Justin Bieber has a special place in my heart because he took on the Philippines (my parents’ native land) as one of his charitable causes, raising over $3 million in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. I am heartened that he…
Minted Holiday and New Year’s Card Collection
Above is the card designed by Minted that we planned on sending for Christmas, but never had time because pregnancy and poisoning kinda got in the way! Minted is my favorite card shop. Not only are they based in…
Money Monday: I’m a Belieber!
I don’t know much about Justin Bieber except that he’s a pop star, but I can honestly say I love him. After the destruction of Typhoon Haiyan on the Philippines, Bieber began to raise money for the cause by tweeting…
Holiday Update
It took me a week to recover from food poisoning. I only managed to eat a few bites at every meal, and all the fatigue of my first trimester came back to haunt me. I went to bed by 9pm…
I’ve Been Poisoned
I had a nice quiet day to myself yesterday since Dean is traveling for work. I went to one of my favorite restaurants for brunch, but mid-way through my meal of corned beef and eggs, I felt horrifically ill. I…
Are You Harming Your Child’s Financial Future?
I’m lucky. Even though I was born in America, the land of abundance and excess, I was raised by parents who were extremely thrifty. I’ve joked with other friends born from immigrant parents that we need to compile a book…
20 Year High School Reunion
Yesterday was my 20 year high school reunion. It was amazing. Yes it was at a beautifully-decorated winery. We had great wine and an amazing spread of food. We had a DJ spinning tunes from the ’90s and the Pacquiao…
Emergency Room
I was incapacitated all day Saturday and hardly moved from the bed. My cold symptoms had worsened, but at least the bleeding had stopped. I could withstand a nose gushing mucous as long as the baby was ok. Hopefully the…
First Look at Baby
Here is our inch-long Baby Gabella (Gacad-Barbella). I am 10 weeks along and all signs are good. Another big sigh of relief after the ultrasound on Friday. Thank you to everyone who continues to pray for our precious little one….
Goodbye iGoogle, Hello igHome
I have been a loyal iGoogle user for many years and was truly bummed to hear the app is being killed effective November 1st. Damn you Google! You are ruining my productivity. The Google gods had giveth and now they…