Concert fun

I want to thank my generous sister-in-law Tish for treating me to an awesome concert at The Greek Theatre to see Vanessa Williams and Kenny G last night! I always enjoy spending time with her because her happy personality is so uplifting. Those of you who know her know what I mean. Anyway, we headed to L.A. a couple of hours before the start of the concert and had dinner at Palermo Italian Restaurant. We were in the mood for seafood and so we had scampi and salmon ... a bit too salty for my taste, probably too much capers. Then we got to the theatre a bit late and found ourselves close to an hour after that to finally get to our stack parking. Not fun but with Tish, everything was fun ... she does not allow unhappy moments to take over! She finds something positive in everyone and everything! How cool is she?! Anyhow, we finally got to the concert and missed about 1.5hrs already, but the night was still young and we got to enjoy an hour each of Vanessa and Kenny. Wow! We had incredible seats! Fourth row from the front! Kicking myself for not having my camera on me (even though it wasn't allowed) and bad timing for my cell phone to be full of memory and unable to take pictures! If I sneezed, I would have sprayed them ... that close! Anywho, they were incredible! Vanessa was gorgeous and what a wonderful singer. Kenny G, of course, has amazing lungs! Great talents. We really enjoyed the entertainment. There were a couple moments or so (eg. romantic songs) when we were both wishing our significant others were there with us but sister time was also great. Thanks again Sis, you rock!

There is something else I took out of this adventure and that is the attribute of generosity. Tish and my sister Sheila are great examples of generous people. That's a wonderful quality and so I will try to follow their examples and be generous as well. There, it's been added to my personal goal list!

Moving Day, What A Feat!!

I had mentioned awhile back that we had bought a one story house in the same city but south up the hill. Dave's good friend had been house sitting it for us. The initial plan was to remodel it to make it bigger (currently 1600+sq ft, 2 bedrooms) by adding another bedroom, a couple of offices, bigger kitchen, and so forth. The drafting of the remdeling took much longer than anticipated and with our up-coming baby the plans changed again. So now 1 1/2 yrs later Dave felt it best to move now before our son is born and while I'm far enough along to be able to, plus be settled in before David starts kindergarten. We will eventually remodel but will have to wait. Anyways, yesterday was the big moving day. I totally filled up the 2900+sq ft house so it was quite a feat to pack and move all our stuff. A few of my church friends helped me pack last Wednesday but most of the packing ended up on the shoulders of my dear sister-in-laws, Tish and Monica (my mother-in-law and I did what we could to help them; and my parents took care of the kids for me). Tish and Monica were efficient and organized. I could not have done it without them! I am sincerely grateful to them!

Dave had some help from few of his friends and few of my churh friends (thanks guys). There were at least three of them at a given time. The 12 hr move proved to be very tiring for them and still there were more stuff left. My dear husband didn't stop working that whole time and today continues to put the furnitures together and settle us in our "new" home. He finds the energy even when there's nothing left! Seriously, he's the most masipag (closiest English translation I can come up with is super unlazy) person I've ever met. So glad to be married to him.

I was surprised to love our new home so quickly. I had forgotten how beautiful the view is from here. I liked the one story layout and the short distance to get from one room to another. A smaller home suits me and I think will prove to be a humbling experience for me. I certainly have to down size my stuff and only put in the essentials and somehow get rid of the rest. It will be a task but I'm determined to do it.

I left my camera at my sister's so I don't have any pictures of the move. I'll try to post pictures of the new house later.

Trout Fishing Adventure

Dave, the kids, and Tish went trout fishing at Jess Ranch in Victorville yesterday while I stayed home and rested. This was the kids first fishing expedition. David was looking forward to it since his Aunt Tish told him about it a couple of weeks ago. He kept calling her to ask when they'd go. Yesterday was the day. Tish provided the fishing equipments and off they went. David caught four trouts and Tish caught one. Sophia of course enjoyed looking around and participating as much as she can. The kids received souvenir certificates of their first fishing adventure. Would have liked to have been their with them but the afternoon break was also pleasant.

Our Day with Auntie Tish

Today the kids and I spent a fun day with my sister-in-law, Auntie Tish. We went to Rancho Cucamonga where we had lunch at Islamorada Fish Company and looked around the Bass Pro Shops. Afterwards we headed to Victoria Gardens where we had ice cream at Cold Stone Creamery (not pictured) and rode on the "train". We closed the day by chilling at Auntie Tish's pad where we played piano, colored, and had more fun spenting time together.

Thanks Auntie Tish for a wonderful day! We love you!!!