Hugs from Aly

I now have a growing collection of photos with my little bunny hugging me. 

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I love it when my daughter hugs me. She's just super lambing. This morning, while getting ready for school, she told me that she wants to hug me all the time. I live for moments like that. I'm one lucky mom :)

Anniversary

Richard and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary last week!

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I'm very thankful that we are now in a very good place.  Richard and I are more like partners than just being husband and wife.  We are also more inlove with each other.  Ok, enough with the cheese.  Heehee!

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Thank you, Lord for leading us to each other.  Please continue to bless our marriage and may we have many more happy years together.

Family Day

Last Sunday's family day was extra special because we were able spend it with my side of the family and with my inlaws.  It just can't get any better than that.

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Thank you, Lord for family get-togethers and for giving us enough blessings so we can go home to be with the people we love.

Accomplishment

I went to the gym four times this week, spending somewhere between 30-60 minutes on each visit.  You know me, I don't really do this so it's quite an accomplishment.  Thank you, Lord for giving me the will power.  Next week ulit :)

Daily Inspiration

Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.

So, love the people who treat you right

and forget about the ones who don't.

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And believe that everything happens for a reason...

if you get the chance - take it;

if it changes your life - let it.

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Nobody said it would be easy...

They just promised it would be worth it.

Friends

This week has been great in the friendship department.  So many good news and the good vibes just keep pouring in.

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The other day, I received a message from a friend telling me that she's expecting.  I was really touched and honored that she shared the good news with me.  When friends share news of their blessings with me, it makes me feel I'm next.  Heehee!

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Yesterday, I was chatting with Aly's BFF's mom and she invited me to lunch as a way of thanking me for a small favor.  That "small favor" was actually nothing because all I did was send her the link to the Church's website.  She was asking me for directions, which I cannot explain verbally, so I just promised to send her the map via email.  All I did was cut and paste, and now she wants to take me out for a Korean lunch, which is actually great because I've been wanting to learn how to eat Korean and what better way to learn than from a Korean, right?  I'm so excited!!  

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Tonight, my own BFF's will be arriving and this is going to be a great weekend!

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I must be doing something right in my life to have great friends.  Thank you Lord for these wonderful and beautiful people in my life.

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We need friends for many reasons,

all throughout the four seasons.

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We need friends to comfort us when we are sad,

and to have fun with us when we are glad.

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We need friends to give us good advice

We need someone we can count on to treat us nice.

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We need friends because we are social in nature

and having friends makes us feel secure.

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We need friends to remember us once we have passed

sharing memories that will always last.

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That's why I need YOU!

It's Payback Time

My three-year old workout shoes that look almost as good as new because well, I don't really need to wear them that often -- ok, ok, because I don't really workout at all!

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But today, I was able to haul my huge behind to the gym for 60 minutes of brisk walking on the treadmill.  Woohoo!  That's a new record for me -- not just going to the gym itself (last time I set foot there was last year?), but actually staying on the treadmill for more than 30 minutes.  Heehee!  

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It's a whole new world for me, this exercise thing.  But I have to lose the pounds that I've slowly been gaining back in the past couple of months.  Yeah, I've been bad and now I have to pay for it -- jeans are getting tighter!  Tsk...tsk...  

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Thank you, Lord for giving me enough will power to go to the gym today.  Sana magtuloy-tuloy na.  Please help me keep it up :)

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Just because something is difficult,

doesn't mean we should not try.

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But it only means that -- we should try harder.

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Happy Monday!