all i want for Christmas (and my Birthday)...

Yesterday, I met up with hubby at Glorietta for dinner and coffee (starbucks of course! Just to get those stickers). While driving through traffic on our way home, we were talking about the coming holiday, gifts to buy for Andre this Christmas. Then he asked me what I wanted for Christmas...with a disclaimer... "yung mura lang ha". But I corrected him... the gift should be not just for Christmas but for my birthday as well which is 3 days before Christmas. So I gingerly told him that I can choose an expensive gift since its for 2 separate occasions *grinning*. Though I was not able to answer what gift I want because I have so many on my mind and I want to see then all under our tree.. I just told him to read my blog today so he can choose what to give me.

So here goes... my Birthday and Christmas wish list (in no particular order):

1.
Nine West Gathering Slim wallet
or a Nine West Checkbook Wallet - I saw a nine west gift bag with blue and silver ribbon in our cabinet.. i think a wallet is inside it :) Thank you Be!


2. Shu Uemura Silver Eyelash Curler - have been in my Christmas list for 3 years now...



3.
2GB Flash Drive - I lost mine just last week :(
- Abi found it inside one of the laptop bags



4. Diamond Letter "S" pendant with necklace in white gold - "S" for Super Shiena :P



5. A Volume One shirt from The Tshirt Project



6. GC fom VNC - a woman can never have enough shoes you know.



7. GC from Dorothy Perkins or TopShop - nor enough clothes in her closet.



8. Hair iron (as seen on tv )



9. Mercedes-Benz SLR Coupe



10. A date with Wentworth Miller (in Amanpulo)




Ok.. # 9 won't fit under our little tree .. I suggest just put the key in a big box and wrap it. It might get lost if you put it in a small box.
For # 10, The date does not have to be on Christmas eve or Christmas day (since we should be with our families)... Maybe we can schedule it during off season of Prison Break.

If you know my Birthday Santa... please pass this to him or her :)

AJ's back

I didn't bother watching Prison Break last night because I wanted to sleep early so I could clean the house the next day. Why clean the house on Wednesday morning? 'Cause AJ will be home soon and we'll be picking them up at the airport. I can't wait to see him. I hope he still recognize us when he sees us.

We arrived at the Airport 30 minutes early and I kept on looking at the arrival monitor to see if their plane had landed. 12:50 ETA. It seemed hours, but then the ARRIVED flashed, 12:50 ATA. They're Here! I called my mom immediately and she said that they have landed. We waited and then I saw Andre being carried by his yaya.. I called out his name and when he looked at me... he smiled then giggled. It was the most sweetest smile I ever received. It melted my heart. I hugged, kissed and carried him until our car arrived. I sat him on my lap and cuddled him all the way home. No more peace and quiet. But I like it more that way.

Christmas Tradition

I've finally put up our Christmas tree. By Pinoy standards, I'm already late since most of the malls and main roads already have their decors up right after all saints and all souls day. I wanted to have this setup just in time for Andre's return from his (more than) 2weeks vacation with Mamita. Red and Gold is the color motif of our Christmas tree this year. We bought red lights for the tree, red ribbons with gold trimmings and plastic poinsettias. I specifically stayed away from those ornaments with glitters just to be safe since Andre would be curious as ever when he sees the tree. The gold Christmas balls were courtesy of Kim and Dominique because these where their souvenirs at their December wedding last year. I actually took more souvenirs than allowed hehe! I know.. evil! After I'm done putting all these ornaments, I plugged the lights and enjoyed our twinkling tree. It was nice.

Since we are talking about Christmas, another tradition is now up for grabs... the 2008 Starbucks Planner. Yup, I'd be going in and out of Starbucks again to collect 24 stickers (you get 1 for each cup you buy) so I could get my hands on this planner. Now this is a good time to schedule that coffee klutch with the girls... see you at Starbucks!

my newest addiction

A friend advised me to take advantage of this rare time (AJ is away with Grandma) to do the things that I wanted to do…watch a last full show movie, have a weekend getaway with hubby, go to a spa, meet up with friends after work, stay out late and have fun etc…

I have actually done the weekend getaway with hubby during the all souls and all saints holidays last week. We went to visit his maternal grand parents in Batangas who just arrived from California and played pool which I lost by the way (sore: a humiliating 2-5). As much as I want to watch a movie, there just isn't any thing being shown that interests me. Friends are all busy busy busy so coffee clutch after work is out of the picture. While Spa is very tempting, I'm saving up on a Christmas tree that I'm eyeing to buy this weekend. Which is our surprise for Andre when he comes home (He'll be home in less than a week..yey!). I know he'll go crazy on the blinking lights since he's fascinated with them nowadays.

Given the above, I've found an alternative to keep myself busy while I'm home alone since Hubby usually stays late or overnight at the office for their project is nearing its deadline. So what am I up to on this dull and idle moments? It's actually WHO I am up to... Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) is keeping me company during these bad times and I'm loving him!!!! I know, I'm a late bloomer, its better late than never right? Prison Break, a TV Phenomenon in 2005... but its only now that I had the time to watch the series (since I have more important things to do during 2005- like giving birth and all). God Bless TV.com where hubby downloads all the series that I watch. And I'm sooooo addicted that I stay up as late as 3am. I think if I don't have to go to work in 5 hours, I'll keep on watching until my eyes bleed.


My friend said she does not watch this series because its too brutal for her. This is true because I sometimes find myself covering my face (with a slight gap between fingers so I can peek) when there's a scene where one inmate is trying to kill the other. But there's 2 reasons why I'm addicted and kept on watching this series: 1. Wentworth Miller (of course!) and 2. I find Michael Scofield's character very interesting. He has a low latent inhibition condition but with a high IQ, he becomes this creative genius. And he is extremely empathetic and altruistic towards other people's emotions that he is more concerned with other people's welfare than his own. Now that's my kind of guy! Intelligent and selfless.
I still have 7 more episodes to watch before I can move to Season 2. I can't wait to go home na!