And the countown has started!
Monday, July 25, 2005
Woohooooo! Just 4 more days and Mr. S is home. I am beyond ecstatic! I'm trying to cook up some plans for the two of us, but I have a feeling we're going to be "staying in". Hahahahaha! Not that I'm complaining.
*****
I wanted to say thanks to all those who left comments about my previous post. As usual, I've decided to let go of the depression and see the bright side -- try, try, try, try, try, try....
*****
Anyhoo, I just wanted to share some new layouts I've done the past few days.
As usual, all details here.
Monday, July 25, 2005
Woohooooo! Just 4 more days and Mr. S is home. I am beyond ecstatic! I'm trying to cook up some plans for the two of us, but I have a feeling we're going to be "staying in". Hahahahaha! Not that I'm complaining.
I wanted to say thanks to all those who left comments about my previous post. As usual, I've decided to let go of the depression and see the bright side -- try, try, try, try, try, try....
Anyhoo, I just wanted to share some new layouts I've done the past few days.
As usual, all details here.
better luck next time
Thursday, July 21, 2005
I got my period today.
Which confirms I'm not pregnant. Yet.
You know what the strange thing about it is? I felt sad. I know we weren't pressuring ourselves to actually get pregnant, and if I'm real honest to myself, I know that it wouldn't have been possible, given the timing and the circumstances.
Still. That quick and swift moment of sadness was so real. I guess I wanted a baby much more than I first thought. Or realized.
Oh well, I'm off to bed. I just felt that I needed to write this down. Maybe one day, when I do have my little Schmuck sitting on my lap, I can read to him/her this post and say -- "See? That's how much Mommy wanted you."
Thursday, July 21, 2005
I got my period today.
Which confirms I'm not pregnant. Yet.
You know what the strange thing about it is? I felt sad. I know we weren't pressuring ourselves to actually get pregnant, and if I'm real honest to myself, I know that it wouldn't have been possible, given the timing and the circumstances.
Still. That quick and swift moment of sadness was so real. I guess I wanted a baby much more than I first thought. Or realized.
Oh well, I'm off to bed. I just felt that I needed to write this down. Maybe one day, when I do have my little Schmuck sitting on my lap, I can read to him/her this post and say -- "See? That's how much Mommy wanted you."
a wife's regression
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Has my blog been boring you lately? I'm not fishing for an adamant "NOOOO!!!" or anything...but please feel free to say "NOOOO!!!" if that's what your heart tells you to do. I'm a firm believer of free will, you know.
Anyhoo, I was bored out of my pants at work this morning so I decided to sneak a peek at my blog. I found myself reading my entries, starting from my earliest down to the most recent, and got bored. Sure, I had that funny post about my discoveries after a month of being Mrs. S, but it was all downhill from there.
When I started this blog, I wanted it to document my married life. I mean, look at my blog title, for crying out loud! I don't need to be Einstein to figure that one out, but I seem to be losing focus. And then it hit me. BAM! Have I been living a married life lately?
Now don't get me wrong here, but I'm thinking as I type this. It's just that from my earlier entries, I make myself sound so...domestic. And I mean that in a good way! I'd wake up early on weekends to make Mr. S some breakfast. I'd make Mr. S some coffee for him to take to work. I'd try and learn to cook actual viands that I think Mr. S will like. I'd do the groceries. I'd do chores. And the list goes on and on.
But now, and I say this with a sheepish look on my face, I've regressed as a wife. I sleep late on weekends, and Mr. S wakes up before me. He now tells me to get my lazy butt off the bed. I don't make breakfast, nor his coffee. I haven't cooked since...jeez, I can't even remember. But hey, I still do the groceries! Well, otherwise there'd be nothing to eat around here. Haha! But you get my point? After two and a half months, this is me? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Terrible. Just terrible. Sure, Mr. S can very well do all of those things on his own, but I also remember loving to do them for him.
I'm not looking to be Martha Stewart (pre-conviction, of course) but I guess it's one good thing that's come out of Mr. S's business trip. It's made me realize that I haven't been exerting as much effort to be a wife to my amazing husband, and now I can't wait for him to come home so I can do just that.
