Hey All... where have I been?!?! Huh?! Hiding under a rock. Christmas got the best of me. Then came New Year's.... I have been working on my public and private sites, bringing them all up to date, getting Little C's up to date to share with the public who the new up coming Divas are, and now I have to do taxes. Why is there sooo many things to do ALL THE TIME?!?!?! Just when I have time to create, the sink is full with dishes, or it is time to cook dinner. LOL!! Speaking of dinner, one of the new things I am going to try is cooking dinner during work hours, so that when it comes time, all I have to do is microwave the frozen food. Yep, I still have got to TRY that first!!! Hee hee....
Ok, so let's get back to my posting... I bought me a new Pink Lucious Camera Bag. About a month ago, I was the owner of a Sony Pink Camera - like the one shown above..... around that same time, my son Cy took it out of my bag, and dropped it on the floor. I was bummed, well, more like devastated. 2 days after that, I purchased the same type of camera, but they didn't have any pink ones in stock, so I went with the black. That's where Ms. Pink Lucious Camera Bag comes in... just had to have her. She was purchased at Walmart, and was the last one hanging there, waiting to be purchased.
Upon arrival at my home, I immediately christened her with one of my initial charms, "J" of course....
Isn't it a purdy one?!?
Ok... come back tomorrow... ever seen a "Mountain Apple" fruit?
The bill to fix my car!! Had to take it in to the shop today.... broken thermostat cover.... How the heck does one break a thermostat cover? The connections to my battery were also LOOSE!!! That is why it kept shutting down n' not being able to start up (I had to pop the hood, and slam to restart).
The pimple on my forehead that keeps itching, but hurts when I scratch it.... what the heck?!
Hi There!! How was your Thanksgiving Day with your family and friends?! Ours was awesome. Although both my parents weren't able to attend the festivities (due to being sick with the flu). My inlaws did their own thing... BIL and wife had their own celebrations (with her side of the family), while my MIL went over to her hubby's family side. So "phew".... I remember days when CY3 and I had to "split" the days with both families. My side would always have a lunch fest, and then off to his aunty's house for dinner. My things have changed....
Speaking of change... you know, when I was growing up, Thanksgiving in Hawaii (with my family) was definitely not a "traditional" Thanksgiving feast, like the ones they have on TV in traditional American homes. Back then, there'd be a turkey (of course), my mom made ham, olives, gravy, and lots of Filipino dishes.... such as fried eggplants, pancit, pork adobo, chicken long rice, shoyu chicken, chicken squash soup and RICE. Lots and Lots of RICE. My mom made sure that the rice wouldn't run out. Man talk about a Thanksgiving "FEAST" - but my mom started getting old, and eventually the dishes started getting less throughout the years.
Now, the feasts are held at our house, and CY3 has taken over the "Head Chef" at Thanksgiving. When he first accepted the "crown" he was like "Awwwwwright.... I going show you what a real Thanksgiving feast is supposed to be like".... he said, "I going make turkey, ham, corn on the cob, mash potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, stuffing, candied sweet potatoes...." and his list went on and on... I had this blank look on my face.... thinking to myself, "what?!?! No Shoyu Chicken??! No Pork Adobo?!?! No PANCIT!?!?!?!... what kinda THANKSGIVING is THAT!??!!". Cy3 could tell from the look on my face that I looked kinda "ill" just hearing him name all these foods, he goes, "what? whatsamatter?!", I said, "what about Shoyu Chicken? are you going to make that?"... he goes, "Honey... that's not a traditional Thanksgiving feast!! Shoyu Chicken is for plate lunches.... Thanksgiving is the time for us to eat GRUB.... " and that was the beginning of having "Traditional Thanksgiving Feasts" in our house.
In the beginning, I have got to tell you - it was ALL so new to my family members. LOL!!! Before, my sister goes, "Mash Potatoes?! When did we ever eat mash potatoes?!"... nowadays, she goes, "Yummmm... I love CY3's mash potatoes" and they LOVE his stuffing along with everything else that he slaves over through the entire day to cook!!! I've learned to accept this new type of food to eat during Thanksgiving and I'm so thankful that he has brought a new tradition into our family. It's really filling, and like he said, great GRUB to eat. I'm especially thankful for a wonderful husband that lets me take this 1 day off for me to relax (partial really), and does all the cooking (I still wash the dishes and do some cutting of veggies). The more n' more we get together every year at Thanksgiving - the more I forget about Shoyu Chicken and Adobos that used to be served.
This year, we had the traditional Thanksgiving Feast, for the 1st time this year, we had CY4 write a prayer and he said it to bless the food. It turned out to be such a lovely touching prayer, which I plan on scrapbooking it later. We were able to share the feast and the rest of the day with my brother, my sister and their children. We were soooo stuffed after the meal, it's a good thing I had elastic pants on, because my sister had to unbutton her pants, but was still in pain. We hung out together - playing video games and singing Karaoke after our meal til' about 10 pm.... no can beat good food and good company, ya?!
Here are some pictures taken this past TGDay... enjoy!!!
Hahaha... I was able to fit some time to fold and put the clothes away (last night).... I have yet to finish my my LCWC #19 challenge.... I know, I know... at least my sofa is cleared again.... (for now, at least!).
What am I talking about?!?! Pregnancies, Weddings, Funerals.... mostly those. I was told that it comes in 3's. Do you believe this? When I was a kid, my friends and I always talked about how we would always know 3 people that are pregnant at the same time, 3 people getting married and 3 people that passed away. I don't know if this is a Hawaii thing, Filipino thing or Oriental thing - but it's a thing that I am finding happening more often, or a very coincidental thing. Earlier on, I never really noticed... until I started counting...
When I was pregnant with Cy, there were 2 other friends of mines that were pregnant, when I got married, 2 other couples that we knew got married that same year as well (ya, gotta be within the year). Last year, my SIL had 3 funerals she had to go to, this year, I had 3 funerals (well, actually I only went to 2, but I will be going to 1 more in the next couple of weeks). Very interesting, huh?! I bet most of the local girls will agree with me on this, and not think I'm nuts....
I was just thinking about it, because I'm working on a slide show for the funeral service I will be attending in the next couple weeks. And I thought first... hmmm... I went to Aunty Nancy's funeral.... and then I went to Leonard Cuifo's funeral (the owner of CY3's company), and now I'm going to go to my friend's uncle's funeral. My circle of 3 is complete for this year.... at least I hope so.
I would love to hear your coincidences of 3's..... or if you believe in this as well.
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My Family....
Here are pictures of me and those that are branches of my family tree.
sink is full with dishes, or it is time to cook dinner. LOL!! Speaking of dinner, one of the new things I am going to try is cooking dinner during work hours, so that when it comes time, all I have to do is microwave the frozen food. Yep, I still have got to TRY that first!!! Hee hee....
son Cy took it out of my bag, and dropped it on the floor. I was bummed, well, more like devastated. 2 days after that, I purchased the same type of camera, but they didn't have any pink ones in stock, so I went with the black. That's where Ms. Pink Lucious Camera Bag comes in... just had to have her. She was purchased at Walmart, and was the last one hanging there, waiting to be purchased.
Ok... come back tomorrow... ever seen a "Mountain Apple" fruit?
