a&a thrusday.

awkward
- this actually one part of three: sophie screaming in magic kingdom "i want to go home!!!!!!" at 9:15 am. meaning the park just opened. poor baby girl got so scared of the snow white ride. of course that had to be our first ride. what's new. see that's why it's called "snow white scary ride"
- two: convincing sophie that the next ride is not scary and bribing her with balloons and toys just for her to go on the rides. man the kids were all jealous.
- three: everytime sophie got scared she kept saying "dreams come true!" because that's what mickey mouse said to get the evil witch to go away. great.
- we had to check max in into a kennel also for 5 days! he gets so nervous, he started making a mess in the pet place lobby and i'm talking about #1s and #2s. 
- my awesome hubs for letting me drive home because that never ever happens. and now i remember why. 1. i get so paranoid like taking the road test all over again and 2. he gets car sick. ew.

awesome
- our 2011 disney trip! it really is magical! the fireworks and the whole show at the end makes me teary eyed. so awesome, i'm glad we stayed till the very end.
- my mama's arriving in 2 days!!
- our the house is going to get inspected already and i can't wait to see it again.
- my wonderful hubs
- this necklace by kris nations. love. want. need. new york, of course. actually all of her designs are so nice.
- long driving with my babies because we get to sing all out in the car. and kill adele's album because she's so damn good!

a&a thursday.

awkward
- waiting restlessly at the dmv to surrender my ny license (insert panic attack here) first my phone number, now my license. officially a floridian. whatttt! at least i can enjoy florida resident discount!
- not realizing that you can still leave messages on unactivated voicemail
- guy at dmv speaking to me in spanish. i kept answering him even though i didn't know what he asked. i think he was asking me if i was next on the cashier line. answer # 1: yes this is the line for cashier. answer # 2: no i'm not on line, i'm waiting. answer # 3: you can go ahead, i'm waiting. whatevs.

awesome
- guess who's going to disney tomorrow. 4 days and 3 nights of awesomeness!
- offer on our dream house got accepted
- my notebooks came. that's right i ordered lots of extras
- eating food from our survival bag: corned beef with egg. so. good. lol.

a&a thursday.

awkward
- sister saying on my legs from yesterday's pix are nasty because it's too dark than the rest of my body. it's the lighting i promise. check post from the day before.
- a&a thursday post from last week - it's actually friday. i seriously thought it was thursday.
- my netflix addiction just got worse, i've been introduced to korean drama. thanks, chetz - who got me into it. i'm all about cheesy, high school love stories. yep that's right i said high school. early midlife crisis, ya think? not to mention me calling sophie oha-ni-ah (one of my korean characters) and my random smiles while watching. and staying up until 5am. j thinks i'm overdoing it. just a little. p.s. sorry to my words with friends playmates for ignoring you.


awesome
- finally packing a survival backpack. it's been on my list for quite some time now. but thank goodness hurricane irene decided to skip miami. praying that it disappears completely.
- rainy days and max for giving me a reason to wear my hunter boots. i'm in charge in taking max out in the morning when the grass is wet
- mysoju.com.
- homemade fruit popsicle 

a&a thrusday.

awkward
- having a conversation about moving from new york with a salesman and because of my accent he asked me if i'm from the island obviously i said "no, i'm from queens". only he meant a totaly different island like the philippines! duh?!? whatevs.
- pms-ing is so darn uncomfortable
- jumping and dancing like a crazy person while taking max out yesterday morning - i hate mosquitoes!!! that and i forgot to spray mosquito repellent
- while car shopping, sophie got so tired so we decided to just chillax in the backseat of some random display car, some random guy sat in the driver seat and started talking to himself about how awesome the car was. well, hello there.
- freaking out when hubby attempted to right on my notebook - yeah i'm ocd when it comes to that. it kind of backfired later on when sophie scribbled all over it. and i mean on my notes too. nope i'm still not over it. aaaargh!