On a lighter note, I'm soooo looking forward to the welcome home sex. That should be REALLY good. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*****
Ok, my digiscrapping frenzy hasn't ended.
Lately, I've been trying to learn new tricks in Photoshop. I have several good photos taken from my camera phone, but the resolution is crappy. I'm quite pleased with the result of some photos I manipulated to enhance the look and make it seem like it's actually a good resolution photo. Did you see the Ethan layout I did? That's a camera phone photo. I think I did pretty well in enhancing the image. Did another one for a good friend from Singapore (Rohith, below), where I also played around with the photo and dabbled a bit in brushes.
Damn, there's just so much I can do with this program! I love it!
Here are some more new layouts I've done the past few days.
Details here.
*****
I just got one of the most wonderful emails I have ever received. It was so unexpected, and it just totally blew me away.
Grace, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. You truly made my day today. I'm looking forward to when you are back in Manila.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Has my blog been boring you lately? I'm not fishing for an adamant "NOOOO!!!" or anything...but please feel free to say "NOOOO!!!" if that's what your heart tells you to do. I'm a firm believer of free will, you know.
Anyhoo, I was bored out of my pants at work this morning so I decided to sneak a peek at my blog. I found myself reading my entries, starting from my earliest down to the most recent, and got bored. Sure, I had that funny post about my discoveries after a month of being Mrs. S, but it was all downhill from there.
When I started this blog, I wanted it to document my married life. I mean, look at my blog title, for crying out loud! I don't need to be Einstein to figure that one out, but I seem to be losing focus. And then it hit me. BAM! Have I been living a married life lately?
Now don't get me wrong here, but I'm thinking as I type this. It's just that from my earlier entries, I make myself sound so...domestic. And I mean that in a good way! I'd wake up early on weekends to make Mr. S some breakfast. I'd make Mr. S some coffee for him to take to work. I'd try and learn to cook actual viands that I think Mr. S will like. I'd do the groceries. I'd do chores. And the list goes on and on.
But now, and I say this with a sheepish look on my face, I've regressed as a wife. I sleep late on weekends, and Mr. S wakes up before me. He now tells me to get my lazy butt off the bed. I don't make breakfast, nor his coffee. I haven't cooked since...jeez, I can't even remember. But hey, I still do the groceries! Well, otherwise there'd be nothing to eat around here. Haha! But you get my point? After two and a half months, this is me? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Terrible. Just terrible. Sure, Mr. S can very well do all of those things on his own, but I also remember loving to do them for him.
I'm not looking to be Martha Stewart (pre-conviction, of course) but I guess it's one good thing that's come out of Mr. S's business trip. It's made me realize that I haven't been exerting as much effort to be a wife to my amazing husband, and now I can't wait for him to come home so I can do just that.
On a lighter note, I'm soooo looking forward to the welcome home sex. That should be REALLY good. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Ok, my digiscrapping frenzy hasn't ended.
Lately, I've been trying to learn new tricks in Photoshop. I have several good photos taken from my camera phone, but the resolution is crappy. I'm quite pleased with the result of some photos I manipulated to enhance the look and make it seem like it's actually a good resolution photo. Did you see the Ethan layout I did? That's a camera phone photo. I think I did pretty well in enhancing the image. Did another one for a good friend from Singapore (Rohith, below), where I also played around with the photo and dabbled a bit in brushes.
Damn, there's just so much I can do with this program! I love it!
Here are some more new layouts I've done the past few days.
Details here.
I just got one of the most wonderful emails I have ever received. It was so unexpected, and it just totally blew me away.
Grace, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. You truly made my day today. I'm looking forward to when you are back in Manila.
going digi crazy!!!
Sunday, July 17, 2005
You can check out the details here.
Still sane, folks. Still sane.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
You can check out the details here.
Still sane, folks. Still sane.
post partum depression
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Well, Schmuck has left for Malaysia this morning. I brought him to the airport, and now I'm depressed. Bear with me for a moment. I'm not used to my husband being away. I now look at our big bed, and feel a pang.
