I can imagine retreating to a small corner of my spa haven and finding my little piece of heaven. I’ll toss the spa covers and let the bubbles rise. Sprinkle a few rose petals and a few drops of scent. Light some candles and turn up a little music.
I will slip under the rosy foam, close my eyes and just relax. That feels good.
These past days, I’ve been keeping relaxing imagery like these handy whenever I’m feeling a little stressed. I don’t really want to indulge in a spa alone so I just do it in my head.
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I go home, plug in the wifi and log in to Skype. I am online until the most awaited call of the day.
For the past weeks, this is how we’ve been bridging the gap between home and the land far, far away.
Thank you God for technology.
Just 24 more days to go. In my abridged version of time, that’s just three weeks away.
Thank you God for supportive friends and a loving family.
Tomorrow will be a happy Monday. 
Almost every weeknight is movie night in our home. This is how we pass the time while we wait for Daddy’s Skype call.
Recently, my girls have taken a liking for Barbie the Island Princess. It’s a movie – musical about Ro (Barbie) who gets stranded in an island when she was a kid. Having lost her memory, she spent the next 10 years living in the island with her family: the panda Sagi, the peacock Azul, and the baby elephant Tica.
My girls love the vibrant colors and the talking animals in the movie, they’ve memorized all the names, even some of the dialogues. But what they love the most are the songs. It’s fun to watch them every time they burst into a chorus, their improvised microphones in hand, gesturing just like Barbie.
Of course, the lyrics are often interspersed with their own words but my girls got the melody. 
Another mainstay on our DVD is Go Diego Go. Jamaine and Kalia love acting like explorers, pretending to climb mountains and using binoculars to find animals to save.
It’s cool because they get to learn about animals like chinchillas, jaguars, flamingos and macaroni penguins. I didn’t know there were animals like that when I was 3 years old.
I guess I just need to brush up on a little zoology though because sometimes Jamaine would ask what a particular animal is and I want to come up with something more than generic terms like birds. For example, this animal is a bird but it’s family calls it eagle and his name is Bald Eagle. Eagles alone have 60 species (okay, I got that info from Wikipedia).
Anyway, it’s three weeks to Ohana Day. Yay! It’s actually 25 days but each day is passing faster. Yes, I wish I could pull the days even faster. But for now, I remain thankful that we are getting closer and closer to our special family day.
Thank God, it’s Saturday too.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Today is the one month mark before hubby returns home from the land far, far away. Somehow, one month makes it easier to bear than saying 4 weeks or 31 days.
Just one month to go. Just one month more.
In the meantime, I will keep myself busy with our girls and with work. Sometimes, I still feel lonely and there are a lot of moments that I wish Kernan was here.
But I keep reminding myself to be grateful for all the blessings coming our way. To be thankful for everything else that’s going great in our lives.
I am thankful that each day that passes brings us closer to our “Ohana Day.” I imagine that would be one happy day indeed.
The days are actually passing by faster and I’m sure he’d be home before I know it.
It’s a beautiful Monday.
I’m sure it’s going to be a great week.
What are you grateful for today?
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