2017!!!

For the last 9 years I had been blogging here, posting about the New Year is one thing I never miss.
Life has been very busy. I rarely post these days and share about the things that happen in my life but it has been busier, noisier, demanding and happier than ever before. So that's one resolution right there: post more about the things happenning NOW that I can look back in the future.

Our Holidays this year had been pretty subdued compared to our past holiday breaks. We just stayed in different hotels for all the weekends of December. This had been a quiet celebration--- but a happy one because of our growing family and this little guy here who just added to the group last 2016.

My highlight of 2016

Everyone says 2016 had been a crazy year and we are no exception but I can't for the life of me say it had been a bad year for me because it was the time my Pax came into our lives. Pax's arrival alone makes up for all the bumps we encountered in our family in 2016.

This year, we are focused more on resting and reevaluating and just savoring lives and each other. The past two years had been harried and frantic and I can honestly say, there is a small period this year where I would let the dust settle in before we get going again.

Hopeful for the year ahead. ❤

Hello, Hello

Oh wow, it’s 2016 already. I’ve always been excited about starting another year. There’s something about fresh starts and new beginnings that really motivate us to start something new or do something better.

I must admit though that I have been more excited this year after a long time. 2015 wasn’t really bad…but it wasn’t really good either.

Although I had really good highlights: My parents came home last year after a long time and Hunter started school.

A few shake-ups and bumps here and there and I managed to reach the end of 2015 with a good closing dash.

I have a feeling 2016 is going to be great.

The last holiday season was the busiest for us so far. We were running around the whole December, we had to cancel two of our annual bazaars. I guess it was a really good decision that I opted to concentrate more on family time than focusing too much on business opportunities. Last Christmas, I saw Hunter finally understanding that it is a big deal and now I can say he is a real Christmas-person. He looooves it. My only challenge now is how to wean him off from watching Arthur Christmas and Polar express.

We spent our holidays pretty much on the beach; Boracay for Christmas, which was a relatively quiet holiday for us. It was something new for our little family but a really welcome change.

After almost a week of adventures and misadventures down South, we were off to Tagaytay for a celebration in our family. I was tasked to help out and coordinate the details with my SIL. I must admit I missed this. I missed organizing events and the little control freak in me enjoyed orchestrating from behind the scenes.

With my former schoolmate and Event Coordinator, Tricia. Loved working with her.

My dashing date 

We capped off our holiday celebration at Pico de Loro with Paolo’s family. Holidays are all about family and love. It was really a busy, busy time for us, but a really good one too. Definitely looking forward to our next.

So excited for 2016! I'm feeling it's going to be a great year.

Always a fun time with this little guy