I tried digiscrapping to keep my mind off his being away, but I just kept coming up with crappy layouts. It's even disconcerting to be blogging now, using Schmuck's ultra-fast PC. Whereas I would have normally been relegated to the old PC, I find that being able to use his new one is not as delightful as I originally thought.
Strange is that I'm now looking forward to going to work tomorrow. That'll at least keep my mind off his being away. But before I get to work, there's the waking up. Alone. I'm even going to miss waking him up in the morning, which is no easy task. But the evenings are the worst. Coming home and knowing that I won't have a kiss waiting for me. No funny stories. No hilarious comments.
Oh, and it also translates to no sex, of course.
It's going to be a loooooong three weeks...
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Well, Schmuck has left for Malaysia this morning. I brought him to the airport, and now I'm depressed. Bear with me for a moment. I'm not used to my husband being away. I now look at our big bed, and feel a pang.
I tried digiscrapping to keep my mind off his being away, but I just kept coming up with crappy layouts. It's even disconcerting to be blogging now, using Schmuck's ultra-fast PC. Whereas I would have normally been relegated to the old PC, I find that being able to use his new one is not as delightful as I originally thought.
Strange is that I'm now looking forward to going to work tomorrow. That'll at least keep my mind off his being away. But before I get to work, there's the waking up. Alone. I'm even going to miss waking him up in the morning, which is no easy task. But the evenings are the worst. Coming home and knowing that I won't have a kiss waiting for me. No funny stories. No hilarious comments.
Oh, and it also translates to no sex, of course.
It's going to be a loooooong three weeks...
it's great to be back
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Has it been almost two weeks? Wow. There were so many times in the past two weeks that I wanted to blog about something, but I just couldn't seem to find the time. I'm glad I finally found some tonight, but my thoughts escape me, and now I don't know what to write about. Blogger's block? Hmmm.
*****
Let me start off by saying that I've started digiscrapping our wedding photos. I placed a link to my digiscraps in my right nav bar, or you could click here. I've always loved the drama of black & white photos, and so I decided to stick to this theme for our wedding photos. I also did mention previously that I've been studying up on Adobe Photoshop, and selective coloring is something that just fascinated me. If you would notice in my wedding digiscraps, I use this style over and over again. And each time I use it, I just love how it turns out! I've so far just done four, but I'm working on another one now. I'm hoping that I can make my own storybook as well, aside from what I'm getting from Jong. Pia was the one who gave me this idea. Hahaha!
*****
The past week, I was in Makati for training. We had a guest from our regional office in Singapore, and he was here to train us on a new system we would be using. It was our guest's first time in Manila, and so we showed him around and took him shopping. You know, I always thought guys had just one way of shopping, and that is to go to one store, buy what they need, and get out. I realized this week though that there are guys out there that may be an even fussier shopper than I am. It's an interesting realization, and it's funny that when we're walking in the mall and I stop for a moment to look at some shoes, he would say "Let's keep in mind that we're shopping for me!" Hahahahahaha!
I know he won't be able to read this, but to this Singapore hottie (as he claims he is!), I'm glad we met and became friends.
*****
Let's move a bit closer to home. June has come and gone, and our 6-month hiatus from baby-making has finally ended. Huwahooooo! Schmuck and I are playing it cool though. Although the "production line" is open, we're just going on a steady pace. If it happens, it happens. No pressures. We're giving ourselves the rest of the year to go on this steady pace. If nothing happens by year end, then that's the time we go full steam ahead. Hee!
*****
I remember that Mai had a post before on her blog, asking whether our hubbies read our blog. I answered no, but it seems I was wrong. Just recently, schmuck said that he read my after a month post, and found it really funny. I was so surprised! That he read it, I mean. I remember that I asked him to read my blog before, but he just scoffed at me. Now he's reading it?! Oh well. He knows how psycho I am, so I don't think it matters. Haha!
*****
Last weekend, I realized that I lost one stone on my wedding ring. Is that one of the crappiest things that can happen or what?! So for the past week, I haven't been wearing my wedding ring, for fear of losing another one of the diamonds. Obviously, for this to happen, it means that the setting wasn't made very well. The good thing about it is that I found the stone in my bag. Thank God! It was like finding a needle in the haystack! When I found it, I was jumping and shrieking all over the place.
