have an outlet for our crafts and to draw more traffic to the restaurants.

Too much excitement has made me sooo unproductive with crafting lately.  But this blog entry is a sign that my muse is somewhat coming back to me now.  :)  Tomorrow, i plan to start a journal specifically for my pregnancy.  And I hope to create Holiday cards too!  :) Wish me luck! :)

Lovely Hoodies

I want to win one of these lovely Hoodies!

The Dainty Squid is hosting this giveaway until November 11! So if you want a chance to win too, click here to join!  The hoodies are reconstructed by MungoCrafts and are also listed in etsy.

xoxo,
Ails

hmmm...

Hello! Hello! Hello!

I've just enrolled once again for the 2nd semester to finish my thesis.  Would you believe that the residency fee in UP, without library fee, is only Php 40.00? Yes, it is true. :)  It's Php 840.00 for residency with library fee. I took the cheaper option of course.  I'll just make use of the materials available in my workplace to draft my proposal.

And since I went to Manila last friday for enrollment, I also took the chance to meet with some of my friends.  I met Rena in UP and we talked abut my wedding while having a sumptuous lunch together at the Beach House.  Their daing na bangus was humongous and I just couldn't resist it's belly!  I've also met some of my former classmates/groupmates.  I felt that my goal to finish my MA became more intense after talking to some of my colleagues.  I was glad I met them once again.

I also went to deliver the goods that Janice won in my little giveaway.  Our meeting was so short - a few minutes only - because she has to go back to work.  I miss our coffee dates and doll stuff shopping in the mall.  We rarely see each other now, ever since I've moved to the province.  I hope that we could play with our dolls and do some paper crafting once again. :)

I also accomplished a little work project while in Manila.  I received journal donations from UP for the library that I am developing now.  Those issues and titles I received will greatly help the students and faculty in our province.  I was promised for 2 more copies of each issue I got so i'll be going back there soon.  I could not carry that much since I do not have a car when i went there.  I am deeply grateful for Mr. Jay and Ms. Barbara for their valuable contribution to our library. Thank you!

In other news, I finally learned how to knit! Yey! I just watched tutorials from videojug and look at what I've accomplished so far...

Pretty neat, huh?  I'm so proud of myself. hihi

I wanted to learn knitting because I want to make some stuff for our little darling.  I love him so much and I just want to give him the best handmade gifts I could ever give.

He turned 4 months old last Friday and we had a little celebration.  Some of his aunts and uncles came to party with us.  :)

Isn't he adorable? I love him so much! Oh, have I told you that already? hihi

How was your weekend? I hope you had a lovely and a productive one too! :)

xoxo,
Ails

Blog Candy Winners!

Hello dearies! :)

As promised, I, together with the girls, drew the winners tonight. Yay! 


For the His & Hers Scrap Candy, we had 3 participants.  Thank you girls for introducing me to your lovely inspirations...

 I let Strawberry and Mariko do the drawing...

 

 

 And the winner is.....

Heather! Congratulations! Please email me your name and complete mailing address at aileenrealeza [at] gmail [dot] com.

And for the Blythe Candy, we had 6 lovelies!  :)

 Here's Maria and Pepper preparing the lots...

 ...doing a little shembot

 ...and picking the winner.

 And the winner is...

Janice!

Congratulations! Please email me your name, complete mailing address, and guitar pendant color choice at aileenrealeza [at] gmail [dot] com.

This back to back giveaway has been a very happy and mind opening experience for me.  I enjoyed it so much and I am soooo grateful to all of you who joined.  All of you inspire me to be better.  i love you all! :)

Halloween 2010

Hello lovelies!

In my previous post I told you that I was helping my sister with her new business venture.  We'll its not kinda new coz we tested the local market for 9 days last June 2009, if this product will click.  And it did.  So to cut the long story short, my sister is gonna have a 'snack house' in between my brother's restaurant and my gift/souvenir shop.  So last November 1, we reintroduced Trois Pizza in Siniloan.  But we made them in small packages only - a bulilit-sized pizza.

A bulilit pizza measures approximately 3.5-4 inches.  We made 2 flavors only (Hawaiian and Beef&Mushroom) for the promotion.  My sister's pizza is to die for.  It's my favorite in the Philippines so far.  :)

Our little angel also went with us in the cemetery.  And he wore the bear hat I made him!

Sad news is that it continuously rained the whole long weekend.  I wasn't able to take photos of my girls outside.  But we are excited for the draws tomorrow! You can still join, just click here and here.  We'll pick the winners tomorrow night. :)