Malamig ang simoy ng hangin...

That particular line has been especially true as winter sets in here in San Jose, California. I know it's not as cold as it couf ld get in other parts of this country but its cold enough for me to start wearing boots, a scarf, jacket, gloves and woolly cap. The cold and the slowly emerging Christmas lights and decorations make me long for Christmas back home. :)

First Christmas away from my mama, sister, niece, lola and the rest of my mom's family. . .Its times like these that I wish there was a way to bring both worlds together into one space. Maybe someday that would be possible.

It will be a different Chritmas. This will be our first Christmas as a new family -- Junby, myself and Therese. I wonder what sort of Christmas traditions will we institute. Maybe next time I can actually manage to decorate our humble abode with Christmas decors. :)

For now, I hope and pray that in the midst of a foreign land, I too, like the shepherds of old would get to experience the presence of Him who is the reason for the season inspite of the lack of the other things Christmas is commonly associated with. :)

a thousand and one things

I type this out with one hand since I'm cradling my 11 week old baby with my other hand as she quietly sleeps after feeding time...

There are indeed a thousand and one things I'd like to blog about and a thousand and one things I need to do around the house, yet there seems to be no time to do them at all. in the past weeks I have learned to be grateful for being able to do the littlest thing like get the laundry done, make dinner for my husband, put away some stuff. Most of the time I now spend caring and seeing to the needs of Therese and I'm glad and grateful to have the chance to do it. There are just times I wish I had more time to do the other stuff needed to make a home -- one that is orderly and clean, thank you.

I guess this is the time Junby has to live with the 'could be better' phase. He's been very supportive and I commend him for being patient about coming home at times to find dinner has yet to be made and its already 8 in the evening. I stress over that but one smile from Therese puts things in perspective. Well, speaking of Therese, now that she is asleep, I better get dinner done and stop wasting my time bemoaning my lack of time :P

hope i can blog later on the thousand and one thoughts I have had throughout the day as I care for this thousand in one blessing to me, my daughter. 'til then...