Anyhoo, I'm now thinking of bring it to Matus instead, for the repair. I think I'm assured of better quality there. In the meantime, I only wear my engagement ring. I can also pass myself off as a single woman. Ngyahaha! Schmuck asked me if he could also not wear his wedding ring. Fat chance of that happening!
*****
Schmuck is going to Malaysia. His flight leaves on Wednesday, and he'll be gone for three weeks. Three whole fucking weeks!!! I'm not used to Schmuck being away, even for what I know is a short period of time. I remember before when Schmuck had a trip to the US, and he was there for just two weeks. I cried like hell. Yeah, yeah, I know. Pathetic, right? I'm really such a wuss. But that's how I am. I'm now dreading sleeping alone in our big bed. *sigh*
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Has it been almost two weeks? Wow. There were so many times in the past two weeks that I wanted to blog about something, but I just couldn't seem to find the time. I'm glad I finally found some tonight, but my thoughts escape me, and now I don't know what to write about. Blogger's block? Hmmm.
Let me start off by saying that I've started digiscrapping our wedding photos. I placed a link to my digiscraps in my right nav bar, or you could click here. I've always loved the drama of black & white photos, and so I decided to stick to this theme for our wedding photos. I also did mention previously that I've been studying up on Adobe Photoshop, and selective coloring is something that just fascinated me. If you would notice in my wedding digiscraps, I use this style over and over again. And each time I use it, I just love how it turns out! I've so far just done four, but I'm working on another one now. I'm hoping that I can make my own storybook as well, aside from what I'm getting from Jong. Pia was the one who gave me this idea. Hahaha!The past week, I was in Makati for training. We had a guest from our regional office in Singapore, and he was here to train us on a new system we would be using. It was our guest's first time in Manila, and so we showed him around and took him shopping. You know, I always thought guys had just one way of shopping, and that is to go to one store, buy what they need, and get out. I realized this week though that there are guys out there that may be an even fussier shopper than I am. It's an interesting realization, and it's funny that when we're walking in the mall and I stop for a moment to look at some shoes, he would say "Let's keep in mind that we're shopping for me!" Hahahahahaha!
I know he won't be able to read this, but to this Singapore hottie (as he claims he is!), I'm glad we met and became friends.
Let's move a bit closer to home. June has come and gone, and our 6-month hiatus from baby-making has finally ended. Huwahooooo! Schmuck and I are playing it cool though. Although the "production line" is open, we're just going on a steady pace. If it happens, it happens. No pressures. We're giving ourselves the rest of the year to go on this steady pace. If nothing happens by year end, then that's the time we go full steam ahead. Hee!
I remember that Mai had a post before on her blog, asking whether our hubbies read our blog. I answered no, but it seems I was wrong. Just recently, schmuck said that he read my after a month post, and found it really funny. I was so surprised! That he read it, I mean. I remember that I asked him to read my blog before, but he just scoffed at me. Now he's reading it?! Oh well. He knows how psycho I am, so I don't think it matters. Haha!
Last weekend, I realized that I lost one stone on my wedding ring. Is that one of the crappiest things that can happen or what?! So for the past week, I haven't been wearing my wedding ring, for fear of losing another one of the diamonds. Obviously, for this to happen, it means that the setting wasn't made very well. The good thing about it is that I found the stone in my bag. Thank God! It was like finding a needle in the haystack! When I found it, I was jumping and shrieking all over the place.
Anyhoo, I'm now thinking of bring it to Matus instead, for the repair. I think I'm assured of better quality there. In the meantime, I only wear my engagement ring. I can also pass myself off as a single woman. Ngyahaha! Schmuck asked me if he could also not wear his wedding ring. Fat chance of that happening!
Schmuck is going to Malaysia. His flight leaves on Wednesday, and he'll be gone for three weeks. Three whole fucking weeks!!! I'm not used to Schmuck being away, even for what I know is a short period of time. I remember before when Schmuck had a trip to the US, and he was there for just two weeks. I cried like hell. Yeah, yeah, I know. Pathetic, right? I'm really such a wuss. But that's how I am. I'm now dreading sleeping alone in our big bed. *sigh*
