My big girl’s birthday is almost here. It used to be easy buying gifts for baby, but she’s now turning into a little lady with her own tastes. And since she knows what she wants, might as well ask her.
“Can I have a big castle, Mommy?”
She saw it once in Toys ‘R Us, months ago. Something similar but bigger than this.
And just as she would with any other toy she takes a fancy on, she would ask, “Mommy can I have that?” to which I’d always reply, “We’ll see.”
She changes her mind all the time so I thought she won’t really remember. But considering that it’s been quite awhile since we last saw that toy, I think she has really set her sights on it.
“I want one too Mommy,” the little one pipes in.
Looks like we’ll have a princess theme for her birthday. Or maybe I’ll ask her again in a week.
I ride trains about three times a week and it’s an interesting journey every time. I love watching people and shooting them with some good vibes when I feel like they need it.
The crowd is pretty young since my train goes to the University belt area. Students in uniforms, nurses in dickies scrubs, and teenagers in their best gimik attire. Texting on their BBs, reviewing photocopied notes and bobbing their heads to loud music.
I can’t help remembering that period in my life when I thought life was already tough. I couldn’t wait to be a grown up only to realize, soon enough, that that life within the four walls of the university was easy.
The real world is tough. And exciting, challenging, exhilarating and fulfilling all at the same time.
Sometimes we tend to wait for that right time, and then we’d be happy. If there’s one thing I now realize, the best time of your life will always be the one you are in now.
The hubby and I are booked for the Boracay Skyathon in April. And I am going insane. I’ve been trying this workout called Insanity by Shaun T. to get myself a beach body. And. It.Is. Nuts.
Less than 15 minutes into the workout and I am huffing and puffing like crazy. I haven’t been able to complete a whole week’s workout. Yet. I’m working on it.
I’m tempted to go back to yoga, its gentler nature appeals more to me. Not to mention I saw Gaiam yoga mats when Kernan and I went to ROX weeks ago. I saw them on Amazon when I was searching for the best yoga mats and when I looked at them up close, they were so pretty.
But with our beach trip just two months away, I’m afraid I need more drastic measures to flatten this tummy. Give me some willpower!
Throughout her four plus years of existence, my big girl has always been fascinated with guitars. She would be interested in trumpets, violins and trombones whenever she would watch Little Einsteins. But she would always go back to a guitar.
She loves doing her own shows and concerts. She would sing and strum her guitar complete with the head bob. (Uh… she might have learned that from me.) And she would end with a flourish and a bow.
Sometimes I wonder if she would like to be a musician, which might be a little bit strange because I am not musically inclined. I remember wanting to learn how to play the guitar and the drums in highschool only because they looked cool.
Then again, with her changing interests every day, I think she’s just happy she can actually be anyone she wants to be now, when she’s young, and confident and full of possibilities.
Last week, I over heard her wishing on an imaginary tree, “I want to be the prettiest superhero in the world.”
Whatever she turns out to be, I’m sure she’s gonna rock at it.
