The woman who bore me was the very first person to greet me – my Mommy She cooked spaghetti for me, and I think even if I turn 50 I’d still be wanting it for my birthday, hehehe.
The husband bought me cake without me asking for one. That is a big deal for me. Kasi he never lets me indulge on anything.
I actually dont know who was happier, me or Martha (Incidentally, 28 is the age of my kids – Martha is two, Matthew is eight!).
He even let me go to Starbucks with the kids. And while I didn’t enjoy any of the coffee I ordered (my kids took everything), I was happy because my kids finally enjoy being at Starbucks .
I had free coffee from the Voice of Customer receipts and ordered venti frapps for us – Caramel and Strawberries & Cream. I just paid for the chocolate donuts.
I could not even get a bite out of the donut because it was devoured in minutes.
(I’m going to blog about this in a different post).
Most of all, the best gift was having this to wake up to in the morning (well, I was actually awake hours BEFORE I saw it, but Edil woke up at 9AM so dun ko lang nalaman).
See, even if I’m lacking, I have always considered myself spoiled – with love, attention and everything else. To sum it up, what I always want, I always get (somehow).
So when I had kids, whatever I want for myself is restrained because my kids deserve it better. But not this time.
Last Sunday, (Feb 15th), after Matthew’s parade for his Foundation Day, I came home to see these shipping boxes:
Photographers for a wedding I mean. A friend who is good with taking pictures using her SLR camera is finally offered her first gig as a wedding photographer. She will be assisting the main photographers but she could not be anymore excited as this will be her big chance! Local Wedding Photographers are sprouting like mushrooms everywhere since SLR camera are becoming a hobby gadgets and people are becoming photography enthusiasts. Of course, one can always look online for ALL their wedding needs. Believe it or not, I planned my wedding online! Find all of your local wedding vendors at TheKnot.com. Search for wedding venues, wedding photographers, wedding florists and more.
So I turned 28 last Monday. I think this has been the first time since I started blogging that I didn’t sort of blog about it on the day itself. Every year I write on what I have reflected and learned from the past year before I turn a year older. Each year I write about gratefulness, feeling so blessed, feeling so accomplished and wanting nothing more than what I have right now, here with me – love, God and family.
Hence the title of this blog, All I have is all I need.
I always have looked forward to getting older as far as I can remember. I have always felt that being older means being more accomplished, a step closer to whatever mission I’m supposed to be in.
But not this birthday. I think this year I’m going to be 28 forever. Not that 28 is a great age to be in, you know. But being closer to 30 makes me realize how little I know, how weak I am and how many things I need to learn.
Age has crept up with me, making my physical body experience signs of “aging.” I literally have learned to listen to what my body is saying and slow down. I want to be there for my kids until they have grandkids, not because I’m concerned about my mortality, but I just want to be really there for my kids. I want to play with my grandkids and be there for my kids. I don’t want them to take care of me when the time comes.
It has made me realize how I’m pretty much the same when I was 16 – impulsive, temperamental, passionate. While most of these qualities, negative sounding as they seem, have been curbed and tempered to a certain direction, I realized that I tend to break every now and then.
It has made me realize how much I haven’t really nourished a very big part of me since I was 15. I have dreams sometimes, dreams wherein God talks to me. Lately, I always hear hurt in His Voice. And how much He longs for me. I know what to do, but I’m just too weak to start doing it. That’s the part where I have been soul searching the most.
Age has made me realize that I still have so much to learn. And while I am proud of the things I have done, I know I haven’t really done anything that would make me really really, happy.
When I was 15, I was promised that I would find my happiness someday. And until now, while I choose to be happy everyday, I am seeking the happiness that has been promised to me.
I think that at 28, while most my age are going for stability, starting a family, and everything else, I’m going for something I have stopped doing when I was 18. I’m going to be aiming for direction, for purpose, for mission. I might run out of time if not now.
So 28. It ain’t nothing but a number until I prove otherwise.
I have been seeing this in my Reader for awhile and it seems the perfect way to try and catch up on things.
***********FOOD-OLOGY**************
What is your salad dressing of choice? :: The dressing from Sonya’s Garden’s salad. I can’t forget about it.
What is your favorite sit-down restaurant? :: Sonya’s.
What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it? :: My Mom’s spaghetti. She sent me one full platter and I am close to finishing it already – and it’s only 9AM
What are your pizza toppings of choice? :: Cheese and Meat. Lots lotsa Cheese
What do you like to put on your toast? :: Peanut Butter, Dairy Creme butter, Cheez Whiz
**********TECHNOLOGY***************
How many television sets are in your house? :: One
Martha’s going to be a flower girl for the first time! While I’m a bit apprehensive in saying yes to the one who is getting married because I’m afraid Martha won’t even walk down the aisle when it’s her turn. However, I am more excited because she will wear a gown for the first time. The wedding is three weeks away and I have time to psyche her into walking. I need to prep her up really well for this. Wedding Planning is something I always love talking about and I chatted with the bride to be about her wedding details. I’m sure they will have a very beautiful wedding!
Someone needs to recommend a very effective art storage system to me. With two kids who love to draw and me who loves to collect junk (ehem, their work – call me the sentimental Mommy), I need art storage containers that 1) will keep them neat and tidy and organized, 2) will allow me to locate a specific artwork from year 20—and so. I have all the artwork of Matthew and with Martha starting to get interested in art, I better have the system ready for collating art work. Of course, at this time, Martha is more interested in having YOU draw something for HER and not the other way around. Not that she wants you to draw flowers and butterflies, which are so easy to draw (from someone like who still draws stick figures for people). No, she wants you to draw zebras, giraffes, pigs, lions, tigers and all sorts of living creatures that I have a hard time drawing.
I treat my kids’ work like those art pieces you see in museums and galleries. Did you know that museums pay a huge amount of money to be able to store their art pieces safely and effectively. They need vaulted storage, and even storage that has adjustable temperatures! Security is a must too!
The mere savings I have been collecting since December will all go to the betterment of my teeth. Why did I ever become a nurse? I should have become a dentist and get thousands with a single tooth extraction! (Insert sarcasm here). OR I should have encouraged Edil when, during his second year of college in Mechanical Engineering, he told me he wanted to drop out and pursue Dentistry instead.
Oh well, an online friend told me once when I lamented how many expenses we have these days that extra projects’ pay go to them that it simply is the law of attraction. More money coming in equals to more expenses. I hope we don’t go over the “more expenses” part. It is a blessing I don’t have credit card debt anymore or else I’m sure a Collection Agency will be calling me everyday.
Anyway, the Big Man Up There never left me before and with every problem, He always miraculously gives me solutions I would have never thought of. So…thank You. You have been with me all the way, twenty eight years and counting.
I will be extremely busy next week – with Matthew’s Foundation Day Activities and my birthday and expecting some nice loots from the US So I will see you when I see you
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She cooked spaghetti for me, and I think even if I turn 50 I’d still be wanting it for my birthday, hehehe. 
I had free coffee from the Voice of Customer receipts and ordered venti frapps for us – Caramel and Strawberries & Cream. I just paid for the chocolate donuts. 
