I’m in Heaven
Thursday, May 5, 2005
Hi Everyone ! this is just to everyone because I don’t have time to write individually.
Can I just say that I’m in heaven??? Yes, I’m in heaven! I’m having the time of my life!
We arrived in Manila with only minor problems.. Laura has a tendency to throw up on the plane when it takes off. and Joshua cries really, really loud when it lands because of ear pressure.
When we got off the plane it was hotter than a monkey’s ass sitting in the sun! We instantly began to sweat… my nose was sweating ! yep that means it’s hot… We spent 3 days in Manila and it was awesome. My aunty Belen has a house in Manila. We had 4 nannies for our kids, Michelle, Rosie, Elana and James. We had all our food cooked for us and they did our laundry every day.. My aunt has air conditioning so we were ok… we spent most of the time in the air conditioning. It is very humid, but can I say that I’m am having the best hair days ever!!!!!!!!!!! I finally have wash and go hair like Christina Hall! I’m so pumped!
I could get use to this help. I need nannies! It was so relaxing… We went to the mall… and.. I am sooo pumped! Everything is sooooo cheap!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m in shopping heaven! For those that know me know that I LOVE LOVE to shop. I’m a shopaholic… but now because everything is so cheap I’m having the time of my life.. Michelle knows the mall inside out and she comes with me to the mall tells me where to go to get what I want, if it’s too expensive or not, or if it’s a good price, shows me where all the shops are… my gosh I have my own personal shopper ! I LOVE her! She’s so amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! I’m excited just writing this! I’m going shopping again this afternoon. $1 Canadian dollar gets us $42 pesos.. I got a bunch of American Eagle shirts for 189 pesos.. you do the math.. Ryan got Tommy Hilfiger shirts for 190 pesos… Gap is here, Guess, AE, Tommy, everything.. it’s just amazing! The name brand companies are all here making their clothes by the laborers out here so it hit the shelves without shipping, duty, Canadian taxes etc!1!!!! I’m going to buy all my kids clothes for this year. I go shopping everyday! I’m just so ecstatic… shopping is my drug! I’ve got so many awesome stuff. I left to go to the Philippines with 4 big boxes plus 6 suitcases and 6 carryons. I’m going to be leaving with the same to come home. I’ve already 1/2 filled one box and I’ve only been here for 4 days. Did I say that I love to shop! I’m going to finally be able to decorate my house and get my sheets for my bed that I’ve wanted.. the furniture is just gorgeous out here!!!! All hand carved solid wood. Amazing, gorgeous, if only I could figure out how to bring a table home. Everything is breathtakingly beautiful! I love the sweet smell up in Baguio and it is so nice.. It’s not so hot up here. In Manila it was +35 but in Baguio it is +25 which is nice.
My kids are not dealing well with the time change. Laura and Josh are ok now, but Mya and Brandon are getting up at 1:00am and they stay up until 7pm…. But today they are up at 3:30am so everyday they are learning to sleep in longer, but that just makes me cranky cuz I go to sleep at 11pm and I’m up at 2am or 3 am for the rest of the day… my only consolation is shopping.
My aunt is spoiling me silly. Everything I ask for she gets for me which is awesome. She got me all the food I mentioned that I missed from here. It was so nice. We are staying in her hotel and it is gorgeous. My aunt is sooooooooo smart… I’m beginning to wonder what the heck happened to the rest of the siblings… She’s so sharp very, very quick and has an amazing business mind. She is just amazing. She’s so smart yet she is very humble and she’s so nice… just don’t piss her off.. one of her son-in-law pissed her off that she had in thrown in jail.. I told Ryan to be nice and do whatever he says.. I told him to make sure he doesn’t piss me off either or I’ll tell my aunty to throw him in jail. hehe.. just kidding………. only 1/2
Well, I’ll write more later, I’m going shopping… smooches to all! I’m having a blast and I don’t want to come back any time soon.
Love Jo