awesome
- my our new suv! holla! technically it's mine until hubby gets his! ahaha!
- disney trip for labor day weekend - booked!
- mama's trip to visit us the weekend after that - booked! i miss her! you know what that means lumpiang toge (beansprout eggroll) and turon baby!
- excited to go try a new church on sunday! church by the glades - hope this is the one!

late awkward & awesome in pictures.

awkward
- my accidental funny faces in candid shots

i'm pretty sure i was singing here. yep, that's my singing face

this one is the best! eeeeeeee!

at a cuban resto, probably eying the leche flan

my mmmm-it's-so-good-(that's what she said) face lol

this is probably my most common one. this is my heyyyyy-you-guys (goonies voice, yes i meant sloth fratelli)

- went sight seeing with my nephews in miami. while waiting for the light at an intersection, they spotted an orange lamborghini, which apparently is a very cool car. since i had my slr, i was obligated to take the photo which was a fail btw. i mean there was no way of doing this discretely but i took the shot anyway. and of course right after the camera clicks, the traffic light turned red and the car stopped right next to us. so for a good 3 minutes, we were standing at the intersection, next to the lamborghini, laughing like crazy people, facing the other way.  

can't really see it but it's that teenie tiny orange one

- first job interview after 11 years which went very well. or so i thought, nope i didn't get the job. aside from my ego being hurt, i'm still holding my head up high. i seriously feel it's their loss even though i have no experience in the field and really am not qualified for the position. ahahaha. note to self: next time they ask me why they should hire me, i should say because that's the only way you'll find out what i can do for the company instead of all the bs.
- refusing a really good deal on a phone case just because it's a basic blac. so i like colors!
- having a panic attack at a verizon store because i had to say bye bye to my ny number. i'm now a 786 girl. wattttt!
- sales person randomly saying "dirty bit" in the middle of conversation because the black eyed peas song is playing. wierd.
- while at spencer's (you know the store that sells pretty much everything party related), sophie got out of the stroller and grabbed the closest thing to her which is a bachelorette party straw that is shaped like a.... anyway my first instinct was to grab her - i don't know why- because she always makes a run for it. so there's my daughter running around the store, straw in hand, saying "mommy, i want this". great.

awesome
- my new oversized mk watch esp. with friendship bracelets

- my new iphone 4 and word with friends app! i'm addicted.
- my new turquoise colander - finally! it's been on my wishlist since christmas.
- more family in town for vacay!

left to right: me, jay, sophie, angel, cristobal, ramj, shirley, ken and matthew. this is us in south beach, stuck in a hat store because of a thunder storm. had no choice folks but to brave the pouring and i mean pouring rain

rb & richard looking cool as usual

- finally being able to use my bargain shopping skills for a friend. seriously: 2 rayban wayferer, kate spade clutch and bag, kenneth cole leather messenger bag and wedge, the sak bag, 2 haviannas, bcbg shoes and leather bag - all for $505.85
- finally seeling ny house! goodbye to paying a $3,500 mortgage on an empty house! official house hunting in effect! booyah!
- shark week oh my! and premier of curiosity on discovery. love everything outer-space and physics! and time traveling. and einstein. last night's episode was mind blowing!

a&a thursday.

awkward
- for some reason laundry day turned into laundry week. and everytime i do a load, i usually put in whatever oddball clothes lying around like my fave worn out, holey, tiedyed shirt and denim cutoffs. so pretty much i wore those the whole week. when i take max out in the am, i usually say hi to the neighbor. and yesterday i caught him staring at me and my shirt. like "you need some new clothes girl"
- repair man coming in the middle of cleaning day and laundry day. really?
- being sooooooo nervous to put gas in the car. sorry i don't do that. i leave that to hubs. followed all the instructions up to the step where it said "press the type of gas" and i did! i pressed the big button where it says 97 multiple times only it's not the right button. it's actually not a button. it's the tiny button above it. what a loser. this is why i refuse to do it.
- having 4 friends on the complicated google+. who's on it? i'd love to be more connected, please leave your email. p.s. i've one invite left to whoever wants it.

awesome
- yesterday i was featured at distinct.style.innovation by the wonderful rachel. woohoo. i'm extra excited beacuse it's one of the blogs that i personally follow. her blog is full of great fashion and some awesome diys.
- receiving great news about our ny house
- staying up late and lord of the rings marathon with hubs
- happy hour at benihana, unfortunately no alcohol for us, just half off sushi!!!!!!!!
- i'm on outfit 18 of the 30 for 30
- family arriving on saturday for summer vaca
- house hunting online!!!!!

a&a thursday.

