Happy 50th Birthday Inay! :)

Last weekend, we were not supposed to go to Batangas. Pero since Inay texted to inform us that Melissa (Erick’s sister) would come for a visit, we opted to go na lang din kasi it’s very seldom that Inay sees all her 3 children together. We want her to be happy. At first, I was not really considering it kasi I know we’d be busy in the next 2 days with all the construction and renovation. Pero since Erick almost begged for me to agree, I said yes. J

We left Cavite at around 7 AM and we reached Erick’s family house around 10 AM. Super sanay na si Nyx sa byahe. He never complained and I guess, we can start tagging him along in our future trips. Kahit mga tipong Zambales and Baguio lang.Kasi I don’t think kaya na nya ung Ilocos. J

I remember sharing here na super ayaw ni Nyx ang magpapicture. Ewan ko ba dun. Hindi pa nasanay. Super bilang na bilang ko ung few pictures na nakatingin sya. Kiber! I still take pictures of him kahit di sya nakatingin. J 

This was taken before we left Cavite. I super love it na kasya na sa kanya ung Adidas shoes na bigay ng tita ko from Dubai. It looks so good on him! J

 This was the cake we bought for Inay when we came home to Batangas. Medyo na-disappoint lang ako kasi hindi sila kumakain ng cake. Meron palang nageexist na mga ganon. We gave cakes away sa mga kids then nilagay na namin sa fridge. I was just thinking, kung sa bahay namin un.. di na un magtatagal sa table. Anyway, atleast it made Inay smile. So its worth a try. Si Nyx din kasi ang nagbigay. Sino bang hindi mapapangiti dun?! J

Our plan was to stay in Batangas overnight pero since Nyx took a nap for over 2 hours, I was afraid na baka hindi sya magpatulog ng ibang tao dun. So I asked Erick if we could go home by 7 pm. Pumayag naman sya. I was amazed kay Nyx kasi he was up the entire time on the road plus he was still super energetic when we reached home. Iba talaga ang energy ng anak ko! J Anyway,  I was thinking din na renovation would start early the following day and I wanted to be there when it starts so nagyaya na din ako umuwi. Good thing, Erick agreed . J

I have the most understanding, generous, caring, kind, patient and loving boyfriend in this planet talaga! ☺

It was totally fine with Inay din kasi Melissa left naman ahead of us. J

Acceptance. :)

February 17th, Sunday

As a single mother, one of the dilemmas that I have is whether or not Nyx will be accepted by Erick’s family. I guess this is one of the many challenges single mothers face and I’m not an exception to this case.

Upon realizing that Niño (Nyx’s father) will be gone for good, it never really came to me that I’d be with someone again. I know I’m too young and it’s too early to tell yet. It’s just that the thought of rejection scares me to death. I hate the thought of Nyx being rejected by my future in-laws. We see a lot of it in movies and Lord knows it’s possible. So I dismissed the thought of being with anyone again.  

But..

Apparently, God has another plan for me. He knows that I need someone I can share my life with given all the responsibilities I’m faced with. He gave me a chance at love and life. I’m grateful of the chance and I’m just happy God made it so easy for me and Nyx..

It took us months to introduce Nyx to Erick’s parents. They were already made aware by Erick that I have a son even before I met them. As far as I can recall, their only concern was whether or not I am married. They were sort of pleased when they learned that I’m not. Erick was insisting that we bring Nyx in his family house months before we actually took him in Batangas. I was not convinced that they’d like him so I was hesitant. To my surprise, it was a breeze. In an instant, I felt that they sincerely like Nyx.

Nyx has this natural charm. Aside from looks of course, he knows how to make someone like him effortlessly. I think most kids are like him. I know I’m just biased because of course I’m his mom.

We spent our weekend in Batangas and I can never be happier as a mother to feel that my son is accepted by my partner’s family. Now, I’m convinced that I’m blessed to have Erick in my life. I never felt as comfortable around Erick’s family as I did this past weekend. Erick’s mom even gave me a purse and bag which I super like!  Everything changed when I felt their deepest concern to Nyx when they learned that he was rushed to the hospital few days ago.

Pagdating ng house, di pa sya nakakapagpalit ng damit, upo kagad sya then he started playing with Eric's niece. :)

Nyx feels so at home in Batangas now.

Di naman halata na at home talaga sya noh?!

Mega close na sila ng kapatid ni Erick.. Super habol na sya jan and everyone in the house adores him! ♥

Hiniram nya lang yan sa pamangkin ni Erick! Parang sa kanya lang ung mga damit e. :)

Mawawala na naman si Jollibee sa eksena. :) We dropped by Jollibee before going home. :)

Happy pa sya nyan sa byahe.. Super sanay na sya sa byahe. As in. Wala na lang sa kanya ung 3 hours na byahe.

Nakakatulog na din sya ng mahimbing sa byahe. Then when he wakes up, he'll ask.. "Andito na?"

He didn’t ask about going home in Cavite. He played with kids from the block and he even let me sleep while he was out playing. He was so comfortable that he wanted to go back in Batangas as soon as possible. I feel completely satisfied now as a mother to Nyx and as a partner to Erick. ♥

Note to Erick (My No. 1 blog reader):

"Thanks for making the load lighter. Thank you for the love and acceptance. Thank you for the understanding and patience. Thank you for giving me the family I never had. Thank you for making me feel complete. I can never ask for more (aside ofcourse from the ones listed in my wishlist! :p). Thank you for the trust. You know I’m bad at this, but I just want to say Thank you for everything! I love you babe!  ♥♥"

A relaxing Sunday and some random pictures! ☺

Here's how our Sunday went. We went to church to hear mass for the Santo Niño feast then we went straight to the salon for Erick's pedicure. We had no plans that day so we went straight home to relax the entire day. Whatta great Sunday experience. (Ok din pala minsan yung hindi gala ng gala pag weekend.) ☺

Nyx running around sa salon. ☺

Picture-taking while waiting for Kuya Erick. ☺

We walked from church going home kasi malapit lang naman. ☺

Picture-taking while waiting for the mass to start. ☺

Our 2nd attempt to kite-fly in Eternity Memorial Park.

