The Best Road Trip

Wednesday is supposed to be church day for me and Jeff but since we've had difficulty going to Baclaran these past weeks it had been an on and off thing. So, after thoroughly thinking about our current situation with our finances we've decided to finally make Baclaran part of our weekly routine, again. Apparently, my salary got delayed for two days (thanks to my client) so we had to wait till it is reflected on my bank account. Luckily it did this morning.

Though with 2 hour sleep, Jeff readily dressed and had MJ ready for the road. This will be an experiment as we're not familiar with the short cut to Baclaran and we only saw the map with the help of wikimapia, which was really a big help for us.

After we passed by Kuya Eddie, the previous owner of MJ, where we paid the complete payment for MJ, we loaded her with P400 worth of unleaded gasoline.

Then the road trip began, it was fun and exciting, I just had the glimpse of the road through wiki and yet we managed not to get lost. We reached MOA just in time for lunch. For a change, we went to MannHann for a hefty meal, though I know it's just not right because of our current financial crisis, but hey, we already own MJ and this is a good enough reason to celebrate.

We went to Baclaran to pray to high heavens and I know God listened and he will provide for us. After an hour we're back on the road to Marilao, it was indeed tiring but it was worth it, it was even worth MJ's wait.

The best road trip so far.

What are You Lucky to Have?

Because I've been feeling so down these past few months, I was just about to research and blog about how to be lucky and how to be rich. But then I realized that in order to change things around me I must make some changes to myself first. That I am in fact, already lucky to have these things/people that others don't. So, part of my "moving on" process, I'm now listing some of the people/things that make me lucky.

1. Jeff - I'm lucky to have Jeff as my husband. Not only that he changed my life, he made me realize how important I am in this world. He's also the reason why I still smile though I'm now facing life's challenges. I'm lucky that he takes care of me when I'm sick, he's there when I need a shoulder to cry on. He's there to scold me when I get into accident and he's there to calmly remind me that God will take care of us.

2. My Family - I'm lucky to have a very supportive and loving family. Though there are tough times and I tend to hate them when they keep ranting, still, they keep me grounded. They have very odd ways of showing their love and affection, but I still appreciate them in the littlest thing they do for me and Jeff.

3. Jeff's Family - I'm lucky to have my Mother-in-Law, I know it's been a known relationship problem between the wife and the MIL, but I can say that we have a pretty smooth relationship. Same thing with my Father-in-Law. They may not be able to help us financially, but they are always there when I we need them.

4. Our Home - I'm lucky to live in this nice home, I know it's pretty far from everything, but it keeps us safe and warm. It may not be ours and we still pay for the repairs but I've already fallen in love with the place. A nice home to raise our very own children, soon.

5. MJ - I'm lucky to have MJ, our very own owner type jeep. I remember that I got so angry last night I wanted to tear her apart because she just stopped in the middle of the village. I didn't realize that she ran out of gas, my bad. We're still lucky though, because two houses away from where she stopped, there's a mini gas station. Jeff and I are so lucky to have her because we can now go anywhere we want to, anytime of the day.

6. Full time job - I'm lucky to have a full time job. I've been researching about working from home since 2005, I knew it's possible but I just got to have an idea where to find one. Now that I've been enjoying working from home for more than a year, I can say that I'm content and happy to work while enjoying from home. Things may not be as great as before, but still, I'm employed and earning from home.

7. House Help - I'm lucky to have Ate Mylene as my househelp. I know, she's a headache sometimes, but still I'm not gonna be able to spend more time with Jeff while working if it's not because of her. She prepares breakfast each and everyday, takes care of my doggies when I'm away and feed them too regularly.

8. Aia and Kiko - I'm lucky to have them as my babies. I had issues with Aia months back but she's still my baby. They keep me happy everytime we play in the garage.

9. My Friends - I'm lucky that I still have friends. Though I don't constantly see them, they keep me company through Facebook, Friendster and Plurk. I appreciate everyone's comments, hi and hellos'.

10. The Bear - I'm lucky that we have bear with us. Bear keeps part of our savings, without her we're probably starving and we wouldn't have known where to find money to spend for our food during crisis.

These are the things that I'm still lucky to have, how about you, do you have your own list that you're lucky to have?

Welcome Home MJ

MJ who? That's our new baby, our very own ride. I know I know she's just a second hand owner type jeep, but still, she's our very own first ride. She's one of the dearest possession we have right now and we promise to take care of her, very well.

We got her through Jeff's cousin who knew someone selling it. Since they're pretty much friends, the owner decided to give the jeep to us, though it's just 1/3 of the way of being paid. We bought her battery and gas and we're just trying to fix the documents, come Monday, it'll be registered to Jeff's name.

We already tried it yesterday, he drove me to the clubhouse to pay our water bill and the monthly home owner's dues. Though I know Jeff is still nervous about driving, heck, this is his time to shine and practice really well in driving, who knows we might be able to go to Baclaran come August or September.

Anyway, here are some of his pictures with MJ, by the way, we named her MJ to remember the Michael Jackson's death, same day we got MJ.