Barney and Me

After watching the movie Marley & Me last Saturday I couldn't stop thinking how we can record Barney's life as he shares it with us.



Barney was born on Aug. 17, 2008. My husband visited this newly opened pet shop in town to check, actually jsut to nose around. He wanted to surprise me with a Shih Tzu for my birthday because for so long that's what I really wish for. He said there were two pups then, a Shih Tzu and a Daschund. Barney was in a cage and looked pitiful. When he asked the lady to let him out, he said Barney was all over him, jumping, rolling over and around making a show. It was love at first sight, he bought him and took him home. That was Nov. 18 when he was three mos old.


Viola! We have a new young 'un (we're from the south folks!). He has begun to change our lives in so many beautiful ways . This is the beginning of Barney's chronicles.

My Thanksgiving Message

I cannot count all the things I should be thankful for. At this time and day where every people I know is saddled with problems be it economics or relationships let's stop; take a moment to give thanks for one simple reason we wake up in the morning to face another day.

I want to share this bible verse with yawl!

2Corinthians 4:15
All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thaksgiving to overflow tot he glory of God.

Happy thanksgiving everyone! We're off to San Francisco for the holidays. Have to go we have a very very early flight tomorrow. I'll be back to blog for good.

Get to know my new baby!

For the longest time I have been asking my husband to get us a house dog. As always he said no you already have Oscar and Fred (my beagles). One day we stumbled upon this new pet shop in town and I told him I'm so ready to buy me a Shih Tzu. Again he said no way because it's a lot of responsibility, the doo-doo on the floor plus it gives the house that stinky smell, and the most important reason he said is a house dog will be a burden if we decide to go somewhere. Lord knows how many times I tried to convince him to get me a puppy it's always a big NO.

One day this week Nov. 18 to be exact when I got home my husband surprised me with a 3 mos old Shih Tzu. So after almost two years of dreaming for a puppy I finally got a new baby! He's all that I want and all that I need. So say hello to my newest bundle of joy Barney!

Age Gap!

I went to a wedding last weekend. It was one of our friends from my fil-am community. You know how we are filipinos are, it's a friend of a friend, met him twice in a gathering next thing I knew I was invited to their wedding.

He is a doctor and she is a young lass from Mindanao. She's in her early twenties and he's in his 60's. It is really a big age gap. I don't know, it is really hard for me to write about this because she is one of my own. I mean she's a filipina too. People talk behind their back about the relationship (for obvious reason) the girl is a young woman and the man is old enough to be his grandfather.

You know people can be brutal. I've known many filipinas with a much older guys and I can tell that it's a happy union, from most that I've seen and from couples that we knew. I think at the beginning it will always be a shocked. I initially felt uneasy at that wedding just by looking at the couple but I got over it. This is what I've learned from all of this. Yes filipinas look for foreign husband on the net to get out of the Philippines and get out of poverty. I find comfort in the fact that one very poor, no education filipina who marries a foreigner, get out of the country and lift her family out of poverty to me that is justifiable but other times it's sinister.

But at this wedding I felt securely comfortable, I knew Lia and Dr. P's love for each other put all the naysayers doubt to rest. Congratulations to Mr & Mrs. P! (I'm heeding your request to not put your pictures on my blog.) It was indeed a simple, lovely and enchanting evening. Best Wishes!

Got another tickets!

I got another tickets for the Panthers game this weekend. I wanted to go but my hubby is working so that means if he's not going I will have to stay at home to watch the game. That sucks! Fact is I don't want to drive to Charlotte and get into all traffic jam.

I wanted to go back to see the game but have decided to give our tickets to Joey (my hubby's nephews). He's a big Chicago Bears fan and he was thrilled to death when my hubby called him for the tickets (If I know he's got a date that his trying to impress huh!)

We got season tickets at work that will be raffled off every Panthers game so I know I'l be back again to scream my lungs out for the Panthers. See you soon Peppers!

I'm officially a Carolina Panthers Fan!

I won two tickets at work for the Carolina Panthers vs. the Washington Redskins pre-season game.

I'm not a big fan of football but I know my husband's son-in-law is a big Panthers fan and so as his sons Colby and Colton. He was salivating for that ticket unfortunately I want to go for the experience and out of curiosity. Everyone at work talks about it, Toby, Colby and Colton are addicted so I want to go and have a first hand experience of how the game is being played at the stadium.

So last saturday we went to the game. My ever supportive husband took me to the game. Miles away from the arena was bumper to bumper traffic. We got to find a parking space a mile away from the stadium. Boy it was craaaaaaaaazy, as soon as we parked our car, the parking lot was packed with tailgaters. I found it fascinating from the tailgaters party, the cheering crowd (oh yes it's a hometown crowd the Redskins were totally outnumbered), the scalpers (I thought it was only in the Philippines), the fans who are all enthusiastic from kids to fathers, mothers, grandparents, people from all walks of life. It was truly a good family form of entertainment. No wonder NFL is a multi-million dollar industry.

Walking to our ticket seats (took us 30 mins walk) was exciting with all the cheering crowd, the crazy fans went wild everytime their team scores it was pandemonium. I was so amazed me. It got me hook. The moment I stepped into the big arena and blend in with the hometown "Panthers" crowd I knew it's gonna be the start for me. I am now officially a Panthers diehard. Oh we won by a big margin 43-7. I couldn't be so happy.

Ditch!

I only work half a day on friday so that means the rest of the day is going to be spend either shopping or going with my friends for coffee while we trade stories about our lives and our family back home. Since I carpool with my co-worker Linda and I was the driver this week I just told her to take me to starbucks where I will meet my friend Jeanette and she'll drive me back to her house to get my car at her house later that day.

After Jeanette and I went with our day going around the shops we both decided to head back home. My friend suggested that we drive around using country road because we both love to sight see and just talk in the car privately in our native tounge. So we drove and drove around looking for beautiful houses and frontyard then she decided to check this "crate myrtle" nursery which is a good 10 mins drive out of our way.

We finally had our fun sightseeing and head back home. After about 15 mins of driving she noticed that it seems we were lost. We knew we're suppose to turn left to an intersection but we ran into a dead end. As we we're debating about which way we're suppose to have there's a car behind us so I told her to pulled the car to the side and continue our debate. Yes she pulled the car at the side of the road and we ended up in a ditch.

Both of us got scared, we're at an unfamiliar road with fewer cars on the road. Lo and behold an older guy in a mercedez pulled over and asked us if we need to call a tow truck crew. We couldn't think straight the next thing we knew there's a young guy (probably in his 20's) who also pulled over and helped us. It was so fast the younger guy has pulled up the front tire of the car and the other guy pushed the back tire back to the ground while my friend put her car in reverse and next thing I knew viola her car was able to get out of the ditch. We are grateful for these two good samaritans who has helped us. I believe that angels do exist and most times it's total stranger who just come and go in an instant after they've helped you.

I happened to snapped a photo of these two super heroes that we are so grateful for helping us. It's truly a wonderful experience.