 

awkward
- saying goodbye to sister and trying to hold my tears in the car which made me laugh like a wierdo out of nowhere.
- for some reason after swimming, my hearing all of a sudden becomes impaired so i unconsciously talk really loud. we had some hotdogs after swimming and was telling sophie "this is the best hotdog ever" for everyone to hear! so embarrassing! 
- i'm really behind with my 30 for 30 post.
- old couple at the beach were so fond of sophie that they decided to turn their beach chairs toward us. we had our very own audience. awkward.
- sometimes i feel the pressure of having our second child and is it just me or is everyone all of a sudden preggers or giving birth.
- carrying a slurpee, a bag of churros, and and a crying toddler (she's got a boo boo) through a huge empty parking lot at 10 am. and i mean huge parking lot! i took the car for maintenance and discovered that there's a mall nearby, so decided to just walk. bad idea. that's what strollers are for. not to mention, very sunny and windy day. when i got back to the shop, my hair was all over the place so is the cinnamon sugar from the churros.

awesome
- miami beach - seriously. it's the best! i haven't felt that way in a long time. it's like a long lost love. i can honestly spend the whole day at the beach everyday. (if i wasn't too concerned about sun burn)
- 3 whole days with my sis!
- chatting with a high school friend, stan, who's getting married this saturday
- staying up late with jay watching dvds and eating bagel with pb and sugar
- finally got my new ss card! woohoo! 

a&a.

maxie, after a long day with sophie

awkward
- sophie accidentally hit my face with her toy mic. i know right?! so i have a big bruise on my cheek!
- bought the where's waldo app and it's almost a gig and for a good 3 hours now it's slowing down my ipad. i also happen to update 14 of my apps. at the same time. make that 4 hours.
- our internet sucks. i miss fios.
- i am not used to an electric stove. the food just doesn't come out the same. 
- max barking really earlyyyyyyy in the morning for a walk and me deciding to take him in my sleeping clothes. trying to cover up with an oversized bright purple cardi. so much for being subtle. and oh yeah cardi on a 90 degree day.

awesome
- hot chewy brownies for dessert. yummmm
- our fishie, blu is still alive!
- tomorrow's preppy look challenge. so excited for that.
- organizing our office including cleaning out my mailbox. as in unsubscribing to all my junk mail.
- getting our first official mail!

a&a thrusday.

awkward
- taking max out for a walk towards the lake, you know near the doggy scooper dispenser and garbage. on our way back home max decided to poop near our apartment meaning i had to go all the way back back to where we waited just to throw out poop.
- saying hi neighbor and ending up to be a really long conversation about pretty much nothing.like ummm i gtg.
- in miami, right turns are allowed on red light. yey. but holding up everyone behind me because i'm going straight. awkward.
- sophie throwing a tantrum at the mall because i refuse to give her soda. she was screaming "but i'm so thristyyyyyyyyy, i need to driiiiiiiiiink"
- max humping people's legs. gosh. 

awesome
- internet.
- my fedora hat. stylish and useful in fact it's a must if you decide to park really far at noon.
- organizing our closet finally!
- skype. we don't miss ny yet but definitely our family!

a&a thursday.

awkward
- stinky elevator, but it wasn't me
- being on a full train with sophie and a guy offering his seat for us. only problem is he's all the way on the other end of car. thank you but we're good. really.
- another pedestrian saw my car dance move. yeah. note to self: stop being a wierdo
- having conversation with "adults" and suddenly becomes quiet. somebody say something like now. yes i still feel like a kid when i'm with my parents and in laws.
- not having cash when there's a big a** sign that says cash only
- gas indicator light on while on the highway. that was the longest ride ever. i was like don't talk to me and my hand were ice cold. at least next time i know how far i can go.

