jan. 26 to feb. 1

January 26, Monday

we woke up so late today because the weather's been so good that you just want to sleep all day. nakakahiya man but it was Igi who woke me up. and so after feeding him brunch, we then headed to the water station to get water.

then around 4pm, we picked up Ychen and brought her to the mall for her other job. and since i've been craving for popeye's chicken, we decided to buy some for dinner. but as soon as we got home, my craving suddenly turned to Subway's tuna sandwich so i asked Dell to buy me one on his way home.

as they feasted on Popeye's chicken, i munched on my tuna sandwich.



January 27, Tuesday

i was up early and thought of doing the laundry since it was a bit sunny. unfortunately we ran out of laundry soap so i had nothing much to do. but good thing too that i didn't do the laundry because around mid-afternoon it started to get really cold and windy. that's how weird the weather is and it's driving me nuts. so Igi and i just watched his new dvd (Horton Hears a Who), read some books, played with his Thomas trains then finally had lunch.

then at around 3pm, we were both yawning already so we decided to take a nap. we woke up at 5pm and i rushed to cook our dinner. i've been craving for beef salpicao eversince my friend Patty posted a pix of it in one of her entries. so i searched the net for the easiest way to cook it. i even consulted my batchmate Princess who also loves to cook.

and here's the result with an added twist.

even the girls were raving about it. too bad i didn't cook a lot coz i thought they were not gonna be home and so the pan was empty even before i knew it.

oh well, next time.



January 28, Wednesday

Dell took a day-off again to do an additional line for his VO gig. we went with him and while waiting for his turn, we were at the guest lounge watching Bar Side Paradise and it happens to feature Barney's Beanery who has a branch in West Hollywood. and so we thought of eating there after the recording.

and how lucky are we when the GPS showed that there was a BB less than a mile from where we were. it was actually in 3rd St./Promenade, a very popular place to go to especially during spring/summer since the Santa Monica beach/pier is just a few steps away. but it took us 20 mins to find a parking space and even had some photos taken while we reached the top floor of the parking lot overlooking the ocean.

and after 3 more rounds, we finally found a parking spot and headed straight to BB's.

our table decoupaged with magazine cutouts of movie stars/singers and what have you

Igi pretending to be a part of the decoupaged table

and our orders...

buffalo wings and clam chowder for Dell

Penne Pasta with Sausage & Mushroom with Ceasar Salad on the side for me

and Chicken Strips with fries for Igi

though it's a bit pricey, the serving is so big that it's almost good for 3 people. I only ate half of my pasta so i had it to go for Dell's baon for tomorrow. Igi only ate 1 piece of his chicken strip so the other price would be his dinner tonight but we finished the buffalo wings coz it was just tooooo good.

and since they have a "Galaga" video game, we let Igi try it and he actually knew how to play it. but after $2, we had to stop him as we needed our cash to pay for our parking. =)

we were home by 5pm. rested for a while then rushed to the nearest laundromat to do our laundry. i haven't done laundry for 2 weeks (tamad!) and we were done at 8pm.

we were so tired from all of today's activity that we were asleep by 11pm.



January 29, Thursday

today's a windy day - see how weird the weather is. i wanted to clean the backyard but dust is just all over the place. i wouldn't want to be sneezing all day long. instead, Igi and i watched Horton Hears a Who for the nth time and enjoyed it again.

and i craved for inihaw na liempo so i marinated the liempo so it'd be ready by dinner. i was just too bothered by the wind coz i might start a fire once i start grilling it. thank goodness that when it's time for me to grill it, it was less windy. we had a sumptous dinner of inihaw na liempo and ensalada.

yum!

after dinner, i took a shower because i smelled lang inihaw na liempo. hahaha and was asleep by 11pm.

i was dead tired from all the grilling. =)



January 30, Friday

TGIF as they always say and this what kept me busy the whole day. i need to finish it for this Sunday's party. whew...

and later in the evening, we headed to the mall to buy my friend Patty her BBW bilins andgood thing it was still on sale. after that igi rode the giant carousel and it scared him to bits when it started moving. his hands were so cold and sweaty. look at the pics...poor kid! and then we had Subway sandwich for dinner.

and palalampasin ko ba naman di dumaan sa Target? so we headed their and i went straight again to the $ section and decided to buy this mini mailbox. there were actually few peices left so i hoarded imost of it. i saw the project in my latest Scrapbooks Etc. magazine and it gave me an idea. i have something in mind but it would be a secret for now.

while i was busy looking around, my boys headed straight to the toy section and Igi knew exactly the aisle where the Thomas trains are. and Dell bought him a new toy set for being a good boy. aaargh!

some dvds were marked down for $10 so we bought some of our faves.

and while scouting the dvd rack, this caught my eye and knew that this would be the perfect gift for Dell's sister since she loves and collects Popeye (shouldn't I be loving him too?). i checked the price and was really shocked with the price. it's only $9.99 - 2 sets of dvd in a lunchbox canister. not bad huh?.

January 31, Saturday

wow, first month of the year is almost done. bilis talaga ng panahon. well, today will be a busy day for me. we need to do general cleaning, order the food and buy some of the stuff needed for the small party we're having for Dell's birthday tomorrow. we just invited his family and some friends.

our menu is typical filipino - pancit malabon, beef kaldereta, shrimps, inihaw na tilapia and a vegetable dish. they want to buy some talaba but we'll see if it'll be available tomorrow since we have to buy it fresh. plus i'm thinking of making fruit salad for dessert and Trisha ordered some chicken empanada.

we pretty much finished all the errands we needed to do so i won't be rushed tomorrow since we're attending the church service at 11am. i also bought all the stuff that we need for the party at Smart & Final. i've set up everything so that all i need to do is put the food in the chafing dishes. all i need is to cook the shrimp dish tomorrow so i've crushed and minced the garlic and have sliced the green onions needed for the garnishing. talk about getting ready ahead of time. =)

now i'm just resting while sipping my fave drink (you should know it by now) and will be taking a shower in a little while then off to bed.

i'm excited for the party tomorrow. =)



February 1, Sunday

we attended the church service and left right away. we still need to pick up the food i ordered for the party. first we rushed to Manila Sunset to pick up the Pancit Malabon, then to the other pinoy place to get the rest of the food. i also bought 12 lbs of shrimps and cooked it.

the party was a success - we invited his cousins/golfmates, churchmates, sisters and close friends and all of them came to celebrate Dell's birthday and of course to watch the Superbowl.

i was too tired after as i have to clean up and wash some dishes. but i was happy to do it for Dell especially seeing the smile on his face for all the preparations i did and making sure everyone's eaten and having a good time.

anything for you honey...