2022: Surviving

Hello!

I didn’t post anything in 2021. Ok, I got so busy with life.  I’m still here. I’m still alive.  I had another baby in 2021, a girl. A precious little girl. My little girl Carmen.  2021 was yet another challenging year - caring for two little humans, a newborn and a toddler.  It was hard.  And what made it even harder was the pressure at work.  I’m glad I survived 2021.  My goal really then was just to survive. Because…it is hard being alive.

2022. Them little humans grew a year older, I grew a year older.  Life didn’t get any easier to be honest.  My goal still is survival.  I now fully understand why people want to just disappear from this world, from their own bodies.  It is not easy.  Your mind plays tricks on you. And people just don’t really get you, no matter how they say - I feel you, I understand. It’s all bullshit.  They only care about themselves.  Because the truth is humans are just plain selfish. Let’s just live with this truth.  

Ok, just breathe. Let’s take it easy. I’ll survive. 

A quick update

2019 went by so fast that I never got to add another post to my one and only post in 2019. Well, first thing we got busy. I gave birth to a healthy baby boy! As new parents, with not much help around us, we are indeed very busy!!!

He turned one on 1st February 2020, and we threw a sports-themed birthday party for him! Everyone had fun! I hope our little one did too! LOL And after that, the COVID Pandemic happened. 

I worked from home.  Javi, our son, stopped going to daycare. Daddy got furloughed (without even knowing he was forloughed) and eventually he just resigned so he could take care of Javi full time while I am working. 

Times are tough and challenging. I am very stressed from work. We are trying to stay in budget. But in spite of it all, we are grateful. We are grateful for we have shelter, we have food on our table, and we are not struggling financially. 

In the end, what really matters is family. It's not the expensive things you own. 

Be blessed! Be kind!

Halo 2019! Tschuss 2018!

I haven't been updating my blog in 2018. I got lazy really.

Well here are the major events of 2018:

• Travels in the US with my beloved hubby-dearie, and with friends and family:

- Cleveland, Ohio
- Washington DC
- Richmond, Virginia
- Charleston/Cesars Head State Park/ Hilton Head, South Carolina
- Salem / Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
- Miami, Florida
- Bryce Canyon/Zion National Park, Utah
- Upper Antelope Canyon, Arizona
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- SoCal - around LA and Orange Counties
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Providence, Rhode Island

• I got pregnant!!! God granted our wish to be parents and we will be a family soon! So excited for this!

• My dearie-hubbie found a job! This truly helps as we are soon going to be a family of 3!

• My dearie-hubbie finally got his driving license!!!

We are excited for what 2019 holds! At this moment, I am waiting for Little One aka Javi to come out! :)

Thank you Dear Lord Jesus for a wonderful 2018! God bless our 2019!

Cleveland in January

January is the off-peak of travel. For one, this is winter. No one really likes to go out in the cold! Well unless you want to go skiing and do other winter sports.

So for us, January was a good time to see other places where it snows. We haven't experienced snow, like real snow, so maybe going to Cleveland (US midwest) which does get a good deal of snow will check this off our bucket list. But it didn't really snow when we were there! So we just went to a tubing place to get some fake snow. LOL

So here are the places we visited in Cleveland for the 3 days we were there:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - a must go!!!
West Side Market
Quicken Loans Arena - we did watch an NBA game - Cleveland Cavs vs Detroit Pistons and saw Lebron James in action!
Cleveland Museum of Art (free!)
The Largest Rubber Stamp
Old Arcade
Public Square
Lakeview Cemetery
Franklin's Castle
Polar Blast Tubing - we had to do this! Even if this is about 40 mins away from Cleveland. We just took Uber. We don't like driving! lol
Tried coffee from Passengers Cafe and Rising Stars Coffee.
Passengers Cafe had a hostel above it and that's where we stayed.

If it wasn't that cold, we could have done a lot! LOL

New York, New York!!!

Who doesn't wanna see New York once in your life!!! 

If given the chance, and opportunity, yes New York should be visited!

Tubing at the Itchetuknee Springs Park

One of the things that you should do in your lifetime living in Florida is visit Itchetuknee Springs!

Summer time is the best time to go!

My friend invited me to go with her and her husband, and yes my adventurous spirit said yes!

Definitely go there early, the place can be packed. And they limit the number of visitors in a day.

The most popular activity in Itchetuknee is tubing. Bring your own tube / inflatables or rent from the vendors there.

me and my pink tube for $8!

South Entrance

Tubers!

I am a Mrs Verde!

Officially, a senora beginning 30th of May, 2017.

I am Mrs Verde.

I cannot believe it!

Here is my wedding video SDE (same day edit).

It's very lovely.

It's simple.

It's love.

Val and Rissa Wedding SDE