betsisanders: Thoughts between Christmas and the New Year

Thoughts between Christmas and the New Year

The holiday celebrations this 2012 weren't as hectic as the past years. Only got to see three "balikbayan" friends who are here for the holidays; only the Hubby attended Christmas parties of different dental societies; and I survived the three events held at our home in a span of eight days.

Lunch with dear old friend Debbie and some travel buddies.

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-lunch-dec-18-2012.html

Post Christmas dinner with UPSCAn's

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2012/12/post-christmas-dinner-with-upscans-12_26.html

San Andres Annual Christmas Dinner

http://chicsanders22.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-family-dinner-2012.html

Weng dropped by one Sunday afternoon.

Cesbau, the Hubby and I visited Dr. Joni Martinez's home in QC.

My best friend Dr. Aimee arrived on the 20th.

We were at her house the night she arrived.

Welcome home!!!

With my bbff's, Dr. Aimee, Dr. Olive, Dr. Butch & Aya.

... at Thaipan Restaurant.

I started the 2013 by being with my bbff's.

It'll be a lovely year!!!

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I survived but I am very tired. Aging is catching up on me. Eight hours sleep is not enough. I need 12 hours, another day's rest and a massage to recharge, recover and recuperate.

The time between Christmas and New Year is my quiet time. We spent a couple of nights in Fontana: Just lying around all day, with hardly any Internet connection, no cleaning, no baking and no cooking, just complete bed rest. Hubby, as usual, was at the Flying Club for his flying lessons as early as 7 am. Nobody wanted to go with him. I went to Puregold, hoping to buy Christmas decors on sale but I was an hour late. :(

Back to my thoughts........

There are three stages in my life. Santa Claus is real and I believed he did exist. My mom was Santa Claus… and now, I am Santa Claus. ... I even weigh as much as he does.

I believed in Santa Claus, though I never really tried to be nice all year and had been quite a naughty little brat, Santa Claus still came every Christmas Eve until I was eight years old. I hated my older cousins for telling me that my mom was Santa Nanay. Hmpf! *^%##}{][=+¥£€ o well ..

A monstrous thought ...

Don't you just hate it when you see someone wearing the exact same dress or shirt? Or when someone, somehow, sometimes, just seem to be a copycat? Another Hmpf! *^%#}{][¥£€! What Charles Caleb Colton refers to as the best form of flattery is actually the purest form of annoyance, and when this line within me is crossed, it tests my patience and utmost tolerance.

Here I am again with such negative monstrous thoughts. But as I always say and write," these are just monstrous thoughts. They do not deserve a reward or a reprimand... "

More thoughts….

What shall I wish for in 2013?

I only pray for two things, that my loved ones will always be healthy and safe and for God to take me first. Since this is my daily prayer, then they don't count as wishes for the new year right?

So, I get to make three wishes.
First wish ... inner peace, and how do I do that? I always read Paulo Coelho’s blog and here’s a link. http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/12/28/closing-cycles/
Do read the comments posted by his followers. I posted one. Hmmm i am such a fan of PC. As I read the comments at the bottom of the page, I saw a comment that I posted sometime in August. The article gives me the proper encouragement, explains and justifies what I had done and why I closed a lot of doors, kept them shut and kept them that way for a long long time.

My second wish … for the Hubby and the Son to continue to love me and tolerate my mood swings. They give me space, they leave me alone when I become a fire breathing dragon, spewing out ‘evil’ words, that is fiercer and more deadly than the fire from a real dragon’s mouth. They patiently wait for me to be ready, to be pain free or to wake up after noon, since sleep (again) evaded me the previous night.

My third wish … is to pursue my dream to be a successful artist/painter. I shall finish the painting that I have started last November 2012. I will try to inspire some people with the things I write, [ simple essays that I publish online with my paintings]. Art of Calm 2012 is posted at scribd.com!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/117062760/Calm-2012

... I will continue cooking and baking for my loved ones, not for commercial purposes to enrich myself and share my recipes and food blogs in my new blog, http://chicsanders22.blogaspot.com

Happy New Year to all... Hubby and Son, my friends, real friends, cyber friends, FB friends, acquaintances, relatives, neighbors! May we make new and beautiful memories this 2013.

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My Christmas 2012

I took photos of Christmas trees and started with mine. I wanted to post them in Facebook and do my countdown til Christmas Day. But somehow, I lost momentum when the dad of my dear friend passed away. I had to put all holiday photos or blogs on hold to honor this sweet sweet man.

Here are just some of the photos of Christmas trees.(I wanted to take photos of all the Christmas trees in hotels and restaurants, but didn't have enough time.)