awesome
- sophie finally got her ears pierced!
- picking up papa from the airport
- my lola (grandma) turning 90
- skype reunion
- ipad 2. ordered.
- when a piece of clothing revives a lot of old clothes

a&a thursday.

awkard
- when someone asks me to check "something quick" on the computer and they stand there and tower over me waiting and watching my every move. all of a sudden i can't spell or type. like gosh it's called my personal space and your invading it
- pretend tap dancing like crazy with sophie and not hearing someone walk in
- talking to hubby on car speaker phone with other people, asking me why i'm running late from outlet shopping. i think i turned 3 shades of red. and no, he wasn't mad but he knows he better not do that again.
- paying for your items and realizing they're buy one get one 50% off, i mean you have to get another one. duh?! but then you realize they're such a good deal. i'm talking about jeans for $6. that takes care of all the teenagers in our fam. and then saying sorry for holding up the line
- looking through the costco coupon book while shopping and realizing it starts tomorrow. no wonder i got some crazy looks

awesome
- papa arriving on monday from philippines with goodies. specifically my 2 inch elastics for my skirt projects
- my vintage polaroid camera (spirit 600). thanks ate!
- old navy clearance and $6 jeans
- day 4 of learning the guitar and i can play the intro of linger
- linger - how awesome is that song
- this is the last time i promise - my vintage loafers! yeyah!
- latest obsession: lego
- how about this new look of my blog?!

day 30: awkward and awesome.

 

cardi: h&m, jeans: express, shirt: ae, boots: famous footwear, belt: h&m

awkward

dad-in-law talking about his annual prostate check up and making jokes about it

sophie telling everyone that it's that time of the month for me in her on way. and by in her on way i mean "moma's got a boo boo in her butt" or "mama's wearing diapers" i know tmi!

with that said - hormonal imbalance and pigging out 

so while i was waiting for our car being oil changed, i went for the single serve coffee and machine and of course i placed the coffee thingie backwards. when i pressed the brew button the whole packet came out straight to my cup with the wrapper still on. ooops.

and then...holding my bag, bagel, my really hot coffee finally with no lid in a full waiting area. yes i had no seat and i was soaking wet. 

awesome

i can't stop talking about it, my new old shoes. i can't wait to wear it tomorrow.
last day of remix! i miss other clothes!
ipad 2 finally released!
staycation next weekend at the maritime hotel in meatpacking district
spring cleaning. done.

day 24: awkward and awesome thursday

awkward
- leaving sophie with mom in law and the house a complete mess. i'm talking about sewing machine, needles, threads in the office. leftover fabric in the dining room. iron and ironing board in the bathroom sink. (i know! go figure) unfolded bedsheets. and of course sophie still waiting for a bath. but it was unexpected! kinda. this is what happens when i'm itching to make something and in this case a failed attempt at adult skirt.
- giving last minute change to cashier when she's done already
- sophie screaming ayudame at kohls. help in spanish??? thanks dora!
- hearing a song you like in the car so you start singing and dancing and you get carried away. and you realize someone at the bus stop is looking at you. lol. i immediately looked at sophie in the back and pretended i was cheering her up or dancing with her. but she wasn't
- having the biggest zit ever (weekend, it's kinda gone now). gosh people stop staring i know it's there.

awesome
- getting an early nights sleep and waking up at 5 am. i love it. it's so quiet.
- free cruise compliments of the casino
- madagascar vanilla from red mango, yummmmm
- seeing j so happy and excited like a crazy person for the first knicks game and carmelo anthony.
- this a&a that's actually on a thursday!
- realizing that sophie's fully potty trained, i didn't even notice anymore

a&a.

meet theresa behind theresa is your homie, she's hilarious. i like to call her angel.