Nyx striking a pose with his 180 peso-kite bought in Tagaytay

Finally, lumipad din sya ng mataas! ☺

So, the 2nd attempt to kite-fly was a successful one! ☺

You can read more on this kite-flying experience thru this link:

http://www.jennyx1230.blogspot.com/2013/01/lazy-monday-morning.html

 

Here's a glimpse of our first attempt to kite-fly in Tagaytay.

You can read more about this thru this link: 

http://www.jennyx1230.blogspot.com/2013/01/another-day-in-tagaytay.html

Nyx and Mommy bonding in Tagaytay ☺

Erick's epic fail experience in kite-flying

Nyx's first horse ridin' experience (he volunteered this time!)

Eric, Nyx and Melissa's only shot in Tagaytay and our lunch. ☺

Nyx while still active and nung nakatulog na sya pauwi. ☺

This is what I was telling you about na Indiana Jones (kung san madaming nakuhang tokens ang anak ko! ). ☺

Random shots taken in SM Rosario. ☺

Have a great week ahead everyone! ☺

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Another day in Tagaytay..

(The title reads “Another day in Tagaytay” because Erick and I just went there to celebrate our 7^th monthsary 2 weeks ago. We’re so loving the ambiance! J)

Yesterday, January 21, Erick, Nyx and I were supposed to just go in Tejeros, Cavite to visit Erick’s sister, Melissa, along with Erick’s mom. This was smoothly planned kasi nga I didn’t have much energy for the day coz I just came from an 8-hour graveyard shift. I got home around 630 AM. Around 7 AM, Erick’s mom (we call her Inay) texted that she has left Batangas na which means we should be ready to meet her by 9-10 AM depending on the traffic. I slept for barely 1 hour. Di ako nakatulog kagad kasi syempre we had kulitan time pa with Nyx. I had to ask Erick to take Nyx downstairs pa so I can sleep atleast an hour. They had breakfast while I was asleep. Also, I must say, I really have the best boyfriend kasi when I woke up, theyre ready na to leave and they just had to wait for me to get dressed.

We met Inay in Jollibee and Nyx had another round of breakfast. We stayed there for quite a while then we went to SM Rosario to meet with Melissa. Nyx and I had a great time playing in Tom’s world. I’m addicted to these arcade games and somehow, Nyx has learned to adapt that. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with the game “Indiana Jones”. In this game, you can win a lot of tokens if you complete a certain pattern. Nyx is just so good at that. He has won total of 12 tokens and I didn’t win anything. May future ang anak ko sa mga ganyan! J We also played shooting game, Time Crisis and Daytona. I remember before ayaw ni Erick na naglalaro sa mga ganito, but I’m so glad to finally dragged him to playing atleast the shooting game and he so enjoyed it! J

Indiana Jones :)

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Just before noon, Melissa arrived. She had to go somewhere pa kaya sya natagalan. Anyways, we asked Nyx where he wants to go and he said “Tagaytay”. The original plan was to stay in Melissa’s place to chat and bond, however, since she just met us up somewhere, we had to change plans. Halata naman kasing ayaw nya kaming isama sa place nya. So I suggested Tagaytay since Nyx wanted to go there naman. We decided to have our lunch in Tagaytay na lang. From SM Rosario, we had to take a jeepney going to Pala-Pala then Bus heading Tagaytay na. We arrived in Olivarez around 130 PM (It took us almost 2 hours!) and since I was so hungry na, we ate there. I super love Andoks chicken so I suggested dining there. J Nyx love their chicken sauce too so that’s where we all had our lunch na lang. J Super busog kasi considering na we were just 4 adults + Nyx (na parang adult na kumain!), ang dami ng food. We had 1 whole chicken, pork sinigang and bicol express. J

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After lunch, we went straight to Picnic Grove (Entrance costs 50.00 each). I  chose to go there kasi I’ve always wanted to take Nyx to kite-flying. True enough, he liked it a lot. He wanted the Angry birds designed kite (which was a bit pricey for a kite, it costs 180.00!), labag man sa loob ko, we still bought it. J Erick enjoyed it a lot, di pa kasi kaya ni Nyx e. Anyway, it was not windy enough para magpataas ng kite. Erick was a bit dismayed. It was around 4 PM when Inay asked us to take her to the terminal kasi she has to man her store pa. We were supposed to stay pero since I felt so exhausted na din, we went home na lang. It was a very strenuous experience! Mas mahaba pa ung byahe namin kesa sa stay namin sa Tagaytay. I complained a bit to Erick, and as always, he would always say.. “pwede naman tayo bumalik kahit kelan…” Fine! Wala na kong sinabi.. By this time, Nyx must be really exhausted na din kasi nakatulog na sya sa byahe.

As always, I always look forward to our weekends together as a family. I forgot to share pala na Nyx finally had the guts to ride a horse. There was a super cute little horse on our way to the groves na pwede ka magpapicture, and Nyx volunteered to have his picture taken riding the horse. That’s 20.00 per shot pero it was sulit! Last time kasi, takot pa si Nyx sa horse. J

I was so tired na when we reached home and since Nyx had his power nap on our way home, as usual, energetic pa din sya. He played with his tablet PC pa pero di na namin carry ng Kuya Erick nya so we slept before he did. The next morning, Papa said he slept around 12 AM na. What an energy!

This is definitely one of the many weekends we’ll never forget! J

Have a great week ahead! J