Christmas Wish

Since I've been very, very good this year. For Christmas ( and New Year), I wish Dear Santa will give me any of my wishlist below:

Balenciaga Giant Day Bag with Silver Hardware in Ruby Red or Sang color

Dream Bag No. 2 : Chanel Classic Jumbo Flap in Caviar with Silver Hardware (kahit Pre-owned, ok na Santa!

Hahaha ... Wake up, girl! As if I will get Bag No. 2 anytime this year or next year. After getting the C dream bag last August, I don't think we have extra resources or moolah to get a brand new (nor pre-owned) for the next years to come.

The good news, the Balenciaga bag may arrive anytime soon! Weeee!! More budget-friendly. After months of waiting, finally the new red this season (Sang) will be available. Oh, just can't wait. Another Red-y Christmas for me!!

gift for my Mom

With 24 days to go before Christmas, I haven't completed my gift list for my family. You see, it's really difficult giving gift to your loved ones especially if you are working on a budget. Hehehe! Of course you want to give something useful, memorable and special for them for the holiday season. But with all the good finds available in the web at promo price, really hard to choose! Luckily, I saw just a perfect Christmas gift for my Mom. The best wrinkle treatment I found on the web. Not that she's old already, as a matter of fact my Mom still very active, cool and groovy at the age of 53, but wrinkles can now be seen in her face. Cannot deny that she already aged physically, but with the wrinkle treatment I am hoping her wrinkle lines will disappear and instead will give her young and youthful looking skin. Oh, I should reconsider getting the treatment too, as a preventive measure already. Don't you think so?

impulse buying

Oooppsss... I did it again. Impulsive buying, that is. Last Thanksgiving Sale, I bought Magic Sing videoke out of the blue. No huge discount, just ten percent off from it's original price. And since I am bored to my wits just staying home, I am thinking of something to do for my entire vacation leave. And that is singing. Harharhar! As if I have a good voice. Well, practice makes perfect right? Anyway, I am happy that our new magic sing complemented very well with our Samsung HDTV , it defines total home entertainment system package now at our home.

surprise! surpise!

Last week, the husband went home and surprised me with this ...

SONY DSC-TX1 Digital Still Camera

I don't know what prompted him to get us a new digital camera, since our old Sony (DSC-W55) idiot cam still working very well. But the husband told me it was a surprise gift too from his partner in Japan. A gift?! Whoa!! A brand new, recently-released Sony TX71 camera as a gift! Boy, he's very generous eh?! Well, the husband told me to call it as a "baby-arrival" gift from his partner. That is, for us to capture precious moments will have for our newly-born son, Migo. Anyway, I checked the web for newly-released digital cameras and I found out new cam Sony TX71 special features. Aside from sweep panorama, it has anti-motion blur and with handheld twilight mode for sharper and cleaner night shots. Coolness!! Hehehe! Now I can't wait to use it for our upcoming parties this week. But first, need to get protective sheet or plastic for the screen before I use it.

Oh Christmas Tree ...

... Oh Christmas tree, of all the trees most lovely.
Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree, of all the trees most lovely
Each year you bring to me delight, meaning in the Christmas night
Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree, of all the trees most lovely

Last night, we were busy not with so much food or feast on our table for Thanksgiving celebration, but instead we were busy setting up our Christmas tree. Since I came from Thanskgiving Sale that day from our local mall, decided to spice up our home with some of the latest Christmas decors and added up few more ornaments like balls and berries to our old Christmas tree. And for this year, we decided to still use the traditional Christmas colors : Red and Gold. Though I wanted to use fresh pine trees to get that Christmas-y feel and scent, however, to be more practical and thrifty, we shall be using our good, old but sturdy artificial christmas trees bought online.

Daddy and Sam, setting up the Christmas Tree

with the Christmas decors, courtesy of Mommy

with the hall lights off

Fraternal Twins?

Could it be they are fraternal twins at five years apart? Hahaha! Just see the stirking resemblance ... you won't miss this one. They both look alike at birth. Wish the features will remain same until they grow up. Real adorable and cutie (yes, mom biased here!) don't you think so?

Left side picture shows Samantha Gabrielle (the ate) at 4 days old, November 2004. While on the Right side, Miguel Gabriel (the little brother) at 10 days old November 2009. Yes, both of them born month of November and just seven days apart from their actual birthdate. Really amazing, huh?!

home improvement projects

Before I check for walk in tubs for our bathroom upgrades plans this month, allow me to share some of my to do list while I am still stuck here at home for the next 60 days or while enjoying my maternity leave with my new baby.

1. look for handyman to change broken door and cabinet hinges.

2. change lanai sliding doors to analok frame.

3. put up the christmas tree and decorate christmas lights outside the house.

4. install new screen door for the dirty kitchen/laundry area.

5. re-upholster sofa.

6. proceed with the exterior house painting (will it rain again next few weeks?)

7. fix home theater wiring at master's bedroom.

8. cabinet spring cleaning : discard old items and kids' stuff to give-way to more cabinet space! (A must!)

My vacation schedule very timely, don't you think so? With me here at home and with the upcoming holiday season, I can do more stuff and prepare for Christmas party this year. And what better way to spend bonding time with the family but during holiday season. Simply perfect, wouldn't you agree? Wish I can do this yearly. LOL :)