awkward
- being cranky because really no one knows why unless you tell them so they just think you're that way (but it's because haven't had any alone time or alcohol in a while and no i'm not an alcoholic just do it to unwind i guess)
- you know how celphones can be loud? and people can actually hear the person you're talking to? well i called my sister's cel yelling whhhhhaaaaaduuuuupp thinking she's off but actually at work - sorry dude
-  the hugging or at-least-we-should-put-our-arms-around-each-other when we did this photo. yep we're a bunch of wierdos
- my zoolander face in pictures. yes people i only have one smile
awesome
- nonstop laughing out loud. ahaha the entire time angel and i were taking photos.
- good news about our property for sale
- post valentine cafe night tomorrow
- can i just say... popeyes.fried.chicken.

day 10: a&a

cardigan: american eagle, ruffled tank: jcrew, jeans: express, boots: famous footwear, belt: h&m

awkward:
day 9 photo
first response to boss' poker invite (ok that's someone else's awkward moment)
sophie saying "no, no, no" outloud during pastor's sermon and usually when he's asking a rhetorical
computer crashing (i was in the middle of writing this post when my computer crashed)
backing up files on computer - i always feel like i missed something *barf*

awesome:
crumbs cupcake and jollibee spaghetti
spending time with sis after not seeing her for 2 weeks
tax refund, yeyah!
how about the view from this rooftop
ancient alien marathon with j and mama
bonding with mom-in-law
my first time at dave and buster, playing all the games with j and collecting tickets, watching jay's serious face while playing catch-the-apples (kinda like whack-a-mole)

a&a thursday.

awkward

- my unintended poof yesterday for day 2 of 30 for 30. yeah i'm not clipping my hair like that. ever.

- being awake until 4 am because i was on the wrong side of the bed (thanks, babe)

- saying thanks to mother in law for asking me to join her for breakfast. the only problem is that she wan't talking to me! she was talking to my dad in law of course. duh?

- my outfit today, got lazy and skipped the tights (i know it's only day 3 right)

awesome

- studying a bit, finally (i am currently taking an online real estate continuing education class, i know so random right?)

- 30 for 30 - so much fun! esp when you do it with someone and my special someone is angel!!!

- new button up for grabs

- making j laugh, he has one of those crazy scream/laugh

- organized home office and sophie's toys

- being in the mood to make some new accessories. made a new necklace (more about of this tomorrow) from leftover materials from this project

a&a.

awkward
starting a conversation with neighbor by commenting about the weather and realizing he didn't hear you. and people seeing your oh-he-didn't-hear-me face
ordering chinese food for lunch and forgeting to ask sis in law if she wants to order anything. it was a late lunch. thought everyone ate already
when parking spots are messed up and cars are parked over the lines. and you end up parking over the line too and way too close to the cars. and then the car on the left leaves and the driver of the car on right arrives thinking you're the dummy who can't park
missing sophie's doctor appointment after telling them we were definitely coming
over-eating, yet again

awesome
shovelling! i love shovelling snow esp when the snow is fresh
hubby working from home again due to weather condition
chinese food for lunch. boneless spare rib tips baby!
picturesque kissena park - like staight out of a calendar
winning pusoy (13-card poker) 4 times
kendi's 30 for 30 winter edition and yes i am in!
ancient aliens on the history channel
scratching my hunter - that means it's "broken in"
new ayazine banner and button. sort of, too lazy figure out the html stuff
cuddling with j after a long day while watching far and away. definitely on my top 1- favorite movies of all times

a&a.

awkward
- being in the car with dad in law while my fave radio morning show (elvis duran & the morning show) plays animal sex sounds. make that really awkward.
- stressing out and changing my mind for the 100000000th time on what to do for sophie's birthday cake. she wants a yellow, ice cream cake with ice age theme.
- booboo on my right thumb
- blocking a sanitation truck who's trying to make a turn and trying to plow some snow
- blocking an intersection by accident - see this is why i don't like driving in snow
awesome
- finally took sophie to play in the snow
- love my hunter boots and so glad i got it in navy
- playing pusoy (13-card poker) with my crazy family
- sophie turning 3 on sunday! really!!? whoa slow down little lady
- diy projects from p.s. i made it
- finally used my sewing machine
- western beef's chicken wings 1.69/lb baby!
- free wood and tile samples at home depot